The doors of the brand new Mercedes-Benz Stadium have only been open a few weeks and already the defending NFC Champion Atlanta Falcons have played there.
The rivalry reached its zenith in 2002 when the two rivals separated by close to six miles along Five Forks Trickum Road played against each other in the GHSA AAAAA State Championship Game.
Going by our GPB Sports 7A Top-10 Poll we have #1 ranked Lowndes playing at 6th-ranked Tift County Friday night and we have #2-ranked Grayson heading to Lawrenceville to meet #3-ranked Archer.
The 2017 Prep Football season is headed down the home stretch. Playoff positions are at stake and the next few weeks will decide who will participate in the third season (the playoffs) this year.
For eight Georgia High School Football teams, the start of the 2017 season certainly feels like the first time they’ve ever started a season so well…or certainly the first time in a very long time.
Randy McPherson has another great team in the 2017 edition of the Lowndes Vikings. The coach has been patrolling the Vikings sidelines for 16 years, collecting 151 victories and winning three state titles in 2004, 2005, and 2007.