All around our neighborhoods you notice that Friday nights take on a pride, as the high school football teams take on different towns for exciting games. North Paulding, the high school for most homeowners in the Cedarcrest area of Dallas, is a fairly new school. Built in 2007 to respond to the then current and anticipated population growth from 81613 residents in 2000 to 136,655 residents in 2009, North Paulding High School can now celebrate its first regional championship football season.
Last week, Chip Saye commented on the game in the AJC:
[pullquote style=”left” quote=”dark”]North Paulding created a virtual four-way tie for first place in Region 5-AAAAA with a 31-28 victory against South Paulding, which had taken sole possession of first place and earned the first ranking in program history with an upset of Allatoona last weekend.[/pullquote]
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The lights haven’t dimmed on our Friday night football season
And North Paulding’s First Regional Championship Title is the reason
An incredible season of winnings and scores
The playoffs are coming, the team deserves more
So cheers to the team and to their coach
Good luck going forward as the next games approach!
Not only did the team win the regional championship, but their weekly results are a testament to their skill! And congratulations to the others that helped support the team on its way to victory from the cheerleaders to the marching band to the all of the parents and the community. Friday night lights shine bright in our neighborhood for a little while longer.
| DATE |
GAME |
North Paulding | Other Team |
| 08/30 | @ East Paulding (Dallas, GA) Location: East Paulding High School |
27 |
13 |
| 09/06 | New Manchester (Douglasville, GA) Location: North Paulding High School |
30 | 41 |
| 09/13 | @ Lithia Springs (Lithia Springs, GA) Location: Lithia Springs High School |
33 | 8 |
| 09/20 | @ Hiram (Hiram, GA) Location: Hiram High School |
52 | 21 |
| 09/27 | Woodland (Cartersville, GA) Location: North Paulding High School |
56 | 0 |
| 10/04 | South Paulding (Douglasville, GA) Location: North Paulding High School |
31 | 28 |
| 10/11 | @ Rome (Rome, GA) Location: Rome High School |
63 | 31 |
| 10/25 | Paulding County (Dallas, GA) Location: North Paulding High School |
42 | 7 |
| 11/01 | @ Allatoona (Acworth, GA) Location: Allatoona High School |
62 | 46 |
| 11/08 | Villa Rica (Villa Rica, GA) Location: North Paulding High School |
42 | 0 |
And now we anticipate what’s next for North Paulding High School as they move forward to their first championship game. We’ll keep you posted.
Also in the playoffs are East Paulding High School and Allatoona High School.