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LEHIGH ACRES, FLA. / FORT MYERS 5-11 BOONE, N.C. / WATAUGA 6-0 INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. / METROLINA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 6-0 ASHEVILLE, N.C. / CHRIST SCHOOL 6-2 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. / EAST FORSYTH 6-1 ANTIOCH, CALIF. / FREEDOM 6-3 MARIETTA, GA. / KELL 5-11 FLINT, MICH. / CARMAN-AINSWORTH 6-6 MIAMI, FLA. / NORTHWESTERN 5-10 DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA. / DEERFIELD BEACH 5-9 BELLE GLADE, FLA. / GLADES CENTRAL 6-0 NEW ORLEANS, LA. / SOPHIE B. WRIGHT 6-2 PITTSBORO, N.C. / NORTHWOOD 6-1 ROCKINGHAM, N.C. / RICHMOND SENIOR 6-4 BROOKLYN, N.Y. / PARAMUS CATHOLIC 6-1 DALLAS, TEXAS / THE OAKRIDGE SCHOOL 6-1 LONG BEACH, CALIF. / MILLIKAN 5-10 GRIFFIN, GA. / GRIFFIN 5-11 CHARLOTTE, N.C. / CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 6-3 MONTCLAIR, N.J. / MONTCLAIR 6-5 CHARLOTTE, N.C. / ARDREY KELL 5-11 COLUMBIA, S.C. / WESTWOOD 6-2 CALERA, ALA. / CALERA 6-2 LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. / DACULA 6-1 TEACHEY, N.C. / WALLACE-ROSE HILL 5-11 VALDOSTA, GA. / LOWNDES 6-2 CROYDON, PA. / HARRY S. TRUMAN 6-0 CHARLOTTE, N.C. / BERRY ACADEMY 6-0 CHARLOTTE, N.C. / HOUGH 5-10 FERDINAND, IDAHO / IMG ACADEMY 6-2 MACON, GA. / CENTRAL 5-11 MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. / MYRTLE BEACH 6-3 CLEWISTON, FLA. / CLEWISTON 5-10 CHARLOTTE, N.C. / CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 6-0 HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. / HOUGH 5-11 LAKELAND, GA. / LANIER COUNTY 6-0 CHARLOTTE, N.C. / PROVIDENCE 5-11 MARYVILLE, TENN. / MARYVILLE 6-0 WELLINGTON, FLA. / WELLINGTON 6-0 ANAHEIM, CALIF. / SERVITE 6-1 SPARTANBURG, S.C. / DORMAN 6-0 SHELBY, N.C. / BURNS 6-1 BOONE, N.C. / WATAUGA 5-11 SPARTANBURG, S.C. / BOILING SPRINGS 6-2 BUFORD, GA. / MILL CREEK 6-0 WAKE FOREST, N.C. / WAKE FOREST 5-10 SUMTER, S.C. / SUMTER 5-10 WAKE FOREST, N.C. / WAKE FOREST 5-8 BOONE, N.C. / WATAUGA 5-10 SHELBY, N.C. / SHELBY 6-2 SHELBY, N.C. / CREST 6-0 ASHEBORO, N.C. / ASHEBORO 6-0 LOGANVILLE, GA. / GRAYSON 6-1 BEAUFORT, S.C. / BEAUFORT 6-2 HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. / COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF DAVIDSON 6-2 BUFORD, GA. / BUFORD 6-1 HARTSVILLE, S.C. / HARTSVILLE 6-1 CONCORD, N.C. / JAY M. ROBINSON 6-0

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MILAN TUCKER ANDERSON CASTLE TYREK FUNDERBURK KAEDIN ROBINSON AHMANI MARSHALL JOEY AGUILAR NICK ROSS MICHAEL FLETCHER NATE NOEL DASHAUN DAVIS EJ JACKSON ANDREW PARKER JR. BRENDAN HARRINGTON DALTON STROMAN JARRETT PAUL ZAHN COAKLEY DJ VANHOOK JORDAN FAVORS GRANT TUCKER SHAWN COLLINS MICHAEL HETZEL CHRISTAN HORN TRENTON ALAN YOWE JAYDEN BETHEA KANYE ROBERTS THOMAS DAVIS MAKAI JACKSON DAVID HERNANDEZ OMARI PHILYAW MASON MCHUGH JALIK THOMAS RYAN BURGER JAMES EDWARDS CAMERON ESTEP ETHAN JOHNSON JAYLON CALHOUN NATHAN KIBAMBE DJ BURKS REECE LARSON CASH MCVAY DJ PORTER CAHARI HAYNES JACKSON GREENE CADEN SULLIVAN RONALD CLARKE MICHAEL DIPASQUALE ZYEIR GAMBLE MAQUEL HAYWOOD CARTER EVERETT SANTANA HOPPER CARTER GREENE DYVON MCKINNEY DERRELL FARRAR COLTON PHARES DYLAN CASTORIA JACK SCROGGS KEVON HAIGLER ANDRE HAMILTON

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. / PROVIDENCE DAY 5-10 NASHVILLE, TENN. / FATHER RYAN 6-2 MOORESVILLE, N.C. / HOUGH 6-3 LOGANVILLE, GA. / ARCHER 6-3 GREENSBORO, N.C. / EASTERN GUILFORD 6-1 BUFORD, GA. / BUFORD 6-2 CORNELIUS, N.C. / HOUGH 6-0 CHAPEL HILL, N.C / NORTHWOOD 5-9 BUSHNELL, FLA. / SOUTH SUMTER 6-1 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. / OAK GROVE 6-0 WHITE HALL, ARK. / PULASKI ACADEMY 6-3 SUMTER, S.C. / SUMTER 6-3 BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA / SAINT PETERS LUTHERAN 5-11 MOORESVILLE, N.C. / IMG ACADEMY 6-0 SANFORD, N.C. / LEE COUNTY 6-0 BREMEN, GA. / BREMEN 6-4 BOONE, N.C. / WATAUGA 6-2 CARY, N.C. / PANTHER CREEK 6-2 HUDSON, N.C. / WEST CALDWELL 6-3 STATESVILLE, N.C. / STATESVILLE 6-4 ROANOKE, VA. / LORD BOTETOURT 6-2 WAXHAW, N.C. / PARKWOOD 6-0 DENVER, N.C. / EAST LINCOLN 6-6 FAIRFAX, VA. / BISHOP O’CONNELL 6-4 SUMMERFIELD, N.C. / NORTHERN GUILFORD 6-3 RINGGOLD, GA. / RINGGOLD 6-3 ANDERSON, S.C. / WESTSIDE 6-6 CHARLOTTE, N.C. / CHARLOTTECHRISTIAN 6-4 CHAPIN, S.C. / CHAPIN 6-4 FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. / E.E. SMITH 6-4 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. / EAST FORSYTH 6-3 GRAYSON, GA. / GRAYSON 6-3 COLUMBIA, S.C. / RIDGE VIEW 6-4 WESLEY CHAPEL, FLA. / WIREGRASS RANCH 6-5 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. / OAK GROVE 6-6 INDIANAPOLIS, IND. / BISHOP CHATARD 6-5 CHAPIN, S.C. / CHAPIN 6-4 DAVIDSON, N.C. / HOUGH 6-4 COLUMBIA, S.C. / RIDGE VIEW 6-0 CHARLOTTE, N.C. / HOUGH 6-2 WAXHAW, N.C. / MYERS PARK 5-11 CINCINNATI, OHIO / ELDER 6-5 MADISON, ALA. / MADISON ACADEMY 6-4 PIEDMONT, S.C. / WREN 6-3 ASHEVILLE, N.C. / A.C. REYNOLDS 6-3 GREENVILLE, N.C. / CLAYTON 6-4 SARASOTA, FLA. / SARASOTA 6-5 GAFFNEY, S.C. / GAFFNEY 6-5 HOOVER, ALA. / HOOVER 6-1 DURHAM, N.C. / SOUTHERN DURHAM 6-3 WELLINGTON, FLA. / WELLINGTON 6-2 CINCINNATI, OHIO / PURCELL MARIAN 6-5 BUFORD, GA. / BUFORD 6-4 MARIETTA, GA. / MARIETTA 6-3 INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. / PORTER RIDGE 6-4 CHARLESTON, W.VA. / GEORGE WASHINGTON 6-3

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GEORGIA SOUTHERN 2023 ROSTER NO. NAME 1 WATSON-TRENT, MARQUES 1 BARDEN, JAYLON 2 BURGESS JR., DERWIN 2 DENTON, JALEN 4 HICKMAN, DAMEL 4 QUEELEY, ANTHONY 5 SMITH, TJ 5 BRIN, DAVIS 6 UPSHAW, KEATON 6 WILLIAMS, CAM 7 LEE JR., TARIAN 7 HOOD, KHALEB 9 MCAFEE, JJAY 9 JACKSON, KHADRY 10 DALLAS, DAVID 11 JOHNSON, BEAU 11 FERGUSON, JON 12 HILL JR., TRACY 12 FRENCH, JC 13 WALTON, COBY 13 WALKER, ISAAC 14 KENERSON, SAM 14 GREEN, PRINCE 15 BUCHANNON, DEANDRE 15 GILMORE, DAVON 16 DAVIS, TYRELL 16 FITZGERALD, COLTON 17 COBB, DALEN 17 BARTHOLOMEW, SHEMAR 18 DORSEY, KD 18 STROUD, MJ 19 DALLAS, JOSH 19 ALLEN, BEAU 20 GIBBS, TERRANCE 20 ROBERTSON, SETH 21 SANDERS JR., MARCUS 21 MATHIS, CAIMON 22 STAMPLEY II, MARC 22 ARNOLD, OJ 23 WINGARD, MARI 23 JORDAN, TYLER 24 THOMPSON, JOSHUA 25 JACKSON, AYDEN 25 WHITE, JALEN 26 DIAL-WATSON, CHASE 26 WALLACE, KEION 27 DOUGLAS, ANDREW 27 DIRRIM, ETHAN 28 DIAL-WATSON, CHANDLER 28 ANDERSON, J’SHAWN 29 SAMUEL, JAMARIAN 29 MEYERS, JUSTIN 30 FERGUSON, JACK 30 BOWEN, ALEX 31 MBADINGA, DAVID 31 MARTIN-BURGESS, JADEN 32 SPEED, KEVIN 33 EDWARDS III, ROBERT 33 TRICE, HOLDEN 34 WHITEHEAD, JAMARI 35 MANNS, NIGEL 35 DIXON II, TERRON 36 JORDAN, TRESTON 37 DARNELL, QUINCY

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HOMETOWN BLACKHAWK WESTSIDE RIVERDALE LAUSANNE COLLEGIATE BUTLER LAKE NONA MCEACHERN CHAMPION LIMA SENIOR BAKERSFIELD GODBY EAGLE’S LANDING CHRISTIAN ASHLEY PRINCE WINDERMERE PREP TRINITY CHRISTIAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MANCHESTER CLARKE COUNTY BLESSED TRINITY CATHOLIC NOLENSVILLE HOUGH CENTRAL GRIFFIN CARVER-ATLANTA FORT DORCHESTER HICKORY RIDGE SAUGUS WASHINGTON-WILKES CYPRESS RANCH EVANS ALCOVY TRINITY CHRISTIAN LEXINGTON CATHOLIC WINTER PARK MORGAN COUNTY MACON COUNTY DESOTO STARR’S MILL BROOKS COUNTY ARDREY KELL STRATFORD ACADEMY JOHNS CREEK WALTON DALEVILLE FLOWERY BRANCH EFFINGHAM COUNTY MOUNT VERNON CREEKSIDE FLOWERY BRANCH HARTSVILLE TRINITY CATHOLIC WASHINGTON WILKES LASSITER BAKER COUNTY NORTH COBB ROSWELL CAIRO COLUMBUS HARRISON RAINES PEACH COUNTY BRYAN COUNTY DENMARK JOHNS CREEK

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NO. NAME 38 DOUGLAS, KEVIN 39 DEDMAN, REID 42 PALMER, BRANDEN 43 HAMMONDS, JACOB 44 SMYTH, JEFFREY 45 CROUCH, CHRIS 47 HYNES, ELIJAH 48 BLACKWELL, ZACK 48 SNYDER, DYLAN 49 JENKINS, AMAR 50 DOUGLAS, JOHNATHAN 51 SECKA, KEBBA 51 WILLIAMS, MATTHEW 52 FERGUSON, JACOB 53 LOCKE, TREVON 55 WILLIAMS, ETHAN 56 MILLER, BRIAN 57 BULLARD, LATRELL 57 STRONG, CHANDLER 58 PYRON, AARON 60 MILLER, RASHEED 62 MILLER, BRYCE 64 WILLIAMS, CAELAN 66 BROWN III, JOHNNIE 68 LEWIS, NATE 70 MACGREGOR, KORBETT 71 WRIGHT JR., ROBERT 72 CROWDER, KHALIL 74 WIMBLEY, PICHON 75 BROADWAY, BRYSON 76 CARTER, CK 77 CARDER, GRIFFIN 78 COOK, CALEB 79 WALLACE, WESTON 80 LEWIS, SAAN 81 SELF, PARKER 82 DANIEL, MATTHEW 82 MIKHAEL, JP 83 WALTON, ELIJA 84 CHRISTIAN, ETHAN 85 PANGLE, BROOKS 86 WILLIAMS, GRAEME 87 LESTER JR., EVAN 88 BACHELDER, LAWSON 88 RHODES, JUSTIN 89 BRADSHAW, TAYLOR 89 WHEELER, JACKSON 90 DAVIS, DA’SHAWN 90 SMITH, ALEX 91 RHODES, DAVION 92 VARNER, KRISTIAN 93 WOOD, GAINES 93 PIKES, TROY 94 SPRINGER, COLLIN 94 FALL, ELHADJ 95 LANGSTON, MARK 95 LACEY, ALIJAH 96 LEVERETTE, LONNIE 96 FOLSER, CHASE 97 WINSLOW, MYLES 97 FRANKE, BRENDAN 98 LANTZ, MICHAEL 98 PADGETT, TYLER 99 BRADBERRY, WALKER 99 SMITH, KIERRON

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HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL AQUINAS AUGUSTA, GA CARROLLTON CARROLLTON, GA HOUGH CHARLOTTE, NC GRIFFIN GRIFFIN, GA BEAUFORT BEAUFORT, SC BARRON COLLIER NAPLES, FL PRINCE AVENUE CHRISTIAN WATKINSVILLE, GA AUGUSTA CHRISTIAN AUGUSTA, GA WEST FLORENCE FLORENCE, SC WHALE BRANCH ST. HELENA ISLAND, SC MCDONOUGH MCDONOUGH, GA LITHIA SPRINGS LITHIA SPRINGS, GA HARLEM APPLING, GA TROY BUCHANAN TROY, MO BENEDICTINE MILITARY SAVANNAH, GA FLEMING ISLAND PALATKA, FL MEMORIAL DAY SAVANNAH, GA NORTH COBB SMYRNA, GA HOUSTON COUNTY WARNER ROBINS, GA ARABIA MOUNTAIN STONE MOUNTAIN, GA LAKE WALES LAKE WALES, FL WHEELER COUNTY ALAMO, GA TRINITY CHRISTIAN DUBLIN, GA PARKVIEW LILBURN, GA JEFF DAVIS HAZLEHURST, GA PINEWOOD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY REIDSVILLE, GA STOCKBRIDGE STOCKBRIDGE, GA CARROLLTON CARROLLTON, GA NEWNAN MORELAND, GA DAWSON COUNTY DAWSONVILLE, GA MAYS ATLANTA, GA LEE COUNTY LEESBURG, GA BRUNSWICK BRUNSWICK, GA GATEWOOD SCHOOL EATONTON, GA WINDERMERE PREP ORLANDO, FL SOUTH PAULDING DOUGLASVILLE, GA RICHMOND HILL RICHMOND HILL, GA NICEVILLE NICEVILLE, FL NORTH MARION OCALA, FL PRINCE AVENUE CHRISTIAN ATHENS, GA GREENBRIER APPLING, GA JASPER COUNTY MONTICELLO, GA CHRISTIAN HERITAGE DALTON, GA AQUINAS AUGUSTA, GA NORTHERN DURHAM DURHAM, NC OAKLEAF JACKSONVILLE, FL BAINBRIDGE BAINBRIDGE, GA HOUGH CHARLOTTE, NC CAULFIELD GRAMMAR MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA PELHAM CAMILLA, GA HIRAM HIRAM, GA NORTH ATLANTA ATLANTA, GA MAYS ATLANTA, GA NEWBERRY NEWBERRY, SC OSBORNE MARIETTA, GA SAVANNAH CHRISTIAN PREP SAVANNAH, GA NEW HAMPSTEAD SAVANNAH, GA MONROE ALBANY, GA OLD HILL MCDONOUGH, GA TOHOPEKALIGA ORLANDO, FL GRETNA GRETNA, NE STARR’S MILL PEACHTREE CITY, GA CALVARY DAY SCHOOL STATESBORO, GA CLARKE CENTRAL ATHENS, GA FITZGERALD FITZGERALD, GA

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Georgia Southern*

7-4, 5-2 (Sun Belt)............................. RECORDS................................ 6-5, (3-4) Sun Belt Boone, N.C....................................... LOCATION.............................. Statesboro, Georgia 1899............................................... FOUNDED.................................................. 1906 21,253......................................... ENROLLMENT............................................ 25,506 Yosef

............................................. MASCOT........................................ Gus the Eagle

Black and Gold.................................... COLORS...................................... White and Blue Sun Belt Conference......................... CONFERENCE........................... Sun Belt Conference Kidd Brewer....................................... STADIUM........................ Allen E. Paulson Stadium Shawn Clark ................................... HEAD COACH........................................ Clay Helton 32-17 (Fourth year)............ HEAD COACH’S RECORD AT SCHOOL............. 12-12 (Second year) 32-17................................ HEAD COACH’S OVERALL RECORD.................................. 58-36

With four straight wins — one of them being against then No. 18 JMU — App State is on a roll going into the season’s final game. A lot is on the line for the 7-4 Mountaineers, as a win and a Coastal Carolina loss means App State will play in the Sun Belt Championship game. A loss at home against their rivals Georgia Southern means App State ends the season 7-5 and no Sun Belt Championship. The good thing for the Mountaineers is that they are on a roll. Joey Aguilar continues to impress as he nears 3,000 yards on the season. The running game slowed down a bit against JMU’s top rushing defense, but expect the Mountaineers to go back to their bread and butter on the ground back at The Rock. The rivalry always proves to be a good game, and the Mountaineers will come in with a bit of extra motivation on Senior Day and a championship game berth on the line.

When Georgia Southern has the ball:

Georgia Southern would love to play the role of spoiler for App State on Senior Day in Boone. While App State needs a little help from JMU against Coastal Carolina, if Georgia Southern beats App State, they will be knocked out of the Sun Belt Championship game. With this rivalry proving to bring out the best in both teams, the game will be good. Davis Brin has already surpassed 3,000 yards for the season, so look for Georgia Southern to go for the deep ball regularly against the Mountaineers.

None..........................................NATIONAL RANKING............................................ None Pro Tempo........................................ OFFENSE............................................... Multiple 34.00........................................ POINTS PER GAME........................................... 31.27 171.9................................... RUSHING YARDS PER GAME...................................... 127.8 277.09................................. PASSING YARDS PER GAME.................................... 300.18 449.0..................................... TOTAL YARDS PER GAME.............................

428.0

3-4............................................... BASIC DEFENSE.............................................. 4-2-5 26.64.................................. POINTS ALLOWED PER GAME..................................... 27.27 178.5............................ RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED PER GAME............................... 148.4 208.27.......................... PASSING YARDS ALLOWED PER GAME............................. 239.36 386.7.............................. TOTAL YARDS ALLOWED PER GAME................................. 387.7 W. App State 26, JMU 23................. LAST GAME........... L. Georgia Southern 17 ODU 20

rushing leaders APPALACHIAN STATE Player Att. Yards Avg. NATE NOEL 159 787 4.9 KANYE ROBERTS 86 486 5.7 JOEY AGUILAR 66 263 4.0

TDs 5 4 2

Avg. Game 78.70 44.18 23.91

GEORGIA SOUTHERN Player Att. Yards Avg. JALEN WHITE` 159 891 5.6 OJ ARNOLD 54 354 6.4 DAVID MBADINGA 16 48 3.0

TDs 9 3 1

Avg. Game 89.10 43.38 5.33

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2019

PASSING leaders APPALACHIAN STATE Player

Comp-Att-Int

Pct.

Yards

TDs

Avg. game

JOEY AGUILAR

224-353-8 63.46 2975 29

270.45

RYAN BURGER

7-11-0

1

73.00

Yards

TDs

Avg. game

63.64 73

GEORGIA SOUTHERN Player

Comp-Att-Int

Pct.

DAVIS BRIN

306-476-13 64.29

3193

22

290.27

JC FRENCH

11-12-1

83

0

9.22

91.67

Sun Belt Conference Standings EAST DIVISION Team Conf. All James Madison 6-1 (10-1) Appalachian State 5-2 (7-4) Coastal Carolina 5-2 (7-4) Old Dominion 4-3 (5-6) Georgia Southern 3-4 (6-5) Georgia State 3-4 (6-5) Marshall 2-5 (5-6)

WEST DIVISION Team Conf. All Troy 6-1 (9-2) Arkansas State 4-3 (6-5) South Alabama 4-3 (6-5) Texas State 3-4 (6-5) Louisiana 2-5 (5-6) Southern Miss 2-5 (3-8) Louisiana-Monroe 0-7 (2-8)

RECEIVING leaders APPALACHIAN STATE Player Rec. Yards Avg. KAEDIN ROBINSON 45 609 13.53 CHRISTAN HORN 27 456 16.89 DASHAUN DAVIS 20 365 18.25

TDs Avg. Game 8 55.36 5 41.45 2 33.18

GEORGIA SOUTHERN Player Att. Yards Avg. KHALEB HOOD 84 822 9.79 DERWIN BURGESS JR. 65 674 10.37 DALEN COBB 29 456 15.72

TDs Avg. Game 4 74.73 5 61.27 2 45.60

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