North 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 RB Donnie Miles ran for three TDs, all in the first half. Next: Friday vs. Crenshaw (Los Angeles).

The Bulldogs remain #3 in the GPB/AJC poll however.

AAAAA
1. Camden County (1 – 0)
2. Lowndes (2 – 0)
3. North Gwinnett (2 – 0)
4. Peachtree Ridge (1 – 0)
5. Newnan (1 – 0)
6. Stephenson (1 – 0)
7. McEachern (0 – 1)
8. Valdosta (0 – 0)
9. Brookwood (1 – 0)
10. Collins Hill (1 – 0)

Buford remains #1.

AA
1. Buford (1 – 0)
2. Carver Columbus (0 – 0)
3. Calhoun (1 – 0)
4. Westminster (1 – 0)
5. Dublin (1 – 0)
6. Cook (1 – 0)
7. Thomasville (1 – 1)
8. Fitzgerald (1 – 1)
9. Lovett (0 – 1)
10. Callaway (0 – 0)

Wesleyan stays put at #3

A
1. Charlton County (1 – 0)
2. Wilcox County (1 – 0)
3. Wesleyan (1 – 0)
4. Clinch County (1 – 0)
5. Savannah Christian (1 – 0)
6. Lincoln County (0 – 1)
7. Eagle’s Landing Christian (0 – 0)
8. Emanuel County (0 – 0)
9. Darlington (1 – 0)
10. Holy Innocents (0 – 0)

Gwinnett Braves rookie first baseman Freddie Freeman has been named the International League’s Rookie of the Year:

20-year-old first baseman Freddie Freeman of Gwinnett lived up to his billing by MLB.com as one of the top 40 prospects in the game, earning IL Rookie of the Year honors.

Freeman will be called up to Atlanta tomorrow, according to the AJC’s Mark Bradley and many suspect he’ll be there next season as well.

USA Today is running a poll on who folks think they should select for Minor League Player Of The Year. Braves 1B Freddie Freeman is currently in second and needs your help!

Click here to vote and be sure to forward this to your friends.

Here are the five finalists:

OF Domonic Brown, Phillies: He turns 23 on Sept. 3. Brown had 20 home runs and 17 stolen bases at Class AA and AAA before joining the Phillies earlier this month.

1B Freddie Freeman, Braves: He turns 21 on Sept. 12, at which point he could be playing in Atlanta. Freeman has put up big numbers as a 20-year-old at Class AAA and figures to be the Braves’ first baseman next year.

RHP Jeremy Hellickson, Rays: The 23-year-old went 12-3 with a 2.45 ERA at Class AAA before being promoted to the majors, where he has won his first three starts.

3B Mike Moustakas, Royals: He turns 22 on Sept. 11 and has emerged at Class AA and AAA this season. The second overall pick in 2007, Moustakas had never had an OPS of more than .822 until 2010.

RHP Michael Pineda, Mariners: The 21-year-old has split the season at Class AA and AAA and averaged more than a strikeout and inning at each stop. He figures to be in the Mariners rotation at some point in 2011.

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The Alabama Vipers of the Arena Football League will move to Gwinnett and become the Georgia Force. The Force will play at the Arena at Gwinnett Center next season.

“The Georgia Force is back,” Atlanta radio personality and news conference master of ceremonies Dave Hubbard proudly proclaimed. “New faces, new ownership, but the same great product that you are used to, maybe better than before.”

The new faces include an ownership group, headed by AFL Executive Committee member Doug MacGregor and Alabama businessman Donn Jennings, who are relocating the Alabama Vipers franchise from Huntsville, Ala., to Gwinnett County.

Ron Evans will also make the move to Gwinnett as the team’s president and is as excited about the opportunity that the new market presents for the team.

“We had a wonderful fan base in Huntsville, some great sponsors, another facility that just did some tremendous things for us in terms of cooperation,” Evans said. “But the new AFL is growing by leaps and bounds. And frankly, the new AFL outgrew a market that size and an arena that size.

“(Gwinnett) was always the first choice. We looked at, actually, two other markets just briefly. I think this is the best market for a team to move to right now, and it was always our priority to try to come here.”

The team will retain the old Georgia Force name and color scheme, which was prominently featured in Monday’s news conference with the slogan, “Back In Black And Blue,” and was secured when officials with the new AFL purchased them from the old Force ownership group — headed by Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank — last winter.

The team’s logo will be slightly different, and is, according to Evans, “a work in progress.” The new ownership group also purchased the domain name www.georgiaforce.com from the Falcons.

Evans said the priority of the new AFL is to avoid making mistakes that led to the demise of the old AFL, which disbanded in December 2008.

That included the Force despite the success the team had both on the field — making the playoffs in five of its seven seasons, including a berth in the 2005 Arena Bowl — and off — the team averaged 10,291 fans per game in its final season at the arena, 90.6 percent of the arena’s capacity of 11,355.

“There’s a night and day difference in the financial model of the new AFL (from) the old AFL,” Evans said. “The old AFL was not modified or tweaked. It was completely done away with, in some cases, by default, rather than by design.”

To learn more, visit the Georgia Force’s website.

The 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 schools have not started playing yet. Grayson did drop out after a loss, but was replaced by Brookwood in the 5A rankings.

Class AAAAA

1. Camden County (0-0)
2. Lowndes (1-0)
3. North Gwinnett (1-0)
4. Peachtree Ridge (1-0)
5. Newnan (1-0)
6. Stephenson (0-0)
7. McEachern (0-1)
8. Roswell (0-0)
9. Valdosta (0-0)
10. Brookwood (1-0)

Class AAAA

1. Northside-Warner Robins (0-0)
2. Griffin (0-0)
3. Clarke Central (0-0)
4. Tucker (0-0)
5. Thomas County Central (0-0)
6. Warner Robins (0-0)
7. Hiram (0-0)
8. Marist (0-0)
9. Apalachee (0-0)
10. Kell (1-0)

Class AAA

1. Sandy Creek (0-0)
2. Peach County (0-0)
3. Cairo (0-0)
4. St. Pius (0-0)
5. Washington County (0-0)
6. Westside-Macon (0-0)
7. Baldwin (0-0)
8. North Hall (0-0)
9. Eastside (0-0)
10. Gainesville (0-0)

Class AA

1. Buford (0-0)
2. Carver-Columbus (0-0)
3. Calhoun (0-0)
4. Fitzgerald (1-0)
5. Dublin (0-0)
6. Westminster (0-0)
7. Cook (1-0)
8. Thomasville (1-0)
9. Hart County (0-0)
10. Lovett (0-1)

Class A

1. Charlton County (0-0)
2. Wilcox County (0-0)
3. Wesleyan (0-0)
4. Clinch County (0-0)
5. Lincoln County (0-0)
6. Emanuel County Institute (0-0)
7. Savannah Christian (0-0)
8. Bowdon (0-0)
9. Eagle’s Landing Christian (0-0)
10. Greenville (0-0)

From the National Weather Service:

837 PM EDT Sat Aug 21 2010

The National Weather Service In Peachtree City Has Issued A Flood Warning For The Suwanee Creek Near Suwanee
From This Evening Until Sunday Morning.
* At 8 PM Saturday The Stage Was 7.9 Feet… And Rising.
* Minor Flooding Is Forecast To Develop.
* Flood Stage Is 8 Feet.
* The Creek Is Forecast To Rise Above Flood Stage Early This Evening And Continue To Slowly Rise… Reaching Near 8.2 Feet By Late Evening. The Creek Will Fall Below Flood Stage By Early Sunday Morning.
* At 8 Feet… Flood Stage Is Reached. Minor Flooding Begins With Suwanee Creek Park Beginning To Flood.

UPDATE: Flood warning canceled.

Here’s your chance to be on the big screen.

ATLANTA, GA (August 20, 2010) – Paramount Pictures is seeking local actors and actresses to appear in a new movie based on the classic 1980’s film, “Footloose,” helmed by Director Craig Brewer, which will be shooting in the Atlanta area through November.

Casting Director Bill Marinella, a 17-year industry veteran, is leading the search for extras to appear as background talent for this studio production.

Those selected for work on the movie will be paid and receive free parking. You must be at least 18 years of age to apply. If you have a headshot, please feel free to bring it.

The open call will be held, Thursday, August 26th 4pm-6pm.

Cowboys Bar
1750 North Roberts Road NW
Kennesaw Georgia 30144

The movie is looking for the following types of persons:

High school age looking (minimum18 yrs of age to play younger)
“Character types” including persons with interesting facial features, hairstyles, aged “weather worn” looks
Casting ages 18 and over, persons of all ethnicities, shapes and sizes, for church leaders
Farmers, speedway racetrack fans, southern looking ladies and gentleman in
“Sunday Best”
Real cheerleaders and high school jocks in school attire (minimum18 yrs of age to play younger)
Sweet southern gals and strong men who work with their hands
Line dancers with “best attire”
Wardrobe directions:
· NO LOGOS of any kind ABSOLUTELY
· NO RED, NO WHITE, NO BLACK, NO BRIGHT COLORED CLOTHING
· Please dress in layers in simple forms (example: t-shirt, flannel shirt, light jacket, overalls, denim, khakis, business wear, long-sleeve shirts, tie)
· NO small PRINTS/PATTERNS (summer patterns are okay as long as not to too “busy”), ladies jeans and dresses are fine, nothing too revealing
· Townsfolk, working class women and men and southern churchgoers, please come dressed in your “best looks” with hats, suspenders, purses, bonnets and accessories
· Please come with hair and make-up applied and be camera ready

Those selected to work on this production will need to be available for an ENTIRE 13-hour day and make arrangements for a Monday thru Friday shooting schedule.

You must have 2 forms of valid identification for work. Please bring official state ID’s (e.g., driver’s license, birth certificate, U.S. Passport).

For descriptions and photos of wardrobe and other fun stuff regarding extras casting on FOOTLOOSE, please follow our blog on the following link: http://www.bigfootatl.blogspot.com/

Once 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 ranked 3rd.

Here are the complete rankings:

CLASS AAAAA
1. Camden County
2. Lowndes
3. North Gwinnett
4. Peachtree Ridge
5. Colquitt County
6. Newnan
7. Stephenson
8. McEachern
9. Roswell
10. Grayson

CLASS AAAA
1. Northside-Warner Robins
2. Griffin
3. Clarke Central
4. Tucker
5. Thomas County Central
6. Warner Robins
7. Hiram
8. Marist
9. Apalachee
10. North Clayton

CLASS AAA
1. Sandy Creek
2. Peach County
3. Cairo
4. St. Pius
5. Washington County
6. Westside-Macon
7. Baldwin
8. North Hall
9. Eastside
10. Gainesville

CLASS AA
1. Buford
2. Carver-Columbus
3. Calhoun
4. Dublin
5. Fitzgerald
6. Lovett
7. Westminster
8. Hart County
9. Cook
10. Thomasville

CLASS A
1. Charlton County
2. Wilcox County
3. Wesleyan
4. Clinch County
5. Lincoln County
6. Emanuel County Institute
7. Savannah Christian
8. Bowdon
9. Eagle’s Landing Christian
10. Greenville

• By the way, we got 5 inches of rain at our house this morning. #

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