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TABLE OF SPONSOR INDEX Verizon Wireless 2 GEMC 4 CONTENTS GaCollege 411 6 Gatorade 9 DEPARTMENTS Wilson 11 Marines 13 Letter from the Executive Director 5 Jostens 15 Georgia Dome Information 7 Hibbett Sports 17 Fall Champions 40 Musco Lighting 18 GPB Coverage 37 Equip It 20 Interview with the Executive Director 38-39 GPB 22 GACA Hall of Fame 41 Choice Hotels 24 Sportsmanship Award 43 Sports Medicine South 26 Mizuno 28 Past State Champions 45 CSC Sports Coating 30 Electro Mech 32 TEAM INFORMATION Photographic Arts 34 Road to the Georgia Dome 8-16 GaPrepNews 42 Class A Team Information 19 TeamIP 44 Class AA Team Information 21 GHSA.tv 46 Regions Bank 47 Class AAA Team Information 23 State Farm Back cover Class AAAA Team Information 25 Class AAAAA Team Information 27 PUBLISHED BY SCORE ATLANTA Publisher Class A Bracket 29 I.J. Rosenberg Class AA Bracket 31 Managing Editor Class AAA Bracket 33 Alex Ewalt Art Director Class AAAA Bracket 35 DJ Galbiati Editor Class AAAAA Bracket 36 Scott Janovitz GHSA Media Relations Steve Figueroa GHSA Marketing 2009 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS Alan Sharp FRIDAY Photos courtesy of Photographic Arts (www.schoolpix.biz), Randy Hill, GPB, 4:30 P.M. CLASS AA: BUFORD VS. CALHOUN Karen Winston, Kathy Coxworth. 8 P.M. CLASS AAAA: SANDY CREEK VS. CLARKE CENTRAL Order DVD copies of all televised games at GHSA.tv. SATURDAY 2 P.M. CLASS A: SAVANNAH CHRISTIAN VS. WILCOX COUNTY 4:30 P.M. CLASS AAA: GAINESVILLE VS. PEACH COUNTY 8 P.M. CLASS AAAAA: NORTHSIDE, WARNER ROBINS VS. CAMDEN COUNTY All games will be televised live on Georgia Public Broadcasting, streamed live on GPB.org and on radio on the 680 The Fan family of stations 3 Greetings GHSA Football Fans: Welcome to the GHSA football championships. The players, coaches, cheerleaders and band members from these competing schools have put in many hours of work to prepare them for this event. It is my hope that you will appreciate the performances that you will see in the magnificent setting of the Georgia Dome this weekend. The Georgia High School Association thanks you for your support of high school football throughout the season. Spectators are a very important part of high school athletics in general, and this is especially true for the school for which you are cheering. We do want to remind you that good sports- manship is an essential element of high school athletics, and today is no exception. Be positive in your support of all the participants. Behind the scenes of this magnificent event is a group of hard-working volunteers who will donate many hours of work this weekend to make this experience better for our participants. The GHSA office staff has been working for many weeks on the details that make this event so special. A great deal of planning and preparation has gone into this event by the fine staff of the Georgia Dome, and they are prepared to assist you. The quality of GHSA events such as this one is made possible through the help of corporate partners whose ads are displayed in this program and around the field. The GHSA thanks these fine organizations, and we encourage you to support them whenever possible. People throughout the state of Georgia (and in parts of surrounding states) who can not make it to Atlanta this weekend will be able to share in the experience through the television production provided by Georgia Public Broadcasting. The GHSA thanks GPB for their fine work. You may also enjoy these games in the future by availing yourselves of the “on-demand” options found on www.ghsa.tv. Now sit back and enjoy high school football at its finest! Cordially yours, Dr. Ralph E. Swearngin Jr. Executive Director 5 GENERAL INFORMATION Classic and Supercross. Georgia Dome Tours are offered The Georgia Dome, the largest cable-supported Tuesday through Saturday. Individual tours begin at Gate domed stadium in the world, opened in 1992. Located in E located between Gate B and Gate C. Group tours and downtown Atlanta, the Dome is the home venue for the corporate packages are available. Individual tours take Atlanta Falcons, host to Super Bowl XXVIII and place Tuesdays through Saturdays except on days with XXXIV, host of the gymnastics and basketball events for events in the Dome, in which case the tour schedule may the 1996 Olympic Games and host to both a Men’s and be affected. For details, call 404-223-TOUR. Tour hours Women’s NCAA Final Four. are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (every hour on the hour). Annually, the Dome hosts the Bank of America Atlanta Football classic, the SEC Football Championship SEATING CAPACITY and the Chick-fil-A Bowl. The Dome is equipped to han- There are 8 Super Suites, 164 executive suites, the dle large non-sporting events which include everything Penthouse Suite and 4,600 club seats. The Dome's perma- from major trade shows to concerts by such entertainers nent seating capacity is 71,250. The Dome has three as the Rolling Stones and Backstreet Boys to religious times the code-required number of restrooms - all are events by such ministers as Billy Graham and T.D. Jakes. accessible to guests with disabilities. A pair of C-5 mili- tary transport planes could fit on the Georgia Dome's BASIC FEATURES floor, which contains 102,000 square feet of space. A total of 8,300 tons of reinforced steel was used to construct the Dome. That is more than the weight of iron DOME SERVICE CENTERS and steel used in the Eiffel Tower. Need help finding your seat, a water fountain, a A 437-mile sidewalk, from Atlanta to Cincinnati, kosher dog or the pretzel stand? Stop by one of the eight could be built from the 110,000 cubic yards of concrete Dome Service Centers (DSCs) located throughout the used at the Dome. The building covers 8.9 acres and Georgia Dome. The Guest Relations Coordinators are contains 1.6 million square feet on all seven levels. The there to help, and they want to make sure you have a great 290-foot high roof is composed of 130 Teflon-coated time! They also have information on: fiberglass panels - covering 8.6 acres. The roof's sup- porting cable totals 11.1 miles and the Dome is as tall Tag-a-kid Program as a 27-story building. Provides children a bracelet displaying their name, parent’s names, phone number and seat location UPCOMING EVENTS to aid in their safe return if they should become sepa- The Georgia Dome hosts Monster Jam, Supercross, rated from their party. Professional Bull Riders, the SEC Football Championship, Chick-fil-A Bowl, the Bank of America Lost and Found Atlanta Football Classic and college basketball. For a Items may be turned in or retrieved at all Dome complete schedule of events at the Georgia Dome, please Service Centers. visit www.gadome.com. Wheelchairs and Assisted-Listening Devices FOOD SERVICE There is no charge for these items. A signed credit Levy Restaurants manages all catering, conces- card form serves as a deposit, which is refunded when the sions, and restaurant services. Levy has been recognized item is returned. Individuals needing wheelchair assis- internationally for the superb cuisine and service that it tance to their seats will find Guest Relations staff located provides the Georgia World Congress Center. Levy han- at each of the eight gates at the Georgia Dome. dles all food and beverage affairs, from small receptions to the world’s largest banquets. Smoking Wristbands For the comfort and health of all fans, the Georgia GEORGIA DOME TOURS Dome is a smoke-free environment. Smoking is permit- Take a tour of the Georgia Dome, the site of the SEC ted outside of all entry gates. If you wish to smoke, Football Championship, two Super Bowls, the 1996 pick up a wristband at a Dome Service Center and pro- Centennial Olympic Games, the 2002 and 2007 Men’s ceed to the designated smoking areas outside the facil- and 2003 Women’s NCAA Final Fours, Monster Jam, the ity. You must present your wristband and your ticket to Chick-fil-A Bowl, the Bank of America Atlanta Football re-enter the Georgia Dome. 7 R O A D T O CLASS AAAAA LAST SEASON, RB/DB DARRELL WILLIAMS AND THE WILDCATS OUTLASTED PEACHTREE RIDGE 21-14 IN AN EXCITING CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, FIN- ISHING THE SEASON UNDEFEATED. PHOTO COURTESY OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS. T POWERS TO CLASH IN PLAYOFFS H FOR SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR E CAMDEN COUNTY WILDCATS – 2 STATE TITLES (2003, 2008) Last year, the Camden County Wildcats faced Northside in the second round of the playoffs and Camden edged the Eagles in a thrilling 28-20 victory on its way to a second state title. This year, the Wildcats got off to a slow start, losing to Grayson in the Kell classic and falling to Alabama state champion Hoover by a last-second field goal. Since that loss, the Wildcats have won 11 consecutive games, including a big 10-7 win over Lowndes in the second round of the playoffs and a shutout win over North D Gwinnett, 35-0, in the third round. Last week, the Wildcats were able to come away with a 19-10 win over Colquitt County and they did it with the running of Aundre Johnson, who rushed for 247 yards. Johnson, along with Ean Days, will carry the running load for the Wildcats and Joel Ruiz will be the man under center managing the Wing-T offense.

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