Friday, Nov. 3, 2023

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Slaughter new No. 1 in rushing

Providence Christian running back Quinton Slaughter took the lead in GHSA rushing last week with a 250-yard game against East Jackson.

 

Slaughter can surpass 2,000 yards in his final regular-season game tonight against Banks County.

 

Slaughter will be hard to catch because the No. 2 rusher, Wayne County’s Matthew Fuller, has finished his regular season with 1,837 yards.

 

In passing and receiving, Loganville’s Brody Hannah and Ahmed Souare are leaders in the clubhouse with their regular seasons complete.

 

Look for Prince Avenue Christian’s Aaron Philo to finish on top in passing. His team plays for the Region 5-A Division I title tonight against Social Circle.

 

In receiving, Souare and No. 2 Sacovie White of Cass are off this week. North Murray’s Judson Petty is 181 yards behind Souare, and Petty's team plays at Rockmart tonight for the Region 7-2A championship.

 

Rushing

1,913 - Quinton Slaughter, Providence Christian [2A leader]

1,837 - Matthew Fuller, Wayne County [4A leader]

1,692 - Mason Sullens, Lumpkin County [3A leader]

1,547 - Devin Ingram, Stephenson

1,509 - Jaiden Daniels, Commerce [A Division I leader]

1,475 - Jordan McCoy, Tucker [5A leader]

1,434 - Fred Brown, Coffee

1,422 - De'Ante Childs, Carver (Columbus)

1,415 - Evan Garrett, Northgate

1,411 - Duke Watson, Mary Persons

1,410 - Jeanarion Kamga, Westside (Augusta)

1,385 - Toby Maddux, Trion

1,357 - Zion Johnson, Newton [7A leader]

1,335 - Jayden “Duke” Scott, Stockbridge

1,319 - Ousmane Kromah, Lee County [6A leader]

1,306 - Ja'Quan Brantley, Upson-Lee

1,302 - Aaron Bryant, Clinch County

1,301 - Cam Robinson, Mill Creek

1,285 - Kyler McGrinn, Bowdon [A Division II leader]

1,279 - Javin Gordon, Stephens County

1,271 - Corey Watkins Jr., Clarke Central

1,269 - Sammy Brown, Jefferson

1,265 - Ryan Fowler, White County

1,259 - Gavin Hall, Gainesville

1,248 - Darrion Manuel, Monroe Area

1,233 - Zehmerius Shiflet, Madison County

1,220 - Camden Smith, Madison County

1,218 - Tysean Wiggins, Commerce

1,216 - Roderick McCrary, Creekside

1,198 - Keenan Phillips, Bainbridge

1,192 - Austin Clemons, Bryan County

1,187 - C.J. Givers, Fellowship Christian

1,178 - Ahmad Gordon, Perry

1,174 - Telly Johnson, Hephzibah

1,169 - Khalas Finley, LaFayette

1,159 - Adriel Hernandez, Dalton

1,150 - Walker Warshaw, Mount Vernon

1,148 - Jacari Barnett, Elbert County

1,146 - Gianlucca Tiberia, Greater Atlanta Christian

1,140 - Nykahi Davenport, Roswell

1,129 - Jonaz Walton, Central (Carrollton)

1,129 - Elijiah Hayes, West Hall

1,128 - Jessie Bell, Westside (Macon)

1,103 - David Eziomume, North Cobb

1,102 - Jaydon Dorsey, Morgan County

1,099 - Landon Williams, Dade County

1,086 - Conner Hulsey, Cherokee Buff

1,086 - Robtravius Coney, Jenkins County

1,081 - Kaden Chester, Worth County

1,079 - Tripp Morris, East Forsyth

1,074 - Lawson Sullivan, Fannin County

1,061 - Kelby Tymes, Marion County

1,061 - Ken Williams, Pelham

1,046 - Josiah Allen, Wheeler

1,044 - Zo Smalls, Savannah Christian

1,043 - Ta'Jon Corbitt, Miller Grove

1,038 - Caden Williams, Calhoun

1,037 - Ty Cummings, West Laurens

1,033 - Jadan Baugh, Columbia

1,031 - Amari Latimer, Sandy Creek

1,028 - Kimauri Farmer, Carrollton

1,024 - Aucy Jacobs, Banks County

1,020 - Braylen Rader, Union County

1,017 - Keshun McKever, Cook

1,017 - Skyler Williams, North Murray

1,012 - Tyler Rogers, Pepperell

999 - Tycavion Stovall, Early County

989 - Foster Orris, West Forsyth

981 - C.J. Gray, Temple

980 - Curt Clark, Spalding

977 - Justus Savage, Hughes

965 - Devon Caldwell, Hebron Christian

955 - Devin Henderson, Cass

955 - Javen Parker, East Paulding

953 - Austin Guest, Creekview

952 - Trey Brenton, Thomas County Central

951 - Nick Woodford, Northeast

951 - Caden McGatha, Pierce County

941 - M.J. Dowdy, Winder-Barrow

931 - Mataye Youman, Harris County 

Passing

2,845 - Brody Hannah, Loganville [5A leader]

2,818 - Aaron Philo, Prince Avenue Christian [A Division I leader]

2,692 - Rashawn Truell, New Hampstead [4A leader]

2,417 - Ethan Long, Dalton

2,353 - D.J. Bordeaux, Alpharetta [6A leader]

2,293 - Caiden Tanner, Union County [2A leader]

2,263 - Tyler Niehr, North Paulding [7A leader]

2,258 - Jeremy Hecklinski, Walton

2,253 - Sire Hardaway, Douglas County

2,225 - Trey Townsend, Calhoun

2,222 - Ben Klassen, Providence Christian

2,204 - Julian Lewis, Carrollton

2,203 - Neko Fann, Colquitt County

2,197 - Chase Dupree, Southwest

2,180 - Gavin Nuckolls, Northwest Whitfield

2,169 - Luke Nickel, Milton

2,150 - Ben Brown, Wesleyan [3A leader]

2,146 - Christopher Garrett, Bradwell Institute

2,123 - Elliott Sturbaum, McIntosh

2,116 - Hampton Johnson, Athens Academy

2,115 - Lyndon Worthy, Worth County

2,072 - Skyler Williams, North Murray

2,066 - Josh Oliver, Flowery Branch

2,056 - Antwann Hill Jr., Houston County

2,055 - Darnell Kelly, Peachtree Ridge

2,051 - Jeff Davis, Grayson

2,050 - Carlton Brannon, Turner County [A Division II leader]

2,040 - Dylan Raiola, Buford

2,007 - Devin Edmonds, Jones County

1,961 - Sam Nazarian, Mount Vernon

1,928 - Reece Fountain, Rome

1,920 - Jay Kanazawa, Schley County

1,906 - Judd Anderson, Warner Robins

1,886 - Jack Stanton, Greater Atlanta Christian

1,884 - Jake Merklinger, Calvary Day

1,851 - Preston Ratliff, Lanier

1,841 - Ty Truelove, Rabun County

1,807 - Teddy Jarrard, North Cobb Christian

1,796 - Amonte Harden, Miller Grove

1,787 - Jim Franklin, Aquinas

1,780 - Sam Streicher, Pickens

1,706 - Jackson Davis, Riverwood

1,690 - Luke Kromenhoek, Benedictine

1,690 - Air Noland, Hughes

1,683 - Brodie McWhorter, Cass

1,678 - Ethan Evangelista, Harlem

1,661 - Luke Priester, Chattahoochee

1,657 - Carter Triplett, Christian Heritage

1,655 - E.J. Colson, Cedar Grove

1,638 - Gary Gaither, Spencer

1,632 - Drew Richardson, East Jackson

1,629 - Jaxon Pate, Sonoraville

1,575 - Drew Folsom, Cook

1,573 - Cameron Beasley, Washington County

1,555 - T.J. Stanley, Toombs County

1,540 - Peyton Lynch, Woodstock

1,530 - Colter Ginn, Perry

1,529 - K.J. Smith, Roswell

1,528 - Tanner Marsh, North Hall

1,527 - Curt Clark, Spalding

1,518 - Darian Keefe, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe

1,517 - Ryan Hall, North Gwinnett

1,515 - Luke Hooks, Ware County

1,491 - Ronnie Frere, Trinity Christian

1,485 - Vinson Berry, Creekside

1,485 - Baxter Wright, Gainesville

1,470 - Tripp Nix, White County

1,464 - Austin Guest, Creekview

1,464 - Ian Reynolds, North Atlanta

1,446 - T.J. Wilcox, Collins Hill

1,443 - Cam Hill, Thomasville

1,442 - Ethan Spector, River Ridge 

Receiving

1,275 - Ahmed Souare, Loganville [5A leader]

1,138 - Sacovie White, Cass

1,094 - Judson Petty, North Murray [2A leader]

1,057 - Isiah Canion, Warner Robins

1,012 - Sean Wilson, Alpharetta [6A leader]

993 - Ny Carr, Colquitt County [7A leader]

985 - Jaylen Hampton, New Hampstead [4A leader]

983 - Jeremiah Ware, Flowery Branch

980 - Javarius George, North Paulding

956 - Emaree Winston, Calhoun

938 - Carmelo Mays, Southwest

932 - Caleb Lee, Providence Christian

917 - D'ontae Fulton, Worth County

914 - B.J. Gibson, Wilcox County [A Division II leader]

909 - Cameran Loyd, Walton

907 - Ka'Monta Durden, Washington County

905 - Tyon Jones, Bradwell Institute

885 - C.J. Wiley, Milton

884 - Ricky Johnson, Houston County

856 - Tyler Stewart, Jones County

851 - Landon Dolhancyk, McIntosh

842 - Matthew Miller, Providence Christian

839 - John Stuetzer, Pope

815 - Ethan Barbour, Alpharetta

814 - Gus Anderson, Newnan

811 - Charlie Idom, Christian Heritage

801 - D.J. Avery, Chattahoochee

800 - Willie Goodwyn, Rabun County [A Division I leader]

799 - Kenny London, Dalton

797 - Dom LeBlanc, Dawson County [3A leader]

794 - Bryson Campbell, Athens Christian

783 - Chase Jameson, Lanier

777 - Antavious Murphy, Bainbridge

765 - Montez Redding, Jonesboro

764 - Tristan Anderson, Rockmart

762 - Hudson Hulett, North Murray

753 - Jensen Goble, Union County

750 - Sam Turner, Southwest DeKalb

746 - Malachi Lonnon, New Hampstead

745 - Xavier Daisy, Greater Atlanta Christian

726 - Jalewis Solomon, Schley County

721 - Kyle Vaka, Kell

720 - Cedric Evans, Spalding

719 - Lee Niles, Brookwood

714 - Jack Rhodes, Aquinas

709 - Brady Klaus, Harrison

701 - Jonathan Stafford, Archer

699 - Zeke Whittington, Habersham Central

695 - Hudson Hill, Prince Avenue Christian

677 - R.J. Lindsey, Duluth

670 - Devin Hester, Cedar Shoals

670 - Seth Larson, Flowery Branch

665 - Max Owens, Heritage (Ringgold)

665 - Hayden Jones, Pickens

665 - Chase Colina, Woodstock

663 - Dion Dean, Heritage (Conyers)

662 - Keron Milton Jr., Northside (Warner Robins)

662 - Dakarai Anderson, Perry

651 - John Cineas, Grayson

651 - Jaydan Hibbert, Jackson County

650 - T.J. Smith, North Cobb

648 - Cameron Shelly, East Paulding

645 - Keegan Townsend, Sonoraville

642 - D.K. Daniel, Rome

641 - Tristian Sizemore, Chamblee

640 - Keyon Standifer, Athens Academy

639 - James Johnson, Douglas County

636 - Marcus Calwise, Newton

635 - Devin Carter, Cedar Grove

631 - Ryals Puryear, North Hall

628 - Mike Matthews, Parkview

627 - Demarcus Gardner, Cedartown

626 - Myles Abernathy, Peachtree Ridge

626 - Ke'arrin Dawsey, Turner County

625 - Elijah Evangelista, Harlem

625 - Zach Stair, Riverwood

Ashton Woods, Walton

Ashton Woods, a 6-foot-4, 220-pound senior linebacker, is the scoutSMART Student-Athlete of the Week. Woods has 90 tackles, 13 tackles for losses ad seven sacks this season for the Region 5-7A champion Raiders, who are 9-0 and ranked No. 2. He has a 3.88 GPA. “Ashton is a tremendous student-athlete that has worked extremely hard to maintain a stellar GPA all while achieving all-state honors at linebacker,” head coach Daniel Brunner said. “He is a throwback player with grit and determination to succeed in the classroom, on the field, and in life.” Woods is committed to North Carolina.

 

GHSF Daily, in conjunction with scoutSMART, will be announcing a football student-athlete of the week each Friday this season. The ideal candidate will be outstanding on the field and in the classroom. Please click here to send nominations to Diane Bloodworth.

Here is where Georgia teams stand in several national polls. The numbers on the left are this week's rankings; the numbers in parentheses are last week's rankings.

 

CalPreps

(Top 100)

12. (11) Mill Creek

15. (17) Thomas County Central

16. (21) Walton

23. (23) Colquitt County

30. (29) Carrollton

32. (25) Buford

42. (37) Douglas County

58. (38) Newton

63. (56) Hughes

64. (85) Grayson

66. (65) Westlake

72. (54) Gainesville

77. (NR) Rome

80. (87) Lee County

100. (NR) Norcross

 

USA Today

(Top 25)

11. (11) Mill Creek

15. (15) Colquitt County

17. (17) Buford

21 (23) Walton

 

MaxPreps

(Top 100)

9. (9) Mill Creek

12. (12) Colquitt County

13. (14) Walton

17. (17) Buford

18. (18) Carrollton

40. (41) Gainesville

51. (53) Parkview

58. (61) Grayson

73. (99) Thomas County Central

91. (93) Rome

94. (97) Benedictine

98. (95) Lee County

 

Massey Ratings

(Top 100)

9. (9) Mill Creek

12. (13) Colquitt County

13. (15) Buford

14. (14) Walton

26. (27) Carrollton

30. (31) Thomas County Central

54. (57) Westlake

57. (52) Benedictine

59. (64) Grayson

65. (70) Hughes

74. (71) Gainesville

78. (73) Roswell

83. (63) Lee County

86. (84) North Cobb

87. (NR) Rome

89. (91) Douglas County

97. (95) Coffee

 

High School Football America

(Top 100)

9. (10) Mill Creek

11. (12) Buford

12. (13) Colquitt County

19. (20) Walton

45. (46) Carrollton

59. (59) Gainesville

77. (81) Benedictine

97. (97) Hughes

 

SBLive/Sports Illustrated

(Top 25)

8. (9) Mill Creek

11. (11) Colquitt County

12. (12) Buford

21. (21) Walton

 

NationalHSFB.com

(Top 25)

10. (10) Colquitt County

14. (14) Mill Creek

20. (20) Walton

25. (NR) Buford

 

Blue Star Media

(Top 25)

6. (7) Mill Creek

11. (11) Buford

13. (14) Colquitt County

15. (15) Walton

On the Web

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On TV

Today

*Brunswick at Effingham County, 7:30 p.m., WSAV-CW (Savannah)

*Lambert at Milton, 7:30 p.m., GPB

*Morgan County at Harlem, WJBF MeTV 6.2 (Augusta)

*Norcross at North Gwinnett, 8 p.m., Peachtree Sports Network

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100 Greatest

GHSA Finals

No. 26: Buford 17, Warner Robins 14 (OT) (2019 Class 5A)

2024 preview

These are the computer Maxwell Ratings of teams when placed in tentative 2024-25 classifications that the GHSA announced this week. Schools may appeal to play down or petition to play up into next week.

 

Class 6A

1. Mill Creek

2. Walton

3. Carrollton

4. Douglas County

5. Buford

6. Colquitt County

7. Grayson

8. Norcross

9. Westlake

10. Parkview

 

Class 5A

1. Thomas County Central

2. Hughes

3. Gainesville

4. Coffee

5. Milton

6. Rome

7. Lee County

8. Roswell

9. Woodward Academy

10. Warner Robins

 

Class 4A

1. Marist

2. North Oconee

3. Stockbridge

4. Cartersville

5. Creekside

6. Troup

7. Ware County

8. Hiram

9. Perry

10. Kell

 

Class 3A-A private

1. Benedictine

2. Calvary Day

3. Prince Avenue Christian

4. Greater Atlanta Christian

5. Westminster

6. Holy Innocents'

7. Savannah Christian

8. Trinity Christian

9. Fellowship Christian

10. Hebron Christian

 

Class 3A

1. Spalding

2. Bainbridge

3. Jefferson

4. Mary Persons

5. Cairo

6. Calhoun

7. LaGrange

8. Stephenson

9. Lumpkin County

10. Sandy Creek

 

Class 2A

1. Cedar Grove

2. Stephens County

3. Pierce County

4. Appling County

5. Burke County

6. Callaway

7. Carver (Columbus)

8. Toombs County

9. Cook

10. Rockmart

 

Class A Division I

1. Commerce

2. Northeast

3. Fitzgerald

4. Thomasville

5. Swainsboro

6. Rabun County

7. Bleckley County

8. Brooks County

9. Bryan County

10. Dublin

 

Class A Division II

1. Schley County

2. Clinch County

3. Trion

4. Bowdon

5. Manchester

6. Greene County

7. Macon County

8. Jenkins County

9. Telfair County

10. Irwin County

What six schools have made the playoffs every year this century? (Answer Monday)

 

Answer to Thursday’s question: Auburn center Connor Lew, the SEC freshman of the week, played at Kennesaw Mountain.

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GHSA

Thursday's games

Callaway 56, Landmark Christian 3

Chamblee 49, Lithonia 14

Decatur 24, M.L. King 6

Denmark 35, Forsyth Central 7

Dutchtown 20, Ola 17

East Paulding 33, Alexander 6

ELCA 42, McNair 26

Fellowship Christian 28, Union Co. 21

GMC Prep 35, Twiggs Co. 12

Holy Innocents’ 38, Hapeville Charter 23

Jefferson 35, Eastside 0

Jones Co. 41, Union Grove 7

Macon Co. 49, Marion Co. 20

Manchester 42, Taylor Co. 0

Mays 30, Lithia Springs 0

Oconee Co. 42, Franklin Co. 7

Sandy Creek 22, Douglass 21

Savannah Christian 63, Liberty Co. 21

Southwest 37, Central, Macon 0

 

Today's games

Adairsville at Coahulla Creek

Allatoona at River Ridge

Alpharetta at Roswell

Apalachee at North Forsyth

Aquinas at Warren Co.

Arabia Mountain at Tucker (A)

Armuchee at Dade Co.

Bacon Co. at Irwin Co.

Baldwin at Griffin (GM)

Banks Co. at Providence Christian

Beach at Calvary Day

Berkmar at Meadowcreek

Berrien at Fitzgerald

Bowdon at Mt. Zion, Carroll

Brantley Co. at Appling Co.

Bremen at Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe

Brooks Co. at Pelham

Brookwood at South Gwinnett

Brunswick at Effingham Co.

Butler at Josey

Cairo at Bainbridge

Cambridge at North Springs

Camden Co. at Lowndes

Cedar Grove at Carver, Atlanta (L)

Centennial at Greater Atlanta Christian

Central Gwinnett at Buford

Central, Carrollton at Heritage, Ringgold

Chapel Hill at Villa Rica

Chattahoochee Co. at Central, Talbotton

Cherokee Bluff at North Oconee

Claxton at Bryan Co.

Coffee at Ware Co.

Columbia at Towers (AV)

Cook at Worth Co.

Crawford Co. at Temple

Creekside at Banneker

Dacula at Collins Hill

Darlington at Trion

Dooly Co. at Hawkinsville

Douglas Co. at South Paulding

Drew at Northgate

Druid Hills at Stone Mountain (GO)

Dublin at Swainsboro

Duluth at Peachtree Ridge

Dunwoody at North Atlanta (HA)

Early Co. at Eufaula, Ala.

East Coweta at Pebblebrook

East Forsyth at North Hall

East Hall at Madison Co.

East Jackson at Athens Academy

Etowah at Rome

Evans at South Effingham

Fannin Co. at Haralson Co.

Fayette Co. at Trinity Christian

Flowery Branch at Heritage, Conyers

Forest Park at Woodward Academy

Gainesville at Jackson Co.

Gilmer at White Co.

Gordon Central at Murray Co.

Grayson at Parkview

Greenbrier at Bradwell Institute

Groves at Savannah Country Day

Habersham Central at Shiloh

Hart Co. at Monroe Area

Heard Co. at Lamar Co.

Hephzibah at Cross Creek

Hillgrove at McEachern

Howard at Westside, Macon (ED)

Hughes at Paulding Co.

Irwin Co. at Bacon Co.

Jackson at Peach Co.

Jackson, Atlanta at Tri-Cities

Jasper Co. at Oglethorpe Co.

Jefferson Co. at East Laurens

Jenkins at Statesboro

Jenkins Co. at Portal

Johnson Co. at Hancock Central

Johnson, Gaines. at Midtown

Johnson, Savannah at Long Co.

Jordan at Kendrick (OS)

Kell at Chattahoochee

Kennesaw Mountain at Cherokee

Lakeside, Atlanta at Clarkston (ND)

Lakeside, Evans at Glynn Academy (GL)

Lambert at Milton

Laney at Glenn Hills

Lanier Co. at Charlton Co.

Lassiter at Blessed Trinity

Lincoln Co. at Towns Co.

Locust Grove at Warner Robins (MT)

Lovejoy at Jonesboro (T)

Lovett at Woodland, Stockbridge

Luella at Hampton

Lumpkin Co. at West Hall

Mary Persons at Pike Co.

McDonough at Stockbridge

McIntosh at Harris Co.

Metter at Screven Co.

Miller Co. at Seminole Co.

Miller Grove at Westminster

Mitchell Co. at Baconton

Montgomery Co. at Emanuel Co. Institute

Morgan Co. at Harlem

Morrow at Mundy's Mill (TO)

Mount de Sales at Athens Christian

Mount Vernon at St. Francis

Mountain View at Mill Creek

Mt. Zion, Jonesboro at Pace Academy

Newnan at New Manchester

Newton at Archer

Norcross at North Gwinnett

North Cobb at Osborne

North Murray at Rockmart

North Paulding at Marietta

Northside, W.R. at Thomas Co. Central

Northwest Whitfield at Cedartown

Pataula Charter at Barbour Co., Ala.

Pepperell at Coosa

Pickens at Wesleyan

Piedmont Acad. at Lake Oconee Acad.

Richmond Hill at Colquitt Co.

Ridgeland at LaFayette

Ringgold at Gordon Lee

Riverwood at Marist

Rockdale Co. at Alcovy (SH)

Rutland at Northeast (TH)

Salem at Richmond Academy

Schley Co. at Greenville

Sequoyah at Woodstock

Social Circle at Prince Avenue Christian

South Cobb at St. Pius

South Forsyth at West Forsyth

Southeast Bulloch at Burke Co.

Southeast Whitfield at Sonoraville

Spencer at ACE Charter

Sprayberry at Pope

Starr's Mill at Whitewater

Stephens Co. at Hebron Christian

Stephenson at Southwest DeKalb (HS)

Sumter Co. at Jeff Davis

Tattnall Co. at Pierce Co.

Terrell Co. at Randolph-Clay

Therrell at B.E.S.T. Academy (L)

Thomson at Westside, Augusta

Tift Co. at Lee Co.

Toombs Co. at Vidalia

Treutlen at Telfair Co.

Troup at LaGrange (C)

Turner Co. at Atkinson Co.

Veterans at Houston Co. (FF)

Walker at Pinecrest Academy

Walnut Grove at Chestatee

Walton at Wheeler

Washington Co. at Putnam Co.

Washington-Wilkes at Greene Co.

West Laurens at Perry

Westlake at Campbell

Whitefield Academy at Mt. Pisgah Christ.

Wilcox Co. at Wheeler Co.

Wilkinson Co. at Glascock Co.

Winder-Barrow at Clarke Central


Saturday's game

Mt. Paran Christian at Washington (L)

 

GIAA/GAPPS

Today's games

Brentwood at Gatewood

Bulloch Academy at Pinewood Christian

Cherokee Christian at Lanier Christian

Creekside Christian at King’s Academy

Edmund Burke at Briarwood Academy

First Presbyterian at Stratford Academy

Frederica Academy at St. Andrew’s

George Walton at Bethlehem Christian

Grace Christian at Aucilla Christian, Fla.

Heritage, Newnan at Brookstone

Loganville Christian at Lakeview Academy

Memorial Day at Robert Toombs

Mount de Sales at Athens Christian

Piedmont Acad. at Lake Oconee Acad.

Rock Springs Christian at Calvary Christ.

Skipstone Academy at Community Christ.

Southland Academy at Deerfield-Windsor

Southwest Georgia at Georgia Christian

St. Anne-Pacelli at Westfield

Tattnall Square at John Milledge

Terrell Academy at Tiftarea Academy

Thomas Jefferson at Central Fellowship

Valwood at Brookwood School

Walker at Pinecrest Academy

 

Saturday’s game

Flint River Academy at Harvester Christ.

 

Stadium abbreviations: (A) Adams; (AV) Avondale; (B) Banneker High School; (C) Callaway; (ED) Ed Defore; (FF) Freedom Field; (GL) Glynn County; (GM) Griffin Memorial; (GO) Godfrey; (HA) Henderson, Atlanta; (HS) Hallford; (L) Lakewood; (MT) McConnell-Talbert; (ND) North DeKalb; (OS) Odis Spencer; (SH) Sharp; (T) Tara; (TH) Thompson; (TO) Twelve Oaks

GHSA schools play numerous games against out-of-state competition. GHSF Daily will track the scores of those games each week to see how Georgia fares against the rest of the nation.

 

Vs. Alabama**********4-2

Vs. California*******0-1

Vs. Florida*********19-10

Vs. Maryland*********2-0

Vs. New Jersey*******1-0

Vs. Ohio*************0-1

Vs. North Carolina***6-3

Vs. South Carolina**13-10

Vs. Tennessee********3-5

Total***************48-32

 

Last week’s scores

None


This week’s games

Early Co. at Eufaula, Ala.

Pataula Charter at Barbour Co., Ala.

Today’s interviewee is Southeast Bulloch flag football quarterback Korine Talkington, who signed Wednesday to play at Campbellsville University, an NAIA school in Kentucky. Flag football has been Georgia’s fastest-growing high school sport since the GHSA sanctioned it for championship play in 2020. Southeast Bulloch formed a varsity team in 2021 and is 52-0 with two state titles. Talkington has played in every Southeast Bulloch game. She became the full-time quarterback this year and has thrown for 2,980 yards and 55 touchdowns in her career. Campbellsville is among 23 NAIA schools that field a team. The Atlanta Falcons have hosted the NAIA Women's Flag Football Finals at Mercedes-Benz Stadium the past three seasons. Ottawa of Kansas defeated Thomas University of Thomasville for the championship at the most recent one in May.

 

Korine Talkington, Southeast Bulloch flag football quarterback

1. Can you tell us about how you got into flag football? Did you play any sports before it, and how has it changed your life and perspective? “I’ve been playing sports my whole life. I played soccer since I was 4, then got into basketball a little bit. In high school I’ve played volleyball, tennis, basketball and soccer. I also have four brothers, so we always used to play football in the backyard. And I always wanted to play [tackle] football, but my parents never let me. When our school said they were starting a flag football team, that was my chance. And the coach [Marci Cochran] was my basketball coach in middle school, so she knew I was athletic. So I went out there to try out. That’s how it got started. It’s really changed my life for the better honestly because I created bonds that I wouldn’t have had without flag football. And I wouldn’t be playing college sports if it wasn’t for flag football. I just signed yesterday. There’s only about 28 schools that have flag football right now, but the number grows every year. It’ll definitely increase.”

 

2. How does flag football recruiting usually work? What will be your major? “It really depends on the college. If the college really wants you, they’ll reach out. It doesn’t happen very often. They all have a Twitter account with recruiting forms on there, and you fill it out. If they’re interested, they’ll text you and talk to you, and that’s kind of what happened. I did a couple of recruiting forms and they [different colleges] got back to me, but Campbellsville got back to me really quick. And the coach [Chris Kidwell] was really interested in me and wanted me to visit that week. My family went up to Kentucky and my friend is on that flag football team, and it just kind of went from there and it was really quick. I felt at home on the campus, and it was really nice. I’m majoring in physical education and minoring in athletic coaching.”

 

3. What do you think are your strengths and weaknesses in the sport? “I’ll start with my weaknesses. My weakness is definitely trying to not get frustrated when I make a bad pass. Since I’m the quarterback, everyone looks at the quarterback when they make a bad throw or whatever. So I just have to focus on forgetting about the last play and shaking it off. The NFL teams invite us [flag teams and players] to a bunch of stuff, so we went to Jacksonville and they had a former NFL player there who said that he was a quarterback. And the thing he always used to think about was being a goldfish, like you have to forget what happened in the last play and remain the same throughout. So that really stuck with me. Reading the defense is one of my strengths. I used to struggle with it.

 

“As for advice, I would definitely tell people to play flag football. It’s definitely changed my life and my friends’ lives. And it’s just a super fun sport that’ll take you places if you’re really committed. Flag football has been an amazing opportunity. It’s changing women’s sports every day, and it’s growing. It’s just amazing to see and be a part of it.”

 

4. Who’s your favorite athlete of all time and how has that person impacted you? “Kyrie Irving. Ever since I was a kid, I liked him. He was always smaller, and I’m kind of smaller. He always finds a way to do all the things he does, and he inspired me.”

 

- Interview by GHSF Daily intern Micahya Costen

 

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Week 11 Superlatives


GHSF Daily selects a weekly Player of the Week, Team of the Week and Offensive Line of the Week. The awards are sponsored by Sports Turf, BSN SPORTS, Titan Electric, Alfa Insurance and the U.S. Army.

Player of the Week:

Jordan Triplett, Frederica Acad.

Team of the Week: Thomas County Central

Offensive Line of the Week: Norcross

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Character Education Athletic Program: The Mike Jones Story

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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.

 

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