Greenbrier defense solidly stingy Web-posted 10/23/97   Greenbrier defensive coordinator Richard Redding's ``no-name defense'' may not have a superstar, but it has developed into a seemingly immovable force.

Coach patient with developing team Web-posted 10/23/97   They called Jim Rowland one of the bravest men in Georgia football when he left Thomas Jefferson to take over the state's all-time losingest program in the offseason.

Silver Bluff gets home field with win Web-posted 10/23/97   Class AA No. 3 Silver Bluff has not had a playoff game at home since 1994.

Thomson problems continue Web-posted 10/22/97   A season filled with disappointment for Thomson worsened this week when five players, including The Augusta Chronicle's two-time player of the week Tobias McCord, quit the team.

Washington-Wilkes stripped of 2 wins Web-posted 10/22/97   The Georgia High School Association has stripped Washington-Wilkes of two victories for violating a rule that limits football players on both varsity and junior varsity rosters from participating in more than five quarters per week.

SC player of week tapped Web-posted 10/21/97   Senior quarterback Brad Soper was 10-for-14 for 248 yards and four touchdowns as Ridge Spring-Monetta pulled off a surprisingly easy win over Christ Church 47-3 in non-region action Friday.

Georgia player of week named Web-posted 10/21/97   Junior Bruce Steele rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries, ran in a two-point conversion, kicked two extra points and intercepted two passes as Emanuel County Institute remained unbeaten with a 28-6 victory over previously unbeaten Region 3-A foe Metter.