Oh My God
The Central - Howard game this weekend looks to be a heavyweight battle that could be the best game between Macon teams in year. Sure the Northeast-Southwest game last weekend was a classic, but Central -Howard seems to be a game with two very good teams that have playoff chances playing in the second week of the season.
First lets talk about Howard, the laughing stock of Macon football since the school opened not long ago. It took three coaches to get it right, but Barney Hester is obviously the man. The Huskies have started off 2-0 for the first time in the schools history, and they didn't beat cupcakes. They beat two good football schools.
Coach Hester is a run first football team, He always has been. Bur evidently, the old guy is not scared to play to his talents. Courvoisier King is the quarterback Hester has never had and King has been giving the reigns to the offense, throwing for 573 yards and 6 touchdowns already. That's more than most Hester teams have in a year. Alphonso Stephens has 266 yards receiving and four touchdowns already, and Jerin Means had added 171 yards catching the football. Has Howard caught people by surprise throwing like this ? Sure they have. Will they have continued success in the air ? Sure they will. King is a senior and is ready for a breakout year. But if you start keying on him you had better watch out for JaQuan Stinson, who has rushed for 132 yards so far this season with people focused on stopping the run. When teams start trying to stop King, watch for Stinson to bust loose.
While King is going to have a big year, I believe if I had to pick one qb in Macon to lead my team to a win, I would have to pick Derrick Evans of Central. Evans has been starting since he was a little kid, and he is a full grown man as a senior. This kid has been through so many big situations on the basketball court and football field, and he is truly battle tested. He wasn't needed much in Centrals opening game win over Wilco, but still had 211 yards in the air and 77 on the ground,while Antonio Sanders ran for 176 yards.
So who wins this battle ?
I have no idea.
I am currently 17-3 in my picks and this is one that has made me go back and fourth several times. But because of Evans, I am going with Central and lets say a score of 27-22
Go out and see some high school football this weekend
I see Central turnovers. 33-13.
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