Eight Atlanta Public Schools high school student athletes earned All-State honors in football from the Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC) recently, while seven were named to the AJC’s All-City/South Fulton team. All-State teams reflect the top players in each one of the state’s six classifications, which are based on student population, while the All-City/South Fulton team […]
Two Atlanta Public Schools high schools will compete in the second round of the Georgia High School Association state football playoffs, while two others saw their seasons come to a close. — Benjamin E. Mays improved its record to 10-1 this season with a dominant 31-0 win over Creekview (Cherokee County) in the […]
by Kimberly Willis Green The D.M. Therrell High School Panthers football team was voted WAGA-Fox 5’s High 5 Sports Team of the Week (Sept. 28-Oct. 2) with over 100,000 votes. The Therrell Panthers are the second team to receive this honor from the High 5 Sports Team during the 2015-2016 football season. Fox 5 Reporter […]
MEDIA ADVISORY July 22, 2015 Contact: Kimberly Willis Green 404-802-2836 ATLANTA—Atlanta Public Schools’ (APS) 5th Annual Football Media Day will take place at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 23 in the auditorium of the new Ralph J. Bunche Middle School, 1925 Niskey Lake Rd. SW, Atlanta, GA 30331. APS high school head football […]
Join the district for its annual APS Signing Day Ceremony at Carver High School’s Leate Hall Auditorium. The event will take place Wednesday, February 6th beginning at 10:00 AM. PLAYERS IN THE NEWS: Pirates raid Georgia for H.S. teammates (Grady H.S.) ESPN http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/ncfrecruiting/on-the-trail/post?id=32541 Tennessee state recruiting roundup (Carver H.S.) http://www.foxsportstennessee.com/01/31/13/Tennessee-state-recruiting-roundup/landing_sec.html?blockID=857403&feedID=3731
UPDATE: Grady High wins 39-20! Check out AJC round-up here. After two easy wins for the Grady High Grey Knights, Coach Ronnie Millen and his Region 5A-AAA champions next face White County Warriors in this week’s state playoff game tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Grady Stadium.This week will be the hardest test for the Knights, […]
We continue our high school playoff coverage with a preview of Mays High vs. Clarke Central High, courtesy of Mays High senior and Summit newspaper sports editor Drew Underwood: ALSO: Check out Southerner staffer Mason Gepps‘ preview of tonight’s Grady-Gilmer match-up here. UPDATE: Mays fell 52-31. Scoreboard. The Mays Raiders football team’s first playoff game […]
We continue our high school football playoff coverage with a return appearance by Grady High student and Southerner newspaper staffer Mason Gepp, who was spot-on in his preview of the Grady-Cedar Grove game. Here Gepp previews the Grady-Gilmer game: ALSO: Check out Summit sports editor Drew Underdwood’s preview of tonight’s Mays High-Clarke Central playoff game […]
The “Domecoming 2010” event features five APS high school football teams scheduled to compete throughout the day, Saturday, Oct. 23, at the stadium where the Atlanta Falcons play their home games – the Georgia Dome. The public is invited to attend the games. Admission is $10 for tickets purchased in advance or $15 for tickets purchased […]
Marcus Caffey is our new hero. The Grady High School running back rushed for 164 yards, including a fourth-quarter touchdown, as Grady thumped Towers 34-12 on Friday night. That pushed the Knights record to 3-0 on the season. There’s a great re-cap of the game in Saturday’s AJC, including this part from their head coach: […]