Pierce County finds themselves ranked #5 in our 2A polls in the first third of the season. Senior outside linebacker Carson Sloan, a Preseason All-State pick by GHSF Daily, has been an important piece to this year’s undefeated start. The defense has been downright dominant giving up just 16 points in the first 3 games
Cartersville is a consensus top 5 team in 5A and it still seems like not enough talking heads are bringing up the Hurricanes. The program has consistently been one of the best in the state for a decade now, and there are always players emerging as each season progresses. Sophomore Reed Ezell looks like a
Bleckley County went toe-to-toe with Class A DII’s #1 ranked Schley County last week where they ultimately loss a tough one 48-42 in overtime. In that game, Joshua Stanley certainly made his impact. On one play, he took a handoff around midfield and then proceeded to make several defenders miss en route to a score.
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.
Jackson County’s MJ Spurlin has been off to one of the hottest starts of any running back in the state. In fact, the senior’s 461 rushing yards in just 3 games is quickly approaching his total of 748 last year and he has already matched his touchdown total with 9. To start off the year,
Sandy Creek’s Justin Moore is one of the biggest offensive linemen in the state standing 6’4″ and 360 lbs. The mountainous senior is aptly nicknamed such and is one of the strongest players you can find in the state of Georgia. Just last week against Alexander, Moore tallied 7 pancakes and was voted our Week
Therrell junior Ahmad Bridges has been a playmaker from the moment he stepped on campus. “I would describe my junior year so far as nothing less than amazing; we have a great group of guys this year,” Bridges said. Just last week, the ‘Boogey’ Bridges broke loose for a huge run that was originally a
Lothan McBride’s HS career is off to an exciting start. The 5’10” athlete from the Academy of Richmond County has been impressive and already making varsity defenders look silly in space. From watching his early film, what really stands out is the reactivity of McBride’s feet. He so smoothly weaves around the pursuit, stopping quickly
One of the big improvers in the class of ’24 has to be Clarke Central’s Garrett Hess. Over the last year, the big 6’6″ 300 lbs. offensive lineman has made a tremendous jump in his execution, fundamentals, and general power at the point of attack. The fruits of his labor is already being seen, and
Jenkins County is ranked according to GHSF Daily for the first time since 1999, and the dynamic brothers Christian and ZZ Wilson have helped elevate the program. With the game on the line down 26-20 with 1:30 left in the game against #5 ranked Johnson County, the team turned to the brothers to make
Cam Tucker game film DeShun Coleman game film Last week, Callaway once again showed they were not a team to underestimate, even if you are Cedartown, the returning state runner-up in 4A. The Cavaliers came out on top with a 27-10 victory, and setting the tone early was senior DeShun Coleman’s pass to his fellow
Apalachee has an explosive athlete in junior Favian Williford. The 5’8″ running back excels in the passing game and already has a game with over 150 yards receiving against Winder-Barrow. Williford has soft hands releasing out of the backfield and shows good acceleration into his top speed. He was already named Player of the Game
@klaykoester keep dialing it up coach! @PTRFootball 5tds! Oline 💪🏾 &team is grinding! On to next week! @QBHitList @JeremyO_Johnson @Rivals @SWiltfong247 @RecruitGeorgia @najehwilk @Gwinnetttdclub @SBLiveGA @recruitNE_GA @RustyMansell_ @ChadSimmons_ @MilesAn14531163 @roddywhiteTV pic.twitter.com/I7rnkwoyJg — Darnell Kelly “The Created Player” (@TCreatedplayer) August 27, 2023 The start of the season for sophomore sensation Darnell Kelly couldn’t have gone
Manchester junior came into the season looking to make an impact this season. The Blue Devils ask a lot for the 2025 prospect, playing both linebacker, running back, and even quarterback at times. Last week, in their huge upset win over Bowdon, Favors did a little bit of everything. Most notably, Favors had a game-clinching
Seminole County’s Garrett Landing was a Preseason All-State selection going into the season. After Week 1, he has certainly proven that accolade correct by making Week 1’s Bully Squad and eventually being voted the Top Offensive Lineman of the Week on the website. Landing is a powerful 6’4″ 297 lbs. blocker who has been
William Wallace is a two-sport athlete over at Archer who excels at both baseball and football. He is looking to take his game on the gridiron to another level this fall, and if the first game was any indication, then Wallace is certainly set for an exciting season. Going up against North Forsyth in the
With just 3 minutes left in the game down 6-3 against 7A Hillgrove, River Ridge was looking for a big play. No team had scored a touchdown all night, and once again Hillgrove was punting. Back to returns was senior Andrew Hand. The ball bounced, Hand jaunted back towards the right sideline picking up the
Last year, Reece Fountain was among the most productive and efficient QBs in the state of Georgia. The class of ’24 quarterback had defenses on their toes throwing for 3100 yards, and 28 touchdowns while also completing 75% of his 292 attempts. Heading into his senior year, Fountain believes that last year’s production is just
KJ Smith cooked opposing defenses last fall en route to 3.1k yards and 38 total touchdowns. The savvy signal-caller out of Roswell is a dual threat capable of lighting up the scoreboard both on the ground and in the air. Last season’s momentum carried over to the spring, where Smith continued to impress in their
AJ Fitts has been a solid prospect to emerge this year for Allatoona. The senior has 3 interceptions on the year and just under 10 pass breakups as well. Perhaps the best play of the season came last week for the 6’1″ 190 lbs. senior. Fitts used his quick hands off a deflection at
Last week Alex Pope made the play of his career. With the Habersham QB flushed out of the pocket, he stepped up and fired a pass down the middle of the field. Pope came over the top and ripped the football away from the receiver, but he was not done. The senior cornerback banked
McIntosh has been one of the surprise teams in Class 5A this season. The Chiefs are entering the state playoffs for the first time since 2017 and one of the few times in school history. Senior QB Tate Morris has undoubtedly played a massive role in their resurgence into the postseason. Morris has 2871 passing
Lanier County always has a bevy of skill players at its disposal and sophomore Bryan Jones looks to be another in a long line of standouts. Just last week, Jones made a high-pointed catch that earned him the #1 play in the state of Georgia. With the sophomore receiver split out wide, and Lanier
With only about 20 seconds left on the clock, Decatur was looking for nothing short of a miracle. So what do they do? How about a backward pass over to their TE Tristan Strickland, who then threw the football nearly 50 yards downfield to junior receiver Malachi Miller who was running a deep post. As
An athlete who sticks out among the Statesboro roster is Amontrae Bradford. At 6’5″ and 210 lbs., the rangy junior edge defender can get out in space and create havoc. Last week, Bradford showed off his explosive speed and length again. Breaking through the line of scrimmage, Bradford was directly in the fact of
