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North Gwinnett KOs Grayson
The Bulldogs of Suwanee swarm over Grayson 28-10 in AAAAAA playoffs.
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There will be a new champion in AAAAAA football in 2012. North Gwinnett saw to that Friday with an impressive 28-10 victory over Grayson, the large-school winner in 2011.
Bulldogs coach Bob Sphire is not ready to crown his team as the new champion yet.
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"We've got a tall order in Lovejoy [the Bulldogs' next playoff foe]," Sphire said. "They pushed us around in seven-on-seven drills in the preseason."
But Friday in Grayson, it was North that pushed its foe around. The Bulldogs used turnovers and a swarming defense to take a 9-3 halftime lead and then break the game open in the second half.
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Two Bulldog fumble recoveries led to field goals by Michael D'Angola in the first half. In all, D'Angola had field goals of 36, 32, 37 and 29 yards.
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