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 The Atlanta Steam set for playoff meeting with Seattle this Saturday.

The Eastern Conference Champion Atlanta Steam (3-1) will square off with the Seattle Mist (3-1), the runner-up in the Western Conference, this Saturday in the first of a two-game LFL playoff event to be played at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California. With Seattle averaging 50-points a game during the regular season and Atlanta just shy of 36 a game, the matchup has the makings of a high-scoring affair.  

Steammates To Watch

 Dakota Hughes leads the Steam to another postseason appearance.

Veteran QB Dakota Hughes leads the Steam offense into the post season and is coming off another solid regular season performance. Dakota had the second-best QB Rating (95.7) in the LFL and finished the regular season with 11 TDs and only 2 INTs, a 5 to 1 ratio that was best in the league.

In addition to the five Gwinnett County teams ranked in the 7A Top 10 in the Georgia High School Football Daily final regular season ranking, the county is represented by Buford at No. 2 in AAAAA, and Greater Atlanta Christian at No. 3 in AAA.

Archer Head Coach Andy Dyer speaks to the team after completing a perfect regular season, the first for the Tigers since 2013. Image courtesy Tony Rowe.

Three of the top five, and five of the top 10, football teams in the final regular season Georgia High School Football Daily (GHSFD) AAAAAAA ranking are Gwinnett teams after each closed their regular season schedule with wins. The victories all came in blowout style, and resulted in all five teams maintaining their previous week’s position going into the opening round of the GHSA playoffs.

Archer faithful celebrate following the Tiger victory over South Gwinnett that improved the 9th Archer team to 9-0. Image courtesy Tony Rowe. 

The Georgia High School Football Daily (GHSFD) AAAAAAA Top 10 once again includes five Gwinnett County teams after Archer (No.2), Grayson (No.4), North Gwinnett (No.5), and Brookwood (No.7) all won their matchups, and Mill Creek (No.10) did not play.

Archer cheerleaders and fans can cheer about the Tigers improving to 8-0 to maintain the No.2 spot in the most recent 7A ranking.

The Georgia High School Football Daily (GHSFD) October 23 AAAAAAA Top 10 again includes five Gwinnett County teams after Archer (No.2), Grayson (No.4), North Gwinnett (No.5), and Brookwood (No.7) all won and maintained their position while Mill Creek (No.10) fell two notches after a tough loss to Mountain View, but remained in the ranking.

Archer (8-0), Grayson (7-1) and North Gwinnett (7-1) all won by big margins 

The Brookwood Broncos (3-2) hosted the Berkmar Patriots (0-5) on Friday night and came away with a 63-6 victory that was the 300th for the Gwinnett County school. After the blowout victory, Brookwood celebrated win with several former head coaches including Dave Hunter and Mark Crews, who both brought state championship titles to the Gwinnett school.

Georgia High School Football Daily (GHSFD) releases their weekly state football rankings on Monday, and their September 18 release includes five Gwinnett County teams, including the No. 1 team and three of the top five.

Grayson (3-0) sits atop the ranking with Archer (4-0) at No.3, Mill Creek (3-1) holding down the No. 5 slot, North Gwinnett (3-1) at No. 6 and Brookwood (2-2) entering the ranking at No.8.

Falcons improve to 2-0 with win over Packers, 34-23

The Atlanta Falcons (2-0) took the field to face the Green Bay Packers (1-1) in the national Sunday Night Game of the Week looking to start the season with back-to-back wins, and that they did. In a rematch of the teams that closed out the Georgia Dome last season, Atlanta started fast and then held off Green Bay for a 11-point victory, 34-23.

Gwinnett County football fans were treated to another week of outstanding football in Week 4 of the GHSA season that included competitive games and outstanding individual efforts.

Of the highlight reel performances delivered this week, the players whose performances earned them selections as Spotlight Players of the Week represent Archer, Central Gwinnett, Grayson and North Gwinnett.

Gwinnett County had five teams that were involved in four games selected by SCORE Atlanta as Game of the Week for Week 4 of the GHSA football season. All but one of the games involved AAAAAAA schools with one pairing county teams. Of the three inter-county matchups, Gwinnett teams posted a 2-1 mark with Meadoecreek and Dacula getting Ws. Central downed Collins Hill in overtime in the all-Gwinnett game.