Weekend Preview: High 10 video games of Week 7 – Georgia Excessive Faculty Soccer Each day

Benedictine at Ware County
When, the place: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Memorial Stadium, Waycross
Information, rankings: Benedictine is 2-2 general, 0-0 in Area 1-4A and No. 4; Ware County is 5-0, 0-0 and No. 5.
Final assembly: Ware County 38-14 in 2024.
Issues to know: Benedictine and Ware County are the one ranked groups in a area that additionally consists of Perry and Warner Robins. The Ware County-Benedictine rivalry, surprisingly solely first performed in 2020, has not had a back-to-back winner, with Ware County profitable in 2020, 2022 and 2024, Benedictine in 2021 and 2023. Solely as soon as has both entered the sport unranked, and that was final season, when unranked Ware beat No. 2 Benedictine decisively. Benedictine QB Stephen Cannon was injured and misplaced for the season, and Benedictine’s season by no means totally recovered. Cannon, now a senior dedicated to Texas Tech, has thrown for 462 yards and 5 touchdowns this season. Bubba Frazier, dedicated to Notre Dame, has 17 receptions for 305 yards. However Benedictine will get about 62% of its complete offense on the bottom, with Stanley Good Jr. main the crew with 387 yards. Benedictine has misplaced to Class 6A groups Colquitt County and Buford and received simply towards Burke County and Westminster. Ware County’s greatest win is final week’s 42-9 resolution towards Lincoln, the No. 10 crew in Florida’s Class 5A. Within the 2024 sport towards Benedictine, Ware’s Jamir Boyd rushed for 144 yards. Now a senior, Boyd has rushed for 449 yards. Tayshaun Franklin, an even bigger again at 6-1, 210, has rushed for 544 yards and 10 touchdowns. Ware will get about 63.5% of its complete yards speeding.
Central (Carrollton) at Jonesboro
When, the place: 7 p.m. in the present day, Tara Stadium, Jonesboro
Information, rankings: Central is 5-0 general, 1-0 in Area 3-4A and No. 7; Jonesboro is 3-2, 1-0 and unranked.
Final assembly: Central received 31-23 in 2024.
Issues to know: The Jonesboro-Central sport determined the Area 3-4A title in 2024, and each groups are greater than 14 factors higher than the next-best area rival this season, in accordance with the pc Maxwell Rankings. Jonaz Walton rushed for 173 yards in final 12 months’s Central victory. Walton has 614 yards from scrimmage this season as an AJC Tremendous 11 decide dedicated to Notre Dame. Youthful brother Jacez Walton has rushed for 300 yards. J.R. Harris has handed for 985 yards and 14 touchdowns. Jonesboro has the identical 3-2 file towards the identical 5 opponents as final season however has improved the purpose differential towards every. That features a 26-20 extra time loss final month to Atlantic Neighborhood, Florida’s Twenty fourth-best crew, per MaxPreps. The opposite loss got here to Douglas County, the No. 6 crew in Class 6A. The crew’s marquee gamers are Jontavius Wyman and Cortez Redding, defensive backs and all-around contributors, each dedicated to Miami. Wyman is the main receiver. Different offensive standouts are Ethan Sharpe (775 yards passing), Lucious Murray (334 speeding), Na’Quoye Govan (301 speeding) and Isaiah Davis (258 speeding). Jonesboro is chasing its first area title since 2015 and third in historical past. The primary got here in 1949.
Colquitt County at Lowndes
When, the place: 8 p.m. Friday, Martin Stadium, Valdosta
Information, rankings: Colquitt County is 4-1 general, 0-0 in Area 1-6A and No. 9; Lowndes is 5-0, 0-0 and No. 5.
Final assembly: Colquitt County received 38-35 in 2024.
Issues to know: Colquitt County has received Area 1 within the highest classification eight of the previous 11 seasons. Lowndes received the opposite three (2021, 2019, 2017). In 2024, Colquitt County beat Lowndes on Brett Fitzgerald’s 43-yard subject objective on the ultimate play of a sport that was tied six instances from 0-0 to 35-35. Jae Lamar rushed for 182 yards and caught a 77-yard go. Now a senior dedicated to Georgia, Lamar has rushed for 524 yards and scored 10 touchdowns this season. Cohen Lawson, a sophomore second-year starter, has thrown for 670 yards. Lowndes is taking up an old-school look offensively, averaging 309.2 speeding yards and 18.3 passing per sport. Mason Woods has rushed for 606 yards. Jayce Johnson, a junior quarterback dedicated to Texas A&M, has thrown 5 TD passes the previous two video games. He had 5 complete touchdowns and rushed for 113 yards towards Kell. Lowndes has not performed a ranked opponent. Colquitt County has misplaced to North Gwinnett. Colquitt’s greatest wins are towards Lee County and Benedictine. That is one among two Area 1-6A video games tonight between top-10 groups. The opposite is No. 8 Valdosta at No. 10 Camden County.
Dublin at Northeast
When, the place: 7 p.m. in the present day, Thompson Stadium, Macon
Information, rankings: Dublin is 4-1 general, 4-0 in Area 2-A Division I and No. 8; Northeast is 4-1, 4-0 and No. 7.
Final assembly: Dublin received 17-7 in 2024.
Issues to know: This sport matches the 2024 Class A Division I runner-up, Northeast, with a 2024 semifinal crew, Dublin. Champion Toombs County beat Dublin 42-15, then Northeast 38-18. Northeast and Dublin are their area’s solely groups and not using a area loss, so this sport possible will resolve the area title, because it did in 2024. Within the 2024 sport, Dublin rushed for 294 yards and didn’t enable an offensive landing. The victory was Dublin coach Roger Holmes’ 2 hundredth in Georgia. This season, Dublin is averaging 322.4 speeding yards per sport, paced by Travion Bostic (462 yards) and Dontavious Cannon (446). Dublin averages solely 4.8 passing makes an attempt per sport. Northeast will get 63% of its complete yards passing, an enormous change from current Northeast editions. Northeast’s 6,000-yard profession rusher, Nick Woodford, is now at Morehouse. Enter freshman quarterback Jordan Wiggins, who has handed for 1,051 yards and 16 touchdowns. Reginald Glover, final season’s quarterback, is the main receiver with 283 yards.
Hapeville Constitution at Carver (Atlanta)
When, the place: 8 p.m. Friday, Lakewood Stadium, Atlanta
Information, rankings: Hapeville Constitution is 1-3 general, 0-0 in Area 5-2A and No. 9; Carver is 5-0, 1-0 and No. 3.
Final assembly: Hapeville Constitution received 15-12 in 2024.
Issues to know: Don’t make a lot of Hapeville Constitution’s 1-3 file. The losses are towards Lee County, Cartersville and Westlake. The Hornets had the identical mark a 12 months in the past, then swept their Area 5-2A rivals 6-0 and received their first area title since 2019. The important thing victory got here towards Carver in a sport postponed into November by chemical leak and hurricane. Hapeville cornerback Zion Crawford had the sport of his life. Pressed into emergency quarterback responsibility, he handed for 119 yards, rushed for 39, threw a 59-yard landing go on third-and-11 for the game-winning landing and ended Carver’s closing two drives with a compelled fumble and a go breakup. Crawford, again to his regular place, is now a senior with a Kentucky supply. The brand new quarterback is Keilan Pope, a switch from South Atlanta. Hapeville’s high prospect is OL Chris Booker, a top-300 nationwide recruit dedicated to Alabama. Traevon Jones has rushed for greater than 300 yards in an offense that will get 75% of its yards on the bottom. Carver is off to its first 5-0 begin since 2012. The Panthers have avenged losses to Luella and Decatur and crushed in any other case undefeated Southwest DeKalb. Carver’s yardage leaders are sophomore Corey Fletcher (746 yards passing), Lataious Stepp (486 speeding) and Terrious Favors (565 receiving). Favors is a two-way starter and Boise State commit with 1,023 all-purpose yards.
Lee County at Thomas County Central
When, the place: 7:30 p.m. Friday, The Jackets’ Nest, Thomasville
Information, rankings: Lee County is 4-1 general, 0-0 in Area 2-5A and No. 6; Thomas County Central is 5-0, 0-0 and No. 2.
Final assembly: Lee County received 35-23 in 2024.
Issues to know: Lee County and Thomas County Central have performed one another as top-10 groups every of the previous three seasons, all video games determined by 12 factors or much less. Thomas Central received in 2022 and 2023. Within the 2024 sport, Lee County’s Weston Bryan rushed for 156 yards and 4 touchdowns and handed for 134 yards. He’s off to Georgia Southern, and Lee County’s different important menace, RB Ousmane Kromah, is at Florida State. Jordan Bush, a quarterback/operating again, is now Lee County’s main rusher with 364 yards. He shares time at quarterback with Marcus Snipes, who has a team-leading 361 passing yards. Junior WR Jaden Upshaw, a top-200 nationwide recruit, is the main receiver. Thomas Central returned the principle core from its 2024 quarterfinal crew. The Yellow Jackets’ common rating this season is 56-6. Thomas Central’s yards leaders are Jaylen Johnson (831 passing), Deuce Lawrence (321 speeding) and Jabari Watkins (280 receiving). Lawrence is dedicated to Wake Forest. Three gamers on this sport are dedicated to the ACC’s Pacific Coast. They’re Thomas County Central DE Cam Brooks and OL Artem Korchagin (California) and Lee County CB Lasiah Jackson (Stanford).
Marist at Southwest DeKalb
When, the place: 7 p.m. Friday, Buck Godfrey Stadium, Decatur
Information, rankings: Marist is 3-1 general, 2-0 in Area 5-4A and No. 6; Southwest DeKalb is 4-1, 3-0 and unranked.
Final assembly: Marist received 47-13 in 2024.
Issues to know: Southwest DeKalb’s 41-10 victory final week over St. Pius, a crew that beat the Panthers final season, made Southwest DeKalb the highest challenger to defending champion Marist in Area 5-4A. William Bryant rushed for 152 yards, giving him 408 on the season. Tamir Rudolph rushed for 116 yards. Braylon Carter handed for 237 yards. John Christie, who’s dedicated to Georgia Tech, has 25 receptions for 500 yards. Southwest DeKalb’s high prospect is Earnest Rankins, a defensive lineman dedicated to Florida State. Within the 2024 sport between these groups, Marist dominated aside from permitting two 80-yard TD passes. This season, Marist averages 204.5 yards speeding and 56.0 passing per sport, numbers deflated by operating clocks in blowouts. James Lasco has rushed for a team-best 204 yards and handed for 230 yards. Jack Richerson, a good finish/edge dedicated to Georgia Tech, has two sacks and three go breakups. Marist has received eight of the 9 conferences this century on this DeKalb County rivalry.
North Corridor at Pickens
When, the place: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dragon Stadium, Jasper
Information, rankings: North Corridor is 5-0 general, 2-0 in Area 6-3A and No. 6; Pickens is 5-0, 2-0 and unranked.
Final assembly: North Corridor received 43-27 in 2024.
Issues to know: North Corridor and Pickens be part of Better Atlanta Christian (4-1, 2-0) because the groups with out area losses in Area 6-3A. North Corridor received the area final season and reached the Class 3A quarterfinals. Pickens is 5-0 for the primary time since 2018, additionally the final time the Dragons received a area title or defeated a top-10 opponent from the identical classification. Within the 2024 sport between these two, North Corridor’s Alex Schlieman handed for 244 yards and three touchdowns, all to Cole Gable, who had eight receptions for 192 yards. These two gamers are again. Schlieman has thrown for 1,588 yards and 13 touchdowns. Gable has 505 receiving yards. North Corridor’s main receiver is Ty Kemp, who has 35 receptions for 641 yards and eight touchdowns. Pickens is led by Hayden Jones, who handed for 167 yards, rushed for 97 and had 4 complete touchdowns in final 12 months’s loss to North Corridor. He’s thrown for 679 yards this season and run for 154. Ike Wyngaard has rushed for 421 yards. McCord Purdy has 437 receiving yards.
Seminole County at Early County
When, the place: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Standifer Discipline, Blakely
Information, rankings: Seminole County is 4-0 general, 1-0 in Area 1-A Division I and No. 6; Early County is 3-2, 2-0 and No. 8.
Final assembly: Seminole County received 28-12 in 2024.
Issues to know: Seminole County received the 2024 sport, holding Early County to 132 complete yards and ending an eight-game winless streak within the sequence. Early County bounced again to win the area whereas Seminole missed the playoffs regardless of a 6-4 general file. Seminole final week avenged its deadly 2024 area loss, to Pelham, profitable 31-14, as Kamauri Smith rushed for 133 yards. Ellis Denham handed for 167 yards and rushed for 71. Denham has thrown for 617 yards and eight touchdowns in a reasonably balanced offense this season. Kimauri Johnson rushed for greater than 100 yards in every of the primary three video games. Seminole County is 4-0 for the primary time since 2013. Early County is gunning for its fourth consecutive area title. The Bobcats are 19-1 in area video games since 2022, dropping solely to Seminole. They’ve superior not less than one spherical within the playoffs the previous three seasons and reached the quarterfinals in 2022 and 2023. This season, Early County averages 293 speeding yards and 46 passing yards per sport. They’re led by Devonis Lee (503 speeding yards, seven touchdowns) and Evan Grist (431 speeding yards, six touchdowns and three TD passes).
Valdosta at Camden County
When, the place: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Chris Gilman Stadium, Kingsland
Information, rankings: Valdosta is 5-0 general, 0-0 in Area 1-6A and No. 8; Camden County is 5-0, 0-0 and No. 10.
Final assembly: Valdosta received 7-3 in 2024.
Issues to know: That is one among two Area 1-6A video games tonight between top-10 groups. The opposite is No. 9 Colquitt County at No. 5 Lowndes. Camden County is the least confirmed of the 4 groups, with no victories over top-10 opponents this season and 0-3 towards the opposite three final season. However that is the second season underneath coach Travis Roland, who has revamped the offense. William Jackson is 59-of-84 passing for a region-best 855 yards and 14 touchdowns. Sean Inexperienced’s 5 TD receptions lead the area. He’s a top-300 nationwide prospect. Two Camden rushers (Antwan Williams, Julian Dailey) have greater than 400 yards. David Coleman, with 680 all-purpose yards, is an element on offense and particular groups. He’s dedicated to East Carolina. Valdosta put up 587 complete yards within the 2024 sport towards Camden. Valdosta’s Todd Robinson (400 complete yards within the sport) is now at Georgia, however Marquis Fennell, who had 241 yards from scrimmage, is again. He has run for 538 yards and 12 touchdowns this season. Deron Foster has run for 663 yards and 11 touchdowns. Prince Jean, a Kentucky commit, has 273 yards receiving. Valdosta has three SEC-committed defensive gamers. They’re DL Corey Howard (Georgia), DB Camron Brown (Mississippi State) and DB Jalon Copeland (Arkansas).
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