Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023

Scores & Schedules

All-Region Teams

Rankings

Brackets

Class A Division I

*Irwin County (6-5) at Bleckley County (9-2): Irwin County has won 10 consecutive second-round games but travels to Bleckley County as a nine-point underdog, according to the computer Maxwell Ratings. Irwin and Bleckley have one common opponent. Swainsboro beat Irwin 26-0 and lost to Bleckley 21-20. In the first round, Irwin County beat Temple 41-17. Luke Snyder was 5-of-6 passing for 138 yards and two touchdowns. Irwin forced four turnovers. All five Irwin County losses were to playoff teams, four that are still alive. Bleckley County beat Claxton 56-7 in the first round. Joshua Stanley rushed for 144 yards and four touchdowns on eight carries. A sophomore, Stanley has rushed for 1,029 yards this season. Irwin is 4-0 all-time against Bleckley, though they haven’t met since 1987.

 

*Mount Vernon (8-3) at Prince Avenue Christian (9-1): Mount Vernon is in the second round for the fourth time in seven seasons but has not advanced further. In 2022, Mount Vernon lost to Prince Avenue 47-14 in the first round. Mount Vernon defeated Pepperell 35-7 in the first round this year. Walker Warshaw rushed for 204 yards, giving him 1,610 on the season. Sam Nazarian passed for 208 yards, giving him 2,303 on the season. Nazarian rushed for 62. Prince Avenue, the No. 1-ranked team and defending champion, advanced past winless Athens Christian by forfeit in the first round. Aaron Philo (committed to Georgia Tech) has passed for 3,131 yards and 43 touchdowns this season. His leading receiver, Hudson Hill, is a freshman with 54 catches for 812 yards and 12 touchdowns. Mount Vernon has never beaten a top-10 team (0-31).

 

*Pelham (5-6) at Bryan County (10-1): Bryan County has achieved its first region title, 10-win season, home playoff game and playoff victory this season under fourth-year coach Cherard Freeman, who in 2020 inherited a team on a 16-game losing streak. Bryan beat East Laurens 55-14 for the historic playoff win. Bryan completed one pass, a 60-yard touchdown to Tanner Ennis. Jacari Carney rushed for 188 yards and four touchdowns on six carries, although Austin Clemons, with 1,406 yards, is Bryan’s leading rusher for the season. Pelham beat Heard County 41-22 on the road in the first round. Nathaniel Walker rushed for 269 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries, all career highs, although Ken Williams, with 1,287 yards, is Pelham’s leading rusher for the season. Pelham’s six losses are to playoff teams, four that are still playing.

 

*Dade County (6-5) at Commerce (10-1): Dade County beat Mount Pisgah Christian 49-7 last week for the Wolverines’ first playoff victory since 2010. Landon Williams rushed for 105 yards, giving him 1,341 on the season. Braylon Sullivan rushed for 98 yards, and Bryson Shrader passed for 81 yards and three touchdowns. Dade County, which opened in 1975, has never made the quarterfinals. Commerce, ranked No. 3, beat Jasper County 58-19 in the first round. Commerce rushed for 368 yards and six touchdowns and completed one pass, for 33 yards and a touchdown. Jaiden Daniels rushed for 146 yards, giving him 1,655 for the season. Tysean Wiggins rushed for 95 yards, giving him 1,313 for the season. Commerce most recently made the quarterfinals in 2020.

*Elbert County (9-2) at Trion (11-0): Both teams are regular playoff qualifiers trying to make the quarterfinals for the first time since 2015. Elbert County beat Oglethorpe County 34-27 in the first round with a fourth-quarter touchdown after trailing 27-26. Jacari Barnett rushed for 195 yards and three touchdowns. He has 1,343 yards rushing on the season. Elbert County has four receivers with more than 400 receiving yards. Trion, 11-0 for the first time since 1974 and ranked No. 2, beat St. Francis 49-0 in the first round. Toby Maddux rushed for 184 yards and three touchdowns. He leads Class A Division I in rushing with 1,830 yards. This is Trion’s third straight second-round game.

 

*Swainsboro (9-2) at Lamar County (9-2): Swainsboro, the 2022 Class A Division I runner-up and current No. 8 team, started 8-0, lost to Bleckley County and Dublin to finish the regular season, and beat Metter 20-0 in the first round. Jordon Williams (134 yards) and Qin Brown (131 yards) were the leading rushers. Those two, plus Georgia commit Demello Jones, each have more than 750 rushing yards on a team that averages just 39.6 passing yards. Lamar County, ranked No. 9, didn’t complete a pass in its 38-13 victory over Bacon County in the first round. Four backs had more than 50 rushing yards, led by ZyQuavius Hughley’s 80. Lamar County is trying to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time since its 2013 Class 2A runner-up team did it. These teams’ common opponent is Dublin, which beat Swainsboro 41-20 and beat Lamar County 33-28.

 

*Rabun County (8-3) at Whitefield Academy (6-5): This is a rematch of a game that Rabun County won 38-7 on Sept. 22. Ty Truelove passed for 272 yards, Reid Giles had 191 yards from scrimmage, and Willie Goodwyn had 104 receiving yards. Those are Rabun’s usual big-yardage suspects. Giles rushed for 180 yards last week in a 49-14 victory over Social Circle. Whitefield is 5-1 since the first Rabun game and won its first region title since 2008. In the first round, Whitefield beat Darlington 28-14 behind Callum Neese’s 171 passing yards. Whitefield is seeking its first quarterfinal in the program’s 22-season history. Rabun County, ranked No. 6, has made eight straight quarterfinals.

 

*Dublin (9-2) at Brooks County (6-5): These programs met for the 2019 Class 2A championship with Dublin winning 42-32. The series is tied 2-2 with all four games played between 2018-20. Dublin, ranked No. 7, beat Screven County 49-0 in the first round. Xavier Bostic rushed for 130 yards on six carries. Kameron Hampton rushed for 104. Those two, plus Micah O’Neal, who rushed for 148 yards in a victory over then-No. 6 Swainsboro the previous week, are common 100-yard rushers in a wing-T offense that passes fewer than five times per game. Dublin two-way lineman Nasir Johnson flipped his commitment to Georgia from Florida on Wednesday. Brooks County beat Crawford County 56-0 in the first round. Chris Cole rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns on six carries. Brooks County rushed for 312 yards as a team. Cole has rushed for 1,240 yards this season. Brooks County started 1-5, all losses to bigger schools that include Thomas County Central and Bainbridge. The Trojans’ schedule has been the toughest in Class A Division I, according to the Maxwell Ratings, which rank Brooks at No. 9 in the class.

Class A Division II

 

*Seminole County (7-4) at Clinch County (10-1): Seminole County, the No. 2 seed from Region 1, got by Wilcox County 14-13 in overtime last week for their first playoff victory since its 2013 team reached the quarterfinals. Kamauri Johnson ran for a season-high 193 yards and a touchdown on 34 carries. Johnson is the leading rusher with 779 yards for a team that gets about 80% of its offense from the running game. Ellis Dunham threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Xavier Beard. Fourth-ranked Clinch County, the Region 2 champion, beat McIntosh County Academy 38-14 last week and is one win away from its eighth trip to the quarterfinals in nine years. Aaron Bryant ran for 73 yards and two touchdowns and threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to John Selph. Bryant has 1,375 yards rushing, 427 yards passing and 21 combined touchdowns for the season. Jeremy Bell ran for 100 yards and a touchdown against MCA and has 947 yards and 16 touchdowns for the season.

 

*Manchester (8-2) at Johnson County (8-3): Second-ranked Manchester, the Region 6 runner-up, is in the second round for the seventh time in nine seasons after beating Mount Zion of Carroll County 49-0. Darius Favors rushed for 120 yards and three touchdowns on six carries and was 3-of-5 passing for 89 yards. Favors (659 yards rushing for the season) and Qua Cooper (679) lead an offense that gets 84% of its yards from the running game. Cooper also leads the team in receiving yards with 148. Region 5 champion Johnson County, a semifinalist last season, reached the second round with a 36-22 victory over Washington-Wilkes. Josh Taylor rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns and had a team-leading 14 tackles while setting the school record for career tackles. Johnson County took a 22-6 lead early in the second quarter, and Washington-Wilkes never got closer than six points. The Trojans also get 84% of their offense from the running game. They have six players with at least 200 yards rushing, led by Benvonte Murray, who averages 57 yards per game.

 

*Telfair County (8-2) at Portal (8-3): Telfair County, the No. 2 seed from Region 4, beat Randolph-Clay 28-8 last week to reach the second round for the second consecutive season, a program first. Telfair County took a 14-0 lead on Bradyn Cook's 64-yard run and Trel Clay's 44-yard interception return, one of Clay's two interceptions, and never trailed. The Trojans' 17 wins since the start of the 2022 season mark their best two-year run since 1992-93. Eighth-ranked Portal, which replaced Telfair County in the top 10 after the final week of the regular season, is a region champion for the first time in school history. The Panthers’ 35-12 victory over Turner County last week was their first playoff win since 2004. Elijah Coleman passed for 132 yards and a touchdown and ran for 61 yards and three TDs. Coleman has 1,286 yards passing, 941 yards rushing and 32 combined touchdowns for the season. Amir Jackson, committed to Florida as a tight end, is the No. 13 senior in Georgia in the 247Sports Composite rankings.

 

*Macon County (9-2) at Aquinas (9-2): Macon County, the No. 3 seed from Region 6 but the third-ranked team in Class A Division II, reached the second round with a 30-7 victory over Christian Heritage. Tyler Felder ran for 127 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries. Brian Harris ran for 65 yards and a touchdown and passed for 40 yards. Both are among four Bulldogs with at least 350 yards rushing for the year. A win this week would put Macon County in the quarterfinals for the second time in three years. Aquinas ended a four-year streak of first-round losses with a 49-28 win over Glascock County, which was making its first playoff appearance. Jim Franklin was 13-of-19 passing for 352 yards and six touchdowns. Jack Rhodes had six catches for 205 yards and five touchdowns. Franklin has passed for 2,422 yards and 29 touchdowns, accounting for 67% of the team’s total yardage.

*Greene County (10-1) at Bowdon (9-2): Greene County, ranked No. 6, beat Hancock Central 42-0 last week for its first playoff victory since 2018. The Tigers ran for 321 yards, led by Travez Gibson’s 165 yards on 23 carries. Gibson has a team-leading 905 yards rushing for the season. The Tigers are 16-6 under second-year coach Terrance Banks after going 7-22 the previous three seasons. Steve Miller has passed for 982 yards and run for 424. Fifth-ranked Bowdon, the defending state champion, advanced with a 56-0 first-round victory over Taylor County. Kyler McGrinn was 6-of-8 passing for 100 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 95 yards and two TDs. Jordan Beasley ran for 113 yards and two touchdowns on eight carries. For the season, McGrinn has 1,607 passing yards, 1,325 rushing yards and 42 combined touchdowns. Beasley has rushed for 947 yards, and Kaiden Prothro has 681 receiving yards.

 

*Jenkins County (10-1) at Dooly County (7-4): Ninth-ranked Jenkins County, the Region 3 runner-up, won a state playoff game for the first time since 2017 and third time in school history when it beat Charlton County 20-6 last week. It was the Warriors’ school-record 10th victory. Z.Z. Wilson ran for 155 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries and had two interceptions. Jenkins County limited Charlton County to 107 total yards (minus-14 rushing) and had three interceptions, six pass deflections and four sacks. Dooly County, a quarterfinalist last year, started the 2023 season 0-3 but went on to win the Region 4 championship, its first region title since 1999. The Bobcats advanced to the second round with a 42-12 victory over Miller County last week. The Bobcats led 35-6 at halftime. Antwan Clayton was 17-of-23 passing for 387 yards and six touchdowns, three to Jalen “Bull” Hall, who had six receptions for 121 yards.

 

*Lincoln County (7-4) at Schley County (10-0): Lincoln County, the No. 3 seed from Region 8, advanced to the second round with a 41-0 victory over Wilkinson County. Semaj Jenkins scored on a punt return, an interception return and a run. Mekhi Wade was 2-for-2 passing for 64 yards and had a TD pass to Christian Crite, who had both receptions. Wade also ran for a team-high 74 yards on two carries. The Red Devils used 10 ball carriers to compile 288 rushing yards. No. 1 Schley County, the Region 6 champion, had a first-round bye. Schley was the state runner-up last season and has 10 playoff victories in Darren Alford’s eight seasons as head coach. The Wildcats won just two playoff games in the 16 years before his arrival. Jay Kanazawa is 139-of-211 passing for 2,100 yards and 26 touchdowns. Jeremiah Rogers is the leading rusher with 613 yards and seven touchdowns, and Jalewis Solomon (committed to South Carolina as a defensive back) has 814 yards receiving and five interceptions.

 

*Emanuel County Institute (6-5) at Early County (7-4): Emanuel County Institute, the No. 3 seed from Region 3, is in the second round for the seventh time in nine seasons after a 41-35 overtime victory against Lanier County. The Bulldogs won despite allowing 605 total yards (348 passing, 257 rushing) and giving up an 88-yard touchdown pass on the final play of regulation. Hudson Henry rushed for 159 yards on 14 carries, and Chase Johnson had 92 yards on 12 carries. Early County, a quarterfinalist last season, advanced to the second round with a 42-20 victory over Hawkinsville. Ty Stovall ran for 239 yards and four touchdowns on 25 carries. The Bobcats, with a schedule that was front-loaded with region games, ended the regular season with three consecutive non-region losses after wrapping up the Region 1 title on Oct. 10.

King's Ridge coach Crowder retiring

Terry Crowder of King’s Ridge Christian is retiring after 20 years as a head coach and 34 overall.

 

Crowder led King’s Ridge to its first playoff appearances in history in 2020 and 2021. King’s Ridge played a non-region schedule the past two seasons and finished 4-3 this season.

 

Crowder has been head coach at Denmark, Creekview and Chattahoochee and led Chattahoochee to a state title in 2010. Crowder will remain at King’s Ridge as transportation director.

 

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GHSA to hear appeals over region placement

Twenty-two schools will appeal their region assignment to the GHSA reclassification committee today, while Aquinas will petition to move up to Class 3A and Screven County will appeal to move down to Class A Division II because of geographical isolation. The reclassification committee also will discuss the power rating system to be used in classes 3A to A. Below are schools petitioning to change regions. The 2024-26 region and class assignments can be found on our website.

 

Class 6A

Paulding County from 2 to 3

Class 4A

Jones County from 2 to 8; Jonesboro from 3 to 4; Mundy’s Mill from 3 to 4; Holy Innocents’ from 6 to 4; Pace Academy from 6 to 4; Northview from 6 to 5; North Springs from 6 to 5

Class 3A

Spalding from 2 to 5; Gilmer from 6 to 7; Johnson-Gainesville from 8 to 6

Class 2A

North Cobb Christian from 5 to 7; Union County from 8 to 7

Class A Division I

Brantley County from 1 to 3; Dodge County from 1 to 2; Landmark Christian from 4 to 5; Armuchee from 6 to 7; Coosa from 6 to 7; Oglethorpe County from 8 to 4; Wesleyan from 8 to 5

Class A Division II

Crawford County from 4 to 6; Elite Scholars Academy from 5 to 7

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Friday

*Valdosta at Carrollton, 7:30 p.m., GPB

*Hughes at Rome, 8 p.m., Peachtree Sports Network

Today’s interviewee is Gilmer coach Paul Standard, whose team defeated Region 6-3A champion Adairsville 35-28 last week for the Bobcats’ first playoff victory since 2013. Standard left St. Pius, where he was coach for 20 seasons and won eight region titles, for Gilmer in 2021. Gilmer’s victory totals have improved from three games to five to seven in his three seasons.

 

Paul Standard, Gilmer head coach

1. Talk about Friday's game. How did the game come down? “Gilmer played a very good and well-coached Adairsville team last Friday, and our young men found a way to win. We had to continue to battle back against some adverse situations, but late in the game our defense came up with a big stop, and our offense converted on a pass play, which is not the norm for us, and found a way to score to go ahead. Then our defense came up with a big interception to seal the win. I thought our offensive line had a great night controlling the line of scrimmage as we rushed for over 300 yards.” [The pass play was a 44-yarder from Issac Rellinger to Ryder Wofford. Rellinger also had the clinching interception.]

 

2. What makes that game significant to the program and how does that manifest itself with the team, players or school? “The significance of this win in the first-round playoff is huge. Gilmer County has not won a playoff game since 2013 and has only advanced to the second round three times in the history of the school. What this has done for our community, our school and our football program has energized and brought in excitement. That probably hasn’t been seen here in many, many years. It’s just neat to see our young men and what they have done through all their hard work finally pay off and see the fruits of their labor.”

 

3. How do you feel about the three-year progress the program has made? “I feel like the progress that we have made here in the past three years has been very significant. We started with three wins. Then last year we won five and could’ve won seven but had a couple hiccups but finished 5-5 for the first non-losing season in 10 years. Then this year these young men have battled their way to a 7-4 record and put themselves in some pretty good company in terms of Gilmer County football history. It’s just neat to see where these young guys have come from the leadership that they’ve been shown by our tremendous coaching staff and from all the work that they’ve put in over the past three years. The other key to our success and moving forward each year with our program has been the tremendous support from my administration. Our superintendent, Dr. Brian Ridley, our principal, Mr. Derek Bowen, and our athletic director, Matt Johnson, our booster club and just the entire community and our alumni association have been tremendous.”

 

4. What are some of the differences, or different challenges, between coaching at a private school and a public school? “There are a lot of similarities between my experiences here at Gilmer and my past job at a private school at St. Pius X, and then there are obvious differences. The similarities are that both schools have great tight-knit school communities. Gilmer is built around their hometown of Ellijay and the surrounding county community. St. Pius was built around the school itself as kids came from all over metro Atlanta. Both schools have great traditions. Both schools were formed around the same time. Gilmer County became a one-county school in the late ’50s as St. Pius was formed in 1958. There’s tremendous community support for their athletic teams at both schools, so there’s a lot of similarities, Both communities have a strong desire for their student-athletes to be successful, and the support in both places is tremendous. I believe that there are challenges at any school, public or private. You’re dealing with teenagers. One school, they wear a uniform, the other school they don’t. But you know that there’s really not that many differences between the two. Both groups of student-athletes want to work hard, and they want to win, and that’s what we try to do on a daily basis and try to make them better young men as they move on from high school.”

 

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GHSA Finals

No. 17: Buford 31, Calhoun 24 (OT) (2010 Class 2A)

Ranked by chances

The computer Maxwell Rankings ranked the 16 remaining teams in each classification based on their chances of winning a state title. The rankings consider team strength and draw difficulty.

 

Class 7A

1. Colquitt County

2. Mill Creek

3. Walton

4. Carrollton

5. Buford

6. Grayson

7. Milton

8. Westlake

9. Norcross

10. McEachern

11. Camden County

12. Valdosta

13. Peachtree Ridge

14. North Gwinnett

15. Collins Hill

16. North Paulding

 

Class 6A

1. Thomas County Central

2. Douglas County

3. Lee County

4. Hughes

5. Gainesville

6. Marist

7. Rome

8. Houston County

9. Roswell

10. Woodward Academy

11. Blessed Trinity

12. Lanier

13. Sequoyah

14. Brunswick

15. Lovejoy

16. Jonesboro


Class 5A

1. Coffee

2. Cartersville

3. Jefferson

4. Creekside

5. Ware County

6. Hiram

7. Harris County

8. Dalton

9. Warner Robins

10. Mays

11. Dutchtown

12. Cass

13. Jones County

14. Eastside

15. Jenkins

16. Statesboro


Class 4A

1. Bainbridge

2. Benedictine

3. Spalding

4. Stockbridge

5. Perry

6. North Oconee

7. Central (Carrollton)

8. Troup

9. New Hampstead

10. LaGrange

11. Starr's Mill

12. Stephenson

13. Cedartown

14. Westminster

15. Lovett

16. Luella


Class 3A

1. Calvary Day

2. Cedar Grove

3. Morgan County

4. Mary Persons

5. Lumpkin County

6. Carver (Columbus)

7. Stephens County

8. Savannah Christian

9. Monroe Area

10. Upson-Lee

11. Oconee County

12. Thomasville

13. Crisp County

14. Wesleyan

15. Gilmer

16. Bremen


Class 2A

1. Appling County

2. Pierce County

3. Callaway

4. Rockmart

5. Toombs County

6. Thomson

7. Cook

8. Fellowship Christian

9. Columbia

10. Fitzgerald

11. Union County

12. Laney

13. North Cobb Christian

14. Spencer

15. North Murray

16. Model


Class A Division I

1. Prince Avenue Christian

2. Commerce

3. Trion

4. Rabun County

5. Dublin

6. Brooks County

7. Swainsboro

8. Bleckley County

9. Elbert County

10. Bryan County

11. Lamar County

12. Irwin County

13. Whitefield Academy

14. Mount Vernon

15. Pelham

16. Dade County


Class A Division II

1. Schley County

2. Clinch County

3. Manchester

4. Bowdon

5. Greene County

6. Macon County

7. Portal

8. Aquinas

9. Jenkins County

10. Dooly County

11. Early County

12. Telfair County

13. Lincoln County

14. Emanuel County Institute

15. Johnson County

16. Seminole County

Three of 247Sports’ top 20 senior prospects in Georgia play for Class A schools that are being previewed today in GHSF Daily. For what teams do Demello Jones, Nasir Johnson and Amir Jackson play? (Answer Friday)

 

Answer to Wednesday’s question: Wayne County’s Matthew Fuller and Stephenson’s Devin Ingram each passed 2,000 yards rushing for the season in the first round. Fuller finished with 2,086. Ingram has 2,033 with his team still playing. Providence Christian’s Quinton Slaughter is the only other 2,000-yard rusher in the GHSA. He finished with 2,202 yards.

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Here are this week’s playoff games with projected margins of victory, courtesy of the Maxwell Ratings. The projected winner is on the left. The projected margin of victory is on the right. The Maxwell computer ratings take into account each team’s historical and current season performance. The projected margins also consider actual scoring patterns and may not match the projected margins when using the ratings alone.

GHSA

Class 7A

Buford at Norcross -9

Carrollton vs Valdosta -16

Colquitt Co. vs Westlake -17

Grayson vs North Paulding -20

McEachern vs Camden Co. -1

Mill Creek vs Peachtree Ridge -23

Milton vs Collins Hill -14

Walton vs North Gwinnett -20

 

Class 6A

Douglas Co. vs Sequoyah -31

Gainesville vs Blessed Trinity -16

Houston Co. at Woodward Academy -4

Hughes at Rome -2

Lee Co. vs Lovejoy -38

Marist vs Brunswick -26

Roswell vs Lanier -15

Thomas Co. Central vs Jonesboro -42

 

Class 5A

Cartersville vs Eastside -21

Coffee vs Jones Co. -35

Creekside vs Dalton -8

Dutchtown vs Jenkins -14

Harris Co. vs Statesboro -21

Jefferson vs Hiram -6

Mays vs Cass -4

Ware Co. at Warner Robins -7

 

Class 4A

Bainbridge vs Perry -11

Benedictine vs LaGrange -14

Central, Carrollton vs Lovett -21

New Hampstead at Starr's Mill 0

North Oconee vs Cedartown -13

Spalding vs Troup -10

Stephenson vs Luella -17

Stockbridge vs Westminster -18

 

Class 3A

Calvary Day vs Thomasville -24

Carver, Columbus vs Upson-Lee -5

Cedar Grove vs Bremen -35

Lumpkin Co. vs Oconee Co. -8

Mary Persons vs Crisp Co. -19

Monroe Area vs Gilmer -16

Morgan Co. vs Savannah Christian -5

Stephens Co. vs Wesleyan -19

 

Class 2A

Appling Co. at Cook -10

Callaway vs Model -34

Columbia at North Cobb Christian -10

Fellowship Christian vs North Murray -14

Fitzgerald at Spencer -13

Pierce Co. vs Laney -23

Rockmart vs Union Co. -14

Toombs Co. at Thomson -2

 

Class A Division I

Bleckley Co. vs Irwin Co. -9

Bryan Co. vs Pelham -12

Commerce vs Dade Co. -29

Dublin at Brooks Co. 0

Prince Ave. Christ. vs Mount Vernon -26

Rabun Co. at Whitefield Academy -14

Swainsboro at Lamar Co. -2

Trion vs Elbert Co. -5

 

Class A Division II

Bowdon vs Greene Co. -2

Clinch Co. vs Seminole Co. -32

Early Co. vs Emanuel Co. Institute -3

Jenkins Co. at Dooly Co. -4

Macon Co. at Aquinas -2

Manchester at Johnson Co. -25

Portal vs Telfair Co. -6

Schley Co. vs Lincoln Co. -26

 

GIAA

Bethlehem Christian vs Tattnall Square -8

Briarwood Academy vs Brentwood -9

Bulloch Academy vs George Walton -10

Central Fellowship vs SW Georgia -1

Edmund Burke vs Piedmont Acad. -29

First Presbyterian vs. Strong Rock -28

Flint River Acad. vs Fullington Acad. -39

Frederica Academy vs Terrell Acad. -17

Gatewood School vs Augusta Prep -38

John Milledge vs Tiftarea Academy -42

Pinewood Christ. at Brookwood School -1

Robert Toombs vs Memorial Day -28

St. Anne-Pacelli vs Brookstone -5

Valwood vs Southland Academy -33

 

GAPPS

Calvary Christian vs King's Academy 0

Cherokee Christ. vs Skipstone Acad. -18

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Please send all-region teams to GHSF Daily at ghsfdaily@bellsouth.net. We will publish any team that we receive. GHSF Daily encourages those selecting and providing all-region teams to include each player's year in school. All-region players who are recognized as underclassmen have a better chance of being recruited and getting recognition on preseason all-area or all-state teams in 2024.

 

To see all of the teams that we have received, visit the 2023 All-Region Teams page on our website.

Region 3-A Division II

Player of the year: QB Ellijah Coleman, Portal, Sr.

Offensive player of the year: RB Robtravious Coney, Jenkins County, Sr.

Defensive player of the year: LB Hudson Henry, Emanuel County Institute, Sr.

Special teams player of the year: PK Oisin Matthews, Emanuel County Institute, Jr.

Athlete of the year: WR/DB Amir Jackson, Portal, Sr.

 

First-team offense

QB - Tyrone Martin, Jenkins County, Sr.

QB - Christian Wilson, Jenkins County, Sr.

RB - Z.Z. Wilson, Jenkins County, Sr.

RB - Jamun Coglin, Montgomery County, Jr.

RB - Chase Johnson, Emanuel County Institute, Fr.

WR - Samari McBride, Portal, Jr.

WR - Marquis Martin, Montgomery County, Sr.

WR - Charles McNeal, Portal, Sr.

TE - Jack Walden, Emanuel County Institute, Sr.

TE - Dawson Hassler, McIntosh County Academy, Sr.

OL - Wayne McClenithan, McIntosh County Academy, Sr.

OL - Vance Garvin, Jenkins County, Sr.

OL - Tucker Baird, Portal, Sr.

OL - Marquise Edmonds, Emanuel County Institute, Jr.

OL - Marco Sykes, Portal, Sr.

OL - John Flemming, Portal, Sr.

OL - Dalton Ryals, McIntosh County Academy, Sr.

SP - Marion Young, Jenkins County, So.

 

First-team defense

DL - Tyler Williams, Jenkins County, Jr.

DL - Liam Fordham, Portal, Sr.

DL - Kenneth Thomas, Jenkins County, Jr.

DL - Jordan Handsom, Emanuel County Institute, So.

DL - Jeremiah Gilmore, Jenkins County, Sr.

DL - Javonte Cummings, McIntosh County Academy, Fr.

DL - Brian Steele, Emanuel County Institute, Jr.

LB - Mekhi Jackson, McIntosh County Academy, So.

LB - Marcus Smith, Portal, Sr.

LB - Landon Ross, Portal, Sr.

LB - Gabe Lee, Emanuel County Institute, Jr.

LB - Darius Wells, Montgomery County, Sr.

LB - Chase Smith, Portal, Jr.

LB - Bray Williamson, Montgomery County, Jr.

DB - Tyree Abraham, Jenkins County, Jr.

DB - Tyler Williams, Jenkins County, Jr.

DB - Reggie Stevens, McIntosh County Academy, Sr.

DB - Nehemiah West, McIntosh County Academy, Jr.

DB - M.J. Quarterman, McIntosh County Academy, Jr.

DB - James Parker, Emanuel County Institute, Jr.

DB - Brian McQueen, Portal, So.

 

Second-team offense

QB - Joseph Owens, Montgomery County, Fr.

QB - Jackson Kennedy, Emanuel County Institute, So.

WR - J.T. Moye, Jenkins County, Jr.

WR - Harold Washington, Portal, Jr.

WR - Daon Bethea, Emanuel County Institute, So.

TE - Brandon Fowler, McIntosh County Academy, So.

RB - Tuff Boddiford, Emanuel County Institute, So.

RB - Lorinzon Reed, McIntosh County Academy, So.

RB - K.J. Hunter, Portal, Fr.

RB - Earnest McIntosh, McIntosh County Academy, Fr.

OL - Seth Carelock, Montgomery County, Jr.

OL - Heath Davis, Emanuel County Institute, Sr.

OL - Dwight Hughes, Jenkins County, Jr.

OL - Corey Lockett, Jenkins County, Jr.

OL - Blake Anderson, Jenkins County, So.

OL - Aden Deal, Portal, Sr.

SP - Alex Morales, Jenkins County, Fr.

 

Second-team defense

DL - Patron Mack, Emanuel County Institute, Fr.

DL - M.J. Williams, Emanuel County Institute, Jr.

DL - Lukas Cribbs, Portal, Sr.

DL - Keishan Scott, Jenkins County, Sr.

LB - Tyler Alexander, McIntosh County Academy, Jr.

LB - Kendrick Thomas, Jenkins County, Jr.

LB - Jaylyn Ellison, McIntosh County Academy, Sr.

LB - Elijah McEwen, Montgomery County, Fr.

LB - Cooper Motes, Portal, Jr.

LB - A.B. Marsh, Emanuel County Institute, Fr.

DB - Rashad Smith, Emanuel County Institute, Fr.

DB - Clayton Stripling, Emanuel County Institute, Jr.

DB - Aquido Jackson, Portal High School, Sr.

ATH - Jayden Harris, Montgomery County, Jr.

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.

 

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.

 

Senior players needed for Global Ambassadors Bowl 2024 in Spain

From 2008-2019, a Team Stars & Stripes squad of high school seniors each spring chose to experience a fascinating foreign country as a team over a nine-day period. Global Travel is rolling again, and we are reaching out to players and coaches nationally as we build a solid team of committed, enthusiastic high school seniors not likely to receive a college football scholarship to join and play one more game – in Spain. The tour highlight will be a ‘friendly match’ against a Spanish Under-19 All-Star team. The tour will run Saturday, March 16, through Sunday, March 24, starting in Barcelona on the Mediterranean Sea and then heading to Madrid where the Bowl game will be played. Click here for the trip itinerary and inclusions, or for more information contact coach Greg Vandagriff at 678-877-6293 or via email by clicking here.

 

Southeast Georgia Football Recruiting Fair hosted by FCA on Dec. 12

The 2023 Southeast Georgia Football Recruiting Fair hosted by FCA will be held Dec. 12 (8 a.m.-1 p.m.) at Camden County High School in Kingsland. FREE to high school coaches and college recruiters. Contact Suzie Tippins by clicking here to reserve your spot. RSVP requested by Dec. 5.

 

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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