How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season went well. We had a lot of key players transfer out and a lot of young guys had to step up and we played well in quite a few games but did not get as many victories as we would have liked but we did make the playoffs and that was good for the program.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I work basically year-round to keep my body in condition for the season. I don't play 7 on 7 because as an ILB it creates bad tackling habits and is not realistic for the position I play. I work on a lot of speed and agility from January to August. I also have put on around 15 pounds since the end of the season. I played at 195 my junior year and I want to be between 215 and 220 this year. I am also working to be a better (more vocal) leader this year.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think we are going to be good. I think you will see a considerable improvement in our offense now that we have some experience and we have to replace Zion Rutledge, Knox Henderson and Tyler Green on defense, even though it will not be easy to fill their shoes, we have some GUYS that are ready to step in and make plays.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Carrollton, hands down. They are loaded. We played them as tough as anyone last year but they are a good team with a ton of talent.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“JuJu Lewis from Carrolltonlives up to all the hype. He has a great arm and he knows how to get himself out of trouble in the pocket and still find the open man. Also, RJ Echols at McEachern is a beast on both sides of the ball. I played park ball and middle school ball with him and he is the only person I know that may work harder than I do to get better in the offseason.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I want a shot to play college football. I love the sport and everything it teaches me about life and teamwork.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have had conversations with GT, Auburn, Kent State, Mercer, App. State and Georgia State.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“No schools that I know or recruiting me hard.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I have visited Mercer, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Florida State and Kennesaw State.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“We are working on some visits currently.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I am an Alabama fan. I love the team and the way they play.”

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Q&A with Hillgrove linebacker Braylon Hansbrough​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I want a shot to play college football. I love the sport and everything it teaches me about life and teamwork.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have had conversations with GT, Auburn, Kent State, Mercer, App. State and Georgia State.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“No schools that I know or recruiting me hard.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I have visited Mercer, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Florida State and Kennesaw State.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“We are working on some visits currently.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I am an Alabama fan. I love the team and the way they play.”


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Q&A with Hillgrove defensive lineman Johnathan Cummings​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I do want to play sports in college, the sport that I want to play is of course football. I chose football because I genuinely love the sport of football and not only have I put in multiple hours of training in for this sport, this is the way that I have found out that I can help my family do the things they want to do and allow my mom not to work so many jobs to support me and my sister. I want to make it all the way to where potentially I own my own football team one day.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I currently don't have any schools that are recruiting me at the moment, but I have been going to multiple showcases and camps and over this summer this year my plan is to go to multiple college camps where I can get my name out there for more colleges to know who I am.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The colleges that I hope to recruit me the hardest [are those that give] D1 offers.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college trips yet, but my plan is to go to the camps and ask for a tour of their campus.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I do have some paled trips for the summertime.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I did have a favorite college growing up. I actually had two of them. The two colleges that are my favorite are Texas A&M and the Texas Longhorns. These two are my favorite colleges because for one, I'm from Texas, and for two, I just think they're really good schools. The position I play in football is defensive line and from time to time I play a little bit of offensive line.”


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Q&A with North Cobb linebacker Grayson Hodges​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“My dream is to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“My recruitment is going a little slow right now. I’ve had a few coaches contact me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“See above.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I plan on making some trips in the next few weeks.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“See above.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was Clemson. My dad is an alumni and I started attending their football camps in 3rd grade.”


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Q&A with Arabia Mountain defensive back Jordan Miller​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I do want to play sports in college. I currently have two division one scholarships and several interests to play at the next level. I believe after this upcoming season my name will be on a lot more college radars.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“A couple colleges that have been recruiting me are Southeast Missouri, the Navy, Mercer, Ga Southern, Wofford, Coastal Carolina, Miami Ohio and many more.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“As of right now, the school that has been recruiting me the hardest would probably be Mercer. Coach Cole, the cornerback coach, is a great person outside of football and has been in contact with me daily showing consistent love.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made some college trips to Alabama State, UNC-Charlotte, and Mercer.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“With such a busy schedule, I plan on getting on campus soon at Southeast Missouri, Ga Southern, and Samford.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up I didn’t have a favorite college team, however, I did have a couple players that just stood out to me such as Tayvon Austin and Dri Archer.”


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Q&A with Hillgrove defensive back Daniel Okonkwo​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would like to play college football and college baseball.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None yet, but there are some schools beginning to appear on my radar.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“None.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No but I plan to make some this spring/summer.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“None specifically, but considering my low level of recruitment right now, I will be reaching out to schools in the east to start.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“UGA.”


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Q&A with Hillgrove linebacker Braylon Hansbrough
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season went well. We had a lot of key players transfer out and a lot of young guys had to step up and we played well in quite a few games but did not get as many victories as we would have liked but we did make the playoffs and that was good for the program.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I work basically year-round to keep my body in condition for the season. I don't play 7 on 7 because as an ILB it creates bad tackling habits and is not realistic for the position I play. I work on a lot of speed and agility from January to August. I also have put on around 15 pounds since the end of the season. I played at 195 my junior year and I want to be between 215 and 220 this year. I am also working to be a better (more vocal) leader this year.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think we are going to be good. I think you will see a considerable improvement in our offense now that we have some experience and we have to replace Zion Rutledge, Knox Henderson and Tyler Green on defense, even though it will not be easy to fill their shoes, we have some GUYS that are ready to step in and make plays.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Carrollton, hands down. They are loaded. We played them as tough as anyone last year but they are a good team with a ton of talent.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“JuJu Lewis from Carrolltonlives up to all the hype. He has a great arm and he knows how to get himself out of trouble in the pocket and still find the open man. Also, RJ Echols at McEachern is a beast on both sides of the ball. I played park ball and middle school ball with him and he is the only person I know that may work harder than I do to get better in the offseason.”

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Q&A with Hillgrove defensive lineman Johnathan Cummings
How did the high school football season go overall?
“My overall high school football season was kind of a miracle, I say a miracle because most people would say you're going to lose most of your games you're not make it to the playoffs this year. What I mean by that is some people would say "oh I'm not going to the Friday night game because it's just a waste of money they're going to lose anyway.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans with sports and working out are to get better as a person and a teammate. And with workouts to understand the reason for what the workouts will help with at my position.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel my team will do way better than what we did this year for the season. I believe that we will for sure make it further than what we did this year which was just to the first-round playoffs. I believe that we have the chances to make it to the championship and win it.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The team that I feel would be the toughest competition on our schedule is nobody. I say nobody because the only person that stops us is ourselves and the work that we put in so far it doesn't look like no one can hold us up.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual player will face off against this year is ourselves because we're the only one that can make ourselves lay down and give up and the way that we're training so far it doesn’t look like we're willing to lay down for nobody.”

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Q&A with North Cobb linebacker Grayson Hodges
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The football season ended well. We made it to round two of the playoffs. I ended the season with over 147 total tackles, 107 solo, 5 sacks & 8 tfls.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“After the season I wrestled for the first time. Since wrestling ended in February I’ve been working out with my trainers four days a week and hitting the gym with my dad 2 to 3 days a week. So I’m working.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We are looking really good. I’m pretty confident we’ll have one of our best seasons this year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel Walton will be our toughest competition this season.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“N/A.”

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Q&A with Arabia Mountain defensive back Jordan Miller
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The high school football season overall went decent, but we left a lot on the table. Our team was young and were just getting the opportunity to play on the varsity football level. Personally, I had a good junior season how I needed to and ended up earning first team all-region, player of the year, and several all-star game invitations. I impacted each game on all three levels (offense, defense, and special teams) and led my team in receiving yards.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans with sports and workouts are to get faster and put on some muscle mass. I am currently running track and attending football workouts early in the morning to get more explosive. This track season I’ve been competing at a high level in mainly triple jump, but I also compete in long jump, 300m hurdles, and a couple relays such as 4x1 and 4x2. The morning workouts are intense led by my phenomenal Coach Washington! The goal is to try to get the team on one accord and one mindset for the upcoming season. If everyone chimes in together, watch out for Arabia Mountain.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“This upcoming season I believe that my football team will play to our standard! This is the year that we finally put the pieces together, the playmakers make plays, everybody does their job, nobody is selfish, and we all are playing fast and physically at a high level.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Personally, I believe our toughest opponent will be our somewhat “rival” Stephenson Jaguars. I say them because they have a solid foundation up front with their O-line. Last year, we came up short against them and beat ourselves once again with little mistakes such as holding that calls back a touchdown or on 4th and 15th we allowed a 30+ yard gain on a screen.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual our team will face is ourselves! We are our biggest opponent and we control how far we will go. We have all the pieces and athletes together to do something special. It is going to take being committed and dedicated to one another to get where we want too.”

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Q&A with Hillgrove defensive back Daniel Okonkwo
How did the high school football season go overall?
“I think the season was a growth year, and therefore wasn’t as surprising as some think. We were a younger team, and we’re still adjusting to the dismissal of many core players. So I feel it was a great season in regards to moving forward.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I am currently running track, and plan to play summer baseball and participate in summer football camps and practice.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel we will be much better than last season considering the growth and experience of our team throughout the season and offseason.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Carrollton.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I’m not sure about that one, 90% of teams we play have at least one of those highly performing players.”

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How did the high school football season go overall?
“I feel like our past high school season went pretty well, we reached the elite 8 and lost to the eventual state champ. Had the injury bug not gotten the best of us, I feel like we could’ve made a run for a state title.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Currently I’m participating in track and our strength coach, Coach Hobs, has us working out 5 days a week.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel that our team has the potential and ability to win a state championship. We have a lot of experience coming back with our senior class and we have a lot of young guys ready to contribute.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Cartersville is probably our toughest competition every year, we have Cedartown, Blessed Trinity, and Carver so I feel like those teams will get us ready for region play.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I feel like every team we play has great players that we respect. But we feel like we can contain any great player we face.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play college football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Currently Rhodes College, Davidson, Crown College, Lyon College, Dartmouth, MTSU, and West Georgia have all shown interest in me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Rhodes College has been recruiting me pretty hard, I stay in touch with Coach Duncan pretty regularly, also Lyon College has been recruiting me pretty hard.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I haven’t made any college trips yet but I plan on going to Rhodes, Lyon, and Davidson over the summer.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“See above.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I always loved Alabama as a kid, just the way Saban runs things and their dominance made me love them.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“This past season was okay. It should have been a lot better. We could have dominated and showed the world what we already knew. This season taught us that we’re all we got, and that makes us stronger as a unit.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Right now my focus is getting bigger, faster and stronger. It’s that time of the year. Spring football is right around the corner.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I believe we’re going to shock some folks this season. This could be an undefeated season for sure.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest teams we face this fall are Meadowcreek and Tucker. Meadowcreek held it last season and we’re plotting our revenge tour. Tucker likely feels the same way about us.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest player we will face is Stephenson RB Devin Ingram.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes. I want to play college football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“My recruitment has been going crazy in the past couple of months. I have picked up offers from 17 D1 schools and some Power 5 interest from Georgia Tech, Mississippi State, Duke, Wake Forest, Vanderbilt, and Northwestern.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Coastal Carolina is recruiting me the hardest. I’m really feeling the love from the beach.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve watched a couple homecoming games but I haven’t made any major visits yet. Transportation has been a factor for unofficial visits.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I plan to visit Georgia Tech, Coastal Carolina, and James Madison in April. I’ll be going down to Georgia Southern soon as well.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve never had a dream school. I just liked whatever team my brothers did.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“It was alright, 3 games that we lost we should have won if we just wanted it as bad as the other team.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m currently running track and weightlift 5/7 days of the week.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We definitely have the potential to go undefeated.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“It doesn’t matter who is tough or who is not to me.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Doesn’t matter to me.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Absolutely, I will be a Power 5 football player.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“A lot of interest in me but because it was my first year ever playing I only have 3 offers from GA Southern, Austin Peay and UNC Charlotte.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“GA Southern.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Mercer, Charlotte, ASU.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Coastal football on April 15th, Tennessee Tech on March 25th, GA Southern soon.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Clemson.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“Our season went okay, [it] will be better next year.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I am doing track and football tryouts right now.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel good about next season; we should be way better.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Carrollton is the toughest team on our schedule this year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“JuJu will probably be the toughest opponent next year.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No colleges have been recruiting me so far.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“None.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college trips yet.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Not sure as of now, I might go see some colleges over the summer.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was Clemson.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“I had an amazing high school sophomore season this year with 100+ yards and 17 touchdowns.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“With the season being over, I get to work out harder than usual so I’m pretty consistent with the weight room and speed training.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like next year’s team is going to be very special and shocking as we have many threats and ballers returning.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The team that may be the toughest this year is Perry, they are a good, disciplined team and it takes another good disciplined team to beat them.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Michael Welch, the guy is a hard core running back and is hard to stop when he gets going.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I’m definitely going to further my career and play ball on the next level, I don’t have any specific college I want to attend as of right now so I am super interested and taking visits to figure that out.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Currently Wake Forest, Eastern Michigan and Eastern Carolina are the 3 schools that are showing interest.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“So far I don’t really think of any.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, I haven't made any college trips so far although I’m very interested to visit schools and find out where my heart is going to take me.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I am scheduled for an unofficial visit with Georgia Tech this upcoming Friday, March the 17th.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve been watching college football since I was a kid but I have never had a favorite college.”

Find out what colleges are recruiting Kadiphius Iverson, Jeremiah Valdry, Kendal Brown, Daniel Ndukwe, and Christian Bell now!


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Q&A with Westside running back Kadiphius Iverson​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I’m definitely going to further my career and play ball on the next level, I don’t have any specific college I want to attend as of right now so I am super interested and taking visits to figure that out.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Currently Wake Forest, Eastern Michigan and Eastern Carolina are the 3 schools that are showing interest.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“So far I don’t really think of any.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, I haven't made any college trips so far although I’m very interested to visit schools and find out where my heart is going to take me.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I am scheduled for an unofficial visit with Georgia Tech this upcoming Friday, March the 17th.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve been watching college football since I was a kid but I have never had a favorite college.”


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Q&A with Hillgrove wide receiver Jeremiah Valdry​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No colleges have been recruiting me so far.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“None.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college trips yet.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Not sure as of now, I might go see some colleges over the summer.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was Clemson.”


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Q&A with Arabia Mountain defensive end Kendal Brown​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Absolutely, I will be a Power 5 football player.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“A lot of interest in me but because it was my first year ever playing I only have 3 offers from GA Southern, Austin Peay and UNC Charlotte.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“GA Southern.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Mercer, Charlotte, ASU.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Coastal football on April 15th, Tennessee Tech on March 25th, GA Southern soon.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Clemson.”


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Q&A with Arabia Mountain outside linebacker Daniel Ndukwe​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes. I want to play college football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“My recruitment has been going crazy in the past couple of months. I have picked up offers from 17 D1 schools and some Power 5 interest from Georgia Tech, Mississippi State, Duke, Wake Forest, Vanderbilt, and Northwestern.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Coastal Carolina is recruiting me the hardest. I’m really feeling the love from the beach.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve watched a couple homecoming games but I haven’t made any major visits yet. Transportation has been a factor for unofficial visits.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I plan to visit Georgia Tech, Coastal Carolina, and James Madison in April. I’ll be going down to Georgia Southern soon as well.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve never had a dream school. I just liked whatever team my brothers did.”


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Q&A with Calhoun offensive lineman Christian Bell​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play college football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Currently Rhodes College, Davidson, Crown College, Lyon College, Dartmouth, MTSU, and West Georgia have all shown interest in me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Rhodes College has been recruiting me pretty hard, I stay in touch with Coach Duncan pretty regularly, also Lyon College has been recruiting me pretty hard.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I haven’t made any college trips yet but I plan on going to Rhodes, Lyon, and Davidson over the summer.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“See above.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I always loved Alabama as a kid, just the way Saban runs things and their dominance made me love them.”


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Find out what some of the top players in the state are saying about football and sports now!


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Q&A with Westside running back Kadiphius Iverson
How did the high school football season go overall?
“I had an amazing high school sophomore season this year with 100+ yards and 17 touchdowns.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“With the season being over, I get to work out harder than usual so I’m pretty consistent with the weight room and speed training.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like next year’s team is going to be very special and shocking as we have many threats and ballers returning.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The team that may be the toughest this year is Perry, they are a good, disciplined team and it takes another good disciplined team to beat them.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Michael Welch, the guy is a hard core running back and is hard to stop when he gets going.”

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Q&A with Hillgrove wide receiver Jeremiah Valdry
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Our season went okay, [it] will be better next year.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I am doing track and football tryouts right now.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel good about next season; we should be way better.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Carrollton is the toughest team on our schedule this year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“JuJu will probably be the toughest opponent next year.”

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Q&A with Arabia Mountain defensive end Kendal Brown
How did the high school football season go overall?
“It was alright, 3 games that we lost we should have won if we just wanted it as bad as the other team.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m currently running track and weightlift 5/7 days of the week.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We definitely have the potential to go undefeated.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“It doesn’t matter who is tough or who is not to me.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Doesn’t matter to me.”

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Q&A with Arabia Mountain outside linebacker Daniel Ndukwe
How did the high school football season go overall?
“This past season was okay. It should have been a lot better. We could have dominated and showed the world what we already knew. This season taught us that we’re all we got, and that makes us stronger as a unit.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Right now my focus is getting bigger, faster and stronger. It’s that time of the year. Spring football is right around the corner.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I believe we’re going to shock some folks this season. This could be an undefeated season for sure.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest teams we face this fall are Meadowcreek and Tucker. Meadowcreek held it last season and we’re plotting our revenge tour. Tucker likely feels the same way about us.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest player we will face is Stephenson RB Devin Ingram.”

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Q&A with Calhoun offensive lineman Christian Bell
How did the high school football season go overall?
“I feel like our past high school season went pretty well, we reached the elite 8 and lost to the eventual state champ. Had the injury bug not gotten the best of us, I feel like we could’ve made a run for a state title.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Currently I’m participating in track and our strength coach, Coach Hobs, has us working out 5 days a week.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel that our team has the potential and ability to win a state championship. We have a lot of experience coming back with our senior class and we have a lot of young guys ready to contribute.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Cartersville is probably our toughest competition every year, we have Cedartown, Blessed Trinity, and Carver so I feel like those teams will get us ready for region play.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I feel like every team we play has great players that we respect. But we feel like we can contain any great player we face.”

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How did the high school football season go overall?
“The football season went well, ended with 20 catches and 3 touchdowns, I felt like I could’ve done better but I will be coming back harder this year.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m running track now, I’m for sure training and getting stronger for my senior season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like my football team [has] a lot of potential to go to the 2nd round or further in the playoffs, we have a nice team, nice offense and defense.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest competition we will probably have is the Parkview Panthers.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Skip.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Miami of OH, Georgia Southern and Colorado State.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Miami of OH has been recruiting me the hardest.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I visited Georgia Tech earlier in the year and plan to visit more schools this spring.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I will be at Georgia Southern 4/15 and plan to visit other schools further in the spring.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Florida State was my favorite college growing up.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“28 tackles, 20 TFLs, 9 sacks, 22 QB hurries, and 2 forced fumbles. Unfortunately during our homecoming game, I suffered a season ending ACL injury. It was tough dealing with my injury and not being able to help my team.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans for next season are to finish better than I did the last season. My lifting goals are to gain 5-10 lbs of muscle as well as 20-30 lbs gains on my maxes.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I have high expectations for my team next season. We have a solid group of returning players along with some new additions. I anticipate that we will finish stronger than we did last season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest team we will face next year is Parkview High School.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual player we will face is running back Khyair Spain from Parkview High School.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I do aspire to continue my college football career in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have offers from Tulane, Georgia State, UCF, Troy, Liberty, UNC Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, Miami OH, Georgia Southern, App State, and James Madison.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“It is early in the recruiting process, but I am looking forward to building relationships with these coaches.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve made trips to Georgia State, Troy and UCF.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“My schedule is still open with a lot of decisions to be made, but I will be at Wake Forest April 4th and Duke April 6th.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was Clemson because that was the first college I had ever been too and my mother is an alumna.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“I had a great breakout season with 840 yards and 4 tds, and 1st team all-region.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I just started back doing preseason conditioning and I am running track also.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like we will surprise a lot of people going into next year and we will put our team on the map.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Two of our biggest competitors are Kell and Cambridge.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The QB on Kell was a very good player and the WR on Alpharetta Ethan Barbour.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I do plan on playing college football and some of my top schools are Alabama, Ohio state, UNC, Georgia, and Kentucky.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have gotten interest from schools like Cincy, Eastern Michigan, Lake Eerie, and Tennessee State.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I am a sophomore so not a lot of schools are really trying to recruit me but I do have a lot of interest from Eastern Michigan.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have been to a good amount of colleges so far.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“My 7v7 team has set up many college visits this summer.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, my favorite team is Alabama.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“This season went very well, got a lot of film out and ready for next year.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m working out and training during this off season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel we are going to go further than what we did this previous year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“With a better record, I feel as [only] ourselves are going to stop us from beating any team we play. If we lose the mindset game, we lose the battle overall.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I would say number 9 from Luella, he had a big game against us. He was a factor in the defense and made big plays.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I will be playing football at the next level but the colleges I want to go to will not be put to the public because I will be deciding myself. I want to play on a big stage at some great Division 1 school.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been getting looked at by FSU, Wake Forest, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern etc.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say Wake Forest, [with their] coaches coming out to see me [and] I’ve had a few conversations with their coaches. I have gone to one of their games [and] I will be going to another.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made it up to App State, Coastal Carolina, Wake Forest and Georgia Southern.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I have one coming up, stay into my page; I’ve been on a Louisville visit.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite CFB team growing up and still is UGA. Love their work.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“Football season went fantastic. Despite graduating some amazing senior leaders our team was able to reload, win a region championship, and make it to the GA 7A semifinals. We also had the opportunity to host Lipscomb Academy (Nashville, TN) in the Freedom Bowl and traveled to the football hall of fame in Canton, OH and played Christian Brothers (St. Louis, MO) at Tom Benson Stadium. Both of those teams went on to win state championships in their respective states and divisions.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“This off season I decided to run track. I made varsity running the 50m, 150m, and 300m. In addition, I earned a spot on the YPL Elite 18u team. My goal for both of those was to work on speed and playing in space. I've maintained work on lateral speed with Coach Dustyn Moore from Moore Sports Performance, routine lifting regimen to continue to put on good size. I also work with Coach Payne and Coach Goodwell from Next Level Backer. There we spent at least an hour breaking down film to help better understand the offensive schedule. We then take that knowledge and go to the field to work on fundamentals.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I am really excited about our team next season. We had a number of sophomores (2025) contribute last season and when you combine that with our junior and senior talent we will be ready to compete at a high level.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Our coaches do a great job exposing us to adversity with a tough schedule early in the season to ensure we are prepared when it counts most. Playing a tough schedule forces us to face our team's strengths and weaknesses. I know we will play a ranked team out of state which and that always is a challenge traveling away from home and playing fantastic talent. The bonds we build on those trips allow us to get to know teammates off the field which paves the way to an unmatched brotherhood.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Man, there are so many studs in Georgia 7a (SEC of high school football). Too many to name.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Football, it has always been a dream for as long as I can remember.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have started to develop closer relationships and more frequent contact with schools like Northwestern, Georgia Tech, Western Kentucky, University of Houston, UNLV, UAB, Central Michigan, Old Dominion, Wofford, Liberty, Austin Peay, Bucknell, and Lafayette.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say it is even right now. I am excited for camp season, continue building relationships, and God-willing earn my first offer.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Last summer, I took several unofficial visits including UCONN, Auburn, Western Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Mercer, Lehigh, Wofford and Lafayette.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I am in the process of building out my summer visit and camp schedule. My first visit and camp will be at Northwestern.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I grew up in New Jersey so college football wasn't nearly as followed as it is here in Georgia. I followed Penn State and went to a "white out" game once and you could literally feel the ground shake. That was an amazing experience. I also grew up rooting for Rutgers because it was the school closest to my home. And, also Robert Morris University because that's where my dad played football.”

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Q&A with Milton linebacker Hayden Tumminia​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Football, it has always been a dream for as long as I can remember.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have started to develop closer relationships and more frequent contact with schools like Northwestern, Georgia Tech, Western Kentucky, University of Houston, UNLV, UAB, Central Michigan, Old Dominion, Wofford, Liberty, Austin Peay, Bucknell, and Lafayette.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say it is even right now. I am excited for camp season, continue building relationships, and God-willing earn my first offer.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Last summer, I took several unofficial visits including UCONN, Auburn, Western Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Mercer, Lehigh, Wofford and Lafayette.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I am in the process of building out my summer visit and camp schedule. My first visit and camp will be at Northwestern.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I grew up in New Jersey so college football wasn't nearly as followed as it is here in Georgia. I followed Penn State and went to a "white out" game once and you could literally feel the ground shake. That was an amazing experience. I also grew up rooting for Rutgers because it was the school closest to my home. And, also Robert Morris University because that's where my dad played football.”


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Q&A with Stockbridge defensive back MaLik Caswell​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I will be playing football at the next level but the colleges I want to go to will not be put to the public because I will be deciding myself. I want to play on a big stage at some great Division 1 school.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been getting looked at by FSU, Wake Forest, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern etc.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say Wake Forest, [with their] coaches coming out to see me [and] I’ve had a few conversations with their coaches. I have gone to one of their games [and] I will be going to another.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made it up to App State, Coastal Carolina, Wake Forest and Georgia Southern.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I have one coming up, stay into my page; I’ve been on a Louisville visit.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite CFB team growing up and still is UGA. Love their work.”


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Q&A with Chattahoochee wide receiver DJ Avery​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I do plan on playing college football and some of my top schools are Alabama, Ohio state, UNC, Georgia, and Kentucky.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have gotten interest from schools like Cincy, Eastern Michigan, Lake Eerie, and Tennessee State.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I am a sophomore so not a lot of schools are really trying to recruit me but I do have a lot of interest from Eastern Michigan.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have been to a good amount of colleges so far.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“My 7v7 team has set up many college visits this summer.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, my favorite team is Alabama.”


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Q&A with South Gwinnett outside linebacker AJ Pigford​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I do aspire to continue my college football career in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have offers from Tulane, Georgia State, UCF, Troy, Liberty, UNC Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, Miami OH, Georgia Southern, App State, and James Madison.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“It is early in the recruiting process, but I am looking forward to building relationships with these coaches.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve made trips to Georgia State, Troy and UCF.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“My schedule is still open with a lot of decisions to be made, but I will be at Wake Forest April 4th and Duke April 6th.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was Clemson because that was the first college I had ever been too and my mother is an alumna.”


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Q&A with South Gwinnett defensive back Elijah McDowell​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Miami of OH, Georgia Southern and Colorado State.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Miami of OH has been recruiting me the hardest.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I visited Georgia Tech earlier in the year and plan to visit more schools this spring.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I will be at Georgia Southern 4/15 and plan to visit other schools further in the spring.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Florida State was my favorite college growing up.”


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Q&A with Milton linebacker Hayden Tumminia
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Football season went fantastic. Despite graduating some amazing senior leaders our team was able to reload, win a region championship, and make it to the GA 7A semifinals. We also had the opportunity to host Lipscomb Academy (Nashville, TN) in the Freedom Bowl and traveled to the football hall of fame in Canton, OH and played Christian Brothers (St. Louis, MO) at Tom Benson Stadium. Both of those teams went on to win state championships in their respective states and divisions.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“This off season I decided to run track. I made varsity running the 50m, 150m, and 300m. In addition, I earned a spot on the YPL Elite 18u team. My goal for both of those was to work on speed and playing in space. I've maintained work on lateral speed with Coach Dustyn Moore from Moore Sports Performance, routine lifting regimen to continue to put on good size. I also work with Coach Payne and Coach Goodwell from Next Level Backer. There we spent at least an hour breaking down film to help better understand the offensive schedule. We then take that knowledge and go to the field to work on fundamentals.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I am really excited about our team next season. We had a number of sophomores (2025) contribute last season and when you combine that with our junior and senior talent we will be ready to compete at a high level.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Our coaches do a great job exposing us to adversity with a tough schedule early in the season to ensure we are prepared when it counts most. Playing a tough schedule forces us to face our team's strengths and weaknesses. I know we will play a ranked team out of state which and that always is a challenge traveling away from home and playing fantastic talent. The bonds we build on those trips allow us to get to know teammates off the field which paves the way to an unmatched brotherhood.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Man, there are so many studs in Georgia 7a (SEC of high school football). Too many to name.”

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Q&A with Stockbridge defensive back MaLik Caswell
How did the high school football season go overall?
“This season went very well, got a lot of film out and ready for next year.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m working out and training during this off season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel we are going to go further than what we did this previous year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“With a better record, I feel as [only] ourselves are going to stop us from beating any team we play. If we lose the mindset game, we lose the battle overall.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I would say number 9 from Luella, he had a big game against us. He was a factor in the defense and made big plays.”

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Q&A with Chattahoochee wide receiver DJ Avery
How did the high school football season go overall?
“I had a great breakout season with 840 yards and 4 tds, and 1st team all-region.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I just started back doing preseason conditioning and I am running track also.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like we will surprise a lot of people going into next year and we will put our team on the map.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Two of our biggest competitors are Kell and Cambridge.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The QB on Kell was a very good player and the WR on Alpharetta Ethan Barbour.”

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Q&A with South Gwinnett outside linebacker AJ Pigford
How did the high school football season go overall?
“28 tackles, 20 TFLs, 9 sacks, 22 QB hurries, and 2 forced fumbles. Unfortunately during our homecoming game, I suffered a season ending ACL injury. It was tough dealing with my injury and not being able to help my team.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans for next season are to finish better than I did the last season. My lifting goals are to gain 5-10 lbs of muscle as well as 20-30 lbs gains on my maxes.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I have high expectations for my team next season. We have a solid group of returning players along with some new additions. I anticipate that we will finish stronger than we did last season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest team we will face next year is Parkview High School.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual player we will face is running back Khyair Spain from Parkview High School.”

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Q&A with South Gwinnett defensive back Elijah McDowell
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The football season went well, ended with 20 catches and 3 touchdowns, I felt like I could’ve done better but I will be coming back harder this year.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m running track now, I’m for sure training and getting stronger for my senior season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like my football team [has] a lot of potential to go to the 2nd round or further in the playoffs, we have a nice team, nice offense and defense.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest competition we will probably have is the Parkview Panthers.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Skip.”

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How did the high school football season go overall?
“The high school football season went well overall but me, my teammates, and coaches believed it could have ended way better or the way we wanted.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans for sports and workouts are just to fix or improve on the things I can improve on and continue to run track and lift hard for this upcoming season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel as if we will be back in that same position but this time we will be able to step up to the challenge and bring the trophy home.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest team on our schedule has to be Carrollton, every year we play them they bring their best and make it hard for us the whole game so I would have to say them.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“N/A.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I want to play sports in college and football is the sport I have my eyes set on.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Auburn, ECU, Michigan State, GA State, GA Southern, Indiana, Clemson, GT, South Carolina, and Tennessee.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The school that is recruiting me the hardest has to be ECU or Indiana.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made a couple unofficial visits to schools like GT, South Carolina, Tennessee, Clemson, Auburn, and GA State.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I have plans to visit Indiana, South Carolina, Clemson, and ECU real soon. I haven’t decided on the dates yet.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was Clemson.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“I’d say the season went very well. We placed second in our region, coming up short against Langston Hughes and surprised a lot of people.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I am grinding hard every day in the weight room and also speed and agility workouts to improve my skills and gain some division 1 offers.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like our team can be good, we just have to overcome some things since our head coach decided to take his great talents elsewhere.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Langston Hughes by far.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Air Noland.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play division one football. Whoever picks me up would be an honor.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“A couple have followed me but not many have actually recruited me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“None really.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“No.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Oregon Ducks.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall this season could’ve gone much better. It was an unfortunate situation with my coaches’ position planning and how our goals aligned for the team.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Right now I’m running track and attending football camps when available; I have a weight training class during school to stay on top of my workouts as well.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“With our team consisting mainly of seniors, I feel it will take time to adjust to the change but if we adjust the correct way then me and my team can go a long way.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“As our city rivals and our biggest competition every year, I feel that Stockbridge will be our toughest competition.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“To be honest I can’t say who our toughest individual competitor will be. Football is a team sport so being a great individual means very little if your team can’t perform.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, my goal is to play sports in college. Football is the sport I’m aiming for but if I can I would like to play football and run track.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I can’t say for certainty which colleges have been recruiting me. Many emails with camp invites but so far I haven’t talked to college coaches on a personal level.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“None.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No I haven’t.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Looking into colleges to visit. In the scouting process.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“The University of Georgia was and still is the dream school and my favorite.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“I think the season went decent, we could’ve done better. Last season our team was pretty young and full of first time starters.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans are to get bigger and faster over the offseason. I’ve been in the weight room ever since the rising senior bowl.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel the team would do great, we are returning the whole defense and most of the offense. Some big things [are] planned for the upcoming season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think it’s between Stephenson or Tucker.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don’t [think] we’ll face one tough individual.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I want to play college football but I have yet to decide where.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have one offer from Southeast Missouri, schools that are interested are Austin Peay, James Madison, Mercer, Tennessee Tech, East Tennessee State, Eastern Kentucky, Brown, Georgetown, and New Hampshire.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“East Tennessee State is the school that recruits me the most. Love the staff and have a good relationship with them.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I made 3 college trips: East Tennessee State, Mercer and Alabama State.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I have a few things coming up: Mercer junior day on the 25, Eastern Kentucky spring game and Georgetown junior day.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up [has been] Alabama.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“Good, amazing freshman season. [I had] 128 pass completions, 1,922 passing yards and 18 touchdowns.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m currently lifting weights every day after school and I get a little field work 4 days out of the week, also I’m looking for a 7v7 team.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel next year our team will go really far. I will definitely try to lead us all the way, I think we have a very good chance. [We have] a lot of advanced first team all-region players returning.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The team that may be the toughest this year [is] maybe Perry, a good disciplined team but I think we will pull it off.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“#5 the running back from @baldwin.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I definitely want to play sports in college and I would like to go to whoever wants to give me a chance to beat the next man.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’m currently not being recruited but Alabama A&M called my coach about me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A currently.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“N/a.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“No.”

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Q&A with Westside quarterback James Neville​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I definitely want to play sports in college and I would like to go to whoever wants to give me a chance to beat the next man.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’m currently not being recruited but Alabama A&M called my coach about me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A currently.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“N/a.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“No.”


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Q&A with Arabia Mountain linebacker Daniel Turpin​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I want to play college football but I have yet to decide where.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have one offer from Southeast Missouri, schools that are interested are Austin Peay, James Madison, Mercer, Tennessee Tech, East Tennessee State, Eastern Kentucky, Brown, Georgetown, and New Hampshire.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“East Tennessee State is the school that recruits me the most. Love the staff and have a good relationship with them.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I made 3 college trips: East Tennessee State, Mercer and Alabama State.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I have a few things coming up: Mercer junior day on the 25, Eastern Kentucky spring game and Georgetown junior day.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up [has been] Alabama.”


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Q&A with Woodland quarterback Dominiq Northington​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, my goal is to play sports in college. Football is the sport I’m aiming for but if I can I would like to play football and run track.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I can’t say for certainty which colleges have been recruiting me. Many emails with camp invites but so far I haven’t talked to college coaches on a personal level.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“None.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No I haven’t.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Looking into colleges to visit. In the scouting process.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“The University of Georgia was and still is the dream school and my favorite.”


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Q&A with South Paulding wide receiver DJ Reese​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play division one football. Whoever picks me up would be an honor.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“A couple have followed me but not many have actually recruited me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“None really.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“No.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Oregon Ducks.”


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Q&A with Rome middle linebacker Alto Moore​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I want to play sports in college and football is the sport I have my eyes set on.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Auburn, ECU, Michigan State, GA State, GA Southern, Indiana, Clemson, GT, South Carolina, and Tennessee.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The school that is recruiting me the hardest has to be ECU or Indiana.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made a couple unofficial visits to schools like GT, South Carolina, Tennessee, Clemson, Auburn, and GA State.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I have plans to visit Indiana, South Carolina, Clemson, and ECU real soon. I haven’t decided on the dates yet.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was Clemson.”


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Find out what some of the top players in the state are saying about football and sports now!


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Q&A with Westside quarterback James Neville
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Good, amazing freshman season. [I had] 128 pass completions, 1,922 passing yards and 18 touchdowns.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m currently lifting weights every day after school and I get a little field work 4 days out of the week, also I’m looking for a 7v7 team.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel next year our team will go really far. I will definitely try to lead us all the way, I think we have a very good chance. [We have] a lot of advanced first team all-region players returning.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The team that may be the toughest this year [is] maybe Perry, a good disciplined team but I think we will pull it off.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“#5 the running back from @baldwin.”

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Q&A with Arabia Mountain linebacker Daniel Turpin
How did the high school football season go overall?
“I think the season went decent, we could’ve done better. Last season our team was pretty young and full of first time starters.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans are to get bigger and faster over the offseason. I’ve been in the weight room ever since the rising senior bowl.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel the team would do great, we are returning the whole defense and most of the offense. Some big things [are] planned for the upcoming season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think it’s between Stephenson or Tucker.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don’t [think] we’ll face one tough individual.”

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Q&A with Woodland quarterback Dominiq Northington
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall this season could’ve gone much better. It was an unfortunate situation with my coaches’ position planning and how our goals aligned for the team.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Right now I’m running track and attending football camps when available; I have a weight training class during school to stay on top of my workouts as well.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“With our team consisting mainly of seniors, I feel it will take time to adjust to the change but if we adjust the correct way then me and my team can go a long way.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“As our city rivals and our biggest competition every year, I feel that Stockbridge will be our toughest competition.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“To be honest I can’t say who our toughest individual competitor will be. Football is a team sport so being a great individual means very little if your team can’t perform.”

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Q&A with South Paulding wide receiver DJ Reese
How did the high school football season go overall?
“I’d say the season went very well. We placed second in our region, coming up short against Langston Hughes and surprised a lot of people.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I am grinding hard every day in the weight room and also speed and agility workouts to improve my skills and gain some division 1 offers.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like our team can be good, we just have to overcome some things since our head coach decided to take his great talents elsewhere.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Langston Hughes by far.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Air Noland.”

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Q&A with Rome middle linebacker Alto Moore
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The high school football season went well overall but me, my teammates, and coaches believed it could have ended way better or the way we wanted.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans for sports and workouts are just to fix or improve on the things I can improve on and continue to run track and lift hard for this upcoming season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel as if we will be back in that same position but this time we will be able to step up to the challenge and bring the trophy home.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest team on our schedule has to be Carrollton, every year we play them they bring their best and make it hard for us the whole game so I would have to say them.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“N/A.”

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Find out what colleges are recruiting Talan Fuller, Toryn Wilkins, Jaden Jones, Charles Johnson, and Dae'Jeaun Dennis now!


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Q&A with Morgan County quarterback Talan Fuller​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, if given the opportunity I want to play either baseball or football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“As of lately I’ve been communicating with schools such as Point University, McPherson College, Anderson University, Dartmouth College, University of Puget Sound, and Carleton College.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“University of Puget Sound in Tacoma Washington has been recruiting me the heaviest as of lately.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I went on a visit during my sophomore season with my teammate Antavious Elder to UCF but I have not been on one since.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Yes, I really want to go on visits here soon. I would like to start out in state then venture out of state schools as I dive deeper into my recruiting process.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“The University of Georgia was my favorite college growing up and still is my favorite college.”


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Q&A with Hillgrove quarterback Toryn Wilkins​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I want to continue running the football offense at the next level and play on Saturdays.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“The recruiting process is very slowly warming up right now. I understand it is a two-way process for some players like me so I will be pushing more to create more pulling in the future. I will do more outreach to schools along with more winning with my team to improve my chances. Also, I’m attending events like QB Legacy, NextGen Showcase, UC Report, Manning Passing, Elite11 this year as well as going to several of the on-campus college camps to open some more eyes.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Actually, I’m deep cover right now. I don’t have any schools knocking my door down yet, so I’ll keep working on my academics and athletics to make it easy for them and hard for me to choose. I think my film will show and prove the player I am and how I can elevate players around me. I hope this article helps, too.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“In the past (pre-Covid), I have visited Clemson, Mercer, and Mississippi State unofficially but last year I was focused on the varsity starter role, so I didn’t make any trips to work out with my teammates and get the chemistry down. That will change this year.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“This year, I will get back on the visit circuit with good varsity film and great grades to share. Right now, I’m looking at both NCAA D1 and D2 and NAIA schools across the country and will cast a wide net to create awareness with the coaches and recruiting coordinators. Worst case, my grades will get me in, and I’ll walk on and beat someone out like Stetson Bennett did at UGA. “

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I was a fan of Florida State when Jameis Winston was their QB but grew fond of Clemson after going to the campus and attending football and basketball camps over several summers.”


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Q&A with Ware County safety Jaden Jones​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I do want to play sports in college but I don’t have a preferred college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I think Wingate is the hardest on recruiting but I don’t know to be honest.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“See above.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No sir.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I would if I knew how I’m still in the learning process learning from my teammates who are leaving now.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“No sir, I’ve always fallen in love with big time players and them making plays in big time moments so I watched every team like they were my favorite.”


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Q&A with Ware County linebacker Charles Johnson​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I would and the sport is football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have no colleges recruiting me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“No college.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No I haven’t.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Yes I do.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“University of Miami.”


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Q&A with Ware County running back Dae'Jeaun Dennis​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I would love to play football in college, I have a dream.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been in touch with Troy University, Coastal Carolina, Georgia State, App State, Kentucky, FAU, and Georgia Tech.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Georgia State and Troy University are recruiting me the hardest.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have visited Georgia State, Coastal Carolina, and Troy University.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“FAU and Kentucky in March, no set date yet.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I am a Florida Gators fan, born and grew up there.”


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