Chattooga’s contest against first-year varsity squad Allatoona found the Region 7-AA North squad winning easily, 55-21, on the road. The Indians turned the game, Allatoona’s second of four varsit...
Prep Central poll shows Pepperell most impressive in week one
The results of the Prep Central poll this week show that 29% of visitors thought that the Dragons of Pepperell had the best week one performance. The poll received 183 total votes since it was c...
Greater Rome prep football capsules
Teams: No. 7 Pepperell (1-0) at Cedartown (1-0) Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. Series History: Cedartown leads 11-10-1 Last Meeting: 12-9, Cedartown, Aug. 31, 2007 Players to watch: Pepperell: QB Jonathan Wa...
Perfect!: Hitchcock, Monroe flawless in victories
Rockmart’s Hannah Hitchcock and Calhoun’s Maddie Monroe both recorded perfect games Thursday. The difference was Hitchcock had to work a good bit longer for hers. Hitchcock fanned 13 batters over ...
Local teams open football season with wins
In last Friday’s high school football season-opening action, the Armuchee Indians got a huge monkey off their backs. The Indians scraped by Trion with a 14-13 win — the first time since 2000 Armu...
Whitaker, Perry earn Rome News-Tribune Player of the Week honors
After more than eight months of anticipation, football season finally arrived last Friday — and Pepperell’s Brandon Whitaker and Chattooga’s Nic Perry were ready to seize the moment. The two senio...
Opening curtain rises with fanfare
The opening night of the high school football season essentially had it all. Friday’s slate featured a handful of thrillers, a couple of big upsets, some dominating defensive performances and an a...
Indians tackle Tigers
SUMMERVILLE — The Chattooga Indians are starting the warpath on the right foot once again. After falling to Darlington by two points in last season’s opener, the Indians put up a 30-7 win over t...
Greater Rome Prep Football Capsules
Rome (10-2-1) at East Paulding (12-1) TIME : 7:30 p.m. OUTLOOK : This is a rematch of the 2006 second-round playoff game, when the Raiders downed Rome at Barron Stadium on their way to the Georg...