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Football schedules ........................................ Page 2 Season preview ............................................ Page 3 Freshman players ......................................... Page 4 Sophomore players .................................... Page 5-6 Coaching staff ............................................... Page 6 Junior players ............................................... Page 7 Senior players ............................................... Page 8
2018 RED DEVILS VARSITY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Date Aug. 9 Aug. 17 Aug. 24 Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 20 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2
Opponent Alcovy (Scrimmage) Locust Grove Mary Persons BYE Strong Rock Christian Howard High Central-Macon BYE Westside-Macon (Pink Out) Kendrick Pike Peach Co. (Senior Night) Rutland
Offensive preview.......................................... Page 9
Junior varsity cheerleaders ..........................Page 11 Red Regiment Marching Band............... Page 12-15
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Defensive preview......................................... Page 9 Varsity cheerleaders ................................... Page 10
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Expectations rise as Red Devils near kickoff By Darryl Maxie
Special to the Progress-Argus
With a new school year beginning, the Jackson Red Devils detoured from their summer of record-setting weight training and visited Six Flags Over Georgia. What place could have been more appropriate to begin what figures to be a wild, roller-coaster ride of a 2018 season? Their struggles of 2017 are well documented — an offense that couldn’t stay on the field long enough to keep a challenged defense from being exposed and exploited, a team that seemed to be forever playing catch-up, a team trying to conceal its youth-driven mistakes with its undeniable athletic gifts. Yet for all their shortcomings, the Red Devils still managed
to navigate their way to a fourth consecutive stateplayoff berth and had a legitimate shot at upsetting a No. 1 seed once they got there. “We were holding on
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country, where kids aren’t up and moving to … you’re going to have down years. But the key is, when you have those years, you don’t fall off the rails and go 2-8 or 3-7. Making the playoffs last year and having a 5-5 (regular-season) record was big. When we lose nine scholarship athletes, we don’t fall off the rails. We continue to make the playoffs, we continue to be competitive. And now for the next two years, we’ve got solid classes. That’s when you can call yourself a solid program.” What Myricks is trying to impress upon the new guys is that the season isn’t supposed to be over before the turkey and cranberry sauce are served. “We want to establish with our kids that that’s an expectation,” Myricks said. “I guarantee you that at Peach County, they’re not talking about ‘if’ they get into the playoffs. Westside’s not talking about ‘if’ they get into the playoffs. When the kids start expecting those things, they start to practice and prepare that way.” They’ve already started. Dequarius Johnson, the
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more polished senior quarterback instead of the junior guy scrambling to catch up from last year, has gotten more comfortable with his role as a team leader. So has Andrew Barnes, who battled through a shoulder injury as a junior, but reports no issues as he steps into senior leader cleats. For Johnson, it’s simple: “Getting guys here on time, making sure they’re doing what they’re supposed to do, being in their playbooks,” he said. For Barnes, it’s all about mental toughness: “This year, the whole team’s got a new attitude,” he said. “They’re working. Everybody wants to make it.” Myricks has taken note of the difference. “I’m still waiting to see what they do under fire, but I think there’s a lot of resolve in this group,” he said. “I know we have a smart group, a group that does really well in the classroom and off the field. Almost half of my seniors are on track to be honor grads.” They’re smart enough to know that the schedule should be tougher on their Class AAA school, with the Class AA trio of
Swainsboro, Lamar County and Monticello replaced by Locust Grove (Class AAAAA) and Howard (Class AAAA). Strong Rock Christian, the third replacement, isn’t nearly as big — a Class A private school — but veteran coach Tommy Webb, of Riverdale, Jonesboro and Fayette County fame, guided the Patriots to their first state-playoff berth since 2009 last season. Jackson’s schedule gets no easier with the mainstays — rival Mary Persons, who the Red Devils haven’t beaten since 2012, and Peach County, which but for what may have been the worst referee’s call in the history of the game, might be defending a Class AAA state championship. The key will be what do the Red Devils do against the teams they reasonably can be expected to beat — Rutland, Central-Macon and Kendrick — and whether they can avenge themselves against Pike County, which no longer has all-everything running back C’Bo Flemister, who romped into the arms of Touchdown Jesus at Notre Dame. But the Red Devils expect to be up to the task, given that the young players pressed into service last season have graduated from merely absorbing hard knocks to being able to dish out more than a few. “I know we’re stronger than we’ve been in the past — they’ve done a great job in the weight room,” Myricks said. “I’m waiting to see what they do when the chips are down. … I truly believe, no matter what happens in the first half of the season, that this group is going to get better as we go.”
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FRESHMAN PLAYERS
John Deptula
Cameron Edwards
Anterius Evans
Joevaun Grier
Clayton Hixon
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Cameron Jenkins
Tyler McCord
Cameron Tyson
Damon Varner
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SOPHOMORE PLAYERS
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SOPHOMORE PLAYERS
Xavier Moore
Alexander Patrick
Joseph Plemons
Jaylan Roberts
Nicholas Schmenk
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JUNIOR PLAYERS
James Butler
Justin Chapman
Baylee Cochran
Kaleb Hill
Darrell King
Ryan Langley
Jalen Medlock
Bo Mosteller
Joshua Scott
Tyler Scott
Joshua Shockley
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senior players
Andrew Barnes
Jatavious Boggs
Antavious Fish
Tyshim Free
Jaylan Grier
Dequarius Johnson
LaDerrick Johnson
Jhalan Jones
Nathan Jones
Traylan Jones
Kody Kelly
Nakeemiun Lawrence
Taquavious McDaniel
Javian Morgan
Michael Smith
Namiyun Smith
Courtney Stodghill
Keith Taylor
Trevor Word
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Red Devils seek a little more punch from offense By Darryl Maxie
Special to the Progress-Argus
Dequarius Johnson was a bit of a gunslinger last season as Jackson’s starting quarterback, which might sound all cowboy-andwestern-movie romantic until you realize the emphasis was more on the “slinger” part — as in the sidearm motion with which the left-hander became accustomed to delivering the ball. It led to an elbow so sore he could barely lift his arm, and the ball had the unnerving tendency to sail where he and his posse didn’t want it to go. That helped the bad guys win way more than anyone wanted. Johnson was playing catch-up back then, after a
basketball injury kept him from getting the offseason practice repetitions he so desperately needed. That he was catching up while coming into his first season as the Red Devils’ most important cog on offense didn’t help matters. But Johnson is caught up now, and the result could bear the kind of fruit that Jackson fans have been longing for. “I’m much better than I was last year,” Johnson said. For the Red Devils’ offense to be much better than it was last season, Johnson needs to be. The Red Devils had a troubling habit of going three-and-out too often in 2017. That meant that the defense was on the field far longer than coach Dary
Myricks and company wanted them to be, and that’s never a good thing. The Red Devils mustered only 265 points in 11 games, the fewest of the Myricks era at Jackson, and were outscored in a season for the first time since they went 2-8 in 2013, Myricks’ first season as head coach. Sustained drives start with the quarterback. “Everything hinges on one guy,” Myricks said. “Dee is a physical specimen. And now he’s a physical specimen with a lot more tools, a good understanding of the offense and what’s going on, and 11 games’ experience as a starting quarterback. And that, you can’t substitute.” Johnson’s adjustment from slinger to more of
an over-the-top throwing motion sounds like a little thing. But new offensive coordinator Leon Murray says minor changes can bring about major improvements, such as in passing accuracy. “Accuracy is his whole body working together — feet, arms, hips, everything — and that’ll help,” said Murray, who has had barely months to work with Johnson. “I’m not expecting a miracle in this short a time. But we can improve a little bit and that’ll be a big help for what we’re trying to do. … I think you should be able to see a big improvement as long as he sticks to his fundamentals because he has all the tools. It’s just making sure when the lights come on and the
adrenaline starts that he sticks to his fundamentals. Hopefully, by the end of the year we’ll see a different quarterback.” The Red Devils no longer have the deep group of big-play receivers — Daryan Ingram, Corey Brown or Deontae Barlow — whose heroics helped bail Jackson out of desperate straits. So it’s paramount that Johnson has his game together while breaking in a new corps of receivers led by sophomore speedster Dennis Foster. Johnson figures to have plenty of time to sort out his options. Colorful offensive line coach Greg Crawford boasts a corps, led by 6-foot-5, 285-pound Trevor Word, that is stout and “that group is going to be pretty dang good,”
Myricks said. “If there’s going to be difference in our team, it’s going to be because of that group.” The loss of elite receivers shouldn’t force the Red Devils to be more run-oriented — they’ll still try to maintain a balance on offense — but if it does, they are prepared with Nakeemiun Lawrence, Courtney Stodghill and Jalen Medlock. Medlock is also a mainstay on defense at outside linebacker, but that’s the thing about this year’s Red Devils — they have so many versatile parts that they can mix and match on both sides of the ball, making it that much harder for teams to find one guy to key on and think that they have Jackson shut down.
Barnes, shored-up defense key to Red Devils’ hopes By Darryl Maxie
good read on what Barnes can do. So, the coaching staff The defense was hurting. made sure to limit Barnes’ Antonio Walker, who figexposure to contact drills ured to be Jackson’s most in the spring. Even now, as dominant player on that they’re donning pads, he side of the ball, was lost probably won’t go fullfor his senior season three throttle until he steps on the plays after the cellophane turf for the season opener wrapping was peeled off at Locust Grove on Aug. the Red Devils’ 2017. A 17. But the important thing second anterior cruciate is that Barnes said he’s not ligament injury on the same expecting any further barkfateful evening claimed ing out of his shoulder. tackle Jatavious Boggs for “Yeah, I got the last six games. And then, there clearance and it feels great,” was Andrew Barnes. he said. “I don’t have any Lean, long-haired — problems. It’s good.” some might even say lithe For the Red Devils to — Barnes was counted make significant strides on to be an impact middle back into the top levels of linebacker, but that’s hard Region 4-AAA relevancy, to do when you keep havthe defense is going to have ing to come out of games to be good. It’s going to because your aching shoul- have to be able to stop the der is popping, clicking and run, and to say that was grinding. It was a recurproblematic last season is to ring storyline and made it be generous. hard for interested college Four running backs piled scouts — and there were up 200-yard-plus games more than a few — to get a against Jackson — Pike Special to the Progress-Argus
County’s C’Bo Flemister, Westside-Macon’s Lakelvin Clark, Swainsboro’s Jalyn Williams and Jenkins’ Ameen Stevens, with Flemister’s 330 yards and five touchdowns being the low point. Not surprisingly, the Red Devils lost all four of those games. All of them exposed Jackson’s youth and inability to tackle well. Those are holes that health and hard-earned, painful experience should seal up. Barnes is counting on it. “I think it’s going to be a lot better,” he said of the defense. “We’ve got basically the whole team coming back.” While the Red Devils may not have the superdominant player they’ve had in years past — after all, the Michail Carters come along only so often — coach Dary Myricks believes in a quantity of solid players, which is exactly what the Red Devils have.
“We have more depth than we have had in the past, which is good,” Myricks said. “I’m expecting a lot of our defense.” But it’s no secret that he’s going to expect even more of Barnes and defensive back LaDerrick Johnson, known as “Little Man” by his teammates. He isn’t the only one. “Andrew Barnes and LaDerrick Johnson — ‘Little Man’ — are probably two of our most highly recruited players,” Myricks said. “Both of those guys are going to lead our defense from an attitude standpoint, from an experience standpoint. Both are three-year starters. They both got good work as freshmen.” Aside from Barnes and Johnson, the Red Devils must win more battles on the line. Defensive coordinator Mike Eakin will count on a healthy Boggs, Payton Leeks, Trevon Starr, James
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Butler and Tyler Scott there. Scott’s one of the more intriguing players on the line and Myricks said the junior “could turn into a big-ticket guy, but has a long way to go.” Toto Smith and Jalen Medlock can be counted on to bring energy and fire to the outside linebacker position, and Myricks said that another outside linebacker — junior Ryan Langley — brings an unparalleled work ethic to the defense. “Some kids have a lot of athletic ability and get very little out of it,” Myricks said, making it clear that Langley isn’t in that category. “He’s going to squeeze everything out of his body that he can possibly get. And he’s not a bad athlete. He’s going to be better than somebody who has more natural gifts because he’s not going to get outworked.” Langley may work the hardest, but Bo Mosteller
will be one of the fiercest competitors, not to mention one of the most versatile. Mosteller will see time at safety, outside linebacker and even as a slot receiver on offense occasionally. The Red Devils are also getting defensive help from two unlikely sources — the baseball and basketball teams. Keith Taylor, a third baseman and pitcher, will suit up at defensive back. Gaven Sands, point guard for the basketball team, will be right back there with him. Jackson also will find a way to work lineman Felix Hixon into the mix. He’s 6-foot-3, weighs 255 pounds and is only a freshman. When Myricks said the future looks bright for the defense, that’s just a sample of what he means. “I’m pleased with the crop of freshmen we’ve got,” he said. “There are going to be some special players in that group.”
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VARSITY CHEERLEADERS
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second in its division in the rally routine contest; junior varsity took first place Jackson High School’s in its division. Divisions cheerleading squads are are based on the size of ready to lead the crowds the cheerleading squads this fall at Red Devil Hill. competing. During a summer cheer In the game-day routine camp at the Great Wolf contest, which includes a Lodge resort in LaGrange, sideline cheer and reguthe squads learned to bring lar cheer, JV and varsity spirit to their routines and squads both took first place work as a unit. The camp in their divisions. was hosted by Universal The teams also won Cheerleaders Association several ribbons during preJune 25 to 28. contest evaluations. The Head cheer coach Shon- varsity and JV squads both ta’ Sims is assisted this received gold ribbons, the year by Arkeriya Woods, highest honor, for dance Taquita Smith and Chanice routine and game day Barlow. The varsity roster routine. includes 21 cheerleadThe gameday routine ers and the varsity roster contest requires a crowdincludes eight. leading chant, a cheer and During the camp, the a band dance. The dance Jackson High School routines, also known as varsity squad finished rally routines, are typically mdavis@myjpa.com
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those performed prior to kickoff. The award for AllAmerican Cheerleader is a medal and an opportunity to travel to London for individual cheerleaders. The contest requires a rally routine, cheer and jumps of their choice. It is judged by all of the camp’s instructors. Two Jackson High junior varsity cheerleaders — freshmen Kizzyonna Collier and Haylee Wilson — were named AllAmerican. From the varsity squad, Jacey Hosford, Alaya Roberts and Andrea Robinson were also named All-Americans. For the fourth year in a row, Jackson High School also brought home the camp’s top award, the spirit banana. Jackson High
has won the spirit banana every year since 2008, with the exception of 2014. “You have to show spirit every day” to win the banana, Sims said. This year, for the first time, Jackson High School’s cheer squads will also be competing against other spirit squads across the region in a UCA gameday competition Feb. 23 in Columbus. “Even though we’re not a competition squad, we’re going to enter this because it’s geared more toward spirit squads,” Sims said, adding her teams are excited to be able to compete. “They’re excited about that, and they’re excited to get out there on the field and help lead crowds and help the guys win some games.”
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A show featuring music by some of the royalty of rock is in the works for halftime of Jackson High School football games this season. The Red Regiment Marching Band will be performing music by Queen at games and at marching band competitions this fall. “This is going to be a very interesting routine,” Jackson High School Band Director John Emerson said. “It’s going to be good. We’re going to turn halftime into a miniature rock concert. There will be lots of dancing and moving around.” The band will perform “We Will Rock You,” “Another One Bites the Dust,” “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Crazy Little Thing Called Love.” The band previewed the show July 24 during the grand opening of the new Butts County School System athletic complex. In an online poll, more band members, parents
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and friends voted for the Queen routine than any of several others Emerson had proposed. The voting occurred, Emerson said, before he was aware a film about Queen was set to hit theaters this fall. “It’s a process we go through. They listen to recordings, take a survey and vote,” Emerson
said. “We give the kids choices then we narrow them down. After we chose the routine, one of them told me about the movie.” Drum majors for the 2018-19 school year are Allison Crane, who is returning for her second year at the post, and Finley Kohler, Emerson said.
This year, the Red Regiment has several section leaders. Dakota Harris leads the flutes and Audrey Western heads up the clarinets. Matthew Dowdy leads the saxophone section and Dustin Kirby and Madison Kelly are in charge of the trumpets. The trombone and baritone section is led
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Clarinet players are, front from left, Markeisha Beecham, Haley Reynolds, Samantha Plemmons, Cameran Ledford, back from left, Michael Irizarry, Audrey Western, Lexi Liner and Whitney Farmer. (Staff Photos: Michael Davis)
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Tuba players are, from left, J.P. King, Christopher Hightower and Elijah Smith.
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We are proud to support the players, cheerleaders, and band members of the Red Devils!
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MEDICAL CARE AND REHAB
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