Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Here are the things you need to know on Feb. 29.
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Showers and a thunderstorm are likely during the day, with a high near 71, south wind between 5 and 10 mph and gusts as high as 15 mph, according to the National Weather Service. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. A 50 percent chance rain is in for tonight, with a low around 50. Presidential Campaign Contributions by Acworth Residents: Locals have contributed more than $9,800 to current presidential candidates, with nearly half of those contributions going to Barack Obama's campaign. The Allatoona Buccaneers invite you to come out tonight to support the Bucs in their quest for a state championship. Allatoona High School will host the second round of the 7-AAA State Basketball Tournament, with the girls taking on Columbus High School at…
Monday, February 20, 2012
The Buccaneers had a big weekend winning the Region 7-AAA championships for both girls and boys teams.
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Monday, February 20, 2012
Both the Allatoona High School varsity girls and boys basketball teams won the Region 7-AAA championships Saturday. The girls defeated Cartersville 56-40 after splitting 1-1 with the Purple Hurricanes during the season. The boys went into the regional tournament with a perfect record and defeated Dalton 63-34 in the first meeting of the year for the two teams. Allatoona will host the first and second rounds of the Georgia High School Association AAA state playoffs beginning this weekend. According to the Allatoona athletics Facebook page, the school plans to hold a doubleheader with the girls and boys. The girls will play Gainesville, Region 8-AAA's fourth seed, and the boys will play 8-AAA fourth seed Monroe Area. The Buccaneers will earn…
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Markus Hood just celebrated his 200th basketball win.
Allatoona High School head basketball coach, Markus Hood, says he thinks the secret to a good team is chemistry and selflessness. “They have to care about each other more than they care about themselves,” said Hood on a recent rainy afternoon in his office. His belief in those ingredients has served him well through the years. Hood recently won his 200th game. And the Allatoona Buccaneers advanced Wednesday to the state tournament with a 60 to 37 win over Ringgold High School. This year, the team has six seniors that have gone to school at Allatoona all four years. The school didn’t open until 2008. Hood says his seniors, some of whom will go on to college ball, have set high standards for the younger players. They all genuinely care about…
Thursday, January 26, 2012
The Buccaneers celebrated a milestone achievement of their basketball head coach Markus Hood.
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
Contributed by Steve King, President of Allatoona Basketball Boosters Club Allatoona High School's Coach Markus Hood achieved a career milestone with his 200th win on Jan. 20 as a basketball head coach with a 84-50 win over region foe Cedartown. Hood was recognized with a surprise presentation on Tuesday before Allatoona varsity teams took on Gilmer County. In attendance was his wife, Alyssa, Mother and son. A plaque to to commemorate the win was presented to by Assistant Coach Nicholas Estes, who has been with Hood for most of those 200 wins. The 2011-12 school year marks Hood's 12th season as a varsity basketball head coach and his fourth season as Allatoona's first head coach. The Bucs reached the sweet 16 last year in the school's …
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Meet members of the Allatoona High School varsity girls basketball team.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Meet members of the Allatoona High School varsity boys basketball team.
Friday, December 30, 2011
The Buccaneer boys basketball team loses its last two games in the Lake City Classic Basketball Tournament.
The Allatoona High School boys basketball team had plenty of excuses it could’ve relied upon for failing to hold an early 14-2 first-quarter lead against Mays Friday afternoon. One of those excuses could’ve been fatigue from its 57-42 loss against Carrollton Thursday in a game that didn’t end until 10:30 p.m., and then having to come back to play at 2:30 p.m. in a game that decided the third-place finisher for the Lake City Classic Basketball Tournament. But fourth-year Buccaneer coach Markus Hood refused to use such excuses after the tough 61-59 overtime loss. He instead pointed out Allatoona (9-4) hitting only 6-of-19 free throws for the game, including 2 of 10 in the fourth and overtime periods combined. He also noted losing a 33-20 …
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The Allatoona boys basketball team will play for third-place a 2:30 p.m. today against Mays in the last day of the Lake City Classic tournament.
An uncharacteristic shaky and sloppy start doomed Allatoona High School’s boys basketball team in its semifinal game against unbeaten Carrollton late Thursday night in the Lake City Classic Basketball Tournament at Allatoona. The now 9-0 Trojans grabbed a 14-5 first-quarter lead and never looked back before posting a 57-42 win. The loss dropped Allatoona (9-3) into the third-place game against Mays (2-7) at 2:30 p.m. today. “Offensively, we rushed things too much and had a lot of turnovers,” said Buccaneer senior Dimychael Ross, who scored13 points. “We just didn’t go for the offensive rebounds when we put shots up. “Mentally, we didn’t prepare ourselves for the game,” he continued. “We’ve been playing a lot of ball lately and I think we’…
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Allatoona High School’s girls basketball team will play Archer in tonight’s championship Lake City Classic Basketball Tournament.
The semifinal game turned ugly quickly. Riding an 18-5 first-quarter lead, Allatoona High School’s girls basketball team rolled to a 43-23 victory over South Atlanta Thursday night to advance to the championship game of its 2nd annual Lake City Classic Basketball Tournament. The Buccaneers – a school-best 11-1 – will play Archer (8-3) at 7 p.m. today. The Tigers advanced by beating Drew 55-51 Thursday and opened the tourney by downing South Paulding 42-19 Wednesday. Allatoona junior guard Elise Spann led the Buccaneers in their first quarter scoring outburst with 13 of her game-high 19 points coming in the first half. She also drained three 3-pointers before halftime. Spann and teammate Alexis Ezell turned the first quarter into a scoring …
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Here are five things you need to know for your Friday.
Although it will be mostly cloudy and the high will be 59 degrees, the forecast also holds a slight chance of sprinkles, the National Weather Service reported. Tonight, the temperature will drop to 39 and skies will be cloudy during the early evening before gradually clearing. The Allatoona High School’s girls basketball teams advanced to the championship game of its Lake City Classic Basketball Tournament by beating South Atlanta 42-23. Unfortunately, the boys fell 57-42 to unbeaten Carrollton in a game that didn’t start until 9:15 p.m. The Buccaneer girls hoops team will take its school-best 11-1 mark and play Archer (8-3) at 7 p.m. today in championship of the Lake City Classic Basketball Tournament at Allatoona High School. The 9-3 …
