Jon Nelson

Jon Nelson

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Recent News Articles

November 9, 2012 - 7:51am
Two weeks ago toward the end of a game in west Georgia’s Heard County, a conversation during a time out led one coach to an idea. Temple High head coach Seth Rogers wanted to give sophomore running...
November 22, 2011 - 3:46pm
The GHSA executive committee met Monday to change the way Georgia high schools are grouped to play sports. Currently, there are five classifications, A through AAAAA. The number of students per...

Recent Blog Posts

GPB Sports Blog - October 8, 2012 - 1:02pm
I apologize if the beginning of this week is a downer... But the thoughts and prayers of those of us at GPB Sports go out to the Durden family and the Buford community as they laid the eldest son of...
GPB Sports Blog - October 1, 2012 - 3:44pm
Well, now... Region 1-6A got off to their standard hot start... Even got to the point where Colquitt County Head Coach Rush Propst wasted no time in fueling the fire, fanning the flames, or any other...
GPB Sports Blog - September 24, 2012 - 3:24pm
It's that time... Or the beginning of "that time" anyway... It's where people start sorting each other out as they start region play, will start region play, or try and figure themselves out before...
GPB Sports Blog - September 17, 2012 - 12:05pm
The late Oakland Raiders owner, Al Davis, always believed in punishing the other team through his defense... The one phrase that is associated with him is that "the quarterback must go down and he...
GPB Sports Blog - September 10, 2012 - 2:21pm
Okay... if there was one word that is associated with Week Three of the Regular Season, it's the word "upset..." And that will take care of a lot of the Things I Know This Week... It's a point I...

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