Week 7 Schedule & Top Games

WEEK 7 TOP GAMES

Today, we look at the top games of the Week 7 slate; the Week 7 schedule is listed below in the left column. Also, we announce the most recent recipient of Atlanta Falcons HS Coach of the Week. Visit ScoreATL.com for more fall sports coverage and follow tonight's live statewide scoreboard HERE .

Friday, September 28, 2018

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WEEK 7 SCHEDULE

Thursday, Sept. 27

Cedartown 9, LaGrange 6

Eastside 58, Luella 15

Kendrick 26, Rutland 13

Shaw 30, Hardaway 28

Friday, Sept. 28

Academy of Richmond County at Greenbrier

Adairsville at Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe

Alcovy at Colquitt County

Alexander at Northgate

Arabia Mountain at Miller Grove

Armuchee at Coosa

Atkinson County at Clinch County

B.E.S.T. Academy at Brooks County

Bacon County at Toombs County

Baconton Charter at Randolph County, AL

Beaufort, S.C. at Valdosta

Benedictine at Johnson-Savannah

Berkmar at Meadowcreek

Berrien at Cook

Bowdon at Gordon Lee

Bremen at Callaway

Bryan County at Jeff Davis

Burke County at Statesboro

Calvary Day at St. John's, S.C.

Carrollton at Cass

Carver-Atlanta at Grady

Cedar Grove at Redan

Cedar Shoals at Clarke Central

Centennial at Alpharetta

Central-Carroll at Cartersville

Central-Macon at Westside-Macon

Central-Talbotton at Manchester

Chamblee at Southwest DeKalb

Charlton County at Irwin County

Chattahoochee at Cambridge

Chattooga at Rockmart

Cherokee at Etowah

Cherokee Bluff at Fannin County

Columbus at Cairo

Creekside at Langston Hughes

Dacula at Gainesville

Dade County at Gordon Central

Dalton at River Ridge

Darlington at Christian Heritage

Dawson County at East Hall

Dougherty at Americus-Sumter

Douglas County at New Manchester

Dublin at Bleckley County

Duluth at Collins Hill

Dunwoody at Pope

Eagles Landing at Union Grove

Eagles Landing Christian at Wesleyan

Early County at Dothan, AL

Emanuel County Institute at Johnson County

First Presbyterian at Twiggs County

Flowery Branch at White County

George Walton Academy at Providence Christian

Georgia Military at Aquinas

Glenn Hills at Laney

Glynn Academy at Camden County

Greater Atlanta Christian at North Hall

Greene County at Warren County

Groves at Savannah

Habersham Central at Lanier

Hapeville Charter at Douglass

Haralson County at Coahulla Creek

Harlem at Butler

Harrison at Allatoona

Hilton Head, S.C. at New Hampstead

Hiram at East Paulding

Holy Innocents' at Mt. Vernon Presbyterian

Houston County at Warner Robins

Jackson County at Morgan County

Jefferson at Franklin County

Jenkins at Islands

Johnson-Gainesville at Buford

Jones County at Locust Grove

Kell at Paulding County

LaFayette at Heritage-Catoosa

Lakeside-DeKalb at Central Gwinnett

Lakeview Academy at Hebron Christian

Lamar County at Spencer

Landmark Christian at Our Lady of Mercy

Lee County at Thomson

Lithia Springs at Banneker

Lovejoy at Tucker

Macon County at Dooly County

Marion County at Greenville

Marist at Chestatee

Mays at Tri-Cities

McIntosh County Academy at Brantley County

Metter at Swainsboro

Miller County at Chattahoochee

Monroe Area at East Jackson

Monroe at Brunswick

Mt. Pisgah Christian at Mt. Paran Christian

Mundy's Mill at Mt. Zion-Jonesboro

Murray County at North Murray

Norcross at Parkview

North Atlanta at Northview

North Clayton at Hampton

North Gwinnett at Mountain View

Northeast-Macon at Dodge County

Northside-Columbus at Carver-Columbus

Pace Academy at Stone Mountain

Pataula Charter at Cross Keys

Peach County at Pike County

Peachtree Ridge at Mill Creek

Pepperell at Model

Pickens at Southeast Whitfield

Prince Avenue at Athens Academy

Putnam County at Monticello

Rabun County at Banks County

Richmond Hill at Bluffton, SC

Ridgeland at Northwest Whitfield

Ringgold at Sonoraville

Riverdale at Fayette County

Rockdale County at Shiloh

Rome at Woodland-Cartersville

Salem at Henry County

Savannah Christian at Portal

Savannah Country Day at Claxton

Screven County at Josey

Sequoyah at Creekview

Social Circle at Oglethorpe County

South Effingham at Tattnall County

South Gwinnett at Newton

Spalding at Mary Persons

St. Anne Pacelli at Brookstone

Starr's Mill at Griffin

Stephenson at M. L. King

Stewart County at Pelham

Stockbridge at Ola

Strong Rock Christian at Trinity Christian

Taylor County at Crawford County

Telfair County at Wilcox County

Temple at Jordan

Terrell County at Seminole County

Therrell at South Atlanta

Thomas Jefferson at Glascock County

Thomasville at Crisp County

Tift County at Bainbridge

Towers at Lovett

Towns County at Riverside Military

Treutlen at Montgomery County

Trion at Mt. Zion, Carroll

Troup at Sandy Creek

Turner County at Lanier County

Union County at Elbert County

Upson-Lee at Perry

Walker at St. Francis

Walnut Grove at Loganville

Ware County at Lowndes

Washington County at East Laurens

Washington-Wilkes at Lincoln County

Wayne County at Bradwell Institute

West Hall at Denmark

West Laurens at Howard

Westside-Augusta at Cross Creek

Wheeler County at Jenkins County

Whitefield Academy at King's Ridge

Wilkinson County at Tattnall Square

Winder-Barrow at Apalachee

Woodland-Stockbridge at Dutchtown

Woodward Academy at Druid Hills

Worth County at Fitzgerald

Saturday, Sept. 29

Columbia at Lithonia

Jefferson County at Hephzibah

McNair at Washington

North Springs at Jackson-Atlanta

Southeast Bulloch at Windsor Forest

WEEK 7 TOP GAMES

Region-play is upon us as teams begin the battle for playoff seedings even though October is just on the horizon. This week we look across the state again to find some of the best games. Here are some of the standouts.

Class AAAAAA No. 5 Sequoyah at No. 4 Creekview

One of the best games this week pits two top-10 Class AAAAAA teams against each other as Sequoyah travels across town to face Creekview. The game will be aired live at 7 p.m. on GPB.

The programs have met 10 times and Creekview holds the margin 7-3 but has lost the past two seasons – in 2016, 29-26 (2OT) and in 2017, 49-13. Creekview coach Adam Carter is in his first year, Sequoyah coach James Teter has been at Sequoyah since 2009. This is his tenth game against Creekview.

On offense, Creekview is most-likely to pass the ball. Quarterbacks Brody Rhodes and Ethan Dirrim split duties in the backfield. Rhodes, a 6-0, 162-pound sophomore is 37-of-60 passing for 387 yards and three touchdowns. Dirrim, a 6-3, 200-pound junior is 22-of-43 passing for 276 yards and five touchdowns.

On the ground, senior Cade Radam leads the way for the Grizzlies. The 6-0, 205-pound running back has rushed for 729 yards on 103 carries with six touchdowns and five 100-plus yard games. He averages 7.1 yards per touch. Dirrim has added 425 yards and three touchdowns on 43 touches for an average of 7.5 yards per touch. Rhodes has rushed for three touchdowns and 103 yards on 19 touches. Tight end Paxton Nayman, a 6-5, 235-pound senior has nine receptions for 133 yards and two touchdowns.

The Grizzlies offensive line is anchored by two standouts. Clemson commitment John Williams, a 6-foot-5, 270-pound offensive tackle is rated as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports. Nick Pendley, a 6-5, 290-pound senior offensive tackle is also a three-star recruit with offers from Georgia State, Southern Florida and Colorado State to name a few.

Sequoyah features a strong running game in the Wing-T style offense as it averages 281 yards led by Cole Jacobs and Jackson Smith. Jacobs, a 5-10, 165-pound senior has rushed for 406 yards and five touchdowns on 44 carries. He averages 9.2 yards per carry. Smith, a 5-foot-7, 185-pound senior has 269 yards on 48 carries with four touchdowns. D.J. King, a 5-10, 160-pound senior, has 142 yards and three touchdowns on 32 carries.

Quarterback Collier Pecht, a 6-2, 200-pound senior, has passed for 305 yards and five touchdowns on 18-of-28 passing with one interception. Two of his touchdown passes were to Jacobs. He connected with three other receivers – senior Emmanuel Jenkins and juniors Joshua Estrada and Myles McGhee – on his other touchdown passes. Jacobs leads all Sequoyah receivers with 161 yards on six receptions.

Class AAA No. 6 Greater Atlanta Christian at North Hall

When Greater Atlanta Christian played North Hall last season, North was 3-5 after going winless in pre-region play. This season, the Trojans are undefeated through five games and have scored 60 points twice with one shutout – Jackson County (35-0) on Aug. 24. The Trojans are coming off a 60-6 victory against Cherokee Bluff last week.

But Greater Atlanta Christian awaits.

GAC is the favorite ... this year and historically. The programs have played twice, once in each of the past two seasons, with GAC winning both contests – 42-14 in 2016 and 56-6 last year.

But if there was a year that North Hall ever had the pieces to challenge the Spartans, this is it.

North Hall’s rush-heavy approach is led by Daniel Jackson, a 6-foot-1, 180-pound senior, who has rushed for 423 yards and eight touchdowns on 41 carries. Senior Drew Faulkner has rushed for 291 yards on 58 carries with five rushing touchdowns. Quarterback David Seavey has 276 yards on 33 carries with eight touchdowns. Seavey has completed 15 of 27 passes with two touchdowns, both to Jackson.

GAC, which won the Region 7 title in 2016 and 2017 following its ascension from 6-AA where it won region titles in 2014 and 2015, features a balanced and potent offense. The Spartans’ dual-quarterback attack creates several issues for opponents.

GAC can pass and run.

Quarterbacks Josh Rose and Jackson Hardy lead the way. Rose, a 6-0, 160-pound senior, has passed for 746 yards and seven touchdowns on 40-of-78 passing. Hardy, a 6-4, 215-pound junior, has passed for 329 yards and three touchdowns on 24-of-41 passing. Rose has two interceptions; Hardy one.

Rose also can create and utilize space once he is flushed from the pocket. He has run for 312 yards and five touchdowns. Montae Bailey, a 5-foot-7, 160-pound junior, has rushed for 346 yards and two touchdowns.

Class AAAA No. 3 Troup at Sandy Creek

Last year, Troup defeated Sandy Creek 71-16 which marked the worst margin of victory in the history of Sandy Creek. The Patriots’ 5-5 finish in 2017 was also the worst for Sandy Creek since its 4-6 finish in 2001 under head coach Rodney Walker.

Troup is led by Auburn commit Kobe Hudson who has passed for 1,514 yards and 18 touchdowns on 111 attempts for an average of 20.7 yards per pass. He’s averaging 302.8 passing yards per game. Hudson, a 6-2, 189-pound junior, has rushed for 327 yards and six touchdowns.

Hudson’s primary targets are Jamari Thrash (16 catches, 364 yards, seven touchdowns), Joko Willis (15 catches, 333 yards, four touchdowns), Jarell Smith (10 catches, 299 yards, two touchdowns), Mark-Anthony Dixon (12 catches, 176 yards, three touchdowns). Hudson has passed to Trea Mitchell, Tyree Carlisle and Luke Purnell each for one touchdown.

Trey Williams leads the Tiger rushing attack with 336 yards and two touchdowns on 54 carries. Carlisle adds 213 yards and three touchdowns on 31 carries.

Sandy Creek’s Rashad Amos, a 5-10 junior running back, has rushed for 316 yards to lead a Sandy Creek offense that nearly splits its roughly 300-yards per game between passing (149) and rushing (155).

Quarterback Matthew Williams, a 5-11, 160-pound junior, has passed for 395 yards. The Patriots have defeated Whitewater (49-10), Hampton (38-7) and Starr’s Mill (55-21). Sandy Creek’s lone loss was a closely-contested game against Ridgeland (23-21).

Class AAAAA Johnson-Gainesville at No. 2 Buford

The region-opener in 8-AAAAA features a Buford program fresh off a loss to Archer last week and a Johnson program looking for its first-ever win against the Wolves. To be more specific, the Knights are also looking for their first-ever points against Buford after being outscored 118-0 over the past two seasons.

To have a chance, Johnson must find a way to stop Buford’s dynamic back Derrian Brown. The four-star recruit, and recent Texas commit, has made the absolute most of his 5-10, 179-pound frame. Brown has rushed for 839 yards and 12 touchdowns to lead the Wolves. Aaron McLaughlin, a 6-4, 225-pound sophomore pro-style quarterback, controls the Buford offense.

Sam Corbett, a 5-10, 205-pound senior quarterback leads Johnson-Gainesville.

Class AAAAAAA No. 3 Parkview (4-0, 0-0) at Norcross (2-3, 1-0)

Parkview is a 13-point favorite according to the Maxwell Ratings as it travels to Norcross and the Panthers have not won a region title in 13 seasons.

Parkview’s offense is led by junior quarterback Jordan Williams who is 55-of-76 passing for 833 yards and seven touchdowns. On the ground, sophomore Cody Brown leads with 470 yards on 57 carries with eight touchdowns. Senior Malik Washington, who’s caught four touchdown passes this year, has three rushing touchdowns and senior Jakeim Thompson has two.

Senior quarterback Louis Williams is 71-of-115 passing for 967 yards and 10 touchdowns to lead Norcross. He has thrown five interceptions on the year. Teddy Gassert has passed for one touchdown. Kameryn (58 carries) and Lance Jackson (53 carried) have each rushed for just over 200 yards and three touchdowns.

Isaiah Wilson leads Norcross’ receiving corps with 357 yards and five touchdowns on 16 receptions. Christian Sims has three touchdowns and 152 yards on 11 catches. Ryan Slaton, Jaylen Green and Hayes Sutton each have one touchdown reception.

FALCONS HS COACH OF THE WEEK

The Atlanta Falcons Coach of the Week program recognizes high school football coaches across the state of Georgia for their hard work and dedication to making a difference in student-athletes’ lives on and off the field. Cedar Grove head coach Jimmy Smith is the fourth winner of the 2018 season and his Saints are currently ranked No. 2 in the Class AAA poll.

Cedar Grove improved to 4-1 last Friday with a 45-0 win over Lovett in its Region 5-AAA opener. The Saints defeated Hewitt-Trussville (AL) 34-30 in a nationally televised matchup earlier this year, and their lone loss came in a 24-17 battle with Class AAAAAAA seventh-ranked McEachern.

Coach Smith led the Saints to the Class AAA state title in 2016 and the program’s first undefeated regular season since 1991 last year. In addition to turning Cedar Grove into a perennial powerhouse, Smith has prioritized community initiatives, including mentor programs, Youth Camps, SaintA Claus (which gives presents to the Elementary schoo) and DeKalb Community Clean Up Day.

Smith advocates player safety as a member of Heads of Football and attends USA Football Clinics annually. His team does a tackling circuit every Tuesday to teach and promote proper tacking tackling techniques and the strength program emphasizes the importance of stretching and taking care of your body, even incorporating yoga into this summer’s training.

Each week, one coach will be selected to be the Atlanta Falcons Coach of the Week based on his commitment to his team, community and player safety. The winning coach will receive a $1,000 equipment grant, a commemorative football and tickets to an Atlanta Falcons home game.

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Rolling nominations will be accepted until Nov. 1.

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