Week 5 Player of the Week: Roswell’s Trey Smith
Roswell was tasked this season with replacing a two-year starting quarterback who threw for more than 5,500 yards and rushed for more than 1,000 with 73 total touchdowns in his career. That was K.J. Smith. Now meet Trey Smith.
Week 4 Player of the Week: Warner Robins’ Skyler Williams
With five touchdowns and 305 rushing and passing yards, Warner Robins quarterback Skyler Williams had the flashy statistics in his team’s 55-44 victory over Houston County. But they don’t tell how well he really played, according to Warner Robins coach Shane Sams.
Week 3 Player of the Week: Houston County’s Isaiah Mitchell
The old cliché about making up for lost time fits no Georgia player better than Isaiah Mitchell, Houston County’s new star receiver. Mitchell had to sit out his junior season for academic reasons. He bided his time, helping coach his new team, which his coach, Jeremy Edwards, credits with maturing him. Mitchell is now a breakout player in Georgia.
Week 2 Player of the Week: Collins Hill’s Deuce Geralds
Collins Hill is off to a 2-0 start with tight victories over ranked teams. In the latest, a 21-14 win against Woodward Academy, junior defensive lineman Deuce Geralds had three sacks and scored on a 41-yard run to break a 14-14 tie.
Week 1 Player of the Week: Fellowship Christian’s Jonathan Granby
The Fellowship Christian quarterback Jonathan Granby passed 128 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns in a 36-35 victory Friday over defending Class A Division II champion Bowdon. It wasn’t Granby’s numbers. It was his timing and precision.