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 Collins Hill quarterback TJ Wilcox
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been training, going to camps and summer workouts with my high school.”
What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“I feel like my football IQ has increased as well as my chemistry with my receivers and linemen have gone up.”
How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel like your team will do very well as long as we stay focused and put in our best work. We have a lot of talent and everyone is ready to get back on the field.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel like every team we play is a tough competitor if we don’t take them seriously, but I feel like Buford because they have been good for the past years.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“KJ Bolden.”
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Q&A with Douglas County quarterback Sire Hardaway
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Lately I’ve been doing a lot of shoulder workouts to increase more strength on deep balls.”
What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“I feel I improved most on decision making and making quick reads.”
How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel great about the team this year. I know definitely that this is the team to go to state.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest team is definitely Langston.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Air Noland.”
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Q&A with Buford running back Justin Baker
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“This summer I aimed to get my body ready to take on a lot of carries and step into more of a leadership role on the team. Mostly been working on my football knowledge, pass catching, and speed.”
What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“I’ve improved most with my speed as my route running/ pass catching.”
How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I think we’ll end up winning the championship, because that’s always the goal but this year we have the talent in all places to do it.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest team will no doubt be the first St. Frances Academy. The best thing about the game is it doesn’t define us as a team because of how early it is.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest player to go against on our team for me is definitely Eddrick Houston. There isn’t anyone, in my opinion, in the state that can block him.”
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Q&A with Alexander quarterback Thomas Winston
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been working out with my teammates throwing routes, trying to build chemistry with my receivers.”
What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“My deep ball accuracy and my running ability, making plays out of structure.”
How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel like our team is going to shock a lot of people and we’re confident that we’re a playoff team.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Our toughest competition is probably Langston Hughes but it doesn’t matter who we play, we're not backing down from anyone.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think the toughest player we will play this year is JB Carter from Douglas County.”
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Q&A with Cartersville quarterback Nate Russell
What have you been doing as of late with off season workouts?
“We have been putting in the work in the weight room. We go hard. We have also participated in a few 7v7 events.”
What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“Quickly understanding what to do with the ball both before and after the snap.”
How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel like we are going to make a deep run. We have a good team and some younger guys are stepping up.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Calhoun is a tough matchup for us most years. Allatoona gave us a game last year so it will be interesting how that plays out. Hiram has some nice athletes and figures to be good this year.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Caden Williams, the RB from Calhoun, is a good player. Tough runner. We got to figure out how to stop him.”
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Q&A with Collins Hill quarterback TJ Wilcox
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been training, going to camps and summer workouts with my high school.”
What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“I feel like my football IQ has increased as well as my chemistry with my receivers and linemen have gone up.”
How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel like your team will do very well as long as we stay focused and put in our best work. We have a lot of talent and everyone is ready to get back on the field.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel like every team we play is a tough competitor if we don’t take them seriously, but I feel like Buford because they have been good for the past years.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“KJ Bolden.”
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Q&A with Douglas County quarterback Sire Hardaway
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Lately I’ve been doing a lot of shoulder workouts to increase more strength on deep balls.”
What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“I feel I improved most on decision making and making quick reads.”
How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel great about the team this year. I know definitely that this is the team to go to state.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest team is definitely Langston.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Air Noland.”
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Q&A with Buford running back Justin Baker
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“This summer I aimed to get my body ready to take on a lot of carries and step into more of a leadership role on the team. Mostly been working on my football knowledge, pass catching, and speed.”
What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“I’ve improved most with my speed as my route running/ pass catching.”
How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I think we’ll end up winning the championship, because that’s always the goal but this year we have the talent in all places to do it.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest team will no doubt be the first St. Frances Academy. The best thing about the game is it doesn’t define us as a team because of how early it is.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest player to go against on our team for me is definitely Eddrick Houston. There isn’t anyone, in my opinion, in the state that can block him.”
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Q&A with Alexander quarterback Thomas Winston
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been working out with my teammates throwing routes, trying to build chemistry with my receivers.”
What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“My deep ball accuracy and my running ability, making plays out of structure.”
How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel like our team is going to shock a lot of people and we’re confident that we’re a playoff team.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Our toughest competition is probably Langston Hughes but it doesn’t matter who we play, we're not backing down from anyone.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think the toughest player we will play this year is JB Carter from Douglas County.”
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Q&A with Cartersville quarterback Nate Russell
What have you been doing as of late with off season workouts?
“We have been putting in the work in the weight room. We go hard. We have also participated in a few 7v7 events.”
What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“Quickly understanding what to do with the ball both before and after the snap.”
How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel like we are going to make a deep run. We have a good team and some younger guys are stepping up.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Calhoun is a tough matchup for us most years. Allatoona gave us a game last year so it will be interesting how that plays out. Hiram has some nice athletes and figures to be good this year.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Caden Williams, the RB from Calhoun, is a good player. Tough runner. We got to figure out how to stop him.”
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