Category: Football
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COACHING CAROUSEL: Abrams taking over at Bowdon
Bowdon High School announced today that former Cedartown Head Coach and Bowdon Defensive Coordinator Jamie Abrams is taking over the Red Devils program as Rich Fendley is reportedly departing. The news about Abrams’ hire as the new Red Devils coach comes amid an opening for the top job as the Rockmart Yellow Jackets head coach.…
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South Paulding hires Jared Zito as new head football coach
The Spartans are starting fresh for the 2026 season with a new head football coach announced in recent days, and will be meeting and greeting with students, staff, parents and fans this weekend. South Paulding High announced that Jared Zito will be taking over the football program after five seasons coaching at Southeast Bulloch, where…
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UPDATE: RHS says goodbye to head football coach after dominant run
UPDATE: Hart County will be getting the talents of Coach Biff Parson in the coming football season. The team announced around the same time that Rockmart High announced the departure of one of Rockmart’s best coaches in the history of the program that the Bulldogs will be getting his talents in Northeast Georgia. Along with…
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Jackets fall in quarterfinals comeback to Burke County
It was fun while it lasted, Jacket Nation. Rockmart held a lead through three quarters, and then fell in a one-point loss at the Rock on Friday night to end their season in dramatic fashion in a 41-40 loss to Burke County, who knocked them out of the playoffs last year. The Jackets held a…
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Jackets heading to quarterfinals with big win over Laney
Wet weather wasn’t going to stop the touchdown machine once the Rockmart offense was rolling, and they took a 48-18 victory over Laney in the second round of the playoffs on Friday night. Rockmart took an early lead over the Wildcats and got tangled in a first quarter tie, but the Jackets stung hard in…
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FOOTBALL: Hornets season over in first round against M.L. King
Hiram got traveled for their playoff game on Friday night, but it was their final outing of the 2025 season as they ended 1-and-done against M.L. King in a 47-23 loss in the opening round in Class 4A. The Hornets were able to take a lead in the opening quarter, but the Lions took a…
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FOOTBALL: Pats no match for North Cobb in playoff loss
Yike. 64-20 is not the way any team wants to finish the season, but the Paulding County Patriots felt this pain harder than normal as they just came off their best season in three years to finish 4-7 on the road to the North Cobb Warriors in the Class 6A playoffs opening round. Two seasons…
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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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Bremen busted by Pepperell to finish season in opening round
It is always hard to face an opponent twice in one season, and wasn’t going to be any easier for a Bremen Blue Devils squad who already faced the burn from Lindale’s Dragons during region play. It wasn’t any easier on Friday night as Pepperell ended Bremen’s run early in the Class A Division I…
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North Paulding falls short as season ends in opening round of playoffs
Well, it was fun while it lasted Wolfpack nation. The home team came up just short as North Paulding fell in the first round of the playoffs to Hillgrove in a 28-25 loss to open the Class 6A playoffs and cut their season shorter than they were hoping for 2025. Tyler Niehr put up a…