Saturday, August 4, 2012
Over 12,000 fans watch the NFL team complete a workout, drill session, and scrimmage at Peachtree Ridge High School.
Updated 8:36 a.m., Aug 4. The Atlanta Falcons continued their popular annual "Friday Night Lights" scrimmage series at Peachtree Ridge High School in Gwinnett County on Friday, Aug. 3. The event is an extension of the Falcons preseason training camp, and 2012 marked the fifth consecutive year the Falcons have given their fans an up-close look of the team at a high school venue in Gwinnett County. Previous scrimmages were held at Norcross High in 2011, North Gwinnett High in 2010, Brookwood High School in 2009 and Mill Creek High in 2008. -- Have you attended a Friday Night Lights scrimmage in Gwinnett? Tell us in the comments below. As with past years, the event was free to the public and included a small fan fest with inflatable games, …
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Friday, August 3, 2012
The Friday Night Lights event will be at Peachtree Ridge High.
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Friday, August 3, 2012
A tradition for the Atlanta Falcons and for Gwinnett County will renew Friday (Aug. 3), when the NFL team holds its annual Friday Night Lights scrimmage at Peachtree Ridge High in Suwanee. Gates open at 6 p.m., with the Falcons taking the field at 6:45 p.m., according to a Falcons news release. Previously, the team has held the scrimmage at Norcross High, North Gwinnett High, Brookwood High and Mill Creek High. Now, it's Suwanee's turn. According to the Falcons' website, the event includes a fan fest with interactive inflatable games, a post event autograph session, and a fireworks show. During the live scrimmage, several players including the Falcons quarterbacks, and certain position players will be "mic’d" so fans can get an “under the …
Saturday, June 23, 2012
The annual preseason scrimmage will be at Peachtree Ridge High.
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Saturday, June 23, 2012
Suwanee football fans, take note. The big boys are coming to town. The Atlanta Falcons will hold their annual Friday Night Lights preseason scrimmage at Peachtree Ridge High on Aug. 3, the team has announced. Gates will open at 6 p.m., with the team taking the field at 6:45 p.m. Will you attend the Falcons' Friday Night Lights event at Peachtree Ridge High? Tell us in the comments below. It's the fourth year the Falcons have held this event in Gwinnett. Previous stops have been at Norcross, Brookwood and Mill Creek high schools. And the NFL team that trains in Flowery Branch once had its facilities in Suwanee. Sponsored by Kia Motors, Friday Night Lights is open to the public, and admission is free, the team said in a news release. The …
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Friday Night Lights gave way to Friday Night lightning, as Atlanta Falcons fans gathered at Norcross High to see their beloved NFL team return to action.
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Saturday, August 6, 2011
NFL fans hungry for action got only an appetizer Friday when their beloved Atlanta Falcons took the field for their annual Friday Night Lights scrimmage at Norcross High School. Coach Mike Smith's team went through their stretching exercises and any number of individual and team drills, much as they would any practice day session at their Flowery Branch facility. That lasted for about an hour. Then the two teams squared off in what fans had really come to see, an 11 on 11 scrimmage. Both the Red and White squads got in one offensive series before the Falcons found the explosion they say they've been looking for. Unfortunately, it was up in the sky, not on the gridiron. Large bolts of lightning began to flash all around the area and the …
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
The popular 'Friday Night Lights' series continues when the Atlanta Falcons make the trip from Flowery Branch to Norcross High for a full-scale scrimmage Aug. 5.
Are you ready for some football? If not, maybe the Atlanta Falcons' scrimmage at Norcross High School next Friday night, Aug. 5, will get you pumped. The price of admission is certainly enough to get everyone excited. It's free! Now that NFL players and owners have settled their labor dispute and Commissioner Roger Goodell has declared that "football is back," Coach Mike Smith will bring his Falcons to Norcross High stadium for Kia Motors "Friday Night Lights." The gates open at 6 p.m. and the Falcons will take the field at 7:30. During the live scrimmage, several players, including the Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan and certain position players, will be wearing microphones so that fans can get a feel for what it's like to get smacked down …
Steve Burns
8:39 am on Saturday, August 4, 2012
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