Welcome to another week of previews as we close in on the first quarter of the regular season here in Georgia. This week our Georgia High School Football Previews has gone from Eight Greats Around the State to Seven Greats as the ELCA-Rabun County game has been called off due to…you guessed it Covid. Nevertheless, we did preview three really good games in Part I including Ware County-Baldwin, Colquitt-Cedar Grove and Trinity Christian-Fellowship Christian.
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Special thanks to the Georgia Helmet Project for providing each team’s helmet. You can find all of their work here: http://gahelmetproject.com
Historical records are provided by the Georgia High School Football Historians Association. (ghsfa.org)
The Ware County Gators are off to another fast start this season. Dual threat quarterback Thomas Castellanos has completed 68% of his passes for 475 yards and 2-TDs. He’s also added 147 yards and 3-TDs on the ground. Running back Cartevious Norton has added 258 yards and 3-TDs on the ground and compliments Castellanos well. The duo has helped power the offense to an average of 52 points per game early in the season.
The Baldwin Braves get back on the field this week after their game against Washington County was called off. The Braves had big games from quarterback Derrick Lewis and running back Jeamiyah Scott in Week-1 to help lead the offense. While their defense was stout two weeks ago.
Baldwin’s defense will need a similar performance as their opening week if they are going to slow down the Gators offense. Castellanos is going to get his yards, but can they keep Ware out of the end zone? We believe Thomas Castellanos will be too tough to tame. Ware by 10.
The Colquitt County Packers had their 23 game home winning streak snapped last week as they fell to Westlake. Quarterback Neko Fann seems to be settling in as he tossed two touchdown passes while Charlie Pace went over the 100-yard mark again last week. Pace has 313 yards and a touchdown on the season. The Packers defense has already recorded 11.5 sacks in just two games.
The Cedar Grove Saints opened their season with a big victory last week over Tucker. The Saints are led on offense by elusive running back Rashad Dubinion who has made a habit of leaving defenders floundering in his wake. Janiran Bonner leads a talented group of wide receivers. As talented as Cedar Grove is on offense, the defense might be one of the best in the state. They are led by linemen, Christen Miller, Carlton Madden, Adonijah Green and linebacker Everett Roussaw, Jr. and Donavan Johnson in the secondary. The way they fly around on defense is downright scary.
Depth might be the biggest key. Cedar Grove certainly has the talent to compete with Colquitt, but are they deep enough and will the long trip to Moultrie be the equalizer? We think so, it will be close, but we like Colquitt by 4.
The Trinity Christian Lions look like a team on a mission early in the season. The Lions are averaging 56.5 points per game early in the season. They are getting it done through the air and on the ground. Quarterback David Dallas has thrown for 478 yards and 9-TDs with no interceptions while Dominick Cosper has rushed for 155 yards and 3-TDs. The defense has been just as impressive, allowing 10 points in the first two weeks of the season.
The Fellowship Christian Paladins were off last week, but they look to pick up where they left off in Week-1. Running back Josh Cole led the way for the Paladins with 168 yards on 25 carries and 2-TDs in their victory. Quarterback Caleb McMickle was efficient, completing 67% of his passes for 125 yards and a touchdown.
Fellowship Christian might be walking into an ambush down in Sharpsburg. We expect for Fellowship to be competitive, but Trinity Christian is just too talented across the board. We like Trinity by 20.