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News Articles: high school football

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GHSA football and flag football championships are underway!

The Georgia High School Sports Association and GPB are excited to showcase the best in high school athletics as boys tackle football and girls flag football championships get underway in Atlanta on Thursday.

December 08, 2022
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  • Leah Fleming
Newnan High School Football Team Practicing

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As Hurricane Ian approaches, Georgia high schools move up football games ahead of storm

Hurricane Ian is shifting schedules for high school football programs throughout the state. GPB Sports' anchor and senior correspondent Jon Nelson, who is also co-host of the Football Fridays In Georgia podcast, spoke with GPB's Peter Biello.

September 27, 2022
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  • Peter Biello
Newnan High School Football Team Practicing

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GPB's 'Football Fridays in Georgia' streams high school football games to your TV and mobile devices

Wednesday marked the beginning of high school football season, a cultural touchstone here in Georgia. For a look at what to expect this season, GPB’s Peter Biello spoke with Jon Nelson. He’s the author of several books on high school and college football in the South and reports on football for GPB.

August 17, 2022
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  • Peter Biello
Collins Hill High School wide receiver Travis Hunter (12) watches warm-ups before the Class 7A title high school football game against Milton at Georgia State Center Parc Stadium, on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Atlanta. Hunter, the No. 1 high school football recruit in the country, pulled a signing day shocker Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, deciding to attend Jackson State and play for coach Deion Sanders after being verbally committed to Florida State for months.

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Top recruit from Georgia spurns Florida State to play for Jackson State

The No. 1 high school football recruit in the country pulled a signing day shocker. Travis Hunter from Collins Hill High School in  Georgia announced he would attend Jackson State and play for coach Deion Sanders after being verbally committed to Florida State for over a year. 

December 16, 2021
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  • Associated Press and
  • GPB Sports Staff
Georgia high school football playoff action in 2021

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More high schools quit over reclassification as football playoffs enter Round 2

As we head into the weekend, high school football playoffs continue. There's also drama off the field with schools quitting the Georgia High School Association over reclassification. GPB Sports' Jon Nelson speaks to All Things Considered host Rickey Bevington.

November 19, 2021
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  • Rickey Bevington
Buford Wolves

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High school football playoffs begin. But school reclassification is the contest off the field

Georgia high school football teams are heading into the first weekend of the postseason playoffs. But things are different this year. GPB Sports' Jon Nelson joins All Things Considered host Rickey Bevington to preview.

 

 

November 12, 2021
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  • Rickey Bevington
Buford Wolves

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Who's going to the playoffs? It's high school football Decision Day — or maybe weekend

The final weekend of the regular season determines what teams enter the postseason. Sometimes the process of elimination gets pretty wild. All Things Considered host Rickey Bevington asks GPB Sports' Jon Nelson about it.

November 05, 2021
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  • Rickey Bevington
Lincoln County High School football coach Larry Campbell, pictured here winning the state title in 1976.

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Football Fridays In Georgia's Jon Nelson talks about the next big high school football milestones

As Georgia's high school football season enters mid-October, it's been a meaningful week off the field for some coaches making — and chasing — milestone win numbers.

October 15, 2021
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  • Rickey Bevington
On Sunday, Bishop Sycamore High School lost to the second-ranked high school football team in the U.S., IMG Academy of Florida, 58-0.

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People Are Wondering If An Ohio School Even Exists, After A Football Blowout On ESPN

Questions continue to be raised about how the game was scheduled and whether the Columbus, Ohio, high school even exists.

September 02, 2021
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Jon Nelson interviews a coach on the sidelines

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'Back To A Footballing Normal': GPB Sports' Jon Nelson Talks 2021 High School Season Prep

GPB Sports' Jon Nelson is spending this week crisscrossing the state talking to coaches and players. He joined GPB’s Rickey Bevington from the town of Roberta in Crawford County, talking about the upcoming season, GPB Sports coverage of it, and a personal honor.

August 13, 2021
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  • Rickey Bevington
Southwest High school sign in Macon

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Football Player From Macon High School Dies After Collapsing At Practice Monday

A Southwest High School football player died Monday night after collapsing at the team’s practice earlier in the day. 15-year-old Joshua Ivory Jr. died following a medical emergency at practice, according to the Bibb County School District.

July 28, 2021
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  • Justin Baxley
Valdosta Head Football Coach Rush Propst

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Embattled Head Football Coach Out At Valdosta After Tumultuous Year

Embattled Head Football Coach Rush Propst is out at Valdosta after a tumultuous year with the program. The Valdosta City Board of Education voted 5-3 Tuesday night not to renew Propst’s contract.

April 28, 2021
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  • Jon Nelson
Former Mary Persons football coach Dan Pitts

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Legendary High School Football Coach Dies At 88

Dan Pitts, who retired from a 39-year high school football coaching career with the most wins in Georgia history, died Tuesday, Monroe County Schools announced. He was 88 and battling Stage 4 lung cancer.

April 21, 2021
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  • Justin Baxley
Valdosta Head Football Coach Rush Propst

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Georgia Today: Secret Tapes, Lawsuits, An Embattled Coach: Welcome To Valdosta High School Football

Secret tapes, scandal, sanctions. It's a story that strikes at the heart of Georgia's passion for high school football. And Valdosta football is the stuff of legend. The Wildcats claim among the most wins of any team in state history. Now, the organization is the subject of multiple investigations and a broiling scandal that's attracting national attention. We'll get into all that and more on Georgia Today.

April 16, 2021
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  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
Valdosta Head Football Coach Rush Propst

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Valdosta Football Program Hit With Sanctions From The GHSA

As investigation into possible rules violations and improprieties into the Valdosta Wildcats football program continues, the Georgia High School Association has handed down sanctions against the team.

April 13, 2021
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  • Jon Nelson
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