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High School Football
Balancing act
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Last Updated: 10:35 PM 11/19/09 - Even as the offers begin to pile up for DWS running back Tony Zenon, his focus remains steadfast on one thing: winning another state championship.

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Eagles’ state title defense continues tonight
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Last Updated: 10:29 PM 11/19/09 - With eight wins in a row coming into tonight’s GISA Class A Final Four game against Briarwood, Terrell Academy just needs No. 9 and No. 10 to repeat as state champs. (Full Story)
Local GHSA football needs an overhaul
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Last Updated: 10:23 PM 11/19/09 - Herald prep football beat writer Paul Dehner Jr. shares his views about why local high school football fans shouldn't hate on GISA schools, but rather question what's wrong with the slump area GHSA programs are mired in. (Full Story)
Playoff week predictions
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Last Updated: 10:05 PM 11/19/09 - Herald prep football beat writer Paul Dehner Jr. breaks down the remaining four area teams left in this year's GHSA and GISA state playoffs. (Full Story)
Angering the enemy
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Last Updated: 1:16 AM 11/19/09 - Miller County eliminated Savannah Christian in the second round last season and now is faced with the same task Friday on the road. (Full Story)
Bainbridge native Sheppard overcomes odds at Arkansas
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Last Updated: 1:07 AM 11/19/09 - Former Bearcats star Malcolm Sheppard continues to count his blessings after nearly losing his eye while rough-housing as a kid. (Full Story)
Sharing the wealth
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Last Updated: 10:05 PM 11/17/09 - Warriors RB Nile Knapp has been the center of attention much of the year at SGA, but the emergence of other skill players have the Warriors two wins away from a state title (Full Story)
Knights back in Final 4
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Last Updated: 12:31 AM 11/14/09 - Four first-half touchdowns and a second-half shutout secure a victory for the Deerfield-Windsor Knights and a berth in the GISA Class AAA state semifinals. (Full Story)
Eagles upended
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Last Updated: 11:56 PM 11/13/09 - Edmund Burke holds the ball the entire third quarter, scoring a TD and then recovering an onside kick to set up another score, setting the stage for a 21-12 victory against Sherwood Christian in the GISA playoffs. (Full Story)
Miller County moves past Brookstone
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Last Updated: 11:51 PM 11/13/09 - Shawndre Sheffield leads the way for Miller County as it beats Brookstone, 33-26, in the first round of the GHSA Class A playoffs. (Full Story)
Chattahoochee County comes back to beat Seminole
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Last Updated: 11:32 PM 11/13/09 - Seminole County can’t hold a late lead and sees its season end, 34-27. (Full Story)
Monroe falls in OT
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Last Updated: 11:38 PM 11/13/09 - Florida commit Neiron Ball catches the game-winning TD in overtime as Monroe falls short of upsetting undefeated Jackson. (Full Story)
Huge pass play leads Thomas Jefferson past Westwood
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Last Updated: 11:51 PM 11/13/09 - Westwood sufferes yet another close loss, resulting in the end to the Wildcats' season, 24-21, at the hands of Thomas Jefferson. (Full Story)
Brown has his eyes on the prize
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Last Updated: 9:12 PM 11/12/09 - Since transferring from Albany High School, Sherwood Christian’s Dontavious Brown has a new outlook on the game as his Eagles enter tonight’s second-round GISA Class AA playoff contest. (Full Story)
Predicting the playoffs
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Last Updated: 10:23 PM 11/12/09 - Herald prep writer Paul Dehner Jr. gives his thoughts on who will win tonight's playoff games in the GISA and GHSA. (Full Story)
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