Friday Night Lights

Having spent between three and five years of my life covering high school athletics, one of my favorite times of the year is prep football season. I relived some memories yesterday with Texas, and it got me pretty fired up for this upcoming season.

And this year should be a pretty good one. There's a new football coach at Clarke Central, while its former coach, William DeVane, has taken a job at Hart County (where he got his start). Oconee County, likewise, has a new coach after a sudden, and peculiar, lack of patience with Neal Auer (despite the fact he had led the Warriors to a Region 8-AAA title just one year before and guided them to the playoffs in the year he was dismissed).

Also, the best player in this area since Tony Taylor patrolled the field for Oconee County in 2001 will be on view as Greene County's Josh Nesbitt will try to lead the Tigers to a second trip to the Georgia Dome.

Last year Nesbitt threw for more than 2,800 yards and 31 touchdowns, while running for 1,200 and 22 touchdowns. Scout.com has him ranked as one of the top 10 quarterbacks in the country. He's worth the trip to Greensboro.