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News Articles: high school football

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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  • Sports

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
Westlake mourns principal Bobby May in pre game ceremony

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"One Westlake" Honors Its Late Principal In An Emotional Football Game

Westlake High School, in Fulton County, won an emotionally charged football game Friday night that was about so much more than sports. The school used the game to honor its late principal and his wife who drowned in a tragic accident last week. 

November 14, 2020
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  • Jon Nelson
The Briarwood Christian Lions and Spain Park Jaguars faced off in Hoover, Ala. on August 28. It was their second game of the season being played during the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • Sports

High School Football: Beloved Fall Tradition Or Unnecessary Coronavirus Risk?

Athletic associations in more than 30 states allow high school football to be played during the coronavirus pandemic. Parents, boosters and fans say it's needed. But is playing safe?

September 04, 2020
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  • Tom Goldman
Image from a Georgia High School Football Game

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High School Football Kicks Off Across The State Amid Major COVID Related Challenges

As the high school football season kicks off this week, Georgia High School Association (GHSA) Executive Director, Dr Robin Hines, discusses the challenges his organization and its member schools have faced in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic across this incredibly diverse state. 

September 02, 2020
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  • Jon Nelson

GHSA Approves June Restart For Football Activities

The Georgia High School Association has taken its first major step toward resuming athletics in the state. The GHSA Board of Trustees voted late...

May 22, 2020
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  • Matt Stewart and
  • Jon Nelson
Georgia State Stadium will play host to eight high school football championship games this year.

High School Football Championship Games Moved To Georgia State Stadium

High school football state championship games have a new home. All eight games this winter will be played at Georgia State Stadium, which used to be...

May 07, 2019
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  • Ross Terrell
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