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 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
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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