Friday, November 9, 2012
North Gwinnett travels to Peachtree Ridge, and Collins Hill tackles Mill Creek. Playoffs are in the future for some of them.
It will be all about playoff seedings and bragging rights Friday (November 9) as Suwanee teams end the 2012 football regular season. North Gwinnett travels to the Lions Den to take on Peachtree Ridge, and Collins Hill visits Mill Creek. Norcross already has clinched the 7-AAAAAA title, ending North's three-year run, and so the Devils earn the top seed. North (6-1 in the region) also has sewn up a playoff spot and the No. 2 seed, because of its wins over Collins Hill and Mill Creek (both 5-2 in the region). So that Collins Hill-Mill Creek game will be to determine the region's final two spots before playoffs begin next weekend. Peachtree Ridge (4-3 in the region) can't get in even with an upset of North, because its losses all were to teams…
Monday, November 5, 2012
The Bulldogs face Suwanee rival Peachtree Ridge on Friday in the regular season finale.
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Monday, November 5, 2012
With one week remaining in the 2012 regular season, the North Gwinnett Bulldogs are again among the state's elite high school teams. The Bulldogs are No. 5 in the latest statewide AAAAAA ranking by Georgia High School Football Daily. North has been in the top 10 all season. Its only setback was in September to Norcross, the Region 7-AAAAAA champion. Though the Bulldogs had their three-year region title run broken, they still appear headed for the playoffs with a 6-1 region record. Also, North travels to Suwanee rival Peachtree Ridge on Friday in the regular-season finale. -- Who do you think will win the AAAAAA title? Tell us in the comments below. 2012 SUWANEE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCHEDULES Through games of November 3 COLLINS HILL (6-3, 5…
The Suwanee high school conducts a mock election.
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Monday, November 5, 2012
Checking in on the youth vote, or a least a portion thereof in Suwanee ... Seems that the Social Studies department at Peachtree Ridge High conducted a mock election last week (October 29-30), according to the school newsletter. The result? "With 1,335 votes being cast (in 57 different classes), President Obama emerged as our Mock Election winner, receiving over 56 percent of the vote. Mitt Romney received just over 42%," the newsletter read. -- Are you surprised that Peachtree Ridge students "voted" for Obama? Has your school or organization conducted a mock vote? Tell us in the comments below. Don’t miss any Suwanee news. Subscribe to Suwanee Patch’s free newsletter, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Catching up with Suwanee high school football action.
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Saturday, October 27, 2012
North Gwinnett defeated Collins Hill, and Norcross rolled over Peachtree Ridge in Suwanee high school football action Friday (October 26). NORTH GWINNETT 38, COLLINS HILL 24: The host Eagles (5-3, 4-2) led at halftime, but the Bulldogs (7-1, 5-1) rallied with 17 straight points. QB Michael Haynes had 256 yards passing for the Bulldogs, who clinched the No. 2 spot in 7-AAAAA. NORCROSS 36, PEACHTREE RIDGE 3: The unbeaten Blue Devils (9-0, 7-0) clinched the Region 7-AAAAAA title, breaking North Gwinnett's three-year run. Joseph Wilber had three TD passes, two to running back Alvin Kamara. Peachtree Ridge is now 3-5, 3-3. Material from Georgia Public Broadcasting and the Gwinnett Daily Post was used in this report. -- Who do you think will win…
Friday, October 19, 2012
The Bulldogs of Suwanee have a homecomiing game Friday.
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Friday, October 19, 2012
It's a special weekend for high school football in Suwanee. And as the 2012 season winds down, it's looking like the city will have multiple playoff participants again. North Gwinnett (6-1, 3-1) will have its homecoming game Friday (Oct. 19) in Suwanee, as it hosts Habersham Central. -- How do you think the AAAAAA playoffs will shake out? Tell us in the comments below. Collins Hill (4-2, 3-1), which suffered its first region loss to Norcross last week, will try to rebound at Meadowcreek. Peachtree Ridge (3-4, 3-2) is idle. The playoffs begin the weekend of Nov. 16-17, and Georgia High School Football Daily has projected that North Gwinnett and Collins Hill will be among the 7-AAAAAA teams participating. The newsletter says region leader …
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Six teachers are in the running. The award will be given on Nov. 1.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Dean Landers, a teacher at Peachtree Ridge High in Suwanee, is among the finalists for 2013 Teacher of the Year for Gwinnett County schools. Landers and five other Gwinnett educators have made it to the final round of competition. The winner will be named Thursday, Nov. 1, at ceremonies (6:30 p.m.) at the Gwinnett Center, according to a GCPS news release. Landers teaches physics to juniors and seniors at Peachtree Ridge. The other finalists are Erica Leach, Walnut Grove Elementary; Deborah Johnson, Berkmar Middle; Celisa Edwards, Dacula Middle; Heidi Mikulecky of Richards Middle; and Jay Nebel of Norcross High. According to a GCPS news release, Landers was a mechanical engineering student in college. However, his ambition changed during a …
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Checking on Friday's high school football involving Suwanee teams.
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Saturday, October 13, 2012
Collins Hill suffered its first region loss, and North Gwinnett and Peachtree Ridge continued winning in Suwanee high school football action Friday (Oct. 12). NORCROSS 35, COLLINS HILL 23: The visiting Blue Devils (7-0, 5-0) stayed unbeaten in Region 7-AAAAAA, behind a strong performance from running back Alvin Kamara. He had 300 yards rushing, including TD runs of 80 and 61 yards in the first half. The Eagles (4-2, 3-1) had won four straight. NEXT WEEK: at Meadowcreek. NORTH GWINNETT 47, MILL CREEK 28: At Mill Creek, the Bulldogs won again. QB Michael Haynes had 247 yards passing and four TDs. Cam Lewis added 118 yards and two TDs as the Bulldogs improved to 5-1, 3-1. NEXT WEEK: Habersham Central (homecoming). PEACHTREE RIDGE 34, …
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
The winners in high school, middle school and elementary school divisions will be named Nov. 1.
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Teachers from two Suwanee high schools are among those who have reached the semfinals of the Gwinnett schools' 2013 Teacher of the Year competition. McCall Grosso of North Gwinnett High and Dean Landers of Peachtree Ridge High are among five semifinalists for the honor. Grosso teaches language arts (10th grade), and Landers teaches physics (11th and 12th grades). -- Who should be the Gwinnett Teacher of the Year? Tell us in the comments below. Other semifinalists are Laura Motes Stanley of Brookwood High, Jay Nebel of Norcross High and Debbie Grant of Maxwell High School of Technology. Semifinalists also have been named in the elementary and middle school categories. A selection committee will continue to check the teachers' credentials …
Saturday, October 6, 2012
A look at Friday's Suwanee high school football action.
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Saturday, October 6, 2012
Collins Hill and North Gwinnett claimed important Region 7-AAAAAA football victories Friday (Oct. 5). COLLINS HILL 41, PEACHTREE RIDGE 10: Eagles QB Brett Sheehan was 21 of 28 passing for 301 yards and two touchdowns. The Eagles scored 20 points in the third quarter to remain unbeaten in the region. Next Friday, Collins Hill (4-1, 3-0) hosts unbeaten Norcross. "This is such a big rivalry game," Collins Hill running back Tyler Henderson told the Gwinnett Daily Post. "I love that score after last year's game (a Peachtree Ridge win). NORTH GWINNETT 42, DULUTH 28: QB Michael Haynes had 145 yards rushing and two rushing TDs to lead the Bulldogs (4-1, 2-1). Duluth cut the score to 35-28 with 3:05 left. However, North recovered the subsequent …
Friday, October 5, 2012
Peachtree Ridge hosts Collins Hill and North Gwinnett hosts Duluth.
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Friday, October 5, 2012
It's the most important weekend of the 2012 high school football season in Suwanee, with region standings and bragging rights on the line. Collins Hill, unbeaten in Region 7-AAAAAA at 2-0, visits Suwanee rival Peachtree Ridge, and North Gwinnett hosts Duluth in key region action. -- How do you think Friday's Suwanee games will play out? Tell us in the comments below. The Eagles of Coach Kevin Reach have won three straight after an opening loss to Central Gwinnett. Peachtree Ridge went 0-2 early with some offensive woes, but now the Lions have won two of their last three and are 2-1 in 7-AAAAAA. The Bulldogs (1-1 in 7-AAAAAA) were ranked among the state's five top teams early, before the loss to Norcross (3-0 in 7-AAAAAA). But a region …
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