How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“We’re out right now for the finals.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“We can make better plays and hustle harder and faster.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“Yes sir I’m honestly impressed by my playing but I still have things to work on.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“I feel like we have a couple of things to work on.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“I just want to make it out and go somewhere big.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Boston College, Cincinnati, Troy, Georgia Southern, Indiana.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I feel like Cincinnati is trying to recruit me the hardest now.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes sir I’ve been to Florida State, Auburn, Georgia Tech.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“No sir.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college used to be Alabama.”

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Q&A with Aquinas defensive lineman Jaden Wuerth​

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?
“North Carolina, GT.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Yes, one on the 18th to GT.”

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


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Q&A with North Oconee outside linebacker Khamari Brooks​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I want to play sports in college right now, I'm not sure which one.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No colleges have been recruiting me that I know of.”

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

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

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I don't have any plans.”

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


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Q&A with Stephenson quarterback Marte Barton​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I don’t have any colleges yet.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve made only two college trips.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“N/a.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, my favorite colleges are Michigan and Alabama.”


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Q&A with Thomasville outside linebacker Geremiah Humbert​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, if its God’s plan for my life I would love to play sports in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No schools have been recruiting me right now but my recruitment is 100% open and I’m willing to play at any level.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I have visited Mercer University so far and also went to camps at Georgia Tech and Florida State.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Yes, I have plans to go to some in the future.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“FSU has been my favorite college growing up.”


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Q&A with Heard County athlete Dereon Pearson​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Duke, Wisconsin, and Lyon have sent interest letters, and Vanderbilt asked for my transcript towards the beginning of the season.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“None have shown complete interest just yet.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve been on visits to Tennessee, Georgia Southern, Georgia Tech, and Kennesaw.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“If there is more to come.”

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


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Q&A with Aquinas defensive lineman Jaden Wuerth
How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Everything is going great, we just won round 1 of the playoffs with a blowout victory.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“As a team I feel we can improve everywhere, you can always improve but I feel we need to improve especially on defense.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I have been pleased with my performances, but I can always improve and get better and improve certain things in my game.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“The play of our team has been pretty good, but I do think we need to tighten some things up if we want to go deep in the playoffs.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“My sporting goals as of right now are to win a state championship and to just improve every day.”

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Q&A with North Oconee outside linebacker Khamari Brooks
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Everything with football has been going very well.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I think I have played very well this season but still have a long way to go.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“Our team is doing very well right now, we just have to keep working.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I feel like our team can get better, in every aspect of the game you can always improve.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“The key to winning is having great character and teammates and great physicality.”

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Q&A with Stephenson quarterback Marte Barton
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Everything is going good so far.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I think I’ve been good but throughout the season I’ve been getting better.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“My team has played well but we could do better.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“We can improve on finishing games.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“The keys are starting fast and finishing strong.”

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Q&A with Thomasville outside linebacker Geremiah Humbert
How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Everything is going great so far this offseason for football.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“Our team can improve on leadership and working together as a team.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I have been pretty pleased with my performances.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“I feel like the play of my team can be more consistent and look forward to being 1-0 after every week.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“My sporting goals as of now are to get bigger, faster, and perfect my craft this off season.”

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Q&A with Heard County athlete Dereon Pearson
How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“N/A.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“I feel like we could improve more on working together and using all 11 to contribute to positive plays even after a bad play.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“This year I wasn’t pleased with my performances being that I only got to play six whole games of my junior year due to injuries.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“N/A.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“My sporting goals now are to get better faster and stronger in the off season.”

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How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“N/A.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“I feel like we could improve more on working together and using all 11 to contribute to positive plays even after a bad play.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“This year I wasn’t pleased with my performances being that I only got to play six whole games of my junior year due to injuries.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“N/A.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“My sporting goals now are to get better faster and stronger in the off season.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Duke, Wisconsin, and Lyon have sent interest letters, and Vanderbilt asked for my transcript towards the beginning of the season.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“None have shown complete interest just yet.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve been on visits to Tennessee, Georgia Southern, Georgia Tech, and Kennesaw.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“If there is more to come.”

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

How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Everything is going great so far this offseason for football.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“Our team can improve on leadership and working together as a team.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I have been pretty pleased with my performances.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“I feel like the play of my team can be more consistent and look forward to being 1-0 after every week.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“My sporting goals as of now are to get bigger, faster, and perfect my craft this off season.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, if its God’s plan for my life I would love to play sports in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No schools have been recruiting me right now but my recruitment is 100% open and I’m willing to play at any level.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I have visited Mercer University so far and also went to camps at Georgia Tech and Florida State.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Yes, I have plans to go to some in the future.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“FSU has been my favorite college growing up.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Everything is going good so far.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I think I’ve been good but throughout the season I’ve been getting better.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“My team has played well but we could do better.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“We can improve on finishing games.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“The keys are starting fast and finishing strong.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I don’t have any colleges yet.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve made only two college trips.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“N/a.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, my favorite colleges are Michigan and Alabama.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Everything with football has been going very well.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I think I have played very well this season but still have a long way to go.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“Our team is doing very well right now, we just have to keep working.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I feel like our team can get better, in every aspect of the game you can always improve.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“The key to winning is having great character and teammates and great physicality.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I want to play sports in college right now, I'm not sure which one.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No colleges have been recruiting me that I know of.”

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

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

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I don't have any plans.”

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

How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Everything is going great, we just won round 1 of the playoffs with a blowout victory.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“As a team I feel we can improve everywhere, you can always improve but I feel we need to improve especially on defense.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I have been pleased with my performances, but I can always improve and get better and improve certain things in my game.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“The play of our team has been pretty good, but I do think we need to tighten some things up if we want to go deep in the playoffs.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“My sporting goals as of right now are to win a state championship and to just improve every day.”

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?
“North Carolina, GT.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Yes, one on the 18th to GT.”

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

How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Really good this is my sophomore season and so far I got 10 sacks,18 TFL,51 tackles and 2FF and we’re 11-0 going into the second round of the playoffs.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“I think we can improve on staying consistent through the whole game.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I think I’ve done good in my performances but I’m not pleased or satisfied that I can always do better.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“I think we’re a very dominant team and one of the best schemed teams in the country.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“My goals are to end my junior and senior season with 20 plus sacks both years.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“FSU, Tennessee, Mississippi State, Auburn, Clemson etc.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“FSU or Tennessee.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I have been to colleges all fall.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I’ve gone to 6 schools this fall and I plan to end it in Tennessee.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“No I did not.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“It’s been great going in, we focus on being 1-0 every day and performing our best during the week so we can show out under the lights on Friday.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“Yes, this being my junior season I am beyond blessed with the season I’m having but I still feel like I’m not at my full potential yet.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“Our team has been playing fantastic but we still need to improve every week and cut down on penalties on Friday.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“No team can ever have enough chemistry so I say our team could improve on shared experiences and things. Also we could cut back on penalties like I mentioned earlier.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“We need to focus on the small things like communication and the flags.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Liberty, Miami of Ohio, App State, ECU, Georgia Southern, Cincinnati.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“ECU.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Not while in the playoffs.”

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

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“I have had a great season, stayed healthy, had a lot of fun, and made the playoffs.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“Indeed, by far my most productive year. I came off injury last year, shed a little weight, gained some speed and it has paid off. Double digit tackles pretty consistently every game.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“Our team has played tough. We aren’t the biggest but our Sr’s have really stepped up and led our younger guys. We had great QB play from Josh Oliver. Our goal was to make the postseason and we accomplished that.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“We need size, it's hard to really “improve” that though. We do need to come out a little faster, been a little slow in a few games and luckily we have been able to turn around and make it up but this week we will really need to come out at 200%.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Keep grinding and working together. We have a great group and great coaches, we just need to keep getting better every day.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“N/A.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes several last year, been to JSU, FSU, heading to Mercer and Southern.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Same as above.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, my whole family went to Auburn. We are an Auburn family for sure.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“The season has been going great so far. We just finished a perfect regular season at 10-0 and are looking forward to the playoffs ahead of us.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I have improved from last year and have played well this year but I am not satisfied. There is always room to continue working and improve.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“The team has played great all season. We have played very dominant football and look to continue to do so.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I would say the main thing as a team we need to improve on is cutting out controllable penalties.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Going forward it’s all about playing together as a family and being prepared for our opponents each week.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“UPenn, Kennesaw State, Troy, UAB, Jacksonville State, Memphis, Florida State, MTSU, Georgia Southern, Valdosta State, Mercer.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“It changes week to week, but at the moment UPenn is contacting me the most.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made trips to Kennesaw State, Troy, MTSU, UAB, Jacksonville State, and Georgia Southern along with Tennessee and Shorter last year.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“The only other trip I have planned for this year is to Florida State.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Because I was born in Athens and both of my parents went to UGA, I grew up a Georgia fan.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“All has been good, we dropped two and we are playing tonight for region champs.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“Yes I’ve done pretty good, when the ball comes my way I have some decent YAC.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“We have been getting better each week as a solid team.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“We can get better at putting teams away.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Playing as one.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I want to play football in college and I have baseball as another option too (if I get recruited).”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have offers from GT, Louisville, UCF, Central Michigan, and Western Michigan.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“GT, Louisville.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Not yet just game visits to GT.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Yes, trying to catch Louisville and GSU Georgia State tomorrow.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes it was UNC Tar Heels.”

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Q&A with Grayson wide receiver Alexander Sanchez​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I want to play football in college and I have baseball as another option too (if I get recruited).”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have offers from GT, Louisville, UCF, Central Michigan, and Western Michigan.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“GT, Louisville.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Not yet just game visits to GT.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Yes, trying to catch Louisville and GSU Georgia State tomorrow.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes it was UNC Tar Heels.”


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Q&A with Gainesville offensive center Wil Turner​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“UPenn, Kennesaw State, Troy, UAB, Jacksonville State, Memphis, Florida State, MTSU, Georgia Southern, Valdosta State, Mercer.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“It changes week to week, but at the moment UPenn is contacting me the most.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made trips to Kennesaw State, Troy, MTSU, UAB, Jacksonville State, and Georgia Southern along with Tennessee and Shorter last year.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“The only other trip I have planned for this year is to Florida State.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Because I was born in Athens and both of my parents went to UGA, I grew up a Georgia fan.”


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Q&A with Flowery Branch linebacker Cam Haynes​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“N/A.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes several last year, been to JSU, FSU, heading to Mercer and Southern.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Same as above.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, my whole family went to Auburn. We are an Auburn family for sure.”


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Q&A with Gainesville defensive tackle Julius Columbus​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Liberty, Miami of Ohio, App State, ECU, Georgia Southern, Cincinnati.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“ECU.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Not while in the playoffs.”

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


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Q&A with Gainesville outside linebacker Xavier Griffin​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“FSU, Tennessee, Mississippi State, Auburn, Clemson etc.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“FSU or Tennessee.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I have been to colleges all fall.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I’ve gone to 6 schools this fall and I plan to end it in Tennessee.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“No I did not.”


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Q&A with Grayson wide receiver Alexander Sanchez
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“All has been good, we dropped two and we are playing tonight for region champs.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“Yes I’ve done pretty good, when the ball comes my way I have some decent YAC.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“We have been getting better each week as a solid team.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“We can get better at putting teams away.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Playing as one.”

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Q&A with Gainesville offensive center Wil Turner
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“The season has been going great so far. We just finished a perfect regular season at 10-0 and are looking forward to the playoffs ahead of us.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I have improved from last year and have played well this year but I am not satisfied. There is always room to continue working and improve.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“The team has played great all season. We have played very dominant football and look to continue to do so.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I would say the main thing as a team we need to improve on is cutting out controllable penalties.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Going forward it’s all about playing together as a family and being prepared for our opponents each week.”

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Q&A with Flowery Branch linebacker Cam Haynes
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“I have had a great season, stayed healthy, had a lot of fun, and made the playoffs.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“Indeed, by far my most productive year. I came off injury last year, shed a little weight, gained some speed and it has paid off. Double digit tackles pretty consistently every game.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“Our team has played tough. We aren’t the biggest but our Sr’s have really stepped up and led our younger guys. We had great QB play from Josh Oliver. Our goal was to make the postseason and we accomplished that.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“We need size, it's hard to really “improve” that though. We do need to come out a little faster, been a little slow in a few games and luckily we have been able to turn around and make it up but this week we will really need to come out at 200%.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Keep grinding and working together. We have a great group and great coaches, we just need to keep getting better every day.”

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Q&A with Gainesville defensive tackle Julius Columbus
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“It’s been great going in, we focus on being 1-0 every day and performing our best during the week so we can show out under the lights on Friday.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“Yes, this being my junior season I am beyond blessed with the season I’m having but I still feel like I’m not at my full potential yet.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“Our team has been playing fantastic but we still need to improve every week and cut down on penalties on Friday.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“No team can ever have enough chemistry so I say our team could improve on shared experiences and things. Also we could cut back on penalties like I mentioned earlier.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“We need to focus on the small things like communication and the flags.”

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Q&A with Gainesville outside linebacker Xavier Griffin
How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Really good this is my sophomore season and so far I got 10 sacks,18 TFL,51 tackles and 2FF and we’re 11-0 going into the second round of the playoffs.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“I think we can improve on staying consistent through the whole game.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I think I’ve done good in my performances but I’m not pleased or satisfied that I can always do better.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“I think we’re a very dominant team and one of the best schemed teams in the country.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“My goals are to end my junior and senior season with 20 plus sacks both years.”

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How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“It’s going well so far.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“Yes but there are some things I could fix.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“We’ve played to our standard but we can still improve on the small things.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Maturity/Focus/Discipline.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“To just stay together as one and give it everything you got.”

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?
“Wake Forest, Arizona State, Liberty, Georgia Tech and Georgia Southern.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Wake Forest.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I have.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Yes I do.”

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

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“It’s been going pretty well, just living it up with it being my senior year.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“Yes I’ve played lights out, just trying to push through minor bumps and bruises.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“My team is playing great especially with losing a major piece early in the season, we are definitely battle ready.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“If we play mistake-free football we are dangerous.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Teamwork and forget the last play.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Of course I want to play college ball, I’ve been working at that since little league. Who doesn’t want those amazing d1 offers but I’ll play wherever I’m needed or wanted.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have an official offer from Bluffton University and hopefully GMC soon.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Bluffton, they offered first.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I’ve been to Georgia Southern twice and also to Marshall.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“All three of those were game day visits.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I loved the high pace, up tempo play of Oregon a few years back but it’s Go Dawgs.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“It’s been good we took some tough losses but are still trying to bounce back.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“No I’m not pleased, I got injured [during the] first game, I tore my ACL.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“My team has played alright, we just need to focus on playing hard all 4 quarters.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Going hard all 4 quarters.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Being aggressive.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Not right now.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, my favorite college growing up was UGA.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“The season has been one of ups and downs.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“Yes I have been very pleased with this season.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“Our team has been very competitive this year, we are right on the edge to being a team to compete for a playoff [game] or more.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“We can improve on getting out of our way.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Being more consistent every game.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t had any colleges that I know of that are looking at me.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have visited Shorter College.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I’m very interested in visiting App State.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, Georgia Bulldogs.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Everything so far has been going good, my team and I have had ups and downs but that’s a part of the process. We’re striving to get better every day for the real season and I feel like this team will accomplish a lot going into the remaining games we have.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I’ve been playing well but not good enough. In my opinion I’ve done what I needed to do for the team when they needed it but I feel as if I can be more electric and make a little bit more plays.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“The team has played great, there are things we can fix and things that we have fixed, we push each other to be the best we can be every day so I think we’ll accomplish a lot moving forward.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“The team can improve on just playing together. It’s a new team so we’re learning to have our brothers’ backs and not try and do another person’s job, do what you need to do and trust the man next to you to do what he needs to do.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“See above.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“At the moment Austin Peay is really big for me. I’ve had conversations with other schools but Austin Peay is who really has spoken often.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I have made a couple college trips, the most recent summer camps and visits.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I’m scheduling game day trips as we speak, I will be posting about it soon.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite colleges since [I was] a kid were Oregon and USC. I’m a California kid, you know, that's my hometown USC.”

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Q&A with Milton athlete Marc Essley​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“At the moment Austin Peay is really big for me. I’ve had conversations with other schools but Austin Peay is who really has spoken often.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I have made a couple college trips, the most recent summer camps and visits.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I’m scheduling game day trips as we speak, I will be posting about it soon.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite colleges since [I was] a kid were Oregon and USC. I’m a California kid, you know, that's my hometown USC.”


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Q&A with East Hall athlete Caden Daniels​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t had any colleges that I know of that are looking at me.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have visited Shorter College.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I’m very interested in visiting App State.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, Georgia Bulldogs.”


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Q&A with Villa Rica running back Caiden Reid​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Not right now.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, my favorite college growing up was UGA.”


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Q&A with Aquinas defensive back Zyaire Douglas​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Of course I want to play college ball, I’ve been working at that since little league. Who doesn’t want those amazing d1 offers but I’ll play wherever I’m needed or wanted.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have an official offer from Bluffton University and hopefully GMC soon.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Bluffton, they offered first.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I’ve been to Georgia Southern twice and also to Marshall.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“All three of those were game day visits.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I loved the high pace, up tempo play of Oregon a few years back but it’s Go Dawgs.”


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Q&A with Grayson defensive tackle Josiah Victor​

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?
“Wake Forest, Arizona State, Liberty, Georgia Tech and Georgia Southern.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Wake Forest.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I have.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Yes I do.”

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


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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 Milton athlete Marc Essley
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Everything so far has been going good, my team and I have had ups and downs but that’s a part of the process. We’re striving to get better every day for the real season and I feel like this team will accomplish a lot going into the remaining games we have.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I’ve been playing well but not good enough. In my opinion I’ve done what I needed to do for the team when they needed it but I feel as if I can be more electric and make a little bit more plays.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“The team has played great, there are things we can fix and things that we have fixed, we push each other to be the best we can be every day so I think we’ll accomplish a lot moving forward.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“The team can improve on just playing together. It’s a new team so we’re learning to have our brothers’ backs and not try and do another person’s job, do what you need to do and trust the man next to you to do what he needs to do.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“See above.”

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Q&A with East Hall athlete Caden Daniels
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“The season has been one of ups and downs.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“Yes I have been very pleased with this season.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“Our team has been very competitive this year, we are right on the edge to being a team to compete for a playoff [game] or more.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“We can improve on getting out of our way.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Being more consistent every game.”

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Q&A with Villa Rica running back Caiden Reid
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“It’s been good we took some tough losses but are still trying to bounce back.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“No I’m not pleased, I got injured [during the] first game, I tore my ACL.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“My team has played alright, we just need to focus on playing hard all 4 quarters.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Going hard all 4 quarters.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Being aggressive.”

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Q&A with Aquinas defensive back Zyaire Douglas
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“It’s been going pretty well, just living it up with it being my senior year.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“Yes I’ve played lights out, just trying to push through minor bumps and bruises.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“My team is playing great especially with losing a major piece early in the season, we are definitely battle ready.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“If we play mistake-free football we are dangerous.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Teamwork and forget the last play.”

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Q&A with Grayson defensive tackle Josiah Victor
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“It’s going well so far.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“Yes but there are some things I could fix.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“We’ve played to our standard but we can still improve on the small things.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Maturity/Focus/Discipline.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“To just stay together as one and give it everything you got.”

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How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“The season so far is going pretty good we’re 4-2 right now. we can do much better but our growth has been tremendous to this point.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I am pleased with my play so far this season but I am more focused on our play as a team.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“I feel my team has played well, when we come out firing on both sides there’s no one in the country that can handle us.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“As a player I’ve seen shortages in maturity and focus across the locker room, those are things we need to improve on in order to win more games.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Keys for our team are to be focused and execute. We have athletes that contribute in a big way every Friday. We just need to embrace consistency.”

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?
“University of South Florida, University of Central Florida, Arkansas State, Duke, University of Missouri, Georgia Southern, Mississippi State, Boston College, University of South Carolina, University of Colorado, UAB, Arizona State University, and University of Louisville.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“My hardest recruiters right now are Louisville and Tennessee.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made college trips to The University Of South Carolina, Tennessee, University of South Florida, and UCF.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I don’t have any plans for game day trips at this moment.”

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

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Our football season has been going great, we are 6-0 and I have been really enjoying my junior year.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I've been pleased with it but not satisfied with it. I feel like I have way more room to improve and develop.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“Our team has been playing well. But we have a saying to get 1% better every day. So that's what we work towards daily.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“As a team we could improve on penalties per game just like any other team I'm sure would like to.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Continue to play as a team / execute our personal assignments each play.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I currently have offers from Kentucky / UNC- Charlotte / USF (Bulls) / Wake Forest / Duke / UNC (Tarheels) / FSU / Ga Tech / Baylor / Cincinnati / VA Tech / Penn State / Boston College / Kansas / Miss State / Liberty.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would have to say FSU / VT / GT / DUKE /UNC are all equally recruiting the hardest.”

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

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I have been on several game day visits: Duke / Clemson / UGA / Tennessee / Miss State / GT / Georgia Southern / Alabama). We have game day trips planned to FSU / Florida (Gators) / South Carolina / Wake Forest / UNC and VT.”

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