Georgia High School Football Daily

Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022

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Dougherty’s Davis ‘amazing to watch’

It's doubtful that any Georgia football player means more to a good team than Kameron Davis, Dougherty’s junior quarterback. He showed why Friday in a 33-30 victory over Stockbridge.

Davis, who has led his team to a 3-0 record and No. 9 Class 3A ranking, had a hand in all five of his team’s touchdowns and produced a career-high 502 rushing and passing yards.

“He just outruns everybody,” Dougherty coach Johnny Gilbert said of Davis’s skill set. “It seems like the kid has about 10 different gears to get outside, to explode, to cut back and then to explode to the end zone. He’s just amazing to watch.”

Davis, who is committed to Florida State, is GHSF Daily’s state Player of the Week. The award, sponsored by Sports Turf, will be presented to Davis on Wednesday at his school.

TOP PERFORMANCES

Top five

*Cook WR Ny’shaun Wallace had nine receptions for 247 yards and three touchdowns, two in the fourth quarter, rallying his team to a 32-28 victory over Brooks County.

*Dougherty QB Kam Davis rushed for 235 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries and was 12-of-23 passing for 267 yards and three touchdowns in a 33-30 victory over Stockbridge.

*Grayson LB Tyler Atkinson had 10 tackles, three tackles for losses, one sack, two QB pressures, two pass breakups and a fumble recovery in a 28-0 victory over Fort Dorchester, S.C.

*Prince Avenue Christian QB Aaron Philo was 24-of-39 passing for 452 yards and six touchdowns in a 48-14 victory over Athens Academy.

*Rabun County QB Keegan Stover was 22-of-34 passing for 481 yards and eight touchdowns in a 72-36 victory over Adairsville.

Best of the rest

*ACE Charter WR Brice Whitley had four receptions for 98 yards and two touchdowns, returned an interception 44 yards for a touchdown and returned a kickoff 75 yards for a touchdown in a 63-22 victory over Pataula Charter.

*Aquinas RB/LB Clark Jackson rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns, one a 65-yard run for a 19-6 lead late in the third quarter, in a 19-13 victory over Savannah Country Day. Jackson also had 30 yards receiving and made nine solo tackles and three tackles for losses.

*Berrien RB Demar Riley rushed for 123 yards and four touchdowns on 30 carries and scored on a 55-yard pass in a 34-14 victory over Bacon County.

*Bryan County RB Austin “Smush” Clemons rushed for 171 yards and three touchdowns, made seven tackles and a sack and returned a fumble for a touchdown in a 41-14 victory over Wheeler County.

*Buford RB Justice Haynes rushed for 202 yards on 19 carries and scored three touchdowns in a 21-14 victory over North Cobb. His 6-yard run with 42 seconds left was the game-winner.

*Calhoun QB Trey Townsend was 15-of-19 passing for 261 yards and two touchdowns and scored the winning touchdown in a 26-21 victory over Creekview.

*Cambridge QB Preston Clemmer rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries and was 11-of-15 passing for 115 yards in a 43-38 victory over Alpharetta.

*Carrollton DB Kelvin Hill had six solo tackles, four assists, three tackles for losses and a sack in a 23-6 victory over Rome.

*Christian Heritage DE Daniel Geil had seven solo tackles, two tackles for losses, a sack and three QB hurries and blocked a kick in a 36-14 loss to Darlington.

*Creekside RB/DB Roderick McCrary rushed for 100 yards and had five tackles in a 21-13 loss to Dutch Fork, S.C.

*Crisp County WR Trae Walker had six receptions for 123 yards and a touchdown, returned a kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown and had 285 all-purpose yards in a 41-25 victory over Lovejoy.

*Darlington RB D’Marion Floyd rushed 14 times for 178 yards and four touchdowns, one a 93-yard run, in a 36-14 victory over Christian Heritage.

*Discovery RB Jacob Davis rushed for 194 yards and a touchdown in a 20-14 victory over Stone Mountain.

*Douglas County WR Hilton Alexander had eight receptions for 95 yards and returned a punt 80 yards for a touchdown in a 35-31 loss to McEachern.

*East Coweta QB Christian Langford was 16-of-21 passing for 357 yards and six touchdowns – three to Brady Tillman and two to Jayshon Stegall – in a 55-21 victory over Hillgrove.

*East Forsyth RB Brandon Peoples rushed for 164 yards and a touchdown in a 22-14 victory over Cedar Shoals.

*Elbert County RB Quan Moss rushed for 154 yards and a touchdown on 28 carries in a 27-21 victory over Harlem.

*Emanuel County Institute RB P.J. Farnum rushed for 185 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries and scored on a 39-yard reception in a 41-27 victory over Lincoln County.

*Evans QB DeAngelo Walton rushed for 214 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries and was 6-of-12 passing for 68 yards and a touchdown in a 28-7 victory over Greenbrier.

*Fannin County PK Jack Kantner kicked a 38-yard field goal, was 5-for-5 on extra points, put three kickoffs into the end zone and another for a recovered onside kick, averaged 51 yards on two punts, both downed inside the 5-yard line, made two tackles on special teams and rushed for a first down on a bobbled punt snap in a 38-12 victory over Pickens.

*Gainesville LB Jeremiah Telander had 15 tackles, two QB hurries and an interception in a 23-13 victory over Monroe Area.

*Gordon Lee RB Nate Dunfee scored five touchdowns – three rushing, one receiving and one returning – in a 46-22 victory over Southeast Whitfield. Dunfee rushed for 184 yards and ran a kickoff 90 yards.

*Hart County RB Nori Moore rushed for 245 yards and two touchdowns and had two receptions for 77 yards for two touchdowns in a 28-7 victory over Apalachee.

*Hebron Christian QB Gavin Hall rushed for 360 yards and six touchdowns on 23 carries in a 48-34 victory over Commerce. Hall has rushed for 780 yards in three games.

*Heritage (Newnan) RB Juice Bolden rushed for 150 yards and three touchdowns on 12 carries in a 44-6 victory over Kendrick.

*Houston County WR Kale Woodburn had five receptions for 132 yards and two touchdowns in a 48-34 victory over West Laurens.

*Hughes QB Prentiss “Air” Noland was 13-of-20 passing for 343 yards and four touchdowns in a 62-12 victory over Mays.

*Johnson County RB Germivy Tucker rushed for 212 yards and three touchdowns on 17 carries in a 47-6 victory over Warren County.

*Kell QB Bryce Clayton was 12-of-19 passing for 246 yards and four touchdowns in a 56-14 victory over Pope.

*Kennesaw Mountain QB Cayman Prangley was 24-of-42 passing for 294 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 90 yards on 14 carries in a 37-36 victory over North Paulding.

*Lambert RB Tommy Lafayette rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown, had 105 yards receiving and a touchdown and returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown in a 27-13 victory over Mountain View.

*Landmark Christian LB/TE Grant Thigpen had 14 total tackles, a tackle for a loss, a sack and an interception in a 7-6 victory over Lithonia.

*Lanier County DL Trevon Small had 11 tackles, a sack and 1.5 tackles for losses in a 17-14 overtime victory over Santa Fe, Fla.

*Loganville RB Soloman Leslie rushed for 210 yards and a touchdown in a 21-0 victory over Peachtree Ridge.

*Lumpkin County QB Cooper Scott was 14-of-16 passing for 228 yards and rushed for 49 yards and three touchdowns while playing only the first half of a 48-0 victory over Franklin County.

*M.L. King QB Antonio Anderson rushed for 168 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries and was 7-of-12 passing for 80 yards and a touchdown in a 45-20 victory over Locust Grove.

*Manchester RB Quavion Cooper rushed for 154 yards and three touchdowns and returned a kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown in a 62-22 victory over Columbus.

*McIntosh RB Marcus Malone had 167 yards from scrimmage on 19 touches and scored both of his team’s touchdowns in a 17-14 loss to Woodland of Stockbridge.

*McNair WR Malachi Jackson caught nine passes for 166 yards and two touchdowns in a 24-0 victory over North Clayton that ended the Mustangs’ 25-game losing streak.

*Meadowcreek RB Jordan Louie rushed for 234 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries in a 29-17 victory over Campbell.

*Mill Creek LB Cole Mullins had five tackles, two sacks, a tackle for a loss and a QB hurry in a 33-0 victory over Archer.

*Montgomery County RB/DB Cameron Wallace rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries, made 11 tackles and intercepted a pass in a 14-8 victory over Taylor County.

*Mount Paran Christian RB Nick German rushed for 219 yards and four touchdowns on 22 carries in a 49-45 loss to Mount Vernon.

*Mount Vernon QB Sam Nazarian was 22-of-30 passing for 367 yards and five touchdowns and rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown in a 49-45 victory over Mount Paran Christian.

*Mundy’s Mill QB Donovan Morton was 14-of-21 passing for 234 yards and two touchdowns and scored a touchdown in a 53-21 victory over Riverdale.

*North Cobb DB Caleb Jenkins had 16 solo tackles and an interception in a 21-14 loss to Buford.

*North Forsyth WR Logan Curry had seven receptions for 190 yards and a touchdown in a 26-24 victory over West Forsyth.

*Northside (Columbus) RB Malachi Hosley rushed for 234 yards and three touchdowns in a 34-7 victory over Hardaway.

*Pace Academy ATH Terrence Kiel scored on a 72-yard kickoff return, 63-yard pass and 11-yard run in a 31-0 victory over Greater Atlanta Christian.

*River Ridge QB Ethan Spector was 20-of-28 passing for 410 yards and two touchdowns and scored a touchdown in a 45-42 victory over Sprayberry that was won on Gracen VanGilder's 41-yard field goal with nine seconds left.

*Roswell LB Jayven Hall had 11 tackles, two for losses, blocked a field goal and returned an interception 28 yards for a touchdown in a 24-20 victory over Marietta.

*Sonoraville RB Zach Lyles rushed for 192 yards and a touchdown and had two receptions for 79 yards and a touchdown in a 27-21 victory over Dalton.

*South Forsyth RB/LB Maverick Schippmann rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown, had four tackles and blocked a field goal in a 7-6 loss to North Oconee.

*Southwest DeKalb RB Billy Johnson rushed for 322 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries in a 50-27 victory over Decatur.

*Stephens County RB/LB Javin Gordon rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries while making seven tackles, breaking up two passes and returning a kickoff 34 yards in a 27-11 victory over Flowery Branch.

*Swainsboro DB Jakari Nobles had six tackles and three assists, intercepted a pass and returned a fumble 21 yards for a touchdown in a 47-0 victory over Jeff Davis.

*Thomasville County Central WR Tyler Floyd had nine receptions for 136 yards in a 35-14 victory over Bainbridge.

*Turner County RB/LB Vaad Bynum rushed for 214 yards and four touchdowns, one a 95-yarder, in a 32-6 victory over Randolph-Clay. Bynum also had a sack, three QB pressures and a tackle for a loss.

*Walnut Grove RB Emadd Howard rushed for 151 yards and three touchdowns in a 20-14 victory over Chattahoochee County.

*Winder-Barrow RB Tyreeck Hall rushed for 214 yards and three touchdowns on 19 carries in a 33-2 victory over Salem.

*Worth County QB Chip Cooper was 14-of-18 passing for 197 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown in a 56-33 victory over Upson-Lee. Worth County is 3-0 for the first time since 2004.

OFFENSIVE LINE OF THE WEEK

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The Otter’s Chicken Offensive Line of the Week is Prince Avenue Christian’s unit of right tackle Mason Goodyear, right guard Bubba Howard, center Austin Head, left guard Mason Townsend and left tackle Jake Atha. They were behind 666 total yards – 452 passing, 214 rushing – in a 48-18 victory over Athens Academy. Prince Avenue churned out 28 first downs and allowed no sacks on 39 passing attempts.

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Lines of distinction

*Commerce’s offensive line of Jonathon Orozco, Hampton Hutto, Braxton Epps, Joey Duncan, Dante Smith, Colton Hill, Asher Baugh and Corey Suber created the space for 468 yards rushing at 11.1 yards per carry in a 48-34 loss to Hebron Christian. Jaiden Daniels rushed for 233 yards and three touchdowns.

*Dutchtown’s offensive line of Colin Alexander, Sincere Henderson, Tyler Kellogg, Cam Thompson and Hector Cari paved the way 238 yards rushing at 7.2 yards per attempt and six rushing touchdowns in a 43-8 victory over Jonesboro.

*Evans’ offensive line of Mason Short, Jayden Bourns, Allen Morris, Stephen Heard and D.J. Williams opened holes for 364 yards rushing in a 26-7 victory over Greenbrier. QB D.J. Walton rushed for 214 yards.

*Morgan County’s offensive line of Gaines Mercer, Jonathan Butler, Griffin Britt, Ashton Brannon, Tre Franklin, Jamari Mundy and Antavious Elder cleared a path for 356 rushing yards in a 65-7 victory over Jasper County. Jacere Cooper and Jay Dorsey had eight rushing touchdowns between them.

*Pike County’s offensive line of Andrew Hood, Kevin Godwin, Bailey Powers, Thomas Luger, Brayden Pilkenton, Lain Fordham, Ian White and Robert Chambley paved the way for three 100-yard rushers and 496 yards rushing in a 49-20 victory over Southwest.

*Rabun County’s offensive line of Mike Swagger, Edgar Ortiz, Braxton Brady, Cesar Cruz, Jack Hood, Alex Yearwood, Skip Speed, Emiliano Ortiz and Jet Gilbreath helped the Wildcats to 608 total yards and a school record for points in a 72-36 victory over Adairsville. Rabun averaged 5.3 yards per rush and allowed zero sacks.

*Southwest DeKalb’s offensive line of Logan Brown, Austen Guin, David Johnson Jr., Corinthia Myers and Marcus Winkfield propelled Billy Johnson to 322 yards rushing and three touchdowns in a 50-27 victory over Decatur. Southwest DeKalb rushed for 523 yards and passed for 95.

*Vidalia’s offensive line of C.J. Palmer, Levi Palmer, Sawyer Adams, Nathan Mack and Max Beverly helped the Indians generate 548 total yards – 322 rushing, 226 – in a 56-16 victory over Pinewood. Vidalia averaged 9.75 yards per carry. QB Antonio Barron had 233 total yards on just 12 runs and passes.

*Wheeler’s offensive line of Paul Adetona, Josh Hillman-Jones, Ricky Leebrick, King David Igbokwe, Jabril Abdur-Rahim, Julian Stevenson, and Brion Grimes boosted Josiah Allen to 203 rushing yards and three touchdowns in a 28-3 victory over South Cobb. Wheeler has 301 rushing yards as a team.

FOUR QUESTIONS

Today’s interviewee is Chip Saye, who co-founded Georgia High School Football Daily in 2009. Saye has covered high school football for the Athens Banner-Herald/Daily News, Anderson (S.C.) Independent-Mail and Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspapers since 1985 but began attending games long before it became his profession. In the past 25 years, Saye has kept a record of the nearly 600 games and more than 200 teams he has seen in person.

Chip Saye, GHSF Daily co-founder

1. What is it about high school football that you enjoy so much? “First and foremost, I’ve always been a football fan. And there’s something special about Friday Night Lights in the South. The athletes and coaches in Georgia are as good as any in the country. But another factor for me is the childhood memories that are stirred when I go to the games. Before I even got to elementary school, I was going to games regularly with my dad, Harry Saye, who played on Athens High’s 1955 state championship team that featured Fran Tarkenton. My dad told me that he took me to my first game when I was 5 years old, but the first one I remember was two years later when we saw Lakeside play Columbia in 1971 at what then was called DeKalb Memorial Stadium. Lakeside was a defending state champion and Columbia had Glynn Harrison, an all-state player who went on to play at Georgia. I was immediately hooked. My dad and I went to games together pretty much every week of the season every year until I left for college and then resumed the tradition about 15 years later. My dad passed away in 2013, but I have continued the tradition with my daughter, Caroline. I took her to see her first game when she was 2 years old, and she’s now as big a fan as I am.”

2. What’s the significance of the 25 years and the records you’ve kept? How many games and how many teams have you seen during that time? “As I said, I have attended high school football games most of my life, but there was a period from the late 1980s through the late ’90s when I was only able to attend a game or two every couple of years because of my job. However, my job situation changed in 1997, freeing up my Friday nights to start going to games again. In fact, Monday was the 25th anniversary of my return to high school football. On Sept. 5, 1997, I went to Athens and saw Clarke Central win 28-6 at Cedar Shoals. I’ve only missed one or two Friday nights since and have had many weeks where I attended more than one game. Since the start of this 25-year run, I’ve attended 591 games and seen 207 Georgia teams (and four out-of-state teams) play. That’s about half the football-playing schools in the GHSA. I’d estimate that I saw about 150 games before 1997, putting me at around 750 total. Considering that I’ve spent most of my life living in metro Atlanta and I cover teams from that area for the AJC, I’ve seen Cobb, Gwinnett and DeKalb teams the most.”

3. What were some of the most memorable games you’ve seen? “I went to a lot of the Brookwood-Parkview games in the late ’90s and early 2000s. Those were some great teams and exciting games, and the atmosphere was unreal. The details run together because I saw so many of those matchups, but they seemed to always come down to the wire. I saw Lowndes beat Southwest DeKalb 28-27 in an incredible back-and-forth quarterfinal game at Hallford Stadium in 1999, and then was at the Georgia Dome the following week when Lowndes rallied from a 28-3 halftime deficit to beat Northside of Warner Robins 31-28. Lowndes went on to beat Brunswick for the championship the next week. Going back a bit further, I saw Clarke Central beat Buck Belue and Valdosta 16-14 in Athens in the 1977 Class 3A championship game. Clarke Central got the winning points on a safety, and Valdosta missed a late field goal that would’ve won it. And one of the most memorable games I saw was the controversial Lakeside-Douglass game in the 1975 semifinals, when Lakeside appeared to have won on a late field goal, but the victory was overturned by the GHSA because of the way the clock was handled at the end of the game.”

4. Of all the stadiums where you’ve seen games, which ones were your favorites? Are there others you’d still like to visit? “One of my favorite places to watch a game is McEachern’s Cantrell Stadium. That’s especially true if I’m covering a game for the AJC, because their press box (above) is the best around. McEachern’s stadium is about as big or bigger than what a lot of small colleges have, so you’re always comfortable, even if they have a large crowd. I’d never been to Carrollton’s Grisham Stadium, but I got the chance during the playoffs last year. That’s a great stadium, too. Other well-known ones I really enjoyed were the Granite Bowl in Elberton, the Brickyard in Thomson, Billy Henderson Stadium in Athens, Hallford Stadium in DeKalb County, Brookwood Community Stadium in Snellville and Tom Riden Stadium in Buford. As for the ones I’d like to see, Valdosta’s Bazemore-Hyder Stadium would top the list. McConnell-Talbert in Warner Robins, Camden County’s Chris Gilman Stadium, Washington County’s House of Pain and Lincoln County’s Larry Campbell Stadium/Buddy Bufford Field would be on it, too. And just about any of the small towns in south Georgia where the community turns out for the game on Friday night would be neat to experience. Lowndes’ Martin Stadium would be fun to visit, too. My daughter got to see a game there a few years ago, as a student trainer for Hillgrove when the Hawks lost to Lowndes 92-61 in the 2016 playoffs. I was jealous of her on that one.”

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Coaches’ first wins

Eight first-year GHSA coaches got their first victories at their new schools last week. Those by Groves, Lake Oconee Academy and Pike County came in games in which they were underdogs.

Groves: Calvin Wells

Harris County: Tommy Watson

Hart County: Cory Dickerson

Lake Oconee Ac.: Patrick Stewart

Lanier: Tyler Maloof

Pike County: Bryan Holley

Thomasville: Jonathan DeLay

Turner County: Ben Simmons

TRIVIA

North Cobb Christian beat Wesleyan 19-15 last week after scoring on the game’s final play, which began on the NCC 35-yard line. NCC completed a pass and then made five laterals (officially called backward passes), and the last one was run 55 yards for a touchdown. In official statistics, how would the play be scored in terms of attempts and yards passing or rushing? (Answer Wednesday)

Answer to Monday’s question: The only unranked Georgia team last week to beat a top-10 team from a higher classification was Stephens County, a Class 3A school that defeated then-No. 7 Flowery Branch of 5A.

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SCHEDULE

GHSA

Monday’s game

Johnson, Savannah 26, Windsor Forest 0

Thursday’s games

Creekside, Fla. at Glynn Academy (GL)

Glenn Hills at Josey

KIPP Atl. Collegiate at Forest Park (MH)

Lithonia at Jackson, Atlanta

Towers at Therrell (L)

Upson-Lee at LaGrange (C)

W. Nassau, Fla. at McIntosh Co. Ac. (GL)

Friday’s games

ACE Charter at Jordan (CM)

Alpharetta at Chattahoochee

Arabia Mountain at Meadowcreek

Archer at Norcross

Athens Academy at Mt. Pisgah Christian

Athens Christian at Bethlehem Christian

Atkinson Co. at Bacon Co.

Baldwin at Washington Co.

Banks Co. at Franklin Co.

Benedictine at Ware Co.

Berrien at Lanier Co.

Bleckley Co. at Schley Co.

Bolles, Fla. at Brunswick (GL)

Bowdon at Tattnall Square

Bradwell Institute at South Effingham

Brantley Co. at Johnson, Savannah (SV)

Brooks Co. at Mitchell Co.

Calvary Day at Frederica Academy

Cambridge at West Forsyth

Carrollton at Villa Rica

Carver, Columbus at Northeast (TH)

Cass at Adairsville

Cedar Grove at Collins Hill

Cedartown at Calhoun

Central, Macon at Worth Co.

Central, Talbotton at Twiggs Co.

Central Gwinnett at Habersham Central

Chamblee at Duluth

Chapel Hill at South Cobb

Charlton Co. vs. University Chr., Fla. (GL)

Cherokee Bluff at Madison Co.

Clarke Central at Gainesville

Clarkston at Cross Keys (AV)

Clinch Co. at Cook

Coahulla Creek at Chattooga

Colquitt Co. at Lee Co.

Columbia at Cartersville

Copper Basin, Tenn. at N. Cobb Christ.

Crawford Co. at Central Fellowship

Dacula at Tucker (A)

Dade Christian, Fla. at Camden Co.

Dade Co. at Marion Co., Tenn.

Dodge Co. at Swainsboro

Dougherty at Hapeville Charter (B)

Douglass at Stone Mountain (HS)

Drew at Riverdale (SC)

Druid Hills at Dunwoody (ND)

Dutchtown at Spalding (GM)

Eagle's Landing at Discovery

East Hall at Chestatee

East Laurens at Richmond Academy

East Paulding at Paulding Co.

East St. Louis, Ill. at Creekside

Eastside at Alcovy (SH)

Emanuel Co. Institute at Dublin

Etowah at Centennial

Evans at Burke Co.

Fellowship Christian at St. Francis

First Presbyterian at Laney

Gilmer at Ringgold

Glascock Co. at Warren Co.

GMC Prep at Washington-Wilkes

Godby, Fla. at Cairo

Gordon Central at Trion

Grace Christian at Pataula Charter

Greater Atl. Christian at Decatur

Greenbrier at Lakeside, Evans

Griffin at Northgate

Groves at Claxton

Hardaway at Newnan

Harrison at Denmark

Hart Co. at Daniel, S.C.

Heard Co. at Callaway (C)

Hephzibah at Tattnall Co.

Hillgrove at Allatoona

Hiram at Morrow

Holy Innocents' at Ensworth, Tenn.

Howard at Harris Co.

Irwin Co. at Turner Co.

Jackson at Union Grove

Jeff Davis at Metter

Jefferson at Oconee Co.

Jenkins Co. at Cross Creek

Jones Co. at Peach Co.

Kell at Sprayberry

Lake Oconee Acad. at Oglethorpe Co.

Lakeside, Atlanta at Osborne

Lassiter at Woodstock

Liberty Co. at Pierce Co.

Locust Grove at Houston Co. (FF)

Loganville at Apalachee

Lovett at Pace Academy

Manchester at Lamar Co.

Marietta at North Cobb

Marion Co. at Hawkinsville

Marist at Woodward Academy

Mary Persons at Haralson Co.

McIntosh at Central, Carrollton

McNair at St. Mary's

Midland Valley, S.C. at Harlem

Miller Grove at Campbell

Monroe at Westover (M)

Monroe Area at Prince Avenue Christian

Montgomery Co. at Wheeler Co.

Morgan Co. at Hebron Christian

Mountain View at Jackson Co.

Mt. Zion, Jonesboro at McDonough

New Hampstead at South Lake, Fla.

Newton at McEachern

North Clayton at Chattahoochee Co.

North Forsyth at Creekview

North Paulding at South Paulding

North Springs at M.L. King (GO)

Northside, Col. at Shaw (K)

Northview at Midtown (HA)

Northwest Whitfield at North Murray

Parkview at North Gwinnett

Pebblebrook at Rome

Pike Co. at Randolph-Clay

Pope at Walton

Providence Christian at Riverside Military

Putnam Co. at Jasper Co.

Ridgeland at Heritage, Ringgold

River Ridge at North Atlanta (HA)

Rockmart at Dalton

Roswell at Milton

Rutland at Westside, Macon (ED)

Sandy Creek at East Coweta

Savannah at Butler

Savannah Christian at Battery Creek, S.C.

Seckinger at Shiloh

Sequoyah at Cherokee

Social Circle at Loganville Christian

Sonoraville at LaFayette

South Atlanta at Lovejoy (TO)

Southeast Bulloch at Effingham Co.

Southwest DeKalb at Westlake

Spartanburg, S.C. at Grayson

St. Pius at Blessed Trinity

Stephens Co. at Dawson Co.

Stephenson at Carver, Atlanta (L)

Stockbridge at Luella

Sumter Co. at Crisp Co.

Telfair Co. at Miller Co.

Temple at Lumpkin Co.

Terrell Co. at Early Co.

Thomasville at Bainbridge

Toombs Co. at Jefferson Co.

Union Co. at Armuchee

Valdosta at Warner Robins (MT)

Veterans at Perry

Vidalia at West Laurens

Walker at Strong Rock Christian

Walnut Grove at North Hall

Wesleyan at Whitefield Academy

Wilcox Co. at Pelham

Wilkinson Co. at Greene Co.

Winder-Barrow at Peachtree Ridge

Windsor Forest at Islands

Woodland, Carters. at Pepperell

Woodland, Stock. at Hampton

Saturday’s games

Coffee vs. St. Augustine, Fla. (GL)

Fitzgerald vs. Madison Co., Fla. (GL)

Richmond Hill vs. Baker Co., Fla. (GL)

Stadium abbreviations: (A) Adams; (AV) Avondale; (B) Banneker High School; (C) Callaway; (CM) Columbus Memorial; (ED) Ed Defore; (FF) Freedom Field; (GL) Glynn Co.; (GM) Griffin Memorial; (GO) Godfrey; (HA) Henderson, Atlanta; (HS) Hallford; (K) Kinnett; (L) Lakewood; (M) Mills; (MH) Morrow High School; (MT) McConnell-Talbert; (ND) North DeKalb; (SC) Southern Crescent; (SH) Sharp; (TH) Thompson; (TO) Twelve Oaks

GIAA/GAPPS

Friday’s games

Augusta Prep at Piedmont Academy

Bowdon at Tattnall Square

Brentwood School at Thomas Jefferson

Briarwood Academy at Robert Toombs

Bulloch Acad. at Trinity Christian, Dublin

Calvary Day at Frederica Academy

Crawford County at Central Fellowship

Creekside Christian at Lakeview Acad.

Deerfield-Windsor at Southwest Georgia

First Presbyterian at Laney

Flint River Academy at Calvary Christian

George Walton Acad. at John Milledge

Georgia Christian at Valwood School

Grace Christian at Pataula Charter

Harvester Christian at Pinecrest Academy

John Paul II, S.C. at Memorial Day

McNair at St. Mary's Academy

Mount de Sales at St. Anne-Pacelli

North Ga. Christian at Cherokee Christian

Notre Dame Acad. at Community Christ.

Providence Christian at Riverside Military

Rock Springs Christian at Lanier Christian

Skipstone Academy at King's Academy

Social Circle at Loganville Christian

Southland Academy at Gatewood School

St. Andrew's at Hilton Head Prep, S.C.

Stratford Academy at Brookwood School

Walker at Strong Rock Christian

Westfield School at Tiftarea Academy

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TD Club lunches continue Sept. 27

Join the Touchdown Club of Atlanta for its next awards luncheon on Sept. 27 with guest speaker Matt Luke. Speakers at future luncheons include Ivan Maisel (Oct. 11), David Cutcliffe (Nov. 1) and Sean Payton (Nov. 15). The Sept. 27 event will begin at 11:45 a.m. at Maggiano’s in Buckhead (3368 Peachtree Road). For details on upcoming events or membership information, click here.

Today’s featured inductee is former Auburn football coach and Georgia and Richmond Academy graduate Pat Dye. Dye will be inducted into the Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame on Oct. 22 at the College Football Hall of Fame.

Pat Dye

Richmond Academy Graduate

Pat Dye is best known for his 12 seasons as head coach at Auburn, where his teams won four SEC titles, but he was a high school star at Augusta’s Richmond Academy in the 1950s and then a college All-American at Georgia. In 1956, Dye played guard and linebacker and was the AJC’s Class 3A Lineman of the Year. He led the Musketeers to a Class 3A championship and recorded a game-clinching sack against Stan Gann and No.1 Northside-Atlanta for the 13-7 upset victory in the title game. At Georgia, Dye was member of the 1959 SEC championship team. He would go on to play for the Edmonton Eskimos for two seasons in the CFL. Then he turned to coaching. Dye was the linebackers coach at Alabama and head coach of East Carolina, Wyoming and, of course, Auburn. Dye is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. Dye passed away in 2020 at age 80.

REGION STANDINGS

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Note: All scores are courtesy of the Georgia High School Football Historians Association, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and other media outlets. If a score is not accurate, it was reported incorrectly.

All games are on Fridays unless noted. All game schedules are subject to change.

Stadium key: A - Adams; FF - Freedom Field; GL - Glynn County; HA - Henderson-Atlanta; MH - Morrow High School; MT - McConnell-Talbert; SH - Sharp; TO - Twelve Oaks

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Georgia Football HOF looking for interns for October event

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Georgia High School Football Daily is a free e-mail newsletter produced and owned by Todd Holcomb and Chip Saye. Holcomb is a former lead high school football writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and co-founder of the Georgia High School Football Historians Association. Saye is a 38-year veteran of the newspaper industry who has covered high school sports for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Athens Banner-Herald, Anderson (S.C.) Independent-Mail and Gwinnett Daily News.