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THE BLITZ: Questions and some answers for the season

The Blitz, staff writer Brandon Brigman's weekly high school football blog, takes a look at the upcoming season, including the Corky Kell Classic, the top games this season and new coaches in Gwinnett.

THE BLITZ: Another amazing season ends with state title

As soon as Mickey Conn was handed the Class AAAAA state championship trophy on Saturday, the Grayson head coach never let it go. Conn walked around the Georgia Dome field with the trophy in hand, posing for pictures and talking with family and friends. Conn kept the trophy close like ...

THE BLITZ: Georgia Dome familiar spot for Buford, Grayson

Editor’s Note: Brandon Brigman, a sports writer for the Daily Post, writes a blog every Monday called “The Blitz.” Well here we are. The final week of the high school football season. We all expected Buford to be playing this week, but the Wolves needed a little wake-up call to ...

THE BLITZ: Gwinnett goes green heading into semis

Editor’s Note: Brandon Brigman, a sports writer for the Daily Post, writes a blog every Monday called “The Blitz.” It is available online at www.gwinnettdailypost.com. If you've followed Gwinnett County football in recent years, then it's no shocker to find Grayson and Buford left in the state playoffs. The two ...

THE BLITZ: Falcons continue to rise up

I'm still impressed with Dacula.

THE BLITZ: Dacula can be county's next elite team

Every year there's a team from Gwinnett that people don't expect to make a deep playoff run, but they do. Is Dacula that team this year?

THE BLITZ: 10 reasons why a Gwinnett team will win state

The playoff brackets have been released, and if you're like me two things stand out. The first is a Gwinnett vs. Gwinnett matchup in the first round. The second is a possible Gwinnett vs. South Georgia matchup in the second round.

THE BLITZ: Learning curve fast in Gwinnett football

If you've come here to read about the big game in Region 7-AAAAA this week, you're going to have to hold on for a minute. We all know Brookwood, Grayson, North Gwinnett and Peachtree Ridge are some of the top teams in the county and in the state.

THE BLITZ: Season coming to a close with big games on tap

Can you believe it? There are only two weeks left in the regular season. It doesn't seem that long ago that the season was just getting under way. As the season comes to a close, there are still several big-game matchups on the horizon.

THE BLITZ: County's talent continues to grow

Brandon Brigman is amazed by the number of early college commitments and takes a look at some of the big games this week.

THE BLITZ: North's defense is better than imagined

I've been telling people all year that Norcross has a pretty good team and a shot for a deep playoff run.

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