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2018 7AAAAAAA State Champs
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“It’s just the culmination of something that was very, very special. Everybody could see that these kidshad a unique belief in each other and the coaches. They worked day in, day out. It was a beautiful thing.”
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Milton Head Coach, ADAM CLACK
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The Nest Cafe - Downtown Alph. Meetups | p17 MBRACE’D IT! MHS Wins State Title | p18 MHS Players, Coaches and Staff Rosters | p19 Seed to Centerpiece - Local Flower Farm | p20 Field to Bouquet - Trend to Local Flowers | p21 Eyecare Tips With Makeup | p22 Red Wave Production - Cambridge Teens | p24 How to Charcuterie Locally | p28 Mud Room Moxie | p30 Artist Spotlight: Carolyn Ward | p31 Dreamweavers Helps Foster Children | p32 How to Win Valentine’s Day, Fellas | p33 Recipe: Roasted Garlic, Jalapeno & Feta | p34
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Class AAAAAAA State Champions
12/12/2018 - Mercedes Benz Stadium
Milton 14 - Colquitt County 13
Photos are by Jason Getz/special to the AJC
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BRACE’D IT!
Making of a Championship Team
The victory gave Milton (13 - 2) its first state title in the history of the program, which began in 1950. The Eagles also became the first team from outside of Gwinnett County or Region 1 to win a championship in the highest classification since Roswell took the title in 2006.
A PLAYOFF RUN 11/9/18 South Gwinnett | 28 -19 11/16/18 Mill Creek | 24 - 3 11/23/18 Hillgrove | 20 - 19 11/30/18 Lowndes County | 28 - 17 12/12/18 Colquitt County | 14 - 13
After the confetti is swept away, the trophy is in its case, and players are settled back into their classes, many might look back on this season and discover the “little things” made a big difference. Here are 5 things you may not have known about the 2018 7AAAAAAA State Champs:
1. GAME DAY FOOD “Breaking bread together” is a phrase which historically captures the power of a meal to forge relationships, bury anger, provoke laughter. You have relaxed enough to put your (physical or rhetorical) weapons down and trust each other. MHS took every opportunity to “break bread” with one another on game days. Before each game, the cheerleaders had dinner at one of the senior cheerleader's homes to help keep the team connected and get charged up for the game. On game day mornings, the football team gathers for breakfast at First Baptist Church of Crabapple and also shares a pre-game meal after class catered by Ceviche Taqueria.
2. THEME FOR EVERY GAME It's not a coincidence the fans are dressed alike! Each week, there's a theme that goes along with game day. All the students, parents, and cheerleaders get involved, and the stands are always full of decked out with a sea of fans dressed for the occasion.
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2018 - 7AAAAAAA State Championship Team Milton Eagles Table Varsity 1 Roster
3. RESPECT FOR THE PAST Opened in 1921, Milton High School is the oldest school in Fulton County, Georgia. A new building was constructed a couple of miles away in 2005, but the tradition and Eagle spirit still rings true through the halls and many of the players have a parent(s) who attended MHS in the old location.
4. ONE PERCENT AT A TIME According to one of the players, the football team has a “One Percent Board,” on which at the end of every single practice they mark up 1% if they had a really good practice, which represents for the team they got 1% better that day. After REALLY good practices, they might even mark up 2 or 3%. They eventually ran out of spots on the board; but they kept practicing hard and ended up with a state championship title!
5. NUMBER FIVE Jordan (#5) gives the same pregame speech every single game. Even though the players already know what he is going to say, it’s become a tradition, so if he didn’t do it then it might mess up the mojo. And they kept winning, so if #5’s speech aint broke, don’t fix it.
COACHES & STAFF
Principal - Brian Jones Athletic Director - Gary Sylvestri Head Coach - Adam Clack Asst. Head Coach - Steven Stromie
Offensive Coordinator, QBs - Ben Reaves Special Teams Coordinator, RBs - Vinny Sylvestri WR: Carl Vice, OL: Jayce Ratliff, OL: Drew Dixon
Defensive Coordinator - Drew Connell, D-Line Safeties: Lonnie Estes, CBs: Ronaldo Smith, Inside LB: Mike McGee, Outside LB: Steven Stromie
Strength & Conditioning: Tim Brew, Daryl Rogers, Tom Dell, Alan Gordon
Athletic Trainers: Derek Gaffey & Nicole Thomas
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Player
Grade
Position
64
Michailovs, Aleks
senior
C
1
Rock, Tyreek
senior
CB/S
4
Waters, Syaire
senior
CB/WR
12
Mellem, Uriah
senior
CB/WR
42
Colvin, Sam
senior
DE
99
French, Dervon
senior
DL
22
Haviland, Ricky
senior
FB/ILB
5
Davis, Jordan
senior
ILB/FB
10
Sandoval, Jose
senior
ILB/DE
35
Hairston, Hayden
senior
K
61
Owens, Marius
senior
OG
9
Walker, Allen
senior
OLB/TE
66
Wong, Cody
senior
OT
76
Bentley, Will
senior
OT
13
Yates, Jordan
senior
QB
6
Edwards, Josh
senior
RB/ILB
14
Keeney, Charlie
senior
S/OLB
21
Currie-Sudler, Nasier
senior
S/RB
28
Charleston, Joseph
senior
S/RB
2
Leonard, Dylan
senior
TE/WR
3
White, Micah
senior
WR
8
Cox, Jordan
senior
WR/S
15
Martinez, Amari
senior
WR
16
Shaw, Holden
senior
WR/CB
52
Minella, Anthony
junior
C
19
Anderson, Caron
junior
CB
29
Belasick, Peter
junior
CB/S
46
Barnett, Zander
junior
DE/OL
47
Rangel, Marcos
junior
DE/OL
55
Pittman, Jonathan
junior
DL/OT
37
Artis, Troy
junior
FB/OLB
39
Swords, Brandon
junior
FB
20
Taylor, Carter
junior
ILB
30
Armistead, Christian
junior
OLB/OLB
48
Michaels, Stephen
junior
ILB/FB
57
Tchio, Paul
junior
LG/NG
65
Hutchinson, Alec
junior
OG
77
Woodcock, Max
junior
OL
7
Rhodes, Jack
junior
OLB/WR
31
Slaton, Jackson
junior
OLB/ILB
33
Albright, Brandon
junior
OLB/ILB
34
Brown, Kyle
junior
OLB/FB
68
Mulligan, Will
junior
OT/DE
17
Connell, Miller
junior
QB
18
Weaver, Jackson
junior
QB
32
Echols, Ahmad
junior
RB/CB
26
Spooner, Bennett
junior
S/WR
27
Canouse, Holden
junior
S/OLB
36
Sliger, Matt
junior
S/OLB
44
Tooley, Alex
junior
S
23
Stax, Will
junior
WR/OLB
25
Walter, Jake
junior
WR/RB
56
Phillips, Jack
sophomore
C/DE
59
Rangel, Jose
sophomore
C
82
Smith Jr., Tyrue
sophomore
CB/WR
54
Doyle, Brendan
sophomore
DE/OG
88
Edwards, Dayne
sophomore
FB/OLB
49
Bicknell, Mason
sophomore
ILB/FB
40
Tumminia, Zack
sophomore
NG/ILB
84
Mellem, Elijah
sophomore
NG
53
Dye, Cameron
sophomore
OL
58
Johnson, Alvin
sophomore
OL/DE
79
Williams, Jeffrey
sophomore
OL
50
Gay, Connor
sophomore
OT/DE
83
Sandoval, Benji
sophomore
QB
21
Olagoke, Jeremy
sophomore
RB/S
43
Black, Daniel
sophomore
S/WR
89
Smalley, Garrett
sophomore
S/WR
38
Evert, Matthew
sophomore
TE/OLB
80
St. Vrain, Max
sophomore
WR/QB
81
Marinich, Wil
sophomore
WR/RB
85
Zettler, Blake
sophomore
WR/CB
90
Sturrock, Sean
sophomore
WR/ILB
86
Nickel, Jack
freshman
FB/OLB
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