The GHSA executive committee met Monday to hear a request from the Reclassification committee before the committee finalized the new classifications from around the state. Before the reclassification was done, the executive committee first had to vote on whether to rescind a controversial rule which allowed schools to lower its full-time equivalency (FTE) counts based on the number of special-needs students in the school. The Executive Committee unanimously voted to rescind the policy which would have allowed schools to make an appeal to play in a lower classification based on that count. Following the vote, the GHSA finalized the classifications for all state schools. A sixth classification AAAAAA will go into effect for the 2012 season. ... On the basketball court, Wesleyan’s girls program has started the season ranked No. 16 in the country by ESPNU and Holli Wilkins made some history in a victory over Spain Park (AL). Wilkins scored 15 points in the victory to reach the 1000 point plateau for her career. Wesleyan has won four straight Class A titles. ...
Walton’s Tyren Jones has scored 34 touchdowns this season but he is chasing another Jones from Cobb County for the county’s rushing title. Allatoona’s Miles Jones has 2028 yards this season and 28 touchdowns, according to the Marietta Daily Journal. Tyren Jones has 1959 yards entering Friday’s game on GPB TV against Dacula. ...
Byron Buxton helped Appling County finish off the North Oconee Titans with a 19-yard touchdown run with a little over one minute to play last Friday night. Buxton also had a touchdown reception of 91 yards on Appling County’s first play from scrimmage. The standout’s future though is on the baseball diamond. Buxton is an outfielder that has committed to Georgia, but the 6-foot-1 prospect could be taken in the first round of the MLB Draft this June.
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