Daily List: Longest-tenured coaches in Class A
Here are the head coaches with the most consecutive seasons at their current Class A schools.
27 – Rich McWhorter, Charlton County
23 – Don Williams, George Walton Academy
21 – James Hagins, Wilkinson County
18 – Vincent Huff, ...
Things to watch in opening week in the high class
It’s opening week for the highest classification (and everybody else, too).
Note that three of the top games involving Class 7A schools – Colquitt County-Mill Creek, Lowndes-Valdosta and Roswell-Buford – are previewed in the Top ...
Maxwell preseason playoff projections
Below are the current Maxwell Ratings’ playoff projections for each class.
The Maxwell Ratings playoff projections are based on a Monte Carlo simulation of the 2016 season. The simulation completed 100,000 seasons and teams with 10 ...
Five preseason story lines in the high class
The high school football season begins Thursday (schedule below).
What are the five biggest storylines this season? Here’s my take on it. Let’s hear yours.
Grayson University – Probably not the name Grayson wants, but even a couple of Grayson’s own players have embraced the phrase on social media. Unless you’ve just awaken from summer hibernation, you probably know that Grayson has five new senior players – all major college prospects – ...
2016 Week 1 volleyball rankings
Debuting at No. 1 in the newly-formed Class 7A is Walton, which has claimed 10 state crowns in Georgia’s highest classification since 1998, including five of the past six. Powerhouses Harrison, Johns Creek and Alpharetta stayed put in Class AAAAAA and load up a talented top 10 led by Sequoyah.
Buford’s 41-0 season in Class AAAA last year and the Wolves’ talented squad results in the top spot in Class AAAAA. ...
Maxwell Preseason Summary: Packers start on top, AAAAAAA At-Large odds
The Maxwell Ratings will rank Georgia’s 421 teams throughout the 2016 season. The ratings are based entirely on historical performance and on field results and do not consider personnel changes on the roster or coaching staffs.
Interesting results: – Colquitt County graduated many of last year’s starters while Grayson gained a host of highly rated athletes and replaced former head coach Mickey Conn with Jeff Herron, a four-time state champion with a gaudy ...
11 facts about the 2016 AJC Super 11
It’s a tradition, but hardly a science.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s annual Super 11 team — a preseason look at the state’s best senior high school football players — began in 1985. About one in four of ...
Projected top players by position: “Athletes” make big impact
The position of “athlete” is the next in our series of Georgia’s best high school players. They are dual-threat quarterbacks, such as LaGrange’s LaPerion Perry, who had nearly 1,500 yards both rushing and passing; or ...
All-Middle Georgia Boys Track and Field Team
2015-16 AJC high school athletes of the year
Standout performances by these athletes led to individual and team success during the 2015-2016 school year:
Baseball
Josh Lowe, Pope: The senior pitcher and third baseman hit .383 with 11 home runs and 24 extra-base hits for ...