College Football Hall of Fame hosts Georgia's All-Americans for special night

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VOLLEYBALL SEMIFINAL ROUNDUP

Today, we recap the volleyball semifinals and include the championship schedule in the lefthand column. Also, Craig Sager II reports from last night's All-American Bowl Jersey Presentation Tour at the College Football Hall of Fame.

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ATTENTION MIDDLE SCHOOL & HIGH SCHOLL FOOTBALL PLAYERS:

The Georgia Elite Classic will hold a Showcase next Sunday morning (Nov. 4) at Walton High School for high school players interested in playing in one of the five All-Star Games as well as middle school players that want to participate in the seventh- or eighth-grade games. Invitations will be given out at the Showcase and you can sign up by CLICKING HERE . Also, players that either want to be nominated for the game or players that have received invitations and need to register, check out the new Classic portal by CLICKING HERE .

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

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ALL-AMERICANS HONORED AT HALL OF FAME

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VOLLEYBALL SEMIFINAL ROUNDUP

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VOLLEYBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

SATURDAY, NOV. 3

AT MARIETTA HS

Class AAAAAAA

Milton vs. Walton

Class AAAAAA

Pope vs. Allatoona

Class AAAAA

McIntosh vs. Starr's Mill

AT MCEACHERN HS

Class AAA

Westminster vs. Pace Academy

Class AA/A-Public

Elite Scholars vs. Coosa

Class AA/A-Private

Mt. Paran vs. Calvary Day

GEORGIA'S NINE ALL-AMERICAN SELECTIONS ARE HONORED AT THE COLLEGE HALL OF FAME

The 2019 All-American Bowl stopped at the College Football Hall of Fame Tuesday night for its Jersey Presentation Tour, and honored the states’ nine players that will be making their way to San Antonio to suit up for the East Team on Jan. 5.

The All-American Bowl is in its 19th year of existence, and has become the most prestigious high school all-star event in the country. Each year, the selection committee invites the nation’s top 100 players to star in the game, and names like Odell Beckham Jr. and Adrian Peterson have annually added to its ever-growing prestige and tradition. To date, 380 NFL Draft picks, 134 Pro Bowlers and 52 Super Bowl champions have put on the same All-American jerseys that were presented to the nine Peach State products.

The special group of Class of 2019 standouts includes Walton receiver Dominick Blaylock; Blessed Trinity running back Steele Chambers; Marist safety Kyle Hamilton; Cedar Grove receiver Jadon Haselwood; Greater Atlanta Christian defensive lineman Chris Hinton; Roswell outside linebacker Tyron Hopper; Marietta receiver Ramel Keyton; Buford offensive lineman Harry Miller; and Buford long-snapper Quentin Skinner.

Joined by rows of media, family and friends, each player was individually recognized above the end zone of the Hall of Fame’s indoor field, and then stood on stage with his high school head coach to receive and put on the official All-American jersey for the first time. For Blaylock, who committed to the University of Georgia on July 16 of 2017, this occasion was the latest chapter in his long recruiting journey and dream to play in this game. Blaylock was in the eighth grade when he received his first SEC offer, and went out to San Antonio to watch former Georgia Bulldogs Sony Michel and Nick Chubb compete in the 2014 edition of the game.

Now, it will be Blaylock's turn to represent his state and future team in San Antonio.

“It’s a blessing to get an opportunity to compete in this game,” said Blaylock. “This state has some of the best players in the country, and I think it's a great group of guys on and off the field.”

Keyton is taking his receiver skills to the University of Tennessee next fall, and spoke about all the greatness enshrined in the building where the ceremony took place.

“It’s an honor to be at the College Football Hall of Fame, and especially for an occasion like this,” said Keyton. “There are so many great players that are recognized in this building, and I am going to do everything I can to make Tennessee a championship program when I get there.”

The group’s other receiver, Jadon Haselwood, is waiting for game day announce his college decision.

You can catch the 2019 All-American Bowl Presented by American Family Insurance on NBC at 1 ET on Jan. 5.

VOLLEYBALL STATE SEMIFINAL ROUNDUP

By Seth Ellerbee

The semifinals of the GHSA State Volleyball Championships took place Tuesday night and the championship matches have been set across all seven classifications for Saturday.

The championships for the top classes — AAAA, AAAAA, AAAAAA and AAAAAAA — will take place at Marietta High School while the title matches for the bottom classes — A-AA-Private, A-AA-Public and AAA — will take place at McEachern High School.

Walton’s march toward its fourth-consecutive title in the state’s highest classification – 2015 in AAAAAA and the past two years in AAAAAAA – advanced another mile on Tuesday following its 3-0 defeat of North Gwinnett in the Class AAAAAAA semifinals.

The Lady Raiders took a 25-10 victory in the first set and a 25-14 victory in the second one to set up a do-or-die situation for North Gwinnett, the No. 1 seed from Region 6. But the top-ranked Raiders were too much and took the third set 25-20 to advance to face Milton at Marietta on Saturday. Milton earned its championship berth with a 3-1 victory over West Forsyth in the semifinals.

Class AAAAAA

Pope, the No. 2 seed from Region 7, will play against Allatoona in the championship match after beating Creekview 3-1 in the semifinals. Allatoona, the No. 1 seed from Region 6, won 3-1 over Alpharetta to earn its championship berth.

Class AAAAA

Starr’s Mill, the No. 3 seed from Region 3, punched its ticket to the championship match with a long-winded victory over cross-county rival Whitewater 3-2. Starr’s Mill will face crosstown rival McIntosh in the championship match. McIntosh, the No. 1 seed from Region 8, defeated Buford to earn the championship berth.

Class AAAA

St. Pius X, the top-seed from Region 8, advanced to the championship match against Marist after beating Cartersville in three straight sets in the semifinals. Marist, the No. 1 team from Region 7, earned the championship berth with a 3-1 victory over Columbus in the semis.

Class AAA

Westminster, the No. 2 seed from Area 4, defeated Greater Atlanta Christian 3-0 to advance to the title match against Pace Academy. The Wildcats won the first set 25-18, the second set 25-15 and the third set 25-20 to advance. Pace, the top-seed from Area 4, earned its championship berth with a 3-0 victory over Lovett.

Class AA/A-Public

Coosa, the top-seed from Area 6, punched its ticket to the championship match with a 3-0 victory over Gordon Lee. The Eagles won the first match 25-20 which was the closest match of the set. From there, Coosa won 25-15 and 25-16 to earn the title berth against Elite Scholars, the top-seed from Area 5. Elite Scholars defeated Harlem in three sets to earn its championship berth. Elite won the first set 25-14 and the second set 25-17. Harlem made a charge in the third set but Elite held on for a 25-23 victory.

Class AA/A-Private

Mount Paran Christian will face Calvary Day in the championship match on Saturday after defeating Hebron Christian 3-0 in the semifinals. Mount Paran won the first set 25-14, the second set 25-22 and the third set 25-20. Calvary Day will be playing for its fourth-straight state title after sweeping Walker 25-18, 25-22 and 25-19.

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