North Gwinnett’s Tommy ‘The Jet’ Lafayette has been flying by defenders during the 2024 season, helping his team to an undefeated start. The senior back has accumulated 290 rushing yards, 116 receiving, and a total of six touchdowns in 3 games. Lafayette can do it all, and against their arch-rival Brookwood, his impact was instrumental
Westminster senior QB Michael Buhay played great in a Week 4 victory over GAC. The 6’2″ signal-caller threw for 318 yards and had four total touchdowns, helping his team to a 34-13 win. Due to his great Week 4 performance, Buhay was named a standout on the website and recently voted the Player of the
In the preseason, we chose Lovett to be our surprise team in Class 3A-A Private rankings, and they have certainly lived up to the billing with a 4-0 start to the season. We knew the program had a strong contingency of seniors returning, and one player who stood out was versatile playmaker Talen Frett. The two-way
Taz Smith is taking advantage of his opportunities this fall, and through the first three games of the season, he has 164 receiving yards, 119 rushing yards, and 3 touchdowns. The Johns Creek transfer is coming off a season-ending injury in 2023 but already looks to be among the most dynamic players for the top-rated
Coffee’s hallmark style of smashmouth football has cemented the program as a state power over the years. No matter who lines up, how big they are, doesn’t seem to matter when looking at the box score. The Trojans athletes are built tough and do not back down from competition. Perhaps no one on this 2024
After his impressive Week 2 game against American Heritage in the Broward County Showcase, TJ Lester has quickly become a favorite among high school football fans across the state. Well, he followed up that great 135-yard performance with another great one against Alpharetta where Lester had 163 yards and 4 touchdowns on just 11
Westside’s Julian Williams is our Week 2 Offensive Lineman of the Week. The powerful 6’2″ 275 lbs. senior out of Augusta has seen a good start to the year, producing at a high level and helping his team to an undefeated 2-0 start. “My senior season has been going great so far we are
The early season in Georgia has produced some stellar plays so far, but you’ll be hard-pressed to find a better one than Tristan Anderson’s one-handed catch in Week 2 against Carterville. With the Yellow Jackets in the red zone knocking on the door to score, Rockmart sent Anderson to run a fade route to the
Starting the season at the #2 spot in our Class A DI rankings is Thomasville. The program has fantastic skill players and dynamic defenders, but another position group that shines is the offensive line, where senior Jaylen Walden is a cornerstone blocker. The powerful 6’1″ 295 offensive lineman began the year with some explosive blocks
Sumter County’s Corderian Leverett senior season began with a bang as they beat their cross-country rival in Crisp County last Friday night. The speedy receiver made the go-ahead touchdown on 4th down with just one minute remaining to give the Panthers a 20-19 victory. The play was the epitome of clutch. Leverett caught a quick
A prospect on the precipice of a breakout recruitment is Miller County’s JP Powell. The talented rising senior running back has been a dynamic player earning Region Athlete of the Year as a sophomore and All-State honorable mention in 2023. Powell is among the most explosive players in the state of Georgia. He is starting
New Hampstead’s Rashawn Truell was one of the top passers in the state of Georgia in 2023 with 3302 yards and 38 touchdowns. The talented 2025 QB has been hard at work this offseason, throwing the football regularly throughout the week, and that dedication has culminated this week at the Elite 11 Regionals in Orlando.
A recruiting ‘event horizon’ approaches for Manchester junior CJ Favors. The spirited linebacker was one of the leaders for the Class A DII runner-ups in 2023. His 97 tackles led his team, which has several more FBS-caliber prospects, and that kind of production is bound to grab the attention of colleges. “The recruitment is going
Coffee has been playing great football this season with an undefeated 11-0 record as they enter the 2nd round of the playoffs. Powerful junior offensive lineman Kyler Smith on top of several more hog-mollies has been instrumental in the smashmouth style of play that has encapsulated the 2023 season. “My junior year is going good
Friday is already here, so excuse our late recap of Jabari Zanders’ great performance from last Friday against Wheeler County. With the team down 29-13 and only 5 minutes left in the game, Telfair County was able to pull off the amazing comebacker with Zanders scoring the go-ahead touchdown with 35 seconds remaining. The junior
Class 2A has been wild this year with a revolving door of teams vying for the top few spots in our rankings and once against in Week 9, the status quo was shaken. Pierce County took down Toombs County, who just the week before beat #2 Appling County, and the key player offensively in the
ELCA’s Fenix Felton has been a breakout player in his junior year. The standout on both sides of the football has 600 all-purpose yards and 5 total touchdowns while grabbing 40 tackles and 1 interception too. That last stat, the interception, was pretty noteworthy. The play ended up being one of the top plays of
Toombs County junior TJ Stanley had one of the more impressive games of Week 8. The 2025 quarterback helped his team to the win over previously #1 ranked Appling County and catapulted his team to #2 in 2A. The junior signal-caller was named our Player of the Week as a result. Stanley was efficient throwing
Gainesville is at the top of 6A with a 6-0 start to the year. Part of their success has been their impressive line of scrimmage on both sides of the football, and junior center Wil Turner is among many who stand out. Turner is a bashing center who does a good job with his hand
Last week, Zachary Manning out of Druid Hill had some last-minute heroics to get his team into overtime and eventually pull off a 21-20 win over SE Whitfield. The junior athlete caught a pass 40 yards downfield high-pointing over a defensive back, then steered and veered side-to-side, which threw off the defense as he ran
Bleckley County junior TJ Fountain is an impressive blocker that is starting to make waves in the state. The 6’3″ 265 lbs. offensive lineman’s dominating play just recently earned him our Lineman of the Week. “My junior year has been full of great achievements on and off the field,” the junior said. Fountain is an
North Forsyth might have themselves one of the best QB to WR connections in the state with juniors Elijah Seaney and Brady Holbrook. For the 606 yards and 7 touchdowns that Seaney has thrown for this season, Holbrook has accounted for 403 of those yards and over half the scores with 4. Last week, the
Savannah Christian’s Kenry Wall is playing outstanding this year. The junior has 16 carries for 222 yards and 3 rushing touchdowns while also catching 210 yards on 10 receptions and an additional 3 more scores through the air. He has been consistently great for the #5 team in 3A and last week he made a
A junior interior offensive lineman to know about in the class of ’25 is Ty Oglesby out of Jefferson. The tough 6’2″ 260 lbs. center is a relentless blocker with two years of experience now under his belt for the top-rated Jefferson team in 5A. Oglesby made our Week 4 Bully Squad and eventually was
Junior year is off to a great start for Westlake’s Travis Smith. The 6’4″ receiver has been instrumental in their 3-0 start to the year where he has made several highlight-reel caliber catches. No play in the early season has been more critical to Westlake’s undefeated start than last week’s over-the-shoulder catch by Travis Smith.
