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- North Gwinnett Nationally Ranked.
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- North Gwinnett Makes Statement, Solidifies Ranking
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- Buford, Wesleyan, North Gwinnett, Peachtree Ridge, Grayson Start Season Ranked.
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High School Sports Archive
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North Gwinnett Nationally Ranked.
Posted on August 31, 2010 | No CommentsNorth Gwinnett High School is the 17th best football team in the land, according to USA Today. Results: Defeated Lassiter (Marietta) 34-14 on Aug..21 as QB C.J. Uzomah. had more than 150 yards of total offense. Defeated Bob Jones (Madison, Ala.) 42-20 on Saturday as... -
North Gwinnett Makes Statement, Solidifies Ranking
Posted on August 23, 2010 | No CommentsThe North Gwinnnett Bulldogs took care of Lassiter 34-14 Saturday night at the Georgia Dome. They retain their #3 ranking in the latest Atlanta Journal-Constitution High School Football poll. Here are the complete rankings (Gwinnett teams in bold). There’s not been much movement since many... -
Buford, Wesleyan, North Gwinnett, Peachtree Ridge, Grayson Start Season Ranked.
Posted on August 20, 2010 | No CommentsOnce again the Buford Wolves begin the season ranked #1 in the first AJC poll of the new High School football season. In class 5A, North Gwinnett sits at #3, Peachtree Ridge at #4, and Grayson at #10. In class A Wesleyan starts the season... -
Grayson remains #1 in new Rivals poll.
Posted on October 14, 2009 | No CommentsThe Grayson Rams keep on rolling and remains #1 in the latest Rivals High School Football Poll released Oct. 11. North Gwinnett is #3 and Peachtree Ridge is #7 in Class 5A. Wesleyan is still #1 in Class A and Buford is #3 in Class... -
Gwinnett High School Football Rankings for 9/28/09
Posted on September 30, 2009 | No CommentsUPDATE: Click here for the most recent High School Football posts. No change (for Gwinnett’s teams) from last week’s Rivals High School Football Rankings. Grayson is still #2, North Gwinnett #3, and Peachtree Ridge #7 in the 5A rankings. Buford remains #4 in 2A, while... -
High School Football Rankings for 9/21/09
Posted on September 22, 2009 | No CommentsRivals has this week’s High School Football rankings and as has been the case all season, Gwinnett is well represented. In Class A Wesleyan remains #1. Class AA: Buford had a bye week and sits at #4. Class AAAAA: Grayson is #2, North Gwinnett is... -
Wesleyan wins State Title, Peachtree Ridge falls short.
Posted on December 15, 2008 | No CommentsThe Wesleyan Wolves won their first State Title in their first trip to the Championship game. Wesleyan defeated ECI 33-21. Peachtree Ridge’s late game rally fell short as Camden County held on to win 21-14. -
Buford Wolves win State AA Title.
Posted on December 13, 2008 | No CommentsThe Buford Wolves defended their State AA title last night with a convincing 45-21 victory over Calhoun. Wesleyan plays for the Class A title at 2 PM and Peachtree Ridge plays for the Class AAAAA title tonight at 8 PM. Both games are played at... -
Grayson upends Lowndes
Posted on November 29, 2008 | No CommentsWow. The Grayson Rams knocked off the defending 5A champs Lowndes tonight 17-7 in Loganville. Way to go guys! In other Gwinnett scores, Peachtree Ridge pounded Coffee 38-0, North Gwinnett fell to Newnan 20-3, and in Class A action, Buford routed Dublin 44-10. -
Should the Buford Wolves move up to AAA?
Posted on September 25, 2008 | No CommentsFletcher Proctor has another post about high school football in Gwinnett. Here’s an interesting passage: Hey Buford, could you please move up one classification? Please? He’s got a point. Buford has dominated AA for a number of years now. Why not take a step up... -
New High School Football Rankings, and Regional Standings.
Posted on September 16, 2008 | No CommentsThe AJC’s High School football rankings for September 14 are out. Class AAAAA: Grayson remains #5 while North Gwinnett and Norcross climb back into the poll at #9 and 10 respectively. Class AA: Another week goes by and Buford is still #1. The current Regional... -
Injured Player Inspires South Gwinnett Comets.
Posted on September 10, 2008 | No CommentsFletcher Procter has an article about former South Gwinnett JV player Arquacious Crane. Crane’s recovery from a career ending spinal cord injury has inspired the Comets. Crane has returned to school and he will be at all of the Comet varsity games this season according... -
AJC High School Football Rankings for September 8
Posted on September 8, 2008 | No CommentsThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution released the High School football rankings as of September 8. The complete polls for all classifications are here. Gwinnett teams in the rankings are: Class AAAAA: Grayson moved up a notch to #5. Class AA: Buford remains #1. Class A: Wesleyan dropped... -
August 31 High School Football Rankings.
Posted on August 31, 2008 | No CommentsClass AAAAA: Norcross and North Gwinnett drop out of the top 10 while Grayson remains #6. Pushing North Gwinnett out seems a bit harsh as they lost to the nation’s #1 team in Byrnes (S.C.). Nevertheless they drop from the poll. Class AA: Buford remains... -
Gwinnett Events Update for August 29.
Posted on August 28, 2008 | No CommentsFriday (today!) is the last day to enter our ticket giveaway to see Dave Ramsey at the Gwinnett Arena on September 13th. Click here to enter. Friday (August 29th) Exurban Adventures turns one year old. It’s been a blast blogging about Gwinnett. I’ve met and... -
A look at some Gwinnett H.S. football teams.
Posted on August 25, 2008 | No CommentsFletcher Proctor will cover a few of Gwinnett’s H.S. football teams (South Gwinnett, Brookwood, Norcross, Parkview, and Grayson) for Score magazine. He’s written a preview of some of those teams right here. -
New High School Football Rankings
Posted on August 19, 2008 | No CommentsUPDATE: The September 14th rankings are here. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is out with their High School Football rankings. Gwinnett teams figure prominently in these rankings. In Class AAAAA, Grayson is #6, Norcross is #7, and North Gwinnett is #8. In Class AA Buford is #1... -
Pre-Pre-Season H.S. Football rankings.
Posted on July 21, 2008 | No CommentsThe AJC won’t release their “official” rankings until August 18 but hey there’s no need to wait until then to talk about who’s #1. Todd Holcomb at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has given his pre-season rankings for Georgia’s five High School football classifications. Not surprisingly, several... -
Brookwood, Wesleyan claim State Championships
Posted on June 1, 2008 | No CommentsBrookwood defeats defending champ Walton: Down two runs and down to their final out in the third and deciding game of their first-round series against Alpharetta, the Broncos needed back-to-back solo home runs by Jordan Erisman and Ross Heffley to force extra innings, in which... -
Collins Hill Grad now an All-America
Posted on April 2, 2008 | No CommentsJust last year Maya Moore graduated from Collins Hill High School as a two-time Naismith Award winner. This year she becomes only the second player in history to be first team All-America as a freshman. To avoid further pressure, Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma didn’t want... -
Norcross, Wesleyan win State Championships.
Posted on March 11, 2008 | No CommentsNorcoss defeated Wheeler 57-54 to claim their third straight Boys AAAAA Basketball Championship. In an historic game that lived up to the hype, Norcross outlasted Wheeler, 57-54, to win its third consecutive Class AAAAA title. Norcross led by as many as 15 points early, but... -
Some High School Basketball Results
Posted on March 1, 2008 | No CommentsMen Norcross def. Northview 75 – 60 Berkmar falls to Wheeler 56 – 78 Womens Mill Creek over Marietta 55 – 35 Duluth over Parkview 51 – 37 -
High School Basketball Playoffs continue this weekend.
Posted on February 29, 2008 | No CommentsIt’s down to the Elite 8 in each of the classifications of High School basketball. Several Gwinnett teams are still alive. For the AAAAA men, Berkmar faces a tough teat in Wheeler, while Norcross and Northview square off. For the AAAAA women, Mill Creek and... -
High School Basketball Playoffs
Posted on February 23, 2008 | No CommentsA number of Gwinnett teams are in the State basketball playoffs. Some results are in including Dacula’s big win over defending Champs Tucker. Scores include: Friday Boys Results Berkmar 74, Sprayberry 66 Centennial 75, Meadowcreek 72 Marietta 65, Collins Hill 51 McEachern 61, Peachtree Ridge... -
Deep South Classic continues this weekend in Snellville
Posted on December 29, 2007 | No CommentsThe Deep South Classic, an annual high school basketball tournament, takes place this week in Snellville: Since 1991, the Deep South Classic has brought quality high school basketball action to Snellville over the Christmas holiday break. This year is no exception. With teams from all... -
Gwinnett Weekend Events: December 7th – 9th.
Posted on December 6, 2007 | No CommentsNorth Gwinnett and Buford are still alive in the State High School football playoffs. Buford plays Douglas 9 AM Saturday in one Class A Semifinal and North Gwinnett takes on Walton at 6 PM in a Class AAAA Semifinal. Both games will be played at... -
Gwinnett Weekend Events: November 16th-18th.
Posted on November 16, 2007 | No CommentsHigh School football payoffs begins this weekend throughout Georgia. Ten of Gwinnett’s High Schools are in action Friday at 7:30 pm: Class AAAAA Sprayberry @ Brookwood Chattahooche @ Grayson South Gwinnett @ Roswell Parkview @ Walton Marrietta @ North Gwinnett Etowah @ Norcross Peachtree Ridge... -
High School Football Rankings
Posted on November 16, 2007 | No CommentsFrom the Associated Press. As of 11/13/07. Gwinnett teams in bold. Click here for polls for all classifications. Class AAAAA 1. North Cobb (13) 139 (10-0) 2. M.L. King (1) 126 (10-0) 3. Norcross 106 (9-1) 4. Lowndes 98 (9-1) 5. North Gwinnett 69 (9-1)... -
Gwinnett’s Weekend Events: November 9nd-11th.
Posted on November 9, 2007 | No CommentsThe weather is turning colder with temperatures dipping below freezing, Christmas decorations have filled Gwinnett’s retail stores and it’s not even Thanksgiving yet. Nevertheless, Exurban Adventures is here to chronicle all the cool things to do in Gwinnett. Rivals on the field, Brookwood and Parkview... -
Georgia High School Football Rankings
Posted on November 7, 2007 | No CommentsThe AP Georgia High School football poll as of 11/05/07. Gwinnett teams are in bold. For the complete poll of all classifications, click here. Class AAAAA 1. North Cobb (8) 132 (9-0) 2. North Gwinnett (4) 120 (9-0) 3. M.L. King (1) 110 (9-0) 4.... -
Gwinnett High School Football scores.
Posted on November 3, 2007 | No CommentsSouth Gwinnett 23 Berkmar 16 Brookwood 45 Central Gwinnett 19 Dacula 20 Loganville 3 Greater Atlanta Christian 34 Decatur 7 Mill Creek 59 Duluth 0 Norcross 31 Collins Hill 21 Parkview 48 Meadowcreek 14 Peachtree Ridge 55 North Forsyth 20 Grayson 28 Shiloh 3 Powered... -
Gwinnett Weekend Events: November 2nd-4th.
Posted on November 2, 2007 | No CommentsThe Georgia Force announced their 2008 schedule. The 8th Annual Stone Mountain Park Indian Festival and Pow-Wow began yesterday. It continues today from 9 am – 2 pm, tomorrow from 10 am – 9 pm and Sunday from 10 am – 5 pm. Click here... -
Latest Georgia High School rankings.
Posted on October 30, 2007 | No CommentsIn AAAAA North Gwinnett wins, falls to #2. Buford wins, remains #1 in AA. Click here for the complete poll. Class AAAAA 1. North Cobb (4) 83 (8-0) 2. North Gwinnett (4) 76 (9-0) 3. M.L. King (1) 70 (8-0) 4. Harrison 55 (7-1) 5.... -
Gwinnett High School Football Scores
Posted on October 26, 2007 | No CommentsResults of games played October 26. South Gwinnett 26 Shiloh 20 Buford 58 Cross Keys 0 Wesleyan 42 Decatur 13 Collins Hill 35 Duluth 0 Norcross 31 Forsyth Central 0 Brookwood 24 Grayson 7 Berkmar 42 Meadowcreek 7 Mill Creek 17 Peachtree Ridge 10 North... -
Weekend events in Gwinnett.
Posted on October 26, 2007 | No CommentsAnother big night of high school football tonight. The game of the week has to be #10 Grayson vs. Brookwood. Other games include Cross Keys at #1 Buford, Decatur at Wesleyan, Duluth at Collins Hill, Forsyth Central at #5 Norcross, Meadowcreek at Berkmar, Mill Creek...