We’re a third of the way home in the 2010-2011 Regions Directors Cup race. The Georgia Athletics Directors Association has presented the award since 1999-2000 to recognize the very best athletics programs in Georgia. Thus far in the school year, some of the traditional powers are in control of their respective classifications while some upstarts are also making an appearance at the top of the standings. Read more >

The high school football state championships took place last week, but that did mean the season was over. One the championship games conclude, all-star games take place in the metro Atlanta area and McEachern has been the host of the Cobb Senior Bowl the last three years.

In this year’s version, the players were divided into the National team and the American team. The National team featured players from Walton, Kell, Wheeler, Marietta and South Cobb. The American team features players from Allatoona, Lassiter, Pope, North Cobb, Sprayberry and Campbell. In the end, the Nationals were too much the Americans, winning 41-19 at Walter Cantrell Stadium on Saturday. Read more >

Now that the playoffs are upon us, we are switching things up on the Score 44. We are still honoring all of the outstanding seniors from the 2010 season, but we will weigh playoff performances into our list for the next few editions. Several seniors stood out and are making the list for the first time. Congrats! Read more >

And THAT is why they play the games.

As I sat in the Collins Hill press box calling the Georgia Public Broadcasting: Game of the Week last Friday, I could not believe my eyes as I continued to follow the Score Atlanta Flash Scoreboard: Whitewater was up 28-0 on Northside? Seriously? Read more >

Allatoona High School is Cobb County’s newest high school. Opened in the fall of 2008 and nicknamed the Buccaneers, Allatoona has had only one coach in its short history: Gary Varner. The head coaching job at Allatoona was his first-ever head coaching job, which makes Varner’s head coaching history just as short as his program’s. Read more >