Friday, Oct. 27, 2023

Scores & Schedules

Standings

Rankings

TV Listings

Philo reclaims top spot in passing

Prince Avenue Christian’s Aaron Philo retook the lead in GHSA passing yards with a 388-yard game last week against Oglethorpe County. Philo has thrown for 2,568 yards in eight games.

 

Wayne County’s Matthew Fuller and Loganville’s Ahmed Souare continue to lead the GHSA in rushing and receiving, respectively. Each has only one regular-season game remaining.

 

Providence Christian’s Quinton Slaughter and Lumpkin County’s Mason Sullens each rushed for more than 250 yards last week and might have the inside track on the regular-season title with two games left.

 

GHSF Daily’s Leaderboard will run through the regular season.

 

Rushing

1,713 - Matthew Fuller, Wayne County [4A leader]

1,663 - Quinton Slaughter, Providence Christian [2A leader]

1,570 - Mason Sullens, Lumpkin County [3A leader]

1,415 - Evan Garrett, Northgate [5A leader]

1,380 - Jordan McCoy, Tucker

1,355 - Devin Ingram, Stephenson

1,353 - Jaiden Daniels, Commerce [A Division I leader]

1,311 - Duke Watson, Mary Persons

1,294 - Fred Brown, Coffee

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

1,271 - Corey Watkins Jr., Clarke Central

1,268 - Zion Johnson, Newton [7A leader]

1,261 - Toby Maddux, Trion

1,226 - Javin Gordon, Stephens County

1,226 - Jeanarion Kamga, Westside (Augusta)

1,212 - Ja'Quan Brantley, Upson-Lee

1,156 - Camden Smith, Madison County

1,148 - Sammy Brown, Jefferson

1,140 - Nykahi Davenport, Roswell [6A leader]

1,135 - Roderick McCrary, Creekside

1,134 - Aaron Bryant, Clinch County

1,129 - Cam Robinson, Mill Creek

1,129 - Elijiah Hayes, West Hall

1,124 - Ousmane Kromah, Lee County

1,121 - Ryan Fowler, White County

1,118 - Austin Clemons, Bryan County

1,114 - C.J. Givers, Fellowship Christian

1,107 - Jacari Barnett, Elbert County

1,094 - Conner Hulsey, Cherokee Buff

1,093 - Tysean Wiggins, Commerce

1,093 - Jayden “Duke” Scott, Stockbridge

1,079 - Tripp Morris, East Forsyth

1,077 - Adriel Hernandez, Dalton

1,073 - Keenan Phillips, Bainbridge

1,064 - Walker Warshaw, Mount Vernon

1,063 - Lawson Sullivan, Fannin County

1,061 - Ken Williams, Pelham

1,057 - Khalas Finley, LaFayette

1,053 - David Eziomume, North Cobb

1,034 - Darrion Manuel, Monroe Area

1,033 - Jadan Baugh, Columbia

1,032 - Ahmad Gordon, Perry

1,031 - Amari Latimer, Sandy Creek

1,023 - Caden Williams, Calhoun

1,020 - Zehmerius Shiflet, Madison County

1,018 - Jonaz Walton, Central (Carrollton)

1,017 - Skyler Williams, North Murray

1,006 - Jessie Bell, Westside (Macon)

998 - Keshun McKever, Cook

995 - Robtravius Coney, Jenkins County

994 - Gianlucca Tiberia, Greater Atlanta Christian

990 - Jaydon Dorsey, Morgan County

989 - Tyler Rogers, Pepperell

988 - Telly Johnson, Hephzibah

983 - Ta'Jon Corbitt, Miller Grove

978 - Kaden Chester, Worth County

963 - Ty Cummings, West Laurens

959 - Kimauri Farmer, Carrollton

958 - Zo Smalls, Savannah Christian

957 - Gavin Hall, Gainesville

951 - Nick Woodford, Northeast

936 - Austin Guest, Creekview

935 - M.J. Dowdy, Winder-Barrow

925 - Landon Williams, Dade County

925 - Alvin Ricks, Wheeler County

915 - M.J. Spurlin, Jackson County

906 - Kelby Tymes, Marion County

904 - Devon Caldwell, Hebron Christian

902 - Josiah Allen, Wheeler

899 - Tycavion Stovall, Early County

881 - Aucy Jacobs, Banks County

875 - Damion Moate, Tift County

869 - Dorian Page, Hughes

864 - Devin Henderson, Cass

861 - Jamari Welch, Athens Academy

861 - Carson Callihan, Fannin County

854 - Kaden Hamilton, Hiram

853 - Kadiphius Iverson, Westside (Macon)

Passing

2,568 - Aaron Philo, Prince Avenue Christian [A Division I leader]

2,543 - Brody Hannah, Loganville [5A leader]

2,370 - Rashawn Truell, New Hampstead [4A leader]

2,163 - Ethan Long, Dalton

2,095 - Carlton Brannon, Turner County [A Division II leader]

2,072 - Skyler Williams, North Murray [2A leader]

2,041 - Hampton Johnson, Athens Academy

2,034 - Julian Lewis, Carrollton [7A leader]

2,017 - Caiden Tanner, Union County

2,009 - Sire Hardaway, Douglas County [6A leader]

2,002 - Neko Fann, Colquitt County

1,985 - Gavin Nuckolls, Northwest Whitfield

1,968 - Tyler Niehr, North Paulding

1,966 - D.J. Bordeaux, Alpharetta

1,948 - Jeremy Hecklinski, Walton

1,937 - Trey Townsend, Calhoun

1,930 - Luke Nickel, Milton

1,928 - Ben Brown, Wesleyan [3A leader]

1,913 - Christopher Garrett, Bradwell Institute

1,877 - Antwann Hill Jr., Houston County

1,873 - Elliott Sturbaum, McIntosh

1,851 - Preston Ratliff, Lanier

1,849 - Lyndon Worthy, Worth County

1,844 - Josh Oliver, Flowery Branch

1,838 - Dylan Raiola, Buford

1,812 - Jeff Davis, Grayson

1,812 - Ben Klassen, Providence Christian

1,811 - Darnell Kelly, Peachtree Ridge

1,775 - Jay Kanazawa, Schley County

1,747 - Reece Fountain, Rome

1,723 - Jack Stanton, Greater Atlanta Christian

1,693 - Jake Merklinger, Calvary Day

1,662 - Devin Edmonds, Jones County

1,656 - Teddy Jarrard, North Cobb Christian

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

1,639 - Judd Anderson, Warner Robins

1,637 - Sam Nazarian, Mount Vernon

1,592 - Ty Truelove, Rabun County

1,575 - Amonte Harden, Miller Grove

1,569 - Ethan Evangelista, Harlem

1,540 - Peyton Lynch, Woodstock

1,531 - Luke Kromenhoek, Benedictine

1,531 - Brodie McWhorter, Cass

1,530 - Colter Ginn, Perry

1,529 - K.J. Smith, Roswell

1,509 - Chase Dupree, Southwest

1,480 - Air Noland, Hughes

1,470 - Jaxon Pate, Sonoraville

1,468 - Gary Gaither, Spencer

1,451 - Luke Priester, Chattahoochee

1,443 - Tanner Marsh, North Hall

1,436 - Sam Streicher, Pickens

1,432 - T.J. Stanley, Toombs County

1,428 - Drew Folsom, Cook

1,425 - Drew Richardson, East Jackson

1,414 - Ronnie Frere, Trinity Christian

1,402 - Jim Franklin, Aquinas

1,401 - Vinson Berry, Creekside

1,391 - Cohen Peeples, East Coweta

1,387 - Ian Reynolds, North Atlanta

1,380 - Carter Triplett, Christian Heritage

1,374 - Jackson Davis, Riverwood

1,369 - Ryan Hall, North Gwinnett

1,369 - Tripp Nix, White County

1,360 - Braydon Scarborough, Elbert County

1,355 - Baxter Wright, Gainesville

1,352 - Luke Hooks, Ware County

1,349 - Cam Hill, Thomasville

1,336 - Kai Robinson, Druid Hills

1,324 - Marshall Coleman, Lambert

1,316 - Cameron Beasley, Washington County

1,303 - Austin Guest, Creekview

Receiving

1,247 - Ahmed Souare, Loganville [5A leader]

1,101 - Sacovie White, Cass

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

958 - Isiah Canion, Warner Robins

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

915 - Jeremiah Ware, Flowery Branch

898 - Cameran Loyd, Walton [7A leader]

856 - Ny Carr, Colquitt County

855 - Tyon Jones, Bradwell Institute

841 - Ricky Johnson, Houston County [6A leader]

825 - Emaree Winston, Calhoun

821 - D'ontae Fulton, Worth County

815 - Javarius George, North Paulding

797 - Tyler Stewart, Jones County

797 - Matthew Miller, Providence Christian

783 - Chase Jameson, Lanier

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

781 - Ka'Monta Durden, Washington County

777 - Sean Wilson, Alpharetta

776 - Gus Anderson, Newnan

762 - Hudson Hulett, North Murray

750 - Landon Dolhancyk, McIntosh

742 - Ethan Barbour, Alpharetta

724 - D.J. Avery, Chattahoochee

722 - Antavious Murphy, Bainbridge

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

707 - Charlie Idom, Christian Heritage

705 - Jalewis Solomon, Schley County

702 - C.J. Wiley, Milton

693 - Kenny London, Dalton

692 - Bryson Campbell, Athens Christian

679 - Jensen Goble, Union County

677 - Carmelo Mays, Southwest

675 - Demarcus Horne, Spencer

673 - John Stuetzer, Pope

672 - Xavier Daisy, Greater Atlanta Christian

665 - Chase Colina, Woodstock

663 - Dion Dean, Heritage (Conyers)

662 - Dakarai Anderson, Perry

651 - Jaydan Hibbert, Jackson County

649 - Malachi Lonnon, New Hampstead

643 - Kyle Vaka, Kell

642 - Lee Niles, Brookwood

638 - D.K. Daniel, Rome

636 - Brady Klaus, Harrison

635 - Devin Carter, Cedar Grove [3A leader]

629 - Max Owens, Heritage (Ringgold)

627 - Caleb Lee, Providence Christian

626 - Cameron Shelly, East Paulding

626 - Ke'arrin Dawsey, Turner County

625 - Zach Stair, Riverwood

624 - Kaiden Prothro, Bowdon

623 - Marquis Martin, Mount Vernon

620 - Walter Willis Jr., Pebblebrook

620 - Hudson Hill, Prince Avenue Christian

615 - Keyon Standifer, Athens Academy

613 - Devin Hester, Cedar Shoals

612 - Cedric Evans, Spalding

609 - Deshun Horsley, East Coweta

609 - Tristan Anderson, Rockmart

605 - Mike Matthews, Parkview

603 - Montez Redding, Jonesboro

601 - Chasen Jones, East Hall

591 - Shane Kelley, Creekside

591 - R.J. Lindsey, Duluth

586 - Jonathan Stafford, Archer

582 - Seth Larson, Flowery Branch

580 - Ryals Puryear, North Hall

569 - Kee Williams, Harlem

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

565 - Caden Arnold, Calvary Day

560 - John Cineas, Grayson

560 - Preston Bird, Veterans

558 - Ran Ogletree, Harris County

555 - Keshawn Weathers, Miller Grove

554 - Demarcus Gardner, Cedartown

553 - Keegan Townsend, Sonoraville

553 - Debron Gatling, Milton

552 - Coker Ormsby, North Cobb Christian

552 - Cole Shaw, Thomasville

550 - Hayden Jones, Pickens

Tyler Denny, Prince Avenue Christian

Tyler Denny, a 5-foot-11, 190-pound senior kicker and punter at Prince Avenue Christian, is the scoutSMART Student-Athlete of the Week. Denny, who has a 3.9 GPA, has contributed 60 kicking points (51-of-52 on extra points, 3-for-3 on field goals) with a punting average of 36.9 yards and a long of 51 yards. He is a member of National Beta Club and National Honor Society, which requires community service throughout the school year. He participates in the Athens Church small group. “Tyler is a wonderful young man,” head coach Greg Vandagriff said. “He handles all of our kicking duties at Prince and does a fantastic job. Earlier in the season, he made a 47-yard field goal, breaking the old record. The fact that he is the Scholar Athlete of the week is just a credit to how hard he works, not only on the field but in the classroom as well.”

 

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

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

 

CalPreps

(Top 100)

11. (9) Mill Creek

17. (34) Thomas County Central

21. (18) Walton

23. (22) Colquitt County

25. (21) Buford

29. (44) Carrollton

37. (51) Douglas County

38. (25) Newton

54. (55) Gainesville

56. (75) Hughes

65. (40) Westlake

82. (NR) Parkview

85. (83) Grayson

87. (73) Lee County

99. (NR) Marist

 

USA Today

(Top 25)

11. (11) Mill Creek

15. (15) Colquitt County

17. (16) Buford

23. (24) Walton

 

MaxPreps

(Top 100)

9. (9) Mill Creek

12. (12) Colquitt County

14. (14) Walton

17. (17) Buford

18. (18) Carrollton

41. (41) Gainesville

53. (NR) Parkview

59. (47) Newton

61. (60) Grayson

88. (75) Westlake

93. (90) Rome

95. (93) Lee County

97. (96) Benedictine

99. (NR) Thomas County Central

 

Massey Ratings

(Top 100)

9. (8) Mill Creek

13. (15) Colquitt County

14. (13) Walton

15. (16) Buford

27. (30) Carrollton

31. (38) Thomas County Central

52. (48) Benedictine

57. (41) Westlake

61. (34) Newton

63. (68) Lee County

64. (74) Grayson

70. (71) Hughes

71. (70) Gainesville

73. (82) Roswell

84. (85) North Cobb

91. (95) Douglas County

95. (92) Coffee

 

High School Football America

(Top 100)

10. (10) Mill Creek

12. (12) Buford

13. (13) Colquitt County

20. (20) Walton

46. (44) Carrollton

59. (58) Gainesville

81. (84) Benedictine

97. (93) Hughes

 

SBLive/Sports Illustrated

(Top 25)

9. (9) Mill Creek

11. (11) Colquitt County

12. (12) Buford

21. (21) Walton

 

NationalHSFB.com

(Top 25)

10. (10) Colquitt County

14. (14) Mill Creek

20. (20) Walton

 

Blue Star Media

(Top 25)

7. (7) Mill Creek

11. (11) Buford

14. (14) Colquitt County

15. (15) Walton

On the Web

NFHS Network

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On TV

Today

*Bamberg-Ehrhardt, S.C., at Whale Branch, S.C., 7:30 p.m., WSAV-CW (Savannah)

*LaFayette at Coahulla Creek, 7:30 p.m., WFLI-TV (Chattanooga)

*North Augusta, S.C., at Midland Valley, S.C., 7:30 p.m., WJBF MeTV 6.2 (Augusta)

*Peachtree Ridge at Norcross, 7:30 p.m., GPB

*Grayson at Archer, 8 p.m., Peachtree Sports Network

TD Club lunches continue Tuesday

Join the Touchdown Club of Atlanta for its final two luncheons of the 2023 season. Guest speakers will be Brian Jordan (Tuesday) and Tom Rinaldi (Nov. 14). Tuesday’s event will begin at 11:45 a.m. at Maggiano’s in Buckhead (3368 Peachtree Road). For more information about the club, click here. Additional information on membership can be found by clicking here.

GHSF Daily will select 10 games each week for the Predict the Winner contest, presented by Shuma Sports. 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 and will receive an apparel prize from Shuma Sports. Click here to play.

100 Greatest

GHSA Finals

No. 31: Valdosta 20, Avondale 14 (1960 Class 3A)

Title status

Kell and Spencer clinched region titles on Thursday, bringing to nine the number of teams that have won region championships. Nineteen can clinch titles with wins tonight. Eight weekend games are winner-take-all matchups for region championships.

 

Clinched

Benedictine

Carver-Columbus

Cedar Grove

Early County

Kell

McEachern

North Cobb Christian

North Oconee

Spencer

 

Can clinch with a win

Bleckley County

Callaway

Calvary Day

Carrollton

Clinch County

Commerce

Creekside

Douglas County

Fitzgerald

Gainesville

Lumpkin County

Marist

Peachtree Ridge

Rome

Schley County

Stephens County

Stockbridge

Telfair County

Thomson

 

Winner is champion

Bremen at Adairsville

Dalton at Cartersville

Jones Co. at Warner Robins

Lee Co. at Thomas Co. Central

Mary Persons at Upson-Lee

Mundy’s Mill at Woodward Acad.

Perry at Spalding

Valdosta at Colquitt Co.

As mentioned in a story Wednesday, Camden County coach Jeff Herron has not missed leading his team to the playoffs since 1996 except for the 2019 and 2020 seasons spent away from coaching in high school. What active coach has the longest interrupted streak of making the playoffs? (Answer Monday)

 

Answer to Thursday’s question: Furman linebacker Evan DiMaggio Jr. played high school football at Buford.

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GHSA 

Thursday's games 

Benedictine 57, Islands 0

Central, Talbotton 26, SW Ga. STEM 18

Dunwoody 32, Riverwood 18

East Paulding 38, New Manchester 14

Harlem 42, Salem 6

Harris Co. 32, Drew 0

Kell 57, North Springs 24

Lambert 49, South Forsyth 7

Model 34, Gordon Central 0

Monroe 57, Columbus 7

New Hampstead 34, Burke Co. 28

North Hall 24, Cedar Shoals 14

Redan 59, Landmark Christian 6

Rockmart 48, Fannin Co. 14

South Gwinnett 31, Newton 28

Southwest 52, ACE Charter 51

Spencer 43, Central, Macon 0

Stephenson 21, Holy Innocents’ 14

Tucker 47, Lithonia 6

Wesleyan 49, West Hall 21

Westminster 37, Southwest DeKalb 19

Morrow at Rockdale Co.

 

Today's games 

Alexander at Paulding Co. 

Allatoona at Sequoyah 

Alpharetta at Blessed Trinity 

Appling Co. at Tattnall Co. 

Athens Academy at Union Co. 

Athens Christian at Elbert Co. 

Atkinson Co. at Lanier Co. 

B.E.S.T. Academy at North Cobb Christ.

Bacon Co. at Brooks Co. 

Baconton at Miller Co. 

Bainbridge at Hardaway (OS)

Berkmar at Seckinger 

Bremen at Adairsville 

Calhoun at Cass 

Calvary Day at Long Co. 

Carrollton at Campbell 

Carver, Columbus at Dougherty (M) 

Cedartown at Southeast Whitfield 

Centennial at Northview 

Central, Carrollton at Northwest Whitfield 

Chamblee at Decatur 

Chapel Hill at Lithia Springs 

Charlton Co. at Clinch Co. 

Chattahoochee at Greater Atl. Christian 

Cherokee at North Cobb 

Chestatee at East Forsyth 

Clarkston at Johnson, Gainesville 

Collins Hill at Central Gwinnett 

Coosa at Chattooga 

Cross Creek at Morgan Co. 

Cross Keys at Creekside Christian 

Dade Co. at Pepperell 

Dalton at Cartersville 

Denmark at Milton 

Dodge Co. at Berrien 

Eagle's Land. Christ. at Towers (AV) 

Eagle's Landing at Dutchtown 

East Coweta at Westlake 

East Laurens at Dublin 

Eastside at Winder-Barrow 

Emanuel Co. Institute at Jenkins Co. 

Evans at Brunswick (GL) 

Fellowship Christian at Banks Co. 

Fitzgerald at Cook 

Forest Park at Lovejoy (TO) 

Gainesville at North Forsyth 

Gordon Lee at Ridgeland 

Grayson at Archer 

Greenbrier at Coffee 

Greene Co. at Aquinas 

Greenville at Chattahoochee Co. 

Groves at Savannah Christian (P) 

Grovetown at South Effingham 

Habersham Central at Apalachee 

Hampton at Lovett 

Hancock Central at Wilkinson Co. 

Hapeville Charter at Miller Grove (HS) 

Haralson Co. at Murray Co. 

Hawkinsville at Wilcox Co. 

Hebron Christian at Hart Co. 

Heritage, Conyers at Jefferson 

Heritage, Ringgold at Sonoraville 

Hillgrove at North Paulding 

Hiram at Woodland, Cartersville 

Houston Co. at Tift Co. 

Howard at West Laurens 

Irwin Co. at Early Co. 

Johns Creek at Pope 

Johnson Co. at Twiggs Co. 

Jones Co. at Warner Robins (MT) 

Jonesboro at Alcovy (SH) 

Jordan at Northeast (TH) 

Josey at Washington Co. 

Kendrick at Rutland (ED) 

King's Ridge at The King's Academy 

LaFayette at Coahulla Creek 

LaGrange at Fayette Co. 

Lakeside, Atlanta at Druid Hills (A) 

Lakeside, Evans at Effingham Co. 

Lakeview-Ft. Ogle. at Ringgold 

Lamar Co. at Crawford Co. 

Lanier at Shiloh 

Lanier Christian at Walker 

Lee Co. at Thomas Co. Central 

Liberty Co. at Beach (SV)

Loganville at Flowery Branch 

Lowndes at Richmond Hill 

Lumpkin Co. at Dawson Co. 

M.L. King at Arabia Mountain (GO) 

Madison Co. at Walnut Grove 

Marietta at Harrison 

Mary Persons at Upson-Lee 

Mays at Banneker 

McDonough at Luella 

McNair at Callaway (C) 

Meadowcreek at Duluth 

Midtown at Stone Mountain (ND) 

Mill Creek at Dacula 

Monroe Area at Franklin Co. 

Mount Vernon at Whitefield Academy 

Mountain View at Buford 

Mt. Zion, Carroll at Christian Heritage 

Mt. Zion, Jonesboro at Woodland, Stock. 

Mundy's Mill at Woodward Academy 

Newnan at Douglas Co. 

North Gwinnett at Discovery 

North Oconee at East Hall 

Northside, Col. at McIntosh 

Northside, W.R. at Veterans (FF) 

Oconee Co. at Stephens Co. 

Oglethorpe Co. at Social Circle 

Ola at Locust Grove 

Osborne at Walton 

Pace Academy at Stockbridge 

Parkview at Brookwood 

Pataula Charter at Georgia Christian 

Peachtree Ridge at Norcross 

Perry at Spalding (GM) 

Pickens at White Co. 

Pike Co. at Peach Co. 

Portal at McIntosh Co. Academy 

Prince Ave. Christian at Jasper Co. 

Providence Christian at East Jackson 

Putnam Co. at Laney 

Rabun Co. at Commerce 

Randolph-Clay at Mitchell Co. 

Richmond Academy at Hephzibah 

River Ridge at Etowah 

Rome at Creekview 

Savannah at Bryan Co.

Sav. Country Day at Johnson, Sav. (SV) 

Schley Co. at Marion Co. 

Screven Co. at Claxton 

Seminole Co. at Terrell Co. 

South Cobb at North Atlanta (HA) 

South Paulding at Hughes 

Southeast Bulloch at Wayne Co. 

Sprayberry at Lassiter 

St. Francis at Mount Pisgah Christian 

St. Pius at Marist 

Starr's Mill at North Clayton (T) 

Statesboro at Ware Co. 

Swainsboro at Bleckley Co. 

Taylor Co. at Macon Co. 

Telfair Co. at Dooly Co. 

Temple at Heard Co. 

Therrell at Mount Paran Christian 

Thomasville at Crisp Co. 

Towns Co. at Washington-Wilkes 

Tri-Cities at Creekside 

Trion at Armuchee 

Troup at Trinity Christian 

Valdosta at Colquitt Co. 

Vidalia at Pierce Co. 

Villa Rica at Jackson, Atlanta (HA) 

Warren Co. at Lincoln Co. 

Washington at South Atlanta (L) 

West Forsyth at Forsyth Central 

Westover at Shaw (K) 

Westside, Augusta at Butler 

Westside, Macon at Baldwin 

Wheeler at Kennesaw Mountain 

Wheeler Co. at Treutlen 

Whitewater at Riverdale (SC) 

Windsor Forest at Toombs Co. 

Worth Co. at Sumter Co.

 

Saturday’s game 

Bradwell Institute at Jenkins (SM)

 

GIAA/GAPPS 

Today's games 

Augusta Prep at Edmund Burke 

Cherokee Christian at Pinecrest Academy 

Cross Keys at Creekside Christian

Deerfield-Windsor at Valwood 

First Presbyterian at Tattnall Square 

Flint River Acad. at Aucilla Christian, Fla. 

Gatewood at Piedmont Academy 

Harvester Christian at Central Fellowship

John Milledge at Mount de Sales 

King’s Ridge at King’s Academy 

Lakeview Academy at George Walton 

Lanier Christian at Walker 

Pataula Charter at Georgia Christian 

Pinewood Christian at Frederica Acad.

Riverside Military at Loganville Christian 

Robert Toombs at Thomas Jefferson

Skipstone Academy at Rock Springs 

Southwest Georgia at Memorial Day 

St. Andrew’s at Bulloch Academy 

St. Anne-Pacelli at Heritage, Newnan 

Strong Rock Christian at Brookstone 

Terrell Academy at Brookwood School 

Tiftarea Academy at Southland Academy 

Trinity Christian, Dublin at Brentwood

 

Stadium abbreviations: (A) Adams; (AV) Avondale; (C) Callaway; (ED) Ed Defore; (FF) Freedom Field; (GL) Glynn County; (GM) Griffin Memorial; (GO) Godfrey; (HA) Henderson, Atlanta; (HS) Hallford; (IH) Islands High School; (K) Kinnett; (L) Lakewood; (M) Mills; (MT) McConnell-Talbert; (ND) North DeKalb; (OS) Odis Spencer; (P) Pooler; (SC) Southern Crescent; (SH) Sharp; (SM) Savannah Memorial; (SV) Savannah High School; (T) Tara; (TH) Thompson; (TO) Twelve Oaks

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vs. North Carolina***6-3

Vs. South Carolina**13-9

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

Total***************48-31

 

Last week’s scores

Christ. Heritage 48, Asheville Chr, N.C. 33

Cottondale, Fla. 44, Pataula Charter 6

 

This week’s games

None

Ahmad Gordon is Perry’s leading rusher with 1,032 yards. Thursday’s Spalding-Perry preview misidentified Gordon as his brother, Armar Gordin, Perry’s 2022 quarterback who is now at UT Martin.

Today’s interviewee is Reggie Brown, who was inducted into the Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame last week. Brown was the AJC’s all-classification player of the year and a Parade and USA Today All-American in 1998, when he led Carrollton to Georgia's Class 2A title. A wide receiver, Brown went on to play at Georgia and in the NFL. Brown is in his fourth season as receivers coach at Cambridge in north Fulton County.

 

Reggie Brown,

Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame inductee

1. This is the 25th anniversary of Carrollton’s 1998 state title. Can you tell us your memories and mindset during that time? “The year before, we lost to Washington County in the state championship, and we had a really strong team. The seniors who graduated played really important roles, but coming back for our senior year we knew we were the favorite to win. Everyone’s confidence was high, maybe a little too high because we lost a game to a rival, Villa Rica, and they had a really good team. But that loss was important to put things into perspective that we weren’t unbeatable, and it allowed us to focus on one singular task. Not too long ago, I remember watching YouTube and seeing the state championship in Early County and just thinking how great our defensive line and linebackers were. Early County couldn’t run the ball on us at all. Seeing that game again and being really proud of my team and teammates that I grew up with was a really cool memory.” [Carrollton won 37-18. Brown had seven receptions for 149 yards and two touchdowns and finished with 1,046 receiving years on the season in an era when 1,000-yard receivers were still rare. Brown also played almost every snap on defense. Carrollton was 50-6 during Brown’s four seasons.]

 

2. How was your transition to coaching? What’s it been like, and how did it come about? “I’m still working through what kind of coach I want to be, honestly. I’m working on theories of work ethic and what I need to be to extract 100% of these young men’s abilities. I’m constantly tinkering with methods. It’s been a real cool experience for me. I like being around the silliness of the players. It brings you joy with so much seriousness in your life, just to go out there and hear them cut up. I’ve really enjoyed it. The opportunity kind of fell in my lap. One of my business partner's friend, his kids went to the school. I’ve been in this community for a while. He was just like ‘Hey man, would you like to help Cambridge football?’ I thought about it a lot here and there. Being a football player, I didn’t want to be a coach. I just saw that the coaches never got to be at home with their families. People don’t understand how much time it takes to be a coach, especially at a high level like college and the NFL. Coaches went to bed in their office, and that turned me off from wanting to pursue that career. Just being a receiver coach for a high school isn’t something that’s going to feed my family but it’s something I really enjoy. I take pride in trying to be the best at it that I can be. I’m glad it fell into my lap because it brings me happiness in my life. [Brown was asked if he planned to pursue coaching more full-time. He said, “Right now I’m content. … Down the road if I get a bit better at this craft, I could put more time into it, but I have my own young kids who also require my love and care and attention. I’m not willing to give that up right now.”]

 

3. What are your feelings on being inducted into the Hall of Fame? “It’s a great honor. I feel like honestly this is the best [honor of his career] for football. Being considered one of the best high school football players in the state where the best high school players come from is a great accomplishment. There’s been so many great athletes, and you get to see and play against them. Being a part of a group of guys like that is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and I’m proud I got the chance to see it happen.”

 

4. Can you tell us more about your experience being a student-athlete at Georgia? “It’s college, so that’s the best time of your life. As far as a college athlete playing in Georgia, it’s revered across the country, it’s a highly looked upon position in life, you play in front of 100,000 people every Saturday, I mean, glory, glory, glory. At the same time, we used to kid that regular students didn’t really understand the grind you go through as a student-athlete at that caliber of a university and a team. It’s constantly hard work, and then you have to get your grades and focus on the career you’d like to have after you’re done playing. The dedication and sacrifices needed to maintain a level of proficiency at this sport is tough. But at the same time, it’s still the greatest time of your life because you're a kid, and it’s carefree. It’s a totally different environment once you start getting a paycheck to do something. It was a fun memory. You have friends for life. It was just a wonderful time, especially playing for Georgia and being from Georgia.”



- Interview by GHSF Daily intern Micahya Costen

 

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Player of the Week:

Luke Nickel, Milton

Team of the Week: Kell

Offensive Line of the Week: Colquitt County

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Character Education Athletic Program: The Mike Jones Story

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