Tuesday, February 5, 2013
SEC, ACC, and even Pac-12 and Big Ten, has attracted Gwinnett's football talent.
Gwinnett County’s football power reaches well beyond the Chattahoochee River, Blue Ridge Mountains and Okefenokee Swamp. How about all the way to the Atlantic, Pacific and Great Lakes? When National Signing Day -- February 6 -- hits Gwinnett, our favorite Friday Night heroes will officially decide where they’ll take their football skills in college. Some of them — like Archer’s Trey Cheek (California) and Central Gwinnett’s Trey Johnson (Ohio State) — will end up a long way from home. Others — like South Gwinnett’s Reginald Carter, Brookwood’s Shaun McGee and Buford’s Josh Cardiello — will be right around the corner. Here’s a school-by-school look at Gwinnett’s major college football commitments listed on Rivals.com and Scout.com as of 5 p…
Monday, December 17, 2012
It's the first for the Blue Devils, who have been playing football since 1957.
Talk about a nail biter! Blue Devil fans who attended the AAAAAA championship game Saturday night between Norcross and Lovejoy were sitting on the edges of their seats most of the night waiting. It wasn't until the fourth quarter that team showed it knew how to dig deep to win. Two big touchdowns in the fourth quarter sealed the deal and Norcross fans supported them with cheering and ringing cowbells from the stands. -- What's your reaction to Norcross High's state title? Share your thoughts in the comments below. Coach Keith Maloof's team can, at long last, claim the title of No. 1 in the state. The Blue Devils met Lovejoy for the finals with a 14-0 record, but the first three quarters it looked as though they may had met their match. …
Sunday, December 16, 2012
The Blue Devils defeated Lovejoy High 21-14 in the state championship game.
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Sunday, December 16, 2012
After an undefeated 14-win season, the Norcross Blue Devils added one more win Saturday (December 15) at the Georgia Dome. Norcross High defeated Lovejoy High 21-14 in the 2012 state football championship, earning the Class AAAAAA title for the first time. The game had a slow start, with nothing on the board until Lovejoy scored a 60-yard touchdown in the second quarter for a 7-0 lead. Norcross kicked a field goal in the third quarter, but the Wildcats answered with another touchdown minutes later, taking a 14-3 lead. Norcross' winning points came in the fourth quarter, with Alvin Kamara's 61-yard touchdown reception, which was followed by another touchdown by the running back. Saturday's game was the first time Norcross had ever reached …
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Bill Bryant, the offensive stats man, is "optimistic" the Blue Devils will beat Lovejoy in the Georgia Dome.
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Saturday, December 15, 2012
The Norcross-Lovejoy game will be telecast on Georgia Public Broadcasting and streamed live on gpb.org. -- Just walk the halls of Norcross High School and you can feel the excitement - a state championship game is looming. It's the first time the Blue Devils have made it to the finals - and the anticipation of the Saturday game hangs in the air. After last week's big projection, Maxwell Ratings still favors the Blue Devils (14-0) to claim the Class AAAAAA championship title. On a local level one man says this could be the best team Norcross High has ever had. Bill Bryant, the man who's been behind the offensive stats for Norcross High since 1981 and a former Gwinnett solicitor, said he's "optimistic, not overconfident" when it comes to …
Saturday, December 8, 2012
It was Norcross over Colquitt County 41-27 in AAAAAA to advance to the finals next week at the Georgia Dome.
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Saturday, December 8, 2012
The Norcross High School Blue Devils are headed for the state football finals after winning Friday night (December 7) in the Georgia High School Association semifinals. Eight-time state champion Buford (11-3) is in another final after a 21-10 win over Cartersville Friday in Class AAA. Class AA Greater Atlanta Christian was eliminated Friday from the playoffs with a 42-14 loss to Jefferson. Undefeated and top-ranked Norcross (14-0) reached the first state final in school history with a 41-27 Class AAAAAA win over visiting Colquitt County. Norcross used two touchdown passes and a touchdown run by Joseph Wilber in the victory. Alvin Kamara added two touchdowns. The Blue Devils will face Lovejoy next week for the championship. Lovejoy beat …
Saturday, December 1, 2012
North Gwinnett, Mill Creek and Parkview lose Friday in the quarterfinals.
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Saturday, December 1, 2012
And then there was one. Norcross won Friday, but North Gwinnett, Mill Creek and Parkview all went down to defeat in the AAAAAA football playoff quarterfinals. North lost 21-6 at Lovejoy, Mill Creek lost to North Cobb 42-35, and Parkview lost at home to Colquitt County 31-15. So Norcross, which defeated Camden County 34-20, will advance to face Colquitt County next Friday in the semifinals, and North Cobb and Lovejoy also will meet. Those winners will advance to the title game in the Georgia Dome the following weekend. North Gwinnett's offense struggled, as QB Michael Haynes finished with just 75 yards passing. The Bulldogs, who beat Johns Creek and Grayson in the 2012 playoffs, finished the season 11-2. In Lilburn, Parkview held a slim 7-0…
Friday, November 30, 2012
The Bulldogs are on the road for their AAAAAA quarterfinal.
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Friday, November 30, 2012
If you can't make it to Hampton on Friday for the North Gwinnett-Lovejoy playoff game, you can catch it on TV and online. Georgia Public Broadcasting will air the game, which starts at 7:30 p.m., and will stream the game live online at gpb.org. Also, PlayOn sports will stream the game live at www.playonsports.com. Lovejoy features QB Alejandro Bennefield and RB Travis Custis, who has committed to Georgia Tech, according to Georgia High School Football Daily. North has defeated Johns Creek and Grayson in the 2012 playoffs. North is one of four Gwinnett teams still alive in the AAAAAA playoffs. If the Bulldogs win Friday, they'll play the Mill Creek-North Cobb winner. Other games Friday are Norcross-Camden County and Parkview-Colquitt County…
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Six teams are still alive in the playoffs. Check out images from Friday's action.
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Half of the Class AAAAAA state football quarterfinals are filled by Gwinnett teams: Norcross, North Gwinnett, Parkview and Mill Creek. Buford (Class AAA) and Greater Atlanta Christian (Class AA) are also still alive, giving the Georgia High School Association playoffs a strong Gwinnett County flavor. -- How do you think Gwinnett teams will fare this weekend in the playoffs? Share your predictions in the comments below. See also: This article originally posted in Gwinnett Patch.
Saturday, November 24, 2012
The Bulldogs of Suwanee swarm over Grayson 28-10 in AAAAAA playoffs.
There will be a new champion in AAAAAA football in 2012. North Gwinnett saw to that Friday with an impressive 28-10 victory over Grayson, the large-school winner in 2011. Bulldogs coach Bob Sphire is not ready to crown his team as the new champion yet. "We've got a tall order in Lovejoy (the Bulldogs' next playoff foe)," Sphire said. "They pushed us around in seven-on-seven drills in the preseason." But Friday in Grayson, it was North that pushed its foe around. The Bulldogs used turnovers and a swarming defense to take a 9-3 halftime lead and then break the game open in the second half. Two Bulldog fumble recoveries led to field goals by Michael D'Angola in the first half. Early in the second half, a 66-yard run by Azuma Onyiri sparked a …
Friday, November 23, 2012
The defending state champion Rams host a Gwinnett playoff rival from Suwanee; Bulldogs win 28-10.
FINAL: North Gwinnett 28, Grayson 10. --- Black Friday? No, in Grayson, it's Green Friday. With a huge shot of red from Suwanee to follow. The Grayson Rams, defending large-school state football champions, prepared Friday to host North Gwinnett in a crucial second-round AAAAAA playoff game. Grayson is ranked No. 3 by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution; North Gwinnett is No. 4. Both teams are 10-1, and have won eight straight games. The Rams are led by defensive end Robert Nkemdiche, one of the nation's most sought after recruits. North Gwinnett is led by QB Michael Haynes. -- Patch will have updates on this game here and on Facebook and Twitter.
frederic
11:32 am on Sunday, December 2, 2012
norcross will win... no doubt more ›