Category: East Paulding Raiders
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Raiders routed in opening round of playoffs by Hughes
The Raiders will have to try again next season to punch their way into the playoffs, because this year they got scratched out by the Panthers as Langston Hughes continues an undefeated season into the next round, and East Paulding packed up their season and went home. The Panthers routed the Raiders in the opening…
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BASKETBALL: Raiders bounce back in second half for comeback win
The East Paulding Raiders opened their 2025-26 season with a victory on the court on Tuesday, knocking the Pats off their game in a comeback victory at home. The Pats came into this one with an 0-1 record already, and fell to 0-2 on the season with the loss after they gave up a solid…
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BASKETBALL: Lady Pats push to 2-0 with win over Raiders
A in-county rivalry game ended with the Paulding County Lady Patriots remaining undefeated in the regular season, while East Paulding opened their season with a loss on Tuesday evening. The Lady Pats dominated with a 53-20 win on the road, opening the game with a first quarter 21-9 run over the Lady Raiders and never…
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New regions announced by GHSA as schools learn their fate on classification appeals
The reclassification process is complete, and now the new region alignments have been announced by the GHSA for review as schools have one more chance to appeal where they’ll be scheduling trips for the next two years. Most of the teams covered locally have some longer road trips to take, while others will remain relatively…
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Jackets top regular season rankings for TSW teams
The regular season is over, and teams across the area are either playoff bound or licking their wounds until Fall 2026. That’s life on the gridiron – short, sometimes sweet and mostly reminds every player, coach and fan that despite bumps and knocks along the way there is either the thrill of victory of the…
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Classifications changing again as 2026-27 realignment process underway
Teams across Northwest Georgia are wondering where they’ll end up as realignment is underway and the Georgia High School Athletic Association (GHSA) brings back Class 7A, and regroups Class A to remake the landscape across high school sports in the state. As it stands, the changing up of classifications and adding 7A and consolidating Single…
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FOOTBALL: East Paulding scrapes into playoffs, ends season with close road loss
East Paulding had a bad night to finish off their season. The 17-14 loss at the hand of Villa Rica on Halloween night, finishing off the regular season with a trip to the postseason, but will have a hard road ahead to keep themselves in the game. Raiders quarterback Bode Spence went 13-for-23 for 149…
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FOOTBALL: Raiders top Kennesaw Mountain in home rout
East Paulding remains on a roll heading into the final weeks of the regular season, and could be primed to get into the playoffs this year. They won big at home on Friday with a 37-12 region matchup over Kennesaw Mountain, taking the lead in the first quarter and never looking back through until time…
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FOOTBALL: Raiders top Alexander in road trip 49-20
Another double-digit win for the East Paulding Raiders put them in prime position to make it to the playoffs and put them on a two-game streak in region play. The Raiders topped the Alexander Cougars 49-20 on Friday night in the trip to Douglasville, putting them at 2-2 in the region after dropping games to…
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FOOTBALL: Raiders get routed by Rome
A hopeful for Raider Nation was slightly soured as region play began turned into a rout against a dominant team in 5-AAAAA. East Paulding fell to Rome on Friday night in a 31-14 loss, scoring twice in the third to get points on the board against a longtime top squad in the state. Spence went…