Luke Hetrick continues to amaze me.
I mean this guy seems to be more than just a pretty face.
He continues to lead the high school pick-ems and actually increased his lead this week by going 5-2 while I could only go 4-3.
My plan to beat him is to not miss another pick for the rest of the year.
Our games this week seem mostly to have clear winners, although I thought some would be more tricky than they were. Basically everyone has the same picks, except for that stockbridge- Jones County game.
Brad, Tucker and myself see Stockbridge winning, while the rest of the crew goes with Jones County.
That should be a very good game with Jones County scoring at will and Stockbridge not giving up very many points.
That's where I am at tonight.
I still think there are several games that could provide upsets. Northeast certainly has a chance to pop WACO and it wouldn't surprise me if they did. Can you really say that Tattnall doesn't have a chance against Stratford ? I mean I had to think of that very carefully, but I just don't think Tattnall will be fully recovered from a very physical game last week. Only Jonathan Perez went with Tattnall.
I also look for Mount de Sales to give a great performance against FPD and that upset is ripe for happening. But I cant make that pick when I am down two games to Luke with us heading into the fourth quarter of picking.
I am going to make this short because I am spending the day with my mom because its her 93rd birthday. But I will be back at it tonight.
I want to thank so many people who come up to me at the games and say that they read my blogs. That is why I do it and it is very gratifying to me.
Ok my stone cold lock of the week on the toughest game of the week leaves me picking the Jones- Stockbridge game. Ladies and gentlemen, Justin Rogers is probably the best coach in this area and has turned around an entire program. But Friday night will not be his night. I believe the Stockbridge defense shuts Jones down enough to get a win.
My stone cold lock of the week says Stockbridge beats Jones 24-20
Friday, October 27, 2017
Thursday, October 26, 2017
a personal note
Many folks have asked me how I started writing for the newspaper
I am now going to tell you.
I am not a journalism expert whatsoever and I certainly did not go to college to learn about how to be a sportswriter for a newspaper.
But 10 or so years ago, My wife and I had two kids in private school and that was draining every penny we made.
Next thing I knew, my wife , who makes way more money than I do, had a part time job at Kroger and I was sitting at home with the kids, still tempted to take them out to eat.
I finally figured out that if I took them out, I was basically draining the money that she was making at Kroger.
Now my wife, Debbie is a fine woman who would never ever tell me that I needed to get a part time job of my own.
But I was also not so stupid as to not figure it out myself.
So I set out to find something that wasn't too hard and maybe a bit enjoyable.
A few days later I saw an add in the sports section for writers for the sports section, helping out mainly on Friday nights during the football season.
I sent the sports editor a quick email, and he gave me a list of things and stats for a football game and he told me to write a story.
I guess it didn't suck too much and then next thing I knew, I was covering a Mount de Sales and Tattnall football game.
That my friends is how I got to know Daniel Shirley and that is how I started to write for the Telegraph.
Things went well for the most part. I haven't taken an English class for 30 years and my grammatical abilities have probably taken a hit. I am sure Daniel had many nights editing my stories thinking I was a total moron. I am sure sometimes 10 years later, he still thinks that. But he stuck with me.
Thanks to Daniel Shirley, I have interviewed big names likes Bobby Bowden George Gervin, Demaryius Thomas, Kareem Jackson , Russell Henley and many many more. I have covered every sport I think , from lacrosse, to MMA, to even cycling. The only way I got to do all of this is because of Daniel Shirley.
I remember nights writing a football story while I was driving down the road, because a few years ago, we had deadlines on Friday night. Those nights were so stressful, but we got through it because we never wanted to let Daniel down.
It's true, the freelancers or stringers of the Telegraph have not stuck with it because of the money. Yes we do get paid and it has definitely helped, but we all do it because we like covering games and meeting people and we stuck it out for many years because of Daniel Shirley.
Brad Harrison, Ryan Jordan and myself have continued to work all sorts of games over the years and I feel like they would agree that Daniel Shirley has been the best boss that one could imagine having. Has he been pissed at me before ? Of course he has because sometimes I suck at writing, but he has always given me that professional courtesy, even though, well I am not a professional.
I am just a guy who got lucky.
Daniel Shirley is leaving the Telegraph and his last day is tomorrow. I have no idea how much longer a freelancer will even be used. But if it ends I will be okay with it.
Daniel Shirley has been the life and breath of the Telegraphs sports section for a long time and we all owe him a huge thank you . He will still be in Macon, so make sure he knows how important he has been to Macon sports.
I honestly don't know if the Telegraph will ever be the same without him.
Thank you Daniel for giving me this opportunity and letting me be a part of the sports scene in Macon.
By the way, please don't correct my poor grammar in my blog.
I am now going to tell you.
I am not a journalism expert whatsoever and I certainly did not go to college to learn about how to be a sportswriter for a newspaper.
But 10 or so years ago, My wife and I had two kids in private school and that was draining every penny we made.
Next thing I knew, my wife , who makes way more money than I do, had a part time job at Kroger and I was sitting at home with the kids, still tempted to take them out to eat.
I finally figured out that if I took them out, I was basically draining the money that she was making at Kroger.
Now my wife, Debbie is a fine woman who would never ever tell me that I needed to get a part time job of my own.
But I was also not so stupid as to not figure it out myself.
So I set out to find something that wasn't too hard and maybe a bit enjoyable.
A few days later I saw an add in the sports section for writers for the sports section, helping out mainly on Friday nights during the football season.
I sent the sports editor a quick email, and he gave me a list of things and stats for a football game and he told me to write a story.
I guess it didn't suck too much and then next thing I knew, I was covering a Mount de Sales and Tattnall football game.
That my friends is how I got to know Daniel Shirley and that is how I started to write for the Telegraph.
Things went well for the most part. I haven't taken an English class for 30 years and my grammatical abilities have probably taken a hit. I am sure Daniel had many nights editing my stories thinking I was a total moron. I am sure sometimes 10 years later, he still thinks that. But he stuck with me.
Thanks to Daniel Shirley, I have interviewed big names likes Bobby Bowden George Gervin, Demaryius Thomas, Kareem Jackson , Russell Henley and many many more. I have covered every sport I think , from lacrosse, to MMA, to even cycling. The only way I got to do all of this is because of Daniel Shirley.
I remember nights writing a football story while I was driving down the road, because a few years ago, we had deadlines on Friday night. Those nights were so stressful, but we got through it because we never wanted to let Daniel down.
It's true, the freelancers or stringers of the Telegraph have not stuck with it because of the money. Yes we do get paid and it has definitely helped, but we all do it because we like covering games and meeting people and we stuck it out for many years because of Daniel Shirley.
Brad Harrison, Ryan Jordan and myself have continued to work all sorts of games over the years and I feel like they would agree that Daniel Shirley has been the best boss that one could imagine having. Has he been pissed at me before ? Of course he has because sometimes I suck at writing, but he has always given me that professional courtesy, even though, well I am not a professional.
I am just a guy who got lucky.
Daniel Shirley is leaving the Telegraph and his last day is tomorrow. I have no idea how much longer a freelancer will even be used. But if it ends I will be okay with it.
Daniel Shirley has been the life and breath of the Telegraphs sports section for a long time and we all owe him a huge thank you . He will still be in Macon, so make sure he knows how important he has been to Macon sports.
I honestly don't know if the Telegraph will ever be the same without him.
Thank you Daniel for giving me this opportunity and letting me be a part of the sports scene in Macon.
By the way, please don't correct my poor grammar in my blog.
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
games this week
Games I would love to see this week
FPD-MDS
Now one would think that coming off an emotional roller coaster if a win against a team they barely ever beat, FPD would be sky high and ready to play its best football game of the year. However, I am not so sure that the MDS game will not be the same kind of dog fight that the Tattnall game was. The question is can FPD put up that type of performance against a very good Mount de Sales team who is basically rested.
I am just not so sure and not so confident as to say the Cavaliers will be primed for an upset. Or FPD could finally become the team that everyone expects them to be and wins easily.
I will bet on the first but wont say the upset happens.
Jones County- Stockbridge
Most folks that read my blog don't care too much about this game but it is the game I am covering and both teams are ranked highly and both are undefeated. One team scores a million points and one team doesn't allow anything. This is a classic match-up and I have no idea who will win.
Tattnall-Stratford
Weaknesses were exposed last week against FPD but that does not mean that Tattnall is not capable of pulling of this upset. Yes it would be an upset because Stratford is THE best team in Macon this year and maybe not just the best private school. I think they may beat Howard and that is a game I would love to see.
I will say that Tattnall just does not have that many skill players and could not handle the passing game of FPD. Well Stratford does not and will not throw. They haven't had to. So that puts this game into a different perspective. Can Tattnall score against Stratford ? Can Stratford pound Tattnall. Who gives way first ?
That's another tough question
Viewing the Tattnall-FPD game
Well this was a great great game and I enjoyed watching it. Either team could have won it but honestly FPD should have won by two touchdowns. Jamal Marshall had a breakout game but honestly, I have heard from more than one person that he fumbled twice before he got balls into the end zone that should have been touchbacks. Instead both turned into touchdowns.
One thing you cannot question is Tattnalls will to win. They battle and battle til they are exhausted and had FPD on the ropes, but all of their backs were limping around by the end of the game. They will needs every bit of their trainers expertise to have them healthy and ready to go this Friday night.
But you know what, I fully expect them to give Stratford a huge challenge.
FPD remains a mystery. They have a very talented team but the biggest win they have had in recent years is this win over Tattnall. With their talent they should have more. Lets hope that they build on this win and make a run in the state playoffs.
FPD-MDS
Now one would think that coming off an emotional roller coaster if a win against a team they barely ever beat, FPD would be sky high and ready to play its best football game of the year. However, I am not so sure that the MDS game will not be the same kind of dog fight that the Tattnall game was. The question is can FPD put up that type of performance against a very good Mount de Sales team who is basically rested.
I am just not so sure and not so confident as to say the Cavaliers will be primed for an upset. Or FPD could finally become the team that everyone expects them to be and wins easily.
I will bet on the first but wont say the upset happens.
Jones County- Stockbridge
Most folks that read my blog don't care too much about this game but it is the game I am covering and both teams are ranked highly and both are undefeated. One team scores a million points and one team doesn't allow anything. This is a classic match-up and I have no idea who will win.
Tattnall-Stratford
Weaknesses were exposed last week against FPD but that does not mean that Tattnall is not capable of pulling of this upset. Yes it would be an upset because Stratford is THE best team in Macon this year and maybe not just the best private school. I think they may beat Howard and that is a game I would love to see.
I will say that Tattnall just does not have that many skill players and could not handle the passing game of FPD. Well Stratford does not and will not throw. They haven't had to. So that puts this game into a different perspective. Can Tattnall score against Stratford ? Can Stratford pound Tattnall. Who gives way first ?
That's another tough question
Viewing the Tattnall-FPD game
Well this was a great great game and I enjoyed watching it. Either team could have won it but honestly FPD should have won by two touchdowns. Jamal Marshall had a breakout game but honestly, I have heard from more than one person that he fumbled twice before he got balls into the end zone that should have been touchbacks. Instead both turned into touchdowns.
One thing you cannot question is Tattnalls will to win. They battle and battle til they are exhausted and had FPD on the ropes, but all of their backs were limping around by the end of the game. They will needs every bit of their trainers expertise to have them healthy and ready to go this Friday night.
But you know what, I fully expect them to give Stratford a huge challenge.
FPD remains a mystery. They have a very talented team but the biggest win they have had in recent years is this win over Tattnall. With their talent they should have more. Lets hope that they build on this win and make a run in the state playoffs.
Friday, October 20, 2017
picks again
It is a classic battle in the high school picks so far this year, and so far WXGA sports personality Luke Hetrick has been able to hold of all comers and currently holds a slim one game lead over ME.
But really truly this game is up in the air with several folks who can still win, as seven people are within three games of the lead.
Here are the up to date records
Luke Hetrick 50-13 a cool 79%
John Kosater 49-14
Tucker Sargent 48-15
Evan Watson 47-16
Mason Prince 47-16
Brad Harrison 47-16
Jonathan Perez 46-17
Lola the dog 43-20
We have some huge high school games this week with Northside traveling to Coffee County, Westside hosting Pike County, Howard traveling to Upson Lee, West Laurens on the road at Mary Persons, WACO at Southwest, and then the huge game between FPD and Tattnall. This week is a game pickers dream, or is it a nightmare because one could either go 2-6 or 7-1. The games this week are so open that its a dangerous week for front runners.
Johns Winners
Coffee County
Jones County
Pike County
Upson Lee
Mary Persons
Southwest
FPD
Tuckers Winners
Northside
JonesCo
Pike Co
Upson Lee
Mary Persons
Southwest
Tattnall
Jonathan Perez
Northside
Jones
Westside
Howard
Mary Persons
WACO
Tattnall
Brad Harrison
Coffee Co
Jones Co
Pike Co
Upson Lee
Mary Persons
WACO
Tattnall
Mason Prince\\
Northside
Jones Co
Westside
Upson Lee
Mary Persons
WACO
Tattnall
LOLA the dog
Coffee Co
Jones Co
Pike Co
Howard
West Laurens
SW
Evan Watson
coffee
jones co
pike
upson lee
mary persons
sw Tattnall
Luke Hetrick
coffee
jones
pike
upson lee
mary persons
Waco
fpd
Tattnall
I have debated who to go with on my stone cold upset of the week because I know the game to pick is the Tattnall against FPD game. But I will be totally honest with you that I have no clue on this game. I Know that Tattnall is probably the favorite but I am not sure if I see them as the favorite. As you see I went with FPD in this game. I don't know why, its just a gut feeling that FPD is a bit more desperate than Tattnall right now. Tattnall wins on determination and the willingness to do what it takes to win a football game while FPD is probably a bit more talented and has more skill players .Does will and determination or talent win ?
This time I am going with talent and taking FPD 28- 27
I hope everyone had a great great weekend
But really truly this game is up in the air with several folks who can still win, as seven people are within three games of the lead.
Here are the up to date records
Luke Hetrick 50-13 a cool 79%
John Kosater 49-14
Tucker Sargent 48-15
Evan Watson 47-16
Mason Prince 47-16
Brad Harrison 47-16
Jonathan Perez 46-17
Lola the dog 43-20
We have some huge high school games this week with Northside traveling to Coffee County, Westside hosting Pike County, Howard traveling to Upson Lee, West Laurens on the road at Mary Persons, WACO at Southwest, and then the huge game between FPD and Tattnall. This week is a game pickers dream, or is it a nightmare because one could either go 2-6 or 7-1. The games this week are so open that its a dangerous week for front runners.
Johns Winners
Coffee County
Jones County
Pike County
Upson Lee
Mary Persons
Southwest
FPD
Tuckers Winners
Northside
JonesCo
Pike Co
Upson Lee
Mary Persons
Southwest
Tattnall
Jonathan Perez
Northside
Jones
Westside
Howard
Mary Persons
WACO
Tattnall
Brad Harrison
Coffee Co
Jones Co
Pike Co
Upson Lee
Mary Persons
WACO
Tattnall
Mason Prince\\
Northside
Jones Co
Westside
Upson Lee
Mary Persons
WACO
Tattnall
LOLA the dog
Coffee Co
Jones Co
Pike Co
Howard
West Laurens
SW
Evan Watson
coffee
jones co
pike
upson lee
mary persons
sw Tattnall
Luke Hetrick
coffee
jones
pike
upson lee
mary persons
Waco
fpd
Tattnall
I have debated who to go with on my stone cold upset of the week because I know the game to pick is the Tattnall against FPD game. But I will be totally honest with you that I have no clue on this game. I Know that Tattnall is probably the favorite but I am not sure if I see them as the favorite. As you see I went with FPD in this game. I don't know why, its just a gut feeling that FPD is a bit more desperate than Tattnall right now. Tattnall wins on determination and the willingness to do what it takes to win a football game while FPD is probably a bit more talented and has more skill players .Does will and determination or talent win ?
This time I am going with talent and taking FPD 28- 27
I hope everyone had a great great weekend
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Tattnall will beat FPD because ?
Tattnall Square is not what they were a year ago.
That is just a plain simple fact.
They lost so much that it is just hard to re-load at a school that just isn't that big.
They lost Barron, Marshall, Blasingame, and Sanders to graduation and Davis to a transfer and that is basically their entire offense from a year ago.
They replace it with Destin Mack, Wes Allen and Jimmy Marshall's little brother.
I worry about them
Then I look at the coaching staff and worry a little less.
I look at the 7-0 record and I look at what they have played and its a little better than terrible but not much. I see only one quality win against a decent Washington Wilkes team and I saw them sleep-walk through a game last weekend against Twiggs County.
Sure they won that game 28-0 but it was not an impressive performance.
So how in the world is Tattnall going to beat FPD ?
Well lets start with a heavy dose of Destin Mack and throw in maybe a few Wes Allen runs and sprinkle it with Jimmy's little brother and see what it tastes like.
And if that doesn't taste right, well then lets just give the ball to Destin, just like they did with Mr. Barron last year.
The offensive line, yes Baggarley, Whittington, Braddy and the rest will have to handle a bigger defensive line, and then the defensive line, yes Baggarley,Whittington and Braddy, will have to get to Dalton Cox, or at least stop the run game. Cox might explode and if that happens Tattnall has to score a lot.
Are you hearing me Destin Mack ?
Lets not forget that Miles Morris is, well he's the forgotten piece of this puzzle. He is the Tattnall quarterback who put up big numbers throwing the ball as a freshman in a different offense. I feel like he may hit a key pass or two in this game.
In the end, I like Chance Jones, Ronnie Jones, Bryan Way, Jim Massey, Travis Absher and the rest of this brilliant coaching staff to find a way to win this football game.
I am really not sure how, but I think I know why.
Chance Jones, Ronnie Jones, Bryan Way,Jim Massey, Travis Absher and the rest of those guys don't lose this game.
Can we say Destin Mack for 200 please ?
That is just a plain simple fact.
They lost so much that it is just hard to re-load at a school that just isn't that big.
They lost Barron, Marshall, Blasingame, and Sanders to graduation and Davis to a transfer and that is basically their entire offense from a year ago.
They replace it with Destin Mack, Wes Allen and Jimmy Marshall's little brother.
I worry about them
Then I look at the coaching staff and worry a little less.
I look at the 7-0 record and I look at what they have played and its a little better than terrible but not much. I see only one quality win against a decent Washington Wilkes team and I saw them sleep-walk through a game last weekend against Twiggs County.
Sure they won that game 28-0 but it was not an impressive performance.
So how in the world is Tattnall going to beat FPD ?
Well lets start with a heavy dose of Destin Mack and throw in maybe a few Wes Allen runs and sprinkle it with Jimmy's little brother and see what it tastes like.
And if that doesn't taste right, well then lets just give the ball to Destin, just like they did with Mr. Barron last year.
The offensive line, yes Baggarley, Whittington, Braddy and the rest will have to handle a bigger defensive line, and then the defensive line, yes Baggarley,Whittington and Braddy, will have to get to Dalton Cox, or at least stop the run game. Cox might explode and if that happens Tattnall has to score a lot.
Are you hearing me Destin Mack ?
Lets not forget that Miles Morris is, well he's the forgotten piece of this puzzle. He is the Tattnall quarterback who put up big numbers throwing the ball as a freshman in a different offense. I feel like he may hit a key pass or two in this game.
In the end, I like Chance Jones, Ronnie Jones, Bryan Way, Jim Massey, Travis Absher and the rest of this brilliant coaching staff to find a way to win this football game.
I am really not sure how, but I think I know why.
Chance Jones, Ronnie Jones, Bryan Way,Jim Massey, Travis Absher and the rest of those guys don't lose this game.
Can we say Destin Mack for 200 please ?
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
this is how FPD beats Tattnall Square this week
I remember a year ago I wrote several blogs with the same this is how so and so beats so and so and I write up how it happens, with the reminder that this isn't really what I believe. Then I get flooded with twitter comments telling me how crazy I am from one school with the other school telling me how smart I am.
So today I tell you this is how FPD beats Tattnall Square.
Guess what my next blog will be before you jump on me.
First of all FPD is a good football team but once again they seen to be underachieving just a bit. Why cant they get by Stratford and why wont they get by Tattnall.
If I had the answer to that I could probably do more than blog.
So I just write on what I believe.
FPD is married to the pass but has a girlfriend called the run. FPD is faithful to its first love, the pass but still tries to make time for the girl friend.
That is the mistake that FPD makes. You cannot cheat on your first love ever.
In case you don't get it I am saying THROW IT TILL YOU CANT THROW IT ANYMORE.
Lets look at it this way. How many high school Class A teams in have enough football players to have a great secondary ? How many secondary players in class A are playing because they are a fair athlete and deserve to play somewhere?
But how many kids who play the secondary in Class A are under-sized and can be beat ? I am saying over 60 percent of them.
So FPD has this quarterback named Dalton Cox and two receivers named Titus Moore and Maurice Gordon. Dalton is probably the best quarterback in this area and has like 18 touchdown passes while Titus and Maurice are both having huge years. Both are big kids and both of them are extremely talented. These three would possible be in the top five of athletes on the team if they went to Tattnall.
Tattnall is small up front and from what I have see and hear they are not overly fast. I had a Tattnall coach tell me that. But Tattnall is hard-nosed and physical which makes a difference.
FPD is big and athletic on the offensive line and should be able to give Dalton time to find his receivers and that should lead to many points.
Offensively Tattnall is one dimensional with that Wing T and they have not been able to throw the football this year, FPD is big and quick on the defensive side of the football but not overly physical.
Tattnall may wake up Saturday finally realizing that they are not the same team that made a deep playoff run a year ago. That's what I think could happen.
But if FPD decides to be physical and run it, the game is over. They need 300 yards of passing to win this one.
Maybe it will happen, but read my Tattnall winning scenario before you call me crazy
So today I tell you this is how FPD beats Tattnall Square.
Guess what my next blog will be before you jump on me.
First of all FPD is a good football team but once again they seen to be underachieving just a bit. Why cant they get by Stratford and why wont they get by Tattnall.
If I had the answer to that I could probably do more than blog.
So I just write on what I believe.
FPD is married to the pass but has a girlfriend called the run. FPD is faithful to its first love, the pass but still tries to make time for the girl friend.
That is the mistake that FPD makes. You cannot cheat on your first love ever.
In case you don't get it I am saying THROW IT TILL YOU CANT THROW IT ANYMORE.
Lets look at it this way. How many high school Class A teams in have enough football players to have a great secondary ? How many secondary players in class A are playing because they are a fair athlete and deserve to play somewhere?
But how many kids who play the secondary in Class A are under-sized and can be beat ? I am saying over 60 percent of them.
So FPD has this quarterback named Dalton Cox and two receivers named Titus Moore and Maurice Gordon. Dalton is probably the best quarterback in this area and has like 18 touchdown passes while Titus and Maurice are both having huge years. Both are big kids and both of them are extremely talented. These three would possible be in the top five of athletes on the team if they went to Tattnall.
Tattnall is small up front and from what I have see and hear they are not overly fast. I had a Tattnall coach tell me that. But Tattnall is hard-nosed and physical which makes a difference.
FPD is big and athletic on the offensive line and should be able to give Dalton time to find his receivers and that should lead to many points.
Offensively Tattnall is one dimensional with that Wing T and they have not been able to throw the football this year, FPD is big and quick on the defensive side of the football but not overly physical.
Tattnall may wake up Saturday finally realizing that they are not the same team that made a deep playoff run a year ago. That's what I think could happen.
But if FPD decides to be physical and run it, the game is over. They need 300 yards of passing to win this one.
Maybe it will happen, but read my Tattnall winning scenario before you call me crazy
Friday, October 13, 2017
picks and other stuff
I have looked at the Stratford and FPD game and I have come to one conclusion so far and that is that FPD cannot win this game.
I mean they are a talented offensive football team that relies heavily on the pass, which is good because most small high school teams cant cover good receivers.
But this issue in this game is time.
Yes a simple question of time
And that my friends is something that Dalton Cox wont have when he drops back to pass the football.
I expect him to be hounded by Tobe Umerah, Jourdain Irvin, Sammy Martin and even Tucker Massey and Larson McDaniel and when an offense is taken out of rythymn, well bad things happen.
Now don't get me wrong, FPD is a pretty good football team and they are somewhat large up front. I am sure Greg Moore will have his team ready for the pass rush.
But really truly I don't think any amount of coaching can win this game.
Duehart, Siegel, and Jordan run the ball down FPDs throat and for my stone cold pick of the week, I am going to have to take the Eagles by a final score of 23-13
Luke Hetrick is continuing to hold on to a slim lead in the picks contest
Hetrick 44-12
Sargent 43-13
Kosater 42-14
Perez 41-15
Watson 41-15
Harrison 41-15
Prince 40-16
Dog 37-19
As you see anyone can still win and as the weeks go by the picks are getting harder.
Evan Brad Mason John
Stratford-FPD Stratford Stratford Stratford Stratford
SW-Dublin Dublin Dublin Dublin Dublin
Lee County- Northside Lee Co. NSide Lee Co. Lee Co.
MDS-Wilkinson Co. MDS MDS MDS MDS
Upson Lee- Perry Perry Upson Lee Upson Lee Upson Lee
WRHS- Harris Co. WRHS WRHS WRHS WRHS
Jones Co.- Union Grove Jones Jones Jones Jones
Luke Tucker Lola JP
Stratford-FPD Stratford Stratford Stratford Stratford
SW-Dublin SW SW Dublin SW
Lee County- Northside Lee Co. Lee Co. Lee Co. Nside
MDS-Wilkinson Co. MDS MDS MDS MDS
Upson Lee- Perry Upson Lee Perry Upson Lee Upson Lee
WRHS- Harris Co. WRHS WRHS Harris WRHS
Jones Co.- Union Grove Jones Jones Jones Jones
It has been a great great football season with so much more to come and I cant wait to see who the dominating team turns out to be in Middle Georgia
I mean they are a talented offensive football team that relies heavily on the pass, which is good because most small high school teams cant cover good receivers.
But this issue in this game is time.
Yes a simple question of time
And that my friends is something that Dalton Cox wont have when he drops back to pass the football.
I expect him to be hounded by Tobe Umerah, Jourdain Irvin, Sammy Martin and even Tucker Massey and Larson McDaniel and when an offense is taken out of rythymn, well bad things happen.
Now don't get me wrong, FPD is a pretty good football team and they are somewhat large up front. I am sure Greg Moore will have his team ready for the pass rush.
But really truly I don't think any amount of coaching can win this game.
Duehart, Siegel, and Jordan run the ball down FPDs throat and for my stone cold pick of the week, I am going to have to take the Eagles by a final score of 23-13
Luke Hetrick is continuing to hold on to a slim lead in the picks contest
Hetrick 44-12
Sargent 43-13
Kosater 42-14
Perez 41-15
Watson 41-15
Harrison 41-15
Prince 40-16
Dog 37-19
As you see anyone can still win and as the weeks go by the picks are getting harder.
Evan Brad Mason John
Stratford-FPD Stratford Stratford Stratford Stratford
SW-Dublin Dublin Dublin Dublin Dublin
Lee County- Northside Lee Co. NSide Lee Co. Lee Co.
MDS-Wilkinson Co. MDS MDS MDS MDS
Upson Lee- Perry Perry Upson Lee Upson Lee Upson Lee
WRHS- Harris Co. WRHS WRHS WRHS WRHS
Jones Co.- Union Grove Jones Jones Jones Jones
Luke Tucker Lola JP
Stratford-FPD Stratford Stratford Stratford Stratford
SW-Dublin SW SW Dublin SW
Lee County- Northside Lee Co. Lee Co. Lee Co. Nside
MDS-Wilkinson Co. MDS MDS MDS MDS
Upson Lee- Perry Upson Lee Perry Upson Lee Upson Lee
WRHS- Harris Co. WRHS WRHS Harris WRHS
Jones Co.- Union Grove Jones Jones Jones Jones
It has been a great great football season with so much more to come and I cant wait to see who the dominating team turns out to be in Middle Georgia
Thursday, October 12, 2017
terrific 25
I am doing a top 25 players in Macon, which is a very difficult thing to do.
I mean some schools don't have stats out there to see and that makes things very difficult so basically, I just really don't list players from the schools who don't have stats online.
I hate to bother coaches with that kind of stuff and most of them have a person that is in charged of doing that. Some coaches don't even answer my calls or texts.
So lets say this is the top 25 in Macon from coaches who publish stats or will answer a text and give me numbers or they have delegated someone for me to talk to .
I think that's fair enough.
We have some big changes from what the list was a few weeks ago. Thanks for reading in advance.
25}Brock Baggarley-Tattnall Square-This guy along with many others, does not leave the field in a Tattnall game and he is in the trenches the entire game. Chance Jones says that he probably plays 90 percent of the snaps in a game, which is crazy, and along with Wittington and Braddy, serves as the emotional leader on a undefeated football team.
24}Said Wanna- Mount de Sales- This linebacker is just all over the field and averages 13 tackles per game, which by the way is a huge number .
23}Wesley Wilson-FPD- A huge two way lineman for FPD who has started for three years and is only a junior. He has continued to improve and will need to play big coming down the stretch
22}Isaiah Goolsby-Southwest- another mammoth lineman who keeps Jordan Slocum safe. He is starting to get nice interest from colleges.
21}Victor Dixon-Westside- The sophomore quarterback has had some ups and downs this season but seems to be coming into his own late in the season. He has 979 yards passing this year to go with 8 touchdown passes.
20}Josiah Cotton-Mount de Sales- 442 yards rushing for this young man on a much improved Mount de Sales football team.
19}Jourdain Irvin- Stratford- Irvin gets lost in the Stratford shuffle of linemen but already has 5 quarterback sacks and six tackles for loss.
18}Jordan Slocum-Southwest- He is a junior right now and he looks great at times but still lacks that consistency that Joe Dupree needs from him. He has a chance to be a great one, but he has to turn that last corner to get into the top 10.
17}Vincent McCarthy-Northeast- The running back has gone over 600 yards for the season, but Northeast is struggling with a very difficult region right now.
16}Jaylon Barden-Westside- He is only sophomore and he may be in the top five if we were rating overall excitability as a player. He is very very very quick and he is a playmaker extreme. He has over 400 yards receiving on only 20 catches, and he will be a big part of the Westside offense for the remainder of the year.
15}Maurice Gordon-FPD- He actually has not had the kind of year that I thought was possible for him, but he still has 21 catches for 376 yards for a very good Viking team. He also has six touchdowns on the year.
14}Quintin Sewell-Howard- This quarterback has put the Huskies in playoff contention just by being a man and winning the Central and Perry game almost by himself. He has much work to do as a passer but he has really blossomed as a runner. Lets hope he can lead a very good Howard team into the playoffs for the very first time.
13}Adrian Hardwick-MDS- The senior running back has been a big part of a solid year so far for MDs with over 500 yards of total offense this year.
12}Javoris Smith-Southwest- The Twiggs County transfer finds ways on offense and defense to help his team win games, but he just doesn't touch the ball enough to be any higher than number 12. He is an electric player but also has too many negative plays on offense, usually when he is trying to make a big play.
11}Deandre Duehart-Stratford-565 yards and 7 touchdowns for an undefeated Stratford team.
10}Titus Moore-FPD- This guy has exploded in the last two weeks with 13 catches for 290 yards which pushes his seasons numbers to 33-678 and 9 touchdowns. He knows he is going to see targets down the stretch but he must continue to make plays.
9}DeAndre Shelton-Howard-The heart and soul of the Howard defense who ends up playing a lot on the offensive side of the ball to block for the backs. He is averaging 11 tackles a game and has 6 tackles for loss. He is a very high level football player.
8}Omar Jones-Westside- This guy has turned it up a notch and is a mid level D1 guy. He is putting together a solid senior year with 29 catches for 341 yards and also plays a lot on the defensive side of the ball.
7}Tyler Jordan-Stratford-508 yards and 10 touchdowns for another part of the bruising Stratford run game.
6}LaKelvin Clark-Westside- Where would Westside be without this guy running the football. That is a scary scenario for Westside but thankfully they haven't had to play without him. Westside passes first but Clark is still the best offensive threat for the Seminoles, with 737 yards rushing so far this season.
5}Dalton Cox- The quarterback has dropped down just a bit, mainly because he has thrown four interceptions in the last 2 games, but he has a chance to make things happen as FPD meets up with Stratford this week. He is still having an outstanding year with 1456 yards passing and 17 touchdowns through 6 games.
4}Jeremiah Kelly-Howard- West Laurens shut him down so he starts off the next week with a kickoff return for a touchdown. This kid is over 1000 yards of total offense already and he is only a sophomore. He may be the best running back to come through Macon in the last 20 years.
3}Randy Green -Southwest- Randy Green is a man and that's really all that needs to be said about him. He makes the plays that keeps Southwest in the game every single week. Joe Dupree will quickly tell you that this is a Randy Green led defense.
2}Destin Mack-Tattnall- A team with little speed puts it all on Destin Mack. He already has 19 touchdowns and is also the leading tackler on the team. If he goes down, the Tattnall season is over. Tattnall just does not have that many threats on offense and this kid is carrying the load. I mean he is almost Ahmad Barron like.
1}Tobe Umerah-Stratford- 68 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 2 sacks and a safety is good enough for me. He is a dominating player who opens things up for the rest of the defense.
I mean some schools don't have stats out there to see and that makes things very difficult so basically, I just really don't list players from the schools who don't have stats online.
I hate to bother coaches with that kind of stuff and most of them have a person that is in charged of doing that. Some coaches don't even answer my calls or texts.
So lets say this is the top 25 in Macon from coaches who publish stats or will answer a text and give me numbers or they have delegated someone for me to talk to .
I think that's fair enough.
We have some big changes from what the list was a few weeks ago. Thanks for reading in advance.
25}Brock Baggarley-Tattnall Square-This guy along with many others, does not leave the field in a Tattnall game and he is in the trenches the entire game. Chance Jones says that he probably plays 90 percent of the snaps in a game, which is crazy, and along with Wittington and Braddy, serves as the emotional leader on a undefeated football team.
24}Said Wanna- Mount de Sales- This linebacker is just all over the field and averages 13 tackles per game, which by the way is a huge number .
23}Wesley Wilson-FPD- A huge two way lineman for FPD who has started for three years and is only a junior. He has continued to improve and will need to play big coming down the stretch
22}Isaiah Goolsby-Southwest- another mammoth lineman who keeps Jordan Slocum safe. He is starting to get nice interest from colleges.
21}Victor Dixon-Westside- The sophomore quarterback has had some ups and downs this season but seems to be coming into his own late in the season. He has 979 yards passing this year to go with 8 touchdown passes.
20}Josiah Cotton-Mount de Sales- 442 yards rushing for this young man on a much improved Mount de Sales football team.
19}Jourdain Irvin- Stratford- Irvin gets lost in the Stratford shuffle of linemen but already has 5 quarterback sacks and six tackles for loss.
18}Jordan Slocum-Southwest- He is a junior right now and he looks great at times but still lacks that consistency that Joe Dupree needs from him. He has a chance to be a great one, but he has to turn that last corner to get into the top 10.
17}Vincent McCarthy-Northeast- The running back has gone over 600 yards for the season, but Northeast is struggling with a very difficult region right now.
16}Jaylon Barden-Westside- He is only sophomore and he may be in the top five if we were rating overall excitability as a player. He is very very very quick and he is a playmaker extreme. He has over 400 yards receiving on only 20 catches, and he will be a big part of the Westside offense for the remainder of the year.
15}Maurice Gordon-FPD- He actually has not had the kind of year that I thought was possible for him, but he still has 21 catches for 376 yards for a very good Viking team. He also has six touchdowns on the year.
14}Quintin Sewell-Howard- This quarterback has put the Huskies in playoff contention just by being a man and winning the Central and Perry game almost by himself. He has much work to do as a passer but he has really blossomed as a runner. Lets hope he can lead a very good Howard team into the playoffs for the very first time.
13}Adrian Hardwick-MDS- The senior running back has been a big part of a solid year so far for MDs with over 500 yards of total offense this year.
12}Javoris Smith-Southwest- The Twiggs County transfer finds ways on offense and defense to help his team win games, but he just doesn't touch the ball enough to be any higher than number 12. He is an electric player but also has too many negative plays on offense, usually when he is trying to make a big play.
11}Deandre Duehart-Stratford-565 yards and 7 touchdowns for an undefeated Stratford team.
10}Titus Moore-FPD- This guy has exploded in the last two weeks with 13 catches for 290 yards which pushes his seasons numbers to 33-678 and 9 touchdowns. He knows he is going to see targets down the stretch but he must continue to make plays.
9}DeAndre Shelton-Howard-The heart and soul of the Howard defense who ends up playing a lot on the offensive side of the ball to block for the backs. He is averaging 11 tackles a game and has 6 tackles for loss. He is a very high level football player.
8}Omar Jones-Westside- This guy has turned it up a notch and is a mid level D1 guy. He is putting together a solid senior year with 29 catches for 341 yards and also plays a lot on the defensive side of the ball.
7}Tyler Jordan-Stratford-508 yards and 10 touchdowns for another part of the bruising Stratford run game.
6}LaKelvin Clark-Westside- Where would Westside be without this guy running the football. That is a scary scenario for Westside but thankfully they haven't had to play without him. Westside passes first but Clark is still the best offensive threat for the Seminoles, with 737 yards rushing so far this season.
5}Dalton Cox- The quarterback has dropped down just a bit, mainly because he has thrown four interceptions in the last 2 games, but he has a chance to make things happen as FPD meets up with Stratford this week. He is still having an outstanding year with 1456 yards passing and 17 touchdowns through 6 games.
4}Jeremiah Kelly-Howard- West Laurens shut him down so he starts off the next week with a kickoff return for a touchdown. This kid is over 1000 yards of total offense already and he is only a sophomore. He may be the best running back to come through Macon in the last 20 years.
3}Randy Green -Southwest- Randy Green is a man and that's really all that needs to be said about him. He makes the plays that keeps Southwest in the game every single week. Joe Dupree will quickly tell you that this is a Randy Green led defense.
2}Destin Mack-Tattnall- A team with little speed puts it all on Destin Mack. He already has 19 touchdowns and is also the leading tackler on the team. If he goes down, the Tattnall season is over. Tattnall just does not have that many threats on offense and this kid is carrying the load. I mean he is almost Ahmad Barron like.
1}Tobe Umerah-Stratford- 68 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 2 sacks and a safety is good enough for me. He is a dominating player who opens things up for the rest of the defense.
Friday, October 6, 2017
week 8
I am sick to say that Luke Hetrick, resident pretty boy is still winning the high school picks on this blog.
Sigh, it depresses me to no end.
To make matters worse he picked Howard over Perry last night and I didn't, so I am ever farther away from him. A guy has to win his own blog spots pick ems contest right ?
Lets hope so
After seven weeks of picking games here is how the records look
Luke Hetrick ( rock star of Macon, the prettiest of Macon's sports guys) 39-10
Tucker Sargent (the worker Bee, a one man wrecking crew at WMGT) 38-11
Jonathan Perez (The Cuban Missile Crisis is doing well ) 37-12
John Kosater (Koknowsports man maybe doesn't know) 37-12
Brad Harrison (he is still in the hunt) 36-13
Evan Watson (Mcdreamy is battling but he is a news guy) 36-13
Mason Prince (too busy watching Baker Mayfield highlights) 35-14
Lola the dog (she is a dog, duh) 32-17
Luke Tucker JP John
NE-SW NE SW NE SW
Tattnall- Mt De Sales Tattnall Tattnall Tattnall Tattnall
Perry- Howard Howard Perry Perry Perry
Upson Lee- Mary Persons MP MP MP MP
Wayco- Bleckly Wayco Wayco Wayco Wayco
Valdosta-Northside Nside Nside Nside Nside
FPD-Willco FPD FPD FPD FPD
Evan Brad Mason Lola
NE-SW NE NE SW SW
Tattnall- Mt De Sales Tattnall Tattnall Tattnall Mt De Sales
Perry- Howard Perry Howard Perry Howard
Upson Lee- Mary Persons MP MP MP MP
Wayco- Bleckly Bleckly Wayco Wayco Wayco
Valdosta-Northside Nside Nside Nside Nside
FPD-Willco FPD FPD FPD FPD
Now my stone cold lock of the week bombed last week but I will try and do better this week. The most unsure game seems to be Northeast and Southwest so I will go with that one. Northeast is gritty, very gritty, but Southwest is talented. Talent beats grit most of the time but it will be close. Lets say Southwest 18 Northeast 13.
Sigh, it depresses me to no end.
To make matters worse he picked Howard over Perry last night and I didn't, so I am ever farther away from him. A guy has to win his own blog spots pick ems contest right ?
Lets hope so
After seven weeks of picking games here is how the records look
Luke Hetrick ( rock star of Macon, the prettiest of Macon's sports guys) 39-10
Tucker Sargent (the worker Bee, a one man wrecking crew at WMGT) 38-11
Jonathan Perez (The Cuban Missile Crisis is doing well ) 37-12
John Kosater (Koknowsports man maybe doesn't know) 37-12
Brad Harrison (he is still in the hunt) 36-13
Evan Watson (Mcdreamy is battling but he is a news guy) 36-13
Mason Prince (too busy watching Baker Mayfield highlights) 35-14
Lola the dog (she is a dog, duh) 32-17
Luke Tucker JP John
NE-SW NE SW NE SW
Tattnall- Mt De Sales Tattnall Tattnall Tattnall Tattnall
Perry- Howard Howard Perry Perry Perry
Upson Lee- Mary Persons MP MP MP MP
Wayco- Bleckly Wayco Wayco Wayco Wayco
Valdosta-Northside Nside Nside Nside Nside
FPD-Willco FPD FPD FPD FPD
Evan Brad Mason Lola
NE-SW NE NE SW SW
Tattnall- Mt De Sales Tattnall Tattnall Tattnall Mt De Sales
Perry- Howard Perry Howard Perry Howard
Upson Lee- Mary Persons MP MP MP MP
Wayco- Bleckly Bleckly Wayco Wayco Wayco
Valdosta-Northside Nside Nside Nside Nside
FPD-Willco FPD FPD FPD FPD
Now my stone cold lock of the week bombed last week but I will try and do better this week. The most unsure game seems to be Northeast and Southwest so I will go with that one. Northeast is gritty, very gritty, but Southwest is talented. Talent beats grit most of the time but it will be close. Lets say Southwest 18 Northeast 13.
I know I know I know
I have been a slacker with the blog this week
My normal Thursday story didn't get done so I am writing my Thursday story today and then I will write my Friday story--- well----- Friday also
So if you read one read them both
Today I really want to talk about the hardest working kids on a football team(no) I want to talk about
the Jake Jamison's of the world.
Yes I am writing about the kicker
It is truly hard to measure who the best kicker in the area is because it is all based on a team not being able to put the ball in the end zone. Does a teams kicker get to kick field goals if the team scores touchdowns all the time ?
Why no they don't.
That's why Cory Munson rates as probably the best kicker in this area.
Northside does not score touchdowns. Too prove that I will tell you that Munson has scored 43 of the teams 146 points this year and has 13 field goal attempts in six games.
That's a lot of field goal attempts. To make things even better he has made 10 of them and he has a long of 51 yards.
Let me tell you what I know about this kid. I was sitting at the Northside against Henry County game and that had to rate as one of the most boring games of the year. Henry County is not good and Northisde was puddling around not doing much. So then we get to half-time and I was bored and messing around on my phone and halfway watching the band. Well at the end of the half, Munson comes out and starts to warm up and he went from 30 yards to 35 to 40 to 45 to 50 and I was like stop kid you don't have thant kind of leg. When he got to 50 the fans start noticing and he drills two straight from 50 yards. So he moves back to 55 and drills two more. By this time the fans are more interested in this show than they were the football game and they were cheering every kick. I was fairly confident that he wasn't going to dare move back to 60 yards but he did and he missed the first try. Ok kid nice try lets be done with that and not try anymore. But kickers aren't normal and he lined up for 60 again. And guess what, this junior in high school drilled it. And then he did it again. Yes two bombs from 60 yards at the half and he basically got a standing ovation.
I am finding that we have several great kickers in the area. Eli Mashburn from Warner Robins has 2 game winners in the last 10 seconds this year and gave me the most honest answer when I asked him how it makes him feel when a coach ices him. "I expect a coach to ice me once but after that it just kind of makes me mad and I know I am going to make the kick then." So coaches, don't piss off Eli because he will make you pay.
We also have the unique kicking situation at Mary Persons where Alexander Rivera is the field goal kicker who hasn't missed this year and has hot a 54 yarder and Dawson Daniel who kicks all the extra points and has not missed a single one this year. Brian Nelson says they are self taught kickers who basically coach themselves. He says they go to practice and he sees them stretch and punt and kick and then after that he sees them playing little kicking games for a bit longer. Coach Nelson lets them do their thing and it has worked out great for Mary Persons. These kids are just soccer players who came out to help the football team.
Some of the other strong kickers around Macon are Mitchell Fineran from Peach County, Bryce Pruitt from Tattnall and Jake Jamison from Stratford. Jamison is one of my favorites but well, Stratford scores touchdowns which has severely limited Jamison's opportunity to kick field goals. Wow what a problem that is lol.
In closing remember this
Koknowsports loves the kicker
I have been a slacker with the blog this week
My normal Thursday story didn't get done so I am writing my Thursday story today and then I will write my Friday story--- well----- Friday also
So if you read one read them both
Today I really want to talk about the hardest working kids on a football team(no) I want to talk about
the Jake Jamison's of the world.
Yes I am writing about the kicker
It is truly hard to measure who the best kicker in the area is because it is all based on a team not being able to put the ball in the end zone. Does a teams kicker get to kick field goals if the team scores touchdowns all the time ?
Why no they don't.
That's why Cory Munson rates as probably the best kicker in this area.
Northside does not score touchdowns. Too prove that I will tell you that Munson has scored 43 of the teams 146 points this year and has 13 field goal attempts in six games.
That's a lot of field goal attempts. To make things even better he has made 10 of them and he has a long of 51 yards.
Let me tell you what I know about this kid. I was sitting at the Northside against Henry County game and that had to rate as one of the most boring games of the year. Henry County is not good and Northisde was puddling around not doing much. So then we get to half-time and I was bored and messing around on my phone and halfway watching the band. Well at the end of the half, Munson comes out and starts to warm up and he went from 30 yards to 35 to 40 to 45 to 50 and I was like stop kid you don't have thant kind of leg. When he got to 50 the fans start noticing and he drills two straight from 50 yards. So he moves back to 55 and drills two more. By this time the fans are more interested in this show than they were the football game and they were cheering every kick. I was fairly confident that he wasn't going to dare move back to 60 yards but he did and he missed the first try. Ok kid nice try lets be done with that and not try anymore. But kickers aren't normal and he lined up for 60 again. And guess what, this junior in high school drilled it. And then he did it again. Yes two bombs from 60 yards at the half and he basically got a standing ovation.
I am finding that we have several great kickers in the area. Eli Mashburn from Warner Robins has 2 game winners in the last 10 seconds this year and gave me the most honest answer when I asked him how it makes him feel when a coach ices him. "I expect a coach to ice me once but after that it just kind of makes me mad and I know I am going to make the kick then." So coaches, don't piss off Eli because he will make you pay.
We also have the unique kicking situation at Mary Persons where Alexander Rivera is the field goal kicker who hasn't missed this year and has hot a 54 yarder and Dawson Daniel who kicks all the extra points and has not missed a single one this year. Brian Nelson says they are self taught kickers who basically coach themselves. He says they go to practice and he sees them stretch and punt and kick and then after that he sees them playing little kicking games for a bit longer. Coach Nelson lets them do their thing and it has worked out great for Mary Persons. These kids are just soccer players who came out to help the football team.
Some of the other strong kickers around Macon are Mitchell Fineran from Peach County, Bryce Pruitt from Tattnall and Jake Jamison from Stratford. Jamison is one of my favorites but well, Stratford scores touchdowns which has severely limited Jamison's opportunity to kick field goals. Wow what a problem that is lol.
In closing remember this
Koknowsports loves the kicker
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