Decisions Decisions

Sometimes I just have to sit back and feel sorry for high school athletes like Quintez Cephus.


Just imagine how it would be to be so extremely talented to have to CHOOSE which sport to play at the next level.


But it is not just Cephus alone that will have this difficult decision to make. Just off the top of my head, I am seeing four of my top 10 players in Macon that will have to make the choice on what sport to play.


Now realistically, it is almost impossible to excel at football and basketball in college.It just takes too much time. Plus lets not forget the true reason that these kids are going to college and that is to get a college education. So in my opinion, (which means absolutely nothing) I offer my feelings about which sports fit them the best.


Quintez Cephus- He is the best high school athlete to come through Macon since DeAndre Smelter, who by the way, also had a difficult decision to make coming out of high school. Remember, Smelter chose baseball at Georgia Tech before switching and becoming a stellar football player. Cephus will have an incredibly hard choice to make, especially after the big boys of football are fixing to be ringing the doorbells at his house. I totally expect that after Wisconsin has made it known they want him to play football, that several other majors will be doing the same.
Cephus is fairly new to playing receiver but he uses his basketball skills to go up and get the ball. Is he raw as a football player ? Yes. Can he play D1 football and be great ? Yes. It may take a redshirt year. Does he love football like he loves basketball ? I am not sure of that answer, but my opinion is no.
So what does he end up doing ? He had verbally committed to Furman for basketball and he is an incredible basketball player and I would hate to see him not play basketball in college, but the more I see of him on the football field, the more I like him.I believe he can walk into Furman's program and start right away, while on a football field it may be a learning process.
MY choice for Quintez- Play the sport he loves the most, play the sport he cant live without, go to the college that he will love even if he gets injured and can never play again. Cephus has a lot to offer in any capacity he chooses.
And while I am at it, Hey QT Stratford could probably use you on the soccer field this year.


Derrick Evans- Wow talk about another talented kid. He is a great athlete and I just cant see him not playing college basketball.
That is until I saw him play football this year.
I always thought that Evans was a fair high school football player but he has really turned the corner this year. Reports of Marshall and several other D1 colleges are working hard for his services on either side of the football, and if he gets that offer he might just go football. But oh my, he is a point guard supreme also.
So, is Derrick a D1 basketball player? In my mind he is, but there are bigger minds than mine who make those decisions. I have seem him do some amazing things on the basketball court over the
last three years and it will be a very interesting choice for him.
MY choice for Derrick- I like him as a basketball player, but what does one do if its D2 basketball or D1 football ? once again, go with what you love, and I think that might be,, BOTH


Justin Slocum- I love this kid. He is 6'6 and I don't think he even has a twitter page, which is shocking for a teenager at this point. He has probably never even heard of my blog.(like a lot of others) I love him on the basketball court but I am not sold that he can play the 2 or 3 in college and he isn't quite big enough to play inside. can he shoot three's? I really haven't seen it. can he bang against bigger college athletes ? Maybe he can, but I don't know. The thing about it is at Southwest he has to spend most of his time inside because, well he is 6'6. If colleges think he can step out and play then he would make an excellent college player.
With this being said, I love him on the football field. I saw him catch three touchdown passes a few weeks ago, and it could have been more. He is 6'6 and can jump and run and do all of that. he should be getting major football interest.He plays defense and special teams and everything else, but he is a pure wide receiver and what program  could not use a 6'6 athletic guy catching footballs.
MY choice for Justin- Football all the way


O'Showen Williams- His brother plays football for Tennessee by the way and gets a lot of playing time. This kid is a great athlete but is a bit on the small side. That does not however, mean he is not a two sport threat who can play whichever one he wants in college.
I have questioned O'Showens ability to score, but every time I question that he goes off for 15 to 20 points. He can handle the basketball and distribute as well as anyone in the city, but I honestly don't know where he falls to as a basketball player.
I believe that O"Showen can play college football at a fairly high level also. I don't know exactly how fast he is or what side of the football he will end up on because I saw him make a huge play on defense two weeks ago. He certainly is not scared to hit someone or to be hit.
MY CHOICE for O'Showen - I think football is the place for him, or maybe basketball, or maybe soccer. He is a blessed athlete who can play whichever he wants to