The Harrison girls soccer team won yet another region title last Tuesday after defeating Hillgrove 2-1. The win gave Harrison home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, but head coach Steve Riccard said winning home-field was less important than the achievement of winning region. “What a great achievement winning region was for this group of players!” said Riccard. Read more >

Entering the state tournament as a No. 3 seed, not many people thought Harrison would advance to the quarterfinals, much less the final four. Led by a tight group of seniors, however, the Hoyas made it to the semifinals for the first time in the school’s history.

But don’t tell Harrison they are a team of destiny; the Hoyas don’t believe in it.

“We don’t feel like we’re destined for anything,” said Harrison coach Robert Churchwell about his team’s Cinderella story. “We have to take what’s ours.”

After taking down more highly-regarded opponents in Johnson-Savannah, Valdosta and M.L. King on the way to the semis, Harrison now faces No. 1 Milton. While the Eagles will be missing starter Charles Mann who was suspended after the quarterfinal, Churchwell knows they will be just as strong as ever. 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 >

COBB

Dalton 21, Allatoona 17: Matt Cobb ran for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter to put Dalton (3-1) past visiting Allatoona (3-1) despite two rushing scores from Miles Jones. Dalton’s Robert Hardaway ran a blocked punt back for a score before the half to give the Catamounts a 14-10 lead. Tre Beck scored Dalton’s first touchdown of the night on a short run after his 70-yard gain put the ball on the Allatoona 5.

Kell 20, East Paulding 13: Host Kell (4-0) scored the game-winning touchdown with 35 seconds remaining when Brian Randolph ran for a 34-yard touchdown. East Paulding’s Kamanti Thomas scored on a 2-yard run with 1:09 left in the second quarter but the Raiders (3-1) missed the PAT. In the third, Sean Ashley ran in a 2-yard touchdown to give the Raiders a 13-6 lead. Read more >

With the Kell Classic and a handful of other football games kicking off last week, the 2010 high school football season has begun. However, the real action takes place this weekend, with a full slate of games scheduled for Friday and Saturday. So with the first full week of the high school football season upon us, let’s preview the upcoming season by taking a look at each county. Gwinnett County always has talented teams and this year is no different. North Gwinnett got their season off on the right foot with a 34-14 win over Cobb County powerhouse Lassiter.  Saturday will be when they face Bob Jones High School, a team from Madison, Ala., in the Progressive Football Challenge. “I think our team and community enjoy branching out and playing a national schedule,” North Gwinnett head coach Bob Sphire said. Read more >