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The last week has seen the Atlanta Braves improve their chances at a postseason appearance this season by adding a veteran starter to help stabilize the rotation while also adding depth to the bullpen and improving the bench both offensively and defensively. And while the actions were taken to improve the team’s chances at making it in to this postseason, they players acquired will make Atlanta a better team for the next season as well.

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 upsets top ranked Grayson in defensive battle to knock the Rams from the No. 1 spot in 7A. 

Archer fans will remember Homecoming 2017 for years to come after the Archer Tigers (7-0) defeated the Grayson Rams (6-1), the top ranked team in AAAAAAA in the state, in a defensive battle, 6-3. The win was the first ever for Archer over a No. 1 ranked team in the school’s history, and ended the Grayson 20-game win streak.

The Archer Cheer Squad and the mascot ahead of what was to be a special Homecoming night for Tiger faithful. 

The loss also knocked the Rams out of the top spot while the victory...

In a battle of 2-0 teams, the Atlanta Falcons traveled to Detroit to face the Lions in a pairing that turned out to be as good as the billing. Despite Atlanta scoring first and never trailing over the first 59 minutes of the game, the outcome remained in question until the final eight seconds.

The Seattle Mist and Atlanta Steam met in the Legends Cup on Sunday with the Mist looking for their second LFL title and the Steam in search of their first. In what had been a back and forth game, Atlanta held a four-point advantage as the teams headed for the final quarter of the 2017 LFL season. Minutes later, Seattle scored a pair of touchdowns in 91 seconds, and then held Atlanta out of the end zone for the final four and a half minutes to earn the second Legends Cup for the franchise, 38-28.

Fans wanting to watch the action from the Corky Kell Classic this weekend will have several options on television and the Internet. All games will be available digitally on the Web on the 11Alive app as well as Facebook live on the 11Alive Facebook page. They also can be found on the NFHS Network at www.nfhsnetwork.com.

The 2017 Georgia High School Association (GHSA) football season opens this week, and Gwinnett County teams will be a big part of Week 1 action with Greater Atlanta Christian (AAA), Buford (AAAAA), Mill Creek (AAAAAAA), and Norcross (AAAAAAA), playing in games chosen by Georgia High School Football Daily as Best of the Week.

Los Angeles (3-0) @ Atlanta (2-1)

The LA and Atlanta contest should provide something the LFL is in dire need of-a good game. While both teams are locks for the post-season, both have much to play for in the regular season finale for the LFL.

Win or lose, Atlanta will meet the Chicago Bliss (pictured) in the East Conference tile game.   

The Austin Acoustic (0-4) travelled to Washington state to take on the Seattle Mist (4-0) in Week 14 of the LFL 2017 regular season. Seattle looked impressive in a 62-6 win that was the regular season finale for both teams. Not that the W was a surprise, but the Mist putting 16 more points on the board while allowing 20 fewer than when the teams met to open the LFL season 13 weeks ago was.

Week 7 of the Georgia High School Association 2016 football season saw 18 of 24 Gwinnett County teams take the field, including 8 that took on non-county opponents in region contests, winning five of the eight games.