In one of the season’s most anticipated games, Carrollton will travel to play Douglas County and decide a region championship on this week’s edition of GPB’s Football Fridays in Georgia.
Ahead of the Rome vs. Carrolton game this weekend, Jon and Hannah talk with Trojans head coach Joey King about coaching one of the top players in the state, Juju Lewis. Then, Savannah Christian head coach Baker Woodward talks making a comeback in 1A with the Raiders.
Two of the state’s iconic football programs will be featured this week on GPB’s Football Fridays in Georgia when Valdosta plays at Carrollton in the second round of the Class 7A playoffs.
The GPB Sports All-State Coach of the Year goes to the Carrollton Trojans head coach Joey King. His team was the only team out of the 16 to reach the State Finals that was NOT ranked by ANYBODY in the preseason.
Undefeated Carrollton will host giant-killer Walton in the Class 7A quarterfinals for this week’s Football Friday’s in Georgia broadcast from Grisham Stadium.
South Paulding visits No. 8 Carrollton in an important game in Region 5-6A. This will be the first-ever televised game for South Paulding and GPB Sports’ first-ever visit to historic Grisham Stadium Carrollton.
In less than two months, stadiums will fill, jumbotrons will fire up and communities will rally together around the South's staple sport as the 2014 high school football season kicks off across the state.