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GIAA QB breaks state passing record

In a game of 115 points and 1,303 yards, quarterback Rodge Waldrop stood tall Friday night.

 

The 6-foot-5 left-hander from Brookwood School in Thomasville passed for a state-record 698 yards and a record-tying nine touchdowns in a 59-56 victory over Deerfield-Windsor.

 

“Rodge did a tremendous job of getting the ball to the right guy at the right time,” Brookwood coach Shane Boggs said.

 

Waldrop’s favorite receiver was Rex Schofill, who caught 25 passes for 369 yards, both totals also believed to be state records.

 

The Georgia High School Football Historians Association does not track GIAA records, but the highest single-game passing total it has for a GHSA player is 595 from Lee County’s Justin Walker in 2010. Ed Staten of North Whitfield passed for nine touchdowns in a 1962 game.

 

The most receiving yards on record is 322 by Decatur’s Terryon Robinson in 2011.

 

Waldrop is GHSF Daily’s Player of the Week. The award, sponsored by Sports Turf, will be presented to Waldrop at his school Wednesday.

Top five

*Brookwood School QB Rodge Waldrop was 42-of-66 passing for 698 yards passing and nine touchdowns in a 59-56 victory over Deerfield-Windsor.

 

*Columbia ATH Jadan Baugh scored six touchdowns, rushed for 270 yards on seven carries, caught two passes for 90 yards, made five tackles and kicked five extra points in a 63-7 victory over Landmark Christian. His touchdowns covered 56, 29, 86 and 68 yards on runs, 73 yards on a reception and 69 yards on a punt return.

 

*Jones County QB Devin Edmonds was 26-of-32 passing for 361 yards and six touchdowns in a 48-17 victory over Ola.

 

*Loganville QB Brody Hannah was 35-of-62 passing for 553 yards and seven touchdowns in a 51-50 victory over Clarke Central.

 

*Valdosta DL Eric Brantley Jr. had 12 tackles, three tackles for losses, three sacks, seven QB hurries and a game-sealing safety and caught a 40-yard TD pass in a 27-17 victory over Lowndes.

 

Best of the rest

*Arabia Mountain RB/DB Daniel Turpin had five solo tackles, three assists, three tackles for losses, an interception and three short TD runs in a 25-12 victory over Decatur.

 

*Bowdon QB Kyler McGrinn was 10-of-13 passing for 134 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries in a 63-14 victory over Forest Park.

 

*Bremen LB/RB Parr Folsom had 20 tackles and scored three touchdowns in a 34-28 victory over LaFayette.

 

*Brunswick WR T.J. Mitchell had six receptions for 170 yards and two touchdowns in a 46-22 victory over Lakeside of Evans.

 

*Burke County WR/DB Ronderious Gray had six receptions for 107 yards and a touchdown, four tackles and a pass breakup in a 38-30 loss to Benedictine.

 

*Cairo RB Juderick Gee-Simmons was 10-of-11 passing for 189 yards and four touchdowns and scored a touchdown in a 49-6 victory over Hardaway.

 

*Calhoun RB Caden Williams rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries and caught a 75-yard TD pass in a 56-35 victory over Hiram.

 

*Carrollton QB Ju Ju Lewis was 19-of-29 passing for 455 yards and six touchdowns, four longer than 50 yards, in a 56-24 victory over East Coweta.

 

*Carver (Columbus) RB De’Ante Childs rushed for 191 yards, caught two passes for 101 yards and scored three touchdowns – one an 80-yard screen pass, another a 62-yard run – in a 28-14 victory over Thomasville.

 

*Cedartown RB/LB Michael Gibbons Jr. rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns on five carries and had five tackles, one sack, and a forced and recovered fumble in a 45-35 victory over Heritage of Ringgold.

 

*Chattahoochee QB Luke Priester was 14-of-21 passing for 262 yards and five touchdowns and rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries in a 55-35 victory over North Springs.

 

*Christian Heritage QB Carter Triplett passed for 177 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 174 yards and three touchdowns in a 42-10 victory over Mount Pisgah Christian.

*Clarke Central RB Corey Watkins rushed for a school-record 369 yards and three touchdowns on 28 carries and scored on a 19-yard pass in a 51-50 loss to Loganville.

 

*Coahulla Creek QB Chase Ward was 15-of-27 passing for 310 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown in a 20-17 victory over Ringgold.

 

*Drew DE Savon Gatlin had five tackles, three tackles for losses, two sacks and a defensive touchdown in a 27-3 victory over Lakeside of Atlanta.

 

*Gordon Lee ATH Brayden Stoker rushed for 171 yards and three touchdowns and caught two passes for 24 yards in a 42-35 victory over Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe.

 

*Hughes WR Dazjohn Gibson had five receptions for 137 yards and a touchdown in a 54-29 victory over East Paulding.


*Jeff Davis LB Carter Mullis had seven solo tackles, one for a loss, two sacks and one forced fumble in a 17-14 victory over Dodge County.

 

*LaFayette DE/TE A.J. Thompson had 10 tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and a touchdown in a double-overtime 34-28 loss to Bremen.

 

*LaGrange DE Spencer Stroud had three solo tackles, one assist, one sack, one tackle for a loss, two QB pressures and a fumble recovery in a 56-6 victory over North Clayton.

 

*Lambert RB Cameron Bland rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns and caught five passes for 113 yards and a touchdown in a 40-3 victory over Forsyth Central.

 

*Lincoln County LB/SE C.J. Crite had 13 solo tackles, two tackles for losses, two QB pressures and three receptions for 65 yards and a touchdown in a 27-21 victory over Washington-Wilkes.

 

*Lumpkin County QB Cal Faulkner completed 22 of 25 attempts for 230 yds and three touchdowns and rushed nine times for 48 yards and a touchdown in a 56-3 victory over Gilmer.

 

*Macon County DB Hikeem Perkins scored two touchdowns, one on a 55-yard interception return, and had two sacks and three forced fumbles in a 42-6 victory over Central of Talbotton.

 

*Madison County RB Zahkari Shiflet rushed for 159 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries in a 49-35 victory over North Hall.

 

*Marietta QB Chase McCravy was 19-of-24 passing for 159 yards and two touchdowns in a 17-7 victory over Hillgrove.

 

*Mary Persons RB Duke Watson rushed for 208 yards and six touchdowns on 20 carries in a 49-0 victory over Jackson.

 

*Mount Vernon QB Sam Nazarian was 7-of-8 passing for 204 yards and four touchdowns in a 42-17 victory over Mount Zion (Carroll).

 

*North Atlanta RB Demeitrus Barnes rushed for 213 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries in a 37-21 victory over Riverwood.

 

*North Cobb WR T.J. Smith had nine receptions for 155 yards and two touchdowns in a 35-27 loss to Walton.

 

*North Murray WR/DB Judson Petty scored four touchdowns – two rushing, one receiving and one returning an interception – in a 56-7 victory over Gordon Central.

 

*Northgate RB Evan Garrett rushed for 282 yards and four touchdowns on 25 carries and returned the opening kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown in a 56-21 victory over McIntosh.

 

*Oglethorpe County RB Jake Turner rushed for 164 yards and five touchdowns in a 56-0 victory over Athens Christian.

*Rome RB Javarius McDearmont rushed for 180 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries in a 56-3 victory over Sequoyah.

 

*Seckinger RB Harrison Robinson (106) and RB Jamian Williams (114) each rushed for more than 100 yards in a 55-0 victory over Heritage of Newnan.

 

*Spalding ATH Robert Henderson rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries, made two tackles and broke up a pass in a 42-34 victory over Howard.

 

*St. Andrew’s WR Richaard Williams had four receptions for 118 yards and a touchdown, rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown and returned an interception for a touchdown in a 42-0 victory over Trinity Christian of Dublin.

 

*Stephens County RB Javin Gordon rushed for 201 yards and six touchdowns on 12 carries and had 239 all-purpose yards in a 52-7 victory over Franklin County.

 

*Stephenson LB Kaleb Bristow had eight solo tackles and a sack in a 20-13 victory over Westminster.

 

*Stockbridge RB Jayden “Duke” Scott rushed for 203 yards and four touchdowns on 15 carries in a 48-0 victory over Lovett.

 

*Strong Rock Christian LB Hunt Tatum had eight tackles, two tackles for losses, two sacks and a recovered fumble in a 31-26 victory over Westfield.

 

*Toombs County PK Braylan Dietrich kicked field goals of 32, 24 and 32 yards, including a 32-yarder in the final seconds as the game-winner, in a 31-28 victory over Appling County.

 

*Trinity Christian RB Phoenix Moss rushed for 232 yard and three touchdowns on 30 carries in a 42-31 victory over Whitewater.

 

*Tucker RB Jordan McCoy rushed for 226 yards on 27 carries in a 40-14 victory over Chamblee.

 

*Upson Lee RB JaQuan Bentley rushed for 284 yards and four touchdowns on 16 carries in a 47-0 victory over Pike County.

 

*Walton DL Lota Ugokwe, a Yale commit, had 7.5 tackles, four sacks for 40 yards in losses and forced a fumble in a 35-27 victory over North Cobb.

 

*Ware County QB Luke Hooks was 15-of-19 passing for 243 yards and four touchdowns in a 56-0 victory over Jenkins.

 

*West Laurens RB Ty Cummings rushed for 169 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries in a 27-21 loss to Westside of Macon.

 

*White County LB Jason Rewis had 11 tackles, two assists, one tackle for a loss, two sacks, one interception and a defensive touchdown in a 27-24 loss to Wesleyan.

Commerce

GHSF Daily’s Offensive Line of the Week is Commerce’s unit of left tackle Braxton Epps, left guard Logan Gunter, center Boston Brown, right guard Michael Duncan and right tackle Joey Duncan with tight ends Corey Suber and Bryson Fleeman and H-backs De’Kan Williams and Hoke Hogan. They paved the way for 405 rushing yards and five touchdowns in a 34-0 victory over Social Circle last week. Commerce attempted only one pass. The line, with only two seniors, has produced the state’s first pair of 1,000-yard rushers – Jaiden Daniels (1,060) and Tysean Wiggins (1,002) – during the Tigers’ 6-1 start. The offensive line coach is Ron Boyd. The award, sponsored by Alfa Insurance and the U.S. Army, will be presented to the linemen this week at their school.

Lines of distinction

*Athens Academy’s offensive line of Henry Stokes, Elijah Echols, David Liu, John Humphries, Buck Talley and Noah Prior paved the way for 495 yards of total offense and two 100-yard rushers – Jamari Welch (100) and Jeremiah Wingfield (101) – in a 51-19 victory over Providence Christian.

 

*Douglas County’s offensive line of Josh Vaughn, Josh Morrell, Julius Dumas, Brooklyn Spivey, Jordan Jackson, Eddie Alford, Chase Mideau, Justin Jackson and Bryce Anderson paved the way for 207 yards passing and 209 yards rushing in a 27-2 victory over Paulding County. Douglas County is averaging more than 200 yards both rushing and passing over a 7-0 start.

 

*Eastside’s offensive line of Tagen Brown, Carlton Belgrave, Gavin Gorham, Stephen Anglin and Jacob Wilson paved the way for 323 rushing yards on 37 carries and 494 total yards in a 46-6 victory over Heritage of Conyers. Anquez Cobb rushed for 128 yards in one half.

 

*Harris County’s offensive line of Ty O’Neal, Denver Degonia, Braxton Waller, Milton Lauofo and John Spears paved the way for 379 yards rushing with 24 pancake blocks in a 27-7 victory over Northside of Columbus.

 

*Holy Innocents offensive line of Tyler Woods, Charlie Davidson, Patton Price, Sam Snyder and Leighton Bittel with tight ends Jackson Phoenix, Colin McGinty and Jake Schweizer paved the way for 469 rushing yards (10.4 ypc) in a 47-7 victory over Miller Grove. Zach Jackson rushed for 219 yards.

 

*McEachern’s offensive line of Paul Bowling, Parker McClendon, Zayden Charity, Jaden Miller, Leon Wesley and Keydrell Thomas paved the way for 311 yards rushing with two 100-yard rushers – Jayreon Campbell (165) and Jaydon Kinney (101) – in a 24-21 victory against Harrison.

 

*Pelham’s offensive line of Liam Fordham, Tucker Baird, Macon Sykes, Josh Flemming, Aden Deal and Jonas Edenfield paved the way for 300 passing yards and 219 rushing yards while allowing zero sacks in a 50-23 victory over Montgomery County.

 

*Valdosta’s offensive line of Jalen Burgess, Jeremiah Alexander, Demauree Bennett, Ashton Beaufort and Jermaine Booker paved the way for 434 rushing and two 100-yard rushers – Todd Robinson (165) and Deron Foster (145) – in a 37-27 victory over Lowndes.

Today’s interviewee is Brookwood School coach Shane Boggs, whose team defeated Deerfield-Windsor 59-56 last week in a game of 17 touchdowns and 1,303 total yards. Brookwood quarterback Rodge Waldrop passed for a state-record 698 yards. Boogs has coached Brookwood, a Thomasville school in the Georgia Interscholastic Athletic Association, for 17 seasons, winning 113 games, four region titles and a 2007 state championship.

 

Brookwood School coach Shane Boggs

discusses record-setting night

1. How would you describe Friday’s game? “It was two different styles of offense, and both were rolling. They were doing it with two and three running backs, multiple tight ends, a power-run game. We were doing it with three or four wide receivers. We were running it well, too. Our back averaged seven yards per carry, but there were so many plays out there in space. Rodge did a tremendous job of getting the ball to the right guy at the right time. If you saw film, he beat some soft zone, he beat them in man-to-man. They made all kinds of adjustments, as did we. It was our best game as far as limiting penalties, sacks, drops and turnovers. We had no turnovers in a game where we ran 89 plays.”

 

2. What kind of player is Waldrop, and what colleges are looking at him? “He’s been a tremendous leader. He’s a hungry, competitive kid. If you watch him play, you’ll see all that. He’s a big giant kid [6 feet, 5 inches] with a strong arm. Everybody sees his arm. He's worked hard on his footwork and lower body to become a more explosive athlete, which has been huge. In today’s game, you don’t see many Peyton Mannings or Dan Marinos or Tom Bradys. You see more Bryce Young types. If you watched Friday’s game, he had 42 completions, and I’m going to say 15 were against very imperfect pockets, where he’s having to move around or slide up. I can’t say how many times he ripped a throw and they hit him. Rodge was great when the number one or two read came open and we had a clean pocket. He was also really good when the play broke down. Quarterbacks have to be great at both these days, and Rodge was great on Friday night. They were playing press man and blitzing people. He didn’t flinch. He has everything from Power 5 to Group of 5 to FCS to Division IIs that have shown interest. He did an unofficial at Florida last Saturday. Florida State is talking about a preferred walk-on spot. We’ve been told he’s No. 2 or No. 3 on boards at places like Arkansas State or Georgia Southern or Coastal Carolina at one time. We’ve had Indiana in here, Appalachian State. The recruiting era we’re in now is maddening. There’s such a high percentage of scholarships eaten up by portal guys, especially at quarterback. I’ve got to think that Friday night’s game is going to build more momentum.”

 

3. What are the teams like in the GIAA? What’s the quality of play? “The GIAA is a governing body. So it’s similar to when we’re talking the NCAA or the NIAA. A really good NAIA team is going to beat Division II teams. The same is true in our league. You see what John Milledge Academy [longtime GIAA member] is doing when they play all those that were in the GHSA for a while. Our league had the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft in Anthony Edwards. We had the Gatorade national softball player of the year [Meghan Gregg] from Flint River Academy. To hear people say there aren’t good players is silly. Our schools are smaller, so nobody says we can compete with Lowndes or Parkview or those schools, but when we compete against similar size schools, we’re going to do really well. We’re coaching very sought-after students. We have goal-oriented kids with goal-oriented parents.”

 

4. What would you like people to know about your school? “Brookwood School is a college prep school in Thomasville, Georgia. People know about the city school here [Thomasville High] and the county school [Thomas County Central]. We’re a great private school here where 100% of our students will be accepted into college. Our graduates have gone on to do great things. We have a sports hall of fame, and our induction class this year includes Julie Moran, the first female host of the Wide World of Sports and the first sideline reporter with Brent Musburger. We had a long snapper here [Robert Shiver] who was a captain at Auburn and was in the Falcons’ minicamp. Rodger Walker from our undefeated state championship team [in 2007] signed with App State and played for them the year they beat Michigan in the Big House and was second in the Southern Conference in picks one year. The mission of our school is to develop the whole child academically, physically, spiritually and socially. Rodge is a great example of a student-athlete that invests in all four realms.”

 

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100 Greatest

GHSA Finals

No. 44: LaGrange 21, Cedartown 19 (2001 Class 3A)

Region rankings

These are the rankings of each region by classification, according to the computer Maxwell Ratings. This calculation favors regions with large numbers of highly rated teams as opposed to the average of all teams. Maxwell's region favorite is listed as a hint to which regions these are.

 

Class 7A

4 - 84.0 (Newton)

8 - 79.4 (Mill Creek)

2 - 79.2 (Carrollton)

1 - 78.5 (Colquitt County)

5 - 75.8 (Walton)

3 - 69.4 (McEachern)

6 - 69.2 (Milton)

7 - 62.3 (Norcross)

Class 6A

1 - 78.6 (Thomas County Central)

5 - 69.4 (Douglas County)

6 - 64.2 (Rome)

8 - 63.2 (Gainesville)

7 - 59.1 (Roswell)

4 - 58.9 (Marist)

2 - 50.4 (Brunswick)

3 - 48.5 (Woodward Academy)

Class 5A

7 - 68.6 (Cartersville)

1 - 62.0 (Coffee)

8 - 59.9 (Jefferson)

3 - 56.3 (Northgate)

2 - 54.6 (Jones County)

6 - 51.8 (Greater Atlanta Christian)

5 - 50.1 (Creekside)

4 - 38.3 (Arabia Mountain)

Class 4A

2 - 62.4 (Spalding)

3 - 60.4 (Benedictine)

1 - 57.0 (Bainbridge)

4 - 55.8 (Trinity Christian)

5 - 52.3 (Stockbridge)

7 - 52.2 (Central-Carrollton)

8 - 51.6 (North Oconee)

6 - 50.0 (Holy Innocents’)

Class 3A

5 - 68.4 (Cedar Grove)

8 - 59.8 (Stephens County)

2 - 54.4 (Mary Persons)

1 - 51.4 (Carver-Columbus)

7 - 50.6 (Lumpkin County)

3 - 46.9 (Calvary Day)

4 - 44.3 (Morgan County)

6 - 37.4 (Adairsville)

Class 2A

8 - 56.3 (Athens Academy)

3 - 52.3 (Toombs County)

1 - 48.0 (Fitzgerald)

7 - 40.8 (Rockmart)

4 - 39.1 (Thomson)

5 - 38.9 (Callaway)

2 - 35.0 (Northeast)

6 - 30.1 (North Cobb Christian)

Class A Division I

8 - 53.0 (Rabun County)

5 - 51.0 (Prince Avenue Christian)

1 - 48.2 (Brooks County)

2 - 42.3 (Swainsboro)

7 - 37.2 (Trion)

6 - 36.6 (Mount Vernon)

4 - 33.2 (Lamar County)

3 - 32.3 (Bryan County)

Class Division II

8 - 41.7 (Greene County)

7 - 41.6 (Bowdon)

4 - 39.8 (Telfair County)

3 - 38.9 (Jenkins County)

2 - 37.3 (Clinch County)

6 - 35.9 (Schley County)

1 - 19.9 (Early County)

5 - 16.1 (Johnson County)

Alabama’s Justin Eboigbre is the SEC’s defensive lineman of the week after a game of five tackles and 1.5 sacks, one for a safety, in a 26-20 victory over Texas A&M. For what Clayton County high school best known for alumnus Hines Ward did Eboigbre play? (Answer Wednesday)

 

Answer to Monday’s question: Rance Gillespie (2014-15) and Shelton Felton (2022-23) are the only two of seven Valdosta coaches since Nick Hyder to beat Lowndes twice in a row.

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GHSA

Today’s game

Early Co. at Terrell Co.

 

Thursday's games

Callaway at Towers (GO)

Druid Hills at Clarkston (AV)

Lanier at Apalachee

Miller Grove at Stephenson (HS)

Westminster at Hapeville Charter (B)

Westside, Macon at Griffin (GM)

 

Friday's games

Archer at Parkview

Athens Christian at Commerce

Atkinson Co. at Charlton Co.

Baldwin at Perry

Benedictine at Southeast Bulloch

Berkmar at Norcross

Berrien at Cook

Blessed Trinity at Johns Creek

Bradwell Institute at Ware Co.

Buford at Mill Creek

Burke Co. at Islands

Campbell at East Coweta

Carver, Atlanta at Sandy Creek

Carver, Columbus at Crisp Co.

Cass at Dalton

Chapel Hill at Tri-Cities

Chattahoochee at Northview

Chattahoochee Co. at Marion Co.

Cherokee at Osborne

Cherokee Bluff at Walnut Grove

Chestatee at North Hall

Christian Heritage at Bowdon

Coffee at Statesboro

Collins Hill at Mountain View

Colquitt Co. at Camden Co.

Cottondale, Fla. at Baconton

Crawford Co. at Brookstone

Dacula at Central Gwinnett

Dade Co. at Coosa

Darlington at Pepperell

Denmark at South Forsyth

Dodge Co. at Sumter Co.

Dooly Co. at Dublin

Douglass at Cedar Grove (GO)

Dunbar, Fla. at Lowndes

Dutchtown at Jones Co.

Eagle's Land. Christ. at Columbia (HS)

Early Co. at Brooks Co.

East Laurens at Swainsboro

Effingham Co. at Evans

Elbert Co. at Rabun Co.

Emanuel Co. Institute at Portal

Fannin Co. at North Murray

Fellowship Christian at Athens Academy

Fitzgerald at Jeff Davis

Flowery Branch at Jefferson

Gainesville at Habersham Central

Glascock Co. at Johnson Co.

Glynn Academy at Grovetown

Greater Atl. Christian at North Springs

Greenville at Manchester

Hancock Central at GMC Prep

Haralson Co. at Model

Harlem at Richmond Academy

Heritage, Conyers at Clarke Central

Hiram at Cartersville

Irwin Co. at Pelham

Jackson, Atlanta at Creekside

Jefferson Co. at Bleckley Co.

Jenkins at Greenbrier

Johnson, Gaines. at Towns Co.

Kell at Cambridge

Kennesaw Mountain at Walton

KIPP Atl. Collegiate at Therrell (L)

Lake Oconee Acad. at Cherokee Christ.

Lamar Co. at Temple

Lassiter at Alpharetta

Lithia Springs at Banneker

Locust Grove at Union Grove

Macon Co. at Central, Talbotton

Madison Co. at Cedar Shoals

Marist at South Cobb

Mays at Villa Rica

McDonough at Stone Mountain (A)

McEachern at Marietta

McIntosh at Drew (SC)

McNair at Redan (AV)

Meadowcreek at Discovery

Metter at Savannah

Milton at Forsyth Central

Monroe at Dougherty (M)

Montgomery Co. at McIntosh Co. Acad.

Morgan Co. at Hephzibah

Mt. Paran Christian at Social Circle

Murray Co. at Rockmart

Newton at Brookwood

North Cobb at Wheeler

North Oconee at East Forsyth

North Paulding at Harrison

Northside, Col. at Northgate

Ola at Eagle's Landing

Pataula Charter at Abbeville Christ., Ala.

Peach Co. at Mary Persons

Peachtree Ridge at North Gwinnett

Pebblebrook at Carrollton

Pickens at Gilmer

Pierce Co. at Toombs Co.

Pope at Roswell

Salem at Cross Creek

Screven Co. at Bryan Co.

Seckinger at Duluth

Sequoyah at Creekview

Shaw at Bainbridge

South Atlanta at North Cobb Christian

South Effingham at Lakeside, Evans

South Gwinnett at Grayson

SW DeKalb at Holy Innocents' (RW)

St. Pius at Dunwoody (ND)

Taylor Co. at Schley Co.

Thomasville at Columbus (K)

Trion at Chattooga

Turner Co. at Clinch Co.

Union Co. at Providence Christian

Upson-Lee at Jackson

Valdosta at Richmond Hill

Vidalia at Brantley Co.

Wayne Co. at New Hampstead (P)

Wesleyan at Dawson Co.

West Forsyth at Lambert

West Hall at White Co.

West Laurens at Spalding (GM)

Westover at Hardaway (OS)

Windsor Forest at Appling Co.

Woodland, Carters. at Calhoun

Woodstock at Etowah

Woodward Academy at Rockdale Co.

 

GIAA/GAPPS

Friday’s games

Augusta Prep at Southwest Georgia

Calvary Christian at King’s Academy

Central Fellowship at Trinity Christ., Dublin

Crawford Co. at Brookstone

Creekside Christian at Pinecrest Academy

Fullington Academy at Gatewood

Harvester Christian at Community Christ.

Lake Oconee Acad. at Cherokee Christ.

Lanier Christian at Lakeview Academy

Loganville Christ. at George Walton Acad.

Mount de Sales at Tattnall Square

Piedmont Academy at Briarwood Acad.

Riverside Military at Bethlehem Christian

Robert Toombs at Edmund Burke

Rock Springs at Flint River Academy

Southland Academy at Brookwood School

Stratford Academy at John Milledge

Strong Rock Christian at St. Anne-Pacelli

Thomas Jefferson at Bulloch Academy

Tiftarea Academy at Deerfield-Windsor

Valwood at Terrell Academy

Westfield at Heritage, Newnan


Stadium abbreviations: (A) Adams; (AV) Avondale; (B) Banneker High School; (GM) Griffin Memorial; (GO) Godfrey; (HS) Hallford; (K) Kinnett; (L) Lakewood; (M) Mills; (ND) North DeKalb; (OS) Odis Spencer; (P) Pooler; (RW) Riverwood High School; (SC) Southern Crescent

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TD Club lunches continue today

Join the Touchdown Club of Atlanta for its next luncheon today with guest speaker Dan Mullen. Speakers at future luncheons include Brian Jordan (Oct. 31) and Tom Rinaldi (Nov. 14). Today’s event will begin at 11:45 a.m. at Maggiano’s in Buckhead (3368 Peachtree Road). For more information about the club, click here. Additional information on membership can be found by clicking here.

Today’s featured inductee is former Jonesboro, Georgia and NFL and USFL player Scott Woerner. Woerner will be inducted into the Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame on Oct. 21 at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.

Scott Woerner

Jonesboro High School Graduate

Scott Woerner, who earned his highest honor in making the College Football Hall of Fame for his career at the University of Georgia, was an all-around athlete at Jonesboro High. He lettered in basketball and track and field and played quarterback and running back for GACA Hall of Fame coach Weyman Sellers. Though his high school teams were not outstanding, Woerner stood out. He was a first-team all-state player as a senior and one of three Georgia players named to the 1976 Coach & Athlete All-America team. At Georgia, he became a starting cornerback and return man as a sophomore in 1978 on the Wonder Dogs team that went 9-2-1. Woerner made first-team All-SEC in 1979 and 1980. He was a consensus first-team All-American in 1980. In his final college game, Woerner intercepted two passes in Georgia’s 17-10 victory over Notre Dame that clinched the national title in the Sugar Bowl. Woerner gained more than 2,000 return yards in his college career on punts, kickoffs and interceptions. The Atlanta Falcons drafted Woerner in the third round of the 1981 NFL Draft. He played a season with the Falcons and moved on to the new USFL and won championships in 1984 and 1985 with the Baltimore/Philadelphia Stars. Woerner was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 2014 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2016.

Visit our website throughout the season for updated standings in all eight classifications

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: ND - North DeKalb

Character Education Athletic Program: The Mike Jones Story

Looking to improve the character and discipline on your team? Former professional and All-American athlete Mike Jones is looking to save the lives and careers of our youth by sharing with them the mistakes he made that sidetracked his career. The Mike Jones Story is relatable for ANY athlete in ANY sport. Let us reinforce the same messages that I know you try to instill into your athletes daily. Character education saves lives, and that is a fact! Contact Terry White at 706-442-1337 or via email by clicking here for bookings, or visit the website by clicking here.

 

Let The Steak House Restaurant serve your team’s next pre-game meal

The Steak House Restaurant in Hawkinsville specializes in high school football team pre-game meals. We have a private dining area for traveling parties of 140 guests. We serve high school football teams every week from all over the state traveling through central Georgia. We offer special rates for football teams. Let us cater your next pre-game meal. We are located at 341 Bypass, 9 Buchan Dr., Hawkinsville. Please contact Lewis Fowler at 487-892-3383 or via email by clicking here for reservations or to get more information.

 

GHSA is recruiting officials for all sports

The GHSA is actively attempting to recruit contest officials in all sports. If you are 18 years of age or older, go to the GHSA website (ghsa.net), then click on the Officials section to access the Playing for Another Team program. Individuals merely need to provide a name and email address and indicate the sports interested in to receive registration information. For more information, contact GHSA associate director Don Corr via email by clicking here.

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About Us
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.

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