The Southern Conference Championships

Posted on March 17, 2011 by admin

Last Saturday, the Georgia Blazers Prep team opened the Southern Conference Championships with an impressive 27-8 win over the MASR Mustangs (Memphis, TN). Their second game matched them against the Blazer’s arch rivals, the Music City Thunder. The Blazers rebounded from a one point loss at Regionals against Music City, a quadruple overtime game, cruising to a 28-12 win!

The Blazer’s Varsity team also opened with a win, dominating the Jr Thunder (NC) 36-16. That win placed them in a tight match up against conference rivals, Charlotte Rolling Bobcats. At half time the Blazers were tied with the Bobcats 22-22. Half way through the second half the Bobcats had the upper hand, leading by 2 points. The Blazers, unfortunately, ran out of gas and fell short 46-38.

Chance Boyd and KJ Reese were named All-Tournament Team members.

Chance BoydKJ Reese

Josh Joines was awarded MVP for the Prep Tournament.

Josh Joines

Here are all of our award winning Blazers. Great job everybody!

Award winning Blazers

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BlazeDay at Sequoyah Middle School

Posted on March 8, 2011 by admin


Staff held a two day BlazeDays Disability Awareness program at the Sequoyah Middle School in Atlanta. The program introduced 450 6th, 7th and 8th grade students to a fifty-five minute disability sports presentation that included a video, active participation in two different activities, sit volleyball and wheelchair basketball, each highlighting the abilities of a certain disability and a question and answer period. School interested in scheduling a BlazeDay should contact Cheryl Holiday at 404-270-2000.

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BlazeSports Helps with GA Tech’s Amazing Race

Posted on March 7, 2011 by admin


BlazeSports staff assisted Georgia Tech’s Office of the Dean of Students, ADAPTS-Disability Services with their hosting of a first ever “The Amazing Race to Raise Disability Awareness.” The event included a “What’s in a Name Competition,” two physical accessibility challenges cross campus, a sit volleyball and goalball competition (organized by BlazeSports) and a Myth Buster Trivia Game.  Five teams competed in this inaugural event.

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