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Marietta Daily Journal
Campbell faces must-win victory at North Atlanta
Campbell can take a step forward towards securing a state playoff spot with a win when the Spartans go on the road to play North Atlanta in a Region 3AAAAAAA game at Henderson Stadium in midtown Atlanta. The Spartans (3-5, 2-2) are ranked 38th in the latest Class AAAAAAA PSR poll and can give themselves a boost towards placing themselves among the top 32 teams in the classification that will qualify for the postseason with a win over North Atlanta as well as one over Hillgrove in their regular-season finale next Friday. “As a coach, you want to make sure that you have an opportunity in October to try to get yourself up to make the playoffs,” Campbell coach Jeff Phillips said. “I think every team that’s in our region, outside of maybe McEachern, we’re just fighting for our lives and trying to win every game we can and try to get in through this PSR and these rankings. So, it’s a good one, but most important is that it’s good for our program to know that we’re still playing meaningful games. It’s been a long time here. We haven’t been playing any meaningful games late in October, so it’s
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Cumming Men’s 40 & Over 3.0 Team Claims National Championship Title
Cumming Men’s 40 & Over 3.0 Team Claims National Championship Title. Georgia has another national champion to celebrate! The men’s 40 & Over 3.0 tennis team based out of Fowler Park in Cumming captured the top spot at the USTA League Adult 40 & Over 3.0 National Championships, held at the Mobile Tennis Center in Mobile, Alabama.
Marietta Daily Journal
North Forsyth turns tables on Walton
EMERSON -- It took two sets for North Forsyth to wake up and be competitive at Wednesday night’s Class AAAAAAA state semifinal against Walton, but they eventually did just that. After losing the first two sets – 25-13 and 25-17 -- to the reigning Class AAAAAA state champs, North Forsyth turned the tables on Walton and captured the final three sets, 25-21, 25-15, 15-4 at the LakePoint Sports Complex. North Forsyth advanced to Saturday’s Class AAAAAAA final against Brookwood, which defeated Harrison in the other Class AAAAAAA state semifinal. The game is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday's result was the exact opposite of last year when Walton pulled off the comeback in the state semifinals and then went on to win the state championship a few days later. “This year, they did to us what we did to them last year,” said Walton coach Ashley Jones, whose team finished the year 27-13. North Forsyth was more dominant in each successive set down the stretch. As much as North Forsyth had no answer to Walton’s attacking play in the first two sets, Walton was playing defense for the balance of the evening with very little chance of finding a
ClutchPoints
Tennessee beat out Alabama, Georgia for top 2027 cornerback recruit
Tennessee has bolstered its 2027 recruiting class by securing a commitment from three-star cornerback Preston Glasco on Wednesday evening, beating out Alabama and Georgia for the Grayson High School standout. The 6-foot-2, approximately 190-pound prospect had previously committed to UConn on June 10 but reopened his recruitment on September 22. The […] The post Tennessee beat out Alabama, Georgia for top 2027 cornerback recruit appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Atlanta Black Star
‘For Whites Only’: Georgia High School Football Coach Resigns Days After Racist Joke Sparks Outrage
A Georgia high school football coach is under investigation amid allegations that he directed racist remarks at students during a junior varsity game on Oct. […] ‘For Whites Only’: Georgia High School Football Coach Resigns Days After Racist Joke Sparks Outrage
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Greater Atlanta Christian grad Malcolm Brogdon joins ESPN college basketball coverage
Greater Atlanta Christian grad Malcolm Brogdon has joined ESPN’s broadcasting team for college basketball, the network announced Thursday. Brogdon, who will serve as a studio analyst, retired after nine seasons in the NBA in October 2025. He averaged 15.3 points in a career that included winning the NBA Rookie of the Year Award for the 2016-17 season, as well as the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 2022-23. At the college level, Brogdon was one of the most decorated players in Virginia history. As a junior, the two-time All-American was the ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Year as a junior and was the ACC Player of the Year and ACC Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. His No. 15 was retired by the Cavaliers in 2017.
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2027 Georgia cornerback commits to Tennessee football over SEC schools
2027 three-star cornerback Preston Glasco committed to Tennessee over Alabama and Georgia on Wednesday. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound prospect is from Grayson High School in Loganville, Georgia. 247Sports ranks him as the No. 69 cornerback in the class and No. 90 player in Georgia. Glasco previously committed to UConn on June 10. He decommitted from the Huskies on Sept. 22. Tennessee offered Glasco a scholarship on Sept. 24. He unofficially visited the Vols for their football game versus Alabama on Oct. 17. Boston College was the first school to offer Glasco a scholarship on Jan. 16. Other schools to offer him scholarships include Colorado State, Samford, Middle Tennessee, Western Kentucky, Georgia Southern, UNLV, Army, Yale, Penn, Old Dominion, South Carolina, Purdue, Oklahoma State, Georgia Tech and Florida State. Tennessee has 18 other commitments in its 2027 football recruiting class: linebacker JP Peace , offensive tackle Princeton Uwaifo , quarterback Derrick Baker , athlete Jaden Butler , wide receiver KeSean Bowman , defensive back Carter Jamison and defensive back Brandon Leavell , tight end Malik Howard , cornerback Dylan Haley , linebacker Kenneth Simon II , kicker Ford Fehling , long snapper Sam McKeown, offensive tackle Q’Mari Hudson , athlete Dayon Cooper
thebirdfeed.org
Flag Football Finds Its Place at South
Football has always been known for its big crowds, but a new version of the game, flag football, is rising. For years, traditional football has dominated the field, and now flag football is quickly making a name for itself. Out with the old in with the new. Flag football is...
Gwinnett Daily Post
'It took courage': Peachtree Ridge's Jorgia Walls wins GFL Cheer Off as 1-person team
BUFORD — Facing the large crowd and nailing your routine at the annual Gwinnett Football League Kim Massengill Cheer Off is a pressure-packed challenge, but the young cheerleaders share the nerves with their teammates. Except for Jorgia Walls. With no teammates to lean on, the Northbrook Middle School eighth-grader faced a rarity Sunday in the event at Buford City Arena as a team of one. While Gwinnett cluster teams performed with as many as 45 cheerleaders on a team, Walls confidently strolled onto the mat with just her props — pom poms, a sign and a megaphone — and went to work. The crowd, sensing the moment, put allegiances aside and an arena full of fans responded to her cheer requests, yelling “red,” “blue” and “Peachtree Ridge,” an emotional moment for the GFL cheer community. Her entrance and performance each drew the loudest applause of the all-day showcase and brought many in attendance to tears, largely citing her courage to compete when others would have declined facing the crowd and judges solo. “It took courage, lots of bravery and courage,” said Kenya Barbour, Walls’ coach at Peachtree Ridge. “She’s a softball player, an avid and very good softball player. That
Gwinnett Daily Post
No. 1 Buford pulls away from Mill Creek challenge in 2nd half
HOSCHTON — Mill Creek didn’t make it easy, but eventually No. 1-ranked Buford pulled away for a Region 8-AAAAAAA football win on Friday night. The Wolves tacked on a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns for a 40-0 victory in a game they led just 14-0 at halftime. On occasion, they looked like a team with consensus top-10 national rankings, while host Mill Creek gave them trouble at other times. “We did some stupid things that we can’t do if we want to keep playing past two weeks from now,” Buford head coach Bryant Appling said. “We’ve got a lot of stuff we need to get fixed. … We started off great (in the second half) and stalled out, started giving things up. I don’t know why. It’s the DNA of this team right now, which we’ve got to get it out of them. We’ve still got some time to do it, not much time. We’ve got to figure out that stuff during the week and let it show up on Friday nights.” Mill Creek gifted the Wolves (8-0, 4-0 region), now winners of 18 straight, a quick touchdown after a fumble on the game’s first offensive snap. Five plays later, Jameer
Marietta Daily Journal
Walton rolls into state semifinals
LAWRENCEVILLE -- Walton upended Archer on the road 3-1 on Saturday in the quarterfinal of Class AAAAAAA state volleyball playoffs. The Raiders (27-12) advanced to the semifinal where they will face North Forsyth on Wednesday at LakePoint Sports Complex in Cartersville. Their chance to repeat as state champions is still alive. “I think that’s what the goal of every season is, is to make the state championship” Walton coach Ashley Jones said. “So that fact that we’re one step closer is very exciting.” Meanwhile, Archer (30-5) sees its season come to an end, as the champions of Region 4AAAAAAA. “I think we’re getting hot at the right time,” Jones said. “They have really fought for every single point. They’re really working hard in practice and making sure that the focus is there. So, I think we finally found our stride of just making sure we’re focused on one point at a time.” Walton to battle is out, but they pulled off a 27-25, 27-25, 18-25, 25-21 win. Walton took the first two sets by taking early leads and holding off Archer’s attempts at a comeback that went down to the wire, 27-25 each time. The Tigers avoided the shutout by