A head scratcher in Columbus, a rally for NoGwin and an exhale from Grayson. Yep, it was quite a weekend for Georgia High School football. I was in Columbus for the Carver v Baldwin contest. I must say that the Braves QB started off the game heckbent on trying to throw the ball instead of using his legs along with his arm to beat the preseason No.1 Tigers. Milline never looked comfortable and Carver picked him off once and should have had three more. The Tigers took the early lead but in the second quarter it seemed Baldwin decided, "OK Milline, run it." Once he started, the entire offense opened up and Baldwin looked like they were going to take Grandma MO all the way to a big road victory. But Isaiah Crowell fumbled into the endzone and it turned out to be the worst thing to EVER happen to Baldwin. Why? He merely shedded three would-be tacklers en route to a 24-yard TD then found his 5th, 6th and 7th gear on a 78-yard TD run several drives later. Crowell will be a Super11 player next year when he is a senior and he should be player of the year next certain certainly. Carver is dangerous with him out there motivated. Devin Burns-enh. Didn't do much for me and he will be a safety or WR at Maryland. But Crowell is flippin' good.
-North Gwinnett rallied to take down Norcross on Friday after the Blue Devils took an early 10-0 lead. CJ Uzomah ran 11 times for 87 yards +1td and threw for another score with 170 yards to lead the Bulldogs back. With Cordero Dixon catching and Uzomah throwing behind this OLine...wow. Grayson might meet a little competition on its way to Lowndes in the state title game.
-Speaking of Grayson, the shutout streak is over but the Rams took a great team's best shot offensively and shut them down. South Gwinnett took the lead briefly over the Rams before a penalty wiped away the score and then Grayson seized control of the game. Ean Pemberton continues to play well and his size continues to scare off bigtime schools. Hey guys, ever heard of Brandon James? Just asking. Quizz Rodgers? The defense for Grayson is legit. I would LOVE a F4 of Lowndes, North Gwinnett, Newnan, and Grayson.
-McEachern struggled a bit with East Paulding, but the Indians pulled another one out, just like last week. Bennett is talented. SEC, show him some love!
-Speaking of Rajions....Neal of Sandy Creek had a nice day as his team won. I hope I don't get any Pro-Neal people feeling that I'm not giving him his due. I think he's better than Mack Brown. There I said it. Charles Perkins of Collins is right up there for me too.
-Another great RB plays for Apalachee in Jon Lee but he wasnt't the story, Christian Hoard was as the Wildcats beat Clarke-Central, the AJC's No.8 team in AAAA. Apalachee is legit and they've got enough weapons in that wing-T to make some noise in the plays. Plus having Jon Lee helps. The dude is a big play waiting to happen. I think South Carolina might be after him as they signed his teammate last year Chaun Gresham. Hoard's older brother Tony was a FB/LB when I called their games two years ago and Christian was just a sophomore, but he got some totes too. He can get in there and bowlingball it too.
-Flowery Branch responded after getting upset last week with a win over Chestatee. Connor Shaw got some help from Imani Cross, a soph TB. The kid had 138 yards and 3TDs. Lee Shaw just found his next big recruit to eventually send down to Georgia Tech...
As for the preview portion of our program,
Grayson heads to Parkview, not an easy place to play even if Parkview is down. Which the Panthers are. Grayson shouldn't overlook Parkview though as this would make the Panthers season, knocking off Grayson.
Tucker host Marist, the team that crushed them in the regular season last year. The Tigers got revenge, but you know the Tucker coaches don't want a repeat of that drubbing this year to force them to do a deja vu again.
Westside Macon hosts Bainbridge in the Region1-AAAA de facto championship game. Ed Pilcher has his team ready to play just two seasons into his tenure there.
Apalachee will also need to avoid a letdown AT Rockdale County.
Creekview plays North Hall, a North Hall team that has disappointed me this season. I thought they'd put up more of a fight against Buford and Gainesville.
Finally, be sure to log on to gpb.org/football this friday as I will be doing the Blessed Trinity/Avondale game. Thanks and have a great rest of the week.
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