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2010 GACA All-State team

Thu, 17 May 2012 16:16:11 +0000

Will that list be put on here soon?

Book on Cedartown history complete. Looking for vending sites.

Wed, 16 May 2012 21:29:29 +0000

The book about the history of Cedartown football is complete and in the hands of The History Press. The contract called for 43,000 - 48,000 words. I turned in a manuscript containing 56,000 words and could have written over 60,000. The editor agreed that there wasn't anything to trim. The proceeds of the book are going to benefit Cedartown High athletics. The publisher has made a very generous offer to the Bulldog Club that will let them keep one half of the book price. Any royalties I receive will be signed over to the club. I am currently listing all possible venues that would be interested in carrying the book. It will be released in Augusta. It has over thirty old photographs and is a year by year chronology of all of the Bulldogs' seasons that I could document. It also has some quotes from former players and coaches as well quotes from articles as they appeared in old newspapers. I would like to thank GHSFHA for being a constant source for schedules, game scores, weekly polls, All State players, and moral support. This website was one of my most valuable tools. It saved me a lot of time and helped me stay on course as I traveled through about one hundred years of football. Thank you very much! Your contribution to this book will be noted in the publication.
William Austin

All-State question for bhodges...

Tue, 15 May 2012 19:13:26 +0000

sorry if this is wrong place to post this question but I wanted to know when the 2011 GACA All-State teams would be added for football? I see the other ones have been updated...I have a son that made it. Thanks

The Pitts High Pipe Dream

Tue, 15 May 2012 18:26:14 +0000

I was a bit surprised when I came across this headline in the Sept 11, 1952 edition of The Abbeville Chronicle (later known as The Wilcox County Chronicle):

Football Team Started At Pitts
Carter Is Coach

This has to be tease of some sort, I thought. Midget football or something.

Then I read further.

Quote

Pitts High School, who for years has placed a whing ding basketball team on the court, is about to enter a new athletic field - football. A good start was made when they secured the services of a former football star as well as a star on the court.

The new coach is Rufus E. Carter and he hails from Sweetwater, Tenn. He was an all-round athlete, playing football, basketball and baseball at London High, Hiwassee Junior College, and Maryville College in Tenn. He also played football during his tour of duty in the Armed Forces.

...

Coach Carter began his duties last week at Pitts as athletic director. He is teaching the fundamentals of football and by next year should produce some winning teams.

Pitts High? Pitts High?

The possibility of football in Pitts was quite surprising.

There is but a single high school these days in Wilcox County, one that is Class A. Granted, our classifications have only increased in school size and back then we had Class C, but Wilcox was divided very differently in 1952.

Wilcox County didn't have just one high school. It didn't just have two. No, Wilcox County had six high schools open in 1952:

Abbeville (white)
Abbeville (black)
Excelsior (Rochelle, black)
Pineview (white)
Pitts (white)
Rochelle (white)

If combining all of these only gets you a Class A now, just how small was Pitts?

Tiny.

While the town would retain a high school until 1963, it had lost its accreditation a few years earlier under a rule the state applied to small public high schools. You had to have an average daily attendance over 100 and Pitts couldn't do that. It might have been slightly larger in 1952 - the paper made mention that students were drifting to the schools in Abbeville and Rochelle - the numbers still would have been small.

We know from our scores that Pitts never played a varsity game.

Other than brief flirtation from Abbeville in the 1920s, the game would remain unknown in the county until 1956, when Wilcox Central suited up. Wilcox Central was initially supposed to consolidate Pineview and Pitts with Rochelle, but apparently didn't happen and Rochelle merely changed their name.

How far Pitts actually went towards having a team is unknown, as there wasn't a follow-up. But for at least a brief period of time, it had some dreams.

Laney score

Tue, 15 May 2012 17:15:47 +0000

11-5-1949 Laney 25 at Tuskegge Institute H.S. 25

Coaching Changes For 2012

Tue, 15 May 2012 17:14:32 +0000

TEAM - NEW COACH - (PREVIOUS COACH)
Arlington Christian - Kenneth Scissum (Robert Edwards)
Armuchee - Preston Cash (John Mullinax/Preston Cash)
Berrien - Rob Armstrong (Tony Long)
Bleckley County - Tracy White (Sam Barrs)
Brookstone - Brad Dehem (Blair Harrison)
Butler - Myron Newton (Ashley Harden)
Cambridge - Christian Hunnicutt (New Program)
Cedar Shoals - Chris Davis (Dreco Thomas)
Centennial - Jeff Carlberg (Jeff Measor)
Central (Macon) - Jesse Hicks (Anthony Hines/Brent Thornton)
Chamblee - Allen Johnson (James Soza)
Chapel Hill - Geoff Pastrick (Chris Parker)
Chattooga - Clay Livingstone (Brad Waggoner)
Cherokee - Josh Shaw (Brian Dameron)
Coffee - Robby Pruitt (Ken Eldridge)
Columbia - David Edwards (Mario Allen)
David Emanuel Academy - Andy Woodard (Jimmy Barnett)
Decatur - Brad Waggoner (Price Jones)
Dougherty - Open (Jesse Hicks)
Douglas County - Jason Respert (John Oglesby)
East Paulding - Chuck Goddard (John Reid)
Etowah - Dave Svehla (Bill Stewart)
Fannin County - Greg Chambers (Clark Drennan/Greg Chambers)
Fitzgerald - Jason Strickland (Robby Pruitt)
Flint River Academy - Jason Carrera (J.R. Ragan)
Flowery Branch - Chris Griffin (Lee Shaw)
Forest Park - Open (Edmund Coley)
Gordon Lee - Charlie Wiggins (Kevin McElhaney)
Greater Atlanta Christian - Tim Hardy (Tim Cokely)
Greenbrier - Kevin Hunt (Brian Smith)
Greene County - Robert Edwards (Charlie Winslette)
Harrison - Marty Galbraith (David Hines)
Hart County - William DeVane (Joby Scroggs)
Hawkinsville - David Daniell (Cam Black)
Henry County - Joe Dupree (Mike Rozier)
Islands - Karl DeMasi (New Program)
Jackson County - Benji Harrison (Billy Kirk)
Jenkins County - Ashley Harden (Chris Mason)
Jordan - Open (David Nurnberg)
Kennesaw Mountain - Andy Scott (Chad McGehee)
Lakeside (Atlanta) - Mike Rozier (Marcus Mitchell)
Lamar County - Franklin Stephens (Jason Strickland)
Landmark Christian - Wayne Brantley (Kenny Dallas)
Macon County - Larry Harrold (Matthew Lester)
Madison County - Chris Smith (Randell Owens)
Mary Persons - Brian Nelson (Rodney Walker)
Mitchell County - Larry Cornelius (Dondrial Pinkins)
Model - Gordon Powers (Lynn Hunnicutt)
Montgomery County - Eric McDonald (Greg Busby)
Morrow - Andre Pickering (James Livingston)
Mount Zion (Carroll) - Keith Holloway (Bill Bailey)
Mount Zion (Jonesboro) - Ervin Starr (Jamie Aull)
Mountain View - Doug Giacone (Tim Hardy)
Mundy's Mill - Greg Manior (Peniel Dany)
North Atlanta - Open (Stanley Pritchett)
North Murray - David Gann (Larry Cornelius)
North Paulding - Scott Jones (Heath Webb)
Pebblebrook - Tommy Macon (Randall Smith)
Pickens - Chris Parker (Steve Sewell)
Pinecrest Academy - Todd Winter (Charles Wiggins)
Rabun County - Lee Shaw (Danny Durham)
Redan - Terence Amos (Clinton Lawrence)
Riverside Military Academy - Gary Downs (Chris Cotter/Sheldon Ward)
Rockdale County - Open (Mike Etheridge)
Schley County - Josh Kemp (Jim McFather)
Screven County - Ron Duncan (Greg Manior)
Shaw - Kyle Adkins (Jamie Fox)
Shiloh - Open (Brian Montgomery)
Social Circle - Ron Sebree (David Seawright)
Southeast Whitfield - Sean Gray (David Crane)
Telfair County - Matt Burleson (Jeff Daffron)
Therrell - Rodney Cofield (Tony Rambo)
Tift County - John Reid (Jay Walls)
Tiftarea Academy - Ryan Branch (Marvin Barton)
Trion - Justin Brown (David Humphreys)
Troup - Lynn Kendall (Charles Flowers)
Tucker - Bryan Lamar (Franklin Stephens)
Twiggs County - Jeb Stewart (Josh Lowe)
Valwood School - Ashley Henderson (Brannon Tidwell)
Walker (Marietta) - John East (Ben Williamson)
Warren County - Open (David Daniels) - Position will be as Co-Head Coach
West Hall - Tony Lotti (Mike Newton)
Westlake - Stanley Pritchett (Greg Minnis)

Coaches Memoriam

Sun, 13 May 2012 20:28:00 +0000

Jimmy Johnson, Head Coach Douglas County H.S. 1974-1992 died on August 11 2008

New to Site - Have info that may be useful

Wed, 09 May 2012 18:47:44 +0000

This is a neat site. I've been aware of it only since last year. In 1985 when I was a sophomore at Early County High School I put together a 56-page book that covered BlakelyHigh/Early County High football from 1921-1985. It has scores, records, stories, etc. from that period. I think it might provide some useful information for this site and I wanted to share it if anyone is interested. Just not sure what to do with it.

2012 NFL Draft & Free Agent Signings

Tue, 01 May 2012 00:55:12 +0000

Courtesy of Superfan69:

Round 1 - Pick 15 - Bruce Irvin - DE - Stephenson - West Virginia - Seattle Seahawks
Round 2 - Pick 41 - Cordy Glenn - OT - Riverdale - Georgia - Buffalo Bills
Round 2 - Pick 43 - Stephen Hill - WR - Miller Grove - Georgia Tech - New York Jets
Round 2 - Pick 62 - Casey Hayward - DB - Perry - Vanderbilt - Green Bay Packers
Round 3 - Pick 93 - Brandon Thompson - DT - Thomasville - Clemson - Cincinnati Bengals
Round 4 - Pick 123 - Brandon Boykin - CB - Fayette County - Georgia - Philadelphia Eagles
Round 4 - Pick 131 - Brandon Mosley - OT - Jefferson - Auburn - New York Giants
Round 5 - Pick 146 - DeQuan Menzie - CB - Carver (Columbus) - Alabama - Kansas City Chiefs
Round 5 - Pick 151 - Rokevious Watkins - G - Creekside - South Carolina - St. Louis Rams
Round 5 - Pick 162 - Corey White - S - Dunwoody - Samford - New Orleans Saints
Round 5 - Pick 164 - Jonathan Massaquoi - DE - Central Gwinnett - Troy - Atlanta Falcons
Round 7 - Pick 208 - Justin Anderson - G - Irwin County - Georgia - Indianapolis Colts
Round 7 - Pick 224 - Alfonzo Dennard - CB - Wilcox County - Nebraska - New England Patriots
Round 7 - Pick 236 - DeAngelo Tyson - DT - Statesboro - Georgia - Baltimore Ravens

GHSA Has Released the 2012 Schedules

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:58:46 +0000

The GHSA has released the 2012 schedules.
http://www.ghsa.net/2012-ghsa-football-schedule

Lamar County before 1970

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:30:30 +0000

I'm sure it's posted somewhere on this site, but what was the school name before it became Lamar Co. in 1970?

Did more than one school consolidate to form Lamar Co. like most did in 1970 or did they simply change the name?

Thanks!

Thomasville's Brandon Thompson is a Bengal!

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:10:45 +0000

Brandon was chosen in the 3rd round and 93rd overall by the Cincinnati Bengals!

Congrats sir!

Quiet day trivia

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:45:58 +0000

Just saw where a Honus Wagner baseball card sold for 1.2 million at auction. Supposedly only about six or seven left. So save those Willie Mays or Mickey Mantle rookie cards

Russell High early scores

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:10:48 +0000

I checked the yearbooks for Russell High School at the East Point Historical Society:

1925 Season (1-5-0):
Russell – 6, Bass – 19.
Russell – 0, College Park – 7.
Russell – 0, Boys High – 15.
Russell –0, Marist – 27.
Russell –0, Brown – 7.
Russell – 19, Lakewood – 0.
The Bass game is the only one on your site.

1926 Season (1-5-1):
Russell – 0, Decatur – 19.
Russell – 12, Bass – 7.
Russell – 0, O’Keefe – 38.
Russell – 0, Joe Brown – 26.
Russell – 6, Commercial High – 8.
Russell – 0, Fulton – 13.
Russell – 7, Hoke Smith – 7.
Only the first four games are listed on your web site.

1927 Season (3-4-5):
Russell – 0, Marietta – 19.
Russell – 6, Tech High – 6.
Russell – 0, Douglas – 0.
Russell – 0, A and M – 13.
Russell – 7, Manchester – 6.
Russell – 0, Commercial – 0.
Russell – 0, A and M – 6.
Russell – 0, Douglasville – 19.
Russell – 6, Manchester – 6.
Russell – 6, Hoke Smith – 6.
Russell – 12, Hoke Smith – 0.
Russell – 12, O’Keefe – 0.
Only six of the 12 games are listed on your site.

1928 Season (5-3-0):
Russell –13, Commercial – 0.
Russell –7, Robert E. Lee Institute – 6.
Russell – 0, Marietta – 24.
Russell – 6, Fulton – 0.
Russell –2, Douglasville – 6.
Russell –2, Commercial – 12.
Russell – 33, GMA – 0.
Russell –25, Fulton – 6.
Four of the above not on your site. The Commercial game is listed, but not the score. The R E Lee score on your site is different from the yearbook. You show a game with Manchester that is not in the annual.

1930 Season (1-7-1):
Russell – 0, Marist – 13.
Russell – 0, Fulton – 25.
Russell – 6, Griffin -7.
Russell – 7, Commercial – 7.
Russell – 0, Robert E. Lee Institute – 18.
Russell – 27, Powder Springs A & M – 0.
Russell – 0, Decatur – 19.
Russell – 7, Douglasville – 13.
Russell – 0, Marietta – 18.
You list a game with the GMA "B" team. The Powder Springs and Marietta games not on your site. The Douglasville score is different.

1933 Season (5-4-1):
Russell – 13, Commercial – 6.
Russell – 0, Maris – 0.
Russell – 0, Griffin – 12.
Russell – 6, Newnan – 0.
Russell – 0, Decatur – 32.
Russell – 7, North Fulton – 6.
Russell – 0, Gainesville – 13.
Russell – 7, LaGrange – 14.
Russell – 18, Fulton – 0.
Russell – 24, Marietta – 6.
The Marietta game is not on your site.

1935 Season (6-2-0):
Russell – 13, Robert E. Lee Institute – 0.
Russell – 19, Griffin – 14.
Russell – 0, Tech – 33.
Russell – 22, Decatur – 8.
Russell – 0, Commercial – 20.
Russell – 31, Fulton – 0.
Russell – 12, Gainesville – 15. (Gainesville forfeited 1-0; ineligible man)
Russell – 12, Marietta – 6.
Gainesville forfeited the game. Yearbook shows different score for the Decatur game.

1938 Season (7-2-1):
Russell – 7, GMA – 32.
Russell – 0, Decatur – 13.
Russell – 58, Cedartown – 6.
Russell – 27, North Fulton – 7.
Russell – 19, Commercial – 0.
Russell – 17, LaGrange – 7.
Russell – 28. Gainesville – 0.
Russell – 7, Athens – 7.
Russell – 26, Newnan – 2.
Russell – 33, Fulton – 0.
Web site shows Russell lost to Commercial.

1941 Season - you show a game with Newnan at end of season - it not in yearbook.

Unfortunetly, the yearbooks do not show the dates games played. Also, it does not show if other teams were from a Jr. High, or if it was the other schools' "B" team.

state records

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:27:37 +0000

This list has fallen way out of sync with what's posted on the site, so please refer to the webpage for current records and then post any changes, updates, or additions here. Thanks!

http://ghsfha.org/records.php

Gainesville High School corrections

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:36:41 +0000

1905 Did not play
1906 Did not play
1913 4-2-0 Coach: Kenyon, Steve
1914 Did not play
1916 1-4-0 Coach: Tolbert, ?
1919 1-1-0 Coach: Stancel, Walter
1920 Did not play
1921 Did not play
1923 9-0-0
1924 10-0-0
1925 10-0-0
1926 8-2-0
1927 8-2-0
1928 8-1-1
1929 8-2-0
1930 8-2-0
1931 7-3-0
1944 7-3-1
1945 7-3-0

All other years and coaches are correct. Total record should be 697-290-24. These records are from a book published in Gainesville in 1973 entitiled "60 Years of GHS Foolball" and are considered, by Gainesville High School, to be the official records. If needed, I can have the school confrim this. If other information or documentation is needed please let me know.

New Commerce score

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:47:52 +0000

Just added one new Commerce score to the database.

On October 3, 1921, Gibson-Mercer defeated CHS 24-0. The score doesn't show up until the October 25th Elberton Star, but it's doubtful a more reliable report will show up.

We also have an unfortunate situation in 1922. Elberton was scheduled to play Commerce on October 6, but the score wasn't reported. Based on season records, EHS likely won, but they could be unpredictable at times.

Tifton 1957

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:43:25 +0000

I saw you guys were missing a date for Tifton against Fitzgerald. Here is what I have. Let me know if there are others missing.

11/25/57 Home vs Fitzgerald 21-6 win

Washington-Wilkes football history gone to press

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:11:31 +0000

Finally, I have submitted From Terrors to Tigers: the History of Wilkes County Football to the printers today. It will still be a few months before it will be available for sale, but I'll gladly reserve copies for anyone who is interested. Price will be $25 plus $5 for shipping, laminated soft cover (8 1/2 x 11) . It will be almost 350 pages with a large number of photos dating back to 1922 and before. It covers old Washington High (Terrors, Bearcats, Tigers), Washington Central Wildcats, Wilkes Academy Raiders, as well as the Washington-Wilkes Tigers. There are vast numbers of statistics for the team and opponents in addition to narrative chapters recounting games, players, and just about everything else.
It has been a fun ride pulling all this together. It would not have been possible to have such a complete work without all the help and encouragement from those here on GHSFHA: a real tip of the cap to all of you! I sure can't say that this book is a template for other high school football histories but maybe it will help others doing such projects to learn from what I got right and what I screwed up...

Griffin Scores

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:53:14 +0000

1931
Game one Gray 32-0
Game three Newnan 7-0
Game Six R.E. Lee 21-0
Game Nine Commercial-Atl 21-0
Game Ten Gordon Military 6-13

1935
9-27 Dallas 26-6
Game Ten Phoenix City Central,Ala 13-32

1937
9-24 Dallas 26-0
10-1 Russell 33-0
10-8 Bowdon 38-12

1946
11-8 Newnan 28-0

Richmond Academy 1922

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:27:11 +0000

1922 ARC
9-30-H-Batesburg-Leesville S.C. 18-0
10-6-H-Columbia S.C. 12-0
10-14-At-Tech H.S. 0-0
10-27-H-Porter Military Academy 52-0
11-3-H-Gordon Institute 44-0
11-11-At-Savannah 13-0
11-18-N- Riverside Military Academy 0-14 Played at Sanford field
11-30-H-Athens H.S. 44-0

Peanut Bowl 1-1-1952

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:17:34 +0000

Richmond Academy lost to Agawam,Ma. 25-12 in the Peanut Bowl played at Columbus Memorial.

Bainbridge missing scores prior to 1946

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:05:45 +0000

Some I have to track back (researched long ago)to find some dates, but here are missing games and scores(Bainbridge HS score first). Those with dates are taken from articles found in the Bainbridge Post Searchlight archives.
TBPS for many years would print only once a week to be viewed on Thursdays. A few dates were actually deduced from the articles, stating they had played the previous Friday or Saturday.

Below attached are articles from the 1945 and 1946 Bainbridge HS annual "the Purango" (in reference to missing games in the 1944 and 45 season)

1916 Oct. 27-Tied Dothan 6-6 in Bainbridge(Bainbridge-Dixie Park)
1917 Tied Tallahassee Leon 13-13; Lost to Tallahassee Leon 2-25; Oct. 19th played Dothan no score or result given.
1920 Fri. 10/27- beat Quincy 7-3 in Quincy; Lost to Leon 0-48 in Tallahassee; Moultrie 0-7; Nov. 25th beat Quincy 14-0 (Bainbridge-Centennial)
1923 Blakely 48-0, Leon 13-13; Quincy 12-32; Donaldsonville 20-0
1925 Oct. 8 Camilla 6-0; Leon 0-33; Leon 7-26, Nov. 7 Quincy 6-0
1926 Pelham 14-3
1927 Oct. 8 lost to Quincy 0-6, Panama City No score/result given.
1928 11/16 @ Quincy no score/result given
1930 9/26 Riverjunction, fl. 31-0, 11/15 Quincy 0-15,
1931 12/11 vs. Valdosta for conference Championship, played in Moultrie, 19-13
1932 11/25 Dothan ((Bainbridge-Centennial) 0-34
1933 11/3 Camilla ((Bainbridge-Centennial) 32-0
1934 Leon 6-26
1935 11/1 Marianna, Fl.(Bainbridge-Centennial) 34-0
1936 9/25 Monticello, Fl(Bainbridge-Centennial)32-0,10/9 Blakely(Bainbridge-Centennial) 25-6, 12/3 Quincy 0-7
1938 10/7 Cottonwood Ala. 50-6
1939 10/27 Chipley(Bainbridge-Centennial) 0-0
1941 12/5 @ Bay High Panama City Fl. 0-35
1942 10/2 Camilla 27-0
1943 9/24 Monticello, Fl. (Bainbridge-Centennial)21-0, 10/8 Colquitt (Bainbridge-Centennial)30-0, 10/22 Quincy (Bainbridge-Centennial)7-19,
1944 9/22 Ozark, Ala.(Bainbridge-Centennial) 25-13, 10/6 Sylvester 28-7, 10/27 Midland City Ala. 25-6,11/17 Colquitt(Miller Co.)(Bainbridge-Centennial)24-13
1945 11/2 Port St. Joe, Fl. (Centennial) 31-13, 11/23 Carabelle, Fl. (Centennial) 39-0.

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Sylvania and Jefferson County High & Elementary

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:57:44 +0000

A bunch of Sylvania stuff was sent in and we have that updated. There were two score discrepancies and since I have no box scores, the original that I had was left in and it was noted there was a difference.

I think our GIA forum has been closed off or I'd make a note of it there instead, but Jefferson County High & Elementary's scores have been split. In 1958 or 1959 (I'm currently going with 1958), the GIA school known as Jefferson County High opened as the only black high school in Jefferson County. Previously, there had been three: Carver (Wadley), Wrens Colored and Jefferson County Training. The latter was in Louisville and used the nickname of Dragons.

Incorrect info for Fred Foster

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:48:23 +0000

Fred was Coach at Gordon Lee in 1967 record 4-6 not 4-16
Coached at North Habersham in 1968 and 1969 4-6 in 1968 and 6-4 in 1969 You have him in Habersham then Gordon Lee and back to Habersham which is wrong. Thanks for your work Fred Foster fandrfoster1@bellsouth.net