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The Lee County Ledger Wednesday, February 13,2019 - Page IB Lee County High School Finishes No. 67 in National Football Rankings By MaxPreps Trojans capture second straight 6A state championship Special to the Ledger The Lee County High School football team has finished No. 67 nation ally for the 2018 season. The announcement was made by MaxPreps, the online high school sports leader and a CBSSports. com site. “The MaxPreps Tour of Champions presented by the Army National Guard honors the very best high school teams in the nation. To qualify, you must be highly ranked nationally by MaxPreps; and you must also win a state championship. Those are tough qualifications considering there are nearly seventeen thou sand teams competing in high school varsity foot ball,” said Andy Beal, president and founder of MaxPreps. “Congratulations to the Lee County Trojans on their amazing achieve ment. MaxPreps and the Army National Guard are honored to recognize you for your hard work and amazing work on the field. “ Lee County (15-1) blanked Northside of Warner Robins, 14-0, on December 11 to claim its second straight Georgia 6A state championship. Lee County is one of 50 football schools being honored on the Max Preps Tour of Cham pions presented by the Army National Guard. This marks the second straight season the Tro jans were selected to the Tour of Champions as they were honored last season when they were ranked No. 80 in the nation. “It’s a true honor for our school and com munity and to receive this award two years in a row is surreal,” said Lee County head football coach Dean Fabrizio, who completed his tenth season. Lee County shut out six of its opponents while holding 13 of them to a touchdown or less. Meanwhile, this year’s team became only the third in Georgia state history to go 15-0 with none of its victories being decided by fewer than 14 points. The Trojans lone loss came late December when Lee County was walloped by No. 5 St. Frances Academy of Baltimore, Md„ 43-14. Georgia Army Nation al Guard Sergeant First Class Haley N. Hutch erson presented Coach Fabrizio and the team with the Army National Guard national ranking trophy Wednesday after noon during a National Signing Day assembly. The team also received a banner for their accom plishment. “The Army National Guard embodies team work and a commitment to community and coun try. Just as your team joins together to defeat adversity and claim the victory, the Army National Guard stands in solidarity to protect our local communities and the United States of America as a whole,” said Major Charlton Grant. “On behalf of the Army National Guard, I am honored to recognize this nationally ranked championship team for their dedication, perse verance and teamwork.” MaxPreps Computer Rankings are used to determine team rank for the Tour of Champions. The system utilizes the huge number of game results stored in the MaxPreps database. Generally, the more a team wins the higher the ranking, but the sys tem takes into account quality wins (against other highly ranked opponents), margin of victory, and strength of schedule. Playoff games are weighted 2.1 times a regular season game. ,024V* Players Of The Week i miithi, Guff Anna Grace Haggerty, Rachel Kiesau, Erica Sellers, Aubrey Garrett, lexi Rosseo PREM I ER ORTHOPEDICS WWW.premierorthO.net Pictured w/ Brian Davis, Certified AthleticrTrainer Sales • Service Installation Repairs Refrigeration www.southgeorgiaheatingandcooling.com Licensed & Insured urn We Service All Makes & Models Residential And Commercial (Master Gas Card Natural & Propane) Pirron Heating & Cooling Systems I st (Franklin ^Financial WHATEVER IT takes: GA#CN007881 vffSCShane Parsons Owner shane@southgahc.com Collision Repair* Unibody Frame Specialist Fender & Body Repair * Auto Painting Alignment & Tire Rotation • Tires • AC Service Brake & Suspension Service • Oil Change Auto Window & Windshield Replacement All Insurance Claims Accepted 24 Hour Wrecker Service Joyce Weiser and Calvin Duren Setting the Standard of Excellence For Free Estimates, Call (229)439-8833 1518 US HWY. 19 SOUTH • LEESBURG • (229) 439-8833
