Class 5A
*Best player: Vic Burley, Warner Robins. The 6-foot-5, 275-pound defensive tackle is the reigning Class 5A defensive player of the for the defending 5A champions.
*Best position: Linebacker. There’s little difference between those who made it here and the best who didn’t, such as Eastside’s Jean Claude Joseph, Northside-Columbus’s Dajwon Deloach and Ware County’s Trey Hargrove. This class is overflowing with returning all-region and likely Division I college players at this position.
*Most highly recruited: Burley is the consensus No. 42 senior recruit nationally. He committed to Clemson in June.
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*That’s interesting: Jefferson linebacker and running back Sammy Brown (left) certainly fits the athlete description. Brown won the Class 4A wrestling title in the 220-pound division as a sophomore last winter. Then in May, he placed sixth in the 100 meters (10.97 seconds), fourth in the 200 meters (22.01) and fourth in the long jump (21 feet, 4 inches) at the Class 4A track-and-field meet.
*Snubbed: Calhoun, the 2021 Class 5A runner-up, doesn’t have a player on the team, not even junior Caden Williams, a 1,400-yard rusher with a Georgia Tech offer. Wide receivers Kenric Lanier of Decatur and Sacovie White of Cass are also major Division I recruits coming off impressive junior seasons.
*Underrated: Kell’s Joshua Barker is a 5-foot-9 defensive lineman who squats 600 pounds, does back flips and carries a 3.9 GPA. As a junior, he was credited with 37 tackles for losses and two blocked punts. Only small college programs have offered him a chance.
*What else is new: Cass QB Devin Henderson might be the best football player in Bartow County, which is rare for a player not on state power Cartersville’s roster. In only 21 games as a freshman and sophomore, Henderson has thrown for 3,060 yards, rushed for 1,223 yards and had a hand in 43 touchdowns. He’s also a fine defensive back. He’s 5-10, 180 pounds.
Offense
QB - Jai’Que Hart, Lithia Springs, Sr.
QB - Devin Henderson, Cass, Jr.
RB - Javious Bond, Jones County, Sr.
RB - Malcolm Brown, Warner Robins, Sr.
WR - Malik Leverett, Greenbrier, Sr.
WR - Zion Ragins, Jones County, Jr.
TE - Walter Matthews, Hiram, Jr.
OL - Daniel Calhoun, Centennial, Jr.
OL – Johnathan Cline, Cartersville, Sr.
OL - Caleb Holmes, Creekside, Jr.
OL - Ian Fisher, McIntosh, Sr.
OL - Jatavius Shivers, Villa Rica, Sr.
ATH - Sammy Brown, Jefferson, Jr.
PK - Isaac Kone, Decatur, Sr.
Defense
DL - Joshua Barker, Kell, Sr.
DL - Vic Burley, Warner Robins, Sr.
DL - Tavion Gadson, Jenkins, Sr.
DL - Dailen Howard, Clarke Central, Sr.
LB - Julien Davis, Union Grove, Sr.
LB - Dwight Johnson Jr., Dutchtown, Sr.
LB - Javeon Miller, Creekside, Sr.
LB – Aidan Thompson, Winder-Barrow, Sr.
DB - Johnsley Barbas, Centennial, Sr.
DB - Roderick McCrary, Creekside, Jr.
DB - Malachi McNeill, Clarke Central, Sr.
DB - Daiquan White, Creekside, Sr.
P - Arthur Richez, McIntosh, Jr.
Coming Thursday: Class 4A
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Three-star linebacker Everett Rousssaw was in on more tackles than any other Cedar Grove player on a team that won the Class 3A championship in 2021. (Photos by Rusty Mansell / 247Sports)
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LB talent attracts SEC, ACC |
GHSF Daily’s rollout of the Georgia Power 100 continues today with linebackers. Four have committed to SEC schools, two to Tennessee. Three have committed to ACC schools, two to Clemson. All 10 made all-state teams last season.
This is another in a series of feature articles that recognize the state’s best players by position. They are chosen primarily on high school production, though college potential also is considered.
*Raul “Popo” Aguirre, Whitewater: Aguirre (6-2, 220) is the state’s consensus No. 1 senior LB recruit and the No. 8 LB prospect nationally, according to the 247Sports Composite. He’s Whitewater’s most heavily recruited player in history. He was honorable mention all-state last season and probably deserved better as he had 80 tackles for an 11-2 Class 5A team that won a region title. Aguirre committed to Miami last month.
*Jamal Anderson, Mill Creek: Anderson was the second-leading tackler on an 11-2 Class 7A team. He had 78 tackles overall, four sacks, five pass breakups and two interceptions. He was first-team all-county per the Gwinnett TD Club. Anderson (6-4, 200) is a consensus top-200 national recruit who committed to Clemson in June.
*Dion Crawford, Collins Hill: Crawford was a Class 7A first-team all-state performer and the Gwinnett County TD Club’s outside linebacker of the year in 2021, when he had 86 tackles, 23 stops for losses, 14 sacks and 22 QB hurries for a state championship team. Crawford (6-1, 225) is a consensus three-star recruit with offers from Florida State, Georgia Tech, Michigan and others.
*Dee Crayton, Denmark: Crayton was a first-team all-state performer and Region 4-7A’s defensive player of the year in 2021, when he had 90 tackles, 15 for losses, five sacks and three forced fumbles. Denmark allowed only 12.3 points per game and won its first region title in history. A consensus top-400 national recruit, Crayton (6-2, 215) committed to Clemson in June.
*Troy Ford, Calvary Day: Ford was a first-team Class A Private all-state player in 2021, when he had 13 tackles for losses, four sacks and 13 QB hurries in 2021. Calvary Day was 12-1 and allowed 9.2 points per game. Ford (6-1, 235) is a consensus three-star recruit who committed to Central Florida in March.
*Grant Godfrey, North Gwinnett: Godfrey, the son of former NFL and Georgia star Randall Godfrey, is a top-400 national prospect who had 12 tackles for losses, six sacks and four fumble recoveries for a 6-6 Class 7A team in 2021. Godfrey committed to Kentucky last week.
*Everett Roussaw, Cedar Grove: Roussaw, a three-year starter, was in on more tackles (92) than any other Cedar Grove player in 2021, when the Saints won Class 3A. He had 3.5 sacks, 4.5 other tackles for losses and four interceptions. Roussaw (6-2, 215) is a consensus three-star recruit whose reported favorite is Louisville.
*Jalen Smith, Grayson: Smith broke Grayson’s single-season tackles record with 174 in 2021 and was Region 4-7A’s defensive player of the year, helping Grayson to a 10-4 finish. He was first-team all-county per the Gwinnett Daily Post. A top-500 national prospect, Smith (6-0, 210) committed to Tennessee in July.
*Jeremiah Telander, Gainesville: Telander was a two-time region defensive player of the year while playing for North Hall, for which he had 33 tackles for losses last season and 137 stops overall. He was first-team Class 3A all-state. Telander (6-2, 215) transferred to Gainesville in the offseason. He’s a consensus three-star recruit who committed to Tennessee in June.
*Whit Weeks, Oconee County: Weeks, a first-team all-state performer and Region 8-3A’s defensive player of the year last season, had 134 tackles, second-most in school history, for a 10-2 team in 2021. Ten tackles were behind the line. He had 814 all-purpose yards on offense with four touchdowns. Weeks (6-2, 205) is a consensus three-start recruit. He’s the son of former Georgia player David Weeks and brother of current Virginia player West Weeks. Whit committed to LSU in July.
Coming Thursday: Defensive backs
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The Maxwell Ratings, compiled by mathematician and Georgia High School Football Historians Association founder Loren Maxwell, have projected the region finishes of all 412 football-playing schools in the GHSA. The projections are based on historical scores, with the most recent season weighing most heavily. Teams that did unusually well, or poorly, in 2021 are projected to regress toward the mean. The ratings do not consider changes in player personnel or coaching staff. Below are Maxwell’s projections and a brief look at how Class A Division II shapes up in 2022. |
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10-year best in class
Among current Class 7A schools, Buford has the most victories over the past 10 seasons. Here are the schools in the top 20.
130 - Buford
110 - Colquitt County
106 - Grayson
95 - Carrollton
95 - Lowndes
93 - North Gwinnett
92 - Norcross
91 - McEachern
90 - Mill Creek
89 - Archer
89 - Milton
81 - North Cobb
78 - Dacula
78 - Westlake
74 - Parkview
73 - Collins Hill
71 - Hillgrove
70 - Harrison
70 - Valdosta
70 - Walton
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Two Georgia head coaches were the high school head coaches for two starters on Georgia’s 2021 national championship team. Who are those coaches and their players? (Answer Thursday)
Answer to Tuesday’s question: The four active coaches who have won state titles in their first seasons as head coaches are Cedar Grove’s John Adams (2021), Buford’s Bryant Appling (2019), Aquinas’ James Leonard (2013) and Brooks County’s Maurice Freeman (1994).
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The preseason scrimmage schedule is compiled by GHSF Daily and not maintained by the GHSA or any other organization. Please click here to make additions or report errors. Games in red are those added since Tuesday's edition. To see a full schedule, including last week's games, visit our website.
Today’s games
Cambridge at Johns Creek
Eastside at Monroe Area (at Social Circle)
Pope at Forsyth Central
Thursday’s games
Bremen at Mount Zion (Carroll)
Carver (Atlanta) at Brookwood
Cedartown at Cass
Central Gwinnett at Duluth
Clarkston vs. McNair (HS)
Douglass vs. Therrell (L)
East Jackson at Jackson Co.
Eastside at Monroe Area
Heritage (Ring.) at Bradley Central, Tenn.
Islands at Savannah Country Day
Johnson Co., Tattnall Co. at Bryan Co.
Milton at Hughes
Mitchell Co. at Westover
New Hampstead at Calvary Day
Norcross at Dacula
North Gwinnett at Mill Creek
Pacelli at Southland
Peachtree Ridge at Archer
Ringgold at Chattanooga Central, Tenn.
Roswell at Westlake
Starr’s Mill at Union Grove
Telfair Co. at Bryan Co.
Walnut Grove at Wesleyan
Whitewater at McIntosh
Friday’s games
Alcovy at T.L. Hanna, S.C.
Alpharetta at Creekside
Appling Co. at Irwin Co.
Arabia Mountain at Dunwoody
Benedictine at Toombs Co.
Berkmar at Osborne
Berrien at Charlton Co.
Bleckley Co. at Hawkinsville
Blessed Trinity at Oconee Co.
Bowdon at Rabun Co.
Brookstone at Chattahoochee Co.
Brunswick, Long Co. at McIntosh Co. Academy (jamboree)
Cairo at Ware Co.
Camden Co. at West Ashley, S.C.
Campbell at Marietta
Carrollton at Alexander
Carver (Columbus) at Lee Co.
Centennial at Banneker
Central (Carrollton) at Heard Co.
Chamblee vs. Miller Grove (ND)
Chattahoochee at Riverwood
Collins Hill at North Cobb
Columbus at Marion Co.
Cross Creek at Lincoln Co.
Dade Co. at Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe
Deerfield-Windsor at Miller Co.
East Forsyth at White Co.
East Paulding at Harrison
Effingham Co. at Screven Co.
Fayette Co. at Northgate
Fitzgerald at ECI
Frederica Academy at Brantley Co.
Glenn Hills at Groves (GC)
Grayson at Paulding Co.
GAC at Woodward Academy
Grovetown at Harlem
Hapeville Charter at North Springs
Hephzibah at Aquinas
Hillgrove at Douglas Co.
Holy Innocents’ at Commerce
Jeff Davis at Wilcox Co.
Jefferson at Marist
Jefferson Co. at Washington Co.
Jenkins Co. at Glascock Co.
Johnson (Gainesville) at Seckinger
Johnson (Savannah) at Swainsboro
Kendrick at Seminole Co.
Kennesaw Mountain at Allatoona
LaGrange at Harris Co.
Lakeside (Atlanta) at Rockdale Co.
Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe at Dade Co.
Lambert at Walton
Lanier Christian at Bethlehem Christian
Lassiter at Woodland, Carters.
Lithia Springs at Sandy Creek
Loganville Christian at Hebron Christian
Lumpkin Co. at Banks Co.
Mary Persons at Houston Co.
May River, S.C. at New Hampstead
McDonough at Ola
Model at LaFayette
Montgomery Co. at GMC Prep
Mt. Paran Christ. at George Walton Acad.
Mt. Pisgah Christ. at Landmark Christian
New Hampstead at Calvary Day
New Manchester at Pebblebrook
Norcross at Dacula
North Paulding at East Coweta
Northside (W.R.) at Perry
Northview at Tri-Cities
Oglethorpe Co. at West Hall
Peachtree Ridge at Archer
Pepperell at Dalton
Portal at Claxton
Prince Avenue Christian at Mount Vernon
Putnam Co. at Greene Co.
Richmond Academy at Lakeside (Evans)
Richmond Hill at Glynn Academy
Rockmart at Pickens
Schley Co. at Sumter Co.
Shaw at Seminole Co.
South Atlanta vs. Mays (L)
South Cobb at Heritage (Conyers)
South Effingham at Southeast Bulloch
South Forsyth at Shiloh
South Gwinnett at Mountain View
South Paulding at Hiram
Southeast Whitfield at Murray Co.
Southwest DeKalb at Salem
Southwest Georgia Academy at Tiftarea
Sprayberry at Etowah
Statesboro at Metter
Stephens Co. at Fannin Co.
Stephenson at Decatur
Tattnall Square at Social Circle
Temple at Armuchee
Thomasville at Valdosta
Three-team jamboree at Jasper Co.
Trion at Cherokee Co., Ala.
Union Co. at Chestatee
Warren Co. at Telfair Co.
Westminster at Athens Academy
Westside (Augusta) at Greenbrier
Wheeler at River Ridge
Whitewater, Upson-Lee at McIntosh (jamboree)
Winder-Barrow at Gainesville
Windsor Forest at Bradwell Institute
Worth Co. at Pelham
Stadium abbreviations: (GC) Garden City; (HS) Hallford; (L) Lakewood; (ND) North DeKalb
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92.9 The Game to broadcast Corky Kell Saturday lineup |
The home of the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United, 92.9 The Game will broadcast all four games at next Saturday’s Corky Kell Classic finale, beginning at 10 a.m. with North Gwinnett facing McEachern. 92.9 The Game programing director Mike Conti said the talent and crew for the games will include play-by-play announcers Chris Goforth and Sam Crenshaw, analysts Harper Lebel and Chris Parker, spotter Heath Thacker, engineer Miller Pope and sideline reporters Caleb Johnson, Eric Slaughter, Da Da Lewis and Garrett Chapman. Steve Gagliano will host the shows between the games. On the final day of the four-day event, Brookwood will face Norcross at 1 p.m. followed by Walton and Mill Creek at 4 and Marietta and Grayson at 7. “This is a big deal for us,” Corky Kell co-owner I.J. Rosenberg said. “92.9 The Game has a tremendous signal and they have done Corky before, and like we do on Peachtree TV, they will be all Corky from 10 a.m. until the final game ends.” |
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Class A Division II
Number of hires: 10
Best hire: Terrance Banks, Greene County
Hardest to replace: Pierre Coffey, Chattahoochee County
Best job: Turner County
Toughest job: Pataula Charter
Most interesting: Smaller schools in rural Georgia continue to be stepping stones to bigger jobs, even if it means going from head coach to assistant. Kevious Johnson, who led Turner County to the Class A Public quarterfinals last season, is Warner Robins’ offensive coordinator now. Pierre Coffey left Chattahoochee County, a consistent Class A winner, to take the Carver job in Columbus. Their new teams are state powers, but don’t be surprised if their former teams do as well as their new ones this season. With perennial juggernauts such as Brooks County and Irwin County out of the mix, Turner and Chattahoochee are expected to be serious state-title contenders in the GHSA’s new small-school division.
Region 1
*Pataula Charter hired Southwest Georgia Academy coach Daniel McFather to replace interim coach Matt Fowler, who remains as assistant athletic director. McFather won two GISA region titles in five seasons at Southwest Georgia. He’s a 23-year head coach with a 109-128-1 record. This will be the first time in five coaching stops that he’s inherited team that won more than two games the previous season. In 2021, Pataula was 6-4, its best record in a six-year varsity history, albeit against a non-region schedule. The team coped with the midseason death of coach Todd West, who was killed in an auto accident.
*Randolph-Clay hired Tiftarea Academy defensive coordinator and former Monroe head coach Charles Truitt to replace Scott Swantic. Truitt’s record was 85-90 with a region title as Monroe’s coach from 2004 to 2000. He was head coach at Americus-Sumter in 2002 and 2003 and Americus High’s defensive coordinator during 2000 and 2001 state championship seasons. Randolph-Clay was 1-9 in Swantic’s lone season. Swantic is now coaching softball and baseball at Quitman County near his home on Lake Eufaula.
Region 2
*Turner County hired Irwin County defensive coordinator Ben Simmons to replace Kevious Johnson, who became Warner Robins’ offensive coordinator. Simmons was Turner County’s coach in 2015 and 2016, winning eight games each time. He then coached a winless season at Worth County. He also has assisted at Valdosta and Tift County in a 28-year career. Turner County reached the Class A Public quarterfinals last season with a 6-7 record.
Region 3
*Jenkins County promoted Edmund Burke Academy assistant Charley Waters to replace David Johnson, who retired. Waters was Jenkins County’s coach in 2011 and from 2014 to 2018. His Jenkins County record is 29-33, and the 8-4 and 7-4 seasons in 2017 and 2014 are the school’s best in 50 years. Jenkins County was 10-21 in Johnson’s three seasons.
*Montgomery County hired Cedar Shoals defensive coordinator Don Vandygriff to replace Tim Suttles, who joined Jeff Davis’ staff as defensive line coach. Vandygriff also has coached at Cairo (2017-18), Lincoln in Tallahassee, Fla. (2016), Thomasville (2014-15), Dublin (2005-12) and Lake Gibson in Florida (2002-04). Montgomery County was 19-13 in Suttles’ three seasons, 8-3 in 2021.
Region 4
*Dooly County promoted offensive coordinator Cecil Lester as interim coach to replace Phillip Hale, who joined East Paulding’s staff as defensive line coach. Lester is a former Dooly County and Fort Valley State quarterback who played more than 10 seasons of arena-league ball. He was the Professional Indoor Football League’s MVP in 2011 with the Albany Panthers. Lester has coached at Dooly County (two stints), Manchester, Riverdale, Dutchtown, Randolph-Clay and Central of Talbotton, typically as offensive coordinator. Dooly County was 6-4 last season.
Region 5
None
Region 6
*Chattahoochee County hired Bleckley County offensive coordinator Ryan McKenzie to replace Pierre Coffey, who became head coach at Carver of Columbus. McKenzie came to Bleckley in 2019 after short stints at Sumter County, Central of Macon, Brunswick and alma mater Macon County. Chattahoochee County was 8-2 and 8-3 under Coffey.
*Greenville hired Newnan running backs coach Alexander Ogletree to replace Tyler Wynn, who became offensive coordinator at Florida’s Warner University. Ogletree, a former Georgia player and brother of NFL player Alec Ogletree, had been on Newnan’s staff for seven seasons, or essentially since graduating from Georgia, where he played with brother Alec. Greenville was 12-17 under Wynn, 6-4 in 2021.
*Taylor County hired Cairo quarterbacks coach Brandon Byram to replace interim coach Robert Yevak, who now coaches the middle school program. Byram also has coached at Spalding, Griffin and Lovejoy across a nine-year career. Taylor County was 3-6 last season and ended a streak of five playoff appearances.
Region 7
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Region 8
*Greene County hired Meadowcreek interim coach Terrance Banks to replace Larry Milligan, who retired. Banks was Meadowcreek’s offensive coordinator before being promoted in midseason to replace Jason Carrera, who took at job in administration. Banks is best known for his time at Newton (2013-18), where his teams won a region title and went 38-27-1. Greene County won a region title in 2018 in Milligan’s first season but went 7-23 thereafter.
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Today’s interviewee is Kenny Dallas, coach of 2021 Class A Private champion Trinity Christian. The title was the Coweta County private school’s first. Trinity Christian petitioned to play this season in Class 4A, moving up three classifications. His record at Trinity is 52-14.
Kenny Dallas,
Trinity Christian head coach
1. With some time to let the 2021 season sink in, what do you feel was the story of that season? “I have a few things that immediately come to mind. First is how incredibly young our school is. Trinity has had only 12 graduating classes, and last year was only our fourth year competing in the GHSA. I accepted the head football job here five years ago believing that we could build something special. Because of our incredible families/students/staff, it has happened faster than expected. Second, I personally have had three sons graduate from Trinity over the last five years. Having my family a part of this building process has been one of the great experiences of my life. Josh and David were both seniors on last year's team. My youngest son, Zech, was a ball boy, and my wife is my team photographer. The third thing that comes to mind is that as a head coach, I had coached in and lost the state championship three times previously before last season. I remember joking with the team the week of the championship game that I knew how to get to that last game but I just had no clue how to win it. I needed them to show me how.”
2. What went into the decision for Trinity to volunteer to play in Class 4A this season? “I have been coaching in A Private since 2001. Being in a classification that long you certainly get to know a lot of coaches. With the major changes that had happened last offseason – service areas changed, and the multiplier increased – from talking to coaches across A Private, I knew there were a good number of schools that were moving back to GISA. Our leadership team at Trinity felt that there were enough schools leaving that A Private probably would fall apart. We didn’t know how it would be reorganized, but using the new proposed multiplier, we would be a 3A school. When looking at the potential 4A region we would be in, it would put us in a region with a number of schools that are very close to us and ones that we felt could be potential outstanding rivalries – [such as] Whitewater, Starr’s Mill, Fayette County, Troup, LaGrange, etc. In addition to that with Trinity's growth, we felt that in a few years, with the new multiplier, we may eventually be a 4A school. With both factors, it just made a lot of sense for us to go ahead and request the move to 4A. Of course, this next year we will have 515 kids in our high school competing with schools in our region that are almost all over 1,300. That said, at Trinity we believe ‘iron sharpens iron,’ so we truly consider it an honor to have the privilege to compete with the great schools in our new region.”
3. What's the outlook and scouting report for this year's team? “I am extremely excited about our 2022 football team. Even though we are pretty aggressive throwing the football, I am still a pretty ‘old-school’ football coach in that I believe you win by playing great defense, having a great kicking game and minimizing turnovers and self-mistakes. I expect us to be good defensively. We return five starters from an outstanding defense last year. [Shawn Braxton, Cam Matthews, Ethan McDowell, Ryan Earl and Aaron Gates]. Our defense is led by an incredible coach, Roby Ross. I also expect us to be really good at snapping and punting, which are hidden weapons [Sam Taylor and Josh Taylor].
“Our question mark is having only two returners on offense. Last year, our offense set the record for most points per game average [53.0] in the history of Georgia high school football. There are some big shoes to fill, but our outstanding offensive coordinator, Lance Duncan, and our offensive staff are doing a tremendous job getting nine new starters ready to compete. I believe our offense will get better every day they take the field as they grow in experience and confidence.
“As for the scouting report, the greatest compliment anyone can ever give to me is to tell me that my team plays hard. I tell our kids that there is a difference in running fast and running hard. If you can run fast, God did that, and talent is not an accomplishment. I would hope any scouting report on a Trinity football team would simply say, ‘It is unbelievable how hard those kids play from snap through the echo of the whistle.’ If we do that, I will always be proud of my young men and coaches.”
4. The offense must replace your son David, who was the Class A Private offensive player of the year and now a freshman at Georgia Southern. Who is your new quarterback, and what is his skill set? “Our new quarterback is Henry Brodnax. Henry is an outstanding young man, outstanding leader and is our QB1. At Trinity we have a little saying that sums up our culture that we are trying to build: ‘Champions are built when no one is looking.’ Henry has patiently played JV the last three years and during that time has done a tremendous job learning the system. Henry is a young man that knows how to read a defense, he knows where his playmakers are, and he gets rid of the ball fast and on time. I am extremely excited for young men like Henry who patiently pay the price behind the scenes, and now it is his time to lead us.”
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High School Football Hall of Fame on a treasure hunt
The new Hall of Fame for high school football in Georgia is looking for artifacts such as jerseys and old newspaper clippings. The Hall’s historian, Todd Holcomb, has put together a strong oral history of high school football in Georgia through records at the Georgia High School Football Historians Association website, and now we are looking for memorabilia which will be used when the Hall decides on a place to house its plaques and artifacts. The Hall is especially looking for newspaper clippings from the all-Black high school league (Georgia Interscholastic Association). The GIA was in existence from 1948-70 before joining the GHSA in 1971. If you have something of interest, please email I.J. Rosenberg by clicking here or call him at 404-246-7819.
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