Perhaps no coach in the county is sitting on a hotter seat right now than Fayette County’s Tommy Webb.

September
1 - @ Mt. Zion, Jonesboro
7 - @ Jonesboro
14 - vs. Whitewater
21 - @ Woodward Academy
28 - vs. Northgate

1 - Tashawn Pettaway
2 - Brandon Boykin
3 - Matt Daniels
4 - Barack Little
5 - Marquis Dixon
6 - Jonathan West
7 - Terrow Davis

Name: Tommy Webb

Years coaching: 28 years

Years coaching at your current school: 5 at FCHS
Playing career: Played high school baseball and JV football

When you go 0-10, the only place you can go is up.

The McIntosh Chiefs did not have a good season last year and the entire coaching staff and roster of players is hoping to put that memory far out of their minds this year.

August
31 - vs. Sandy Creek

September
7 - @ East Coweta
14 - @ Westlake
21 - vs. Banneker

October
5 - @ Starr’s Mill

1 - John Koob
2 - Spencer Wood
3 - Nick Popiel
4 - Eddy Gomez
5 - Nathan Enzor
6 - Ben Sims
7 - Nick Morrow
8 - Bradley Larson

The increased importance on National Signing Day has put an almost full-year focus on high school and college football and that means recruiting has become a big business. Players who are looking to extend their athletic careers into college and beyond have to start thinking about recruiting as early as possible these days if they are to get a jump on the competition.

Name: Dwight Jones

Years coaching: 28 years coaching

Years coaching at your current school: 2 years at McIntosh

When the state playoffs are held each year, it’s almost a foregone conclusion that the Starr’s Mill Panthers will be playing in the postseason.

Fayette County has produced and continues to produce an astonishing number of college level football talent.

Throughout the 2007 season, we will be following the progress of our former local standouts on the college gridiron for their respective teams.

September
1 - @ Cherokee (Georgia Dome)
7 - @ Rockdale County
14 - @ Creekside
21 - vs. Westlake
28 - @ Banneker

1 - Daryl Hunt
2 - Duane Davis
3 - Kyle Porche
4 - Matt Sweat
5 - Trenton Edwards
6 - Isiah Carthern
7 - Spencer Penson

Name: Mike Earwood

Years coaching: 29 years in coaching

Years coaching at your current school:10 years at Starr’s Mill

1 - Nick Kornmeier
2 - Thomas Frierson
3- Dashwa Rodgers
5 - Jack Grove
6 - Reggie Pope
7 - Chase Penland
8 - Austin Faulkner

August
31 - vs. Newnan

September
7 - @ Sandy Creek
14 - @ Fayette County
21 - vs. Creekside
28 - @ Westlake

October

One of the Police’s most popular songs is “Can’t Stand Losing You.”

Name: Amos McCreary

Years coaching: 27 years coaching

Years coaching at your current school: 5 years at Whitewater

August
31 - @ McIntosh

September
7 - vs. Whitewater
14 - vs. Franklin County
28 - @ Villa Rica

October
5 - vs. Cartersville

1 - Jordan Griffin
3 - Josh Holt
4 - Julian Holmes
5 - Mike Spaulding
7 - Devon Hughes
8 - Marc Ellis
9 - Patrick Alexander

Two things are certain in life: death and taxes.

A third thing is almost certain: the Sandy Creek Patriots will reach the state playoffs.

Name: Chip Walker

Years coaching: 13 years

Years coaching at your current school: Nine (third as head coach)

Playing career: Quarterback at Stephens Co High School and Tusculum College. Tusculum College Sports Hall of Fame, All-Conference, All-District, Team MVP

John Madden, the legendary NFL football coach and broadcaster, is now a legend in the video game world. His Madden football games are so popular that many video game fans around the world look at the release date of each year’s new installment like kids look at Christmas.

August
31 - vs. Ringgold

September
7 - vs. Ola (8 p.m.)
14 - @ Pacelli
28 - Bremen

October
5 - vs. Bowdon
12 - @ Whitefield Academy

2 - John Brooks
5 - Blake Wyatt
6 - Walter Lenard
7 - Cole Abernathy
8 - Bobby Walters
9 - Matt Thornton
10 - Jimmy Eden

When a football team graduates two seniors who accounted for over 3,000 yards rushing last season, optimistic isn’t the first word that would come to mind when describing that team’s mindset entering its new season. Landmark Christian School’s War Eagles and head coach Kenny Dallas are quite optimistic, though, and are chomping at the bit to start the 2007 season.

Name: Kenny Dallas

Years coaching: 11 years

Years coaching at your current school: 6 years at Landmark

Playing career: In high school played TE/DE, was All-State and All-Region, inducted into the National Football Hall of Fame Scholar/Athlete…attended Austin Peay St. University on full football scholarship (TE)…later transferred and played baseball at Union University.

Name: Bryan Pinabell

Years coaching: 16

Years coaching at your current school: 2 years

Playing career: Melbourne Central Catholic HS, Melbourne Fl. - Guard, Fullback, Middle LB , All-State Honorable Mention, University of Central Florida - Baseball Catcher