High 5 Sports

Jack Breedlove spends his practice time preparing and perfecting his craft. It's all in anticipation of a chance to help his Maynard Jackson win their upcoming playoff game against Miller Grove. He hit a 50 yard field goal at Wednesday's practice, not bad for a kid who kicked a football for the first time just two years ago.

Pope High School was selected to be our High 5 Sports Team of the Week, and Good Day Atlanta's Paul Milliken helped them celebrate at a special pep rally Thursday morning. 

It's tough to be a Pope Greyhound when you literally live in the shadows of traditional Cobb football powers Walton and Lassiter. New subdivisions go up, and most of the time those families seem to end up cheering for the Raiders or the Trojans on Friday nights. But the little brother wearing powder blue never gets down. He keeps plugging away. And this year he's in the playoffs for the first...

Whew! Is it over already? Seriously? Where did the regular season go? It’s Week Twelve already! Can you believe it? Some teams will move on, their names ascribed to the brackets in the Sports Bunker, but sadly, many teams, we will be saying goodbye to you this week.

Playoffs? Don’t talk to me about playoffs! Wait, actually, yes, please talk to me about playoffs. Who lives, who dies, who tells your story? (The last one is HIGH 5 Sports does!