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 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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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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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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Q&A with Morgan County quarterback Talan Fuller
How did the high school football season go overall?
“I had an amazing and memorable junior season. Our team showed a lot of growth, grit, and toughness throughout the season. Really happy for the seniors and excited for the promising future we have here at Morgan County.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I also play baseball so I am currently preparing for my upcoming baseball season. However I am still keeping in tune with football as I am attending the NXGN QB VI Challenge in February and I will be attending other camps as well.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I have extreme confidence in our team next year. I think we have a solid group of guys that have connection and a love for one another. Therefore I think next year will be a very promising and successful year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“All of the teams we face next year are very good opponents. I have a lot of respect for those programs, coaches, and players. However, Greene County High School and Monroe Area High School are really good opponents that I look forward to meeting up with in a matchup.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Although these schools have really good players on their teams, Kevin Wynn from Greene County is one that really stands out to me. He is a massive D lineman and is a really good football player.”

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Q&A with Hillgrove quarterback Toryn Wilkins
How did the high school football season go overall?
“As a team, we had some highs and lows as we worked hard to gel and grow as players and as a team:
The Good: We won our home opener, we won homecoming, and we won the battle of Powder Springs versus a tough McEachern team to get into the playoffs.
The Bad: Overall, we were 3-8. We lost 13 players including some key WRs like Cayden Lee (Kennesaw Mountain), Cameron Loyd (Walton), and Xavier Jackson (North Cobb). This opened opportunities for a lot of guys like Jeremiah Reeves, Caleb Humphries, Jeremiah Valdry, Noah Brown, and Jonathan Owusu in starting roles and positions. They had to learn a lot and they did. We had flashes but struggled with consistency at all three phases.
Need Improvement: While I was one of four QBs in 7A to attempt over 300 passes, we left a lot of money on the table with drops and misses. Once we clean that up, watch out!”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Same as every year, going to weekly QBs workouts, going to performance training, weight training, and speed and agility. I dropped basketball to focus on being a top QB for my team. But the school work comes first.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“With a year under our belts and after seeing some of the top competition, we now understand what it will take to compete and raise our levels, and we will be better. Several players on both sides of the ball are investing their time to improve their skills and athleticism this offseason. Lot of guys are working out and skilling and drilling. Plus, with changes to our offensive playbook, I know we will do a lot better than we did last year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“We played some talented teams in East Coweta, Grayson and Carrollton. If we play the same schedule, Carrollton will be the toughest. They have several returning players who helped them to the GHSA championship. We started slow in our first meeting but fought back and fell short. We have to match their intensity and improve execution the next time to have a chance to beat them. Carrollton is well coached overall so you have to bring a “AAA” effort and execution like Mill Creek did to have a chance. That was a crazy championship game.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“We saw some good QBs like Christian Langford (East Coweta), Boone Anderson (North Paulding), Braylon Ford (Harrison) and Jeff Davis (Grayson) who led their teams and beat us last season. As a quarterback, JuJu Lewis can pick apart a defense if you aren’t prepared to slow down his ability to distribute the ball to his guys. We forced some turnovers in our game against the Trojans but with Odom and Hicks returning as seniors, it will be an exciting challenge again.”

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Q&A with Ware County safety Jaden Jones
How did the high school football season go overall?
“It went great! All the hard work we put in every single day was worth it to end up undefeated.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“As of now I am looking for a wrestling state championship and working out multiple times a day.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel as if we got plenty of young athletes that are both hungry and got some experience, with that, a repeat is in our reach.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Definitely Warner Robins, they have a legacy and a great coaching staff. As well as wanting to get a win having lost to us twice.”

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

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Q&A with Ware County linebacker Charles Johnson
How did the high school football season go overall?
“It went great, we are state champions.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Just to work as hard as possible to be the best I can be.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We will be back-to-back state champions.”

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

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

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Q&A with Ware County running back Dae'Jeaun Dennis
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season went very unpredictably but we executed from start to finish. And we just dominated every team.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I plan now to continue to train with my spring sports in between training for football to come back bigger, stronger, and faster than next year.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“With losing two of our most dominant and best players, I still feel as if we will go to back-to-back state championships. We will make it happen with any bumps and curves.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The defending 4a state champions Benedictine will give us the hardest challenge on the season, they are just a great team overall.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual player is DE Demetrius Baldwin.”

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How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season went very unpredictably but we executed from start to finish. And we just dominated every team.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I plan now to continue to train with my spring sports in between training for football to come back bigger, stronger, and faster than next year.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“With losing two of our most dominant and best players, I still feel as if we will go to back-to-back state championships. We will make it happen with any bumps and curves.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The defending 4a state champions Benedictine will give us the hardest challenge on the season, they are just a great team overall.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual player is DE Demetrius Baldwin.”

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.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“It went great, we are state champions.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Just to work as hard as possible to be the best I can be.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We will be back-to-back state champions.”

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

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

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.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“It went great! All the hard work we put in every single day was worth it to end up undefeated.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“As of now I am looking for a wrestling state championship and working out multiple times a day.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel as if we got plenty of young athletes that are both hungry and got some experience, with that, a repeat is in our reach.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Definitely Warner Robins, they have a legacy and a great coaching staff. As well as wanting to get a win having lost to us twice.”

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?
“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.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“As a team, we had some highs and lows as we worked hard to gel and grow as players and as a team:
The Good: We won our home opener, we won homecoming, and we won the battle of Powder Springs versus a tough McEachern team to get into the playoffs.
The Bad: Overall, we were 3-8. We lost 13 players including some key WRs like Cayden Lee (Kennesaw Mountain), Cameron Loyd (Walton), and Xavier Jackson (North Cobb). This opened opportunities for a lot of guys like Jeremiah Reeves, Caleb Humphries, Jeremiah Valdry, Noah Brown, and Jonathan Owusu in starting roles and positions. They had to learn a lot and they did. We had flashes but struggled with consistency at all three phases.
Need Improvement: While I was one of four QBs in 7A to attempt over 300 passes, we left a lot of money on the table with drops and misses. Once we clean that up, watch out!”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Same as every year, going to weekly QBs workouts, going to performance training, weight training, and speed and agility. I dropped basketball to focus on being a top QB for my team. But the school work comes first.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“With a year under our belts and after seeing some of the top competition, we now understand what it will take to compete and raise our levels, and we will be better. Several players on both sides of the ball are investing their time to improve their skills and athleticism this offseason. Lot of guys are working out and skilling and drilling. Plus, with changes to our offensive playbook, I know we will do a lot better than we did last year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“We played some talented teams in East Coweta, Grayson and Carrollton. If we play the same schedule, Carrollton will be the toughest. They have several returning players who helped them to the GHSA championship. We started slow in our first meeting but fought back and fell short. We have to match their intensity and improve execution the next time to have a chance to beat them. Carrollton is well coached overall so you have to bring a “AAA” effort and execution like Mill Creek did to have a chance. That was a crazy championship game.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“We saw some good QBs like Christian Langford (East Coweta), Boone Anderson (North Paulding), Braylon Ford (Harrison) and Jeff Davis (Grayson) who led their teams and beat us last season. As a quarterback, JuJu Lewis can pick apart a defense if you aren’t prepared to slow down his ability to distribute the ball to his guys. We forced some turnovers in our game against the Trojans but with Odom and Hicks returning as seniors, it will be an exciting challenge again.”

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.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“I had an amazing and memorable junior season. Our team showed a lot of growth, grit, and toughness throughout the season. Really happy for the seniors and excited for the promising future we have here at Morgan County.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I also play baseball so I am currently preparing for my upcoming baseball season. However I am still keeping in tune with football as I am attending the NXGN QB VI Challenge in February and I will be attending other camps as well.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I have extreme confidence in our team next year. I think we have a solid group of guys that have connection and a love for one another. Therefore I think next year will be a very promising and successful year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“All of the teams we face next year are very good opponents. I have a lot of respect for those programs, coaches, and players. However, Greene County High School and Monroe Area High School are really good opponents that I look forward to meeting up with in a matchup.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Although these schools have really good players on their teams, Kevin Wynn from Greene County is one that really stands out to me. He is a massive D lineman and is a really good football player.”

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.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“I think my high school season went well, but [we] didn't make it as far as we wanted.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I'm currently in basketball season right now, but I still work out for football as much as possible.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like we all want to win a state championship.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Our toughest game might be our cross-town rival Pacelli.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Maybe a 4-star QB on First Presbyterian Day.”

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?
“Mercer University, North Texas, South Carolina University, Michigan State University.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say that they're all recruiting the same right now.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I've made a trip to Michigan State on an unofficial visit.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Yes, I've just started planning a few trips to some schools.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college is Florida State University.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall the high school season did not go as we would’ve hoped as a team, we didn’t make the playoffs and no team wants that to be the way their season ends. As a player I had a pretty good year for my first year as a starter.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“In the future I’m going to keep grinding in the weight-room and on the field to be the best I’ve ever been for this last year so I can go ball out for my team.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“This upcoming season I think we are going to ball out and surprise everyone in our region with the improvements made in the offseason because we all have a stronger and better mindset over last year and that’ll be a major difference for us as a whole with lots of new people stepping up.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Lee County will definitely be the hardest team we face in the season with their size and physicality.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“[The Lee County] running back will be the best player we will face because of his size and speed and how hard he is to tackle but I know we’ll get it done.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I’d love to play college football after this year.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have not been recruited by any coaches.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not had any visits to schools yet but hopefully will be doing some over the summer and will be going to as many camps as I can as well.”

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

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up my favorite teams are Mississippi State, Oregon, UNC, and NC state.”

How has everything been going football wise as of late?
“Football has been going good coming back from an injury getting back in the feel of things.”

Going forward, what do you feel your team can continue to improve on?
“We can improve on a lot of things a lot more physically and pushing ourselves to be the best always room for improvement.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“No I haven’t, I could do better.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“We could execute better and clean up the mistakes.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“Get an offer to a college.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would want to play in any d1 school power 5 would be great.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No college has been recruiting me yet.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Alabama, auburn, and Tennessee.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“No just focus on playing my best.”

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

How did the high school football season go overall?
“It went pretty good. We went 8-4 with a tough loss in the semifinals. We didn’t hit our goal to win state.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m currently playing basketball and starting practice for 7 on 7. I have been working with my QB trainer Ramon Robinson since the season ended. I also have been working with my trainer Mike Johnson at PAP sports to get stronger, faster and more explosive during the offseason.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I believe we’re gonna be special. We were young last year. We are returning a lot of guys. Everyone has been putting in the work so I believe we’re going to be really good.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Coach White says we’re going to have a really tough preseason schedule. He said he’s trying to schedule some nationally-ranked teams, but I know we’ll have to play Providence Day. They are a really good team in our conference.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“It’s hard to name just one because we played against some really good players every week.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Louisville, Clemson, Kentucky, Boston College, VTech, UNC, USC, Georgia, FSU, Georgia Tech, FAMU, Western Kentucky, OU.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say Clemson and Louisville.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes sir I have been to about all the ones that are recruiting me.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I plan on going to some Jr days, and some spring practices.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’m a Clemson fan.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season went well although it didn’t end with the outcome we were hoping for as we lost in the first round of the playoffs.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plan is to train with my quarterback coach Earl Williams and play on the Team GSP 7 on 7 team.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think our team will do very well this season. We have a lot of young guys coming back that’ll definitely take huge leaps this upcoming year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Gainesville was our toughest opponent.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual player we played against this year was Chris Herock from North Forsyth.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Some schools that have reached out are Wofford, Georgia State, Georgia Tech, and Eastern Carolina.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Wofford has been the school that has recruited me the hardest.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve gone on a visit to Wofford, Georgia State, and Georgia Tech.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Nothing planned right now but I am looking forward to going to many college camps this upcoming summer.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up has always been Georgia.”

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Q&A with Lanier quarterback Preston Ratliff
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season went well although it didn’t end with the outcome we were hoping for as we lost in the first round of the playoffs.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plan is to train with my quarterback coach Earl Williams and play on the Team GSP 7 on 7 team.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think our team will do very well this season. We have a lot of young guys coming back that’ll definitely take huge leaps this upcoming year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Gainesville was our toughest opponent.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual player we played against this year was Chris Herock from North Forsyth.”

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Q&A with Rabun Gap-Nacoochee quarterback Gavin Owens
How did the high school football season go overall?
“It went pretty good. We went 8-4 with a tough loss in the semifinals. We didn’t hit our goal to win state.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m currently playing basketball and starting practice for 7 on 7. I have been working with my QB trainer Ramon Robinson since the season ended. I also have been working with my trainer Mike Johnson at PAP sports to get stronger, faster and more explosive during the offseason.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I believe we’re gonna be special. We were young last year. We are returning a lot of guys. Everyone has been putting in the work so I believe we’re going to be really good.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Coach White says we’re going to have a really tough preseason schedule. He said he’s trying to schedule some nationally-ranked teams, but I know we’ll have to play Providence Day. They are a really good team in our conference.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“It’s hard to name just one because we played against some really good players every week.”

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Q&A with Peachtree Ridge wide receiver Lamar White
How has everything been going football wise as of late?
“Football has been going good coming back from an injury getting back in the feel of things.”

Going forward, what do you feel your team can continue to improve on?
“We can improve on a lot of things a lot more physically and pushing ourselves to be the best always room for improvement.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“No I haven’t, I could do better.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“We could execute better and clean up the mistakes.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“Get an offer to a college.”

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Q&A with Veterans tight end Mychal Stillwell
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall the high school season did not go as we would’ve hoped as a team, we didn’t make the playoffs and no team wants that to be the way their season ends. As a player I had a pretty good year for my first year as a starter.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“In the future I’m going to keep grinding in the weight-room and on the field to be the best I’ve ever been for this last year so I can go ball out for my team.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“This upcoming season I think we are going to ball out and surprise everyone in our region with the improvements made in the offseason because we all have a stronger and better mindset over last year and that’ll be a major difference for us as a whole with lots of new people stepping up.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Lee County will definitely be the hardest team we face in the season with their size and physicality.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“[The Lee County] running back will be the best player we will face because of his size and speed and how hard he is to tackle but I know we’ll get it done.”

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Q&A with Brookstone wide receiver Chris Vickerson
How did the high school football season go overall?
“I think my high school season went well, but [we] didn't make it as far as we wanted.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I'm currently in basketball season right now, but I still work out for football as much as possible.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like we all want to win a state championship.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Our toughest game might be our cross-town rival Pacelli.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Maybe a 4-star QB on First Presbyterian Day.”

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Q&A with Lanier quarterback Preston Ratliff​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Some schools that have reached out are Wofford, Georgia State, Georgia Tech, and Eastern Carolina.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Wofford has been the school that has recruited me the hardest.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve gone on a visit to Wofford, Georgia State, and Georgia Tech.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Nothing planned right now but I am looking forward to going to many college camps this upcoming summer.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up has always been Georgia.”


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Q&A with Rabun Gap-Nacoochee quarterback Gavin Owens​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Louisville, Clemson, Kentucky, Boston College, VTech, UNC, USC, Georgia, FSU, Georgia Tech, FAMU, Western Kentucky, OU.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say Clemson and Louisville.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes sir I have been to about all the ones that are recruiting me.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I plan on going to some Jr days, and some spring practices.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’m a Clemson fan.”


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Q&A with Peachtree Ridge wide receiver Lamar White​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would want to play in any d1 school power 5 would be great.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No college has been recruiting me yet.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Alabama, auburn, and Tennessee.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“No just focus on playing my best.”

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


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Q&A with Veterans tight end Mychal Stillwell​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I’d love to play college football after this year.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have not been recruited by any coaches.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not had any visits to schools yet but hopefully will be doing some over the summer and will be going to as many camps as I can as well.”

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

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up my favorite teams are Mississippi State, Oregon, UNC, and NC state.”


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Q&A with Brookstone wide receiver Chris Vickerson​

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?
“Mercer University, North Texas, South Carolina University, Michigan State University.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say that they're all recruiting the same right now.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I've made a trip to Michigan State on an unofficial visit.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Yes, I've just started planning a few trips to some schools.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college is Florida State University.”


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Q&A with Veterans wide receiver Preston Bird​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t received any major recruitment by any schools yet.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made a few visits to colleges including Florida, Florida state, and Georgia Southern, but I don’t have any set plans on going anywhere else soon.”

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

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite colleges growing up were Clemson and Oregon.”


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Q&A with Brookstone athlete Dai’Lon West​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t had any college coaches recruiting me.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I haven’t gone on any college visits.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“No but I would like to.”

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


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Q&A with Central Gwinnett running back Jason Jackson Jr.​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Duke, Tulane, Fort valley, North Dakota, Liberty, Northwestern, and I got an offer from Tuskegee.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’m not too sure but Tuskegee offered.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I went and saw Liberty play.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“In January I’m going to Tuskegee.”

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


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Q&A with North Gwinnett quarterback Ryan Hall​

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

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

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve been to Clemson as an extra with my teammate.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“No none.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“N/A.”


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Q&A with Blessed Trinity linebacker Dylan Torrico​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Since [I was] a kid it’s been my dream to play college football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have made some great relationships with college coaches at various camps like Georgia Southern, Florida State, Princeton, Harvard, Davidson, Stetson and Air Force.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have gone to Georgia Southern, Harvard, Mercer and Kennesaw State.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I will definitely be going on some college visits this offseason.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I did not have a favorite college team growing up because I’ve always been more of an NFL guy so I’m very open to all colleges.”


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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 Veterans wide receiver Preston Bird
How did the high school football season go overall?
“My football season was disappointing because I planned on having a big year but that plan went south when I got injured in our scrimmage game.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans during the offseason are to just perfect my craft as a receiver and get faster.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like my team is going to do good next year because we’re bringing back a lot of players from last year and our seniors this year really have a passion for the game.”

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

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual we will play against in the upcoming season is Ryan Taleb from Houston County.”

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Q&A with Brookstone athlete Dai’Lon West
How did the high school football season go overall?
“This season went well, and faced an upset in the semifinals.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I continue to work out and improve my game with training and 7on7.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel my team can win a state championship next year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I don’t know who will be our toughest competitor next season, we will see as we get to that point.”

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

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Q&A with Central Gwinnett running back Jason Jackson Jr.
How did the high school football season go overall?
“We started off 5-0 then when we got to Region we went 5-5 but it was great progress from the last season because we went 1-9 back to back.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans with sports and workouts are to continue to grind in the off-season and perfect my craft and to go into the season helping my team and trying to get my name out there.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Actually my teams going to do better than we did last season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest team I feel will be either Mill Creek or Buford.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I’m not too sure about that.”

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Q&A with North Gwinnett quarterback Ryan Hall
How did the high school football season go overall?
“I think our season went well, we built off our wins and our losses and got better every week.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I want to work on my completion percentage and gain more weight while getting stronger.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We have a solid team next year. I believe we can go far next season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think either Meadow Creek or Norcross, they both gave us tough competition this year and we are expecting the same for next year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“A lot of the QBs that we will face are very good and stopping them will be key.”

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Q&A with Blessed Trinity linebacker Dylan Torrico
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall I felt like this season did not last as long as I hoped but next year the team is determined to go deeper into the playoffs.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I plan on focusing on bettering myself by building up strength and speed this offseason through following a workout plan and eating a balanced diet.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel confident in my team’s ability to do well next season. We have a lot of talent and are determined to go farther than we did this past season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel like Roswell will be the toughest on our schedule this season. Our schools have a big rivalry and they are a very talented and well coached team.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Naming one specific player would be very challenging since I play against a very talented schedule but I would need to pick one player, it would be Ethan Barbour.”

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How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall I felt like this season did not last as long as I hoped but next year the team is determined to go deeper into the playoffs.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I plan on focusing on bettering myself by building up strength and speed this offseason through following a workout plan and eating a balanced diet.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel confident in my team’s ability to do well next season. We have a lot of talent and are determined to go farther than we did this past season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel like Roswell will be the toughest on our schedule this season. Our schools have a big rivalry and they are a very talented and well coached team.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Naming one specific player would be very challenging since I play against a very talented schedule but I would need to pick one player, it would be Ethan Barbour.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Since [I was] a kid it’s been my dream to play college football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have made some great relationships with college coaches at various camps like Georgia Southern, Florida State, Princeton, Harvard, Davidson, Stetson and Air Force.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have gone to Georgia Southern, Harvard, Mercer and Kennesaw State.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I will definitely be going on some college visits this offseason.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I did not have a favorite college team growing up because I’ve always been more of an NFL guy so I’m very open to all colleges.”