Both the McEachern Indians and the North Gwinnett Bulldogs will be trying to move one step closer to their first-ever state championships when they meet in the GHSA 7A Semifinals Friday night on GPB.
I can’t imagine anything more rewarding for players and coaches at this time of the year than having an opportunity to practice during the Thanksgiving break.
It's Thanksgiving week, and as the GHSA State Playoffs reach the quarterfinal round. Teams around the state who are fortunate enough to still be qualified are gearing up for another big game.
Fourth-ranked Tift County and eighth-ranked Brookwood meet for just the second-time ever when the Blue Devils travel back to Atlanta for the second straight week and play the Broncos in the quarterfinals of the GHSA 7A Playoffs in Snellville.
The Cedar Grove Saints are having a terrific run. Last year Coach Jimmy Smith’s Saints got on a roll, and took it all the way to the championship podium in the Georgia Dome winning the Class AAA title.
But everything we thought we knew about week one of the playoffs went to the wayside in week two as TWO overall top seeds were knocked out of the playoffs entirely…
These are exciting times in Savannah, Georgia, for the Cadets of Benedictine Military School. The Cadets are the defending champs in GHSA Class AA having gone 15-0 last year.
The playoffs are an opportunity for those players to shine, and for coaches to get a final opportunity to see them display their skills on a bigger stage.
Be sure to join our GPB team for the second round of the GHSA 7A playoffs Friday night starting at 7:00 p.m. as the seventh-ranked Colquitt County Packers play at the third-ranked Walton Raiders.
As part of GPB Sports coverage of the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, cameraman Shane Keating and Jon Nelson went down to the coast to see about recovery efforts shortly after the storm cleared.
It's the last "Football Fridays in Georgia" podcast for the 2016 playoffs... Don't worry, we'll do other stuff... it's just that there aren't any more games to talk about next week...
