Georgia High School Football Schedules

Practice in Georgia gets underway on Friday. For the five days, teams will only be allowed to workout in shorts, shoulder pads and helmets. The first day in full pads will be August 6th.

The season will open-up on August 22nd with the the Corky Kell Classic at the Georgia Dome. For a look at every schedule around the state from the Georgia High School Association, click here.

And, to get Georgia fans jacked-up, here's what the Atlanta Journal Constitution thinks the paper's pre-season rankings will look like when they officially come out on August 18th. It was compiled by AJC writer Todd Holcomb, but in no way should be considered OFFICIAL!

Class AAAAA
1. Lowndes
2. Northside-Warner Robins
3. Camden County
4. North Gwinnett
5. M.L. King
6. Walton
7. Grayson
8. Norcross
9. Valdosta
10. Newnan

Class AAAA
1. Ware County
2. Tucker
3. Bainbridge
4. Thomas County Central
5. Rome
6. Chamblee
7. Whitewater
8. Habersham Central
9. Banneker
10. Marist

Class AAA
1. Carver-Columbus (11 starters returning)
2. Cairo (16)
3. Shaw
4. North Hall (9)
5. LaGrange
6. Perry
7. Stephens County
8. St. Pius
9. Carrollton
10. Baldwin

Class AA
1. Buford (5)
2. Charlton County
3. Dublin (12)
4. Lovett (11)
5. Calhoun
6. Thomasville
7. Fitzgerald
8. Cook (9)
9. Henry County
10. Westminster

Class A
1. ECI (11)
2. Lincoln County
3. Clinch County (12)
4. Wilcox County (10)
5. Athens Academy (13)
6. Dooly County
7. Brookstone
8. Savannah Christian
9. Washington-Wilkes
10. Wesleyan

We're Back!!!! Practice Begins in Alaska, Tennessee & Virginia

The wait is over and The High School Football is back...ready to give you everything you need to know about the 2008 high school football season. We'll have plenty of new things for you this year...more video, more audio and more stats!!

Practice begins Monday in Alaska, Tennessee and Virginia with other states following suit over the next couple of weeks. The first official games will be played in Alaska the week on August 8th and 9th.

If you have any suggestions that will make things better, please feel free to contact me at jeff@blitzgroupllc.com.

Here's looking forward to a great '08 season!!

Jeff Fisher

Red Beats Gold in McDonald's Lehigh Valley (PA) All-Star Football Classic

The best players in eastern Pennsylvania squared-off Thursday night in Nazareth, Pennsylvania in the 38th renewal of the McDonald's Lehigh Valley All-Star Football Classic.

Former Palisades High School quarterback Kyle Jensen tossed four touchdown passes to lead the Red team to a 27-21 win over the Gold squad.

To read a complete game wrap from the Morning Call, click here.

Do High School Football Players Shrink During Games?

Here's a different story from the American College of Sports Medicine. According to a report released last week in Indianapolis, players' height during games goes down do to disc compression. The research found players could lose up to a centimeter during the course of the game.

To read more about the report, click here.

Connecticut-Rhode Island Governor's Cup Rosters

The rosters have been announced for the 10th Annual Governor's Cup High School Football All-Star Game featuring the best from Connecticut taking on the stars from Rhode Island. The game will be played June 28th at Rentschler Field Field in East Hartford.

Connecticut, which has won five straight games, leads the series 6-3. Connecticut will be coached by Fitch-Groton's Jim Buonocore and Rhode Island will be led by Keith Kenyon of North Kingstown High.

Rhode Island, which lost last year's game 59-27, will be led by Gatorade Player of the Year quarterback Stanley Dunbar of St. Raphael's Academy. Dunbar is headed to the University of Rhode Island in the fall.

Connecticut will feature Stratford running back Torrey Mack, who's heading to Virginia and Yale-bound Alex Thomas of Ansonia.

Here are the rosters...

Connecticut All-Stars

Derek Williams, WR, Xavier; Torrey Mack, RB, Stratford; Josh Maignan, WR, Stamford; Nathan Pagan, RB, Newington; Jonathan Jackson, DB, Bunnell; Lorenzo Baker, DB, Middletown; Matt Coyne, QB, Bristol Central; Ryan Katon, QB, Xavier; Alfredo Frausto, K, Cromwell; Ziggy Bailey, DB, Windsor; Joshua Hudson, DB, New Britain; Mike Escobar, DB, Danbury; Rob Moir, QB, Seymour; Bobby Shepherd, K/P, Fitch; James Hodges, DB, Wethersfield; Jack Cooper, LB, Berlin; Jamal Gaston, DB, Fitch; Johrone Bunch, WR, Maloney; Israel Burgos, DB, Southington; Nathan Tyler, LB, Northwest Catholic; Octavias McKoy, Ath, Stratford; Jim Desautels, TE, East Catholic; Louis "B.J." Aponte, RB, New Britain; Geoff Schultz, LB, Shelton; Mike Easley, WR, Bunnell; Tim McNeil, RB, Ledyard; Mike D'Angelo, TE, Cromwell; Jaizz Nealy, LB, Bloomfield; Alex Thomas, RB, Ansonia; Mwamba Williams, LB, Windsor; Trevardo Williams, LB, Central; Julian Sanford, LB, Bloomfield; Hakeem Young, LB, Hartford Public; Matthew Delconte, OL, Berlin; Richard Perry, OL, Middletown; A.J. Tillman, OL, New London; Richard Boebel, DL, Bristol Eastern; Matt Walker, DL, Pomperaug; Earl Wilson, LB, New London; Mike Flynn, LB, Ansonia; Mike Mainiero, Shelton; Kyle Parrish, OL, Weaver; Keatric Redding-Hall, LB, Weaver; Kyle Duncan, OL, New Canaan; Benjamin Chapman, OL, Stonington; Rashaad Bass, DL, Ansonia; Dwayne Guscott, OL, Central; Bill Romaniello, DL, Masuk; Chris Willadsen, OL, South Windsor; Stanley Reshannon, DL, Weaver; Erik Matos, OL, West Haven; Efrain Rodriguez, WR, Hartford Public; Lorenzo Hemingway, WR, Capital Prep; Tristan Roberts, WR, Conard; Aaron Smith, LB, Hillhouse.

COACHES — Jim Buonocore, Fitch (head); Sean Marinan, Xavier; Bill Mella, Southington; Tom Brockett, Ansonia; Andy Guyon, Southington; Marc Romano, St. Bernard; Peter Cox, Central; Mark Condon, Xavier; Mike Tyler, Northwest Catholic; Roy Roberts, Bloomfield; John Ferazzi, Sheehan; Harry Bellucci, Hartford Public; Chris Fulton, Capital Prep.

Rhode Island All-Stars

Hershel Williams, RB, Shea; Jordan Monk, WR, St. Raphael; Josh Ponte, DB, South Kingstown; Stanley Dunbar, QB, St. Raphael; John Pedrotty, QB, Portsmouth; Hans Hall, DE, St. Raphael; Bryan Dewitt, RB, Rogers; Josh Perry, WR, South Kingstown; Rob Carbone, DB, Cranston West; Darren Williams, WR, Hendricken; Emmanuel Tutu, RB, Classical; Branford Sowah, RB, Bishop Hendricken; Alex Mendez, LB, Cranston West; Anthony Petrarca, WR, Warwick; Alex Loewenthal, DB Cranston West; Zak Gumkowski, LB, Cranston West; Roablas Lumpkins, DB, Mt. Pleasant; Ron Woodley, WR, East Providence; John Perrotti, DB, North Kingstown; Mark Laurito, LB, La Salle; Thomas Cole, LB, Classical; Joe Saunders, LB, Rogers; Howard Robinson, LB, Central; Dan Hayes, DE, St. Raphael; Geoff Gillson, DB, Cranston East; Tahj Eddington, RB, Juanita Sanchez; Brent Semple, DL, North Kingstown; Will Lopes, LB, St. Raphael; Matt Greenhalgh, OL, Ponaganset; Rob Maggiacomo, OL, LaSalle; Greg Dubee, OL South Kingstown; Bobby Booth, DT, Bishop Hendricken; Justin Rapp, LB, St. Raphael; Craig Argencourt, LB, St. Raphael; Brandon Sherratt, DL, St. Raphael; J.R. Whesu, DL, Classical; Tom Davis, LB, East Greenwich; Riley O'Brien, OL, North Kingstown; Jacob Burton, DL, East Providence; Patrick Onye, DL, Classical; Daniel Perkins, OL, Classical; Ray Bundy, OL, LaSalle; Ron Durfee, DL, Chariho; Ruben Gonzalez, RB, Central; Nick Rogrigues, TE, LaSalle; Josh Janes, DE, LaSalle; Jim Jaworski, DE, Bishop Hendricken; Neal Rooney, DE, LaSalle.

Coach: Keith Kenyon, North Kingstown (head); Tom Centore, Cranston East; Dick Fossa, Narragansett

To read more from the Hartford Courant, click here.

It's Ohio State!

Months and months of speculation ended Wednesday when Jeannette High's Terrelle Pryor chose Ohio State.

The nation's top recruit, who is the only Pennsylvania high school football player to ever run for 4,000 yards and pass for 4,000 yards, chose the Buckeyes over Michigan. To read more about Pryor's highly anticipated decision, click here.

Seven Starters From Jeannette Football Team Lead Jayhawks to State Basketball Championship

The nation's top high school football recruit Terrelle Pryor has another Pennsylvania state championship gold medal to hang around his next.

Saturday, Pryor and six of his football teammates led Jeannette to a 76-72 overtime victory over Philadelphia Strawberry Mansion and the PIAA Class 2A state basketball championship.

Pryor scored 23 points in the victory for the Jayhawks, who became the first school in the very powerful WPIAL to ever win state football and basketball championships in the same year. Jeannette (25-4) used only seven players in the game, and all seven were starters on the football team.

To read about the game, please click here.

Next up for Pryor...a decision on where to play his college football!

Still No Decision...But Terrelle Pryor Playing For Another State Championship Today

The Year of Terrelle Pryor continues rolling along at breakneck speed today when the nation's number one recruit plays for his second state championship during the current school year.

Pryor and his Jeannette (24-4) teammates will play Philadelphia Strawberry Mansion (23-5) at Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center for the PIAA Class AA state title. Of course in December, the still undecided football recruit, led his Jayhawks to a state football title.

Maybe his appearance in Happy Valley this weekend, will help Pryor decide where he will play college football. Penn State is considered one of the four finalists for his services...with Ohio State, Michigan and Oregon still in the running.

Pryor delayed his decision beyond the National Letter of Intent signing day and has kept all of the recruiting websites buzzing about his final decision.

April 1st is the cut-off date for his decision.