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Area High School Playoff Scores – Week Of 11-12-10

2010-11-12T23:08:00.001-05:00

McIntosh County Academy (7-4)	22	Lamar County (7-4)	14
Griffin (10-1)	41	Lee County (7-4)	13
Clinch County (11-0)	34	Greenville (8-3)	6
Calhoun (11-0)	44	Manchester (7-4)	8

The Griffin Bears advance to the second round next Friday night and will play on the road against the Statesboro Blue Devils.

Greenville’s Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Signs With UGA

2010-11-10T19:56:00.001-05:00

University of Georgia basketball coach Mark Fox announced on Wednesday the signing of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope of Greenville, Georgia.

Caldwell-Pope is beginning his senior season at Greenville High School, where he has built a reputation as one of the nation's top backcourt scorers. Last season the 6-6, 185-pound guard averaged 29.7 points per game in leading the Patriots to a 20-7 record and the second round of the Class AA state playoffs. He is rated as the third-best shooting guard in the country, 11th-best prospect overall by Rivals.com recruiting analysis.

"Kentavious has a terrific future ahead of him," Fox said. "We're really excited about his ability to score from the perimeter. It's easy to see by his ability and his skills that he's been very well-coached."

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Area High School Playoff Games – Week of 11-12-10

2010-11-07T12:51:00.001-05:00

Team		Opponent	Location
Lamar County (7-3)	vs.	McIntosh County Academy (6-5)	Barnesville
Griffin (9-1)	vs.	Lee County (7-3)	Griffin
Greenville (8-2)	vs.	Clinch County (10-0)	Homerville
Manchester (7-3)	vs.	Calhoun (10-0)	Calhoun

Area High School Scores – Week Of 11-05-10

2010-11-05T23:43:00.001-04:00

Jones County (6-4)	42	Upson-Lee (3-7)	21
Southwest (5-5)	14	Pike County (5-5)	7
Lamar County (7-3)	55	Monticello (2-8)	20
Starr’s Mill (10-0)	24	Griffin (9-1)	7
Greenville (8-2)	14	Brookstone (7-3)	10
Heard County (7-3)	21	Manchester (6-4)	7
Valwood (8-2)	41	Flint River Academy (3-6)	40
Hawkinsville (8-2)	36	Taylor County (5-5)	12
Northeast (4-6)	34	Crawford County (0-10)	16

Area High School Games – Week Of 11-5-10

2010-11-02T06:00:00.000-04:00

Team		Opponent	Location
Upson-Lee (3-6)	vs.	Jones County (5-4)	Gray
Pike County (5-4)	vs.	Southwest (4-5)	Zebulon
Lamar County (6-3)	vs.	Monticello (2-7)	Monticello
Griffin (9-0)	vs.	Starr’s Mill (9-0)	Griffin
Greenville (7-2)	vs.	Brookstone (7-2)	Greenville
Manchester (6-3)	vs.	Heard County (6-3)	Manchester
Flint River Academy (3-6)	vs.	Valwood (8-2)	Woodbury
Taylor County (5-4)	vs.	Hawkinsville (7-2)	Hawkinsville
Central – Talbotton (2-7)	vs.	Macon County (2-7)	Montezuma
Crawford County (0-9)	vs.	Northeast (3-6)	Macon

Hear the Upson-Lee Knights on Fun 101 FM and the Pike County Pirates on www.fun101fm.com.

Area High School Scores – Week of 10-29-10

2010-10-30T05:53:00.001-04:00

McIntosh (2-6)	21	Upson-Lee (2-6)	17
Pike County (5-4)	--	Off	--
Greene County (6-3)	17	Lamar County (5-3)	14
Griffin (9-0)	28	Ola (3-6)	7
Spalding County (3-7)	35	Locust Grove (1-8)	0
Greenville (7-2)	28	Central – Talbotton (2-7)	8
Manchester (6-3)	55	Kendrick (0-9)	6
Southwest Georgia Academy (7-1-1)	32	Flint River Academy (3-6)	16

Area High School Games – Week Of 10-29-10

2010-10-25T20:03:00.001-04:00

Team		Opponent	Location
Upson-Lee (2-6)	vs.	McIntosh (2-6)	Thomaston
Pike County (5-4)	vs.	Off	Off
Lamar County (6-2)	vs.	Greene County (5-3)	Barnesville
Griffin (8-0)	vs.	Ola (3-5)	McDonough
Spalding County (2-7)	vs.	Locust Grove (1-7)	Griffin
Greenville (6-2)	vs.	Central (2-6)	Greenville
Manchester (5-3)	vs.	Kendrick (0-8)	Columbus
Flint River Academy (3-5)	vs.	Southwest Georgia Academy (6-1-1)	Woodbury

Hear the Upson-Lee Knights on Fun 101 FM and on www.fun101fm.com.

Kickoff is at 7:30 pm.

Area High School Scores – Week Of 10-22-10

2010-10-25T19:39:00.001-04:00

Upson-Lee (2-6) OT	3	Harris County (3-5)	0
Putnam County (7-2)	21	Pike County (5-4)	7
Lamar County (5-2)	--	Off	--
Griffin (8-0)	10	Dutchtown (1-7)	6
Sandy Creek (8-0)	38	Spalding County (2-7)	0
Marion County (8-0)	7	Greenville (6-2)	6
Manchester (5-3)	27	Jordan (3-5)	0
Flint River Academy (3-5)	49	Harvester Christian (0-9)	6

Area High School Games – Week Of 10-22-10

2010-10-19T20:34:00.001-04:00

Team		Opponent	Location
Upson-Lee (1-6)	vs.	Harris County (3-4)	Thomaston
Pike County (5-3)	vs.	Putnam County (6-2)	Eatonton
Lamar County (6-2)	vs.	Off	Off
Griffin (7-0)	vs.	Dutchtown (7-0)	Hampton
Spalding County (2-6)	vs.	Sandy Creek (7-0)	Tyrone
Greenville (6-1)	vs.	Marion County (7-0)	Buena Vista
Manchester (4-3)	vs.	Jordan (3-4)	Columbus (Saturday)
Flint River Academy (2-5)	vs.	Harvester Christian Academy (0-8)	Douglasville

Hear the Upson-Lee Knights on Fun 101 FM and the Pike County Pirates on www.fun101fm.com.

Kickoff is at 7:30 pm.

Area High School Scores – Week Of 10-15-10

2010-10-16T06:15:00.000-04:00

Upson-Lee (1-6)	21	Fayette County (1-6)	13
Morgan County (5-2)	24	Pike County (5-3)	17
Lamar County (5-2)	29	Southwest (4-2)	12
Griffin (7-0)	24	Union Grove (2-5)	0
Henry County (4-3)	28	Spalding County (2-6)	7
Greenville (6-1)	14	Taylor County (3-4)	13
Manchester (3-3)	28	Spencer (0-6)	14
Arlington (4-2)	21	Flint River Academy (2-4)	14

Thomaston’s Football Family

2010-10-14T00:21:00.001-04:00

David and Angie Short stay busier during football season than anyone in the area, having three sons playing on a weekly basis in three different locations can be a challenge just arranging travel plans.

This week is no exception although the games of the two oldest will be on TV.

The action will start Thursday night for middle son Cam when the Valdosta State Blazers travel to Florence, Alabama to take on the North Alabama Lions. This will be the 10th time in the last 11 meetings, since 2003, that both North Alabama and Valdosta State enter the game nationally ranked. UNA is third in the latest NCAA Division II poll, while Valdosta State is 19th.

Kickoff for the game is set for 7 p.m. central time (8 pm Eastern) at Braly Stadium.

The game will be televised live on Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast.

Cam Short is a 6-2, 263 pound offensive lineman for the Blazers. He is currently the number two left guard and has seen action in every game this season, he wears number 62.

The sophomore saw some action during his freshman season in 2009, he played in the first four games before suffering a torn ligament in his hand that ended his season ... Saw action on 42 plays, grading out positively on 27 of those ... Earned a 64.3 percent grade on the year ... Registered three knockdown blocks.

Cam is a 2008 graduate of Flint River Academy where he was a three year starter playing center on offense, defensive end on defense and the long snapper on special teams. He even played running back in one game with over 100 yards rushing.

The youngest son, Seth is a freshman at Flint River Academy and will play Friday night against Arlington in Fairburn, kickoff is at 7:30 pm.

The Wildcats started this season with four consecutive losses before inserting Seth as the starting quarterback, he has won both of the games since the change.

Against Arlington the Wildcats plan to use Seth on defense for the first time this season too.

The young signal caller follows in the footsteps of his oldest brother who also quarterbacked the Wildcats.

Chas Short is a junior at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, majoring in sociology.

The 6-3, 207 pound kickoff specialist is leading the Southern Conference in net kickoff yardage.

Last season, Chas handled Furman’s kickoff chores for a second consecutive year...averaged 59.6 yards on 63 attempts...best game performance came against Georgia Southern (30-22 win) when he averaged 66.5 yards on six kickoffs.… he also recorded six tackles.

Chas is a 2007 graduate of Flint River Academy and played there under coach Bobby Smith, leading the team to a perfect 14-0 record and a state championship as their quarterback in 2005. The team made two more appearances in championship games going 40-2 during his high school career. Chas was also a four-year starter and two-time all-region pick in basketball...also competed in golf and track & field and is an Eagle Scout.

Coming off a 56-14 dismantling of Howard, the Furman Paladins travel to Birmingham, Alabama, this Saturday to take on the Samford Bulldogs in Southern Conference football action at Seibert Stadium.

Kickoff for the SportSouth televised contest is set for 2:00 p.m. ET (1:00 p.m. CT).

Area High School Games – Week Of 10-15-10

2010-10-12T06:00:00.000-04:00

Team		Opponent	Location
Upson-Lee (0-5)	vs.	Fayette County (1-5)	Fayetteville
Pike County (5-2)	vs.	Morgan County (4-2)	Madison
Lamar County (5-2)	vs.	Southwest (4-2)	Barnesville
Griffin (6-0)	vs.	Union Grove (2-4)	Griffin - Friday
Spalding County (2-5)	vs.	Henry County (3-3)	Griffin - Thursday
Greenville (5-1)	vs.	Taylor County (3-3)	Greenville
Manchester (3-3)	vs.	Spencer (0-6)	Manchester
Flint River Academy (2-4)	vs.	Arlington (4-2)	Fairburn

Hear the Upson-Lee Knights on Fun 101 FM and the Pike County Pirates on www.fun101fm.com.

Kickoff is at 7:30 pm.

Braves Lead Down To One Game

2010-10-02T01:46:00.001-04:00

The Braves lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 11-5 Friday night and enter the season’s final weekend with a one game lead over San Diego in the National League wildcard race. The Padres beat the Giants 6-4 in San Francisco.

The Braves are honoring manager Bobby Cox during his last regular season home stand by painting his number 6 in center-field.

Shortstop Jimmy Rollins drilled Mike Dunn’s first pitch for a two out grand slam in the top of the sixth to put the Phillies up 7-2. It was the first home run surrendered by Dunn this year and doubled the number of runs he had allowed in his last 18 innings.

First basemen Derrek Lee was 3 for 5 on the night and drove in all 5 of the Braves runs.

Friday night’s attendance of 51,139 was the second largest this season, but should be surpassed by today’s standing room only Bobby Cox Day crowd.

The first pitch is at 4:10 pm, Tommy Hanson (10-11) is slated to start for the Braves against Vance Worley (1-1).

Area High School Scores – Week Of 10/01/10

2010-10-01T23:32:00.000-04:00

Whitewater (4-2)	21	Upson-Lee (0-5)	14
Lamar County (4-2)	20	Pike County (5-1)	17
Griffin (6-0)	26	Woodland (1-4)	7
Spalding County (2-4)	33	Eagles Landing (0-6)	16
Greenville (4-1)	26	Hawkinsville (4-2)	21

Area High School Scores – Friday 9/10/10

2010-09-10T22:39:00.001-04:00

Dutchtown	28	Upson-Lee	12
Pike County	31	Greene County	30
Lamar County	21	Northeast	13
Griffin	14	Harris County	7
Eagle Landings Christian	28	Manchester	14
Mt. De Sales	48	Flint River Academy	32
Putnam County	34	Crawford County	12
Greenville	35	Chattahoochee County	8
Spalding County		Drew (Sat.)

Area High School Games This Week

2010-09-09T00:49:00.001-04:00

Team		Opponent	Location
Upson-Lee	vs.	Dutchtown	Thomaston
Pike County	vs.	Greene County	Zebulon
Lamar County	vs.	Northeast	Thompson Stadium, Macon
Griffin	vs.	Harris County	Hamilton
Spalding County	vs.	Drew (Sat.)	Riverdale
Manchester	vs.	Eagle Landings Christian	McDonough
Greenville	vs.	Chattahoochee County	Cusseta
Flint River Academy	vs.	Mt. De Sales	Woodbury

Area High School Scores

2010-09-04T00:57:00.001-04:00

Griffin	40	Upson-Lee	3
Lamar	32	Spencer	8
Lagrange	22	Spalding	7
Pike County	38	First Presbyterian	28
Jackson	34	Monticello	21

Bears Defeat The Knights

2010-09-04T00:28:00.001-04:00

The Upson-Lee Knights went toe to toe with the number two team in the state Friday night. Losing a game by 37 points would lead most folks to think that their team was dominated, that was not the case.

The Griffin Bears won the game 40-3 but left Memorial Stadium knowing they had been in a fight for every point put on the score board.

The Knights made a text book goal line stand in the first quarter denying the Bears on four rushing attempts inside the ten yard line.

Ultimately the speed that the Bears have always been known for made the difference as they scored on a couple of long pass plays and a couple of long kick returns.

The Knights passing attack moved the ball between the 20 yard lines but the Bear defense would stiffen inside the red zone. The Knights only points came on a 40 yard field goal.

The Knights will be at home next Friday night to take on Dutchtown at Matthews Field.

Knights Play Griffin

2010-09-03T03:21:00.001-04:00

The Upson-Lee Knights travel for the second week in a row, this time to Griffin to take on the Bears. The Knights lost to Woodward Academy 31-10 last Friday night.

The Griffin Bears are the number two ranked AAAA team in the state and defeated cross town rival Spalding High 40-0 last week. In that game Wontavious Washington rushed for 111 yards and two TDs, and Nile Daniel had three catches for 92 yards, including a 45-yard touchdown pass before halftime that made it 20-0. Linebacker Stephon Harper was the top tackler for Griffin. The Bears are now 3-0 all-time against its county rival.

Other area games this week:

LaGrange defeated Spalding High 22-7 Thursday night in Griffin.

Lamar County defeated Spencer 32-8 Thursday night in Columbus.

Pike County is at First Presbyterian tonight.

The Upson-Lee Knights will be on Fun 101 FM, the Pike County Pirates will be on Fun101fm.com.

Area High School Scores

2010-08-24T17:16:00.001-04:00

Woodward Academy 31 Upson-Lee 10

Bleckley County 27 Lamar County 19

Griffin 40 Spalding 0

Dooly County 8 Greenville 0

Newnan 27 LaGrange 13

Welcome

2010-08-01T03:53:00.002-04:00

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