Jeff Hart

What the official, unofficial opening weekend of high school football lacks in quantity it more than makes up for in quality.

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Hutson Mason is finally a big man on the Georgia campus. It's all very flattering - especially after waiting four years to become the Bulldogs' starting quarterback.

Justin Upton dropped a routine fly ball to left-centerfield in the ninth inning which set the stage for Gaby Sanchez's game-winning sacrifice fly that capped a late-inning comeback as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Wednesday night.

After posting a 10-5 win over the Charlotte Knights on Tuesday night, the Gwinnett Braves continued their winning ways by dropping the Knights 16-2 on Wednesday night at Coolray Field. Donnie Murphy went 2-for-6 with a grand slam and five RBIs to lead the offense.

East Hall used a three-run first inning to grab the lead and then held on for a 10-5 win over North Hall Wednesday in girls softball action.

For the Atlanta Falcons to succeed, Smith and his staff are putting major responsibility on second-year inside linebackers Paul Worrilow and Joplo Bartu, a pair of undrafted college free agents last year who emerged as starters and finished as the leading and third-leading tacklers.

All 14 Southeastern Conference members have taken steps to improve the fan experience at league football stadiums, the league said.

If the last couple of seasons were known as the Year(s) of the Quarterback, it will be interesting to see what is on the horizon for area high school football teams in 2014.

Even the NFL would begin to ask questions if its coaching ranks resembled the revolving door that has become the norm lately for high school football coaches.