2019 Friday Night Lights

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Soon the smoke and smell of hamburgers on the grill will permeate the air on Friday nights.

The drumlines and bands of local schools will fill the stadiums and the ears of anyone in it.

The sight of freshly polished helmets, crisp jerseys and some of the state’s most talented athletes will streak across the green turf so quickly as to be near a blur.

Fans, players and coaches will all feel the relentless Georgia evening heat and humidity, which thankfully gives way to the night sky, and its cooler temperatures, as the stadium lights pop into life.

Yes, Friday night high school football in Georgia is an onslaught to the senses. And of course that includes the bitter taste of defeat and the sweetness of victory.

I am very excited to put out the second edition of Appen Media Group’s Friday Night Lights publication, which covers public and private schools in North Fulton and Forsyth County.

In this program, you will be able to read about each team’s history, learn more about their head coach and biggest rivalries, view their schedule and roster, and see standout players to watch this season.

As we enter the 2018 season, also look out for our annual football preview section, as we discuss with coaches and players the outlook for the new season. The preview will run as a special section in Appen Media’s weekly publications.

For football coverage throughout the season, visit NorthFulton.com where we will provide game coverage and a recap of all local games each week.

My special thanks goes out for our Appen Media Group’s sales team which made this publication possible, and to Jennifer Edwards, our production designer. I must also thank the Georgia High School Football Historians Association who provided us with the historical information for each team.

And I would be remiss if I did not thank you, our readers, for your continued support of local teams and Appen Media Group’s sports coverage.

We are excited to bring you Friday Night Lights and hope we can continue to be your go-to for football coverage in North Fulton and Forsyth County.

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OVERALL RECORD: 84-66 (2004-18) 2016: 7-4 (6-2) 2017: 11-2 (8-0) 2018: 6-5 (5-3) REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0 HEAD COACH: Jacob Nichols Jacob Nichols enters his 11th year with the Raiders and sixth as head coach. Nichols served as a freshman coach, offensive line coach and offensive coordinator before beginning his tenure as head coach in 2014.

The Raiders are 39-18 under Nichols, including two region championships and the program’s only 10-plus win seasons.

The Raiders repeated as region champs in Nichol’s first year at the helm and reached the second round of the state playoffs.

After a 5-5 mark in 2015, Nichols has led the Raiders to three straight winning seasons. Alpharetta went 7-4 in 2016 before capturing their fourth region title in 2017.

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AL PHA R ET TA RIVALRIES: Alpharetta vs.

Centennial YEARS SERIES HAS BEEN PLAYED: 2006-current SERIES RECORD: Alpharetta 8-5 NUMBER OF REGION GAMES IN SERIES: 13 LAST MEETING: Sept. 28, 2018 (Centennial 14, Alpharetta 6) LONGEST WINNING STREAK: Alpharetta (2010-2014) LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: Alpharetta 39, Centennial 0 (2014) CLOSEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: Centennial 31, Alpharetta 30 OT (2016)

R I VA LRY Just two years after Alpharetta’s inaugural season, the Raiders took on Centennial— located just 7 miles from the Raiders campus — for the first time. The series now spans 12 consecutive seasons with all meetings coming in region play.

After the teams exchanged wins over the first four meetings, Alpharetta put together a string of five straight wins from 2010-14.

The series has been marked by close games, especially in recent years.

Three of the past four meetings between the teams have been decided by a field goal or less. Centennial downed the Raiders in 2015, 38-35, and stopped an Alpharetta two-point conversion attempt in overtime to win 31-30 in 2016.

The series produced another thriller in 2017, with Alpharetta erasing a 17-point Centennial lead and tied the game with under three minutes left.

After a Centennial interception, Alpharetta converted a field goal as the clock expired to end the Knights’ series win streak.

Last year, Centennial used a strong defensive performance to keep the Raiders out of the end zone and secure a 14-6 win.

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TE A M H I STO R Y Alpharetta began its football program in 2004 under then head coach Bill Waters.

After winning a single game in their inaugural campaign, the Raiders went 5-5 and 6-4 in 2005-06, but won just six games over the next two seasons.

Former NFL player Jason Dukes led the Raiders to their first playoff appearance in 2010, followed a season later by their first region championship.

After compiling a 7-4 record in 2012, the Raiders reeled off two straight region titles, including in 2014, Jacob Nichols first season as head coach.

After a disappointing 5-5 campaign in 2015, the Raiders reached the playoffs for the sixth time in seven years in 2016.

In 2017, the Raiders went 11-2 and reached the quarterfinals of the state playoffs for the first time. They also captured the program’s fourth region championship with an 8-0 record in region play.

The Raiders went 6-4 in the 2018 regular season and placed third in the Region 7-AAAAAA standings to capture the program’s third straight playoff berth. The Raiders were ousted of the playoffs in the first round in a 34-30 heartbreaker to Sequoyah. The Raiders took the lead with two minutes remaining in regulation before the Chiefs sealed the win with a quick score.

8.29 @ Milton (Freedom Bowl) 9.6 Lanier 9.20 Pope* 9.27 Dunwoody* 10.4 @ Centennial* 10.11 North Atlanta* 10.18 @ Chattahoochee* 10.25 Northview* 11.1 @ Johns Creek* 11.8 @ Cambridge*

R O STE R NO.

NAME

GRADE

POSITION

2

Carlos Moreland

12

RB/DB

3

Jayson Gilliom

11

DB/WR

4

Cam Foster

11

WR/DB

5

Jaden Slocum

11

DB/WR

6

Jared Rumph

11

DB/WR

7

Matteo Carriere

10

WR

8

CJ Dobard

12

WR/DB

9

Dylan Merrell

11

RB

10

Jordan Leslie

12

LB

11

Cooper Mendlinger

10

WR/DB

12

John Jenness

11

DL/TE

13

Cortez Buchanan

12

WR/DB

14

Whitman Sperry

10

WR/DB

15

Cam Dorsey

12

LB

16

Will Gerdes

12

QB

17

Ben Guthrie

9

QB/DB

18

Sam Miskin

10

QB

19

Shawn Jackson

12

DL/LB

20

Kristofer Thomas

12

DB/RB

21

Nicholas Haven

11

WR/DB

22

Kevin Howard

11

WR/DB

23

Colin Skeoch

10

DE/TE

24

Tre Anderson

11

DB

25

Jack Oyola

10

DB

26

Jake Gil

9

RB/LB

27

Kobie Brown

10

WR/DB

28

Kenyon Pipes

9

WR/DB

29

Adam Walker

10

DB/WR

30

Tomas Kurcikevicius

10

LB/FB

31

Karina Munoz

10

WR

32

Fardin Alam

9

DB

33

Josh Stanford

9

RB/LB

34

Tylan Johnson

10

WR/RB

37

Galo Sarmiento

9

DB

38

Saurav Karekar

10

DB/WR

40

Benjamin Henry

9

LB

NO

NAME

GRADE

POSITION

NO

NAME

GRADE

POSITION

41

Robert Hall

10

WR/DB

68

Michael Ogundepo

9

OL

42

William Reed

9

LB

69

Kyren Kennedy

11

OL

44

Landon Linn

11

RB

71

Isaiah Washington

9

DL

45

Alexis Medina

9

OL

72

Dylan Hannon

10

DL

48

Vito Perri

10

DL

73

Danny Gosk

10

OL/DL

50

Logan Rosenbluth

11

LB

74

Ayo Onipede

12

OL

51

Jack Bernstein

10

OL/DL

75

Emiliano Fuentes

10

OL

52

Jude Moore

11

LB/OL

76

Elijah Fils

12

OL

53

Armin Hooshiari

9

OL

77

Jevan Parara

11

OL

54

Khalil Alexander

10

OL

78

Tre Cole

9

OL/DL

55

Josh Germain

10

OL/DL

81

Trent Martin

10

WR/DB

56

Breon Smith

12

DL/OL

82

Garrett Young

9

WR

57

Nathan Cole

11

DL/OL

83

Jakob Cowart

9

WR

58

Armando Colon

9

DL

84

Dante Dade

9

WR

60

Vernon Ogundepo

11

OL

85

Ben Coers

9

WR

61

Anthony McGill

10

DL

86

Terrance Malone

10

K/P

62

Jose Lozada

12

OL

87

Davis White

10

WR

63

David Oxman

11

OL

88

Alexander Lidback

11

DL/TE

64

Matthew Peterson

9

OL

89

Bryce Troutt

12

K/P

66

Chase Decort

9

OL

90

Loui Noseibeh

9

DL

67

Sidney Watson

12

OL/DL

91

Parker Peterson

9

DL

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OVERALL RECORD: 31-40 (2012-18) 2016: 6-5 (6-2) 2017: 4-6 (4-4) 2018: 3-7 (3-5) REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0 HEAD COACH: Craig Bennett Craig Bennett continues his tenure as the only head coach of Cambridge. The 2019 season will mark his eighth leading the Bears.

Prior to Cambridge, Bennett coached at Milton, the Darlington School and Pope.

Bennett has led the Bears to a 31-40 mark in seven years that includes three winning seasons and a trip to the 2016 state playoffs.

SCHE DULE 8.23 Creekview 9.6 @ Woodstock 9.13 Dunwoody* 9.20 @ Centennial* 9.27 North Atlanta* 10.4 @ Chattahoochee* 10.11 Northview* 10.18 @ Johns Creek* 10.25 @ Pope* 11.8 Alpharetta*

The Cambridge program began in 2012 under current head coach Craig Bennett. The Bears went 4-16 in their opening two seasons.

In the 2014 and 2015 campaigns, the Bears earned their first winning seasons, compiling a 7-3 record in both years. However, Cambridge was shut out of the playoffs by competing in a subdivision of Region 7-AAAAA. In 2016 the Bears moved to Class 6A and had their third straight winning season (6-5) and earned their first and only playoff berth by placing fourth in Region 7-AAAAAA. The Bears struggled in the opening half of 2017, dropping their first five games, including tight contests with Chattahoochee and Centennial. The Bears closed out the season with a 4-1 record but missed the playoffs due to their loss to Pope, who captured the No. 4 seed in the region.

Cambridge enters 2019 looking to improve on its 3-7 mark from last season.

RI VA RLY RIVALRIES: Cambridge vs. Alpharetta YEARS SERIES HAS BEEN PLAYED: 2016-current SERIES RECORD: Alpharetta 3-0 NUMBER OF REGION GAMES IN SERIES: 3 LAST MEETING: Nov. 2, 2018 (Alpharetta 41, Cambridge 21) LONGEST WINNING STREAK: Alpharetta (2016-18) LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: Alpharetta 41, Cambridge 21 (2018) CLOSEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: Alpharetta 21, Cambridge 19 (2016)

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Considering that Cambridge was created just seven years ago and only joined Class 6A in 2016, the Bears don’t have a long list of opponents to create rivalries.

However, they certainly have a budding rivalry with their region and local foes, Alpharetta.

Though the teams have met just three times, two games have been settled by a single score and all have had crucial implications in the region standings.

The teams first met in 2016 in a backand-forth affair. The Raiders led by 21-19 in the final minutes and escaped with the narrow victory when Cambridge missed a field goal and the Raiders ran out the clock.

Last season’s matchup was another tight contest.

Cambridge took a 6-0 lead on two field goals but Alpharetta scored a touchdown in the final minute of the first half to take a lead. The Raiders added another touchdown in the third quarter. Leading by eight, the Raiders ran out the final eight minutes of the game to secure the win.

In 2018, Cambridge and Alpharetta were both on the playoff bubble when the teams squared off to close out the regular season. Cambridge had a slim hope of reaching the playoffs with a win, but the Raiders denied the chance with a 41-21 win.

RO STE R NO.

NAME

GRADE

POSITION

NO.

NAME

GRADE

POSITION

NO.

NAME

GRADE

POSITION

1

Evan Kurtz

11

DB/WR

27

Cade Ellington

10

DB/WR

53

Cameron Phillips

9

OL/DL

2

Phillip Michael Collins

11

RB

28

Ian Chaffin

9

WR/DB

54

Walker Hicks

9

OL/DL

3

Ryan Counts

11

DB

29

DJ Bent

9

LB/WR

55

Morgan Leemaster

9

OL/DL

4

Hayden Gardella

11

WR

30

Jack Marlow

9

WR/DB

56

Aven Kelly

0

OL/DL

5

Luke Kramer

11

DB/WR

31

Christian Isibor

9

RB/DB

57

Jake Birnbaum

9

OL/DL

6

Marc Gustafson

11

WR

32

Brenden Boyd

10

RB/LB

58

Tommy Broderick

9

OL/DL

7

Graham Browning

11

DB/RB

33

Spencer Gray

12

RB/LB

59

Julian Petty

12

OL/DL

8

Christian Vanderford

11

LB/TE

34

Ethan Smith

10

WR/DB

60

Caleb Hewitt

9

OL/DL

9

Luke Ritter

11

LB/TE

35

Garret Moody

9

LB

61

Matthew DuBois

10

OL/DL

10

Kyle Romano

11

DB/WR

36

Will Tayler

9

WR/DB

62

Nolan Hudson

9

OL/DL

11

Chris Beck

11

DB/WR

37

Jaiden Byrd

10

RB

63

Nolan Lisa

9

OL/DL

12

Garrett Cotnoir

12

QB

38

Christian Wong

11

RB/LB

64

Luke Dibiase

11

OL/DL

13

Ben Werth

11

DB/WR

39

Ben Ridenour

9

RB/DB

65

Wesley Tiedeman

9

OL/DL

14

Ryan Beck

11

DB/WR

40

Brady Smith

9

WR/DB

66

Andy Choi

10

OL/DL

15

Zach Harris

10

QB

41

Kyle Vipperman

9

WR/DB

67

River Stephens

10

OL/DL

16

Elliott Kuykendall

9

QB/LB

42

Skipper Hardin

9

WR/DB

68

Tilghman Tate

10

OL/DL

17

Jackson Dickman

11

DB/WR

43

Connor Harris

9

WR/DB

70

Charlie Goodell

12

OL/DL

18

Jack McHale

12

WR/DB

44

Myles McKie

9

WR/DB

71

Eric Howell

11

OL/DL

19

Will Petit

10

LB/WR

45

Brooks Morley

9

LB/RB

72

Chris Brito

10

OL/DL

20

TJ Mowery

12

WR/LB

46

Carson Kent

10

WR/LB

80

Connor Noone

9

WR/DB

21

Mike Hudson

12

LB/RB

47

Jake Ittel

11

LB

81

Jack Connor

9

WR/DB

22

Bennett Long

10

LB/WR

48

Drew Petit

9

RB/LB

82

Chris Gianini

9

WR/DB

23

Woods Libby

10

WR/DB

49

Brian Dwane

11

WR/DB

83

Zack Gianini

9

WR/DB

24

Gavin Gardell

10

DB/WR

50

Jackson Morley

11

OL/DL

84

Marcus Veazie

10

TE/LB

25

Hayes Mignery

10

WR/DB

51

Charlie Ciardullo

10

LB

90

McCall Bennett

10

K

26

Thomas Boyd

11

RB

52

Connor Borowski

11

OL/DL

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C EN T ENNIAL RIVALRIES: Centennial vs.

Chattahoochee YEARS SERIES HAS BEEN PLAYED: 1998-2007, 2012-current SERIES RECORD: Centennial 10-7

OVERALL RECORD: 902-125 2016: 8-3 (7-1) 2017: 8-4 (7-1) 2018: 7-4 (7-1) REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2002 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0 HEAD COACH: Shane Sams Centennial will be under new direction for the 2019 season with Shane Sams replacing Michael Perry who stepped down after 2018. Sams will bring an offensive-based background to his first head coaching job. He has previously served as an offensive coach for three Georgia schools.

Sams comes to Centennial from his alma mater, Warner Robins High School.

He served as the Demons’ offensive coordinator and captured two region championships and two appearance in the Class 5A state finals. Sams’ offense averaged 37 points per game last season.

Prior to Warner Robins, he was the offensive coordinator at Chapel Hill and New Manchester.

NUMBER OF REGION GAMES IN SERIES: 15 LAST MEETING: Oct. 5, 2018 (Centennial 49, Chattahoochee 22) LONGEST WINNING STREAK: Centennial (2014-current) LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: Chattahoochee 56, Centennial 0 (1998) CLOSEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: Centennial 14, Chattahoochee 13 (2004), Chattahoochee 23, Centennial 22 (2013)

RI VARLY Just six miles separate Centennial and Chattahoochee, and their football programs were both added to North Fulton in the 1990s. Chattahoochee is Centennial’s most contested program with the teams battling 17 times since 1998.

The series has been marked with streaks, including at its outset and currently. Hooch took the first four games while the Knights won the next four. Currently, Centennial has a five-year win streak over the Cougars.

After 10 straight meetings the rivalry was put on hold following the region realignment in 2008, but the teams were both placed in Region 6-AAAAAA in 2012.

The rivalry renewal began with two straight wins from Chattahoochee, including a 23-22 win in 2013. Since then, the Knights have controlled the series, winning five straight contests.

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TE A M H I STO RY Centennial began its football program in 1997 under Mike Cloy, who led the program for eight seasons. After winning just seven games in their first four years, the Knights had their first winning season in 2001 with an 8-4 record and trip to the second round of the playoffs.

In 2002, the Knights won their only region championship and completed an undefeated regular season before again falling in the second round of the postseason.

Despite an 8-2 record the next season, the Knights fell short of a playoff berth in subdivision play.

After three straight winning seasons, the Knights won just seven games over the next three, including two years under their second head coach, Xarvia Smith.

Jeff Measor took over the program in 2007 and led the Knights to a 24-28 record and two postseason appearances in five seasons. Jeff Carlberg began his three-year tenure as head coach in 2012 but the Knights failed to compile a winning season.

Lenny Gregory was tapped to lead the program in 2015. After a 5-5 season, the Knights went 8-3 in 2016 and reached the playoffs for the first time in five years.

Michael Perry led the Knights to an 8-4 record in 2017 and the Knights captured their first playoff win since their region championship season in 2002.

Centennial posted a 7-1 region record for the third consecutive year last season, but the Knights again fell short of the region crown, finishing second to undefeated Johns Creek. The Knights season ended with a loss to Allatoona in the first round of the playoffs.

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(Warner Robins) 9.6 Roswell 9.13 @ Pope* 9.20 Cambridge* 10.4 Alpharetta* 10.11 Chattahoochee* 10.18 @ Dunwoody* 10.25 Johns Creek* 11.1 @ North Atlanta* 11.8 @ Northview*

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NAME

GRADE

NO.

NAME

GRADE

1

Drake Mason

11

37

Yohann Cardoso

9

2

Freddy Fairley

12

77

Tommy Montgomery

10

3

Brandon Smith

11

38

Matthew Baratian

10

4

Derek Petit Homme

10

39

Daniel Max

10

5

Jimmy Doyle

12

21

Clayton Forsten

10

6

Andrey Clevereaux

10

44

Joshua Bracie

10

7

Jett Miller

10

27

Jordan Barbas

11

8

Jackson Cordes

12

50

Eli Gelernter

9

9

Trevon Lee

12

51

Brandon McGinnis

12

10

Zaire Goff

9

92

Jordan Gates

11

11

Julian Nixon

11

55

Matthew Jacobson

12

12

Richard Shaw

12

57

Evan Walker

11

13

Jake Winokur

12

58

Peyton Major

11

14

Parker Sperier

12

64

Jordan Marks

11

15

Justice Dawson

9

65

Gus Shipman

10

16

Kolton Green

12

66

Sebastian Orozco

11

17

KJ Spooney

11

67

Jake Willbanks

10

18

Jaden Lewis

11

70

Keyon Merrit Sams

12

19

Agady Laventure

10

73

Jeffrey Player

10

20

Karson Kroonemeyer

9

74

Joshua Woolfolk

10

22

Johnsley Barbas

9

76

Luke Stevens

9

23

Kyle Winchester

9

78

Andrew McLaughlin

9

24

Cole Hickox

9

79

James Clerveaux

10

25

Barrett Wooden

9

83

Xavier Hood

9

26

Viano Apena

12

84

Malik Hill

10

28

Solomon Cox

9

85

Chase Draper

9

30

Julian Olivas

11

87

Carter Wit

9

31

Danny Greico

9

89

Felipe Frauches

11

32

Lyndon Knox

11

99

Tino Bradley

12

33

Cameron Cooper

9

29

Elias Correa

12

35

Uwomano Apena

10

82

St. Joseph Oyedotun

10

36

Monta Barnes

11

88

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C H ATTAHOO CHEE HEAD COACH: Mike Malone Mike Malone has taken his first head coach job with Chattahoochee after serving as the Cougars’ special teams coordinator, running backs coach and assistant coach in 2018.

Malone previously coached at Gainesville and Central Gwinnett before joining the Cougars last season.

Malone has been primed for his new POSITION by notable coaches. He served under legendary Gainesville coach Bruce Miller and Central Gwinnett’s Todd Wofford, and has been mentored

by Georgia Tech head coach Geoff Collins.

Malone will also serve as co-offensive coordinator this season.

R I VA R LY Just six miles separate Centennial and Chattahoochee, and their football programs were both added to North Fulton in the 1990s. Chattahoochee is Centennial’s most contested program with the teams battling 17 times since 1998.

The series has been marked with streaks, including at its outset and currently. Hooch took the first four games while the Knights won the next four. Currently, Centennial has a five-year win streak over the Cougars.

After 10 straight meetings the rivalry was put on hold following the region realignment in 2008, but the teams were both placed in Region 6-AAAAAA in 2012.

The rivalry renewal began with two straight wins from Chattahoochee, including a 23-22 win in 2013. Since then, the Knights have controlled the series, winning five straight contests.

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RIVALRIES: Centennial vs. Chattahoochee YEARS SERIES HAS BEEN PLAYED: 19982007, 2012-current SERIES RECORD: Centennial 10-7 NUMBER OF REGION GAMES IN SERIES: 15 LAST MEETING: Oct. 5, 2018 (Centennial 49, Chattahoochee 22) LONGEST WINNING STREAK: Centennial (2014-current) LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: Chattahoochee 56, Centennial 0 (1998) CLOSEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: Centennial 14, Chattahoochee 13 (2004), Chattahoochee 23, Centennial 22 (2013)

OVERALL RECORD: 172-127 (1991-2017) 2016: 5-5 (4-4) 2017: 7-4 (6-2) 2018: 0-10 (0-8) REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2010, 2011 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2010

8.23 @ Riverwood 8.30 Lambert 9.13 @ Northview* 9.20 Johns Creek* 9.27 @ Pope* 10.4 Cambridge* 10.11 @ Centennial* 10.18 Alpharetta* 11.1 @ Dunwoody* 11.8 @ North Atlanta*

R O STE R NO.

NAME

GRADE

POSITION

1

Gianluca Jones

12

DB/RB

2

Tucker Heaton

12

WR

3

Eli Price

12

DB

4

Nathan Moon

11

WR/DB

5

Daniel Jones

11

Ls/LB

6

Ian Wise

12

LB

7

Damien Dyson

12

DB

8

Mason Kaman

12

WR/DB

9

Andre Banks

11

WR/DB

10

Jaylen Smith

11

QB

11

Jahmal Smith

11

WR/DB

12

Owen Mailing

10

WR

13

Jordan Palmer

11

WR/DB

14

Tim Reed

11

WR/DB

15

Garrett Glass

10

QB/DB

16

Matthew Gidley

9

QB/DB

17

Branden Sullivan

10

WR/DB

18

Colin Clark

12

WR/K

19

Ian Ortloff

12

K

NO.

NAME

GRADE

POSITION

20

Paris Dinan

11

K

54

Miller Anderson

10

OL/LB

21

Ian Smith

11

DB

55

Jayce Smith

12

OL/DL

Caleb Ashley

11

DL/OL

TE A M H I STO RY

22

Matthew Stephen

11

DB/WR

56

23

Amarie Provosty

10

WR

57

Nathan Bukovich

11

OL/DL

24

Tyran Mccoy

11

RB

58

Jake Whatley

11

OL

25

Zion Hooker

9

RB

59

Issac Walker

11

OL/DL

William Connor

9

OL

26

Billy Spradlin

11

LB/RB

60

27

Seth Kiser

10

DB/WR

61

Ori Cohen-Aka

9

OL

28

Kellen Johnson

10

WR

62

Josh Guzman

12

OL

29

Noah Habashy

10

WR

64

Mukul Ninmagadda

9

OL

Alex Heacock

9

OL

30

Jacob Rabun

10

WR

65

31

Joseph Ebun

9

WR

66

Joey Hudson

9

OL

32

Antione Sewell

12

RB

68

Gio Xibille

9

OL/DL

33

Will Johnson

12

De

69

Colin Purdum

9

OL/DL

Kregg O’sullivan

11

OL/DL

34

Lawton Cox

9

WR/LB

70

35

Parker Jenkins

12

LB/RB

72

Zi Yang Feng

10

OL/DL

36

Xavier Sierra

9

WR

73

Mitch Braga

10

OL/DL

37

Gustavo Delucca

9

RB/LB

74

Seth Lazansky

9

OL/DL

Ginobili Santos

9

OL/DL

38

Jerry King

9

WR

75

39

Dainel Lewis

10

DB/WR

78

Connor O’sullivan

11

OL/DL

40

Peter Mcvay

11

LB/RB

80

Grant Johnson

11

WR/DB

43

Devin Wolinsky

9

RB/DB

81

Cj Petrocco

11

WR

Jacob Chaleff

11

WR

44

Rion Griffen

12

DL/OL

82

45

Aiden Mccoy

9

QB/LB

83

Tim Finch

9

WR/RB

46

Darian Long

9

WR/RB

84

Zach Laney

10

WR

47

Andy Kang

9

WR/DB

85

Pierce Rodell

9

WR

Caden Jackson

48

Andres Zis

9

RB/DB

86

49

Jaden Gaines

11

DL/OL

87

Ducan Hogg

9

WR/DB

51

Jack Ryan

11

OL/DL

88

Joe Mark Davis

10

WR

52

Colin Leachman

12

LB

89

Austin Clark

10

WR/De

OL/DL

91

Chase Washington

10

OL/DL

53

Zain Habashy

10

Chattahoochee has one of the longest running programs in North Fulton with the Cougars beginning play in 1991 under their first head coach, Milo Mathis. After two seasons, Bill Waters, the Cougars’ winningest coach, took over the program.

Waters led Hooch to its first winning season in 1994 and first playoff appearance a year later.

In 1997 the Cougars captured the first of their seven region championships and reached the quarterfinals in the state playoffs.

Over the next six years under Waters, the Cougars went 54-19 and captured four region titles and reached the playoffs each season.

Terry Crowder took over the program in 2004 and led the Cougars for nine seasons. From 2004-12, Hooch went 60-40.

In 2010, the Cougars captured their first region championship in seven years before completing an undefeated season and capturing the Class 4A state championship.

Hooch captured their last region title in 2011 and went 10-2 overall.

After a 7-4 season in 2012, Michael Owens led the program to a 4-6 record in 2013, his only season at the helm.

Vince Strine has led the Cougars to a 16-25 record the past four seasons. After winning just four games in the 2014 and 2015 seasons, Hooch had an upswing, going 5-5 in 2016 before reaching the playoffs and posting a winning record for the first time in seven years in 2017.

However, the Cougars suffered through their first winless season in program history last year.

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8.30 @ Cherokee Bluff 9.6 North Springs 9.13 Forsyth Central 9.20 @ Dawson County 9.27 Chestatee* 10.4 @ West Hall* 10.11 @ Blessed Trinity* 10.18 Marist* 10.25 @ White County* 11.8 Flowery Branch*

HEAD COACH: Terry Crowder Denmark’s young program will again be under the direction of a seasoned veteran with Terry Crowder remaining at the helm for the Danes’ second year.

The 2019 season will mark Crowder’s 16th as a head coach.

Crowder led the Chattahoochee program for nine seasons beginning in 2004.

Under his direction, the Cougars compiled a 60-40 record, captured two region championships and went 15-0 in 2010 and won Hooch’s only state championship.

In 2013, Crowder was NAMEd the head coach at Creekview.

In his five years at the helm, the Grizzlies went 31-22 and earned three trips to the state playoffs.

Crowder led Creekview to a 6-4 record in 2017 before joining Denmark.

Crowder led the Danes to a 5-5 record in their inaugural season.

RI VA LR Y

DENM AR K TE A M H I STO RY

OVERALL RECORD: 5-5 2018: 5-5 (2-4) REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2010, 2011 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2010

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Denmark’s program began in 2018 with the Danes fielding former West Forsyth and South Forsyth players through redistricting.

Despite a relatively inexperienced team with no seniors, the Danes compiled a notable first season, winning their first three games, including a 7-3 victory over Forsyth Central.

After a strong start to nonregion play, the Danes went 2-4 in its challenging Region 7-AAAA schedule that included the 2017 Class 4A state champion (Blessed Trinity) and state runner-up (Marist).

Though Denmark finished in a three-way tie for the final playoff POSITION from 7-AAAA, they missed out on a berth through tiebreakers.

With the Danes entering their second season, no rivalries have been created for the new school, and with the growth of Forsyth County, the question remains how long the Danes could spend in Class AAAA. Denmark will face the same schedule as last season, including its second matchup with Cherokee Bluff, another team in its second year. The Danes could also be in the initial stages of an inter-county rivalry with Forsyth Central, whom the Danes beat 7-3 last season.

If the Danes can improve on their 2018 run, they could likely develop a loveto-hate sentiment with the region foes, including Flowery Branch. The Falcons beat Denmark 28-19 in the final game of the regular season, which ultimately kept the Danes out of the playoffs.

R O STE R POSITION

NO.

NO.

NAME

Teddy Davenport

11 WR/DB

29

Zach Ogbogu

Andres Herrada

12 WR/DB

30

JC Mauk

11 RB/DB

57

Chris Armenta

12 OL/DL

11 WR/DB

59

Evan Kloda

3

Malachi Harris

12 WR/DB

31

12 OL/DL

TJ Wilson

12 TE/DL

60

Samuel Lemos

10 OL/DL

4

Adonnis Tolbert

12 WR/DE

5

Andrew Harvey

11

TE/LB

32

Aaron Scott

12 RB/DB

61

Aidan Cowan

10 OL/DL

33

Kaden Henley

11 WR/DB

62

Trey Garmon

6

Jordan Brunson

12

10 OL/DL

RB/LB

34

Michael Fazio

10 QB/DB

63

Alex Ehiemere

7

11 OL/DL

Devin duCille

11 RB/LB

35

Lane Grayson

10 TE/LB

65

Nate Roche

11 OL/DL

8

CJ Ford

12 RB/LB

36

Zachariah Bell

10 WR/DB

66

Noah Mallard

12 OL/DL

9

Manav Patel

11 TE/LB

37

Colin Scott

10 WR/DB

67

Dayne Shor

10 OL/DL

10

Treston Jordan

10 WR/DB

38

Hayden Fox

10 WR/DB

69

Dontrae Mann

10 OL/DL

11

Aaron McLaughlin

11 QB

39

Parker Hannon

12 K

70

Pratham Patel

11 OL/DL

12

Drew Clare

10 QB/DB

40

Zach Burchfield

12 TE/LB

71

Will Hequembourg

10 OL/DL

13

Jake Swart

11 WR/DB

41

Jeremy Burchfield

10 TE/LB

72

Jack Madden

11 OL/LB

14

Tyler Kloda

12 WR/DB

42

Robert Barbour

12 RB/DB

74

James Jenkins

10 OL/DL

15

Justin Bradford

11 WR/DB

43

Om Amin

10 WR/DB

75

Dae Han

11 OL/DL

16

Casey Gunn

11 WR/DB

44

Nick Carozza

12 TE/LB

77

Jake Seubert

10 OL/DL

17

Ben Cripe

11 WR/DB

45

Trey Patterson

11 TE/LB

79

Will Purdy

11 OL/DL

18

Dee Crayton

9

RB/DB

46

Juan Jimenez

12

K

80

Kourtland Tolbert

10 WR/DB

19

Josh Robinson

10 WR/DB

47

Justin Hunter

11 RB/DL

81

Jakob Barron

10 WR/DB

20

Marcus McFarlane

10 RB/DB

48

Kolby McCoy

10 RB/DB

83

Azari Brown

11

WR/DB

21

Kenon Dicks

10 B/DB

49

Liam Beguiristain

10 RB/DB

84

Tyler Williams

10

WR/DB

22

Zach Bowen

11 RB/LB

50

Nic Cimino

12 OL/DL

85

Eduardo Saenz

11

K

23

Ze’Vian Capers

12 WR/DB

51

Hunter Cole

10 OL/DL

87

Sam Lawrence

11 K

24

Asher West

10 TE/DL

52

Harrison Halder

11 OL/LB

88

McAndrew Okwei

10

25

Eli West

10 TE/DL

53

Garrett Street

12 OL/DL

89

Michael Vinson

10 TE/DL

26

Jaylon Beasley

12 WR/DB

54

Brayden Rouse

12 OL/DL

92

Trey Glymph

10 K

27

Matthew Cassandra

12 RB/DB

55

Hayden Songer

10 OL/DL

94

Nathan Wingard

10

28

George Turnipseed

12 RB/DB

56

Arthur Marsden

12 OL/DL

NO.

NAME

1 2

GRADE

NAME

GRADE

POSITION

GRADE

POSITION

WR/DB

TE/DL

CLAS S

6A

DU N WO OD Y T E A M H I S T O RY

OVERALL RECORD: 258-230-3 (1972-2018) 2016: 2-8 (1-7) 2017: 3-7 (1-7) 2018: 2-8 (1-7) REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1991, 1992, 1993, 2008 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1993 HEAD COACH: Michael Nash Michael Nash returns this season to lead Dunwoody for the fifth year.

Nash joined Shiloh High School’s coaching staff in 1995 and remained with the team for six years.

After a long stint away from coaching, Nash joined the staff at North Gwinnett before returning to Shiloh, his alma mater.

In 2015, he took over the Dunwoody program, his first head coaching job. The Wildcats are 10-30 under his direction.

Dunwoody’s program began in 1972 with the Wildcats fielding their first full varsity schedule in 1974 under head coach Will Jackson.

Dunwoody had early success, compiling a 37-24 record in the program’s first six seasons, including a playoff berth in 1978.

Roy Sparks led the program from 1976-80, compiling a 26-25 record.

Ken Pettus took over as head coach in 1981 and led the Wildcats to an 8-2 overall record in 1983.

David Kelly, the program’s winningest coach (77-38-1) took over as head coach in 1984, the first year of his 10-year tenure.

The Wildcats earned playoff berths in four of Kelly’s first six seasons ahead of the program’s surge to the top of Class 4A. Dunwoody won its first region title in 1991 and repeated as 7-AAAA champs the next two seasons. In 1993, the Wildcats compiled an undefeated, 15-0, record and won the Class 4A state championship, the program’s only state title.

After their state title run, Kenny Reese took over as head coach and compiled a 24-12 record with three playoff berths in three seasons.

The Wildcats had just one winning season under Don Savage, an 8-3 record in 1998, before James Teter took over the program in 2002.

Teter’s tenure began inauspiciously with a forfeited 2002 season followed by two straight losing years, but the Wildcats began an upswing in 2006 with six straight winning seasons, including a region title in 2008, Teter’s final year at the school.

The Wildcats have since struggled with seven straight losing seasons and have missed out on the playoffs each year since 2009.

8.30 St. Pius X 9.6 Chamblee 9.13 @ Cambridge* 9.20 Northview* 9.27 @ Alpharetta* 10.18 Centennial 10.25 North Atlanta* 11.1 @ Chattahoochee* 11.8 @ Johns Creek* 11.8 South Forsyth

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RIVA RLY RIVALRIES: Dunwoody vs. Chamblee YEARS SERIES HAS BEEN PLAYED: 1974-77, 1984-85, 2002-07, 2010-current SERIES RECORD: Dunwoody 12-9 NUMBER OF REGION GAMES IN SERIES: 6 LAST MEETING: Aug. 31, 2018 (Dunwoody 23, Chamblee 7) LONGEST WINNING STREAK: Dunwoody (2014-2018) LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: Dunwoody 43, Chamblee 6 (2016) CLOSEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: Chamblee 19, Dunwoody 18 (2003) Dunwoody will meet Chamblee for the 22nd time this season, making it the most contested series on the Wildcat’s schedule this season.

Chamblee had the upper hand early in the series, but Dunwoody has since won five straight meetings between the programs.

The teams first met in 1974, Dunwoody’s first season with a full varsity schedule. The Wildcats won four of the first six meetings in the 1970s and ’80s.

After 18 seasons, the rivalry resumed in 2002 with Chamblee winning four straight contests (one via Dunwoody forfeit).

The rivalry was put on hold after the 2007 season but resumed in 2010 and has been played each year since.

The two teams split their four first contests of the renewed rivalry, but Dunwoody has since won five straight.

R O STE R GRADE

POSITION

NO.

NAME

Isaac Anderson

12

OLB, G

Doug Johnson

Elijah Darby

11

MLB, DT

Dustin Gaultney

12

59

Ryan Hunter

12

DE

Dylan Frohman

12

WR

70

Evin Scott

11

C, DT

Freddy Chiverton

11

10

QB

73

Adam Kaye

12

G, NG

Gavin Heneghan

12

11

SS, CB

81

Hudson Troxel

12

WR

Gavin Horne

11

Jordan Wade

9

WR

86

Jackson Moore

10

K

Grant Jones

Matt Rosenstein

12

QB, WR

Ahmad Hooper

Gray Martinson

14

Jaxon Warshaw

12

QB, RB

Albert Rice

Grey Kuriger

15

Ben McGee

12

K

Ben Cavallaro

Jahzir Brown

16

Zion Russell Fair

12

CB, FS

Ben Harris

Jake Talbert

11

18

Drew Koehler

12

QB

Blake Kresses

WR,T,TE

Jaren Cameron

12

19

Tyler Eith

12

WR, P

Brandon Howze

WR

Jeremiah Phillips

10

22

Calvin Wichman

10

RB, LS

Brennen Yarbro

Justin Allen

11

23

Marquis Young

10

WR

Cameron Jasper

Justin Jasper

12

24

Seth Cloud

12

CB, FS

Cam Weeks

11

MIchael Mattison

25

Nyheim Scott

11

RB,FS, WR

Carrington Tate

10

Nathan Pettitt

27

Jesse Jerome

11

SS, FS

Carter Matulich

Nolan O'Brien

28

David Julian

12

WR

Cash Goolsby

Pete Sirmans

31

Taylor Stephens

10

WR

Channing Hall

Raza Zaidi

31

Ricky Matthews

12

RB

Chase Brooks

Reeves Tallent

32

Dorien McKency

11

OLB, WR

Colin Couch

10

Riley Pearson

33

Jack Hogan

12

WR,TE,DE

Conner MacDonald

11

Rocco Sinisgalli

34

Robbie Hardin

12

RB, WR

Conrad Smith

10

Ronaldo Salazar

37

Jordan Williams

11

OLB, MLB

Cooper West

Sebastian Ramirez

38

Joey Jennette

12

RB, OLB

Cornell (Trey) Davis II

11 CB,WR

Seung Lee

41

Clay Cranmer

10

WR

Curtis Holloway

12

Toddre Coleman

42

Bradley Fields

11

RB, MLB

Danny Megathlin

Tyler Rush

44

Ashton Thomas

10

FS

Deacon Copeland

Vance Moore

51

Cody Moats

12

MLB, FB

DJ Brown

GRADE

NO

NO.

NAME

5

Davis LeDoyen

11

QB

55

7

Matthew Moss

10

RB, SB

59

10

Emmanuel Ahenfo

11

FS, SS

11

Walt Anders

12

11

Sam Cole

13

Jordan Jasper

13 14

POSITION

NAME

12

12

11

WR

TE

RB

QB

10

GRADE

11

12

POSITION

RB

RB, CB RB, CB

RB, OLB

RB FS

11 T, DT, G

*Dunwoody’s roster was not received in press time. The roster above was taken from MaxPreps.com.

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F ORS YTH CEN T R AL TE A M H I STO RY HEAD COACH: Frank Hepler Frank Hepler will lead the Bulldogs for his fourth season in 2019.

The long-time head coach made his return to Forsyth County after serving as the first head coach of West Forsyth.

Hepler’s head coaching career began in Florida in 1991 when he was tapped to lead Plantation High School, his alma mater. Hepler led Plantation to 12 appearances in the state playoffs and won over 130 games.

Hepler got West Forsyth up and running in 2007 and led the Wolverines to an 8-2 record in their first full season.

He remained at the helm for the next six seasons, compiling a 51-18 record with five playoff appearances and a region championship in 2012.

Hepler was poised to lead Discovery High in its inaugural 2015 season but left the program to return to Forsyth County to lead the Bulldogs in their first season after the program made the jump to Class 7A. Under Hepler, Central is 10-20 and has made one playoff appearance.

OVERALL RECORD: 193-294-9 (1970current, does not include Forsyth County High) 2016: 3-6 (0-5) 2017: 0-10 (0-5) 2018: 7-4 (3-2) REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1996, 1997, 2000 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0

In 1955, Forsyth County High School, now Forsyth Central, began its first full season. The fledgling program won just 51 games in its first 20 seasons, and it wasn’t until 1984-85 the Bulldogs compiled two straight winning years with a 7-3 and 8-1-1 record.

The Bulldogs went 17-212 in four seasons under Phil Knight in the early ’90s before Bob Herndon, the program’s longest-tenured coach, took over the program.

In 1996, the Bulldogs captured their first region championship with an undefeated region run and earned their first berth in the state playoffs. The Bulldogs repeated as Region 7-AA champs in 1997 and won their first playoff game. Herndon led the program to its third and last region title in 2000 before Matt Hollis stepped in to lead the program in 2002.

The Bulldogs won just five

games during Hollis’ three seasons and failed to compile a winning season until a 6-4 mark in 2014 under Shane Williamson.

The Bulldogs moved up to the state’s highest classification under current head coach Frank Hepler in 2016. Central posted a 3-6 record in their first season in Class 7A, and struggled to an 0-10 overall season in 2017.

After their winless season, the Bulldogs had a notable turnaround season last year. Central ended its 16-game winless streak in the season opener and went 4-1 in non-region play.

Central then downed North Forsyth in their Region 5-AAAAAAA opener for their first region win in Class 7A. The Bulldogs went 7-3 overall in the regular season to capture third in the region standings and earn their first postseason berth since 2001.

The Bulldogs were beaten by Archer in the first round.

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RO STE R NO.

NAME

GRADE

POSITION

NO.

NAME

GRADE

POSITION

2

Vanuum, Ryan

11

QB/DB

49

Manus, Max

12

WR

4

Redecker, Branden

12

LB

Martinez, Fabian

11

K

5

Landreth, Bronson

11

QB/DB

50

Legerra, Toby

10

LB

6

Weber, Mitchell

12

DE

52

Flynn, Nick

12

LB

7

Brown, Marcus

10

RB

53

Forrester, Nick

11

LB

8

Nicholson, Nathan

12

RB

55

Cribbs, Nick

11

DL

9

Mowen, Caydin

11

DB/SB

56

Leak, Carson

10

LB

10

Carver, Garrison

12

WR

57

Moran. Merek

11

LB

10

Warro, Ben

10

DB

58

Redecker, Zac

11

LB

11

Szakacs, Alex

12

DL

59

Lebouf, Keegan

9

DL

12

Thiltgen, Chris

12

DB

60

Otegui- Palladini, Inaki 12

OL

12

Odom, Christian

12

K

61

Andrews, Logan

11

OL

13

Mullvain, Drew

10

QB

62

Bautista, Ricky

11

DL

14

Hernandez, Issai

12

LB

64

Green, Darius

12

OL

14

Noles, Elijah

12

SKILL

65

Gwinner, Luc

10

OL

15

Thompson, Tyler

10

DB

66

Cruzado, Alex

12

OL

16

Long, Graham

11

QB

67

Garman, Jason

11

OL

17

Hosonitz, Owen

11

RB

68

Eash, Sullivan

10

DL

18

McCarthy, Cody

12

DB

69

Stever, Ricky

11

DE

19

Rodriguez, Carter

12

DB

70

Clark, Canaan

11

DL

20

Ruis, Eli

11

RB

71

Willi, Andreas

12

OL

21

Stephens, Jake

11

DB

72

Watson, Robbie

10

OL

22

Mattis, Dylon

11

DB

73

Morton, Luke

12

OL

23

Dover, Brandon

12

DB

74

Snyder, Dylan

11

OL

24

Sherman, Tyler

12

OLB/K

75

Ramierez, Marco

12

OL/DL

25

Gates, Solomon

11

RB

76

McMahon, Brandyn

11

OL

26

Algarin, Luis

12

RB

77

Fisk, Tyler

10

DE

27

Shaheen, RJ

10

RB

78

Sheets, Tyler

10

OL/DL

28

Jeppson, Payton

11

DB

79

Tirado, Bryan

10

DL

29

Davison, Riley

12

DB

80

McGlumphy, Kade

11

WR

30

Rosa, Alex

11

RB

81

Bretz, Jake

12

DB

32

Streko, Peyton

9

RB

82

Stewart, Rocco

10

WR

33

Leak, Camden

10

LB

83

Chol, Eli

10

WR

34

Bedora, Andrew

11

RB

84

Brumbalow, Cole

10

WR

35

Azar, Conner

12

DB

85

McNeil, Austin

10

WR

36

Wilkes, Emerson

11

RB

86

Hill, Devin

11

WR

37

Northam, Garrett

10

DB

87

Perry, Robert

12

WR

38

Yarbourgh, James

10

DB

88

Hiem, Dawson

10

RB

39

Johnson, Matt

12

DL

89

Willi, Dominic

10

LB

40

Haertel, Patrick

10

LB

90

Sindoni, Logan

10

DL

41

Morris, Evan

10

DB

91

Xavian Mcnealy

11

WR

42

Rice, Ashlee

10

RB

92

Schreiber, Noah

12

DL

42

Smith, Seth

11

93

Gayton, Brandon

10

DL

43

Chol, Noah

11

RB

95

Villeda, Edouardo

10

DE

44

Souza, Paulo

12

LB

96

Whatley, Ben

11

DE

45

Perlman, Daniel

10

DB

97

Jean Baptiste, Zach

12

LB

46

Brown, Isaac

12

LB

98

Springer, Chris

10

LB

47

Eash, Nolan

12

DB

99

Johnson, Max

10

DL

48

Shakhmanov, Kemran

10

RB

8.23 Chamblee 9.6 @ Cass 9.13 @ Denmark 9.20 Lakeside, Atlanta 9.27 Clarkston 10.11 North Forsyth* 10.18 @ West Forsyth* 10.25 Milton* 11.1 @ South Forsyth* 11.8 Lambert*

RIVA RLY RIVALRIES: Forsyth Central vs. South Forsyth YEARS SERIES HAS BEEN PLAYED: 1992-2003, 2006-07, 20102013, 2016-current SERIES RECORD: South Forsyth 14-6-1 NUMBER OF REGION GAMES IN SERIES: 15 LAST MEETING: Oct. 26, 2018 (Forsyth Central 26, South Forsyth 21) LONGEST WINNING STREAK: South Forsyth (11 games) LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: South Forsyth 38, Forsyth Central 0 (2016) CLOSEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: Forsyth Central 18, South Forsyth 15 (1993) (1992: tie) Forsyth Central’s run as the county’s only football program ended with South Forsyth’s first season in 1989. Since then, the two teams have met 21 times, often moving together in region realignments or classification changes.

After the two teams tied in the first meeting in 1992, Forsyth Central had the early edge over their crosstown rivals, winning the next four matchups.

South won the next two meetings, including Central’s only regular season loss in 1997.

The Bulldogs responded with wins in 1999 and 2000, but the War Eagles began an 11-game win streak in 2001 with a single game decided by one score.

Forsyth Central ended the War Eagles’ long streak last season with a 26-21 win.

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OVERALL RECORD: 49-52 (2009-18) 2016: 8-3 (7-1) 2017: 3-7 (3-5) 2018: 9-2 (8-0) REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2016, 2018 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0 HEAD COACH: Matt Helmerich Matt Helmerich will lead the Gladiators for his third season this year. Helmerich cut his teeth with national powerhouse St. Thomas Aquinas in Florida, spending six seasons as defensive coordinator.

Helmerich took his first head coach job with Fort Pierce Central in 2016 before joining the Gladiators as their third head coach.

The Gladiators are 12-9 under Helmerich with a region championship and playoff berth.

TEAM HISTORY Johns Creek’s football program played its inaugural season in 2009 and began a full varsity schedule the next year under head coach Mike Cloy, who also served as the first head coach for Centennial.

In just their second full season, the Gladiators posted a 9-1 regular season and lost the region championship on a tiebreaker with Chattahoochee. Johns Creek also made its first playoff appearance that season.

After another winning season and playoff berth in 2012, Johns Creek won just a single game in the 2013 and 2014 seasons.

In 2015, former Pope head coach Matt Kemper took over the program and led Johns Creek to a 4-6 record. In 2016, the Gladiators captured their first region championship and reached the playoffs for the first time in four seasons. They finished the season with an 8-3 overall record.

After Kemper left to take over the Roswell program, Matt Helmerich led the Gladiators to a 3-7 record in 2017.

The Gladiators returned to their winning ways last season, compiling a 9-1 regular season record with their only loss to nationally ranked St. John’s Prep of Washington, D.C. Johns Creek also captured the program’s second Region 7-AAAAAA title with an 8-0 mark against region opponents.

Despite the strong regular season, the Gladiators fell to 0-4 all-time in the postseason. Johns Creek dropped a 23-20 heartbreaker to Harrison in a battle of top-10 ranked teams to end their notable 2018 campaign.

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RO S T ER No.

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GRADE

POSITION

1

Jon Ross Maye

12

LB

2

Tank Pritchett

11

RB/LB

3

Yong Min Lee

12

WR

4

Justin Campbell

12

WR

5

Nicolas Willis

12

WR/DB

6

Jake Beck

12

DB

7

Josh Davis

12

LB

8

Nick Valentino

12

OLB

9

Dalton Pearson

12

WR

10

Ben Whitlock

12

QB

11

John Stegenga

11

DB

12

Quinn Teeples

11

QB

13

Garrett Gauthreaux

12

WR

14

DeJuane McCoy

11

DB

15

Tremonte Barnett

11

LB

16

Jack Yensel

11

WR/DB

17

Caen Gress

12

OLB

18

Coln Raad

11

WR

21

Patrick Taylor

12

DB

22

Dominick Ledesma

12

LB

23

Dylan Parr

11

RB

26

Ethan Evans

12

DL

27

Blake Mumma

11

LB

30

Mason Finley

12

DB

33

Justin York

11

DB

34

Will Watson

12

RB

36

Matt Geuss

12

RB/LB

44

Jack Cerajewski

10

LB/DE

48

Ben Millman

12

TE/DL

50

Caleb Adegboyego

12

KS

53

Charlie Leon

11

DL/OL

54

Trey Sentell

12

OL

55

Preston Greenlee

12

DL/OL

56

Drew Cargill

11

OL

57

Andrew Song

11

OL

58

David Alexander

11

OL/DL

61

Sammy Sikora

12

OL/DL

65

Ryan Gehrhardt

12

OL/DL

75

Tyler Gibson

10

OL/DL

76

Karl Ross

10

OL

80

Ethan Storey

11

TE

83

Josh Huiett

11

KS

84

Dontrelle Robinson

12

WR

99

Cole Nelson

11

DE/TE

R I VA R LY RIVALRIES: Johns Creek vs. Chattahoochee YEARS SERIES HAS BEEN PLAYED: 2010-current SERIES RECORD: Chattahoochee 5-4 NUMBER OF REGION GAMES IN SERIES: 9 LAST MEETING: Sept.

14, 2018 (Johns Creek 42, Chattahoochee 7) LONGEST WINNING STREAK: Chattahoochee 2010-11, 2013-14.

Johns Creek 2015-16 LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: Chattahoochee 48, Johns Creek 14 (2010) CLOSEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: Chattahoochee 19, Johns Creek 16 OT (2011)

Crosstown rivals Johns Creek and Chattahoochee have met each year the Gladiators have played a full varsity schedule beginning in 2010, and each contest has been in region play.

Chattahoochee took the first two games against the newly formed Gladiators, including a 19-16 overtime win in 2011 that denied Johns Creek their first region championship.

The Gladiators earned their first win in the series in 2012, but Hooch took the next two meetings.

Johns Creek earned the next two wins of the series in 2015 and 2016, but Hooch ended the streak with a 38-31 win in 2017. Johns Creek cut Hooch’s series lead to 5-4 with a lopsided 42-7 win last year.

8.23 Fairfield Central (SC) 8.30 @ Jones (FL) 9.13 North Atlanta* 9.20 @ Chattahoochee* 9.27 @ Northview* 10.11 @ Pope* 10.18 Cambridge* 10.25 @ Centennial* 11.1 Alpharetta* 11.8 Dunwoody*

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RI VA RLY OVERALL RECORD: 30-66 (2008-2018) 2016: 4-6 (2-5) 2017: 2-8 (1-6) 2018: 1-9 (1-6) REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0

HEAD COACH: Jeff Pickren After serving as the program’s first head coach, Jeff Pickren returned to lead King’s Ridge in 2018.

Pickren began the King’s Ridge program in 2008 and served as head coach through 2015 before Jimmy Chupp took over for the 2016 and 2017 seasons.

Under Pickren’s direction the Tigers went 23-43 in their first eight seasons.

Before starting the King’s Ridge program, Pickren was the first head coach at Mount Pisgah, compiling a 10-22 record.

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King’s Ridge and Pinecrest Academy have squared off each season since the Tigers began competing in a full varsity schedule in 2010. Pinecrest Academy gained the all-time series lead last season.

During the rivalry, each team has compiled win streaks over their rival. The Paladins won the first meeting before King’s Ridge reeled off three straight 2011-13, including two lopsided wins. Pinecrest dominated the next three meteings, winning by a combined average of 32 points.

King’s Ridge evened the series in 2017 with a 14-7 win, but Pinecrest flipped the script last season, winning 21-12.

RIVALRIES: King’s Ridge vs. Pinecrest Academy YEARS SERIES HAS BEEN PLAYED: 2010-current SERIES RECORD: 5-4 Pinecrest Academy NUMBER OF REGION GAMES IN SERIES: 7 LAST MEETING: Oct. 19, 2019 (Pinecrest Academy 21, King’s Ridge 12) LONGEST WINNING STREAK: King’s Ridge (2011-13), Pinecrest Academy (2014-16) LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: King’s Ridge 45, Pinecrest Academy 7 (2012) CLOSEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: King’s Ridge 21, Pinecrest Academy 18 (2011)

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KING’ S R IDG E

R OSTE R

TE A M H I STO RY

Ackerman, Matthew

9

Ladd, Landon

11

Bowling, John

11

Leffler, Nathan

9

Brown , Brennan

11

Maddux, Parker

11

Chadwick, Braxton

12

Miller, Brooks

9

Clement, Harrison

11

Morris, Matt

10

Dennis, Mason

11

Payne, Ryan

10

Drescher, Cole

10

Pearson, Nick

9

Driskell, Knox

9

Peyroux, Nathan

11

Edwards, Fischer

9

Raines, Nolan

10

Fiorillo, Paul

10

Sargent, Sean

9

Flynn, Josh

10

Smith, Noah

10

Giacobbe, Dean

10

Strain, William

10

Grimes, Quentin

9

Sullivan, Quinn

11

Hankins, Jackson

11

Van Buren, Drew

11

Harrell, Clay

11

Vantieghem, Henry

10

Hewlett, Logan

10

Wheeler , Brandon

9

Joseph, Ethan

10

Zadwozinski, Hudson

10

Joseph, Julian

12

Zhang, Michael

12

Kiser, Mason

11

*Numbers were not assigned at time of publication.

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King’s Ridge began its football program in 2008 and ran a limited varsity schedule for two years. In 2010, the Tigers joined the GHSA and played their first 10-game season, compiling a 5-5 record. The program also finished 5-5 in 2011 and 2012.

In 2016, Jimmy Chupp became the program’s second head coach and led the Tigers to a 4-6 record.

The Tigers went 2-8 in his second season.

Pickren was tapped to lead the program again last season, but the Tigers’ struggles continued with the team posting its third one-win season in five years. The Tigers are still seeking their first winning season.

8.30 Riverside Military Academy 9.6 @ Providence Christian 9.20 @ Mount Paran* 9.27 Mount Pisgah* 10.4 @ Whitefield Academy* 10.11 Walker* 10.18 Fellowship Christian* 10.25 @ Pinecrest Academy* 11.1 St. Francis* 11-2 TBD (Region crossover game)

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RIVALRIES: Lambert vs.

South Forsyth YEARS SERIES HAS BEEN PLAYED: 2010-current SERIES RECORD: Lambert 5-4 NUMBER OF REGION GAMES IN SERIES: 9 LAST MEETING: Oct. 5, 2018 (South Forsyth 27, Lambert 10) LONGEST WINNING STREAK: Lambert (2010-12) LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: Lambert 48, South Forsyth 7 (2011)

L AM BERT

CLOSEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: South Forsyth 21, Lambert 14 (2013)

TEAM HISTORY

OVERALL RECORD: 59-42 (2009-18) 2016: 7-5 (4-1) 2017: 3-7 (1-4) 2018: 3-7 (0-5) REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2016 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0

Lambert’s football program began in 2009 with the opening of the school under head coach Sid Maxwell.

The Longhorns played just four games in 2009, all against programs also in their inaugural season.

In 2010 the Longhorns played their first full varsity schedule and immediately found success with the team compiling an 8-3 overall record and reaching the playoffs. The Longhorns matched that record the next season.

Lambert missed out on the playoffs in 2012 but returned to the postseason in 2013.

Louis Daniel was NAMEd head coach in 2014 and the Longhorns posted a 7-4 record in his first season at the helm.

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The Longhorns made their third straight playoff appearance in 2015, but once again took a first-round exit.

After falling just short of region titles in multiple seasons, Lambert finally clinched a championship trophy in 2016 after a region realignment placed all of Forsyth County’s public schools into Region 5-AAAAAAA. The program’s playoff jinx also ended that season with the Longhorns beating Central Gwinnett in the first round.

After four straight winning seasons, the Longhorns struggled to a 3-7 record the past two seasons, including an 0-5 mark in region play last season, Lambert’s first season without a region win.

When Lambert opened its doors in 2009 to alleviate overcrowding at South Forsyth, it led to many future War Eagles donning Lambert’s colors instead. Since the Longhorns first full schedule in 2010, the crosstown rivals have met every year with the winner of the matchup taking the region championship for three of the past four seasons.

The newly formed Lambert program earned wins in the first three matchups between the programs.

In 2013, South Forsyth won its first game of the series, 21-14.

Lambert was back on top the next season in what proved a crucial win to earn the No. 2 seed over the War Eagles for the state playoffs.

In 2015, South Forsyth was seeking its first region title in 18 seasons while the Longhorns were chasing their first, and it all came down to the winner of their rivalry series in the final week of the regular season. With the Region 6-AAAAAA championship on the line, South earned the title with a 31-6 win.

It was a similar storyline for 2016 with the newly formed Region 5-AAAAAAA title coming down to the War Eagles and Longhorns. Lambert won that year’s meeting 28-20, and with both teams finishing with 4-1 region records, it proved to be the difference for the Longhorns’ first region title.

South Forsyth dominated the 2017 meeting, 38-0, on their way to a second region championship in three years. The War Eagles took last year’s contest 27-10.

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8.23 @ Wheeler 8.30 @ Chattahoochee 9.13 Gainesville 9.13 Peachtree Ridge 9.27 @ Lanier 10.11 @ South Forsyth* 10.18 North Forsyth* 10.25 West Forsyth* 11.1 Milton* 11.8 @ Forsyth Central*

R O STE R No.

NAME

GRADE

1

T.J. Mathis Jr.

12

RB/LB

2

Logan Wire

11

QB

3

Nalan Annadurai

12

TE/LB

4

Caleb Scheaffer

11

WR/DE

5

Anthony Newton

12

WR/DB

7

Peyton Rich

12

QB

8

Kaalum Jones

12

TE/LB

9

Darren Guy

10

WR/LB

10

Tyler Gackeler

10

WR/DB

11

Kojo Antwi

10

WR/DB

12

Braden Bamburowski

11

WR/DB

No.

13

Drew Surio

12

TE/LB

48

Camden Sagues

12

TE/DL

14

Jack Stewart

11

WR/DB

50

Josh Mullininx

11

OL/DL

15

Ethan Thibodeaux

12

TE/LB

51

Bennett Shoemaker

12

OL/DL

16

Ashton Smith

10

QB

52

Brian Pickering

12

OL/DL

17

Jackson Wise

11

WR/DB

53

Chap Cunningham

10

OL/DL

18

Aryan Talla

11

QB

54

Kade Bullard

12

OL/DL

19

Davis Templeton

10

WR/DB

55

Brandon King

11

OL/DL

20

James Li

11

WR/DB

56

Joao Moreira

11

OL/DL

22

Aidan Smith

11

WR/DB

57

Grayson Mains

10

OL/DL

23

Jake Johnson

10

TE/LB

58

Matthew Russo

10

OL/DL

24

Davis Dobbs

10

WR/DB

59

Harrison Stang

12

OL/DL

25

Harrison Peyton

10

RB/LB

60

Jite Dievbiere

11

OL/DL

26

Tre Drewery

11

WR/DB

61

Justin Schneider

12

OL/DL

27

Rex Aledia

11

WR/DB

62

Robert Morales

12

OL/DL

28

Ben Godwin

10

WR/DB

63

Will Wood

11

OL/DL

29

Wills Anderson

10

RB/LB

64

Daniel Park

12

OL/DL

31

Sudarshan Dhanabalan 11

RB/DB

65

Paul Kim

12

OL/DL

32

Nick Taylor

10

RB/LB

66

Elijah Haughawout

10

OL/DL

33

Robert Riddle

11

RB/DB

69

Brennan Schneider

10

OL/DL

34

Chase Bombard

11

RB/LB

70

Brendan Bibb

12

OL/DL

35

Thomas Tattersall

11

TE/LB

72

Ross Mitchamore

12

OL/DL

36

Sharath Ragila

10

WR/DB

74

Noel Lacayo

10

OL/DL

37

Emiliano Vazquez

10

WR/DB

76

Arrison Cole

11

OL/DL

38

Jyjuan Davis

10

WR/DB

78

Jorren Vanderzanden

12

OL/DL

42

Maximilian Proels

12

TE/DL

79

Chaniel Lee

11

OL/DL

44

Dawson Miller

10

WR/DB

88

Nick Pasonski

11

WR/DB

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NAME

GRADE

POSITION

HEAD COACH: Louis Daniel Louis Daniel will continue to lead the Longhorns in 2019, his sixth season at the helm.

Daniel’s coaching career began at his alma mater, Sequoyah, in 2000. He spent nine years with the Chiefs.

In 2009, Daniel was NAMEd the offensive coordinator for the newly formed Lambert program.

The Longhorns averaged 22 points per game under Daniel from 2009-13.

He was NAMEd the program’s second head coach in 2014 and has led the Longhorns to a 28-26 record over the past five seasons, including a region championship in 2016 and three playoff appearances.

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HEAD COACH: Adam Clack

M ILTO N OVERALL RECORD: 327-371-13 (1950-2018) 2016: 5-6 (3-2) 2017: 9-3 (4-1) 2018: 13-2 (5-0) REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1952, 2014, 2018 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2018

8.23 8.29 9.13 9.20 9.27 10.11 10.18 10.25 11.1 11.8

Buford (Corky Kell Classic) Alpharetta (Freedom Bowl) @ JSerra Catholic (CA) @ Roswell Parkview @ West Forsyth* South Forsyth* @ Forsyth Central* @ Lambert* North Forsyth*

Adam Clack will lead the Eagles for his third season as head coach in 2019.

Prior to joining Milton, Clack was instrumental in getting the West Forsyth program running in 2007. The Wolverines posted three straight winning seasons, and in 2011, Clack was NAMEd offensive coordinator.

Under Clack, the Wolverines continued their streak of winning seasons, including the 2012 region championship.

In 2014 Clack was again promoted in the West program to head coach. He spent three years at the helm, guiding the Wolverines to two playoff appearances and a 20-12 record.

Following the 2016 season, Clack joined Milton, West’s region foe. The Eagles posted one of their winningest seasons in program history (9-3) and reached the second round of the state playoffs.

In his second season, Clack led the Eagles to a 5-0 record in region play and the program’s third region title. The Eagles then reached state finals for the first time and won the Class 7A state title by downing three-time state champions Colquitt County.

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RI VA LRY No other rivalry in North Fulton/Forsyth County can compare to the length, history and arguably, the sheer amount of “love to hate” sentiment between Roswell and Milton, evident by the fact the series has been suspended due to a fight between the Hornet and Eagle RIVALRIES: Milton faithful. vs. Roswell Both programs began in 1950 and have met 63 times since, Years series has making the rivalry one of the been played: 1950most contested in the state.

1963, 1970-1997, Milton dominated the series 2000-current in the infancy of the rivalry, winning the first 12 games after SERIES RECORD: the programs began full seaRoswell 38-25-1 sons in 1951.

The series was suspended NUMBER OF REGION following Milton’s 14-0 win in GAMES IN SERIES: 1963, but the two programs 33 met again in 1970 after both had been placed in Region LAST MEETING: 5-A. When the series picked up Sept. 14, 2018 again, Roswell put together a (Roswell 22, Milton win streak of their own, winning 20) the nest five contests.

The Eagles won five of the LONGEST WINNING next seven meetings, but RoSTREAK: Roswell swell would dominate the series (1983-1995) over the next decade, winning every meeting from 1983-1995.

LARGEST MARGIN The Hornets continued to down OF VICTORY: their rivals from 2001-2007.

Roswell 49, Milton However, the Eagles captured 3 (2015) three wins from 2011-13, and fell just short of a fourth-straight Closest margin when Roswell scored in the final of victory (NONminute of their 2014 meeting.

TIE): Roswell dominated the next two Roswell 3, Milton matchups, but Milton earned 2 (1977), Roswell a lopsided, 40-7 victory at Ray 28, Milton 27 Manus Stadium in 2017.

(1993), Milton 20, Last season’s matchup feaRoswell 19 (2008) tured the first time the teams had squared off with undefeated records in a non-regular season opening game since 1993.

In another series thriller, Roswell mounted a secondhalf comeback and scored a touchdown with five seconds remaining to take a dramatic 22-20 win.

T E AM H IS T OR Y Milton enters its 70th season this year, tied with Roswell for the longest running football program in North Fulton.

The Eagles played their first full season in 1951 under head coach Gus Letchas, who led the program for its first 16 seasons. In just their second full season, the Eagles went 10-0 in the regular season and captured their first region title.

Milton reeled off four more consecutive winning seasons but hovered around .500 until 1962. Over the next four seasons, Lutchas’ last years at the helm, the Eagles won just five games.

Mike Anderson was NAMEd the program’s second head coach in 1966, but Milton had just one winning season in his eight-year tenure.

Jim Burson led the Eagles from 1974-1985, compiling a 54-64-3 record, including a 9-2 record in 1980 which saw the Eagles fall just short of their first region title in 28 years.

However, the Eagles struggled over next eight seasons, including three straight winless years from 1984-86.

Milton turned things around beginning in 1989 with five winning seasons over the next six years, including playoff appearances from 1992-94.

Peter Paul, who led the Eagles for 11 seasons, was replaced by Ronnie Jackson in 1998. The Eagles went 22-19 during his tenure.

After failing to compile a winning record for the 11th straight season, Milton went 6-4 under Scott Walker in 2007 and reached the postseason for the first time in nine seasons a year later.

Howie DeCristofaro took over the program in 2011. After going 4-6 in his first year, the Eagles won 24 games from 2012-14, including a program-best 11-2 in 2014. The Eagles also won their second region title that year and made their only run to the quarterfinals of the state playoffs. Under DeCristofaro, the Eagles were 9-12 in the next two seasons before Adam Clack was NAMEd the program’s 10th head coach ahead of the 2017 season.

The Eagles went 9-3 in their first campaign under Clack before their historic 2018 campaign.

Milton won the program’s third region title last season with a 5-0 mark in 5-AAAAAAA. In the playoffs, the Eagles reached the semifinals for the first time in program history (without earning an automatic bid) and beat Lowndes to reach the state finals. Milton then completed its incredible season, taking down No. 1 ranked Colquitt County, 14-13, for the Eagles’ first state championship.

ROS T ER No.

NAME

1

Olagoke, Jeremy

GRADE 11

CB, R

2

Slaton, Jackson

12

OLB, ILB

3

Sliger, Matt

12

S S

4

McMurrain, Davis

12

ILB, ILB

5

Walter, Jake

12

WR

7

Rhodes, Jack

12

S, WR

8

Armistead, Christian

12

ILB

9

Albright, Brandon

12

ILB

10

St. Vrain, Max

11

WR, OLB

11

Artis, Troy

12

OLB

12

Taylor, Demarrie

12

CB, CB

13

Farrell, DevIn

10

QB, CB

14

Smalley, Garrett

11

S, WR

16

Marinich, Wil

11

WR, RB

17

Anderson, Caron

12

CB, WR

18

Weaver, Jackson

12

QB, QB

19

Pittman, Jonathan

12

DL, TE

20

Black, Daniel

11

WR, S

21

Evert, Matthew

11

WR, S

22

Zettler, Blake

11

CB, WR

23

Stax, Will

12

WR, S

24

Bicknell, Mason

11

OLB, FB

25

Freas, Adam

10

WR, QB

26

Pauley, Owen

10

OLB, WR

No.

NAME

27

Canouse, Holden

12

S, OLB

54

28

Horton, Zyere

10

WR, S

55

29

Swords, Brandon

12

FB, FB

30

Sturrock, Sean

11

31

Smith Jr., Tyrue

32

POSITION

GRADE

POSITION

Rangel, Jose

11

OL, DL

Meyer, Elliott

10

OL, ILB

56

Clipper, Mo

10

OL, DL

ILB, ILB

57

Tchio, Paul

12

OL, DL

11

CB, S

58

Mulligan, Will

12

OL

Junearick, Ahmad

12

RB, CB

59

Johnson, Alvin

11

OL, DL

33

Miller, Dylan

10

OLB, RB

60

Weller, Garrett

10

OL, DL

34

McDonald, Jordan

10

RB, ILB

64

McClellan, Reid

11

OL, DL

35

Mellem, Elijah

11

WR, DL

65

Hutchinson, Alec

12

OL, OL

36

Stanley, Cameron

10

WR, CB

66

Gruskin, Ty

10

OL, ILB

37

Whillock, Owen

10

CB, WR

67

Tchio, Gilles

10

OL, DL

38

Riches, Sam

12

K

69

Doulfikhar, Omar

11

K

39

Diakhoumpa, Assane

10

TE, OLB

72

Moran, Colin

10

OL

40

Tumminia, Zack

11

DL, OL

79

Williams, Jeffrey

11

OL

41

Doster, Jake

10

S, WR

80

Thacker, Jackson

10

WR, S

42

Doyle, Brendan

11

DL, OL

81

McBride, Patrick

10

WR, CB

43

Nwozo, Kevin

10

FB, WR

82

Pounds, Jay

10

CB, WR

44

Hounshell, Andrew

12

S, WR

83

Jenkins, Jackson

10

WR, CB

46

Barnett, Zander

12

DL, TE

84

Ward, Dreo

10

CB, WR

47

Rangel, Marcos

12

DL, OL

85

DeRay, Dhir

10

WR, CB

48

Michaels, Stephen

12

ILB, OL

86

Nickel, Jack

10

TE, DL

49

Kenmoe, Morell

11

FB, CB

87

Banks, Jonathan

12

WR, CB

50

Gay, Connor

11

OL, DL

88

Edwards, Dayne

11

DL, ILB

52

Minella, Anthony

12

OL

89

Weiner, Austin

11

TE, DL

53

Dye, Cameron

11

OL

99

Harding, Trey

10

DL, OL

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NO RTH FO RS YTH OVERALL RECORD: 108-157 (1994-2018) 2016: 4-6 (1-4) 2017: 5-6 (2-3) 2018: 3-7 (1-4) REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2001 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0

TEAM HIST OR Y North Forsyth began its football program in 1994. After a winless first full season, the Raiders compiled three straight seasons with a 3-7 record.

Bruce Miller replaced Ken Townley as head coach in 1997. Under Miller, North won 30 games from 1999-2001.

The Raiders won their only region championship in 2001 and reached the semifinals of the 3A state playoffs.

Their 12-2 record that season is still their winningest in program history.

Jeff Hollis took over the program for the next five years, compiling a 22-31 record with two postseason berths.

The Raiders went 18-24 under Jared Zito from 2007-10 ahead of two straight losing seasons under Blair Armstrong.

Jason Galt led the Raiders beginning in 2013 and returned the Raiders to the playoffs in his first season, North’s most recent winning season. North won just three games the next two seasons ahead of Craft’s tenure, which began in 2016.

The Raiders earned their first playoff berth since 2013 in Craft’s second season but fell to 3-7 overall last year.

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8.23 @ Cherokee 8.29 Gainesville 9.6 @ Northview 9.20 Kennesaw Mountain 9.27 Woodstock 10.11 @ Forsyth Central* 10.18 @ Lambert* 10.25 South Forsyth* 11.1 West Forsyth* 11.8 @ Milton*

Robert Craft returns to North Forsyth to lead the Raiders for his fourth season.

After shattering passing records as the quarterback of Tennessee Tech, Craft began his coaching career at Colquitt County as the quarterback coach and offensive coordinator.

Craft then moved south of the Georgia border to take his first head coach job at North Florida Christian in Tallahassee, Fla. Under his direction the program went 49-21, won five consecutive district championships, three region championships and a Class 2A state championship.

Craft was NAMEd North Forsyth’s head coach in 2016 and led the Raiders to a 4-6 season in his first season at the helm.

Craft led the Raiders to their first playoff berth in five seasons in 2017.

The Raiders are 12-19 overall under Craft

KEVINOBRIEN/SPLITSECONDIMAGES

HEAD COACH: Robert Craft

R O S TE R POSITION

No.

11

DB

51

Noah Macias

11 DL

Garrett Achilles

10

WR

52

Dylan Lurie

11 DL

Tyler Cunningham

12

DB

53

Carson Brown

11 LB

5

Jared Lucero

11

RB

54

Max Bryant

11 DL

6

Jalavis Wilson

10

WR

55

Chris Herock

9

7

Patrick Corrigan

10

LB

56

Dylan Lyerly

10 DL

8

Tucker Hartsfield

11

WR

57

Bryar Wareham

10 DL

9

Nicky Dalmolin

12

WR

58

Will Barton

12 OL

10

Drew Aucoin

10

QB

59

Grant Lively

10 DL

11

Tyler Hogan

12

LB

60

Justin Decker

11 DL

12

Brady Meitz

11

QB

61

Josh Monroe

12 OL

13

Jumel Lewis

10

DB

62

JT Francis

10 OL

14

Miles Hartsfield

12

DB

63

Eli Edwards

10 DL

15

Austin Colon

11

DB

64

Samuel Tompkins

12 DL

16

Elisha Samples

10

TE

65

Zachary Allison

12 OL

17

Amari Ford

11 WR

66

Jonathan Rodriguez

10 OL

18

Jack Fayard

10 QB

67

Eli Tompkins

10 OL

19

Will Peltz

10 WR/K

68

Preston Bennett

10 OL

20

Khai Russell

11 DB

70

Haris Mahmutovic

10 DL

21

Carson Scalia

12 DB

72

Stiegel Brock

11 OL

22

Nick Ware

10 WR

73

Lukas Swygman

12 OL

23

Anthony Herock

12 TE

74

Mason Butcher

12 OL

24

Trystan Davis

10 DB

76

Beau Meyers

10 OL

25

Jacob Musulman

12 DB

77

Justin Chavez

11 OL

26

Tristan Graham

10 RB

78

Jacob Kenyon

10 DL

27

August Watkins

12 RB

80

Caleb Crozier

11 DB

28

Braylon Neely

11 DB

81

Joshua Sexton

12 WR

29

Giovanni Gomez

12 DB

82

Jackson Rosebush

12 WR

30

Bentley Wheeler

10 DB

84

Cayce Aldridge

11 DB

31

Chris Dixon

11 DB

85

Andrew Crozier

10 DB

32

Jacob Durant

10 WR

86

Grayson Busse

11 WR

33

Mike Benjamin

11 RB

87

Aaron Redd

10 TE

34

Tucker Todd

11 TE

88

Ben Ostaszewski

12 TE

35

Cade Constable

11 RB

89

Jonah Sexton

10 TE

37

Adedamola Ajayi

12 RB

92

Josh Swearingen

11 K

38

Colin Blackwell

11 DB

39

Thomas Howell

10 LB

40

Josh Grindle

12 TE

41

Dylan Moody

10 DB

42

Matt Tucker

10 LB

43

Aaron Griffin

11

45

Riley Smith

10 TE

48

Jack Tucker

12 LB

49

Kyle Hickman

10 WR

50

Greg Toll

10 OL

No.

NAME

1

Peyton Wagner

3 4

GRADE

LB

NAME

GRADE

RIVA RLY POSITION

DL

RIVALRIES: North Forsyth vs.

South Forsyth YEARS SERIES HAS BEEN PLAYED: 19942003, 2006-2009, 2012-current SERIES RECORD: South Forsyth 15-6 NUMBER OF REGION GAMES IN SERIES: 17 LAST MEETING: Oct. 19, 2018 (South Forsyth 35, North Forsyth 34) LONGEST WINNING STREAK: South Forsyth (1994-98, 2014-current) LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: South Forsyth 55, North Forsyth 3 (2014) CLOSEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: South Forsyth 13, North Forsyth 12 (2002), South Forsyth 35, North Forsyth 34 (2018) Dubbed the “Civil War,” South Forsyth and North Forsyth will meet for the 22nd time this season.

South Forsyth has maintained the edge in the intra-county rivalry series.

The series began in 1994, North’s inaugural season.

The War Eagles set the tone for the rivalry early, winning the first five matchups. From 1999-2001, North Forsyth had the upper hand, including a 34-17 win in 2001 that gave North the Region 7-AAA championship over South.

The War Eagles won the next four matchups, which included a two-year halt in the rivalry in 2004-05.

North took the next two meetings before the series was put on hold again after the 2009 season.

Since 2012, the teams have met every year with South Forsyth winning the past five matchups, including a tight, 35-34 victory last season.

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HEAD COACH: James Thomson James Thomson returns this season to lead the Titans for his third year.

From 2004-15, Thomson served as a coach in Florida.

In 2010 he became the youngest head coach in Florida at 25-years old when he was hired to lead Cornerstone Charter. After one year, Thomson left the school to take over as head coach of Gainesville (Fla.), where he compiled a 25-3 record in two seasons and was NAMEd the 6A Florida Coach of the Year and the SunPreps Coach of the Year. Thomson spent two seasons at DeLand High (Fla.) where he went 12-16 before moving to California to work with his uncle, then UCLA offensive coordinator Kennedy Polamalu.

He joined the Titans for the 2017 season and has compiled a 7-13 record in two seasons.

NORT HVIEW TE A M H I STO RY

OVERALL RECORD: 53-119 (2002-18) 2016: 2-8 (2-6) 2017: 2-8 (2-6) 2018: 5-5 (4-4) REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0

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Northview became the second high school football program in Johns Creek in 2002.

The Titans went 0-20 in their opening two seasons before two straight 4-6 seasons. After a 5-5 year and another 4-6 campaign, Jim Showfety took over as the program’s second head coach in 2008.

The Titans won just two games in two seasons under Showfety.

Chad Davenport led the program for seven seasons beginning in 2010. After three straight losing campaigns and a 5-5 record in 2013, the Titans had their

first winning season in 2014 compiling a 7-4 record and earning their first playoff berth. Northview reached the playoffs again in 2015 and posted a 6-5 record.

Davenport’s last season at the helm, 2016, ended with a 2-8 record.

James Thomson took over the program in 2017, and Northview posted its second straight 2-8 season.

The Titans had an upswing 2018 campaign, compiling a 5-5 record and placing fifth in the Region 7-AAAAAA standings, one game out of a playoff berth.

RO S T ER

R IVA RLY RIVALRIES: Northview vs. Alpharetta YEARS SERIES HAS BEEN PLAYED: 2004-07, 201011, 2014-current SERIES RECORD: Northview 6-5 NUMBER OF REGION GAMES IN SERIES: 9 LAST MEETING: Oct. 19, 2018 (Northview 28, Alpharetta 26) LONGEST WINNING STREAK: Northview 2004-07 LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: Northview 55, Alpharetta 0 (2004) CLOSEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: Northview 28, Alpharetta 26 (2018)

The Northview/Alpharetta rivalry is not steeped with a multitude of tight games, but the two programs have plenty of history. Alpharetta’s program began just two years after the Titans and the two teams have faced off 11 times since, making them one of the most common opponents for each school.

Northview earned its first-ever win by beating the Raiders 55-0 in Alpharetta’s inaugural game.

The Titans won the next three contests.

Alpharetta took its first win in the series in 2007 before a region realignment separated the teams.

Three years later, the teams battled again with the Raiders taking both wins.

The teams did not play in 2012 or 2013, but the Raiders extended their series win streak to three games with a 17-0 win in 2014.

The teams have met every year since. In the first meeting of the rivalry renewal, Northview took a lopsided win before Alpharetta won two consecutive matchups.

The 2018 game was the closest final score (28-26) of the series and gave Northview a 6-5 edge in the overall series.

No.

NAME

GRADE

POSITION

2

Dylan Bell

10

QB

3

Beau Lark

12

QB

4

Brysen Hendrix

9

RB/DB

5

Patrick Hester

10

TE/QB

6

Gavin Cleary

11

WR

7

Jack Fletcher

11

WR/DB

8

Brandon Howze

12

DB/WR

9

Mark Coady

10

WR

10

Julian Colbert

12

WR

11

Luke Bolton

11

DB

12

Travis Buchanan

12

DB/WR

13

Jackson Cronier

11

WR/DB

15

Luke Logan

9

QB

16

Caden Dickey

11

QB/DB

17

Andre Sconiers

11

K

18

Joshua Wehner

11

WR/DB

19

Michael Chiwandre

10

WR/OLB

20

Luke Bolton

11

DB

21

Sam Babadele

12

LB

22

Marcus Godbey

10

RB/DB

23

Mason Taylor

12

TE/LB

24

Charlie Jarra

11

DB

25

Brendan Rivera

11

DB

31

Jelani Miller

9

RB/DB

32

Logan Tolnai

12

LB

33

Dana Pugh

11

WR

35

Nayef Masum

11

LB

42

Eddie Omiye

11

OLB

43

Xavier Girvan

11

WR

44

Derek Flannary

12

LB/TE

45

Hasan Kousa

12

LB

50

John Irwin

12

OL

51

Kyle Warmack

12

OL/DL

52

Brennen Henderson

11

OL/DL

53

Sam Ryan

12

OL/DL

54

Elihu Mora

12

OL/DL

55

Charley Cronier

9

LB

56

Alex Wright

12

OL

57

Jackson Stiltner

10

OL/DL

58

Michael Stokes

11

OL/DL

59

Conner Anderson

12

OL/DL

60

Mitchel Hatmaker

9

DB/WR

70

Ansh Misrah

9

OL

72

Gavin Ward

9

OL

75

Alex Pohl

9

OL

85

Taye Fall

11

WR

86

Mitchel Hatmaker

9

DB/WR

88

Mark Coady

10

WR

90

Cody Dickey

9

LB

96

Bryson Manns

12

LB

99

Justin Watson

11

DL/LB

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9.6 @ Fellowship Christian* 9.13 Athens Christian 9.20 Whitefield Academy* 9.27 Walker* 10.4 @ Mt. De Sales 10.11 @ Mount Pisgah* 10.18 @ St. Francis* 10.25 King’s Ridge* 11.1 @ Mount Paran* 11.8 TBD (Region crossover game)

TE A M H I STO RY

PI N ECREST A C AD EMY HEAD COACH: Terence Mathis

OVERALL RECORD: 85-78-1 (2004-18) 2017: 8-4 (5-2) 2018: 1-9 (0-7) 2019: 4-6 (3-4) REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2007 (GISA), 2009 (GISA), 2015 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0

Terence Mathis returns this year to lead the Paladins for his third season. Mathis played in the NFL from 1990-2003, including eight seasons with the Atlanta Falcons. During his professional playing career, he was selected to the Pro Bowl, played on the 1998 Falcons NFL Championship team and racked up over 8,000 yards receiving with 63 touchdowns.

Prior to joining Pinecrest, Mathis was the offensive coordinator at Savannah State and wide receivers coach at Lambert.

In his first season, Mathis dropped the Paladins triple-option offense and implemented a prostyle of play. Pinecrest went 1-9, their only win coming by forfeit, but rebounded with a 4-6 mark last year.

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Pinecrest began its football program in 2004 as an independent school. After two seasons and just five wins, the program developed into a top-tier independent school.

The Paladins won two region championships in 2007 and 2009, compiling a 20-5 record in those seasons.

Pinecrest joined the GHSA in 2010 and went 3-7 in consecutive seasons.

Todd Winter replaced head coach Charles Wiggins, who led the team from its inception, in 2012. Under Winter, the Paladins had two winning seasons and their first GHSA playoff appearance in 2014 ahead of a breakout campaign in 2015. That season, the Paladins won their only GHSA region championship and reached the quarterfinals of the state playoffs, compiling a 10-2 record.

The Paladins went 8-4 and reached the second round of the state tourNAMEnt in 2016.

The 2017 campaign proved frustrating for the Paladins as they went 1-9 under first-year head coach Terence Mathis. Their only win came against South Forsyth via forfeit.

Pinecrest’s fortunes improved last year with the Paladins compiling a 4-6 record with three region wins.

SPECIAL/PINECRESTACADEMY SPECIAL/PINECRESTACADEMY

R IVA R LY

RO S T ER No.

NAME

3

Bryce Balthaser

11

5

Sean Mccabe

9

8

Colin Brown

10

10

Breckin Barbee

10

11

Ethan Massey

12

12

Lewis Diaz

10

SERIES RECORD: Mount Pisgah 5-4

15

Sawyer Huffstetler

12

20

Max Austin

12

NUMBER OF REGION GAMES IN SERIES: 7

21

Jackson McCray

9

24

Nick Bohn

10

25

Ryan Bartling

10

28

John Stubbs

10

30

Jay Black

10

34

Zack Novo

10

41

Jesus Villareal

11

42

Tony Novo

11

44

Alex Jeffords

11

50

Peter Haynes

12

51

Michael Soukup

10

52

Joey Kiernan

12

55

Alex Massey

11

56

Tristan Vanderverran

10

63

Matthew Del Bazo

12

71

William Bradford

11

75

Bill Bear

12

83

Christian Wesemeyer

10

RIVALRIES: Mount Pisgah vs. Pinecrest Academy YEARS SERIES HAS BEEN PLAYED: 2004-05, 201011, 2014-current

LAST MEETING: Oct. 5, 2018 (Pinecrest Academy 21, Mount Pisgah 10) LONGEST WINNING STREAK: Mount Pisgah (4 games) LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: Mount Pisgah 35, Pinecrest Academy 3 (2011) CLOSEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: Mount Pisgah 8, Pinecrest Academy 7 (2010)

The Mount Pisgah and Pinecrest rivalry began before both teams joined the GHSA, and in recent years the series has been marked by close games.

Pinecrest Academy took the first meeting in 2004, but the Patriots then reeled off four straight wins, including two by a single score.

Pinecrest captured series wins in 2015 and 2016, both by just three points. The Paladins captured the 2015 region title by downing Mount Pisgah. The Patriots earned a lopsided, 55-24 victory in 2017, but the Paladins took last year’s matchup, 21-10.

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R O S WEL L OVERALL RECORD: 459-282-7 (1950-2018) 2016: 14-1 (5-0) 2017: 3-8 (2-3) 2018: 9-2 (5-0)

HEAD COACH: Matt Kemper The Hornets will be under the direction of Matt Kemper for 2019, his third season leading the Roswell program.

After coaching in Ohio and Florida, Kemper relocated to Georgia in 2008 to lead Pope. In his first season, Kemper led the Greyhounds to a 4-6 season, surpassing their win total for the previous two seasons. Pope continued its turnaround under Kemper and had its first winning season in nine years with a 7-4 mark in 2010. Kemper led the Greyhounds to a region championship in 2011 and reached the second round of the state playoffs.

Kemper led Pope for three more seasons before joining Johns Creek in 2015.

Kemper continued his M.O. of turning around teams with the Gladiators.

Johns Creek had won a single game in their previous two seasons but went 4-6 in Kemper’s first season. In 2016, the Gladiators clinched the Region 6-AAAAAA championships and went 8-3 on the year.

Kemper became the first head coach hired outside of the Roswell program in over half a century in 2017. After struggling to a 3-8 record that season, Kemper led the Hornets to a 9-2 overall record last season.

REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1956, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1985, 1993, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2018 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1968, 1970, 2006 (State runner up: 1956, 2015, 2016)

T E A M H I S T O RY Roswell’s program dates back to 1950 and is historically the most successful North Fulton program.

The Hornets played their first full season in 1951, winning 12 games in their first four campaigns. In 1956, the Hornets found their winning stride and reached the state finals under Bill Yost who led the Hornets to a 25-34-2 record from 1954-59.

Ray Sheppard took over the program in 1960. Under his direction, the Hornets won 49 games in seven seasons.

Charlie Horne led the Hornets beginning in 1967 and had a fantastic run during his eight-year tenure. Roswell captured the 1968 and 1970 state championship and three region titles in a fouryear span. The Hornets went 73-18 overall under Horne.

In 1975 Ray Manus was tapped to lead the Hornets, a POSITION he held for 23 seasons.

After finishing the '70s with just one winning sea-

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son, the Hornets went 9-3 in 1981 and reached the postseason for the first time in eight seasons. The Hornets captured their fifth region title in 1985, beginning a five-year streak of winning records. Roswell won another region title in 1993 and 30 games in Manus’ final five seasons at the helm. Roswell went 141-102-1 under Manus. Roswell’s stadium was NAMEd after the longtime head coach.

Tim McFarlin took over the program in 1998 and led the Hornets to a region title in his third season.

Roswell won 39 games and another region championship from 2001-05. In 2006, the Hornets earned a share of the state title after tying with Peachtree Ridge in the state finals. McFarlin led the Hornets until 2008, compiling an 82-34-1 record at the helm.

Roswell had two winning seasons and two playoff appearances under Leo Barker from 2008-2010 before a number of lean years.

The Hornets won just seven games over the next

8.30 @ Campbell 9.6 @ Centennial 9.13 West Forsyth 9.20 Milton 9.27 Wheeler 10.11 @ Cherokee* 10.18 @ Lassiter* 10.25 Walton 11.1 @ Woodstock* 11.8 Etowah three seasons. Led by John Ford, who began his tenure in 2013, Roswell began its turnaround. Following an 8-4 campaign in 2014, the Hornets went 28-2 over the next two seasons, their only losses in the state finals.

Matt Kemper took over the program in 2017. After a frustrating 3-8 season, the Hornets bounced back with a 9-2 overall record last season and won the program’s third region title in four years.

RI VARLY

RIVALRIES: Milton vs. Roswell

No other rivalry in North Fulton/Forsyth County can compare to the length, history and arguably, the sheer amount of “love to hate” sentiment between Roswell and Milton, evident by the fact the series has been suspended due to a fight between the Hornet and Eagle faithful.

Both programs began in 1950 and have met 63 times since, making the rivalry one of the most contested in the state.

Milton dominated the series in the infancy of the rivalry, winning the first 12 games after the programs began full seasons in 1951.

The series was suspended following Milton’s 14-0 win in 1963, but the two programs met again in 1970 after both had been placed in Region 5-A. When the series picked up again, Roswell put together a win streak of their own, winning the nest five contests.

YEARS SERIES HAS BEEN PLAYED: 1950-1963, 1970-1997, 2000-current SERIES RECORD: Roswell 38-25-1 NUMBER OF REGION GAMES IN SERIES: 33 LAST MEETING: Sept. 14, 2018 (Roswell 22, Milton 20) LONGEST WINNING STREAK: Roswell (1983-1995) LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: Roswell 49, Milton 3 (2015) Closest margin of victory (nontie): Roswell 3, Milton 2 (1977), Roswell 28, Milton 27 (1993), Milton 20, Roswell 19 (2008).

The Eagles won five of the next seven meetings, but Roswell would dominate the series over the next decade, winning every meeting from 1983-1995. The Hornets continued to down their rivals from 2001-2007.

However, the Eagles captured three wins from 2011-13, and fell just short of a fourth-straight when Roswell scored in the final minute of their 2014 meeting. Roswell dominated the next two matchups, but Milton earned a lopsided, 40-7 victory at Ray Manus Stadium in 2017.

Last season’s matchup featured the first time the teams had squared off with undefeated records in a non-regular season opening game since 1993.

In another series thriller, Roswell mounted a second-half comeback and scored a touchdown with five seconds remaining to take a dramatic 22-20 win.

R O STE R No.

NAME

GRADE

POSITION

No.

NAME

GRADE

POSITION

No.

NAME

GRADE

POSITION

1

Easterly, Riley

12

QB

29

Griffin, D’aire

11

DB

59

Muller, William

10

OL

2

Herron, Noah

11

DB

30

Bondurant, Caden

12

DL

60

Hayden, Cj

10

OL

3

Slaughter, Doneiko

12

LB

31

Matthews, Ian

10

DB

61

McCarthur, Carson

10

OL

4

Diroberto, John-Michael 12

DB

32

Mobley, Khaleed

12

LB

62

Plantico, Jonathan

12

DL

5

Willis, Marquis

11

QB

33

Stevens, Liam

10

WR

63

Caspersen, Holden

11

OL

6

Hill, Ryan

10

WR

35

McCrary, Savion

12

RB

64

Ford, Matthew

12

OL

7

Yates, Ivan

12

DB

36

Slaughter, Riley

10

LB

65

Baskin, Will

10

OL

8

Copenhaver, John

12

OL

37

Janus, Alex

11

OL

66

Hannah, Spencer

11

DL

9

Troutman, Will

12

LB

38

Silvestre, Gerardo

12

DL

67

Copeland, Matthew

12

OL

10

Fitzgerald, Michael

11

WR

39

Alvarez, Emmanuel

11

DL

68

Hull, Brandon

11

OL

11

Hollifield, Dillon

11

DB

40

Anderson, Elijah

12

OL

70

Cole, Christian

11

DL

12

Jarrett, Jacob

12

WR

41

Stanley, Alex

11

LB

71

Vasquez, Isaac

10

OL

13

Laughter, David

10

RB

42

Clark, Walker

12

LB

72

Ntekop, Aniette

11

OL

14

Singleton, Tajari

11

WR

43

Henderson, Ashton

10

RB

73

Roth, Trey

11

OL

15

Roberts, Ethan

12

QB

44

Koporc, Carson

12

DL

74

Zimmerman, Trey

12

OL

16

Nyang, Abe

12

DB

45

Schwartz, Brian

10

LB

75

Mellor, Blane

10

OL

17

Dovale, Trip

10

WR

46

Rittmeyer, Vincent

10

OL

76

Robinson, Corey

11

OL

18

Long, Caden

11

P/K

47

Woods, Ja’mes

11

DB

77

Gallagher, Cole

11

OL

19

Najar, Brian

11

DB

48

Graham, Trevor

12

DL

79

Bowie, Michael

10

DL

20

Plunkett, Evan

11

DB

50

Lednick, Trey

11

OL

81

Jiotsop, Christian

10

OL

21

Poe, Charleston

10

DB

51

Thames, Jacoby

12

OL

88

McClendon, Dominic

11

WR

22

Wilkerson, Elijah

11

WR

52

Fagan, Toby

10

OL

89

Karraker, Ty

10

WR

23

Duncan, Harrison

11

LB

53

Hinton, Tony

12

DL

92

Sellew, Nick

12

K

24

Moore, Connor

11

WR

54

Wheeler, Patrick

11

DL

93

Tapia, Larry

10

DL

25

Stephens, Ryan

10

RB

55

Barrett, Case

10

LB

94

Chapman, Dez

10

Cl

26

Buffington, Ndwelle

10

RB

56

Enriquez, Daniel

10

DL

96

Williams, Quataven

10

DB

28

Evans, Kuba

11

DB

57

Vinci, Mac

12

DL

97

Jackson, Robert

10

DL

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OVERALL RECORD: 167-1492 (1989-2018) 2016: 7-4 (4-1) 2017: 9-2 (5-0) 2018: 5-6 (2-3) REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1997, 2015, 2017 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0 HEAD COACH: Jeff Arnette Jeff Arnette will lead South Forsyth for his 10th season this year.

Arnette’s coaching career spans 29 years in Tennessee and Georgia. He was an assistant coach at Cedar Shoals, Valdosta and in Smith County, Tenn.

His Georgia head coaching career began in 2000 when he led Oconee County to 20 wins, two region championships and two berths in the state quarterfinals in his two years at the helm.

Arnette led Elbert County from 2002-05, compiling a 2519-1 record.

He joined South Forsyth in 2010 and led the War Eagles to their first winning season in seven years. Arnette led the War Eagles back to the playoffs in 2013 and 2014 before a breakout 2015 campaign where the War Eagles went 11-2 and captured their second region championship. Under Arnette, the War Eagles posted a 7-4 record in 2016 and captured another region title in 2017.

South is 57-41 overall under Arnette.

T E A M H I S TO RY South Forsyth became Forsyth County’s second football program in 1989. Under then head coach Charlie Cryer, the War Eagles went 31-17-1 in their opening seven seasons in Class 2A. Norris Vaughan led the program beginning in 1996 in which South compiled its second winning season with a 7-3-1 record.

A year later South won its first region championship and finished the season at 8-3.

South continued to roll in 1998, posting a 9-3 mark and winning their first playoff game. The War Eagles had three more winning seasons under Vaughan, including a trip to the state quarterfinals in 2001.

Greg Slattery served as head coach from 2004-07, leading South to a 17-24 record.

After just four combined wins under Wendell Early in the 2008 and 2009 campaigns, Jeff Arnette took over the program.

South won 17 games in Arnette’s first three seasons and went 7-3 in 2013 and 6-4 in 2014.

South had its winningest year in 2015, posting an 11-2 record and capturing their first region title since 1997. After a 7-4 campaign in 2016, South again finished atop the region standings in 2017.

Though the War Eagles made their fifth straight playoff appearance last season, their 5-6 record was the program’s first losing season since 2012.

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RI VA LRY When Lambert opened its doors in 2009 to alleviate overcrowding at South Forsyth, it led to many future War Eagles donning Lambert’s colors instead. Since the Longhorns first full schedule in 2010, the crosstown rivals have met every year with the winner of the matchup taking the region championship for the past three seasons.

The newly formed Lambert program earned wins in the first three matchups between the programs.

In 2013, South Forsyth won its first game of the series, 21-14.

Lambert was back on top the next season in what proved a crucial win to earn the No. 2 seed over the War Eagles for the state playoffs.

In 2015, South Forsyth was seeking its first region title in 18 seasons while the Longhorns were chasing their first, and it all came down to the winner of their rivalry series in the final week of the regular season. With the Region 6-AAAAAA title on the line, South earned the title with a 31-6 win.

It was a similar storyline for 2016 with the newly-formed Region 5-AAAAAAA title coming down to the War Eagles and Longhorns.

Lambert won that year’s meeting 28-20, and with both teams finishing with 4-1 region records, it proved to be the difference for the Longhorns first region title.

South Forsyth dominated 2017 meeting, 38-0, on their way to a second region championship in three years. The War Eagles took last year’s contest 27-10.

8.23 Sprayberry 8.30 Blessed Trinity 9.6 @ Etowah 9.13 @ South Gwinnett 9.27 Hillgrove 10.11 Lambert* 10.18 @ Milton* 10.25 @ North Forsyth* 11.1 Forsyth Central* 11.8 @ West Forsyth*

RIVALRIES: Lambert vs. South Forsyth YEARS SERIES HAS BEEN PLAYED: 2010-current SERIES RECORD: Lambert 5-4 NUMBER OF REGION GAMES IN SERIES: 9 LAST MEETING: Oct. 5, 2018 (South Forsyth 27, Lambert 10) LONGEST WINNING STREAK: Lambert (2010-12) LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: Lambert 48, South Forsyth 7 (2011) CLOSEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: South Forsyth 21, Lambert 14 (2013)

R O S TE R No.

NAME

GRADE

1

Green, Tre’von

11

2

Thompson, Mitchell

11

3

Bolanos, Julian

4

Pergolini, Nicky

5

POSITION

No.

NAME

GRADE

RB/DB

27

Ray, Peyton

12

WR/DB

28

McGlockton, Devin

11

11

RB/LB

29

Meersman, Matthew

12

WR/LB

30

Bergin, Michael

Law, Brandon

12

WR/DB

31

6

Fischer, Zach

11

WR/DB

7

Cruz, Colby

12

8

Morris, Gavin

10

9

Weaver, Jax

10

POSITION

No.

NAME

GRADE

TE/LB

55

O’Dowd, Ian

10

OL/DL

TE/LB

56

Reyes, Allan

12

OL/DL

11

WR/DB

57

Hilton, Taft

11

OL/DL

11

FB/LB

58

Butler, Thomas

11

OL/DL

Han, Alex

11

RB/LB

59

Hudson, Brennan

10

OL/DL

32

Lomax, Blaylen

10

RB/DB

61

Adside, Anthony

11

OL/DL

WR/DB

33

Coleman, Harrison

10

TE/LB

62

Watson, James

10

OL/DL

RB/LB

34

Haas, Jonathan

10

WR/LB

63

Beecher, Braden

11

OL/DL

12

TE/LB

35

Troutman, Lee

12

LB/RB

64

Fehr, James

12

OL/DL

Schurr, Cameron

12

WR/DB

36

Romeo, Zach

10

WR/DB

65

Donnelly, Sean

11

OL/DL

12

Durham, Kyle

10

QB

38

Walsh, Clay

10

WR/DB

69

Newsome, Derek

12

OL/DL

13

Stephens, Alec

11

RB/LB

40

Diaz, Ian

10

FB/LB

70

Myers, Bryce

11

OL/DL

14

Green, Jyi’Qez

10

RB/DB

41

Malissa, Dylan

12

FB/DL

71

Sullivan, Jack

10

OL/DL

15

Bridges, Evan

10

WR/DB

42

Underwood, Preston

12

TE/LB

72

Hammond, Luke

10

OL/DL

16

Cheeley, Cameron

11

WR/DB

43

Daise, Matthew

10

FB/LB

73

Patrick, Ethan

11

OL/DL

17

Geiling, William

11

WR/DB

44

Yeager, Cade

10

FB/LB

74

Tew, Nathaniel

10

OL/DL

18

Slott, Joe

12

QB

46

McGilvery, Tighe

10

WR/DB

77

Cockfield, Bryce

12

OL/DL

20

Uidel, Austin

10

WR/DB

47

Capers, Mason

10

WR/DB

81

Jacchia, Cal

10

TE/LB

21

Pehrson, Josh

10

WR/DB

48

Appelbaum, Sam

10

WR/DB

82

Tyre, Justin

10

TE/DE

22

Toner, Keegan

12

FB/LB

50

Fleming, Tabor

11

OL/DL

84

Hobson, Zach

10

WR/DB

23

Green, Josh

12

WR/DB

51

McClary, Ryan

10

OL/DL

85

Ireland, Jonathan

12

TE/LB

24

Calloway, Chase

12

WR/DB

52

Hutcheson, Bradley

11

OL/DL

87

Jha, Shreyash

11

TE/DB

25

Connelly, Bryce

11

FB/LB

53

Cooper, Mason

10

OL/DL

88

Harvey, Ben

10

TE/DE

26

Morlanne, Brett

12

RB/LB

54

Sears, Luke

10

OL/DL

98

Botta, Willian

12

K

POSITION

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OVERALL RECORD: 84-40 (2007-18) 2016: 7-4 (3-2) 2017: 7-4 (3-2) 2018: 6-6 (4-1) REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2012 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0 HEAD COACH: Shawn Cahill Shawn Cahill will lead the Wolverines for his third season this year.

Cahill joined West Forsyth after serving as an offensive coordinator in Georgia, California and North Dakota for over a decade.

He led the Harvey (ND) offense to two state titles in the mid 90’s before moving to Georgia. After stints with Duluth and Newton, he joined Lanier in 2011 where he spent three seasons as the offensive coordinator.

The Longhorns went 28-6 and won two region championships with Cahill.

He joined West for the 2017 season, his first as a head coach, leading the Wolverines to a 7-4 record and berth in the state playoffs. Cahill led West to a 6-6 record last season.

TEAM HISTORY West Forsyth’s completed its inaugural season in 2007 playing a limited schedule. After their opening year, the Wolverines found immediate success playing a full slate of games.

Under Frank Hepler, who led the Wolverines for the opening seven seasons, West went 8-2 in 2008.

West had another winning record in 2009 before making their first playoff appearance a year later.

The Wolverines improved their fortunes in 2011, completing an 11-2 season and reaching the quarterfinals of the state playoffs.

That season stands as their winningest in program history.

West kept up the momentum in 2012 capturing their only region title and reaching the second round of the state playoffs.

Hepler led West to a 7-4 mark in 2013, his last season at the helm. The Wolverines went 51-18 under his direction.

Former assistant coach Adam Clack was NAMEd the program’s second head coach in 2014. The Wolverines went 6-4 in his debut season, narrowly missing out on their fifthstraight playoff berth.

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8.23 Camden County 8.30 Hewitt-Trussville (AL) 9.13 @ Roswell 9.20 Peachtree Ridge 9.27 McCallie (TN) 10.11 Milton* 10.18 Forsyth Central* 10.25 @ Lambert* 11.1 @ North Forsyth* 11.8 South Forsyth Clack led West to two straight 7-4 seasons and playoff berths before taking over the Milton program ahead of the 2017 season.

Shawn Cahill was NAMEd West’s new head coach in 2017 in which West compiled a 7-4 record for the fourth time in five seasons. The Wolverines dropped four of their five non-region games to start their 2018 campaign but won four of their five Region 5-AAAAAAA contests to earn the program’s fourth straight playoff berth. West reached the second round of the playoffs.

RO S T ER No.

R IVA R LY Prior to the opening of Denmark in 2017, the Lambert and West Forsyth rivalry featured the county’s two newest programs battling for supremacy. In just seven years, the rivalry has sparked multiple close games and has been crucial to each team’s region championship hopes.

The programs first met in a thrilling regular season finale in 2012. West prevailed, 17-16 in overtime on their way to a region championship.

However, Lambert controlled the next four meetings.

After downing West in 2013, the Longhorns won again in 2014, a loss that eventually kept West out of the playoffs for the first time in five seasons.

Lambert won another tight contest the next season, 35-31. The win gave Lambert the No. 2 seed in the playoffs just ahead of the Wolverines.

The Longhorns won their fourth straight in 2016, 17-7.

West has captured the past two matchups, including a 28-24 win in 2017 and 31-16 last season.

RIVALRIES: West Forsyth vs. Lambert YEARS SERIES HAS BEEN PLAYED: 2012-current SERIES RECORD: Lambert 4-3 NUMBER OF REGION GAMES IN SERIES: 7 LAST MEETING: Oct. 19, 2018 (West Forsyth 31, Lambert 16) LONGEST WINNING STREAK: Lambert (2013-16) LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: Lambert 33, West Forsyth 14 (2013) CLOSEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: West Forsyth 17, Lambert 16 (OT) (2012)

NAME

GRADE

No.

NAME

GRADE

1

Hellstone, Jay

10

40

Lopez, Ronnie

12

2

Webster, Zack

10

42

Skipper, Sam

12

3

Allen, Bryce

10

43

Peterson, Kyle

11

4

Delp, Oscar

10

44

Posey, Hudson

11

5

Southern, Drew

11

47

Bain, Robert

12

6

Pepple, Tiernan

11

48

Garza, Jocef-Diego

12

7

Cowart, Casey

12

50

Steele, Alex

11

8

Nordin, Luke

12

51

Fairchild, Dylan

11

9

Wright, Matthew

12

52

Phillips, Aiden

12

10

Hughes, Jack

11

53

Swonger, Owen

12

11

Kirley, McCay

12

54

Comer, Trevor

10

12

Whitfield, Blake

12

55

Yavarian, Arad

12

13

Garbacz, Jonathan

11

56

Leonard, John

10

14

Orr, Eli

12

57

Casas, Ethan

11

15

Harris, Jacyn

10

58

Bovenizer, Spencer

11

16

Van Horn, Ashton

10

59

Hickman, Garrett

11

17

Tjong, Dalton

11

60

Lawrence, Colin

10

18

Martin, John

10

61

Reznikov, Joseph

11

19

Jennings, T.J.

11

62

Bealer, Micah

12

20

Blythe, Myles

12

67

Freeman, Max

10

21

Haynes, Kobe

11

71

Christian, Austin

12

22

Adamson, Ethan

10

72

Burr, Jonathan

12

23

Williams, Rhett

10

74

Mull, Walker

12

24

Greschner, , Thomas

12

77

Slaughter, Will

11

25

Nyandoro, Brandon

11

78

Fairburn, Ethan

11

26

Mohr, Richie

12

81

Corcimiglia, Lance

12

27

Harter, John Mark

12

82

Park, Mack

12

28

Lewis, Jake

10

84

Johnson, Cooper

10

29

Norr, Tyler

11

85

Heindl, Luke

11

30

Alvarado, Alex

12

87

Woodall, Cade

10

31

Dickman, Thomas

11

91

Anthony, Matt

12

33

Clark, Wesley

12

93

McCallister, William

10

34

Fofana, Daba

11

94

Robinson, Taylor

10

35

Reidy, Connor

10

95

Wilson, Alex

11

36

Adotevi, Orrin

10

96

Valadez, Alex

10

37

Gonzalez, Emi

11

97

Ray, Dylan

11

38

Stewart, Garth

10

98

Machuca, Fernando

10

39

Nelson, Chris

10

99

Sanchez, Jonathan

12

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