The Peachtree Ridge Lions and the Norcross Blue Devils each entered Friday night’s Region 7-AAAAA tilt having lost last week to fall one game behind North Gwinnett in the standings.
Peachtree Ridge, home of the Lions, will travel to Norcross to face the Blue Devils. Peachtree Ridge High School is located near the old and very historic Peachtree Road that was constructed during the War of 1812.
Valdosta and Lowndes will get together tonight with both teams in the top 10. It will be the 49th time the “Winnersville Classic” has been played and this one is as big as any in recent memory.
You can catch Stephenson Jaguars against the Newton County Rams and SWD Panthers against Dunwoody Wildcats live on gpb.org/sports!!! Tell Your Friends!
The Valdosta Wildcats program is in its first year under the direction of Coach Rance Gillespie and to date the Wildcats are perfect. The future of the Wildcats may end up being perfect too.
Last night on an evening where college players were dominating on the gridiron, several future college players were excelling on the high school field.
Warner Robins and Northside get together tonight to renew one of the state’s great rivalries. Last year, the Demons pulled off a 21-20 upset of their highly-ranked arch rivals, which was by far the highlight of Warner Robins’ 6-4 season.
Derek Dooley may have sweated out a nail-biter against UAB last week, but next season he’ll have two players from the state of Georgia willing to do whatever it takes to win.
Buford faces Lovett at home, who defeated the Wolves 28-21 last season. Prior to that loss, Buford had won five straight meetings, including a 50-0 win for the state championship in 2007.
