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JonInMiddleGA · 12-09-2006, 10:11 PM

Game 10 is brewing as a potential shocker: Upstart Peachtree Ridge just took a 10-7 lead over Warner Robins with 10 minutes left in regulation.

JonInMiddleGA · 12-09-2006, 10:30 PM

updating Game 10: Former UGA/Bears star Kevin Butler's son Drew just knocked down another FG, it's 13-7 Peachtree Ridge with 2:30 left to play.

JonInMiddleGA · 12-09-2006, 10:46 PM

And Game 10 is final: Peachtree Ridge, in just the fourth year of the school's existence, advances to the championship game with a 13-7 upset of Warner Robins.

10 games in just under 36 hours. Whew. But whatta great weekend of football it is.

JonInMiddleGA · 12-10-2006, 10:06 AM

The state championship games for next week are now set:

CLASS A
Clinch County (12-2) at Lincoln County (13-1)
6 p.m. Saturday

CLASS AA
Charlton County (14-0) at Dublin (14-0)
4 p.m. Saturday

CLASS AAA
Shaw (12-2) at Peach County (13-1)
3 p.m. Saturday

CLASS AAAA
Marist (13-1) at Northside-Warner Robins (14-0)
7:30 p.m. Friday

CLASS AAAAA
Roswell (13-1) vs. Peachtree Ridge (11-3)
7:30 p.m. Saturday

The AAAA & AAAAA games will be televised by public television & will be streamed live at www.gpb.org

JonInMiddleGA · 12-10-2006, 10:15 AM

BTW, Lincoln County's 6'5" QB Brandon Barden has committed to Va Tech as a TE.

JonInMiddleGA · 12-15-2006, 07:51 PM

Class AAAA Championship game: In the only game playing tonight, Northside-Warner Robins leads Marist 9-6 at the half. NS-WR took an early 3-0 lead, trailed 6-3 after a pair of Marist FG's, regained the lead on a long TD pass. Marist then missed a FG from 40+ as the half expired.

Meanwhile, Class A finalist Clinch County has suspended their senior starting QB for basically "conduct unbecoming". They'll go with a freshman tomorrow night when they take on Lincoln County.

JonInMiddleGA · 12-15-2006, 10:00 PM

Class AAAA is final. Northside-Warner Robins (15-0) claims their first state championship with a 30-6 demolition of Marist. Jr. RB Tijuan Green rushed for 240 yards & 2 TD's and added another TD on a 29 yd reception.

JonInMiddleGA · 12-16-2006, 09:29 PM

Class A -- Lincoln County does it again, holding on for a 21-14 win over Clinch County. 14th state title for the school, 11th for Coach Larry Campbell.

Class AA -- Co-champions, as Charlton County (14-0-1) rallied in the second half to manage a 13-13 tie at Dublin (14-0-1). Under GHSA rules, the state championship game does not extend into overtime, instead recognizing the teams as co-champions if they are tied at the end of regulation. Charlton had a chance to win with a TD with 7:30 left to play, but the Irish managed to deflect the PAT.

Class AAA -- Peach County (14-1) goes back-to-back with a 28-7 win over visiting Shaw. Peach rolled up 437 yards total offense while holding their visitors from Columbus to just 150.

JonInMiddleGA · 12-16-2006, 09:37 PM

Class AAAAA -- After being pinned inside their own 10 yard line with just :22 seconds to play, Roswell (13-1-1) opts to take a knee and take a share of the state title through a 14-14 tie with Peachtree Ridge (11-3-1). The upstart Ridge, in only their 4th season of play, tied the with a 2 point conversion earlier in the 4th quarter.

WIthout checking the record book, I believe this is the first time in state history that there have been two championship games end in a tie in a single season. Almost certainly this will increase the call for changes to the no-overtime rule governing title games, which had already become controversial with a tie 2-3 season ago.

JonInMiddleGA · 12-16-2006, 09:40 PM

In case you were wondering, the co-champions situation had only ocurred 4 times in Georgia from 1947 to 2003 (1956, 1958, 1978, 1991). Since then, it happened in Class A in 2004 and now twice tonight.

JonInMiddleGA · 12-16-2006, 09:54 PM

And just to add to the trivia, by virtue of their tie tonight, Roswell & Peachtree Ridge become the first teams from Metro Atlanta to win a state title since Marist & Buford won back in 2003.

12-09-2006, 10:30 PM	#52
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	updating Game 10: Former UGA/Bears star Kevin Butler's son Drew just knocked down another FG, it's 13-7 Peachtree Ridge with 2:30 left to play. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

12-09-2006, 10:46 PM	#53
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	And Game 10 is final: Peachtree Ridge, in just the fourth year of the school's existence, advances to the championship game with a 13-7 upset of Warner Robins. 10 games in just under 36 hours. Whew. But whatta great weekend of football it is. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

12-10-2006, 10:06 AM	#54
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	The state championship games for next week are now set: CLASS A Clinch County (12-2) at Lincoln County (13-1) 6 p.m. Saturday CLASS AA Charlton County (14-0) at Dublin (14-0) 4 p.m. Saturday CLASS AAA Shaw (12-2) at Peach County (13-1) 3 p.m. Saturday CLASS AAAA Marist (13-1) at Northside-Warner Robins (14-0) 7:30 p.m. Friday CLASS AAAAA Roswell (13-1) vs. Peachtree Ridge (11-3) 7:30 p.m. Saturday The AAAA & AAAAA games will be televised by public television & will be streamed live at www.gpb.org __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

12-10-2006, 10:15 AM	#55
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	BTW, Lincoln County's 6'5" QB Brandon Barden has committed to Va Tech as a TE. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

12-15-2006, 07:51 PM	#56
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Class AAAA Championship game: In the only game playing tonight, Northside-Warner Robins leads Marist 9-6 at the half. NS-WR took an early 3-0 lead, trailed 6-3 after a pair of Marist FG's, regained the lead on a long TD pass. Marist then missed a FG from 40+ as the half expired. Meanwhile, Class A finalist Clinch County has suspended their senior starting QB for basically "conduct unbecoming". They'll go with a freshman tomorrow night when they take on Lincoln County. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

12-15-2006, 10:00 PM	#57
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Class AAAA is final. Northside-Warner Robins (15-0) claims their first state championship with a 30-6 demolition of Marist. Jr. RB Tijuan Green rushed for 240 yards & 2 TD's and added another TD on a 29 yd reception. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

12-16-2006, 09:29 PM	#58
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Class A -- Lincoln County does it again, holding on for a 21-14 win over Clinch County. 14th state title for the school, 11th for Coach Larry Campbell. Class AA -- Co-champions, as Charlton County (14-0-1) rallied in the second half to manage a 13-13 tie at Dublin (14-0-1). Under GHSA rules, the state championship game does not extend into overtime, instead recognizing the teams as co-champions if they are tied at the end of regulation. Charlton had a chance to win with a TD with 7:30 left to play, but the Irish managed to deflect the PAT. Class AAA -- Peach County (14-1) goes back-to-back with a 28-7 win over visiting Shaw. Peach rolled up 437 yards total offense while holding their visitors from Columbus to just 150. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

12-16-2006, 09:37 PM	#59
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Class AAAAA -- After being pinned inside their own 10 yard line with just :22 seconds to play, Roswell (13-1-1) opts to take a knee and take a share of the state title through a 14-14 tie with Peachtree Ridge (11-3-1). The upstart Ridge, in only their 4th season of play, tied the with a 2 point conversion earlier in the 4th quarter. WIthout checking the record book, I believe this is the first time in state history that there have been two championship games end in a tie in a single season. Almost certainly this will increase the call for changes to the no-overtime rule governing title games, which had already become controversial with a tie 2-3 season ago. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

12-16-2006, 09:40 PM	#60
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	In case you were wondering, the co-champions situation had only ocurred 4 times in Georgia from 1947 to 2003 (1956, 1958, 1978, 1991). Since then, it happened in Class A in 2004 and now twice tonight. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

12-16-2006, 09:54 PM	#61
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	And just to add to the trivia, by virtue of their tie tonight, Roswell & Peachtree Ridge become the first teams from Metro Atlanta to win a state title since Marist & Buford won back in 2003. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

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