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  Operation Football Team of the Week

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  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:42:00 -0700

  Last week the Lovett Lions upset Defending State Champion Buford 28-21 to end the Wolves winning streag at 32 games and impropve their season mark to 3 and 0..The landmark win for the Lovett program, who saw it's 9th grade, JV, and Varsity teams complete a sweep of the Buford team..The Lovett Lions are now ranked 3rd in the state class AA poll and will visit Towers Friday night.. Be sure to watch Operation Football Friday at 11 O'Clock on 11 Alive  Your NBC Station...

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  The Difference Is: We Expected This

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  Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:08:00 -0700

  Gonzalez makes a diving grab at the one to set up a the first score igniting the crowd and frustrating a Dolphin defense that had stuffed the running game.  He's Tony Gonzalez, we expected this.  Ovie Mughelli then catches a touchdown pass.  OK, maybe we didn't expect that.
  Ryan seems off in the early going, then Mike Mularkey rolls him away from the pressure a couple times, he seems to find some rhythm and is solid after the first quarter.  We expected this from the 2008 Rookie of the Year. Special teams punt and kick coverage was incredible.
  But after all Keith Armstrong's unit was fantastic last year, so we expected this.  Jason Elam looks very erratic and misses two normally within his comfort zone.  We didn't expect that.  The defense looks very athletic, great pursuit yet Ronnie Brown, Ricky Williams, Pat White didn't seem to find anything when they tried to cut back and Dan Henning had to reach way into his bag of tricks trying to create something.
  OK, we didn't expect this, the defensive transition can't be judged on one game but Miami is a solid offensive unit.  True, they don't have premeir receivers, but O line is good and Pennington is savvy and the backs are really good.  The point is we expect more this year, but there will always be bumps in the road.  The good, solid franchises/teams overcome them, brush them off as things with which they must deal and overcome to win.  The expectation level is raised now, so let's enjoy it.
  

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  Operation football Week 2

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  Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:21:00 -0700

  Get ready for the metro area's best coverage of high school on 11 Alive's Operation Football. Friday night at 11pm on 11Alive.. Join Fred Kalil and Sam Crenshaw for all the excitement that makes Friday nights a happening in our area.. It starts with Fred Introducing us to the Team of the Week .. Then the Fredcam will head for Coweta County.. Some of our big matchs will be Walton at Kell, Brookwood at North Gwinnett, Mays and Douglass at Lakwood, Warner Robins at Grayson, Salem and Rockdale County, Griffin and Spalding and GAC at St. Pius, just to name a few.. We will have our Band of the Week. Cheerleaders, Player of the week, Elite 11 poll, and Our Operation Football Alum... Then after the show go online at 11Alive.com for our weekly Coaches Live Webchat.. This week Tucker's Franklin Stephens and Gainesville's Bruce Miller, so watch Operation Football then join us on line at 11Alive.com

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  Take That

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  Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:13:00 -0700

  Marietta's Melanie Oudin threw a shock into the 2009 US Open today beating the 4th seed Elena Dementieva in three sets.. Just playing on the Arthur Ashe Stadium was a dream come true for the 17 year old phenom, beating the player that many felt could beat Serena Williams is something else all together.. She has a leg injury that wasn;t completely healed before the tournament began.. It could be a problem that limits just how far she will go, THIS TIME. But today the girl from Marietta served notice that her time is not in the future, but right now..We should be proud that she represents out community and the USA so well... Look out Maria Sharapova, You're next !!!

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  Team of the Week

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  Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:03:00 -0700

  Last Saturday night the North Gwinnett Bulldogs hosted the Progressive Football Challenge.Close to 10 thousand fans came to Suwanee  and saw the Bulldogs knock off the Prattville Lions 14-11.. Prattville is the defending state champion in Alabama's Class 6A. North Gwinnett is off to a 1-0 start in 2009, and will host Gwinnett County rival Brookwood this Friday night.. Congratulations to the North Gwinnett Bulldogs, this week's Operation Football Team of the Week..

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