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Rising Star Caleb Keaton
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Pierce County High School
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The Inaugural Tyrone Jones Middle School Football Classic
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Bacon County High School
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Bradwell Institute
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Most Improved Player Seth Neugebauer
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Fall sports bring a full slate of talent The fall sports season is underway, and everyone is back in school and competing on the fields and tracks all over Southeast Georgia. Girls’ softball is in full swing, and we have some impressive teams in 2015. Bacon, Pierce, and Wayne sit atop their respective regions, Charlton is tied for first place, and Jeff Davis and Ware are only one game out of the top spot. Football has entered its second phase of the season, as most teams have entered region play. This is where the games count toward that drive toward “The Dome” in December. Keep up with all the action for every sport right here in the pages of In The Game Magazine. I jokingly asked my writer at the Mayo Clinic Health System 2015 Media Day if we set an over/ under number on the touchdowns scored by our four running backs on the cover, what would the number be? I said 35, and I grossly miscalculated. As I write this, most teams have only two games under their belt, and we are almost halfway to that number already. Dedrick Mills of Ware County, Garrison Hurd of Glynn Academy, Hollis Veal of Frederica Academy, and Andrew Lee of Charlton County are truly special players and difference-makers on their football teams. If you haven’t seen them play, do yourself a favor and check one of their games on Friday night before they start playing on Saturdays. It’s not often you see a coach who’s had success at the AAAAA classification move to a Class AA school. The Toombs County Bulldogs set their sights on Lyman Guy, formerly at Richmond Hill, and made that very scenario happen in Lyons, Georgia. Bringing in a proven winner to a traditionrich program was a win-win situation for both Toombs and Coach Guy. Entering his second year as the head Bulldog, Coach Guy looks to bring back the winning tradition at Toombs County. Talk about a résumé. Double Region Champ in two sports, University of Georgia Certificate of Merit Scholar, Region 1-AAA Academic Football Honors, and carries a 4.0 in the classroom. Pierce County’s senior defender Logan Paul is quite the impressive young man, both on and off the field. Whether he’s at practice with the team, in the classroom preparing for a test, or in the community helping with the Miracle League, Logan Paul does things the right way. There’s a middle school athlete in St. Mary’s who is somewhat of a Renaissance Man. To say Camden Middle School’s Caleb Keaton does it all would be an understatement. He plays both halfback and quarterback on the football team (last season, he scored a touchdown in every game he played), he
wrestles, and he competes in several events for his track team. He once had to run between the gym for wrestling and the field for track to compete in both sports on the same day. It has to make you feel good when your coach describe you as “the type of player any coach would love to have”. That’s exactly how Brunswick Pirates head coach Larry Harold describes his player Seth Neugebauer. He’s a physical player with a great work ethic that is paying dividends on the field. Neugebauer plays receiver, moving between tight end and the slot, and also is the punter for the Pirates on special teams. If you’re unfamiliar with Canadian Football legend Tyrone Jones do yourself a favor and look him up. Tyrone was a native of Camden County, and this year marked the first annual Tyrone Jones Middle School Classic football jamboree held in his honor. Eight middle schools from our coverage area participated in the charitable event. Thanks to everyone that made the In the Game 2015 Media Day, brought to you by Mayo Clinic Health System in Waycross, a huge success. Thanks to the 17 schools whose coaches and players made the trip to Waycross to be a part of this annual event. Thanks to the sponsors: Mayo Clinic Health System in Waycross, Coastal Pines Technical College, Sea Palms Resort, and Lang BBQ Smokers for bringing this event to life. I would also like to extend a special thanks to all the In The Game staff and helpers who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make this event a success. We hope you enjoy reading In the Game as much as we enjoy producing and publishing it. We are always open to suggestions as well as story ideas or ways you think we can improve our magazine. Please visit our Website at www. inthegamemagazine.com and Facebook at www. facebook.com/inthegamemagazine. Join us every Thursday evening live from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. as we broadcast live “In the Game on Radio” on WWUF 97.7 FM or stream the show live on www. waycrossradio.com. While you’re online, don’t forget to nominate a deserving student-athlete or coach for one of our feature articles. You’ll be glad you did.
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ore than 200 high school football fans, coaches, and players converged on the REA Building in downtown Waycross for the inaugural Media Day for In The Game Magazine’s Southeast Georgia edition in late July. Members of the press were on hand to interview coaches and players to get their thoughts on the upcoming high school football season. “This is the start of high school football season in Southeast Georgia,” said Shawn Smoak, publisher of In The Game’s Southeast Georgia edition. “We had 18 coaches, plus players, fans, and media, and it was the perfect way to kickoff the year. You could feel the excitement building for football.” The day got underway with the patriarch of Southeast Georgia football taking the stage, Charlton County head football coach Rich McWhorter, who is going into his 26th year at the Indians’ helm with a record of 261-63-2. He has led the Indians to the playoffs every year he has coached, and he has earned four state championship rings. He was honored as the 2013 In The Game Coach of the Year. Coach McWhorter was followed by Bacon County High School’s head coach Ken Cofer, Jeff Davis County High School’s head coach, Roger Metts, new Long County coach Eric McNair, Brantley County coach Mark Walker, third-year Frederica Academy coach Brandon Derrick, and McIntosh County Academy coach Robby Robinson, who returns for his second stint with the Buccaneers. Among the players he brought to the stage was up-and-coming running back Malcolm Myles, who is looking forward to a big season this year. Also stepping up to the podium was 2011 In The Game Coach of the Year J.T Pollock from Appling County. Liberty County coach Kirk Warner, who is in his 13th season with the Panthers, said
that he has several Division I prospects, including senior Martial Washington and junior Richard LeCounte, who was recently named one of the top prospects from the class of 2017. Wayne County High School coach Jody Grooms introduced standout linebacker Jeremiah Littles, who hopes to help the Yellow Jackets to back-toback region titles. Two of the new schools who enter the Southeast Georgia area this year were at Media Day: Vidalia High School (with coach Lee Chomskis) and Toombs County High School (with second-year coach Lyman Guy). The Toombs County schools will be covered by ITG starting with the 2015 season. New Brunswick head coach Larry Harold introduced some of his top players, including sophomore quarterback Randon Jernigan, athlete Shawn Smith, and hulking offensive lineman D’Ante Demery, who is one of the most recruited players in the area as a junior. Coach Rocky Hidalgo from Glynn Academy introduced running back Garrison Hurd, who will be playing both ways for the Terrors again. Second-year Ware County coach Franklin Stephens hopes to repeat as undefeated region champions this year. He brought along Georgia Tech commit Dedrick Mills and linebacker Ervin Nard. Pierce County High School coach Sean Pender, the 2014 In The Game Coach of the Year, made the short trip from Blackshear with several players, including quarterback Stetson Bennett. Former Georgia Southern quarterback and Bradwell Institute head coach Greg Hill was the big winner of the day. He went home the winner of a drawing for a new $1,000 smoker from Lang Smokers of Nahunta. Media Day was sponsored by Mayo Health Clinic in Waycross, Lang Cookers, Coastal Pines Technical College, and Sea Palms Resort. ITG
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Southeast Georgia can be counted on to have top running backs year after year. Sometimes you see them mature over the years, but occasionally, one comes from nowhere to take the area by storm their senior year and even the odd freshman stepping up. Some of the outstanding backs from our area include Quayvon Hicks, who went from Pierce County to the University of Georgia, James Dean, the Glynn Academy standout who now plays for Georgia Southern, and McIntosh County Academy’s Jermaine Austin, who also played in Statesboro. This year there seems to be quite a few backfield standouts including those featured here: Dedrick Mills of Ware County, who has already verbally committed to Georgia Tech; Andrew Lee of Charlton County, who has interest from at least four Division I schools; Garrison Hurd, who helped lead Glynn Academy to the quarterfinals of the state playoffs last year; and Hollis Veal, who set a school rushing record at Frederica Academy. All four are top-tier running backs with size and speed and a knack for finding the end zone. They also share an ability to play both ways. In high school football, it is not uncommon to see running backs do double duty as linebackers or members of the secondary. That is because the skill set needed for the positions are similar. They require speed to make plays and outstanding field vision and size to deliver hits. Even the most famous Georgia high school running back ever, Herschel Walker, played linebacker as he went both ways for the single-A Johnson County Trojans. Still, they all prefer playing offense and getting the opportunity to get the ball. Glynn Academy senior Garrison Hurd enjoys the part of the game commonly referred to as “crunch time.” A game situation where the ball is on the goal line or it is fourth down and short, and “everyone at the stadium knows your getting the ball.” He prefers playing offense, because it gives him more control of the game. “Running the ball is just simply fun. Especially if you have a good O-line,” he says, adding, “like I do.” For Hollis Veal of Frederica Academy, playing offense lets him do what he does best. “Its cliché, but I like scoring touchdowns,” he says. Here they are, four of Southeast Georgia’s best game breakers and touchdown makers. ITG
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Andrew Lee
Charlton County High School
Charlton County senior Andrew Lee has been one of the most recruited players in Southeast Georgia since becoming a starter his sophomore year. By last season, schools such as the University of Georgia, Clemson, Florida, and FSU began showing interest in the rugged 5’11 205-pound running back. He ran for 1,465 yards and 19 touchdowns on 205 carries in 2014 and was named to the Second Team All-Region 2-A squad. Meanwhile, he was also playing linebacker on defense, where he was a ball-hawking headhunter for the Indians. Lee grew up in Folkston, Georgia, playing football and basketball with his brothers and then moving into recreation league ball. In middle school, he averaged 191 yards and 17 points per game. Before he had made it to high school, Lee had rushed for more than 300 yards to go along with five touchdowns and four two-point conversions in a single game. He attracted attention as a sophomore playing in the Georgia Dome during the 2013 State Championship. Despite falling to Marion County, Lee had an amazing game that caught the scout’s eyes. 12
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College Plans: “I’m thinking about sports medicine. I’d like to stick around sports,” Lee says. One thing he knows is that he would like to play football in college, and he may very well get his chance should he continue to improve. What do you enjoy most about playing football? “I love the game and all my coaches who have pushed me to improve. This is such a great program to be around,” Lee says of Charlton County and Coach Rich McWhorter. Do you prefer offense or defense? Lee prefers getting the ball and hearing the roar of the crowd. “I like playing on the offensive side of the ball. I like making big plays,” he says. What goes through your mind when you break the huddle knowing you are about to get the balI? “I just think about making touchdowns and just going hard. I’ve got to get there. Nobody can stop me.” What was your most memorable play? Lee recalls last year’s first-round battle with perennial state power, Lincoln County. Down 16-0 in the fourth quarter, Charlton County mounted a comeback and with less than 30 seconds left, Lee caught a touchdown pass that forced the game into overtime. Then, in the extra period, he got the ball on the three-yard line. “I got the ball, came around the corner and I jumped over a guy’s head and scored.” The Indians kicked the extra point to seal the 23-22 victory. Scout.com on Andrew Lee: “Four-Star running back Andrew Lee is easy to pick out in a crowd of talented players. His size and speed combo are hard to duplicate.”
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Hollis Veal Frederica Academy
Classroom Clout: Veal carries a 3.92 grade point average and is a member of the Model UN, Film Club, Chess Club and Debate Team. His academic honors include the Headmaster’s List and summa cum laude. He plans to attend the University of Georgia and then graduate school to become a computer programmer. What goes through your mind when you break the huddle knowing you are about to get the ball? “I just think about getting my yards and helping the team. I know that after I get it, I’m going to try to find a hole, and if I don’t, I’m going straight downhill to just get a few yards.” Favorite part of the game? “Competing with my teammates,” Veal says. Your most memorable game? “It was either the state championship game my freshman year, when we came back from a 28-7 deficit to win, or the Homecoming game last year, when we ran a halfback pass and I threw a 60-yard game-winning touchdown pass to Luckett McKeown as time expired.” Your first big play: “My freshman year, in the region championship, I started at free safety because our starter, Tyree Tresvant, had the flu. I remember catching the game-sealing interception late in the fourth quarter.” Coach Brandon Derrick on Hollis Veal “He was the focal point of our offense last year being the leading rusher. He’s the skill guy we go to. He’s really our leader defensively in the secondary, and offensively, he’s got breakaway speed. He’s run a 4.57. He’s going to be surrounded this year by a lot more skill kids, and we can move him around. He will have a little different look this year. We’re going to give it to him in different packages.”
Hollis Veal would have college offers even if he weren’t a standout three-sport star at Frederica Academy. “He’ll get a scholarship because he scored a 33 on the ACT,” joked Knights’ head football coach Brandon Derrick. The 6’0”, 170-pound all-around athlete was the focal point of the Frederica offense last year and played both sides of the ball, leading from his defensive back position as well as his running back position on offense. He was voted AllGISA Region 2-AAA and Honorable Mention All-State. “He was the focal point of our offense last year,” Coach Derrick said. “He was the skill guy we called on to score points.” In baseball, he was named the Academic Athlete and All-Region, and in track, he was the GISA Class AAA State Champion in the 400-meters. Veal became a starter for the Knights’ football team his sophomore year. Before that, he was a standout at Glynn Middle School and was a teammate of Glynn Academy’s Garrison Hurd. This year will see Veal move out of the backfield more often, as he takes on the receiver role as Frederica adds more skill players to their offense to complement Veal. September 2015
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Dedrick Mills Ware County High School
Dedrick Mills is a combination linebacker and running back for Coach Franklin Stephens’ Ware County Gators. At 5’11” and 215 pounds, he runs a 4.5 40-yard dash. Mills can bench 285 pounds, squats 500, and cleans 320. He has been impressive on both sides of the ball, and before summer workouts got started, Mills verbally committed to Georgia Tech as a running back. He was being recruited as both a running back and linebacker by Auburn, Florida State, Florida, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Offensively, he is a power and speed threat out of the backfield, as well as being a dangerous receiver. Defensively, he has the speed to cover a lot of ground at linebacker. He is also a track athlete and runs the 110-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles, the long jump, and triple jump. 14
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Classroom Clout: Mills has a 3.2 grade point average and will pursue a degree in business while at Georgia Tech. On the field: “I started playing football in fifth grade. I didn’t know what I was doing at first, but somehow I got the hang of it and became better every time I touched the field. I never thought I would end up in the position I’m in with football. It’s brought me a long way.” Mills’ first big hit came his freshman year in the Gators overtime win Northside-Warner Robins in the state semifinals. In his sophomore year, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution named him Honorable Mention All-State. His most memorable game came last season against Coffee County in a game that would decide state rankings most of the season. What goes through your mind when you are on the field? “Got to make every play.” Favorite Part of the game? “Running over and hitting other great players.” Coach Franklin Stephens on Dedrick Mills: “Dedrick is a physical football player with a unique skill set. As a running back, he has great vision and enough speed to go the distance. His size, at over 200 pounds, gives him the ability to break tackles and rack up yards after contact. Defensively, he has great instincts for the football. Those instincts along with his speed and explosiveness gives him the ability to make plays all over the field.”
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Garrison Hurd Glynn Academy
Classroom Clout: Hurd carries a 3.6 grade point average entering his senior year. “I would like to major in kinesiology, the study of human body movement,” Hurd says. So far, he has interest from Army, Kennesaw State, Charleston Southern, and Elon. Most memorable game: His most memorable (and frightening) game was Glynn Academy’s first-round victory over Drew last year. Down in the third quarter, Hurd scored two touchdowns in the fourth, including a 54-yard run in which he ran out of one of his shoes. He then scored another in overtime. “I also held the extra point to win the game,” Hurd recalls. “Believe it or not, that was pretty scary for me.” What goes through your mind when you break the huddle knowing you are about to get the balI? “I usually plan on hitting the hole as hard as I can looking for cut backs. But if there’s no hole and no cut back I just lower my shoulder and hit whoever is in front of me and try and gain yards.” Who has helped you the most and how? Hurd credits Glynn Academy running backs coach David Bailey. “He made me a much better running back. I was more of a power runner growing up, and he taught me how to juke and all the fancy stuff,” Hurd says. “And Coach Rock has definitely helped me get recruited.” Coach Hidalgo on Garrison Hurd: “Garrison is just such a physical kid. He helps to dictate our identity: We are going to run the football, and we are going to have a physical running game. Another thing is his will when he runs the ball. He just overpowers tacklers and breaks a lot of tackles, and it’s demeaning to the defense. And then, on top of that, he is just such a great kid. He sets such a great example for our other players, especially the younger ones, not just as a football player, but as a person.”
Garrison Hurd has been the go-to running back in Glynn Academy’s offense since he became a starter his sophomore year. The Red Terror senior is also a young man of many talents. He will soon have his choice as to whether he plays football or baseball in college. At 5’10” and 205 pounds, he is the catcher on the Terrors’ baseball team, but in the fall, he becomes a beast on both sides of the ball for Coach Rocky Hidalgo. He benches 305 pounds, squats 525, and cleans 325. Last season, Hurd rushed for 845 yards and 15 touchdowns while also playing five games at linebacker and being named to the Second-Team All-Region 3-AAAAA defense. He is working on baseball or football year-round and hitting the gym every chance he gets to constantly improve himself on the field. September 2015
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PCHS Booster Club On Friday, August 7, 2015, the Pierce County Athletic Booster Club gathered together to discuss the upcoming year. Coach Pender gave a speech that touched on every aspect of Pierce athletics, including recreation, middle school, and high school. “We have everybody on board”, says Coach Pender. Finally, Pierce County has a solid athletic program. Pierce County is fortunate in the regard that the school and community do a phenomenal job working together; the teachers and administration are ensuring a good education and good coaches, and the community is ensuring financial and moral support. “We have a united front,” says Pender on
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administration. In developing a successful football program, it is important to have good communication with the school system. “There is a uniqueness about us, we have that team, that family that makes Pierce special, and we want to keep it,” says Pender. “The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.” This quote, given by legendary Penn State coach Joe Paterno, has been adopted as the 2015 Pierce County Bear football team’s motto. Pender touched briefly on the PCHS football team. There are many fresh faces this season, with several juniors and sophomores playing varsity. Commitment is year round with these
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Track Athlete Signs Scholarship Recent BCHS graduate Dorian Cole has signed to run for the Talladega College Tornadoes of Alabama. Cole ran the 1,600, 800 and 200-meters for head coach Steve Owens’ Red Raiders track team and also for a traveling track team at On Your Mark Sports under Frank Pruitt. Pictured are L-r Back Frank Pruitt, Justice Cole , Rinoda Brown, Jermaine Cole. Front Dorian Cole and Coach Steve Owens.
2015 Season Underway for the Red Raiders The Bacon County High School football team, under second-year coach Ken Cofer, has been hard at work during the summer preparing for the season opener at home against Lanier County. The Raiders played two scrimmage games in August, with the second pitting them against the always-tough Cairo Syrupmakers. The Red Raiders scored twice in the first half to take an early lead, but eventually fell in the scrimmage game. The Red Raiders return seniors Aubrey Carter at quarterback and Jacob Carver at running back and linebacker. Also returning are junior Wesley Cothern and senior Ametrius Williams, who will play quarterback and defensive back. The Raiders begin five consecutive games on the road this month against Charlton County, defending state champion and top-ranked Benedictine, Long County, Bryan County and Jeff Davis County. Last season, Cofer led the Raiders to a playoff berth following a 6-4 record, winning five of their last six and securing a number-three seed in tough Region 2-AA.
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“M
itch Hall just became our youth pastor in July, and we had our ‘blessing of the backpacks’, where he gave us the tools to start the school year,” Logan Paul says. “Mitch said, ‘The average student picks (his or her backpack) up 15 times a day. What if you picked up your Bible at least once a day?’ After that, I started reading a devotional every day and putting my Bible in my backpack.” His team has been among the premier football programs in Southeast Georgia the past few years, with three consecutive 10-win campaigns and Paul’s senior class has a shot at graduating with the best four-year record in school history. Meanwhile, Paul continues to build an academic resume matched by few. He serves on the First Southern Bank Junior Board of Directors and gleaned Region 1-AAA All-Academic football honors in 2014. He has also been honored with the University of Georgia Certificate of Merit and is a BETA Club member. Paul’s mother says her son is also buoyed in part by the memory of his late sister, Beth Ann Raulerson. “Beth Ann has played a major role in who he is,” says Kathy Paul. “I think we started doing the Beth Ann scholarship when Logan was 6 years old, and he went with me to award it. When he saw the chairs for the people getting the awards, he said ‘I’m going to get one of those chairs one day’. Logan wants to change the world. He’s not going to settle.” PCHS principal Dara Bennett says, “Logan is not only a great athlete, he is also a standout in the classroom. He is the in the top of his class and serves as a role model for other students. Logan has a great work ethic and gives 100 percent to all his endeavors.” God and family are important to Paul, who spends 22
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countless hours with grandparents Windell and Charlotte Smith. He’s also a true friend in need who shaved his head when pal Austin King was diagnosed with cancer. When another lifelong friend, Mark West, broke a leg in second grade, Paul served as the designated wheelchair pusher. He was also a junior usher at the 2015 PCHS graduation where he served as a buddy for a special needs classmate. “Logan is smart, caring and compassionate,” says his father, David Paul. “He takes up for children that get picked on. We are just blessed to have a child like that. His maturity level is unmatched in a kid his age. I wish that I’d had it.” The Bears will rely heavily this year on Paul to bolster a defense that lost its entire secondary. He tallied 30 total tackles as a junior including 2.5 tackles for loss. He also recorded a half dozen pass deflections and a sack in his hybrid role. Paul is not the first member of his family to star on the gridiron for PCHS. His uncle, Kenny Smith, made a name as a member of the inaugural Bears squad of 1981. Now the latest football-playing member of the family is gaining notice. “He is smart enough to play a couple of positions,” says PCHS head football coach Sean Pender. “Logan is an outside linebacker, but he also has enough smarts to play inside linebacker and safety and know his job. Coaches tend to lean more on a kid like that to help get other kids on the right page.” Paul’s position coach, Tucker Jenkins, calls the senior a “cerebral” player. That’s an appropriate description for guy who carries a 4.00 GPA and 100.6 weighted average. Paul scored 1740 on the SAT and 25 on the ACT. He has lettered all three years of high school in both football and baseball while being part of region championship teams in both sports.
He is a classic anomaly – a headhunting defender on the gridiron with a mission of taking away the football; off the field, he gives tirelessly to others. And somewhere in the midst of all this, Logan Paul maintains his standing among the finest scholars at Pierce County High School. Yet Paul, a member of Mershon Baptist Church, still strives daily for self-improvement.
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“Logan is an intelligent young man, and when you combine that with his athleticism, you have a very instinctive player,” notes Greg Gay, head baseball coach at PCHS. “He gets great jumps on balls in the outfield and is a threat on the bases. Starting his freshman season, he has been ‘Mr. Consistency,’ helping drive us toward three straight region championships. However, the most impressive thing about Logan is that he is a tremendous young man. He has gone with us to the Dominican Republic on a mission trip, is very active in his church, and volunteers his time helping at one of our elementary schools. He is what you want in a student-athlete.” Listing math as his favorite subject, Paul defends his choice in saying, “I guess I’m just really good at solving math. I’m taking two dual-enrollment college courses through Coastal Pines Technical College.” He also added a pair of honors classes through South Georgia State College where he plans to complete his core curriculum. “I still want to do something medical, like maybe being a dentist or an orthodontist,” he says. It probably wouldn’t surprise anyone, though, if Paul followed in the footsteps of his mom, a teacher at Blackshear Elementary School. “Logan is very compassionate when it comes to special needs children,” she says. “Logan said, ‘Mom, I want you to teach me reading recovery strategies so I can teach kids.’” Satilla Miracle League softball is one of Paul’s passions, and he nurtures a dream of seeing nephew Rhett Raulerson walk again someday. “I just enjoy being out there with kids that may not don’t have the athletic ability that I have and seeing them get that chance to have a blast,” he says. “Always having a smile on their face really touches me in some way.” Paul stands to figure prominently on defense this season as he fills the shoes of Caleb Turner, who earned All-State accolades last season. Paul reveals a real passion for the game. At the same time, though, he notes the team’s agenda is foremost. “I just love being out there with some of my best friends and walking out under the Friday night lights with all those people,” he says. “It’s a feeling you don’t really get anywhere else. One thing we’ve talked about since I got to high school is advancing further than we have before. When I got to high school, we made it to the Sweet 16, and last year, we got to the Elite 8. Yesterday is gone, the past is the past, and tomorrow is a new day. You just try to get better tomorrow than you did today.” ITG
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BRADWELL INSTITUTE HINESVILLE, GA. Tigers Confident Entering 2015 Season by John Wood photo courtesy of Bradwell Institute
Finishing 0-10 last season, head football coach Greg Hill was determined to do whatever he could to get the Tigers’ minds off of 2014 and motivated for the upcoming season. “We were certainly ready to get back in the weight room and get after it, because we a lot more hungry and confident going into this coming season,” Hill says. This season, Bradwell will look like a different team. After last season, Hill decided to abandon the traditional helmets for a white helmet with blue diagonal paint from the facemask to the ear hole (in Naval Academy fashion). In a nod to his alma mater, Georgia Southern, the BI logo has been replaced with the uniform number. New uniforms are great for aesthetics and psyche, but nothing outweighs strength and technique. In the winter, players went through Blue Dawn weight and speed workouts. To hone their techniques, Hill’s Tigers went to pad camps at Ware County and Jacksonville University. Hampered by a cramped school schedule, daily South Georgia afternoon thunderstorms, and the dreaded beeps of the increasing heat level on the wet bulb, the Tigers have continued to practice at 5:30 a.m. at least once a week. Originally, Bradwell was supposed to host Toombs County for its scrimmage on the 14th, but field issues moved the game from Olvey Field to “The Pit” in Lyons. Toombs edged the Tigers last season in the scrimmage, and both Hill and Bulldogs head coach Lyman Guy are entering their second season at the helm in their respective programs. Both teams get a strong measure of where they are in the implementation of the their scheme. However, in the offseason, Bradwell hired a former a Tiger quarterback alumnus, Sultan Cooper, as offensive coordinator, moving Bradwell away from last season’s triple-option attack that Hill perfected, and won a national championship with under Paul Johnson. Though Bradwell is a multiple formation Cooper has re-instituted the Wing T as the bread and butter offense for Bradwell. Retuning to the Wing-T has allowed quarterback senior Duane Johnson to get stout and strong alongside senior Luther Echols. Echols is hoping for a breakout year similar to his freshman and sophomore seasons, when he held the lion’s share of the running duties for the Tigers. Echols battled injury last season, but leadership and work ethic in the weight room should deter injury. The early verdict on the Tigers’ 2015 potential is certainly positive with a 28-6 victory over Toombs County. Bradwell’s offense broke loose for 242 yards and three touchdowns. Echols led the ground game with 82 yards on three carries, including a breakaway 78-yard touchdown run. Junior Christian Evans had 66 yards for the offense. Defensively, Bradwell’s secondary picked off three passes. Johnson also added 30 yards in the air off of four passing attempts including a 22-yard scoring strike. Safety Deion Stewart had a pair and strong safety Joshua Ingram grabbed one. “Toombs County is a good football team; they are well-coached and
LUTHER ECHOLS have decent size. So being able to come out against them and play is a good thing, and it certainly builds confidence, but this also doesn’t count on the record,” Hill says. Hill was happy with the offense, but he also knows that there is a lot to clean up before opening against crosstown rival Liberty County High School. The Panthers open against Bradwell’s region rival, Effingham County. “We scored points, but a lot of those points came off big plays, and as a team you can’t depend on big plays. We have to be able to sustain drives and not shoot ourselves in the foot with penalties and turnovers,” Hill says. Even with having to work on a few specific areas, Hill says that an air of confidence is visible among the team. “We adopted ‘big team – little me’ as our team motto and I think it’s helped us. We are excited for the season and region play, but right now, we just want to get ready for a talented Liberty team and take it one game at a time after that,” Hill says. It appears the early start to offseason training and adding pounds of muscle, power and strength, has paid off for Bradwell Institute football.
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LYMAN GUY Faith, Hope, and Tough Love by John Wood photography by Jeffrey Griffith
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hrough grueling practices in one hundred and tendegree South Georgia heat, and players are questioning themselves, their ability, and their strength. However, in those periods that every player will go through in preseason or maybe trying to get past an injury there can be a reassuring voice of someone that has steadfast faith that player will make it. Toombs County head coach Lyman Guy has been that voice for the Bulldogs. In his first season, Toombs finished with a record of 2-8. Losing seasons have shaken many head coaches to the point of leaving a program, but Guy has had experiences a lot worse than a losing football season. Those experiences helped Guy to play for state titles at Robert Toombs Christian Academy, winning one, and he lead the dramatic turnaround at Class AAAAA Richmond Hill. One of the most important traits that football coaches want to see in players is toughness, both physical and mental. Before Guy started to coach, the place where he worked was a breeding ground for toughness, although not exactly the kind of toughness that you need on the gridiron. The toughness that Guy saw on a daily basis was rooted in survival, since his job was to guard prisoners for the Georgia Department of Corrections. “I spent 10 years as an officer at the Department of Corrections at the state prison in Reidsville. While I was there, you name it; I saw it, dealt with it. I’ve had to deal with unruly and rioting inmates, and I’ve had to remove bodies from cells. I’ve had to duck when feces were thrown at me,” Guy says. All that separated him from some very dangerous individuals was 48 feet of battleship-grey concrete walls and iron bars. Professionally, guards are doing an important and necessary job; but at the same time, both physically and psychologically, they are part of the same con-
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crete jungle as those that are incarcerated. The sensitive nature of working in corrections means that a guard is constantly paying attention to detail and actively monitoring inmates at all times. Furthermore, employees are denied use of any kind of cellular or electronic devices for their own protection. “Since we couldn’t have iPhones or anything, I can ended up getting a little red-covered Gideon’s Bible. I read it cover-to-cover over the time I was there. It really opened me up to a lot of things. When you really start applying scripture, it allows God to move in your life and others,” Guy says. As he was finishing his degree, he became a volunteer coach Pinewood Christian Academy under local legend Buck Cravey. During Guy’s time as a DOC officer, given the way scripture had started to shape his faith, he became more concerned with helping young people make better choices to stay of prison. Coaching was a way to do it. “Coaching is certainly a ministry. There is no better opportunity to demonstrate lessons from scripture about character, adversity, and faith. Football gives young men an opportunity to experience so many life lessons,” Guy says. Guy doesn’t wear his faith on his sleeve. It permeates his entire being. The meek may inherit the earth, but they aren’t going to be on Guy’s offensive line. He is quick to remind players that while he loves them, a lot of times that is tough love. His first head coaching assignment was at Robert Toombs Christian Academy. The first season, the Crusaders lost 13-12 in the championship game to Thomas Jefferson. Robert Toombs made it back to the GISA Class A State Championship in 2000, only to lose again to Jefferson, 28-26. Guy’s final two seasons netted what the Crusaders had been battling for. In
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2003 and 2004, the Crusaders hoisted GISA Class A State Championship hardware. Coaches may not say it out loud, but when you reach a certain level of success, you feel you have “arrived”. There is always that college possibility (at least you dream of it), maybe a little speaking fee from Glazier, or a Nike Coach of the Year gig to explain your championship offensive or defensive philosophy. Those are all good things, and great thoughts, but then reality hits: how to get everyone back on the bus, where to eat, checking in, and washing uniforms. “When we won our first state championship, the next morning I woke up with a headache and still had to get up and mow the grass,” Guy says. Success certainly can spur coaches to larger classifications and bigger programs. Guy took over at struggling Richmond Hill High School. The team had potential; it just needed the right fit at head coach.
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Finishing his Education Specialist degree in exercise science and sports marketing, one of the first things that Guy did was to start renovating the Wildcats’ weight room. One of the keys to Coach Guy’s success has been to create an environment that pushes players to get as strong and as fast as possible. Two seasons under Guy created a new culture in Richmond Hill that ignited the fan base. In his final two seasons, Guy had two great quarterbacks, Domonique Allen, that went to the Air Force Academy, and 6’5” Nick Fitzgerald, who is now a tight end at SEC rising power Mississippi State. Besides the two field generals, the Wildcats had a large supporting cast that made them a strong team in Class AA. In Fitzgerald’s senior year, the Wildcats defeated Thomas County Central, marking the first time Richmond Hill ever hosted a playoff game. The game wasn’t the only memorable thing that happened that Guy remembers. Coming from a private Christian school, Guy did not change one thing about his faithbased approach to coaching. However, public schools often make administrators leery of exercise of the freedom of religion. “When I got to Richmond Hill, the school powers that be weren’t overly joyed about team prayers after a game. However, one of the people that was not really in my corner on that issue held hands with me and bowed in prayer after we won our playoff game at home,” Guy says. Richmond Hill was good for Guy, but it was also grueling. Driving 77 miles from Collins (north of Reidsville) to Richmond Hill was rough on him, his wife Carmen of 26 years, and his three boys, Landyn, Tanner, and Jarron. “I was getting ready to interview with Flower Mound in Texas when the Toombs job came open. God provided that chance for me, and it’s turned out good,” Guy said. Guy has the Bulldogs working hard in “The Pit”; not just working to be good football players, but also strong young men. His staff works to get the maximum of strong reps in each practice to be ready for game days, but he also keeps an open line of communication and gives players an opportunity for prayer requests. “We were having requests and a player asked for prayer for his father; his dad had a migraine headache, but he had to go to work anyway. That’s a great example of a life lesson that you can learn from, because someday these players are going to be fathers and they are going to have to make choices to do things when they don’t necessarily feel like it to support their families. This really drives the point home and makes them to better understand the sacrifices people in their lives make for them, and hopefully they appreciate that more,” Guy says. ITG
Keaton’s most memorable game was a sad affair, but one he turned into a positive by honoring two lost loved ones last season. “The day my great grandmother passed away, I scored five touchdowns,” he says. “I did it in memory of her and my good friend Braxton Sullivan, who wore number five.”
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Caleb Keaton Playing for the Honor of a Fallen Friend by Rob Asbell photography by Jeffrey Griffith
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aleb Keaton is an electrifying player who has a bright future ahead of him in Camden County. “I can’t wait to be a Wildcat,” he proclaims, looking forward to the day when he joins the team at Camden County High School. He will have to wait another year until he can play in high school, but for now, he is an eighth-grader at Camden Middle School and plays quarterback and halfback for coach Mark Lang’s Cougars. Keaton has become a leader by example this season after standing out as a seventhgrader last year. He scored in every game he played and, at times, looked as if he could score at will. He has elusive speed and outstanding field vision that enables him to find the open crease in the defense. He then uses his speed to make defenders miss and find the end zone. Although he could claim the spotlight, coaches say he is humble and would rather give credit to teammates for blocking. Keaton’s most memorable game was a sad affair, but one he turned into a positive by honoring two lost loved ones last season. “The day my great grandmother passed away, I scored five touchdowns,” he says. “I did it in memory of her and my good friend Braxton Sullivan, who wore number five.” Braxton Sullivan, a 2013 In The Game Rising Star, was tragically killed in June 2014 while walking on a St. Marys Road. The Camden Middle Cougars wear the number five on their helmets in honor of Sullivan. This season, Keaton was selected by his coaches and teammates to wear the number five jersey. “This is the Braxton Sullivan Team Leader Jersey,” says Coach Lang. “This says a lot about what the coaches think about Caleb as a leader as well as his teammates.” He did not let them down; during the Tyrone Jones Middle School Classic in August, he had several long runs and scored a 34-yard touchdown to lead the Cougars. Keaton started playing flag football when he was 6 years old. He was a member of the Woodbine Cowboys until he entered middle school. Also while playing football, Keaton is busy running track, playing basketball, and wrestling. The busy schedule once posed a problem for the young athlete when he was on two teams going on at the same time. He had a wrestling tournament and track meet at the same
school. “I had to run from the gym back to the track over and over to compete in different events,” Keaton recalls. “I came in first place in my 400 and 800-meter races and placed third in my weight class at the wrestling tournament. I was so tired but I was proud of myself.” He credits his recreation league coach, Hamp Brown, for teaching him fundamentals, and his middle school coaches for making him a more vocal leader. His dream would be to get a football scholarship to play with the University of Oregon Ducks, and then move on to the NFL like his cousin, Detroit Lions defensive back Darius Slay, who was a first-round draft pick. Should pro football not come calling, you could see Keaton predicting weather patterns on TV one day. “I want to be a meteorologist and study atmospheric science and meteorology,” he says. Keaton is described as a humble and talented player who should make an impact on the gridiron in the years to come. “He is a player who enjoys the team aspect of the game,” says Coach Lang. “He truly cares about his teammates and plays out of a love and a respect for them; his family.” ITG
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WARE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WAYCROSS, GA.
Lady Gators Look for Return to Playoffs by Rob Asbell photography by Shawn Smoak The Lady Gators softball team, under head coach Rebecca Kirkland, is geared up for another playoff run in 2015. Last season, they were the number-four seed out of Region 3-AAAAA and fell in the first round. The big news to come out of the offseason was senior Blake Crews verbally committing to play at Stetson University in Deland, Florida. The catcher was First-Team AllRegion last year, hitting .264 with an on-base percentage of .333. During her first three years of playing at Ware County, she has had a fielding percentage
of .985 while knocking in 31 runs. She will be one of the players returning to Coach Kirkland’s team. Others include FirstTeam All-Region 3-AAAAA pitcher Domineek McClain, who pitched 64 innings with an earned run average of 1.85 in 2014. She gave up 54 hits, 37 runs, and chalked up 38 strikeouts; junior Emily Oliver, who hit .342 last season with two homeruns and 17 runs batted in; senior Whitney Thrift, and juniors Amber Holley, Lizzie Shubert, Kennedy Sanders, and Alexis Trusty.
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MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL CLASSIC THE MEMORY LIVES ON... Tyrone Jones graduated from Camden County High School in 1979. From there, he went on to play linebacker at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Later, he would be named a four-time All Star with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the 1985 Defensive Player of the Year of the Canadian Football League. During his career, he won two Grey Cups and was the Most Valuable Player of the championship game in 1984. After a 10-year professional football career, Jones retired after the 1993 season. Twelve years later, he was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer, which ultimately took his life in 2008. He was posthumously inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2012.
A CLASSIC KICK-OFF Middle school teams from four counties got to start off the season in style by playing in the inaugural Tyrone Jones Middle School Football Classic in August. Named for the former Camden County linebacker and Canadian Football Hall of Famer, the event honored his memory while giving young players an amazing opportunity. Eight teams (Camden Middle, St. Marys Middle, Glynn Middle, Risley Middle, Jane Macon Middle, Needwood Middle, Waycross Middle, and Folkston’s Bethune Middle) gathered to scrimmage one another on the turf at Chris Gilman Stadium in Kingsland. Teams faced off for two halves of nine minutes each. Each team played one half on offense and the other on defense and played two opponents. A large crowd was on hand as supporters of every team had a faction in the stands cheering on their players. The crowd got into it early as Bethune Middle School scored on back-to-back long plays of 74 and 70 yards during their offensive half against the Glynn Middle Hurricanes. In The Game Rising Stars Fisher Ogden of Risley Middle and Caleb Keaton of Camden Middle made strong showings for their teams on a warm summer Saturday. The event was the brainchild of Steven Conner, Camden
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County Middle School’s athletic director. “Tyrone Jones and I grew up together,” Conner said, recalling how they had played little league baseball and high school football together. Conner called his friend, Steve Waters, the athletic director in Glynn County, who added four more teams to the mix. Ware and Charlton followed to make up the eightteam schedule of two brackets. Each player was also fed, and coaches were given t-shirts to wear during the game. “I want them to leave having had a great experience for the kids and their program,” Conner said prior to the event. Teams and players were not required to pay to take part. “We are paying for officials and food as well.” The family of Tyrone Jones was recognized during a ceremony at the halfway point of the Classic. Although quick to credit Jones for being the inspiration for the event, Connor put a lot of work into making it a success after nearly a year of planning. “Last year I started thinking, ‘You know, we need to do something to memorialize Ty. We’re going to have a middle school football classic and name it the Tyrone Jones Memorial Football Classic,’” he said. “This is all about Tyrone.” ITG
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BRUNSWICK HIGH SCHOOL
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hen Brunswick High’s new head coach was asked which of his players had shown the most improvement in his first few months at the Pirates’ helm, Larry Harold didn’t hesitate to name junior Seth Neugebauer. “He’s one of the most physical kids we have, and one of the hardest working,” Coach Harold says. “I tell our coaches that if we had three more players like him, we would be that much better.” Neugebauer is a 6’0”, 185-pound receiver for the Pirates, moving between tight end, wide receiver and slot receiver. He is also Brunswick’s punter on special teams. Since Coach Harold took over the Brunswick High program in the spring, he has seen Neugebauer add 15 pounds of muscle to his frame through offseason training. Neugebauer has not just improved one part of his game, but all parts. He has worked to become stronger and faster, and he has become a student of the game with a desire to become a starter. This drives him to become better with every practice. “I push myself in the weight room to workout with people who are stronger than me, and it gets me stronger,” Neugebauer says. He goes all out in his workouts, such as running a mile and trying to better his time each go round. “His conditioning is off the charts,” Coach Harold says. “And he has also become more of a vocal leader.” Neugebauer works closely with Brunswick offensive line coach Ryan Mackenzie and receivers coach Brandon Evans to improve both parts of his offensive game. Whenever he is on the field, Neugebauer is looking to create mayhem on the opposing team. Last year in the final regular season game against Ware County, Neugebauer played through a shoulder injury. On a kickoff return, he set to block an oncoming Gator player. “I hesitated and the player ran straight through me,” Neugebauer recalls. But,
being known as a tough player who won’t stay down, he was back in on the next kickoff ready to redeem himself. “I came back, ran full-speed, and met him. I got lower than he was, and he was sent flying over me as I stood there perfectly fine.” Neugebauer’s toughness started on his seventh birthday when he struck his head on a dresser corner while playing a game. He had to go to the emergency room and wound up with eight stitches in his eyebrow. To this day, his favorite number is eight. It is even part of his e-mail address. His favorite part of the game is being in the trenches hitting people. “I also love catching the ball and having the chance to make plays,” he adds. He started playing football and baseball at 3 years old and played in the recreation leagues when he was old enough. He played travel ball in both sports and then in middle school and finally at Brunswick High. “When I get on the field, I try not to think so much. All I think about is: what my assignment is, how I’m going to keep the defender off the ball carrier, and when the ball is going to come my way,” Neugebauer says. He enters his junior year with a 3.9 grade point average and hopes to play football in college and earn a degree in criminal justice. He would like to join the FBI or CIA. “I want to be involved in this type of career because of all the injustices going on in the world today and I want to protect those who can’t protect themselves.” When he is not working on his skills for the gridiron, he is also a member of the Pirates’ baseball team, playing first base and outfield for head coach Al Otte. Coach Harold says Neugebauer is an outstanding young man on and off the field. Whatever he is asked to do, Neugebauer gets the job done. “He is an excellent team player,” Coach Harold says. “He’s the type of player any coach would love to have.” ITG
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A Tough Beginning to the 2015 Season by John Wood photography by Jeffrey Griffith No one can ever claim that the Wayne County High School Yellow Jackets do not have a stacked non-conference schedule. Yellow Jackets head coach Jody Grooms has just completed his sweep through both Glynn County programs, and neither gave his team anticipated results. On Friday, August 14th, Wayne met Brunswick High School for a scrimmage. All coaches wonder how their teams will do, especially when it’s their first time to hit a team in another jersey. The Brunswick Pirates have been reignited under new head coach Larry Harold. Brunswick outscored Wayne, 36-14, giving the Yellow Jackets time to clear up some mistakes before opening the season against another Glynn County school (and Brunswick’s rival) the Glynn Academy Red Terrors. The two teams opened against each other last season, where the shift from the ground game to the up-tempo style of Rocky Hildago’s spread attack debuted and handed the Jackets a fast loss. This season, Grooms knew what Hildago’s strategy would be (and, possibly, it helped that the Red Terrors were coming to Jaycee Stadium in Jesup). The Friday night lights weren’t the only thing that lit up Wayne County sky. With game knotted at zero, lightning sent both teams to
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the locker room and the South Georgia weather spoiled the home debut. Both schools called it a night and, less than 12 hours later, met in the sweltering Saturday morning heat to finish what they started the night before. It could have been déjà vu for Grooms, because the Red Terrors came fast out of the box when University of Georgia commit, Red Terror back Deejay Dallas, scored on a 54-yard pass play. Although the Red Terrors started fast, just like in the 2014 game, Wayne was able to get back in it, and the Yellow Jackets drove the length of the field in the final four minutes of the second quarter to hit pay dirt for a touchdown. Wayne trailed Glynn 14-7 at the half. In the third quarter, Glynn had ball control problems, and around the six-minute mark, Seth Clary tossed a touchdown pass for the Yellow Jackets to tie the game at 14. Defensively, Wayne picked off two passes. Glynn regained the lead off another big play from Dallas. Going up 21-14, the Red Terrors never looked back. Wayne travels to Appling for its next game before the schedule tightens back up with a trip AAAAAA powerhouse Camden County. The Wildcats routed Tallahassee Lincoln in the Frank Smith Classic, 48-13.
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