Team of the Week: Forsyth Central Bulldogs

Team of the Week: Forsyth Central Bulldogs

Frank Hepler accepted the Forsyth Central head coaching job the same year the Bulldogs moved up two classifications into Region 5-AAAAAAA. It took two-and-a-half seasons for Hepler's team to finally notch a region win, last week's nail biting 24-20 victory on the road at Raider Valley against North Forsyth.

Team of the Week: Pickens Dragons

Team of the Week: Pickens Dragons

October in Jasper is hard to beat. Cool, crisp air. Nearby apples- sweet, juicy, and ready for picking. But don't be fooled by that haze drifting over Dragon Stadium at Pickens High School, Chief Meteorologist David Chandley's air quality index still indicates an excellent reading in the North Georgia Mountains. That layer of smoke simply means the Dragons have scored another touchdown and the...

Team of the Week: Fellowship Christian Paladins

Team of the Week: Fellowship Christian Paladins

Fellowship Christian picked a good week to win High 5 Sports Team of the Week honors. The 5-0 Paladins have a bye week before facing St. Francis in their third region game of the season. Fellowship out-voted several other schools, including the Archer Tigers, on our Facebook poll to take home the award.

Team of the Week: Apalachee Wildcats

Team of the Week: Apalachee Wildcats

Apalachee head coach Tony Lotti could motivate a rock. He might even teach that rock how to block and tackle. Lotti helped motivate the Wildcat faithful to beat Pike County in a fierce Team of the Week Facebook poll battle that eventually totaled over 35,000 votes. Lotti even enlisted the help of his brother Mark in Texas to spread the word about the voting campaign, telling him to just "get it...

Team of the Week: Sequoyah Chiefs

Team of the Week: Sequoyah Chiefs

Hickory Flat is accustomed to meaningful gatherings. Not too many years ago Native Americans met near what locals call "Indian Knoll" to trade and socialize.

Team of the Week: North Cobb Christian Eagles

Team of the Week: North Cobb Christian Eagles

The term "Brotherhood" can get a bit redundant if you live in the metro Atlanta area and pay any attention to the local NFL team's head coach. But, brotherhood is real. If you ask North Cobb Christian head coach Mark Hollars, he'll tell you it's the reason his football team is breaking new ground at the Kennesaw private school.

Team of the Week: Creekview Grizzlies

Team of the Week: Creekview Grizzlies

Adam Carter expects only the best out of his Creekview Grizzly football team, but the first-year head coach admits his best wasn't always good enough.

Team of the Week: Blessed Trinity Titans

Team of the Week: Blessed Trinity Titans

No team had beaten the Cartersville Purple Hurricanes in almost three calendar years, but the Blessed Trinity Titans pulled off the upset of the year last Friday night and earned themselves the honor of being the High 5 Sports Team of the Week.

Team of the Week pep rally at Pope High School

Team of the Week pep rally at Pope High School

Pope High School was selected to be our High 5 Sports Team of the Week, and Good Day Atlanta's Paul Milliken helped them celebrate at a special pep rally Thursday morning. 

Team of the Week: Pope Greyhounds

Team of the Week: Pope Greyhounds

It's tough to be a Pope Greyhound when you literally live in the shadows of traditional Cobb football powers Walton and Lassiter. New subdivisions go up, and most of the time those families seem to end up cheering for the Raiders or the Trojans on Friday nights. But the little brother wearing powder blue never gets down. He keeps plugging away. And this year he's in the playoffs for the first...