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Introduction to Gridiron Glory: Welcome to Wartown

Season 1 of Gridiron Glory will focus on the athletic exploits of the town I am from, Warner Robins, Georgia. More specifically, due to Urban Sprawl, the County of Houston which happens to be right smack dab in the middle of the state of Georgia! Historically speaking, there have been two High School powers in this county, Warner Robins and Northside. During the 1970s, 1980s & 1990s, the Demons of Warner Robins High School were the preeminent power in this area. Other than the South Georgia National Power Wildcats of Valdosta High School, Warner Robins was feared by most throughout the state. With players ranging from James Brooks to Ron Simmons to John John Perkins to Clyde Jackson to Eddie Anderson to Willie Reid to Alton Sanders the Demons boast 23 Region Titles, 4 State Titles and 2 Mythical National Titles. In the 1990s the Eagles of Northside High School began their rise to dominance culminating in 1998 with the beginning of a streak of 17 consecutive seasons with 10 or m

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Refreshing Memories of Football Seasons Past

After completing the first episode of this new podcast I decided to go back and watch videos that were available online. These videos all included representatives from the Warner Robins area. One video I was able to find was the game video from the 2000 City Championship between the Warner Robins Demons and the Northside Eagles. This game will be featured in later episodes of Season 1 but what struck me during this review of the game video was the amount of talent on the field. Both teams came into that Game considered the top two teams in the state of Georgia. Ironically both teams were eliminated from the playoffs at the same point, the Quarterfinals. This was the game that included the hurdle by Chansi Stuckey over the Defensive End from Warner Robins that I spoke of in episode 1. Warner Robins was ranked #1 in the state of Georgia at the highest classification in the state and narrowly defeated the #2 ranked Eagles 23-21. I watched some additional videos that included mostly

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