Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Flowery Branch, living and dying by the transfer

Flowery Branch has certainly thrived with key transfers over the past few seasons. Last year the team welcomed in Austin Brown from Habersham Central to run coach Lee Shaw’s offense and this year Kanler Coker and CJ Curry both transferred in to play quarterback and receiver, respectively for the Falcons. The team was on the wrong end of a transfer a few seasons back however. You wonder if Imani Cross had not left to go to North Hall just how good this Flowery Branch squad would be. Cross had 230 yards and four touchdowns last week in a loss and is headed to Tennessee. He rushed for 1407 yards and 17 touchdowns as a sophomore for Flowery Branch. ...

Not all of the talent sits in the state’s highest classification. In addition to Jenkins County’s defensive duo that has appeared on the Score 44 this year, Savannah Christian’s Will Austin and Wilkinson County’s David Whipple continue to put up large numbers in Class A. Whipple passed for 321 yards and four scores in his team’s victory over Hancock Central. Austin meanwhile ran for four touchdowns and 184 yards in a win over Calvary Day. ...

The Georgia/Florida game is this weekend and several in-state prospects certainly will have their eyes on the game. Stephenson’s Mike Davis and Jafar Mann have both committed to the Florida program as has Sandy Creek defensive lineman Quinteze Williams. Georgia has not given up on the Peach State talent and a victory may be the entry-point that the coaches need. ...

Finally Decatur’s most recent football game was called early after a player’s parent rushed the field to defend his son and was subsequently arrested. Decatur was beating Twiggs County 48-0 with 8:52 left to play when a parent ran onto the field after he thought an opponent shoved his son, according to the AJC.

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