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OrthoGeorgia Back of the Week: Devin Edmonds, Senior Quarterback, Jones County High School. Devin completed 16 of 21 passing attempts for 284 yards and 2 touchdowns. He also added 22 yards rushing giving him 306 all purpose yards on the night in his team’s 48-19 win over Woodland High.

 

OrthoGeorgia Lineman of the Week: Zantavious Towles, Senior Offensive Tackle, Northeast High School. Zantavious graded out at 87% from his tackle position and had 3 pancake blocks, while helping lead his team to a total of 328 yards rushing in in his team’s 36-14 win over Southwest High School.

 

OrthoGeorgia Special Teams Player of the Week: Stebin Horne, Senior Kicker, Stratford Academy. Stebin had a perfect night, going 9-9 for touchbacks on kickoffs, 6 for 6 on extra points, and adding field goals of 31 and 42 yards in his team’s 56-0 win over Calvary Christian.

 

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OrthoGeorgia Back of the Week: Zavion Deshazier, Sophomore QB, Mount de Sales Academy. Zavion went 16-21 passing for 173 yards and 1 touchdown, and also adding 13 carries for 175 yards rushing and 4 touchdowns. On the night, Zavion totaled 348 all-purpose yards and 5 touchdowns in his team’s 40-27 win over Loganville Christian.

 

OrthoGeorgia Lineman of the Week: Daniel Hawk, Senior LB, Jones County High School. From his Linebacker position, Daniel accounted for 13 total tackles and a forced fumble that led to a touchdown. On the night, he played in 65 of 69 total defensive snaps in his team’s 41-26 win over Veterans High School.

 

OrthoGeorgia Special Teams Player of the Week: Jaivon Solomon, Senior WR/KR, Jones County High School. Jaivon returned 2 kickoffs for a total of 181 yards including one for a 94-yard touchdown. He also added 5 receptions for 71 yards and 2 touchdowns in his team’s 41-26 win over Veterans High

 

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Results for Week of September 6th

Academy for Classical Education (ACE) (2-1)(2-1) Loss to Dodge County HS 28 – 33
(A D1 Region 2)

Central High School (0-4)(0-3) Loss to East Laurens HS 0 – 49
(A D1 Region 2)

Central Fellowship Christian Academy (1-3)(0-1) Loss to Flint River Academy 8 – 16
(GIAA AA/A District 1)

Covenant Academy (1-2)(0-1) Loss to Westminster Christian Academy 8 – 16
(GIAA 8-Man Region 1)

First Presbyterian Day School (FPD)(3-1)(0-0) Defeated Brookstone 6 – 3
(GIAA AAAA/AAA District 6)

Howard High School (1-2)(0-1) Loss to West Laurens HS 27 – 28
(AAA Region 4)

Jones County High School (3-1)(2-1) Loss to Ola HS 3 – 7
(AAAA Region 2)

Mount de Sales (2-2)(0-0) Loss to Terrell Academy 14 – 24
(GIAA AAAA/AAA District 6)

Northeast High School (3-1)(3-0) Defeated Jefferson County HS 47 – 0
(A D1 Region 2)

Rutland High School (0-4)(0-0) Loss to Lamar County HS 7 – 62
(AA Region 2)

Southwest High School (1-3)(1-2) Defeated Bleckley County HS 30 – 29
(A D1 Region 2A

Stratford Academy (4-0)(0-0) Defeated Wilkinson County HS 28 – 12
(GIAA AAAA/AAA District 6)

Tattnall Square Academy (3-1)(0-0) Defeated Calvary Christian 41 – 6
(GIAA AAAA/AAA District 6)

Westside High School (1-3)(0-0) Loss to Bowdon HS 27 – 56
(AA Region 2)

Windsor Academy (2-1)(0-0) (BYE)
(GIAA AA/A District 1)

Other Local Scores:

Houston County High School (3-1)(0-0) Loss to Warner Robins 44 – 54
(AAAAA Region 2)

Mary Persons High School (3-0)(0-0) Defeated Fayette County HS 55 – 0
(AAA Region 2)

Northside (WR) High School (2-1)(0-0) (BYE)
(AAAAA Region 2)

Peach County High School (3-1)(0-0) Defeated Crisp County 35 – 7
(AAA Region 1)

Perry High School (2-1)(0-0) (BYE)
(AAAA Region 1)

Veterans High School (0-3)(0-0) (BYE)
(AAAAA Region 2)

Warner Robins High School (3-1)(0-0) Defeated Houston County HS 54 – 44
(AAAA Region 1)

Westfield School (2-1)(0-0) (BYE)
(GIAA AAAA/AAA District 5)

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Academy for Classical Education (ACE) (2-0)(2-0) Defeated Jefferson County HS 45 – 0
(A D1 Region 2)

Covenant Academy (1-1)(0-0) (BYE)
(GIAA 8-Man Region 1)

Central High School (0-3)(0-1) Loss to Dodge County HS 12 – 42
(A D1 Region 2)

Central Fellowship Christian Academy (1-2)(0-0) Defeated St. Andrew’s 24 – 20
(GIAA AA/A District 1)

First Presbyterian Day School (FPD)(2-1)(0-0) Loss to St. Anne-Pacelli 6 – 18
(GIAA AAAA/AAA District 6)

Howard High School (1-1)(0-0) Defeated Rutland HS 31 – 12
(AAA Region 4)

Jones County High School (3-0)(2-0) Defeated Hampton HS 28 – 9
(AAAA Region 2)

Mount de Sales (2-1)(0-0) Defeated Calvary Christian 7 – 6
(GIAA AAAA/AAA District 6)

Northeast High School (2-1)(2-0) Defeated Washington County HS 41 – 9
(A D1 Region 2)

Rutland High School (0-3)(0-0) Loss to Howard HS 12 – 31
(AA Region 2)

Southwest High School (0-3)(0-2) Loss to Dublin HS 34 – 56
(A D1 Region 2A

Stratford Academy (2-0)(0-0) Defeated Pinewood Christian 48 – 7
(GIAA AAAA/AAA District 6)

Tattnall Square Academy (2-1)(0-0) Defeated George Walton Academy 20 – 14
(GIAA AAAA/AAA District 6)

Westside High School (1-2)(0-0) Loss to Westover HS 31 – 56
(AA Region 2)

Windsor Academy (2-1)(0-0) Loss to Augusta Prep Day 22 – 49
(GIAA AA/A District 1)

Other Local Scores:

Houston County High School (3-0)(0-0) Defeated Perry HS 31 – 17
(AAAAA Region 2)

Mary Persons High School (2-0)(0-0) Defeated New Westminster Secondary School (British Columbia, Canada) 43 – 6
(AAA Region 2)

Northside (WR) High School (2-1)(0-0) Loss to Warner Robins 12 – 34
(AAAAA Region 2)

Peach County High School (2-1)(0-0) Defeated Berkmar HS 42 – 7
(AAA Region 1)

Perry High School (2-1)(0-0) Loss to Houston County HS 17 – 31
(AAAA Region 1)

Veterans High School (0-3)(0-0) Loss to Starr’s Mill HS 27 – 35
(AAAAA Region 2)

Warner Robins High School (2-1)(0-0) Defeated Northside (WR) 34 – 12
(AAAA Region 1)

Westfield School (2-1)(0-0) Loss to Deerfield-Windsor 29 – 33
(GIAA AAAA/AAA District 5)

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Academy for Classical Education (ACE) (1-0)(1-0) Defeated Central HS  38 – 6
(A D1 Region 2)

Covenant Academy (1-1)(0-0) Defeated Crisp Academy 13 – 12
(GIAA 8-Man Region 1)

Central High School (0-2)(0-1) Loss to ACE 6 – 38
(A D1 Region 2)

Central Fellowship Christian Academy (0-2)(0-0) Loss to Briarwood Academy 7 – 32
(GIAA AA/A District 1)

First Presbyterian Day School (FPD)(2-0)(0-0) Defeated Marion County 49 – 21
(GIAA AAAA/AAA District 6)

Howard High School (0-1)(0-0) (BYE)
(AAA Region 4)

Jones County High School (2-0)(1-0) Defeated Woodland HS 48 – 19
(AAAA Region 2)

Mount de Sales (1-1)(0-0) Loss to Deerfield-Windsor 14 – 35
(GIAA AAAA/AAA District 6)

Northeast High School (1-1)(1-0) Defeated Southwest HS 36 – 14
(A D1 Region 2)

Rutland High School (0-2)(0-0) Loss to Jeff Davis 24 – 54
(AA Region 2)

Southwest High School (0-2)(0-1) Loss to Northeast HS 14 – 36
(A D1 Region 2A

Stratford Academy (2-0)(0-0) Defeated Calvary Christian 56 – 0
(GIAA AAAA/AAA District 6)

Tattnall Square Academy (1-1)(0-0) Defeated St. Anne-Pacelli 27 – 0
(GIAA AAAA/AAA District 6)

Westside High School (1-1)(0-0) Loss to First Baptist Academy, Naples, Fl. 0 – 49
(AA Region 2)

Windsor Academy (2-0)(0-0) Defeated Thomas Jefferson Academy 28 – 15
(GIAA AA/A District 1)

Other Local Scores:

Houston County High School (2-0)(0-0) Defeated Effingham County HS 44 – 41
(AAAAA Region 2)

Mary Persons High School (1-0)(0-0) Defeated Jackson 23 – 0
(AAA Region 2)

Northside (WR) High School (2-0)(0-0) Defeated Baldwin HS 13 – 12
(AAAAA Region 2)

Peach County High School (1-1)(0-0) Loss to Perry HS 39 – 49
(AAA Region 1)

Perry High School (2-0)(0-0) Defeated Peach County HS 49 – 39
(AAAA Region 1)

Veterans High School (0-2)(0-0) Loss to Statesboro HS 10 – 21
(AAAAA Region 2)

Warner Robins High School (1-1)(0-0) Defeated Fayette County 42 – 7
(AAAA Region 1)

Westfield School (2-0)(0-0) Defeated Southland 47 – 7
(GIAA AAAA/AAA District 5)

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Academy for Classical Education (ACE) (0-0) (BYE)
(A D1 Region 2)

Covenant Academy (0-1) Loss to Georgia Christian 0 – 40
(GIAA 8-Man Region 1)

Central High School (0-1) Loss to Dougherty 0 – 44
(A D1 Region 2)

Central Fellowship Christian Academy (0-1) Loss to Tiftarea Academy 0 – 48
(GIAA AA/A District 1)

First Presbyterian Day School (FPD)(1-0) Defeated Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy 10 – 0
(GIAA AAAA/AAA District 6)

Howard High School (0-1) Loss to Westside 20 – 26 OT
(AAA Region 4)

Jones County High School (1-0) Defeated Veterans 41 – 26
(AAAA Region 2)

Mount de Sales (1-0) Defeated Loganville Christian Academy 47 – 35
(GIAA AAAA/AAA District 6)

Northeast High School (0-1) Loss to Peach County 10 – 58
(A D1 Region 2)

Rutland High School (0-1) Loss to Bleckley County 0 – 31
(AA Region 2)

Southwest High School (0-1) Loss to Macon County 19 – 26
(A D1 Region 2)

Stratford Academy (1-0) Defeated St. Anne-Pacelli 27 – 13
(GIAA AAAA/AAA District 6)

Tattnall Square Academy (0-1) Loss to Brookstone 15 – 26
(GIAA AAAA/AAA District 6)

Westside High School (1-0) Defeated Howard 26 – 20 OT
(AA Region 2)

Windsor Academy (1-0) Defeated Pataula Charter Academy 26 – 12
(GIAA AA/A District 1)

Other Local Scores:

Houston County High School (1-0) Defeated Alpharetta 57 – 10
(AAAAA Region 2)

Mary Persons High School (0-0) BYE
(AAA Region 2)

Northside (WR) High School (1-0) Defeated Eagle’s Landing 38 – 18
(AAAAA Region 2)

Peach County High School (1-0) Defeated Northeast 58 – 10
(AAA Region 1)

Perry High School (1-0) Defeated Baldwin HS 37 – 6
(AAAA Region 1)

Veterans High School (0-1) Loss to Jones County 26 – 41
(AAAAA Region 2)

Warner Robins High School (0-1) Loss to Lee County 28 – 45
(AAAA Region 1)

Westfield School (1-0) Defeated Brookwood 55 – 6
(GIAA AAAA/AAA District 5)

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Julian “Ju Ju” Lewis – QB – Carrollton High School

Julian has a 25-3 record as a starter. He has 7,212 Yards and 96 touchdowns with a completion rate of 66%.

In the fall of 2021, Julian earned the FBU 8th Grade National Player of The Year, the Adidas NBC HS All-American Invite, and the Under Armour HS All-American Invite.

In the fall of 2022, Julian earned the Region Offensive Player of The Year, 1st team all-state 7A AJC , Touchdown Club of Atlanta 1st team all-state, MaxPreps National Freshman of The Year, Touchdown Club of Atlanta Georgia Freshman of The Year, MaxPreps 1st team Freshman All-American, and Georgia State Championship game record for most passing yards with 531.

In the fall of 2023, Julian earned Region Player of the Year, Touchdown Club of Atlanta 1st team all-state, Touchdown Club of Atlanta Sophomore of the Yea, MaxPreps National Player of The Year, MaxPreps Sophomore All-American 1st Team, and the Georgia Gatorade Player of The Year (National Finalist).

Julian’s 2025 rankings are as follows: #1 Overall ESPN, #1 Overall Rivals, #14 Overall 247, and #22 Overall On3. He has a Composite Ranking 247 and On3 (Previously #1 in 2026) #9 Player and #2 QB.

Julian holds over 40 Division 1 offers that includes schools such as: Georgia, Alabama, Auburn, Michigan, Ohio State, USC and Texas.

Julian is verbally committed to the University of Southern California

 

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Bo Walker – RB – Cedar Grove High School

247 Sports: 3 Star   Rivals: 3 Star   ESPN: 4 Star

250 rushes
1,579 rushing yards
29 touchdowns
37 catches for 422 yards and 1 touchdown
Ranked as the #34 running back in the nation

Offers: Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, UCF to name a few.

Bo is verbally committed to the University of Georgia

 

CJ Wiley – WR – Milton High School

247 Sports:   3 Star Rivals: 4 Star   ESPN: 3 Star

68 catches
1,468 yards (Lead Georgia 7A)
14 touchdowns

Team Captain
Region 6-7A Offensive Player of the Year
GACA 1st Team All-State
AJC 1st Team All-State
Ranked as the #27 player in Georgia

Offers: Alabama, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Michigan to name a few.

 

Duke Watson – RB – Mary Persons High School

247 Sports: 3 Star   Rivals: 4 Star   ESPN: 3 Star

Senior Stats: 1,955 rushing yards and 30 touchdowns

Career Stats: 5,527 rushing yards, 74 touchdowns, and 444 points
All of these are Mary Persons Records

Player of the Year – Region 2-AAA
AJC 1st Team All State

Signed National Letter of Intent to play at the University of Louisville

 

Ethan Barbour – TE – Milton High School

247 Sports: 4 Star   Rivals: 3 Star   ESPN: 4 Star

2024 Under Armour All American
Participated in the 2023 Under Armour Future 50 Camp
ESPN’s #1 Tight End-H and #2 Overall Tight End in the ESPN 300
2023 Georgia High School Association 6A All Region 1st Team
Selected to Participate in the Nike The Opening Elite 11/All 22 Finals

Offers: Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Georgia to name a few.

Ethan is verbally committed to the University of Georgia

 

Juan Gaston – OL – Westlake High School

247 Sports: 4 Star   Rivals: 4 Star   ESPN: 4 Star

2024 Under Armour All-American
1st Team All Region (Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior Seasons)
#15 OT in the Nation and #16 Overall Player based on Rival ratings
Womack Offensive Lineman of the Year
Sean Jones MVP Award

Offers: Florida State, Georgia, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas to name a few.

 

Mason Short – OL – Evans High School

247 Sports: 4 Star   Rivals: 4 Star   ESPN: 4 Star

Offensive Lineman Award
All Region, All CSRA Team, All State Team
Top 7 OL in the Nation

Offers: Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Kentucky, Ohio State to name a few.

 

Thomas Blackshear – WR – Calvary Day School

247 Sports: 3 Star   Rivals: 3 Star   ESPN: 3 Star

Thomas missed five games due to injury his Junior year.
27 catches for 551 yards
5 touchdowns
20.4 yard average per catch
2 interceptions on defense

Offers: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee to name a few

 

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The Bobby Gene Sanders Memorial Scholarship was established to recognize a young person’s accomplishments on and off the field as well as in the classroom. By evaluating the academics, community service, athletic accomplishments and leadership qualities of these outstanding scholar athletes, the Club awards a monetary scholarship to honor the student athlete and further their education.

Through the fundraising efforts of the Macon Touchdown Club, the Macon Touchdown Club Educational Foundation maintains the endowment in order to fund the scholarships this year, as well as future scholarships. Since 1983, the Foundation has awarded over $420,000 in scholarships for college bound scholar athletes.

If you would like to make a contribution to the Foundation, please go to https://www.macontouchdownclub.com/foundation for more information.

 

Gabe Howard – Mount de Sales Academy

Gabe has a 4.0 GPA and is a STAR student (highest SAT) at Mount de Sales. He accomplished this while taking 7 AP courses and 6 honors classes. He was a nominee for the Governor’s Honors and a Golden Eagle nominee in the area of math. In addition to these accomplishments, Gabe was the captain of both the football team and the wrestling team. He was a GIAA Region 1 4A wrestling champion. He volunteers as a wrestling coach, as director of the Can Food Drive for his church, and is involved in the Georgia Civics Awareness Program.

 

 

Henry Lewis – ACE

Henry scored a 1270 on the SAT and has maintained a 4.0 GPA . He is an AP Scholar, National Honor Society member, and has honor scholarships from Belmont University and LSU. Henry is a 4-year varsity football letterman, 4-year varsity baseball letterman, and selected as a 2-time All-Region football player.
In addition to these accomplishments, Henry was a lead in ACE’s high school musical and performs with ACE’s performing arts group. Henry volunteers over 100 hours to the community through his service with meals for the needy, youth football and baseball camps, and several others.

 

 

 

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Kevin Smith – Perry High School

Kevin is a LaGrange, Georgia native and graduated from LaGrange High School in 1988. He graduated from Jacksonville State University with a degree in Physical Education. He then went on to earn his Master’s degree in Physical Education from the University of Alabama. After this, he attended Lincoln Memorial University where he received his Specialist degree in Leadership.

Kevin began his coaching career at Griffin High School as a Freshman Coach. After two years, he moved to Northside High School as the Defensive Line Coach, later taking over as the Defensive Coordinator. During his time at Northside High School, the team won back-to-back 4A State Championships. In 2014, he was the Defensive Line Coach for Houston County High School for three years. Since 2017,
Kevin has been the Head Coach at Perry High School. While at Perry High School, his record is 60-25, with three Region Championships, and the 2023 4A State Championship.

Kevin is married to Monica Smith and they have three children, Sarah, Morgon, and Steele.

 

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