Pigskin Roundup: Week 1 Scores

SAVANNAH AREA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

FINAL SCORES WEEK 1

Aug. 24 (Thursday)

Savannah Christian 56, Islands 14

Savannah Country Day 52, Pinewood Christian 0

Aug. 25 (Friday)

Ware County 28, Richmond Hill 7

Bradwell 26, Liberty County 13

Jenkins 41, Bluffton 30

Benedictine 42, Chambers 9

New Hampstead 59, Windsor Forest 6 - Prep Sports Report Feature article

New starting QB, acting head coach lead New Hampstead to rout of Windsor Forest

Vidalia 61, Beach 0

Brantley County 30, Groves 0

Bryan County 51, Treutlen 0

Richmond Academy 41, Savannah High 0

Bethesda 44, John Paul II 0

Memorial Day 14, Fullington Academy 0

Valwood 50, St. Andrew's 29 - Prep Sports Report Feature article

St. Andrew's Fights Hard but Comes Up Short Against Valwood & Week 1 Final Scores

Aug. 26 (Saturday)

Burke Co. 10, Effingham County 6

What is Week Zero?

 Here is some history on Week "0" and the Schedule and Where to Watch!

The first week of college football is called Week 0 because it is technically not part of the regular season. The NCAA rulebook states that the regular season for Division I FBS football teams must begin on the first Saturday before Labor Day. However, the NCAA has a rule that allows teams that play in Hawaii to play a game on the Saturday before Labor Day, as long as the game is played in Hawaii. This is known as the "Hawaii Rule."

The term "Week 0" was coined by sportswriters to refer to these games that are played before the start of the regular season. It is a way of differentiating these games from the games that are played in Week 1, which is the official start of the regular season.

In recent years, there has been a growing trend of teams playing games in Week 0, even if they are not located in Hawaii. This is due to a number of factors, including the desire to get a head start on the season, the opportunity to play a marquee opponent on national television, and the financial benefits that come with playing a game in Week 0.

The NCAA has not taken any steps to stop the trend of teams playing games in Week 0, and Week 0 is here to stay!

Here are some of the reasons why teams might choose to play a game in Week 0:

*To get a head start on the season. Teams that play in Week 0 have an extra week to prepare for their next game. This can be especially important for teams that are playing a tough schedule.

*To play a marquee opponent. Playing a big-name opponent on national television can give a team a lot of exposure. This can help to increase ticket sales, donations, and recruiting.

*To get financial benefits. Teams that play in Week 0 often receive a larger share of the television revenue than teams that play in Week 1. This is because there is less competition for viewers in Week 0.

Whether or not you agree with the practice of playing games in Week 0, it is clear that it is here to stay. As long as there are financial benefits to be gained, teams will continue to play games in this unofficial week of the college football season.

Week 0 Schedule

Saturday, Aug. 26

No. 13 Notre Dame vs. Navy (Dublin, Ireland) | 2:30 p.m. | NBC

Mercer vs. North Alabama (Montgomery, Alabama) | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN

Jacksonville State vs. UTEP | 5:30 p.m. | CBSSN

New Mexico State vs. UMass | 7 p.m. | ESPN

San Diego State vs. Ohio | 7 p.m. | FS1

Albany vs. Fordham | 7 p.m. | FloSportsFootball

Vanderbilt vs. Hawai'i | 7:30 p.m. | SEC Network

Jackson State vs. South Carolina State (Atlanta, Georgia) | 7:30 p.m. | ABC

No. 6 USC vs. San Jose State | 8 p.m. | Pac-12 Network

Louisiana Tech vs. Florida International | 9 p.m. | CBSSN

#football #week0 #collegefootball

Who Made the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association 2020-All-State Football Teams from the Savannah Area

Georgia Athletic Coaches Association 2020-All-State Football Teams

Class A All-State Offense

QUARTERBACK                                      THOMAS CARVER                              CALVARY DAY

RUNNING BACK                                      MARQUELL BROWN                           SAVANNAH CHRISTIAN

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN                            COLBY QUINNEY                                SAVANNAH CHRISTIAN

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN                            BROCK TAYLOR                                 SAVANNAH COUNTRY DAY

TE / HB / ATH                                           KALED PARK                                        CALVARY DAY

WIDE RECEIVER                                     ERIK BROWN                                      SAVANNAH COUNTRY DAY

Class A All-State  Defense

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN                          KENNY REEDY                                    SAVANNAH COUNTRY DAY

LINEBACKER                                         CHASE BEARD                                    SAVANNAH CHRISTIAN

LINEBACKER                                         ANDRE MILLER                                   SAVANNAH COUNTRY DAY

DEFENSIVE BACK                                 KENNY ODOM                                     SAVANNAH COUNTRY DAY

Class AAA All-State  Offense

PLAYER OF THE YEAR                                  DAMOZZIO HARRIS                                    JENKINS

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN                                    LUKE BARLOW                                            BENEDICTINE

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN                                    ASHTON JACKSON                                    JENKINS

WIDE RECEIVER                                            TRENT BROADNAX                                    BENEDICTINE

WIDE RECEIVER                                            SHAMAR SANDGREN                                 ISLANDS

WIDE RECEIVER                                            KYREE MCCLEAN                                       JENKINS

SPECIAL TEAM                                               GAVIN STEWART                                        BENEDICTINE

Class AAA All-State Defense

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN                                AKELO STONE                                        JENKINS

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN                                JOAH CASH                                             JENKINS

LINEBACKER                                               TAURUS SIMMONS                                 JENKINS

DEFENSIVE BACK                                       RONALD COOPER                                  JENKINS

DEFENSIVE BACK                                      JAMES SHELLMAN                                ISLANDS

Class AAAAA All-State Offense

RUNNING BACK                                                ROCKO GRIFFIN                                 SOUTH EFFINGHAM

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN                                       AUSTIN BLAKE                                     SOUTH EFFINGHAM

WIDE RECEIVER                                               SAM BROWN                                        NEW HAMSTEAD

Class AAAAA All-State Defense

SPECIAL TEAM                                      JUSTIN MCKITCHEN                                           NEW HAMSTEAD

Class AAAAAA All-State Offense

RUNNING BACK                                                   JALEN ROOSE                                      RICHMOND HILL

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN                                          JORDAN SWAIN                                    RICHMOND HILL

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN                                          JOE FUSILE                                           RICHMOND HILL

Class AAAAAA All-State Defense

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN                                      NATHAN VICKERS                                   RICHMOND HILL

DEFENSIVE BACK                                            KENYAN HUNTER                                    RICHMOND HILL

DEFENSIVE BACK                                            JORDAN CLARK                                       RICHMOND HILL

NFL WILD CARD AND DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED via NFL

​​NFL WILD CARD AND DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED NFL Press Release - Commissioner ROGER GOODELL announced on Sunday the schedule of sites, dates and times for the National Football League Wild Card Playoffs on January 4-5 and Divisional Playoffs on January 11-12. NFL WILD CARD PLAYOFFS Saturday, January 4 AFC:    4:35 PM (ET)  Buffalo at Houston (ESPN, with simulcast on ABC) AFC:    8:15 PM (ET)  Tennessee at New England (CBS) Sunday, January 5 NFC:    1:05 PM (ET)  Minnesota at New Orleans (FOX) NFC:    4:40 PM (ET)  Seattle at Philadelphia (NBC) NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS Saturday, January 11 NFC:    4:35 PM (ET)  Philadelphia/Seattle/Minnesota at San Francisco (NBC) AFC:    8:15 PM (ET)  Houston/Buffalo/Tennessee at Baltimore (CBS) Sunday, January 12 AFC:    3:05 PM (ET)  New England/Houston/Buffalo at Kansas City (CBS) NFC:    6:40 PM (ET)  New Orleans/Philadelphia/Seattle at Green Bay (FOX) In the Divisional Playoffs, the division champion with the best record in each conference will host the  lowest-seeded Wild Card survivor. Once teams are seeded for the playoffs, positions do not change: American Football Conference National Football Conference 1. Baltimore (14-2), AFC North champion 1. San Francisco (13-3), NFC West champion 2. Kansas City (12-4), AFC West champion 2. Green Bay (13-3), NFC North champion 3. New England (12-4), AFC East champion 3. New Orleans (13-3), NFC South champion 4. Houston (10-6), AFC South champion 4. Philadelphia (9-7), NFC East champion 5. Buffalo (10-6)   5. Seattle (11-5) 6. Tennessee (9-7)  6. Minnesota (10-6) The AFC (CBS, 3:05 PM ET) and NFC (FOX, 6:40 PM ET) Championship Games will be played on Sunday, January 19.The 2020 Pro Bowl (ESPN, with simulcast on ABC, 3:00 PM ET) will be played on Sunday, January 26, at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, and Super Bowl LIVE will take place on Sunday, February 2 (FOX, 6:30 PM ET),  at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.

Two Left in GHSA Sate Football Playoffs - What Do You Know about Richmond & Jenkins Football Matchups?

The Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. tomorrow for the Wildcats of Richmond Hill High School and the Warriors of Jenkins High School in the GHSA State football semi-finals. The Wildcats will stay in the Hill and the Warriors will hit the war path.


Here are some early notes you need to know about the matches via Georgia High School Football Daily. These breakdowns are compiled by Georgia High School Football Daily, a free e-newsletter. To join the mailing list, click here. https://bit.ly/2P01o5i

Class AAAAAA

Allatoona at Richmond Hill

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Wildcat Stadium, Richmond Hill

Records, rankings: Allatoona is 10-2-1, the No. 2 seed from Region 6-AAAAAA and No. 7; Richmond Hill is 9-3, the No. 1 seed from 2-AAAAAA and unranked.

Last meeting: This is the teams' first meeting.

Things to know: Richmond Hill (opened in 1986) is in the semifinals for the first time. Allatoona (opened in 2008) is in the final four for the first time since its 2015 state championship season and third time overall. Allatoona rushed for 258 yards and held Coffee to 106 total yards in a 24-0 win last week. Marcus Taylor had a season-high 88 yards and a touchdown. The leading rusher is Alex Wilson, who had 77 against the Trojans and has 1,227 for the season. Allatoona completed just one pass, a 38-yard touchdown from Dante Marshall to Asante Das. Marshall has 1,668 passing yards and Das has 1,039 receiving yards for the season. Richmond Hill had not beaten a top-10 team from its classification since 1996 until knocking off No. 8 Lanier 48-34 and No. 4 Valdosta 16-14 the past two weeks. The Wildcats get two-thirds of their offense from a running game led by Jalen Rouse, who had for 84 yards against Valdosta last week and has 1,754 yards for the season, including 488 yards and eight TDs in three playoff games. Tyler Coleman (986 passing yards for the season) threw a 13-yard TD pass to Isaiah Allen for the winning score against Valdosta with 2:42 left in the third quarter.

Maxwell Ratings' projection: Allatoona by 7

Class AAAAAA

Jenkins at Crisp County

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Cougar Den, Cordele

Records, rankings: Jenkins is 12-1, the No. 1 seed from Region 3-AAA and No. 7; Crisp County is 10-3, the No. 1 seed from 1-AAA and No. 6.

Last meeting: This is the teams' first meeting.

Things to know: Jenkins and Crisp County are undefeated against Class AAA opponents, and neither has lost by more than five points. Jenkins is playing in its first semifinal since 1966 and the first for any Savannah public school since Savannah High in 1969. The last Savannah public school to win a semifinal was 1962 Tompkins in the Georgia Interscholastic Association before the GHSA integrated its membership. Neither Jenkins nor Crisp has played in a state final, although Crisp County predecessor Cordele High won the 1951 Class B championship. Jenkins has a punishing defense that's recorded 37 sacks and hasn't allowed more than 14 points in a game during its 11-game winning streak. Taurus Simmons (committed to West Virginia) has 23.5 tackles for losses. Damazzio Harris has rushed for 1,656 yards, at least 100 in each playoff game, including 196 last week against North Murray. Patrick Blake has thrown for 1,823 yards with 22 touchdowns and only three interceptions. Crisp's offense comes primarily from RB Marquise Palmer (1,396 yards rushing) and QB A.J. Lofton (954 rushing, 761 passing). Guard Colton Oliver has made 50 starts on the offensive line. Crisp gets 99 percent of its rushing and passing yards and 75 percent of its tackles from underclassmen.

Maxwell Ratings' projection: Crisp County by 1

Playoff Brackets - Who's Running into next Round of High School Pigskin Playoffs?

It's playoff time and on to the next round. Here are your brackets for the respective associations and classifications. One team, Bethesda Academy is playing for a state championship and the rest are in the quarterfinals and Sweet Sixteen. Congratulation to all the teams advancing and good luck.

Movin' on

SCISA AA Championship
Saturday November 23rd 12 noon
Thomas Heyward vs. Bethesda

GISA Class AA
QuarterFinals
Friday November 22nd &:30 PM
Memorial Day @ Gatewood
Briarwood @ St. Andrew's

GHSA Sweet Sixteen 

Class A Private

Friday November 22nd 7:30 PM

Savannah Christian @.  Savannah Country Day

GHSA Sweet Sixteen 

Class AAA 

Friday November 22nd 7:30 PM

Dawson Co. @ Jenkins

Benedictine @ Cedar Grove

GHSA Sweet Sixteen 

Class AAAAAA

Friday November 22nd 7:30 PM

Lanier Co. @ Richmond Hill

Don’t Forget We Got Prep Basketball Tipping Off This Weekend! Who’s Hoopin’?

Here we go! It's time to play some hoops in the Savannah Georgia prep arenas. Roundball in this area of southeast georgia is big as football. The Karl DeMasi Sports Report will try and keep you on top all the action. So, here is this weekend's games as sent into the Karl DeMasi Sports Report. may the basketball bounce in your court and of course in the basket!

GHSA Class A Private School Statistical Capsule - The Rivalry Continues

Calvary Day School  (7-3, 2-3  3-A ) at Savannah Christian (6-3, 5-1 3-A)

Pooler Stadium 7:30 p.m. ET

Radio ESPN Savannah GameDay 104.3 FM 

Savannah Christian leads series 24-16
Last Meeting 10/11/2019 SCP 43 CDS 36

Last Week Calvary 30  def. ECI 27

Savannah Christian 41 def. Montgomery Co. 0

Calvary Day     Savannah Christian

Rushing Offense                         132.0                    205.4

Passing Offense                          248.6                    132.0

Total Offense                              370.6                    337.4

Points Per Game                           28.1                       30.2

      Points Allowed Per Game             20.0                       18.4      

Interceptions                                  6                             10

Sacks                                           13                           19.5

Tackles for loss                             47                          57 

Calvary Day		TEAM LEADERS	Savannah Christian
#3 Greg Daniel	111.8	Rushing Yards Per Game	#6 Marquell Brown	104.1
#4 Thomas Carver	245.1	Passing Yards Per Game	#18 Spencer Robicheaux	132.0
#4 Thomas Carver	261.9	Total Yards Per Game	#18 Spencer Robicheaux	168.1
#27 Garrhet Manning	7.0	Tackles Per Game	#45 Chase Beard	12.4
#54 Fuches Lewis II	0.6	Sacks Per Game	#76 William Poppell	1.0
#3 Greg Daniel	7.5	Points Per Game	#6 Marquell Brown	8.7