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Letter from Principal Welcome to Flowery Branch High School, “Home of the Falcons”. Thank you for your support of our football players, cheerleaders, band members and auxiliary corps. We are excited about our upcoming season and Friday Night “Football at the Branch”. I would like to thank our Touchdown Booster Club for their hard work in producing our media guide. The success of our program is a direct reflection of the support our parents, business partners, and community members provide to the coaches and players. Friday nights at “The Branch,” is an awesome experience, and our ‘Branch Boys’ will continue our winning tradition. Our coaches, band director, and cheerleading sponsors have worked very hard in preparation for the season and we are proud of the students that have dedicated themselves to represent our school and community. I hope all of our Falcon faithful will enjoy Friday nights at the ‘The branch’ this year. The Touchdown Club has worked many hours to prepare our program of which I’m sure you will enjoy. Please continue to support our school and community where Excellence, Sportsmanship, and Determination are the cornerstones of our tradition.
GO FALCONS!
Jason Carter, Ed.D. Principal
Letter from Athletic Director Welcome to THE BRANCH! It’s time to start another Football season! The players and coaching staff have worked very hard all summer to get ready for another playoff run. This year we add two new opponents to our schedule. Lanier High School has joined our region, and we add a familiar name to back on our schedule, Chestatee High School. Thank you for your continued support of our football players, cheerleaders, and band members. The Flowery Branch community has always made Friday nights a special event. If this is your first time with us, we are glad you are here and we hope you will make attending football games a priority for your family. These young men are making memories that will last a lifetime. They are making friends that they will keep in touch with for the rest of their lives. Wearing the red and black on Friday nights is something to be proud of and I hope that you recognize the sacrifice that all of them have made to be a part of the team. Please join me in wishing Coach Griffin, his staff, and the players the best of luck in the 2014 season! GOOD LUCK and GO FALCONS! Jimmy Lawler
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FLOWERY BRANCH HIGH SCHOOL
2014 VARSITY FOOTBALL ROSTER
# Name 1 Kane Smith 2 Christian Bennett 3 Jeremiah Goss 4 Kyle King 5 Cooper Harrison 6 Hayden Colee 7 Dalton Colee 8 Brock Jones 9 Jasen Johnson 10 Nick Lance 11 Michael Albini 12 Austin Welch 13 Korey Graham 15 Caden Cooper 16 Trevor Maddox 17 James Knight 18 Cortez Davis 19 Abel Tovar 20 Tariq Jalil 21 Tyler Lorenz 22 Darrin Shaw 23 Bo Baldwin 24 Chandler Walls 25 Sammy Alvarez 26 Will Filson 27 Zack Smith 28 Trey Wilson 29 Thomas Mitchell 30 Rome Barnes
Pos. WR/RB WR/DB RB/LB WR/DB WR/DB WR LB LB QB/DB QB QB WR/DB QB LS/LB WR QB WR/DB K RB/DB DB/WR QB WR LB WR K LB/TE DB/WR LB RB/LB
Gr. 12 11 10 11 12 12 12 12 10 9 11 12 10 12 12 10 11 12 10 10 9 12 10 11 12 12 12 11 11
# Name 31 Paul Jaramillo 32 Matthew Johnson 33 TJ Jackson 34 Anthony Woodall 35 Kell Waddell 36 Darian Wise 37 Bailey Bishop 38 Fernando Jimenez 39 Spencer Cheeks 40 Trey Wilcoxson 41 Sean Akins 42 Christian Hunt 43 Jelon Dreyton 44 Cole Ford 45 Drake Register 46 Cameron Cordell 47 Jacob Reid 48 Ian Mack 49 Fred Johnson 50 Tommy Black 53 TJ Jackson 54 Clay Hamilton 56 Justin Chaney 58 Nico Simon 59 Jonah Matthes 60 Dylan Connell 61 Cannon Underwood 62 Brantley Waters 63 Pedro Camacho
Head Coach: Chris Griffin Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator: David Wagner Assistant Coaches: Artie Ulmer, Bob Brunson, Wade Woodall, Andrew Johnson, Kevin McConnell, Sid Smith, Andrew Peck, Isaiah Murphy, Gary Salyers, Robby Boudreau C.W. Davis MS Head Coach: Kevin Compton Athletic Trainers: TJ Sellers & Jennifer O’Hanlon, Atlanta Rehab Team Orthopedists: Dr. Ben Puckett, SCG Orthopedics Equipment Manager: Joe Albini Student Trainers: Sydney Watkins, Beth Richardson, Shea Walker, Jayci McIntyre, Savanah Girard Ball Boys: Davis MS football players
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Pos. WR/DB Y/DL DL LB/RB LB/WR RB/DB WR/DB WR LB/WR RB/LB WR/DB LB/H DB LB/RB LB/WR DB/WR WR/DB LB DB/WR OL/DL DL OL LB OL/DL DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL
Gr. 11 12 11 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 10 11 11 12 10 9 9 12 10 11 11 11 11 9 12 10 9 10 9
# Name 64 Joel Ryder 65 Nick Canavan 66 Bailey Ottoway 67 Cory Godfrey 68 Ryan Myres 69 Herbert Mazariegos 71 Kenny Murillo 72 Nate Stiltner 73 Parker Easley 74 Dezmond Osborne 75 Sterling Sykes 76 Maurice Joseph 77 Benoy Scroggs 78 Christian Arevalo 79 Jesus Alvarado 80 Colby Adams 81 Devin Matthews 82 Riley Watkins 83 Brady Laplante 84 JJ Greene 85 Adam Straughan 86 Cameron Holmes 88 Michael Greene 89 Eddie Smith 90 Johny Rabadan 91 Trey Nooney 93 Daniel Kiningham 94 Chris Everett
Cheer Coach: Rhonda Erwin, Karen Benevelli Band Director: Dennis Naughton T.D. Club President: Jeff Ryder Video: Michael Richards, Andy Braselton, Chris Shubert Team Statistician: Mark McDuffie and Jack Scheu Team Chaplain: Brian Hall (Hopewell Baptist Church) Team Photographer: Carolyn Nooney, Kevin Mumpower Athletic Director/ Game Manager: Jimmy Lawler Principal: Dr. Jason Carter
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Letter from Head Coach Falcon Family, It’s that time of year again…FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL. I know you are excited and can’t wait to see our guys take the field. Every year at this time, I am in awe of the number of hours that you have invested to get us to the field. Thank you to everyone who has put in the countless hours that it takes. We are entering our 13th year of Branch Football. Our season opener is sure to be an exciting one - we are playing our first ever opponent - Chestatee High School. It brings back a ton of memories of those early years. Our seniors were in kindergarten that year…how times flies. Thanks again to our parents, administration, the band, cheerleaders, our student body, and our community. It humbles me to know how much our football family has come to love Falcon Football and help make it one of the best programs in Georgia. I also want to thank our local businesses who unselfishly contribute to the numerous resources that we have during the year. I hope that each of you take notice of our sponsors and loyally support them, just as they support us. Finally, a huge thanks to our players. It has been an honor and a privilege to be called their coach. Our boys understand commitment, hard work, loyalty, brotherhood, and committing to a cause larger than themselves. Those are the attributes that we should all look for in our future men. Our players are learning to become men that we can all be proud of. Our goal is to teach them to be excellent men, husbands, fathers, employees, and citizens of high character. We believe that those things should always come before winning. Winning is a result of all the hard work they have put in to becoming men of great character. How we go about teaching these young men will also have the same effect on the scoreboard of life. Our motto this year is PRIDE – Personal Responsibility In Displaying Excellence We strive to be excellent in all that we do. We are not perfect, but fight to be excellent in how we carry ourselves and how we respond to life’s challenges. Thanks again for all that each of you do for our students here at FBHS. I’m proud to be a Falcon! GO FALCONS!!! Coach Chris Griffin
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Artie Ulmer
Inside LBs and Special Teams Coordinator
Chris Griffin Head Coach
Family: Wife – Kristi; Son – Connor (7),
Family: Clare (Wife), Cyleigh & Caytie (Daughters)
Daughter –
Education (Alma Mater):
Katie (7)
Georgia State Univ
Education: BS-
(Bachelors), University of
Presbyterian College,
Alabama (Master of Arts)
Masters – US Sports
Coaching Experience:
Academy, EdS –
Flowery Branch (4 yrs), East
Lincoln Memorial
Jackson (1 yr), Heritage
Univ
Conyers (1 yr)
Coaching Experience:
Hobbies: Spending time with
Laurens District 55
family & golf
High School (South Carolina) – 6 years Flowery Branch – 13th year Hobbies: Family time and any outdoor activity
Robby Boudreau 9th Grade Assistant Brittany, wife Education: University of North Georgia, Associate degree Experience: 1st year coaching, FBHS alumni Hobbies: slow pitch softball, fishing and xbox
David Wagner
Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator / Secondary
Family: Wife - Amanda; Daughter - Mackenzie 12; Son - Will 10; Son - Zac 7 Education (Alma Mater): Maryville College BA, Tennessee Tech MA, Lincoln Memorial Univ. EDS Coaching Experience: Maryville College Outside Linebackers Coach – 2 years Lenoir City High School - 3 Years Head Coach, 5 Years Defensive Coordinator Elbert County High School - 3 Years Defensive Coordinator, 2 Years Special Teams Coordinator Apalachee High School 4 Years Defensive Coordinator, 1 Year Special Teams Coordinator Winder-Barrow High School - 4 Years Head Football Coach Hobbies: Family and Coaching
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Wade Woodall Quarterbacks
Isaiah Murphy Freshmen Coach
Family: Wife - Mallory
Family: Girlfriend: Aliyah
Education (Alma Mater): UGA-Health and Physical Education Coaching Experience: 1st year at Flowery Branch; 6 Years at Oconee County High School Hobbies: Golf, Fishing
Belcher Education (Alma Mater): Currently studying at University of North Georgia Coaching Experience: 1 year Hobbies: Playing video games
Andrew Johnson Inside WRs / TEs Family: Daughter - Jada Education (Alma Mater): Maryville College, BS; Masters – Lincoln Memorial Univ & Valdosta State; EdS from Lincoln Memorial
Andrew Peck
Head Freshmen Coach Family: Fiancé - Courtney
University
Education (Alma Mater):
Coaching Experience: Lenior City (TN) – 3 years; Elbert County – 2 years;
North Georgia Coaching Experience: 4th year at Flowery Branch
Washington-Wilkes – 2 years; Winder-Barrow – 4
Hobbies:
years; Flowery Branch – 1
st
year Hobbies: Coaching and time with daughter
Bob Brunson Offensive Line
Family: Wife - Bonnie Brunson Education: University of Georgia Coaching Experience: Brunson coached at Jefferson High School during the 2012 season. He joined the Flowery Branch High School staff in 2013 and this will be his second year coaching at the Branch. Hobbies: Golf, Hunting, Fishing
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Sid Smith
Defensive Line Family: Wife – Traci, Son (6), Daughter (1) Education (Alma Mater): Elbert County High School, University of West Georgia, Piedmont College Coaching Experience: Calhoun Falls (SC), Elbert County, East Jackson, Jefferson, 1st year at Flowery Branch Hobbies: Fishing, College Football
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Kevin McConnell
Outside Linebackers Family: single Education (Alma Mater): Piedmont College Coaching Experience: Rabun County High School – 1 year;
Joe Albini
1st year at Flowery Branch Hobbies: Hunting, Fishing, Softball
Equipment Coordinator / Director of Logistics / President of Junior Falcons Family: Wife – Melissa; Daughter – Megan; Son - Michael Education (Alma Mater): Coaching Experience: Hobbies:
Gary Salyers Jennifer O’Hanlon, Athletic Trainers
Defensive Line
Family: Patty, Daughters: Ashley and Samantha Son: Chase Education: Clemson University
TJ Sellers
Athletic Trainers
Trainers and staff
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College Signees 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Greg Chambers Seth Seagraves Jay Jay White McKensy Opio Devin Reed Tavius Banks Preston Buice Jaybo Shaw Izaan Cross Daniel Drummond Jared Harris Tevin Keith Jamele Mitchum Chris Lipscomb Greg Palmer Bucky Free Connor Shaw Darius Kimbrough Austin Brown Brandon Keller Deron Lear Ledarrius McLaurin Will Monday Chris Rhodes Kanler Coker CJ Curry Casey Osborne Chandler Bridges Kevin Tarr Darius Curry Quinton Mayfield Christopher Smith Noel Padmore Jacob Allen Andrew Miles Jackson McDonald Cody Santmyres Davante King Justin Thomson A’lencio Graham Jeremy James Rashaan Doleman Thor Smith
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Princeton University Air Force Academy University of West Georgia Furman University Wofford College Mars Hill College Hiram College Georgia Tech / Georgia Southern Georgia Tech Georgia Tech Albany State University Albany State University Albany State University Georgia Military Presbyterian College Georgia Southern University of South Carolina Valdosta State University University of Alabama Birmingham/Charleston Southern College of Mt Saint Joseph College of Mt Saint Joseph Butte Community College Duke University Valdosta State University University of North Carolina Oklahoma State University Delta State University University of Louisville Chewan University Oklahoma State University Shorter University University of Indiana University of Indiana Northeast Oklahoma Western Carolina University Western Carolina University Tusculum Carson-Newman Lindsey-Wilson Furman University Mercer University Kennesaw State (preferred walk-on) Limestone College
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Hayden and Dalton Colee
Caden Cooper
Will Filson
Cole Ford
Cooper Harrison 14 | 2014 FLOWERY BRANCH
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Brock Jones
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Trevor Maddox
Jonah Matthes
Trey Nooney
Dezmond Osborne
Joel Ryder 16 | 2014 FLOWERY BRANCH
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Abel Tovar
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Senior Headshot
1 Kane Smith
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5 Cooper Harrison
6 Hayden Colee
7 Dalton Colee
8 Brock Jones
12 Austin Welch
15 Caden Cooper
16 Trevor Maddox
19 Abel Tovar
26 Will Filson
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27 Zack Smith
28 Trey Wilson
32 Matthew Johnson
48 Ian Mack
59 Jonah Matthes
64 Joel Ryder
74 Dezmond Osborne
77 Benoy Scroggs
91 Trey Nooney
44 Cole Ford
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Junior Headshot
2 Christian Bennett
4 Kyle King
11 Michael Albini
18 Cortez Davis
20 Tariq Jalil
29 Thomas Mitchell
31 Paul Jaramillo
33 TJ Jackson
39 Spencer Cheeks
40 Trey Wilcoxson
42 Christian Hunt
50 Tommy Black
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Junior Headshot
54 Clay Hamilton
56 Justin Chaney
67 Cory Godfrey
69 Herbert Mazariegos
71 Kenny Murillo
75 Sterling Sykes
78 Christian Arevalo
79 Jesus Alvarado
83 Brady Laplante
85 Adam Straughan
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Sophomore Headshot
3 Jeremiah Goss
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9 Jasen Johnson
13 Korey Graham
17 James Knight
21 Tyler Lorenz
24 Chandler Walls
34 Anthony Woodall
35 Kell Waddell
37 Bailey Bishop
38 Fernando Jimenez
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41 Sean Akins
45 Drake Register
62 Brantley Waters
49 Fred Johnson
65 Nick Canavan
83 Brady Laplante
60 Dylan Connell
73 Parker Easley
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Freshman Headshot
10 Nick Lance
22 Darrin Shaw
46 Cameron Cordell
47 Jacob Reid
58 Nico Simon
61 Cannon Underwood
66 Bailey Ottoway
68 Ryan Myres
72 Nate Stiltner
76 Maurice Joseph
80 Colby Adams
81 Devin Matthews
82 Riley Watkins
84 JJ Greene
89 Eddie Smith
93 Daniel Kiningham
94 Chris Everett
2 Malik Drayton
16 Connor Ferguson
20 Trey McIntosh
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Freshman Headshot
23 Will Price
25 Victor Birmingham
28 Malik Damons
29 Tyler Blaylock
30 Damian Harris
36 Dayton Colbert
46 PJ Thornton
51 Alex Sanchez
52 Dawson Hunter
53 Victor Perez
57 Jake Bennett
65 Hunter Davis
69 Dakota Little
71 Ryan Oreszko
87 Braden Wayne
90 Dylan Cates
92 Justin Thomas
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Position Groups
Captains
Defensive ends
Defensive tackles
Inside Receivers
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Inside WRs
Kickers
Linebackers
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Position Groups
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Secondary
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2014 Varsity Football Cheerleaders
Isabella Litle
Jordan Moore
Courtney Leone
Senior Families
Haley Dunigan
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Brianna Grutadaurio
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Caitlin McKnight
Aleah Jarrard
Kelly O’Connell
Lindsey Herndon
Madison Hurley
Maggie Smith
Megan Jones
Rebekah Keller
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7U Carver
8U Hammock
8U Thompson
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Cheer 10U Brooks
Cheer 10U Day
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