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State Finalists' Stat Leaders

Class AAAAAA

Lovejoy

 

Norcross

13-1

Record

14-0

43.6

Points per game

38.4

9.7

PPG allowed

13.4

206.1

Avg. yards rushing

234.8

186.9

Avg. yards passing

170.4

393.0

Avg. total yards

405.2

Rushing Leaders

 

 

 

 

 

Att.

Yards

Yds/Att.

TDs

Lovejoy

 

 

 

 

#22 Travis Custis

250

2,058

8.2

35

#27 Jonathan Griffin

70

480

6.9

3

 

 

 

 

 

Norcross

 

 

 

 

#6 Alvin Kamara

269

2,120

7.9

25

#5 Myles Autry

60

560

9.3

6

Passing Leaders

 

 

 

 

 

Comp.

Att.

Yards

TD/Int.

Lovejoy

 

 

 

 

#15 A. Bennefield

143

234

2,395

28/5

 

 

 

 

 

Norcross

 

 

 

 

#7 Joseph Wilber

138

205

2,347

27/5

Receiving Leaders

 

 

 

 

 

Rec.

Yards

Yds/Rec.

TDs

Lovejoy

 

 

 

 

#6 JuMichael Ramos

44

842

19.1

5

#10 Jeff Murphy

21

386

18.3

8

#8 Arshad Jackson

28

379

13.5

7

 

 

 

 

 

Norcross

 

 

 

 

#2 Clinton Lynch

36

761

21.1

5

#5 Myles Autry

43

611

14.2

9

#21 Trey Smith

26

559

21.5

10

Other Leaders

 

Lovejoy

 

#40 N. Norwood

133 tackles, 16.5 sacks, 40 tackles for loss

#32 Veion Robinson

84 tackles, 9 sacks, 15 tackles for loss

#4 Jaime Nunez

3-for-6 FGs, 70-for-70 PATs, 37.6 punting avg.

 

 

Norcross

 

#51 Tommy Tate

111 solo tackles, 170 total tackles

#25 Lorenzo Carter

18 sacks, 125 total tackles

#10 Joseph Mahfood

56 extra points, 4 field goals, 68 total points

 

  Class AAAAA

Ware County

 

Gainesville

13-1

Record

11-3

30.1

Points per game

45.1

8.6

PPG allowed

21.6

241.9

Avg. yards rushing

182.1

90.9

Avg. yards passing

270.6

332.8

Avg. total yards

452.7

Rushing Leaders

 

 

 

 

 

Att.

Yards

Yds/Att.

TDs

Ware County

 

 

 

 

#21 Xavier Tobler

230

1,648

7.2

27

#4 Quay Taylor

84

422

5.0

2

#14 Jammar Johnson

80

376

4.7

4

 

 

 

 

 

Gainesville

 

 

 

 

#4 Deshaun Watson

208

1,356

6.5

22

#22 Michael Byrd

109

655

6.0

7

#15 Jay Gaudlock

82

384

4.6

2

Passing Leaders

 

 

 

 

 

Comp.

Att.

Yards

TD/Int.

Ware County

 

 

 

 

#14 Jammar Johnson

102

155

1,250

7/7

 

 

 

 

 

Gainesville

 

 

 

 

#4 Deshaun Watson

278

399

3,707

47/8

Receiving Leaders

 

 

 

 

 

Rec.

Yards

Yds/Rec.

TDs

Ware County

 

 

 

 

#89 Isa Lowe

45

623

13.8

3

#6 Sammy Burley

21

280

13.3

3

 

 

 

 

 

Gainesville

 

 

 

 

#13 Rodney Lackey

64

938

14.6

14

#81 Caleb Hayman

46

721

15.6

13

#3 Tray Harrison

41

588

14.3

5

#22 Michael Byrd

37

399

10.7

4

#15 Jay Gaudlock

34

310

9.1

4

#16 Lahius Leverette

30

438

14.6

4

Other Leaders

 

Ware County

 

#98 Jimal McBride

136 total tackles, 6 sacks, 25 tackles for loss

#26 Dedrick Mills

121 total tackles, 1 sack, 5 tackles for loss

#10 Tremon Porter

36 total tackles, 5 interceptions

 

 

Gainesville

 

#28 Devan Stringer

88 solo tackles 171 total tackles

#67 Damian Grayson

98 total tackles, 8 sacks, 15 tackles for loss

#92 Gage Turner

85-for-91 on PATs

 Class AAAA

Sandy Creek

 

Ridgeland

14-0

Record

13-1

43.9

Points per game

42.1

9.9

PPG allowed

17.9

228.1

Avg. yards rushing

352.9

192.0

Avg. yards passing

73.6

420.1

Avg. total yards

426.5

Rushing Leaders

 

 

 

 

 

Att.

Yards

Yds/Att.

TDs

Sandy Creek

 

 

 

 

#24 Eric Swinney

151

1,350

8.9

21

#27 Delvin Weems

123

1,042

8.5

16

#32 Maceo Brown

37

273

7.4

5

 

 

 

 

 

Ridgeland

 

 

 

 

#10 Darrell Bridges

256

2,301

9.0

39

#7 Vonn Bell

91

1,039

11.4

14

#28 Noah Cooper

106

780

7.4

10

#15 Shaqualm McCoy

57

537

9.4

5

Passing Leaders

 

 

 

 

 

Comp.

Att.

Yards

TD/Int.

Sandy Creek

 

 

 

 

#13 Cole Garvin

147

227

2,491

20/8

 

 

 

 

 

Ridgeland

 

 

 

 

#3 Trevor Long

29

52

715

8/3

#10 Darrell Bridges

9

18

307

4/0

Receiving Leaders

 

 

 

 

 

Rec.

Yards

Yds/Rec.

TDs

Sandy Creek

 

 

 

 

#8 Demarre Kitt

68

1,151

16.9

11

#16 Kyle Wilson

37

633

17.1

3

 

 

 

 

 

Ridgeland

 

 

 

 

#7 Vonn Bell

18

627

34.8

7

#2 Sharone Porter

12

250

20.8

3

Other Leaders

 

Sandy Creek

 

#9 Khari Lain

99 total tackles, 2 interceptions, 1 blocked punt

#55 Chris Williams

11 sacks, 78 total tackles

#89 Mitchell McMillin

77 PATs, 9 field goals, 37.4 punting average

 

 

Ridgeland

 

#7 Vonn Bell

136 total tackles, five tackles for loss, 3 INTs

#46 DeAngelo Smith

133 total tackles, 14 tackles for loss

#5 Evan Courtney

83-for-88 PATs, 32.3 punting average

 

Class AAA

Buford

 

St. Pius

11-3

Record

12-2

37.9

Points per game

34.9

7.5

PPG allowed

13.8

252.0

Avg. yards rushing

302.7

115.3

Avg. yards passing

112.4

367.3

Avg. total yards

415.1

Rushing Leaders

 

 

 

 

 

Att.

Yards

Yds/Att.

TDs

Buford

 

 

 

 

#1 Dontravious Wilson

146

1,137

7.8

14

#25 Zavior Hoxie

114

738

6.5

7

#26 Joshua Thomas

79

420

5.3

7

 

 

 

 

 

St. Pius

 

 

 

 

#3 Ryan Braswell

258

1,531

5.9

30

#10 Jack Spear

135

811

6.0

5

#4 Branden Mitchell

92

829

9.0

7

#20 Nick Ruffin

59

479

8.1

4

Passing Leaders

 

 

 

 

 

Comp.

Att.

Yards

TD/Int.

Buford

 

 

 

 

#10 Taylor Mitchell

58

97

842

7/1

#14 M. VanGorder

51

74

753

11/0

 

 

 

 

 

St. Pius

 

 

 

 

#10 Jack Spear

39

85

757

8/4

Receiving Leaders

 

 

 

 

 

Rec.

Yards

Yds/Rec.

TDs

Buford

 

 

 

 

#23 Tre Neal

33

402

12.2

3

#44 Mikey Bart

19

260

13.7

2

 

 

 

 

 

St. Pius

 

 

 

 

#28 Michael Sikorski

10

219

21.9

1

#4 Branden Mitchell

6

128

21.3

3

Other Leaders

 

Buford

 

#43 Korie Rogers

54 solo tackles, 7 sacks, 4 interceptions

#44 Mikey Bart

10 sacks, 7 tackles for loss, 40 QB pressures

#99 Matt Bonadies

63-for-66 on PATs, 11-for-15 on FGs

 

 

St. Pius

 

#32 Daniel Crochet

110 total tackles, 3 sacks, 4 interceptions

#42 Dalton Wilson

116 total tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 2 sacks

#14 Thomas O'Leary

7-for-8 FGs, 34.0 punting average

 Class AA

Jefferson

 

Calhoun

13-1

Record

14-0

39.2

Points per game

44.7

13.3

PPG allowed

14.1

228.6

Avg. yards rushing

162.9

175.0

Avg. yards passing

259.9

403.6

Avg. total yards

422.9

Rushing Leaders

 

 

 

 

 

Att.

Yards

Yds/Att.

TDs

Jefferson

 

 

 

 

#15 Bryant Shirreffs

154

1,233

8.0

18

#2 Sammy Williams

127

867

6.8

13

#30 Tristen Williams

117

603

5.2

16

 

 

 

 

 

Calhoun

 

 

 

 

#1 Alex Urbano

179

1,279

7.1

23

#11 Taylor Lamb

81

406

5.0

12

Passing Leaders

 

 

 

 

 

Comp.

Att.

Yards

TD/Int.

Jefferson

 

 

 

 

#15 Bryant Shirreffs

160

249

2,181

17/6

 

 

 

 

 

Calhoun

 

 

 

 

#11 Taylor Lamb

257

373

3,228

34/5

Receiving Leaders

 

 

 

 

 

Rec.

Yards

Yds/Rec.

TDs

Jefferson

 

 

 

 

#12 McKay Dickens

31

523

16.9

5

#22 Isaiah Blake

32

406

12.7

1

#88 Donnie Hatfield

26

354

13.6

6

 

 

 

 

 

Calhoun

 

 

 

 

#7 Josh Barnes

84

1,009

12.0

5

#4 Tydus Curtis

56

897

16.0

11

#3 Brett Moss

30

380

12.7

7

#1 Alex Urbano

32

320

10.0

3

Other Leaders

 

Jefferson

 

#3 Wesley Simonton

181 total tackles, 7.5 sacks, 26 tackles for loss

#41 Kody McDonald

166 total tackles, 4 sacks, 13 tackles for loss

#49 C. Schlutow

58-for-69 PATs, 3-for-3 FGs (29, 38, 44 yds.)

 

 

Calhoun

 

#54 Jackson Brumlow

65 solo tackles, 51 assists, 3 tackles for loss

#10 Donnell Anthony

51 solo tackles, 44 assists, 8 interceptions

#12 Jonah Gallman

63-for-64 PATs, 6-for-6 FGs (long of 33)

 

Class A (public)

Dooly County

 

ECI

11-2

Record

12-1

25.5

Points per game

41.6

11.4

PPG allowed

12.2

154.6

Avg. yards rushing

291.7

153.5

Avg. yards passing

72.3

308.1

Avg. total yards

364.0

Rushing Leaders

 

 

 

 

 

Att.

Yards

Yds/Att.

TDs

Dooly County

 

 

 

 

#25 Chanin Hamilton

185

1,358

7.3

12

#34 Mark Lloyd

39

315

8.1

4

 

 

 

 

 

ECI

 

 

 

 

#5 Greg Purcell

135

1,028

7.6

13

#1 James Brown

88

993

11.3

12

#34 Michael Sutton

84

572

6.8

12

#24 Renaldo Williams

47

460

9.8

8

#8 Caleb Pressey

42

304

7.2

7

Passing Leaders

 

 

 

 

 

Comp.

Att.

Yards

TD/Int.

Dooly County

 

 

 

 

#7 A.J. Smith

117

222

1,970

17/14

 

 

 

 

 

ECI

 

 

 

 

#8 Caleb Pressey

49

83

880

15/5

Receiving Leaders

 

 

 

 

 

Rec.

Yards

Yds/Rec.

TDs

Dooly County

 

 

 

 

#4 Cortney Clark

41

813

19.8

11

#8 Tyrone Anderson

28

476

17.0

4

 

 

 

 

 

ECI

 

 

 

 

#5 Greg Purcell

15

363

24.2

7

#1 James Brown

17

290

17.1

4

Other Leaders

 

Dooly County

 

#55 Jaleel Brown

65 solo tackles, 67 assists, 132 total tackles

#52 M. Adams

95 solo tackles (127 total), 7.5 sacks

 

 

ECI

 

#7 Taiwan Daughtry

113 total tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 4 sacks

#25 Des Williams

89 total tackles, 8 tackles for loss

Class A (private)

Prince Avenue

 

ELCA

11-2

Record

12-1

35.2

Points per game

45.0

12.8

PPG allowed

8.4

325.8

Avg. yards rushing

265.9

37.5

Avg. yards passing

104.8

363.3

Avg. total yards

370.7

Rushing Leaders

 

 

 

 

 

Att.

Yards

Yds/Att.

TDs

Prince Avenue

 

 

 

 

#1 Carl Mattox

155

1,644

10.6

22

#32 Bryce Huff

137

1,101

8.0

13

#6 Conner Sibley

102

674

6.6

7

 

 

 

 

 

ELCA

 

 

 

 

#1 Keyante Green

103

1,203

11.7

17

#3 Dalton Etheridge

101

724

7.2

18

#7 Marquis Griffin

43

423

9.8

6

#20 Lane Timpson

64

357

5.8

7

Passing Leaders

 

 

 

 

 

Comp.

Att.

Yards

TD/Int.

Prince Avenue

 

 

 

 

#3 Zack Graham

37

71

488

10/5

 

 

 

 

 

ELCA

 

 

 

 

#3 Dalton Etheridge

87

129

1,275

11/4

Receiving Leaders

 

 

 

 

 

Rec.

Yards

Yds/Rec.

TDs

Prince Avenue

 

 

 

 

#44 Titus Campbell

17

219

21.9

2

#42 Christian Payne

9

121

13.4

6

 

 

 

 

 

ELCA

 

 

 

 

#15 Davis Carrandi

40

630

15.8

5

Other Leaders

 

Prince Avenue

 

#42 Christian Payne

117 tackles, 7 sacks, 2 INTs, 3 blocked kicks

#61 Sam Kennon

65 solo tackles (112 total tackles), 4 sacks

 

 

ELCA

 

#45 Josh Shockley

99 total tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 2 TDs

#1 Keyante Green

58 total tackles, 11 tackles for loss

 

All-Region Teams

8-AA

Offensive player of the year: QB Bryant Shirreffs, Jefferson, Sr.

Defensive player of the year: LB Wesley Simonton, Jefferson, Sr.

Special teams players of the year: PK/P Chandler Schlutow, Jefferson, Sr., and PK/P Carlos Diaz, Rabun County, Sr.

 

Offense

QB - Buck Robinson, Washington-Wilkes, Sr.

QB - Kendrick Preley, Oglethorpe County, Sr.

RB - Adrian Humphrey, Riverside Military, Sr.

RB - Anthony Thornton, Oglethorpe County, So.

RB - Kendall Woodard, Rabun County, Sr.

RB - Jared Miller, Greene County, Sr.

WR - Jalen Turner, Washington-Wilkes, Jr.

WR - Clint Scott, Rabun County, Sr.

WR - Rikeem Stallings, Greene County, Sr.

OL - Alex Hackney, Washington-Wilkes, Sr.

OL - Collin Anthony, Jefferson, Sr.

OL - Jordan Tyler, Jefferson, Jr.

OL - C.J. Byers, Union County, Sr.

OL - Patrick Butler, Oglethorpe County, Jr.

P - Eric Hougrand, Union County, Sr.

 

Defense

DB - Jared Miller, Greene County, Sr.

DB - Elijah Holyfield, Riverside Military, Fr.

DB - Charlie Woerner, Rabun County, Fr.

DB - Javoris Grant, Washington-Wilkes, Sr.

LB - Kody McDonald Jefferson, Jr.

LB - Chase Barnett, Union County, So.

LB - Tomarkus Young, Washington-Wilkes, Jr.

DL - Luther Jones, Union County, Jr.

DL - Tyler Bowen, Jefferson, Jr.

DL - Tremond Ferrell, Washington-Wilkes, So.

DL - Demone Kemp, Greene County, So.

PK - Tanner Preston, Social Circle, Sr.

 

Honorable mention: QB - T. Bentley, Union County, Sr.; Wes Holcombe, Rabun County, Jr. RB - Jalen Turner, Washington-Wilkes, Jr.; Quay Blackburn, Washington-Wilkes, Fr.; Tristen Jackson, Jefferson, Jr.; Sammy Williams, Jefferson, So.; Elijah Holyfield, Riverside Military, Fr. WR - Mark White, Washington-Wilkes, Sr.; Treyvon Booker, Washington-Wilkes, Jr.; Devariuos Smith, Washington-Wilkes, So.; Lalo Rivera, Union County, Sr.; Donnie Hatfield Jefferson, Jr.; McKay Dickens, Jefferson, Jr.; Charlie Woerner, Rabun County, Fr.; Keyondre Wright, Greene County, Sr. OL - Darryl Ware, Washington-Wilkes, Jr.; Eli Griffin, Jefferson, Jr.; Charles Gordon, Rabun County, Sr.; Randy Bowman, Greene County, Sr.; Damien Kemp, Greene County, So. P - Brian Hadigree, Washington-Wilkes, Sr. DB - Micah Carpenter, Jefferson, So.; Josh Kim, Union County, Sr.; Terez Norman, Washington-Wilkes, So.; John Mathews, Oglethorpe County, Sr.; Kaleem Jernigan, Greene County, So.; Tradd Porter Jefferson, So.; Hanon Price Jefferson, Jr.LB - Mike Kelly, Social Circle, Sr.; John Mark McFarlane, Riverside Military, Jr.; Brian Hardigree, Washington-Wilkes, Sr.; Tanner Bowman, Oglethorpe County, Sr.; Rikeen Stallings, Greene County, Sr. DL - Montana Ogbu, Riverside Military, Sr.; Jake Whitton, Riverside Military, Jr.; Craig Jones, Union County, Sr. PK - Andres Aparicio, Greene County, So.; Eric Hougrand, Union County, Sr.

 

Please send all-region teams to GHSF Daily at ghsfdaily@bellsouth.net. We recommend that all-region teams include the year in school of each player. All-region players who are recognized as underclassmen have a better chance of being recruited and getting recognition on preseason all-area or all-state teams in 2013.

 

 

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Classifieds

South East Georgia Recruiting Fair to be held in Kingsland

Fellowship of Christian Athletes is hosting the 3rd annual South East Georgia Recruiting Fair, which will be held at Camden County High School's Athletic Offices on Tuesday, Dec. 18 from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. The school is conveniently located off I-95 just 30 minutes north of Jacksonville, FL. NCAA and NAIA schools, and junior colleges will be in attendance. Bring copies of your prospect sheet, player highlights, transcripts, and official test scores if applicable. Space is limited and those showing without an RSVP will be last on the priority list for being accommodated. For more information or to RSVP, contact Toby Crews (tcrews@fca.org or 912-281-9510)

 

Strength Clinic to be held Jan. 11 at Marietta High

The 6th Annual Georgia Strength Coaches Association Strength Clinic will be held on Jan. 11 at Marietta High School. Registration is $55. A complete listing of speakers, online payment and more information can be found at www.gscaclinic.blogspot.com. You can also contact Jay Floyd at floydrj@troup.org with any questions.

 

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North of the border

In 2011, the state finals did not include a team from a county bordering Florida for the first time in 10 seasons. Ware County saved the day this season with its upset of No. 1-ranked Northside in the Class AAAAA semifinals. At least one Florida-bordering school has made the finals in 21 of the past 25 seasons. Here are the Florida-bordering schools that have made the finals since 2002:

 

2002 - Clinch County, Thomas County Central

2003 - Camden County, Charlton County, Valdosta

2004 - Charlton County, Clinch County, Lowndes

2005 - Charlton County, Lowndes

2006 - Charlton County, Clinch County

2007 - Cairo, Lowndes, Ware County

2008 - Cairo, Camden County

2009 - Camden County

2010 - Clinch County

2011 -

2012 - Ware County

 

Trivia

Norcross has won each of its games by more than seven points. Which team was the last champion in the highest classification to win all of its games by eight points or more? (Answer Monday)

 

Answer to Thursday's question: The three 2,000-yard rushers in the state finals are Alvin Kamara of Norcross (2,120), Travis Custis of Lovejoy (2,058) and Darrell Bridges of Ridgeland (2,301). The state's leader is Cedartown's Nick Chubb, who rushed for 2,697 yards in 10 games.
Championship Games

(All games at

the Georgia Dome)

 

Class AAAAAA

Lovejoy (13-1) vs. Norcross (14-0), 8:30 p.m. Saturday

 

Class AAAAA

Ware County (13-1) vs. Gainesville (11-3), 8:30 p.m., today

 

Class AAAA

Sandy Creek (14-0) vs. Ridgeland (13-1), 5:30 p.m. Saturday

 

Class AAA

Buford (11-3) vs. St. Pius (12-2), 5:30 p.m. today

 

Class AA

Jefferson (13-1) vs. Calhoun (14-0), 2:30 p.m. Saturday

 

Class A (public)

Dooly County (11-2) vs. ECI (12-1), 11:30 a.m. Saturday

 

Class A (private)

Prince Avenue Christian (11-2) vs. ELCA (12-1), 2:30 p.m. today

 

*Note: All games will be televised live by GPB.
Weekend Predictions

GHSF Daily's Todd Holcomb and Chip Saye pick which teams they think will win in the championship games:

 

Holcomb's Picks

Last week: 11-3

Playoffs: 136-42

Overall: 310-108

 

AAAAAA: Norcross

AAAAA: Gainesville

AAAA: Sandy Creek

AAA: Buford

AA: Calhoun

A (public): ECI

A (private): ELCA

 

Saye's Picks

Last week: 11-3

Playoffs: 135-43

Overall: 323-95

 

AAAAAA: Norcross

AAAAA: Gainesville

AAAA: Sandy Creek

AAA: Buford

AA: Calhoun

A (public): ECI

A (private): ELCA

 

 
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