High School Football Play-offs For Our Schools for November 12th Weekend

It is play-off time for high school football. If my list below is not complete or accurate, please let me know.
On Friday night
Northeast High School will host Cook
Jones County High School will host Griffin
Mary Persons will travel to Burke County
Windsor Academy will host Crisp
On Saturday night
First Presbyterian Day School will host Aquinas
Tattnall Square Academy will host Savannah Christian
Academy For Classical Education will travel to Schley County
Stratford Academy will travel to Savannah Country Day
Mount de Sales Academy will travel to Calvary Day
Central Fellowship Christian Academy has a Bye this week, and will play on Friday, November 19th.
Covenant Academy has a Bye this week, and will play on Friday, November 19th.
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Breaking News for Monday Night, November 15th Meeting

Breaking News for the Macon Touchdown Club.
Next Monday night, November 15th, the Macon Touchdown Club will have the pleasure of having Coach Clay Helton, the new Head Football Coach at Georgia Southern University as our Feature Speaker.
Terry Harvin will bring him over, and introduce him to the club.

The Macon Touchdown Club, OrthoGeorgia Players of the Week, for the Week of November 5th

OthoGeorgia Co-Back of the Week: Ja’lon Miller, Senior Quarterback, Westside High School. Ja’lon completed 12 of 23 passes for 293 yards and 1 Touchdown in his team’s game against West Laurens.

 

OrthoGeorgia Co-Back of the Week: Demario Williams, Junior Running Back/Defensive Back, Tattnall Square Academy. Demario rushed 19 times for 215 yards and 3 Touchdowns. He also recorded 3 tackles from his defensive position in his team’s 61-33 win over Mount de Sales.

 

OrthoGeorgia Lineman of the Week: Cam Person, Junior Linebacker, Tattnall Square Academy. Cam accounted for 9 tackles, 2 assists, and 3 tackles for loss in his team’s win over Mount de Sales.

 

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Had a great night at the Macon Touchdown Club with Coach Tashard Choice of Georgia Tech. Former Georgia Tech and Dallas Cowboys running back, now the Georgia Tech RB coach.
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The Macon Touchdown Club, OrthoGeorgia Players of the Week, for the Week of October 29th

OrthoGeorgia Back of the Week: Fernando Washington, Junior Running Back/Linebacker, Mount de Sales Academy. Fernando rushed 32 times for 231 yards and 2 Touchdowns. From his Linebacker position, Fernando accounted for 6 tackles in his team’s 14-10 win over Deerfield-Windsor. His performance on Friday marked his third week in a row of topping 200 plus yards on the ground.

 

OrthoGeorgia Lineman of the Week: D’Aren Igho Osagie, Junior Defensive Lineman, First Presbyterian Day School. D’Aren totaled 7 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2 caused fumbles and a fumble recovery in his team’s 14-7 win over Stratford Academy.

 

OrthoGeorgia Special Teams Player of the Week: Jake Prather, Junior Kicker/Punter, Academy for Classical Education. On the night, Jake averaged 47 yards per punt, including one of 61 yards in his team’s game against undefeated GMC.

 

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Had a great Monday night with Coach Drew Cronic, Head Coach of Mercer University.
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The Macon Touchdown Club, OrthoGeorgia Players of the Week, for the Week of October 22nd – Updated

OrthoGeorgia Back of the Week: Clay Rowland, Senior Quarterback/Defensive Back, Tattnall Square Academy. At quarterback, Clay completed 11-19 passes for 190 yards and a Touchdown. He also completed a pass for the game winning 2 point conversion. On defense, Clay had 12 tackles and 3 assists in his teams 42-41 overtime win against Stratford Academy.

OrthoGeorgia Special Teams Player of the Week: Brayden Smith, Junior Receiver/Kick returner, Tattnall Square Academy. Brayden return a punt 70 yards for a Touchdown in his team’s overtime win against Stratford. On the night, Brayden also hauled in 6 receptions for 106 yards and a Touchdown.

(Click on Link to go to the OrthoGeorgia website)

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Bibb County High School Football Coaches

We had the pleasure of having the men that are responsible for our local public high schools at the Macon Touchdown Club last night.
From left to right:
Bibb County Athletic Director Barney Hester, Howard High School Head Coach Paul Carroll, Southwest High School Head Coach Joe Dupree, Central High School Head Coach Joaquin Sample, Westside High School Head Coach Spoon Risper, Northeast High School Head Coach Jeremy Wiggins, Rutland High School Head Coach Jarmarcus Johnson
During the night, we found out that Barney Hester would be stepping down at the end of the year, for some much deserved family time. Coach Hester has Bibb County football in a good position, with improved facilities, and having these coaches in place to run the programs.
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The Macon Touchdown Club, OrthoGeorgia Players of the Week, for the Week of October 22nd

OrthoGeorgia Lineman of the Week for October 22nd: Marquis Hughes, Senior Defensive End, Northeast High School. Marquis accounted for 8 tackles, 2 sacks and 4 tackles for loss in his team’s 21-7 win over Dodge County.

Marquis was recognized at the Macon Touchdown Club’s meeting on Monday, October 25th.

OrthoGeorgia Back of the Week: Clay Rowland, Senior Quarterback/Defensive Back, Tattnall Square Academy. At quarterback, Clay completed 11-19 passes for 190 yards and a Touchdown. He also completed a pass for the game winning 2 point conversion. On defense, Clay had 12 tackles and 3 assists in his teams 42-41 overtime win against Stratford Academy.

OrthoGeorgia Lineman of the Week: Marquis Hughes, Senior Defensive End, Northeast High School. Marquis accounted for 8 tackles, 2 sacks and 4 tackles for loss in his team’s 21-7 win over Dodge County.
OrthoGeorgia Special Teams Player of the Week: Brayden Smith, Junior Receiver/Kick returner, Tattnall Square Academy. Brayden return a punt 70 yards for a Touchdown in his team’s overtime win against Stratford. On the night, Brayden also hauled in 6 receptions for 106 yards and a Touchdown.
Clay and Brayden were not able to be with us this week, They will be recognized at the Macon Touchdown Club’s meeting on Monday, November 1st.

 

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A great night at the Macon Touchdown Club with Coach Shane Beamer, Head coach at the University of South Carolina.
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The Macon Touchdown Club, OrthoGeorgia Players of the Week, for the Week of October 15th

OrthoGeorgia Co-Back of the Week: Jha’Rius Evans, Senior Quarterback/Defensive Back, Central High School. Jha’Rius went 9 of 16 passing for 137 yards and 1 Touchdown. He also had 9 rushing attempts for 75 yards and 2 Touchdowns. On defense, he accounted for 4 tackles and 1 pass breakup. He also had 3 punts averaging 38 yards per kick in his team’s 21-14 win over Sumter County.

 

OrthoGeorgia Co-Back of the Week for October: Blayze Dennis, Senior Quarterback, Windsor Academy. Blayze was 8 of 14 passing for 157 yards and 2 Touchdowns. He also rushed 29 times for 235 yards and 3 Touchdowns. Blayze also accounted for 5 rushing 2 point conversions on the night. In total, he combined for 392 all purpose yards in his team’s 58-33 win over defending State Champion Westwood.

 

OrthoGeorgia Lineman of the Week: Elijah Heald, Senior Offensive Lineman, Windsor Academy. Elijah graded out at 90% on the night, including 7 pancake blocks in his team’s 58-33 win over defending State Champion Westwood.

 

OrthoGeorgia Back of the Week for October 8th: John Alan Richter, Senior Quarterback, Jones County High School. John completed 29 of 37 passes for 307 yards and 2 touchdowns. He also rushed 6 times for 37 yards and 1 Touchdown. He also caught the game tying 2 point conversion that send the game into overtime. The Greyhounds went on to score the winning touchdown in overtime for the win over Ola 48-42.

These players were recognized by the Macon Touchdown Club during our meeting on Monday, October 18th.

 

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Another great night at the Macon Touchdown Club in the books. Our Featured Speaker tonight was Jared Benko, Athletic Director of Georgia Southern University, Jared shared with us the upcoming Infrastructure upgrades coming to Statesboro, and discussed the current Coaching search.

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11th Annual Boston Butt Sale To Support the Bobby Sanders Memorial Scholarships

The Macon Touchdown Club is having our 11th Annual Boston Butt Sale. The price of the tickets are $40.00.
We will use the same process as we did last year. Welch’s Country Smokehouse, located at 1687 Bass Road, will be preparing the Boston Butts. All you will need to do is, call Welch’s 24 hours in advance, 48 hours during the Holidays, and let them know when you will making your pick-up. They will have your Boston Butt ready for you to pick-up and enjoy. The tickets for this sale will be good from the day that you purchase, to January 31, 2022.
The proceeds benefit the Bobby Sanders Memorial Scholarship, awarded by the Macon Touchdown Club. Each year the Macon Touchdown Club awards these scholarships to high school seniors. Started in 1987, the Macon Touchdown Club has awarded over $372,000 in scholarships.
Tickets are available through any of the Macon Touchdown Club members.

The Macon Touchdown Club, OrthoGeorgia Players of the Week, for the Week of October 8th

OrthoGeorgia Lineman of the Week: Coleman Cauley, Senior Linebacker, First Presbyterian Day School. Coleman accounted for 16 tackles and had a forced fumble on a punt in his team’s 20-0 shutout of previously unbeaten rival Tattnall Square Academy.

 

OrthoGeorgia Special Teams Player of the Week: Evan West, Senior Kicker, Jones County High School. Even went 4 for 4 on Field Goals, including 2 from 44 yards, a 39 yarder, and a 32 yarder. He was 2 for 2 on PAT’s. His kickoff yardage totaled 405 yards with 2 touchbacks on the night. He also averaged 49 yards punting and had a touchdown saving tackle on a kickoff in his team’s 48-42 overtime win over Ola.

These players were recognized by the Macon Touchdown Club during our meeting on Monday, October 11th.

 

OrthoGeorgia Back of the Week: John Alan Richter, Senior Quarterback, Jones County High School. John completed 29 of 37 passes for 307 yards and 2 touchdowns. He also rushed 6 times for 37 yards and 1 Touchdown. He also caught the game tying 2 point conversion that send the game into overtime. The Greyhounds went on to score the winning touchdown in overtime for the win over Ola 48-42.

John Alan was not able to be with us this week. We will present his OrthoGeorgia Back of the Week award on Monday, October 18th.

(Click on Link to go to the OrthoGeorgia website)

Another great night at the Macon Touchdown Club. We had the pleasure of having former UGA and NFL punter Drew Butler as our featured speaker.

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