No new record for Hutson Mason of Lassiter at Walton last Friday, but five touchdowns and a great game made for a quality Friday night for me and for gpb.org/football. If you missed the game, check out gpb.org/football or ghsa.tv
What a game last Friday and what a weekend for high school football in Georgia. Hutson Mason of Lassiter threw for 4 TDs and 227 yards in the first half but his team was only up 21-14 with about 1 minute to go in the half. The Trojans would recover a muffed punt and score one play later to take a 28-14 lead into the break and it seemed as though Mason couldn't be stopped. Well, they were for the entire third quarter. Lassiter is EXTREMELY talented, don't get me wrong, but with ZERO running game, they will struggle come playoff time. They were bottled up for a while by an overmatched Walton team and though Lassiter pulled out two TDs in the fourth to win 42-28, it looked dicey for a while. Walton had the running game going and they are a threat through the air with Pat Cosgrove hauling in TD passes in five straight games. Walton simply wasn't as good as Lassiter, but I wonder how the game would have gone if Brandon Burrows could have played for Walton. (He tore an ACL over the summer and is missing his senior season. He'll go to UGA next year.) I think both teams will make the playoffs and Lassiter will likely make it to the third round before bowing out. Walton will prolly be one-and-done.
In other Class AAAAA action, Grayson ran over Meadowcreek with 351 yards, 181 from Ean Pemberton on 18 carries with 1 TD. Devin Gillespie had two 2tds for the Rams. Terry Williams btw committed to ECU last week and remains a beast on the defensive side.
Collins Hill was back to its winning ways with a 35-0 blanking of Mill Creek. Taylor Heinicke was 10-15 for 152 and 3 TDs while Charles Perkins showed that he still is a good back: 107 with 2 TDs. Don't worry Tech fans, I'm sure he'll be able to run against ACC defenses like he was able to against Mill Creek. The ACC doesn't have teams as good as Ptree Ridge... (On quick aside, I am interested to see how good Georgia Tech will be in three seasons. Coach Paul Johnson has been uber-successful thus far with putting players not meant for his system into his system. They were very talented players to begin with however. I will be interested to see how the players he recruits do once on campus. And I am allowing a year or two for these guys to mature once they arrive. Is Perkins going to be as good as Dwyer? Is Synjyn Days going to be as good as Nesbitt? Is BJ Bostic going to be as good as Morgan Burnett? Is Shawn Green going to be as good as Derrick Morgan. I'm just interested in seeing yah or nay. Not being mean here. Just wondering...)
Brookwood, despite record-breaking performances, lost to Dacula, which likely punches a ticket for Dacula and puts either BWood or Parkview out of the playoffs. Ben McLane was 25-38 for 266 yards, all three are single-game school records. Andre Sims caught 10-152, a school record. But Dacula's Skyler Richardson's return of a 44-yard INT for 6 ended the Broncos chances.
NoGwin beat out North Forsyth 24-6 thanks to CJ Uzomah's 10-14 for 141 and 1TD and 64 yards rushing with 1 TD. Hey UGA, sign this guy now before he pulls a Blake Sims...
Northside (Warner Robins) had a powerful performance from Briar Van Brunt, 3 TDs, the third icing the 27-13 win. NWR faces Warner Robins and if WR loses, they are likely out of the playoffs.
Meanwhile Newnan ho-hum recorded its 5th shutout of the season and 13th in the last two seasons. They still have a few games left this regular season. They forced 5 tunrovers.
Stephenson outraced Union Grove 27-7 to in essence clinch the region. Randy Sanders is still giving me the finger over "Bennett to UK" talk with 232 yards and 3 TDs on just 18 carries. Two of the TDs were 53 and 45 yards..
Speaking of Rajaan Bennett, the Indian from McEacher ran for 123 yards on 12 carries. He scored twice. The Indians also had 5 scoring plays of AT LEAST 59 yards. WOW. I'd say they are ready for the playoffs.
and finally, PTree Ridge won just 17-10 over South Forsyth as Nick Lombardo played just one series and threw the go-ahead 22-yard TD to Brad Roby while Chris Sawdey racked up 106 yards on the ground. COME ON ROBY. More excitement please....
In Class AAAA, the poseurs that are Westside Macon got 3 TDs and 99 yards rushing from Robert Brown. And they'll lose in the second round of the playoffs.
The future state champion Southwest DeKalb (who GPB.org/football will call this Friday when the Panthers face Tucker) took care of No.5 Marist 21-7. The Panthers racked up 314 yards of offense compared to just 124 for the War Eagles. Ken Malcome had 182 yards, 74 on a touchdown.
Sandy Creek's Rajion Neal had 242 yards on 29 carries (glad to see he is playing both halves these days) while Ronnie Bell had 218 passing yards. The Fighting Pats won 31-13 over Starr's Mill.
Clarence Jackson had 173 rushing and 3 total TDs in North Clayton's too little too late 50-0 win.
Tucker had 5 turnovers in its 7-0 win over Stone Mountian. Tyrelle Poole had 133 rushing yards and 1 TD.
Finally, Apalachee clinched the Region title with a 24-23 win over Garry Peters' Heritage squad. Jon Lee scored on a 31-yard TD in the first qtr. South Carolina is going to get a good one if they realize it.
In Class AAA, Tai-lor Jones (the flipflopper) caught two TD passes and Blake Sims ran two more in himself as the Red Elephants rolled. And if Blake Sims switches over to Georgia, I'll be happy, but at the same time I will feel bad for Alabama because he gave them his word. If you AREN'T WILLING TO 100% go there, Don't promise them you will. And I don't want to hear the phrase "Soft commit" That is crap.
Isaiah Crowell is clearly begging UGA to go ahead and offer a scholarship NOW as in RIGHT NOW as he will clear up any sort of lack of running back once he steps foot on campus. Seriously. This guy has a gear that I'm not sure I have seen in a LONG time. If Wayshaun or Caleb or Carlton or DJAx cannot grab a firm hold, Isaiah can easily win the job. He had 137 and 3 TDs.
Waco and BurkeCo had quite the game over the weekend as WaCo's Montravious Gladdin had 280 yards nad 5tds while Burke Co's Terrell Brigham had 301 passing yards and 167 Rushing yards (but 3 INTs) in Waco's 44-31 win.
and Kudos to Joe Mansour for his 59-yard Field Goal for LaGrange
In AA, Buford and Lovett both won. And Calhoun got 220+ from Nash Nance with Rodgers catching a TD pass. I still have to go with the Yellow Jackets to knock off Boo-ford.
In Class A, Kyle Karempelis had 2 TDs for Wesleyan, already up to 1000 yards for the year as the Wolves had a 31-0 win Athens Academy. And THAT is ALL I will say on Class A football because Wesleyan has made itself into the Buford of that Classification. Wesleyan should move back to AA and Buford should move up to AAA.
Games this week that I care about....
warner Robins against NWR. Playoffs are SERIOUSLY on the line for WR. THey lose and pretty much they are out. It is like their playoffs started early. I think they clearly lose this one and Rush makes the playoffs with Colquitt Co. in his second season.
McEachern can wrap up its first Region5 title since 1999 against KMHS. Bank on it. (Boy was I wrong about Kennesaw Mountain.)
Newnan can clinch Region 4-AAAAA with a win over over-matched Mundy's Mill. No one will be having a case of the Mundy's....Hello Newnan and Hello region title.
Camden will clinch Region 3 (shocker!) with a win over Savannah, who has lost 20 straight.
Finally, Stephenson has 2 chances to claim Region 2, this week it is Greenbrier. Done and done.
Otherwise, Roswell travels to Walton. Is Roswell all the way back and will Walton lose three straight? We shall see. I think Roswell is back, but Surely the Raiders won't lose three in a row? Right?
Lassiter travels to Centennial. If Lassiter is looking ahead to Roswell, Centennial is good enough to knock them off. Classic Trap game. Lassiter and Chip Lindsey had better find a ground game...
Norcross at Peachtree Ridge. WOW, Norcross HAS to win this one to keep faint playoff hopes alive. Sorry. Take the Ridge at the Lions Den
Finally Brookwood is nearly in a must-win situation with South Gwinnett hosting. The Comets can hold out hope of a Region title with a win (and two Grayson losses). Don't hold your breath, but take the Comets.
Have a great rest of the week. Tune to Sports Radio 790 The Zone tonight from 8-10 as The Official Visit airs. We have Ean Pemberton and Ed Christian among others scheduled to appear. And Raise/Check/Fold, the game sweeping the city.
And log on to gpb.org/football this Friday for Tucker v Southwest DeKalb LIVE at Adams Stadium!
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