Week 13 Student-Athlete of the Week: Coffee’s Jahnias Wilcox
Jahnias Wilcox, a senior wide receiver at Coffee, is the scoutSMART Student-Athlete of the week. Wilcox has a 4.0 GPA and is also a member of the weightlifting team. “Jahnias is such a valuable part of our football team and school, quiet by nature and as hard of a worker as you can find, both on and off the field,” Coffee head coach Mike Coe said.
Week 13 Student-Athlete of the Week: Marist’s Drew Linnihan
Drew Linnihan, a senior kicker/punter at Marist, is the scoutSMART Student-Athlete of the Week. Linnihan is the leading scorer for the Class 4A No. 1-ranked War Eagles with 65 points. He has made 47 of 48 extra points and is 6-for-7 on field goals, and 49 of his 62 kickoffs have been touchbacks.
Week 12 Student-Athlete of the Week: Woodward Academy’s Landon Walker
Landon Walker, a senior quarterback at Woodward Academy, is the scoutSMART Student-Athlete of the Week. Walker, who has a 4.37 GPA, has passed for 1,898 yards and 20 touchdowns and rushed for 369 yards and eight touchdowns this season for the War Eagles, who won their fourth consecutive region championship.
Week 11 Student-Athlete of the Week: Lambert’s Branson Brooks
Branson Brooks, a senior linebacker at Lambert, is the scoutSMART Student-Athlete of the Week. Brooks, who has a 4.1 GPA, has 91 tackles (56 solo, 35 assisted), two tackles for losses and three sacks through nine games. He also plays lacrosse and is a member of the Young Life Christian Group.
Week 10 Student-Athlete of the Week: Wheeler’s Marcus Romain
Marcus Romain, a senior quarterback at Wheeler, is the scoutSMART Student-Athlete of the Week. Romain, who has a 4.18 GPA, has passed for 519 yards and rushed for 412 yards this season despite being limited to six games because of an injury. Romain also is a member of the school’s track team.
Week 9 Student-Athlete of the Week: Stephens County’s Javin Gordon
Javin Gordon, a senior running back at Stephens County, is the scoutSMART Student-Athlete of the Week. Gordon has rushed for 502 yards and nine touchdowns on 109 carries through the Indians’ first seven games. He has a 4.0 GPA and is committed to play football at Duke.
Week 8 Student-Athlete of the Week: Central of Carrollton’s Jonaz Walton
Jonaz Walton, a 5-foot-9, 200-pound junior running back at Central of Carrollton, is the scoutSMART Student-Athlete of the Week. Walton, who has a 4.0 GPA, has rushed for 857 yards and 10 touchdowns on 116 carries through his team’s first seven games.
Week 7 Student-Athlete of the Week: Peach County’s Bryson Hughley
Bryson Hughley, a 6-foot-3, 175-pound junior defensive back at Peach County, is the scoutSMART Student-Athlete of the Week. Hughley has a 3.9 GPA while taking AP Honors classes. He also plays basketball and runs track.
Week 6 Student-Athlete of the Week: North Oconee’s Landon Roldan
Landon Roldan, a senior wide receiver at North Oconee, is the scoutSMART Student-Athlete of the Week. Roldan has a 3.6 GPA and is committed to UGA to play football. He is currently dual enrolled. Through five games, Roldan has 30 receptions for 441 yards and six touchdowns and has rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns on six carries.
Week 5 Student-Athlete of the Week: Woodstock’s Cooper Price
Cooper Price, a senior linebacker at Woodstock, is the scoutSMART Student-Athlete of the Week. Price has a 4.0 GPA and is a team captain. The two-year starter is tied for the team lead in total tackles through five games. He has seven sacks, four tackles for losses and two fumble recoveries.
Week 4 Student-Athlete of the Week: New Hampstead’s Rashawn Truell
Rashawn Truell, a senior quarterback at New Hampstead, is the scoutSMART Student-Athlete of the Week. Truell has a 4.0 GPA and in his first four games has 712 passing yards and 10 touchdowns (eight passing, two rushing).
Week 3 Student-Athlete of the Week: Peachtree Ridge’s Darnell Kelly
Darnell Kelly, a junior quarterback at Peachtree Ridge, is the scoutSMART Student-Athlete of the Week. Kelly is an honor student with a 3.5 GPA. He has passed for 405 yards and three touchdowns in his first two games this season. He has offers from several schools, including Kentucky, Colorado State and UMass.
Week 2 Student-Athlete of the Week: Swainsboro’s Bryson Tarver
Bryson Tarver, a senior quarterback/defensive back at Swainsboro, is the scoutSMART Student-Athlete of the Week. Tarver has 190 rushing yards, three touchdowns and 12 tackles in the Tigers’ first two games, He has a 4.0 GPA, is a member of the Honors Program, and received the UGA Certificate of Merit.
Week 1 Student-Athlete of the Week: Pace Academy’s Gavin Jeffries
Gavin Jeffries, a 6-foot-4, 250-pound senior offensive and defensive lineman at Pac Academy, is the scoutSMART Student-Athlete of the Week. Jeffries is a football team captain and has a 97 GPA. He has an offer from Stetson University for football.