Central Georgia Sports ReportComment

Central Georgia high school football scouting reports

Central Georgia Sports ReportComment
Central Georgia high school football scouting reports

By Michael A. Lough

The Sports Report

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Class 5A

           The rankings are from the Georgia High School Football Daily composite.
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3A Peach County, 4-0, at Northside, 0-4
          The Trojans are breaking in a new quarterback, and Caiden Ivory is off to a good start, with 158.8 yards a game, nearly half of the yards going to Zion Hudson. Northside is getting outscored by only 8.5 points a game, compared to 3.3 points a year ago. The Eagles lead the series 15-6, but Peach County won 50-7.

4A Warner Robins, 2-2, at Veterans, 2-2
          The Demons are being outscored by 2.5 points a game, 6.25 for the Warhawks. Veterans is looking for its first win in the nine-game series, and first close game since an 18-13 loss in 2016. The closest game since then: a pair of 28-point margins, in 2018 and 2020. Neither team is posting stats publicly.

Class 4A
6A East Coweta, 0-4, at Perry, 2-2
          This isn’t your normal winless team visiting Herb St. John. The Indians outgain the Panthers 397-332 in total offense, with 213.3 yards on the ground. Reid Ginn is completing 60.4 percent of his passes for 191.3 yards a game, but with only two more touchdowns than interceptions. Quentin Crane leads the Perry defense with 8.3 tackles a game, and Johntavious Carswell has 4 interceptions. East Coweta won 31-15 last year en route to a 4-7 record, and 57-9 first-round playoff loss to Buford.

Upson-Lee, 3-1/1-1, at Whitewater, 1-2/0-1
          Of the Knights’ three single-digit losses last year, one was to Whitewater, 31-24, after falling 31-0 to Sandy Creek, who beat Upson-Lee 42-7 last week. Niko Wells is completing 58.2 percent of his passes for 128.5 yards a game, Chestin Howard leading the ground game with 76 yards a game, Wells getting 4 rushing touchdowns.

Class 3A
West Laurens, 4-0/2-0, at Harlem, 3-0/1-0
          The Bulldogs are one of the few teams around cracking the 400-yard mark on offense, almost splitting it down the middle. West Laurens runs for 307.5 yards a game, one of the few teams cracking the 300-yard mark on the ground. Ty Cummings leads the way with 123.3 yards, but the Raiders have multiple threats. Mercer Barton passes for 177.7 yards for Harlem, Malik Tyler getting 128 yards on the ground.

Class AA
A/I Lamar County, 3-0, at Westside, 1-3
          Westside hopes to avoid the first four-game losing streak in program history. That would have happened last year after a similar 1-3 start, a 3-game losing streak ending with a 20-10 win over Lamar County in Barnesville.

Class A/Division I
East Laurens, 1-3/1-2, at Dodge County, 3-1/2-1
          East Laurens led Dublin into the third quarter last week before the Irish got going. Dodge County gets 115 more yards a game on offense, 239 through the air on the arm of Kain Mincey, 94 of those yards going to Jauriel Bray. East Laurens’ Sky Snead passes for 145 yards a week. The Indians have owned the series, 14-1, the lone East Laurens win coming in 2008, 28-14.

Jasper County, 4-0, at Towers, 2-1
          Chance Ross is running for 140 yards a game for Jasper County, the defense led by Cope Durand, good for 8.5 tackles a game. The Hurricanes haven’t been 5-0 since 1996 when they finished 8-3, first losing in Game 6 to Lincoln County.

Jefferson County, 0-4/0-3, at Dublin, 3-1/3-0
          The Irish are rolling along with 336 yards a game on the ground. Trav Bostic leads the balanced backfield with 90.8 yards a game. Dublin’s D is led by Kye Young with 5.3 tackles a game and Jalen Dardy with 4 sacks. The series is tied at 5, Dublin winning three straight, and by an average of 52 points.

McNair, 1-3, at Putnam County, 2-2
          Kumari Thomas and Omarion Butts team for nearly 170 yards on the ground each week. McNair, though, runs for 248.8 yards a game. Putnam County won the first meeting, 45-37 last year.

Northeast, 3-1/3-0, at ACE Charter, 4-0/3-0
          Two of the three teams undefeated in Region 2-A/Division I play meet, with ACE the only lossless team in the region. ACE’s defense will be tested by quickly-maturing freshman QB Jordan Wiggins, off a 6-TD passing performance last week. He’s good for 185.8 yards passing, the Raiders rushing for 121. Bryson Vincent leads the ACE ground game with 142 yards. Talien Sampson for Northeast and Williams Winters for ACE are good for 11.5 and 13.5 stops per game. ACE has a huge kicking advantage with Henry Carter. The Raiders have won 47-21, 52-26, and 46-0 in the only 3 meetings.

Southwest, 0-4/0-3, at Central, 0-4/0-3
          Neither team is getting 200 yards a game in total offense. Central leads the series 30-20, but Southwest has won the last two, 37-0 and 45-6. Central is three points from surpassing last year’s season total, but the Chargers are giving up three more points a game.

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Washington County, 1-3/1-2, at Bleckley County, 3-1/2-1
          The Royals can travel by ground or air, but QB Brody Fleming is passing for 196.3 yards a game. Joshua Stanley is a versatile weapon on offense, and an aggressive defense is led by Landry Nobles’ 8.8 tackles. The Golden Hawks lead the series 5-3, taking last year’s meeting 21-17.

Class A/Division II
Macon County, 1-4, 1-0, at Chattahoochee County, 1-3/0-1
          Macon County looked last week like Macon County is used to looking, and brings in 204 yards rushing from Noah Parker and 152 yards passing by Kha’madj Mitchell. Timothy Warren leads the defense with 7.8 tackles a game. Macon County has won five straight in the series, 15-7 last year.

Marion County, 0-4, at Taylor County, 2-2
          Marion County will work to slow down quarterback Leland Holder, who’s averaging 226.3 passing yards a game. Zaquan Dozier’s 9.8 stops leads the defense. The Eagles have been outscored 160-63 this season. Taylor County has won two straight, by a total of 44 points.

Schley County, 2-3/1-0, at Crawford County, 2-2/1-1
          The Eagles rush for 177.8 yards a game and pass for 155.5, a nice balance. Charles Anderson gets 106.3 on the ground and Lawson Cooley passes for 155.5. Jaxon Mauldin tops the defense with 11.3 tackles a game. Schley County has won four straight in the series: 45-0, 63-6, 54-14, 54-21.

Twiggs County, 0-4, at Greene County, 0-4
          Greene County won last year’s matchup 36-0 in the second game of the season, and leads the series 4-1 after four straight wins.

GIAA
Class 4A/3A
AA Brentwood, 5-0, at John Milledge, 3-1
          John Milledge brings balance and depth into the matchup, getting nearly 60 more yards a game. Lewis Cheney passes for 172.8 yards a game for John Milledge. The Trojans’ defense looks to corral Tristan Robinson and Baylor Cobb. John MIlledge leads the series 34-16-1, but lost 33-6 last year, breaking a 10-game winning streak in the series.

Brookstone, 5-0, at Stratford, 4-0
          Two of the four 4A/3A undefeated teams go at it. Stratford averages 406.5 yards on offense to 375.4 for Brookstone. Cougar quarterback Broughton Branch will test the Eagle secondary, averaging 210 yards a game while completing 62.2 percent of his passes, 11 more touchdowns than interceptions. Stratford’s Tyler Stephens averages 172.8 yards a game and has 10 rushing TDs. Five Stratford defenders get at least seven tackles a game. Brookstone has won three straight in the series, two last year: 33-28 in the regular season and then  33-27 in the playoffs.

FPD, 4-1, at Westfield, 2-2
          The Hornets haven’t been under .500 after five games since 2019, and are scoring six fewer points a game than a year ago. FPD led 21-10 and Westfield rallied to within five with six minutes left, getting the ball late after a fumble. Major Simmons’ interception sealed it. The win gave FPD a 20-19 lead in the series. Westfield’s Brock Johnson completes 61.3 percent of his passes for 168.8 yards a game, with 9 TDs and 2 INTs. Simmons leads FPD with 258 rushing yards while Brady McHugh has 6 rushing TDs.

King’s Academy, 1-4, at Piedmont, 2-2
          The Cougars won 7-6 last year as part of a 4-1 start. King’s is on a 3-game losing streak.

Class AA
Briarwood, 3-1 at Windsor, 1-4
          Both teams are balanced on offense, Briarwood getting 78 more yards a game. Windsor’s Heath Woodard passes for 116.8 yards a game, countered by 205 yards from Briarwood’s Cutler Fleming. Briarwood won 49-12 in 2024.

Mount de Sales, 0-5, at AA Central Fellowship, 1-3
          The Lancers get 348.3 yards a game, led by Judson Wall’s 123.5 yards rushing and 74 yards receiving. Mount de Sales has been competitive in recent losses. The Cavs won 31-7 last year for their third win.

Trinity Christian, 4-1, at Thomas Jefferson, 1-4
          Thomas Jefferson will have its hands full with the Crusaders and RB/LB/PK Wade Register, who’s getting 101.6 rushing yards and 9.8 tackles a game. TJ’s Treb Walden passes for 164 yards a game. TCS has won 4 straight, 3 by double figures.

8-man
John Hancock at Covenant
          The Rams are 2-3 and the Rebels are 0-5.

Idle: Houston County, Jones County, Baldwin, Mary Persons, Rutland, Hawkinsville, GMC Prep, Wilkinson County, Tattnall, Gatewood