Georgia High School Football Daily

Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019

Wednesday Spotlight

More than 130 Georgians on NFL rosters

More than 130 former Georgia high school players are on NFL rosters entering the first week of the season, according to research by GHSF Daily.

Norcross has the most alumni in the NFL, as there are six former Blue Devils playing on Sundays. They are Lorenzo Carter, Jason Croom, Geremy Davis, Max Garcia, Chris Herndon and Alvin Kamara. A potential seventh, Brice Butler, was released this week by the Dolphins and remains a free agent.

Stephenson and Tucker have five NFL players each. Peachtree Ridge has four.

This could be the first season that All-Pro safety Eric Berry won't play an NFL game. The former Creekside star is a free agent. Another former All-Pro defensive back from Georgia, Adam "Pacman'' Jones of Westlake, has retired after 12 seasons. Offensive lineman Clint Boling of Chattahoochee also retired after eight seasons.

But there are some 18 former Georgia players set to make their NFL debuts. Those include Stephenson's Montez Sweat, a first-round pick of the Washington Redskins, and former AJC Super 11 players Tre Lamar of Roswell, Ken Webster of Stockbridge and Mecole Hardman of Elbert County.

The NFL team with the most Georgia players is the New York Giants with nine. The home-state Falcons have six. The Philadelphia Eagles are the only NFL team with no Georgia players.

The NFL has not released the totals by state, but it is likely that Georgia ranks fourth in players, as it did in 2018. According to the NFL, Georgia had 123 players on 2018 opening-week rosters. That trailed Florida (211), California (185) and Texas (175) and led fifth-place Ohio (76).

The list below includes Georgia players on 53-man rosters, injured reserve or suspended lists. They do not include those on practice squads.

NFL rosters change daily, and NFL high school data must be researched, as it is not provided officially by the league. We welcome notice of omissions or mistakes and will update this list accordingly on AJC.com.

Pos.	Player	High School	College	NFL
LB	Vic Beasley	Adairsville	Clemson	Falcons
QB	Joshua Dobbs	Alpharetta	Tennessee	Steelers
WR	Jakobi Meyers*	Arabia Mountain	N.C. State	Patriots
WR	Breshad Perriman	Arabia Mountain	Central Florida	Buccaneers
CB	Justin Coleman	Brunswick	Tennessee	Lions
CB	Darius Slay	Brunswick	Miss. State	Lions
DB	Tracy Walker	Brunswick	La.-Lafayette	Lions
LS	Reid Ferguson	Buford	LSU	Bills
DB	J.J. Wilcox-ij	Cairo	Ga. Southern	Falcons
MLB	Jarrad Davis	Camden Co.	Florida	Lions
DE	Darryl Johnson*	Camden Co.	N. C. A&T	Bills
LS	Josh Harris	Carrollton	Auburn	Falcons
DB	Jonathan Jones	Carrollton	Auburn	Patriots
DT	Dontavius Russell*	Carrollton	Auburn	Jaguars
RB	Isaiah Crowell-ij	Carver (Col.)	Alabama State	Raiders
OT	Chris Hubbard	Carver (Col.)	UAB	Browns
RB	Nick Chubb	Cedartown	Georgia	Browns
RB	Senorise Perry-ij	Chattooga	Louisville	Bills
WR	Tyreek Hill	Coffee	West Alabama	Chiefs
OG	Cameron Erving	Colquitt Co.	Florida State	Chiefs
TE	Gerald Everett	Columbia	S. Alabama	Rams
OT	Eric Smith	Columbia	Virginia	Giants
P	Chris Jones	Coosa	Car.-Newman	Cowboys
FB	Alex Armah	Dacula	West Georgia	Panthers
OG	Corey Levin	Dacula	Chattanooga	Broncos
OLB	Leonard Floyd	Dodge Co.	Georgia	Bears
DT	Montravius Adams	Dooly Co.	Auburn	Packers
SS	Shawn Williams	Early Co.	Georgia	Bengals
DT	Sheldon Rankins	Eastside	Louisville	Saints
WR	Mecole Hardman*	Elbert Co.	Georgia	Chiefs
DE	Isaac Rochell	ELCA	Notre Dame	Chargers
CB	Buster Skrine	Etowah	Chattanooga	Bears
LB	A.J. Johnson	Gainesville	Tennessee	Broncos
DE	Jeremiah Ledbetter-ij	Gainesville	Arkansas	Buccaneers
QB	Deshaun Watson	Gainesville	Clemson	Texans
RB	Wayne Gallman	Grayson	Clemson	Giants
DT	Robert Nkemdiche-pup	Grayson	Mississippi	Dolphins
WR	Kalif Raymond	GAC	Holy Cross	Titans
WR	Darius Slayton*	GAC	Auburn	Giants
DE	Ronald Blair	Greene Co.	App. State	49ers
DE	Arden Key	Hapeville	LSU	Raiders
OLB	Jordan Jenkins	Harris Co.	Georgia	Jets
DE	Dalvin Tomlinson	Henry Co.	Alabama	Giants
OG	James Carpenter	Hephzibah	Alabama	Falcons
OLB	Bradley Chubb	Hillgrove	N.C. State	Broncos
RB	Kenyan Drake	Hillgrove	Alabama	Dolphins
TE	Evan Engram	Hillgrove	Mississippi	Giants
OLB	D'Andre Walker*-ij	Hughes	Georgia	Titans
CB	Cameron Sutton	Jonesboro	Tennessee	Steelers
OT	Donnell Greene*-ij	Kell	Minnesota	Jaguars
ILB	Wesley Woodyard	LaGrange	Kentucky	Titans
MLB	Raekwon McMillan	Liberty Co.	Ohio State	Dolphins
OT	Elijah Wilkinson	Lovejoy	Ga. Southern	Broncos
DB	Grant Haley	Lovett	Penn State	Giants
LB	Josh Harvey-Clemons	Lowndes	Louisville	Redskins
CB	Kenny Moore	Lowndes	Valdosta State	Colts
FS	Kevin Byard	M.L. King	Middle Tenn.	Titans
ILB	Roquan Smith	Macon Co.	Georgia	Bears
ILB	Natrez Patrick	Mays	Georgia	Rams
OG	Kofi Amichia-ij	McEachern	South Florida	Panthers
OT	Chuma Edoga*	McEachern	Southern Cal	Jets
DE	Allen Bailey	McIntosh Co.	Miami	Falcons
RB	Peyton Barber	Milton	Auburn	Buccaneers
DE	Carl Lawson	Milton	Auburn	Bengals
DT	Grover Stewart	Mitchell Co.	Albany State	Colts
WR	Michael Gallup	Monroe Area	Colorado State	Cowboys
DE	Stephon Tuitt	Monroe Area	Notre Dame	Steelers
OLB	Alec Ogletree	Newnan	Georgia	Giants
LB	Lorenzo Carter	Norcross	Georgia	Giants
TE	Jason Croom	Norcross	Tennessee	Bills
WR	Geremy Davis	Norcross	Connecticut	Chargers
OG	Max Garcia-pup	Norcross	Florida	Cardinals
TE	Chris Herndon-sus	Norcross	Miami (Fla.)	Jets
RB	Alvin Kamara	Norcross	Tennessee	Saints
SS	Morgan Burnett	North Clayton	Georgia Tech	Browns
DT	Kyle Love	North Clayton	Miss. State	Panthers
TE	Darren Waller	North Cobb	Georgia Tech	Raiders
TE	Jared Cook	North Gwinnett	South Carolina	Saints
TE	C.J. Uzomah	North Gwinnett	Auburn	Bengals
WR	Chris Conley	North Paulding	Georgia	Jaguars
DB	Brandon Facyson	Northgate	Virginia Tech	Chargers
K	Wil Lutz	Northgate	Georgia State	Saints
WR	Robert Davis	Northside (W.R.)	Georgia State	Redskins
DT	Abry Jones	Northside (W.R.)	Georgia	Jaguars
CB	Steven Nelson	Northside (W.R.)	Oregon State	Steelers
DT	Isaiah Mack	NW Whitfield	Chattanooga	Titans
RB	Chris Carson	Parkview	Okla. State	Seahawks
WR	Demarcus Robinson	Peach Co.	Florida	Chiefs
OT	Orlando Brown	Peachtree Ridge	Oklahoma	Ravens
DE	Cameron Heyward	Peachtree Ridge	Ohio State	Steelers
LB	Kevin Minter	Peachtree Ridge	LSU	Buccaneers
CB	Bradley Roby	Peachtree Ridge	Ohio State	Texans
CB	Casey Hayward	Perry	Vanderbilt	Chargers
OLB	Thomas Davis	Randolph-Clay	Georgia	Chargers
SS	Vonn Bell	Ridgeland	Ohio State	Saints
OT	Cordy Glenn	Riverdale	Georgia	Bengals
DT	Grady Jarrett	Rockdale Co.	Clemson	Falcons
LB	Tre Lamar*-ij	Roswell	Clemson	Lions
CB	Mike Hilton	Sandy Creek	Ole Miss	Steelers
CB	Isaiah Johnson	Sandy Creek	Georgia Tech	Raiders
DB	Dee Virgin	Seminole Co.	West Alabama	Lions
DE	Stephen Weatherly	Shiloh	Vanderbilt	Vikings
DT	Justin Jones	South Cobb	N.C. State	Chargers
CB	Rock Ya-Sin*	SW DeKalb	Temple	Colts
RB	Jerick McKinnon-ij	Sprayberry	Ga. Southern	49ers
DB	Brynden Trawick	Sprayberry	Troy	Ravens
P	Sam Martin	Starr's Mill	App. State	Lions
DE	Justin Houston	Statesboro	Georgia	Colts
RB	Mike Davis	Stephenson	South Carolina	Bears
DE	Bruce Irvin	Stephenson	West Virginia	Panthers
DB	Kenny Ladler-ij	Stephenson	Vanderbilt	Giants
OLB	Preston Smith	Stephenson	Miss. State	Packers
LB	Montez Sweat*	Stephenson	Miss. State	Redskins
DB	Ken Webster*	Stockbridge	Ole Miss	Dolphins
DE	Austin Bryant*	Thomas Central	Clemson	Lions
CB	A.J. Bouye	Tucker	Central Florida	Jaguars
WR	Dwayne Harris	Tucker	East Carolina	Raiders
DE	Jonathan Ledbetter*	Tucker	Georgia	Dolphins
CB	Duke Shelley*	Tucker	Kansas State	Bears
DB	Neiko Thorpe	Tucker	Auburn	Seahawks
DB	Darqueze Dennard-pup	Twiggs Co.	Michigan State	Bengals
TE	Jordan Akins	Union Grove	Central Florida	Texans
DT	Cortez Broughton*	Veterans	Cincinnati	Chargers
FS	Reshad Jones	Washington	Georgia	Dolphins
C	David Andrews-ij	Wesleyan	Georgia	Patriots
WR	Demaryius Thomas	West Laurens	Georgia Tech	Patriots
QB	Cam Newton	Westlake	Auburn	Panthers
K	Harrison Butker	Westminster	Georgia Tech	Chiefs
OT	Trent Brown	Westover	Florida	Raiders
DB	Kareem Jackson	Westside (Mac.)	Alabama	Broncos
OLB	Bud Dupree	Wilkinson Co.	Kentucky	Steelers
DB	Chandon Sullivan	Winder-Barrow	Georgia State	Packers
DE	Henry Anderson	Woodward Acad.	Stanford	Jets
P	A.J. Cole*	Woodward Acad.	N.C. State	Raiders

Notes: ij - Injured reserve; pup - Physically unable to perform; sus - Suspended list; * - Rookie

Composite Rankings

Here's a look at Georgia's teams ranked on a consensus of six polls (AJC - Atlanta Journal-Constitution/GHSF Daily; GPB - Georgia Public Broadcasting; SA - Score Atlanta; Max - Maxwell Ratings; and MP - MaxPreps). For Class A, only polls that have separate public and private rankings are included. The Georgia Sport Writers Association rankings, delayed this week until Thursday morning, are not be included.

Class AAAAAAA	AJC	GPB	SA	Max	MP	TOT
1. Colquitt County (1-0)	2	1	2	1	2	47
2. Marietta (2-0)	1	3	1	10	1	39
3. Grayson (2-0)	5	2	6	2	8	32
4T. Parkview (1-0)	3	7	3	7	4	31
4T. Archer (1-0)	4	6	4	3	7	31
6. McEachern (2-0)	8	4	5	5	5	28
7. Lowndes (2-0)	7	5	8	4	6	25
8. North Gwinnett (1-1)	10	8	7	6	3	21
9. Milton (1-0)	6	10	10	8		10
10. Hillgrove (2-0)	9		9	9	10	7
11. Camden County (2-0)		9			9	4
Class AAAAAA	AJC	GPB	SA	Max	MP	TOT
1. Lee County (2-0)	1	1	1	1	1	50
2. Valdosta (2-0)	3	2	3	2	2	43
3. Dacula (2-0)	2	4	2	3	3	41
4. Harrison (2-0)	5	5	5	7	4	29
5. Coffee (2-0)	4	9	4	5	7	26
6. Northside-W.R. (1-1)	7	8	6	4	5	25
7. Creekview (2-0)	6	7	7	9	8	18
8T. Allatoona (0-1)	8		10	6	6	14
8T. Lanier (2-0)	10	3	9	10	9	14
10. Stephenson (2-0)	9	6	8			10
11. Glynn Academy (1-1)				8		3
12T. Douglas County (1-1)		10				1
12T. Houston County (2-0)					10	1
Class AAAAA	AJC	GPB	SA	Max	MP	TOT
1T. Buford (1-0)	2	2	2	2	5	42
1T. Warner Robins (2-0)	4	3	3	1	2	42
3. Bainbridge (2-0)	1	6	1	5	3	39
4. Dutchtown (2-0)	5	1	5	7	1	36
5. Carrollton (1-0)	3	4	4	9	9	26
6. Stockbridge (1-0)	7	5	8	4	6	25
7. Rome (0-1)	6	9	7	3	7	23
8. Jones County (2-0)	8		6	6	4	20
9. Wayne County (1-0)	10	7	9			7
10T. Kell (1-0)		8		10		4
10T. Ware County (1-1)				8	10	4
12T. Clarke Central (2-0)	9		10			3
12T. Veterans (2-0)					8	3
14. Griffin (2-0)		10				1
Class AAAA	AJC	GPB	SA	Max	MP	TOT
1. Cartersville (1-0)	2	2	1	1	1	48
2. Blessed Trinity (2-0)	1	1	2	2	4	45
3. Troup (1-0)	4	3	3	4	2	39
4. Marist (1-0)	3	5	4	3	3	37
5. Sandy Creek (1-0)	5	4	6		5	24
6. Cairo (1-1)	6	7	5	10	6	21
7. Woodward Academy (2-0)	7	6	7	8	7	20
8. St. Pius (1-1)				5	8	9
9T. Burke County (1-1)	8			7		7
9T. Mary Persons (1-1)	9	10	9	9		7
9T. Thomson (1-0)	10		10	6		7
12. Denmark (1-0)		8	8			6
13. West Laurens (2-0)		9			10	3
14. North Oconee (2-0)					9	2
Class AAA	AJC	GPB	SA	Max	MP	TOT
1. Peach County (1-0)	1	1	1	2	2	48
2. Cedar Grove (1-1)	2	2	2	1	1	47
3. Calhoun (1-0)	3	3	3	3	4	39
4. Pierce County (2-0)	4	5	4	7	3	32
5. Greater Atlanta Christian (1-1)	6	4	5	4	7	29
6T. Benedictine (0-1)	5	10	7	5		17
6T. Hart County (2-0)	7	6	8		6	17
8. Lovett (1-1)	8		9	6	5	16
9. Monroe Area (2-0)		8		9	8	8
10. Crisp County (1-1)	10		6			6
11. Appling County (1-0)	9	9	10			5
12. Dawson County (2-0)		7				4
13. Westminster (0-2)				8		3
14. Morgan County (2-0)					9	2
15T. Liberty County (1-0)				10		1
15T. North Hall (2-0)					10	1
Class AA	AJC	GPB	SA	Max	MP	TOT
1. Rockmart (2-0)	1	4	1	1	1	47
2. Hapeville Charter (0-1)	2	3	3	2	2	43
3. Dublin (1-0)	4	1	2	7	3	38
4. Callaway (0-1)	3	2	4	4	6	36
5. Washington County (2-0)	6	6	5	6	4	28
6. Rabun County (2-0)	5	5	6	5	7	27
7. Brooks County (1-0)	7	7	8	3	8	22
8. Swainsboro (1-0)	8		7	10	5	14
9T. Heard County (0-1)	9	9	9		10	7
9T. Dodge County (1-0)	10	8	10	9		7
11. Fitzgerald (1-1)				8	9	5
12. Douglass (2-0)		10				1
Class A (Private)	AJC	GPB	SA	Max	MP	TOT
1. Eagle's Landing Christian (2-0)	1		1	1	1	40
2. Athens Academy (1-0)	2		2	2	2	36
3. Prince Avenue Christian (2-0)	3		4	3	3	31
4. Darlington (2-0)	4		3	6	4	27
5T. Wesleyan (2-0)	5		7	4	5	23
5T. Calvary Day (1-0)	9		10	5	6	23
7. Aquinas (2-0)	6		5			11
8. Fellowship Christian (1-0)	7		6	10		10
9. North Cobb Christian (1-0)	8		8			6
10. George Walton Academy (1-0)	10		9	9		5
11T. Savannah Christian (0-2)				7		4
11T. Holy Innocents' (2-0)					7	4
13T. Mount Paran Christian (1-0)				8		3
13T. Christian Heritage (2-0)					8	3
15. Hebron Christian (0-2)					9	2
16. Mount Vernon Presbyterian (1-1)					10	1
Class A (Public)	AJC	GPB	SA	Max	MP	TOT
1T. Clinch County (1-0)	1		1	2	2	38
1T. Irwin County (2-0)	2		2	1	1	38
3. Pelham (1-0)	3		3	3	4	31
4. Marion County (2-0)	4		4	4	3	29
5. Commerce (2-0)	5		5	5	5	24
6. Turner County (2-0)	7		6	7	8	16
7. Mitchell County (0-1)	6		7	9	7	15
8. Schley County (1-1)	8		8	10	6	12
9. Manchester (1-0)	9		9	8		7
10. Emanuel County Institute (0-1)				6		5
11T. Trion (1-0)	10		10			2
11T. Bowdon (2-0)					9	2
13. Greene County (0-1)					10	1

Corrections

Dary Myricks of Jackson and Conor Foster of Cartersville are two head coaches who should have been included in our List of head coaches of their alma maters in Tuesday's issue.

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Georgia Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons have had a former Georgia high school player on every team but one (1973) over their 54 seasons in the NFL. Those include five in their first year, 1966, and six currently on the roster. Below are players who have appeared in at least one regular-season game for the Falcons and those appearing on the current roster. The data comes from the Georgia High School Football Historians Association.

OG - James Carpenter, Hephzibah (2019)

DB - J.J. Wilcox, Cairo (2019)

DE - Allen Bailey, McIntosh Co. Academy (2019)

DT - Grady Jarrett, Rockdale Co. (2015-19)

LB - Vic Beasley, Adairsville (2015-19)

LS - Josh Harris, Carrollton (2012-2019)

DE - Jonathan Massaquoi, Central Gwinnett (2012-2014)

LB - Akeem Dent, Douglass (2011-13)

WR - Kevin Cone, St. Pius (2011-2013)

CB - Dunta Robinson, Clarke Central (2010-12)

TE - Michael Palmer, Parkview (2010-12)

LB - Tony Gilbert, Central-Macon (2008-09)

K/P - Jason Elam, Brookwood (2008-09)

WR - Harry Douglas, Jonesboro (2008, 2010-14)

LB - Tony Taylor, Oconee Co. (2007)

DT - Montavious Stanley, Westover (2007)

TE - Martrez Milner, West Hall (2007)

CB - David Irons, Dacula (2007-2008)

DE - Josh Mallard, Benedictine (2006-07)

DE - Paul Carrington, South Effingham (2006)

DB - Leigh Torrence, Marist (2005)

K - Todd Peterson, Valdosta (2005)

G - Ben Claxton, Dublin (2005)

DE - Khaleed Vaughn, North Atlanta (2004)

RB - Stanley Pritchett, Douglass (2004)

OL - Steve Herndon, Troup (2004)

T - Dwayne Morgan, Griffin (2003)

WR - Terrence Edwards, Washington Co. (2003)

LB - Artie Ulmer, Effingham Co. (2001-05)

P - Chris Mohr, Briarwood Academy (2001-04)

WR - Quentin McCord, LaGrange (2001-03)

S - Corey Hall, Clarke Central (2001)

T - Michael Thompson, Windsor Forest (2000-02)

WR - Mareno Philyaw, North Clayton (2000)

LB - Whit Marshall, Lovett (1999)

S - Marty Carter, LaGrange (1999-2001)

LB - Ben Talley, Griffin (1998)

CB - Randy Fuller, Spencer (1998)

DL - Antonio Edwards, Colquitt Co. (1998)

LB - Keith Brooking, East Coweta (1998-2008)

DB - Chris Shelling, Baker (1997)

RB - Gary Downs, Spencer (1997-98, 2000)

CB - Nate Odomes, Carver-Colulmbus (1996)

OL - Antone Davis, Peach Co. (1996-97)

WR - Terance Mathis, Redan (1994-2001)

DB - Alton Montgomery, Griffin (1993-95)

DE - Chuck Smith, Clarke Central (1992-99)

WR - Drew Hill, Newnan (1992-93)

LB - Wes Pritchett, Westminster (1991)

LB - Kenny Tippins, Cook (1990-95)

TE - Troy Sadowski, Chamblee (1990)

CB - William Evers, Cairo (1990-91)

DL - Ben Thomas, Turner Co. (1989)

DL - Charles Martin, Cherokee (1988)

LB - Jessie Tuggle, Griffin (1987-2000)

LB - Michael Reid, Dougherty (1987-92)

RB - Shelley Poole, Norcross (1987)

WR/TE - Ray Ogden, Wayne Co. (1987-68)

S - Gary Moss, White Co. (1987)

DL - Buddy Moor, Lowndes (1987)

G - Lawrence Jackson, North Fulton (1987)

CB - Charles Huff, Portal (1987)

C - Jim Hendley, Berrien (1987)

RB - Larry Emery, Northeast (1987)

K - Greg Davis, Lakeside-Atlanta (1987-90)

RB - Jerry Butler, Avondale (1987)

LB - Reggie Wilkes, Southwest Atlanta (1986-87)

RB/TE - Ken Whisenhunt, Richmond Academy (1985-88)

WR - Virgil Seay, Moultrie (1984)

LB - Jeff Jackson, Griffin (1984-85)

RB - Cliff Austin, Avondale (1984-86)

DL - Andrew Provence, Benedictine (1983-87)

DB - Scott Woerner, Jonesboro (1981)

LB - Tony Daykin, Aquinas (1979-81)

RB - William Andrews, Thomasville (1979-83, 1986)

LB - Andy Spiva, Chamblee (1977)

TE - Gregg McCrary, Griffin (1975, 1977)

WR - Alfred Jenkins, Hogansville (1975-83)

T - Brent Adams, Elbert Co. (1975-77)

G - Royce Smith, Groves (1974-76)

TE - Henry Childs, Douglass-Thomasville (1974)

C/LB - Cleo Walker, Carver-Columbus (1971)

DT/LB - John Small, Richmond Academy (1970-72)

DB - Jim Weatherford, Dalton (1969)

DB - Jimmy Burson, LaGrange (1968)

RB - Preston Ridlehuber, Gainesville (1966)

C/FB/LB - Larry Morris, Decatur (1966)

P/TE - Billy Martin, Gainesville (1966-67)

P/QB/DB - Billy Lothridge, Gainesville (1966-71)

FB/TE - Taz Anderson, Savannah (1966-67)

Trivia

Marietta moved up in the national polls after its victory Friday over St. Joseph's Prep of Philadelphia. The Blue Devils are No. 6 in USA Today, No. 10 in MaxPreps' Xcellent 25 and No. 14 in High School Football America. What is the most recent Georgia team to claim a national title? (Answer Thursday)

Answer to Tuesday's question: The high school with six alumni who are Georgia head football coaches is Paulding County. They are Adam Carter of Grayson, Brent Budde of Woodstock, Cameron Pettus of East Jackson, J.B. Arnold of Jefferson County, Jeffrey Sloan of Lamar County and Ken Cofer of Dodge County.

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Predict the Winner contest

GHSF Daily will select 10 games each week for a Predict the Winner contest, presented by Scoutz. Predictions must be submitted by 5 p.m. each Friday. Limit one entry per email address. Contest winners will be announced on Mondays at the start of each new contest. Click here to play!

TD Club luncheons begin on Monday

Join the Touchdown Club of Atlanta for its first awards luncheon of the 2019 season on Monday at 103 West in Buckhead. Jerome Bettis will be the guest speaker. Awards will be presented to the Backs of the Week (Marietta's Arik Gilbert and Carver-Atlanta's Jo'Quavious Marks), Linemen of the Week (Lithonia's Broderick Jones and Banneker's Octavious Howard) and Coaches of the Week (Shiloh's Tino Ierulli and Woodward Academy's John Hunt) for the first two weeks of the season. Speakers at future luncheons include Bill Hancock (Sept. 23), Gene Chizik (Oct. 14) and Vince Dooley (Nov. 4). For details on upcoming events, click here . All-inclusive memberships are available by clicking here .

Games on the Web

The NFHS Network will present live streaming of football games from around the state each week. To sign up for the network or watch the games, click here . The NFHS Network partners with more than 100 Georgia high schools to give their students the opportunity to train and learn to broadcast their school's sporting events. Contact the NFHS Network to find out how your school can serve its students and fans with sports broadcasting opportunities.

Kicking Specialist Of The Week

Andrew Lim, North Gwinnett

Andrew Lim of North Gwinnett is the GHSF Daily Kicking Specialist of the Week. Lim kicked field goals of 49 and 42 yards with no misses in a 26-23 double-overtime victory over Armwood, which entered as the No. 2-ranked team in Florida's Class 7A. The 49-yard field goal followed an illegal procedure penalty in regulation, and the 42-yarder followed a sack in the first overtime. "We kept trying to shoot ourselves in the foot, and Andrew kept us in the game with his kicking so we could win it," offensive coordinator Steve Jackson said. Lim is 4-for-4 on field goals this season.

Other standouts from last week: Zach Gerks of Dacula kicked a 27-yard field goal with 23 seconds left in a 24-21 victory over Mill Creek. ... Eli Marshbank of St. Pius made a game-winning 34-yard field goal with 1:16 left in a 10-8 victory over Dunwoody. ... Sophomore Liam Rickman kicked a 24-yard field goal in overtime in a 29-26 victory over Jenkins. Rickman was 3-for-3 and also good from 20 and 36 yards. ... Austin Beaver of Lee County was 2-for-2 on field goals (34 and 37 yards), 3-for-3 on extra points, averaged 45.0 yards on four punts and put all six kickoffs into the end. ... Noah Jones of Cairo averaged 44.3 yards on four punts, one for 54 yards, and put two inside the 20-yard line. He made a 38-yard field goal and put three of three kickoffs in the end zone. ... Caleb Bonesteel of Dawson County kicked a 23-yard field goal in overtime in a 45-42 victory over Chestatee. He made a 52-yarder the week before against Habersham Central. ... Ezra King of Eastside averaged 47.6 yards on five punts. ... J.D. Chipman of Wesleyan averaged 43.0 yards on five punts with a long of 50 and put two inside the 20. ... Sophomore Chase Folser of Ola had all six kickoffs caught for fair catches, made a 32-yard field goal in his only attempt and was 3-for-3 on extra points. ... Sophomore Tomas Maldonado of Union Grove was 5-for-5 on extra points and 2-for-2 on field goals (28, 32 yards). ... Brody Ham of Apalachee averaged 43.0 yards per punt with one inside the 20. ... Harlin Brown of Winder-Barrow punted seven times for a 39.6 average against Cedar Shoals and averages 41.8 on the season with 13 punts. ... Emanuel Lopez of Cass averaged 37.6 yards on five punts with three inside the 20 and put both kickoffs in the end zone. ... Conner Middleton of Ridgeland averaged 37.2 yards on four punts and put four of five kickoffs in the end zone. The other was a safety kickoff. ... John Thomas Carter of Stratford Academy averaged 45.0 yards on three punts with a long of 60. ... Alex Wilson of West Forsyth kicked a 46-yard field goal, the second-longest in school history.

Four Questions

Today's interviewee is Eddie Printz, head coach of Walton's sixth-grade team. Printz coached the first national 7-on-7 team from the state, Team Georgia, from 2010 to 2013. He is the father of former Lassiter all-state quarterback Eddie Printz Jr.

Eddie Printz, middle school head coach

1. Is 7-on-7 that's not run by the high school teams good or bad for high school football? Do some high school coaches have a point when they say it's hijacking the game from the high school coaches? "Yes, high school coaches most definitely have a point. When possible, I always tried to contact the player's high school coach to answer any concerns. A lot of coaches appreciated that open communication, and others never cared to return the call. We also had several call and ask me to add a player from their program on the Team Georgia roster.

"When I started Team Georgia 7-on-7 back in 2010, I had a major recruiting site rep come to me and ask if I would coach because of my knowledge of the spread offense. My first tournament was on the practice fields at the University of Alabama, and there were over 30 scouts there giving exposure to all these players. When a player goes to these events and gets several national stories written about them for a weekend tournament, it puts the player on all major recruiting radars. College coaches call these recruiting scouts for their opinion and help to get kids on campus. That first year, I had 14 players go on to play Power 5 football. If there wasn't a void to fill, there wouldn't be 7-on-7 football. Players join travel 7-on-7 teams for exposure. Your premium recruiting sites need content to sell subscriptions. Your major shoe companies are spending big money to get their brand on these teams. I stopped coaching 7-on-7 in 2013. It became about the money for too many 7-on-7 coaches with tryout and team participation fees. We never asked the players for money to play on Team Georgia. I had sponsors pay for uniforms, tournament fees and hotel expenses."

2. How important is middle school ball for the high schools? To what extent are families and players using this time nowadays to decide what high school program they're going to play for? Some say that this is where recruiting takes place. "In my opinion, middle school football is the lifeline of the program. A high school coach and administration who embrace the future players as part of the program will more often see those players stay through to their senior year of high school. Middle school is a time when parents are starting to figure out what is best if they think their player has a future in football. High school coaches and administrations need to ask themselves, do you want to see several thousand fans on Friday night or do you hope you have enough in paid attendance to cover the cost of hosting a home game?

"I wouldn't say it's recruiting. Middle school is a very important time in planning for a player's future. You only get one shot in high school at getting it right. Parents want the best for their children, and if they don't see it happening in their program they will leave. When you go to an event and you see the high school coach there supporting his program's players, it goes a long way with families. All-Star and league tournament teams give parents an opportunity to speak with other families in different programs. Questions get answered. Does the high school coach help with college recruiting, does the program play on television, do they win, what is offseason preparation like, and do they make you feel like a valued part of the program or just a fund raiser? If many families are leaving a program there's usually a good reason. It's not cheap to move."

3. What player have you worked with or watched before high school that turned out to be better than you or anyone could have imagined? What player made it obvious in two minutes that he was destined for greatness? "Jerick McKinnon, San Francisco 49ers running back, playing offensive line for the East Cobb Vikings. He is the player I watched at the youth-league level who far exceeded expectations, but he was the kid who would be at the stadium running bleachers and busting his tail in the offseason. He believed in himself. Major props to him. I saw three players I knew right away would be destined for greatness on the gridiron, and they are Trevor Lawrence, who played quarterback for my eighth-grade 7-on-7 team in 2013; Odell Beckham, who played in NGYFL [ North Georgia Youth Football League for two seasons] and was unstoppable; and Evan Engram, eighth-grade Team Georgia 2012. Caught anything thrown his way."

4. Why are participation numbers down from high school to youth leagues? "There's never been a safer time in history to play football. Equipment technology is better than it's ever been. Coaching how to make contact is safer these days because of concussion awareness, and the rules have evolved to make football safer. So, while many people like to point at concussions as the reason numbers are down, it isn't the only factor. There are so many options for our young people today. Popularity of competing sports like lacrosse and soccer have cut into the number registered for youth football. We don't see 60 players competing for 11 spots on each side of the ball now like we did 10 years ago. We are lucky to see 20 or 25 at registration for each age group. The newest trend in youth football is travel teams. I've watched a couple of leagues fold because their top players left to play all-star football as young as 5 and 6 years old."

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Region Standings

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Class AAAAA

Region 1-AAAAA

Team	Reg.	All	Last week*	This week*
Bainbridge	0-0	2-0	d. Cairo 14-10	vs. N. Miami Beach, Fla.
Harris County	0-0	2-0	d. Westside, Macon 48-37	vs. Upson-Lee
Thomas Co. Central	0-0	2-0	d. Thomasville 31-17	Does not play
Veterans	0-0	2-0	d. Bleckley Co. 28-10	vs. Baldwin (FF)
Warner Robins	0-0	2-0	d. Locust Grove 43-7	Does not play

Region 2-AAAAA

Team	Reg.	All	Last week	This week
South Effingham	0-0	2-0	d. Jenkins 29-26	Does not play
Statesboro	0-0	1-0	d. Greenbrier 31-0	at Liberty Co., ccd.
Wayne County	0-0	1-0	d. Long Co. 42-0	at Rich. Hill, ppd. (11/1)
New Hampstead	0-0	1-1	d. Beach 48-16	vs. Bolles, Fla., ppd.
Ware County	0-0	1-1	d. Burke Co. 23-10	at Coffee

Region 3-AAAAA

Team	Reg.	All	Last week	This week
Griffin	0-0	2-0	d. Fairfield, Ala. 44-6	Does not play
Riverdale	0-0	2-0	d. Drew 53-7	at Carrollton
Starr's Mill	0-0	1-0	d. Mt. Zion, Jones. 14-8	at Northgate
Fayette County	0-0	1-1	d. Pike Co. 34-21	at Hardaway (K)
Jonesboro	0-0	1-1	l. to Buford 41-0	vs. Woodland, Stock. (T)
Whitewater	0-0	0-1	l. to Sandy Creek 52-0	vs. Ola
McIntosh	0-0	0-2	l. to Riverwood 43-14	at McDonough

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Region 4-AAAAA

Team	Reg.	All	Last week	This week
Dutchtown	0-0	2-0	d. Creekside 59-14	at Crisp Co.
Jones County	0-0	2-0	d. Baldwin 27-0	vs. Northside, W.R.
Ola	0-0	2-0	d. Chapel Hill 24-14	at Whitewater
Stockbridge	0-0	1-0	d. Arabia Mountain 21-0	at Carver, Atl. (Sat., TC)
Union Grove	0-0	1-0	d. McDonough 41-13	at Strong Rock Christian
Woodland (Stock.)	0-0	1-1	d. North Clayton 36-16	at Jonesboro (T)
Eagle's Landing	0-0	0-2	l. to Douglas Co. 26-7	at Thomson
Locust Grove	0-0	0-2	l. to Warner Robins 43-7	at Camden Co.

Region 5-AAAAA

Team	Reg.	All	Last week	This week
Lithonia	0-0	2-0	d. Redan 42-0	vs. Stone Mountain (HS)
Columbia	0-0	1-1	d. Towers 40-14	at Valdosta
Southwest DeKalb	0-0	1-1	l. to Stephenson 28-15	at Tri-Cities (Sat.)
Chamblee	0-0	0-1	Did not play	at Dunwoody (ND)
Arabia Mountain	0-0	0-2	l. to Stockbridge 21-0	at M.L. King (GO)
Miller Grove	0-0	0-2	l. to Decatur 17-12	Does not play
Clarkston		0-2	l. to North Springs 38-0	at South Atlanta (Sat., L)
Cross Keys		0-2	l. to Berkmar 53-6	at Social Circle

Region 6-AAAAA

Team	Reg.	All	Last week	This week
Carver (Atlanta)	0-0	2-0	d. Spalding 50-14	at Stockbridge (Sat., TC)
Decatur	0-0	2-0	d. Miller Grove 17-12	Does not play
Riverwood	0-0	2-0	d. McIntosh 43-14	vs. Kennesaw Mountain
Banneker	0-0	1-1	d. B.E.S.T. Acad. 41-30	at Hillgrove
Jackson (Atlanta)	0-0	1-1	d. Therrell 21-20	Does not play
North Springs	0-0	1-1	d. Clarkston 38-0	at Denmark
Lithia Springs	0-0	0-1	l. to New Manch. 35-16	at Berkmar
Grady	0-0	0-2	l. to Woodward Acd. 35-7	at Washington (L)

Region 7-AAAAA

Team	Reg.	All	Last week	This week
Carrollton	0-0	1-0	d. East Coweta 33-3	vs. Riverdale
Kell	0-0	1-0	Did not play	at Lassiter
Woodland (Carters.)	0-0	1-0	Did not play	at East Hall
Paulding County	0-0	1-1	d. Kennesaw Mtn. 48-13	Does not play
Villa Rica	0-0	1-1	l. to M.L. King 26-14	Does not play
Cass	0-0	0-1	l. to Adairsville 14-7	vs. Forsyth Central
East Paulding	0-0	0-1	l. to Upson-Lee 28-27	vs. North Paulding
Hiram	0-0	0-1	l. to Harrison 35-7	at South Paulding
Rome	0-0	0-1	Did not play	vs. North Clayton

Region 8-AAAAA

Team	Reg.	All	Last week	This week
Cedar Shoals	0-0	2-0	d. Winder-Barrow 49-43	vs. Greenbrier
Clarke Central	0-0	2-0	d. Oconee Co. 28-21	vs. Flowery Branch
Johnson (Gaines.)	0-0	2-0	d. West Hall 30-27	at Cherokee Bluff
Buford	0-0	1-0	d. Jonesboro 41-0	at Milton
Walnut Grove	0-0	0-1	Did not play	vs. Morgan Co.
Loganville	0-0	0-2	l. to Monroe Area 17-14	at North Oconee

Class AAAA

Region 1-AAAA

Team	Reg.	All	Last week*	This week*
Shaw	1-0	2-0	d. Northside, Co. 47-26	Does not play
Americus-Sumter	1-0	1-1	d. Dougherty 26-12	Does not play
Columbus	0-0	1-0	Did not play	vs. Troup (Thu., K)
Hardaway	0-0	1-0	d. Kendrick 52-28	vs. Fayette Co. (K)
Westover	0-0	1-0	Did not play	at Monroe (M)
Cairo	0-0	1-1	l. to Bainbridge 14-10	Does not play
Carver (Columbus)	0-0	1-1	d. Spencer 44-7	Does not play
Northside (Col.)	0-1	0-1	l. to Shaw 47-26	at Spencer (CM)
Dougherty	0-1	0-2	l. to Amer.-Sumter 26-12	Does not play

Region 2-AAAA

Team	Reg.	All	Last week	This week
West Laurens	0-0	2-0	d. Crisp Co. 16-13	at Dodge Co.
Howard	0-0	1-1	d. First Presbyterian 42-21	vs. Central, Macon (ED)
Mary Persons	0-0	1-1	d. Jackson 36-29	vs. Morrow
Perry	0-0	1-1	d. Northeast 36-20	at W'side, Mac. (Th., ED)
Upson-Lee	0-0	1-1	d. East Paulding 28-27	at Harris Co.
Spalding	0-0	0-2	l. to Carver, Atlanta 50-14	at Oconee Co.

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Region 3-AAAA

Team	Reg.	All	Last week	This week
Cross Creek	0-0	2-0	d. Butler 28-20	at Glenn Hills
Richmond Academy	0-0	1-0	d. Westside, Augusta 3-0	at Evans
Thomson	0-0	1-0	Did not play	vs. Eagle's Landing
Burke County	0-0	1-1	l. to Ware Co. 23-10	Does not play
Baldwin	0-0	0-2	l. to Jones Co. 27-0	at Veterans (FF)

Region 4-AAAA

Team	Reg.	All	Last week	This week
Woodward Academy	0-0	2-0	d. Grady 35-7	at Blessed Trinity
Hampton	0-0	1-0	Did not play	at Sandy Creek
Druid Hills	0-0	1-1	l. to South Atlanta 54-0	Does not play
Luella	0-0	0-1	l. to Trinity Christian 18-6	at Cartersville
McDonough	0-0	0-1	l. to Union Grove 41-13	vs. McIntosh
Eastside	0-0	0-2	l. to Newton 42-7	vs. Alcovy (SH)
North Clayton	0-0	0-2	l. to Woodland, Stk. 36-16	at Rome
Salem	0-0	0-2	l. to Coffee 64-8	Does not play

Region 5-AAAA

Team	Reg.	All	Last week	This week
Cartersville	0-0	1-0	Did not play	vs. Luella
LaGrange	0-0	1-0	Did not play	vs. Callaway (C)
Sandy Creek	0-0	1-0	d. Whitewater 52-0	vs. Hampton
Troup	0-0	1-0	d. Ridgeland 65-24	at Columbus (Thu., K)
Central (Carrollton)	0-0	1-1	l. to Rockmart 51-14	vs. Mundy's Mill
Chapel Hill	0-0	1-1	l. to Ola 24-14	Does not play
Cedartown	0-0	0-2	l. to Alexander 27-20	Does not play

Region 6-AAAA

Team	Reg.	All	Last week	This week
Heritage (Ringgold)	0-0	2-0	d. Ringgold 27-14	vs. Chattooga
Pickens	0-0	1-0	Did not play	at Pepperell
Gilmer	0-0	1-1	d. Towns Co. 56-12	at Gordon Central
LaFayette	0-0	1-1	l. to Fannin Co. 42-14	vs. Gordon Lee
Northwest Whitfield	0-0	1-1	l. to Dalton 73-7	Does not play
Ridgeland	0-0	0-2	l. to Troup 65-24	Does not play
Southeast Whitfield	0-0	0-2	l. to Murray Co. 28-14	at Coahulla Creek

Region 7-AAAA

Team	Reg.	All	Last week	This week
Blessed Trinity	0-0	2-0	d. South Forsyth 34-31	vs. Woodward Academy
Denmark	0-0	1-0	d. Cherokee Bluff 41-0	vs. North Springs
Flowery Branch	0-0	1-0	Did not play	at Clarke Central
Marist	0-0	1-0	d. Lovett 49-0	vs. Canyon Springs, Nev.
White County	0-0	1-0	d. Lumpkin Co. 49-6	at Habersham Central
Chestatee	0-0	0-2	l. to Dawson Co. 45-42	Does not play
West Hall	0-0	0-2	l. to Johnson, Gain. 30-27	at Jefferson

Region 8-AAAA

Team	Reg.	All	Last week	This week
North Oconee	0-0	2-0	d. Apalachee 41-7	vs. Loganville
Madison County	0-0	1-1	d. Habersham Cent. 26-20	vs. Apalachee
Oconee County	0-0	1-1	l. to Clarke Central 28-21	vs. Spalding
St. Pius	0-0	1-1	d. Dunwoody 10-8	at Westminster
Stephens County	0-0	1-1	l. to Hart Co. 26-13	at Athens Academy

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 of this week's games are Friday unless noted.

Stadium key: C - Callaway; CM - Columbus Memorial; ED - Ed Defore; FF - Freedom Field; GO - Godfrey; HS - Hallford; K - Kinnett; L - Lakewood; M - Mills; ND - North DeKalb; SH - Sharp; T - Tara; TO - Twelve Oaks

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