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GRADY ROLLING: Grey Knights look to keep the tempo up

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GRADY ROLLING: Grey Knights look to keep the tempo up

The Grady Grey Knights girls soccer team has just one regular season game left on its schedule, a non-conference tilt against Class AAAA No. 8 Flowery Branch after spring break, but Rodney Thomas’ squad has already locked up a spot in the upcoming Class AAA state playoffs.

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PREPS: APS hosts event for college-bound football stars

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PREPS: APS hosts event for college-bound football stars

The auditorium at Douglass High in Atlanta was filled with an embarrassment of football talent Wednesday morning. The best high school players from the Atlanta Public Schools gathered to literally cap off their prep careers. The assembly line of athletes took the stage one-by-one, signed their letters of intent and put on a baseball cap with the logo of their future colleges, universities and academies.

The event could be summed up with one word, understated. Anyone expecting intrigue and suspense left disappointed. Read more >

PREPS: Grady’s Swann on signing with UGA

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PREPS: Grady’s Swann on signing with UGA

Grady cornerback Damian Swann is one of many stars in Georgia’s 2011 Dream Team signing class. He is rated as high as the No. 3 cornerback in the country according to multiple national recruiting services and was invited to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl last month. Immediately after leaving the stage at the Atlanta Public Schools Signing Day celebration, he received hugs from his crowd of at least two dozen friends and family. Read more >

PREPS: Caffey comments on signing with Kentucky

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PREPS: Caffey comments on signing with Kentucky

Score Atlanta found a quiet spot to spend a few minutes with Grady star running back Marcus Caffey at the Atlanta Public Schools Signing Day celebration. Caffey is a six-foot, 190 pounder with 4.45 speed who rushed for over 1,600 yards with 18 touchdowns last season. Here’s what the Kentucky signee had to say… Read more >

PREP BEAT: Grady’s Caffey talks about spurning Purdue for UK

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PREP BEAT: Grady’s Caffey talks about spurning Purdue for UK

Grady tailback Marcus Caffey joined GPB’s Sports Central XL Tuesday for the first show of 2011 to discuss his recent de-commitment from Purdue and subsequent pledge to the University of Kentucky. Read more >