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Rome pulls away from Pope in the second half
(Editor’s note: According to AJC.com, Douglas County High made no further appeals to the Georgia High School Association’s ruling on two ineligible players, meaning the Tigers must forfeit three football wins in September, GHSA executive director Tim Scott confirmed Thursday. That includes a win over Rome High School Sept. 25, and so the Wolves’ season record is now 3-6). As Pope took the field for their final regular-season game at Greyhound Stadium, 47 seniors were hoping to make the occasion a special one. Ultimately, the Greyhounds weren’t able to overcome an injury to starting quarterback Hudson Marinko, falling 35-7 to Rome in their penultimate Region 6-6A game. Two touchdowns for Rome in the first three plays from scrimmage put Pope on the back foot early, and after Marinko’s injury nearing the end of the first half, the Wolves’ defense dominated down the stretch, as Pope had just 10 rushing yards for the game. Heading into the night, both teams likely needed a win to keep their playoff hopes alive under the new PSR system. Rome (No. 42) sat six spots higher than Pope (No. 48), but the Wolves were the ones that would bolster their resume. Rome had success running
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Bobia, Arya Represent Dillard at ITA Cup in Rome, Georgia
ROME, Ga. – Dillard University men's tennis players Tarique Bobia and Siddharth Arya represented the Bleu Devils at the 2026 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Cup, held October 15–18 at the Rome Tennis Center in Rome, Georgia. The ITA Cup, which brings together top collegiate tennis players from NCAA...
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Future Vol? Marshall Manning, son of Peyton Manning, talks with Josh Heupel
Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel didn't have to go far to see his running back of the future as Baylor (TN) five-star David Gabriel Georges was in town to play Knoxville Catholic (TN) on Friday night, Oct. 30. While he's focused on the present and near-future, Heupel also took some time out of his night to catch up with Baylor freshman quarterback Marshall Manning, the son of NFL Hall of Famer and Tennessee Volunteers legend Peyton Manning . A video shot by Sam Rothman of WATE 6 News in Knoxville shows Heupel and the younger Manning chatting before Baylor's final regular season. Marshall was not suited up for the game after missing last week's game against Ensworth (TN) as well. Caught Josh Heupel and Marshall Manning laughing together...what do you think the duo was talking about?? #Vols pic.twitter.com/P8lm2Z3BBw — Sam Rothman (@samrothman_) October 31, 2026 Regarded by many as the future of Baylor's program going into the post-David Gabriel Georges era , Manning has missed some time this year with injuries. However, he has played in numerous games with the Red Raiders, the No. 12 team in the Super 25 rankings , as they finished the regular season unbeaten and
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Friday Night Football Recaps and Playoff Brackets
The Warriors to their fourth straight Region 3-2A title at 10-0 on the season. Junior Colin Beason was 14-of-15 passing for 195 yards and two touchdowns and Senior standout Zaiden Humphrey had 2 TDs. The Marion County defense registered its fourth shutout of the season. As they head to the...
Marietta Daily Journal
Rome pulls away from Pope in the second half
MARIETTA -- As Pope took the field for their final regular-season game at Matt Hobby Field, 47 seniors were hoping to make the occasion a special one. Ultimately, the Greyhounds were unable to overcome an injury to starting quarterback Hudson Marinko, falling 35-7 to Rome in their penultimate Region 6AAAAAA game. “We missed a wheel route (for a touchdown), we missed some opportunities to score,” Pope coach Sean O’Sullivan said. “We didn’t take care of opportunities early on, and (Rome’s) been playing hard all year.” Two touchdowns for Rome (2-7, 2-4) in the first three plays from scrimmage put Pope on the back foot early, and after Marinko’s injury near the end of the first half, the Wolves’ defense dominated down the stretch, as Pope (3-6, 2-4) had just 10 rushing yards for the game. “We didn’t capitalize on some stuff (in the run game),” O’Sullivan said. “Nobody’s been able to run the ball inside on them this year.” Heading into the night, both teams likely needed a win to keep their playoff hopes alive under the new postseason ranking system. Rome (No. 42) sat six spots higher than Pope (No. 48), but the Wolves were the ones that bolstered
Rome News-Tribune
Wolves prove worthy of ranking with home split
Some people may have wondered just how good Rome High’s second-year flag football team really was this season. There’s not much reason to doubt anymore. Hosting a pair of state-ranked teams Thursday at Barron Stadium in their biggest test of the year, the Wolves ended up with a split after beating Sequoyah 19-7 in the opener before dropping a narrow 7-0 game to Pope in the nightcap. In the middle game, Pope got by Sequoyah 19-7. Both Pope and Rome were ranked in various media polls this week, and Sequoyah, Pope and Rome were all tied atop the Area 6 standings at 2-0 entering the night. In the GHSA postseason power rankings, Pope was rated No. 6 in Division 4, while Rome was eighth and Sequoyah was ninth. Rome head coach Jared Hughes said this was a good litmus test to see how his team would match up against some of the elite programs in Division 4. “I think the state knows who we are now. I think there were some question marks about our program, being just a second-year team, and even though the second game tonight didn’t turn out the way we had hoped, we know we belong
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STATE CHAMPS: West Laurens wins three straight over Heritage, North Hall to claim state softball title
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The West Laurens Raiders are state softball champions again. They entered the final day of the GHSA state fastpitch tournament needing three consecutive wins in order to win it all, and knocked off both the defending state champion Heritage, 4-3 Saturday morning, then the North Hall team to which they lost Friday afternoon, 6-3 and 12-7, to complete their comeback to the top.
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Barton football loses to Shorter, 34-14, in road league action Saturday afternoon
ROME, Ga. - The Barton football team (1-8, 0-5) fell to Shorter (3-6, 2-3), 34-14, Saturday afternoon in a Conference Carolinas game at Barron Stadium. Shorter quarterback Jeb Walls (Perry, Ga.) passed for 206 yards and three touchdowns as the Hawks jumped out to a 21-0 lead midway through the second quarter and held at least a two-score advantage the rest of the way to earn the win.