Macon High School Football

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I mean that is really all I can say at this point
The Macon football scene is probably as strong in the last 10 years and the thing that is surprising is it looks like all the Macon schools will be pretty good this year. Look at the head to head so far,Westside beat Rutland,but it wasn't a blowout, then Rutland beats Northeast in a nail biter,Southwest edges Northeast, and Central and Howard play a classic, and Howard plays a game with FPD that was close for a long time,
That was a lot in a sentence or two
Ok so here are my rankings for the Macon schools
1. Westside-To be the big dog you have to beat the big dog, and so far no one has. The Seminoles are loaded at WR and have found a QB to get them the ball, plus they have a plethora of RB that have performed well early in the season. As usual defense is stout. They have a real test this weekend against a very good West Laurens team, but I expect Mitchell and Dolphus to get them through it. The Noles and the Spoon are primed for a big year.


Howard-Barney Hester works miracles wherever he goes, but what he has done at Howard puts him in the category of being one of the best coaches ever in Middle Georgia. I mean Howard is 3-0 with at least one more win coming in the next game and then it gets really tough. But with wins over Lamar, FPD and Central, the Huskies are already battle tested. King and Stinson are both having big years after going through all the losing seasons, and I am fairly confident that Barney will lead them to the state playoffs for the first time in the schools history.The Central game was like a Friday night lights scenario, Howard scores late and goes for two and the win and they get it. Cmon who does that anymore? Barney Hester does, that's who


Central- I read a story on Derrick Evans getting looks now at the D1 level as a qb and all I can think of is, this kid is already a D1 level young man. I hope I get to see them play this year because I just like the way this guy carries himself. I still think he is a D1 basketball player, and I hope he gets to make the choice. Central lost a heartbreaker to Howard, but Central will bounce back and have a great chance to make the playoffs, Childers may be the best receiver in the area and the Sanders kid is a bruising runner. I cant wait to see them play


Southwest- has started off 1-1 and they will have to fight and claw to get where they want to be , which is the playoffs. Joe Dupree's team totally won me over when I saw them in the gym, working as a team, and it is probably expected for them to have growing pains because they are starting a freshman Qb in Jordan Slocum. Scott has done a solid job of running the football but Justin Slocum has to be a focal point of the offense to get them going.


Tattnall- The demise of Tattnall has been greatly exaggerated. Everyone said they would be down this year after losing 19 seniors, but they have shown that Barron and Mack can carry the offense, and Aubrien Kemp is a two way threat. Clint Morgan is coaching his kids this year,not Hesters, and things are working out pretty good for them so far


Stratford- So lets just ask the question. Is it possible that one of the most highly recruited basketball players in this area could end up switching to football as his college choice ? QT do you want to answer that ? The Eagles got pounded by Wesleyan but Cephus went 8 catches for 98 yards and I am hearing rumblings that he is turning into a D1 football recruit. I believe that Stratford has enough offense to be a player in the playoffs this year and win the region. O"Showen are you hearing me lol?


Rutland- I always root for Rutland because of George Collins. The Canes are 1-1 and its true they probably wont make the playoffs, but they will battle every game and will make life difficult for some teams. They are also starting a young quarterback, but a 5 win season is not out of the question for them


FPD- I am unsure about the Vikings right now and I think we will find out a lot about them after the Monticello game. That is a game the Vikings cannot afford to lose. They have some skill players with McCormick and Morris, but need someone else to step up. I think that guy could be Torian McSwain, but we will see if he gets enough touches to make a difference


Mount de Sales- I believe the Cavs are on the right track with Keith Hatcher, but I believe they are still a year away. They should have a chance to sneak into the playoffs, but they wont make noise this year. At least that's my opinion


Covenant- I have heard rumors flying that Khristian Tate is getting D1 looks, and big D1 looks. He is 6'0 and about 250 pounds and I hear he runs a 4'5, but I may have to go out there with a stop watch and time the 40. I have watched him online and he does run over people when he carries the ball but its just hard to see how good he is at this point because he is running over 150 pound linemen. I always root for the small schools though, and hear is hoping the rumors are true and this kid is a D1 guy.


Windsor is Windsor. They are much better than they have been in the past, but maybe not quite as good as they were 6 years ago. They have a running back in Brooks that could play and start at most Macon schools and a big lineman that will probably play in college, but they lost their second game like 43-6. Still they are a playoff team in the gISA