Category: Rockmart Yellow Jackets
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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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Luke, Hulsey commit to stay in-state for college
State champs Trey Luke and Neyland Hulsey are heading off to college after they graduate to play ball, and they’ll be staying in state. Rockmart High School celebrated the pair for a signing day ceremony this morning as Luke and Hulsey announced their intentions of where they’ll play after graduation. Luke is headed off to…
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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 take double digit win to open Class AA Playoffs
The Rockmart Yellow Jackets took a huge leap into the next round, topping South Atlanta to open the Class AA Playoffs at home. The Jackets took a 30-point win 50-20 victory after rolling over the Hornets in the first half with six touchdowns, giving up a score in the first quarter. Rockmart added a touchdown…
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BASKETBALL: Jackets boys fall short at Bowdon to open season
The season is getting off to a hard start for Rockmart after they fell in a road opener at Bowdon on Thursday night. The 63-49 loss at the hands of the Red Devils came with a caveat: the Jackets weren’t playing with their full compliment as around half of the team were preparing for the…
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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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Jackets notch second seed in Class AA playoffs
Hosting South Atlanta for opening round game The Rockmart Yellow Jackets went perfect in region for their ninth title in a row to end the regular season, and now its time for a new season to start on the gridiron: the playoffs. The South Atlanta Hornets are coming to the Rock next Friday night to…
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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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Rockmart takes ninth region title!
Jackets blow out North Murray, end the Mountaineers’ undefeated run to end regular season It was cast as a showdown, but ended up being a blowout as the Rockmart Yellow Jackets knocked out the North Murray Mountaineers in a 42-7 finish to the regular season and to clinch their ninth region title and keep the…