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Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Georgia sports for Tuesday, September 11th

The Braves took another hit to their playoff hopes, losing the opener in their series against the Mets in New York last night, 3-2. Tim Hudson started and threw well, but was out-pitched by Oliver Perez. David Wright knocked a big 2-run homer off Hudson. The Braves-offense was highlighted by Brian McCann, who delivered a 2-run homer.
The Braves and Mets face-off again tonight.

The new Georgia high school football rankings are out for the week, now two weeks into the season. Class 5A has Roswell on top, followed by Norcross, Tift County, Stephenson and Coffee 1-through-5. From Class 4A, Northside-Warner Robins holds the top spot, followed by Tucker, Thomas County Central, Griffin, and St. Pius X. Class 3A has a new number-1, as Carver-Columbus takes the slot. LaGrange, Carrollton, Hart County, and Cairo round the top-5. From Class 2A, the first 5 goes Charlton County, Buford, Early County, Greater Atlanta Christian, and Cook. In the single-A rankings, number-1 Lincoln County is followed by Athens Academy, Wilcox County, Pacelli Catholic, and Seminole County.

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