Aug. 30: Twiggs County Cobras
Part 30 of the Countdown to Kickoff series. The Twiggs County Cobras are going back to basics this season with a young team.
Part 30 of the Countdown to Kickoff series. The Twiggs County Cobras are going back to basics this season with a young team.
Part 29 of the Countdown to Kickoff series. West Laurens coach John Pate enters his second year in Dublin with higher expectations.
Part 28 of the Countdown to Kickoff series. Hawkinsville has a high-powered offense led by running back David Grace and receiver Kamaron Riley.
Part 27 of the Countdown to Kickoff series. Peach County will try to win its third straight state title in 2007.
Part 26 of the Countdown to Kickoff series. Perry coach Andy Scott talks about playing with high expectations.
Part 25 of the Countdown to Kickoff series. Westfield coach Ronnie Jones hopes the Hornets came overcome an injury-plagued 2006 season.
Part 24 of the Countdown to Kickoff series. Jones County has two candidates for its open quarterback job.
Part 23 of the Countdown to Kickoff series. New GMC coach Jon Cawley brings a new spread offense to Milledgeville this season.
Part 22 of the Countdown to Kickoff series. Landon NeSmith and Danny White return to lead John Milledge's powerful rushing attack.
Part 21 of the Countdown to Kickoff series. Rutland returns a lot of team speed and hopes to contend for its first-ever playoff spot.
Part 20 of the Countdown to Kickoff series. Washington County coach Joel Ingram is optimistic after graduating 27 seniors.
Part 19 of the Countdown to Kickoff series. Mary Persons hopes to improve after struggling with a young team in 2006.
Part 18 of the Countdown to Kickoff series. Crawford County returns its talented skill position players to make a run at the region title.
Part 17 of the Countdown to Kickoff series. East Laurens has been an inexperienced team the last few year. The Falcons have grown up and expectations are higher.
Part 16 of the Countdown to Kickoff series. Rodney Collins takes over as the head coach at Stratford after he won more than 100 games at the school before leaving five years ago.
Part 15 of the Countdown to Kickoff series. After the best season in school history, Bleckley County hopes it can become a power every year.
Part 14 of the Countdown to Kickoff series. Mount de Sales looks to rebound from a disappointing 2006 season.
Part 13 of the Countdown to Kickoff series. George Collins had little time to get ready for this season after taking over for Doug Johnson. But the expectations are the same: Make the playoffs.
Part 12 of the Countdown to Kickoff series. Warner Robins is coming off one of its best summers in recent years and hopes to contend for the Region 1-AAAAA title.
Part 11 of the Countdown to Kickoff series. Northside returns a number of starters and will look to repeat as state champions.
Part 10 of the Countdown to Kickoff series. Former Northeast coach Carror Wright returns to Macon to coach the Southwest Patriots, who have won two games in the past three years.
Part nine of the Countdown to Kickoff series. Central Fellowship has a new coach this season and will try to develop an identity on offense to compete in GISA Class AAA.
Part eight in the Countdown to Kickoff series. Dublin takes aim at repeating last year's state championship run.
Part seven of the Countdown to Kickoff series. Westside will rely on a revamped offense and a flock of juniors in the 2007 season.
Part six of the Countdown to Kickoff series. Central opens the season hoping the experience gained last year translates into victories in 2007.
Part five of the Countdown to Kickoff series. Tattnall Square will rely on a veteran defense while trying to rebuild an offense that lost nine starters.
Part four of the Countdown to Kickoff series. Windsor plans to improve on its six-win performance last season.
The third school in the Countdown to Kickoff series is the FPD Vikings, who have a wealth of experience in the offensive and defensive backfields.
The second in the Countdown to Kickoff series. Northeast is leaning heavily on an experienced receiver and a sophomore quarterback in a tough region.
The first in macon.com's Countdown to Kickoff series. With Darius Marshall gone, how will the Baldwin Braves fare in the offensive backfield?