Brock Vandagriff and Kurt Knisely to be Bulldogs; Plus wrestling and basketball talk

The Best of Preps podcast touches on the best of Athens Area prep sports. This week we highlight the big news of the week that Prince Avenue Christian quarterback Brock Vandagriff announced that he would be a Bulldog in the 2021 signing class. That came on the heels of Athens Academy's Kurt Knisely…

Recapping Fall season, Players of the Year, wrestling and basketball

The Athens Banner-Herald sports crew has a lot of catching up to do. That's why they start off with Oconee County's runner-up run to the state championship before discussing the Best of Preps All-Area teams for the fall. Then they get up to speed on the winter season, with basketball and wrestling.…

Best of Preps: Getting You Ready for Oconee County in the Semi Finals

On this week's episode, the Best of Preps crew gets you ready for the State Semi Final match up between Oconee County and Sandy Springs.  The team also discusses last Friday's playoff games and the tough losses that teams in the Greater Athens Area suffered.

Best of Preps: Previews of the GHSA Football State Playoffs

This week on the Best of Preps Podcast, the team comments on last week's twelve High School Football Playoff games which resulted in ten teams from the Greater Athens Area winning in the first round.  The crew also sat down with Chris Smith who is the head coach of the Madison County Red Raiders to…

Best of Preps: Regional Football Playoff Previews and David Perno

This week on the Best of Preps Podcast, the team discusses Clarke Central's big win over the Buford Wolves last Friday to win their region along with an interview with David Perno talking about future region realignment and the Gladiators' playoff outlook. Other teams' playoff previews include: Wi…

Best of Preps Podcast: Travis Noland talks Oconee County Football; Graham Blanks breaks course record and more cross country State Champions

Oconee County football coach Travis Noland joins us to talk about the region title and Hog Mountain Bowl win.  We are also joined by Athens Academy's Graham Blanks and coaches Melissa McGarity of Oglethorpe County and Mark Hale of Commerce.  We go through the cheat sheet to prepare you for all of F…

Previewing the Hog Mountain Bowl; We talk to Tyler Aurandt of NOHS; Josh Alexander of Academy joins the show

A lot of football talk this week as the season is rapidly winding to a close. We discuss the upcoming Hog Mountain Bowl between Oconee and North Oconee and tell a little history behind the rivalry. We also talk to Athens Academy coach Josh Alexander about the unique situation they could be facing a…

Best of Preps: Scores, Players of the Week, and State Softball Tournament

This week's update on Greater Athens Area High School includes sports like volleyball, cross country and football along with breaking news updates on the GHSA State Softball Tournament.  The team talked to Player of the Week Cara Wells and about the three football games last week that caught our ey…

Best of Preps: Scores, Players of the Week, and Football Previews

This week's update on Greater Athens Area High School includes sports like softball, volleyball, cross country and football.  The team talked to Player of the Week Ella Chancey and about the three football games last week that caught our eyes. Listen in for reports on Athens Academy, Prince Avenue…