Quarterbacks Turner Stevenson of Aquinas, Keyuntae Phillips of McNair and Hudson Hulett of North Murray hurt their opponents passing, rushing and even receiving in their teams' Week 1 games, while two-way players Casey Barner of McEachern and Elijah McEwen of Montgomery County were unstoppable all over the field.
As soon as practical, any new football coach should strive to get rid of any losing streak he finds lying around. It’s good for morale. In coach Kevin Saunders’ first game Saturday, his new team, 15-point underdog Apalachee, discarded a 29-game losing streak, defeating Chattahoochee 29-9 and avenging a 47-21 loss from the previous season.
Casey Barner is the consensus No. 1 sophomore prospect in Georgia, but he wasn’t a household name in the GHSA before the season. That’s beginning to change. Playing in Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday, the McEachern 10th grader scored on a 98-yard kickoff return, a 39-yard reception and a 69-yard run and finished with 353 all-purpose yards in a 50-17 victory over Walton.
Wednesday’s question: Pace Academy got its 100th victory last week by beating Chamblee 21-12. The team is coached by former NFL player Sean Weatherspoon. Three Pace alumni are current NFL players. Who are they? (Answer Thursday)
Answer to Tuesday’s question: The three teams that lost their 2024 season openers and won state titles were Grayson, Calhoun and Bowdon.
