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The Macon Touchdown Club, OrthoGeorgia Players of the Week, for the Week of September 24th

OrthoGeorgia Back of the Week for September 24th: Travion Searcy, Senior Quarterback, Southwest High School. Travion completed 15 of 21 passing for 220 yards and 3 touchdowns. He also added 15 carries for 118 yards and a touchdown in his team’s 32-20 win over Jasper County. On the night, Travion totaled 338 total all-purpose yards.

 

OrthoGeorgia Co-Lineman of the Week for September 24th: Charlie Morris, Senior Middle Linebacker/Offensive Guard, Tattnall Square Academy. Charlie accounted for 7 tackles, 2 sacks, 4 tackles for loss and a safety. From his offensive guard position, Charlie graded out at 80% and had 2 pancake blocks in his team’s 46-14 win over Aquinas.

 

OrthoGeorgia Co-Lineman of the Week for September 24th: Michael Darby, Senior Defensive End, Southwest High School. Michael accounted for 15 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, and 3 Quarterback sacks in his team’s 32-20 win over Jasper County.

These players were recognized by the Macon Touchdown Club during our meeting on Monday, September 27th.

OrthoGeorgia Orthopedic Specialists https://www.orthoga.org/

 

Great night at the Macon Touchdown Club with Charlie Cobb from Georgia State University. Charlie is the Athletics Director and it was great having him with us.

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Promoting High School football since 1946

 

 

Chris Hatcher speaker for October 4

Chris Hatcher was named Samford’s 36th football coach in 2014 and has previously served as the head football coach at Valdosta State, Georgia Southern and Murray State University. This Macon native was also a quarterback/tight ends coach at the University of Central FL and worked with quarterbacks at the University of Kentucky. He was named into the Valdosta State University Athletic Hall of fame, Macon Sports Hall of Fame and was inducted into the Division II Hall of Fame as well as the GSC Hall of Fame. While a student at VSU, he was a two-time All-American quarterback and held 14 Valdosta State, 13 Gulf South Conference and 17 Division II national records. He received the Gulf South Conference’s Commissioner’s trophy twice, which is awarded to the league’s Most Outstanding Student-Athlete. He graduated from VSU with a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education.

The Macon Touchdown Club, OrthoGeorgia Players of the Week, for the Week of September 17th

OrthoGeorgia Co-Back of the Week: Jackson Freel. Senior Running Back/Defensive Back, Covenant Academy. Jackson rushed 17 times for 135 yards and 5 touchdowns. He also had 1 reception for 21 yards and a touchdown, and added 6 tackles from his Defensive Back position in his team’s 40-14 win over previously unbeaten Vidalia Heritage.

 

OrthoGeorgia Co-Back of the Week: Keondre Glover. Junior Running Back/Defensive Back, Stratford Academy. Keondre rushed 8 times for 103 yards and 2 Touchdowns, had 1 reception for 38 yards, a Punt return for 18 yards, and a kickoff return for 84 yards. Keondre also added to 2 tackles from his defensive back position in his team’s 34-7 win over Mount Paran Christian.

 

OrthoGeorgia Lineman of the Week: Zavion Hardy, Junior Defensive End, Tattnall Square Academy. Zavion accounted for 4 solo tackles, 3 assists, 2 sacks, and 2 tackles for loss in his team’s win over Savannah Country Day.

These players were recognized by the Macon Touchdown Club during our meeting on Monday, September 20th.

OrthoGeorgia Orthopedic Specialists https://www.orthoga.org/

 

Great night at the Macon Touchdown Club with Coach Brian Bohannon of Kennesaw State University.

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To join the Macon Touchdown Club, click on this link, and Click link in page for a Membership Application.
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Promoting High School football since 1946

 

 

 

The Macon Touchdown Club, OrthoGeorgia Players of the Week, for the Week of September 10th

OrthoGeorgia Back of the Week: A’khori Jones, Senior Quarterback, Mount de Sales Academy. A’khori rushed 18 times for 273 yards and 2 touchdowns and went 5 of 8 passing for another 38 yards, totaling 311 yards of offense in his team’s game against Brookstone.

OrthoGeorgia Lineman of the Week: Coleman Cauley, Senior Linebacker, First Presbyterian Day School. Coleman accounted for 25 total tackles, including 2 tackles for loss, in his team’s game against Aquinas.

These players were recognized by the Macon Touchdown Club during our first meeting of the year on Monday, September 13th.

OrthoGeorgia Orthopedic Specialists https://www.orthoga.org/

To join the Macon Touchdown Club, click on this link, and Click link in page for a Membership Application.
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Promoting High School football since 1946

 

The Macon Touchdown Club, OrthoGeorgia Players of the Week, for the Week of September 3rd

OrthoGeorgia Lineman of the Week: Grayson Dugger, Senior Offensive Lineman, Jones County High School. The senior lineman graded out at 87% for his offensive line play and accounted for 2 pancake blocks against Veterans High School.

 

OrthoGeorgia Co-Back of the Week: John Alan Richter, Senior Quarterback, Jones County High School. John went 27 of 34 passing for 267 yards and 3 touchdowns, plus another 42 yards rushing on 4 attempts in his team’s game against Veterans High School.

 

OrthoGeorgia Co-Back of the Week: Griffin Green, Junior Running Back, First Presbyterian Day School. Griffin rushed 26 times for 185 yards and 3 touchdowns. He also added 3 receptions for 15 yards and a touchdown in his team’s game against Brookstone.

These players were recognized by the Macon Touchdown Club during our first meeting of the year on Monday, September 13th.

OrthoGeorgia Orthopedic Specialists  https://www.orthoga.org/

To join the Macon Touchdown Club, click on this link, and Click link in page for a Membership Application.
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Promoting High School football since 1946

 

 

 

The Macon Touchdown Club, OrthoGeorgia Players of the Week, for the Week of August 28th

OrthoGeorgia Lineman of the Week: Eli Miscall, Sophomore Offensive Tackle, Stratford Academy. Eli graded out at 82% from his offensive tackle position and added to pancake blocks in his team’s 47-7 win over George Walton.

 

OrthoGeorgia Back of the Week: Zion Ragins, Sophomore Wide Receiver, Jones County High School. Zion hauled in 5 receptions for 240 yards and 2 touchdowns. He also added 4 rushes for 29 yards in his team’s 34-28 win over North Gwinnett.

 

OrthoGeorgia Special Teams Player of the Week: Evan West, Senior Kicker, Jones County High School. Evan connected on 2 Field Goals including a 50 yarder, 2 punts pinning North Gwinnett deep in their own territory, 2 kickoffs for touchbacks, and a touchdown saving tackle on a return in his team’s 34-28 win over North Gwinnett.

These players were recognized by the Macon Touchdown Club during our first meeting of the year on Monday, September 13th.

OrthoGeorgia Orthopedic Specialists  https://www.orthoga.org/

To join the Macon Touchdown Club, click on this link, and Click link in page for a Membership Application.
http://macontouchdownclub.com/join/
Promoting High School football since 1946

 

The Macon Touchdown Club, OrthoGeorgia Players of the Week, for the Week of August 21st

OrthoGeorgia Co-Lineman of the Week: Justin Walker, Junior Defensive End, Westside High School. Justin compiled 4 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks and a fumble recovery for a touchdown in his team’s 35-10 win over Bradwell.

 

OrthoGeorgia Back of the Week: Travion Solomon, Senior Quarterback, Northeast High School. Travion completed 10 of 14 passing for 187 yards and 1 touchdown. He also accounted for 63 yards rushing and 1 touchdown on the ground in his team’s 33-28 win over Jones County.

 

OrthoGeorgia Co-Lineman of the Week: Kobe Butts, Senior Linebacker, Mount de Sales Academy. Kobe had 15 tackles, 3 tackles for loss and a sack in his team’s 17-7 win over Jasper County.

These players were recognized by the Macon Touchdown Club during our first meeting of the year on Monday, September 13th.

 

OrthoGeorgia Orthopedic Specialists https://www.orthoga.org/

To join the Macon Touchdown Club, click on this link, and Click link in page for a Membership Application.
http://macontouchdownclub.com/join/
Promoting High School football since 1946

 

 

Charlie Cobb speaker for September 27

Charlie Cobb enters his eighth year as the Director of Athletics. Under his lead, Turner Field has transformed from the former Major League Baseball venue to Center Parc Credit Union Stadium – the home of Georgia State Football. Many other major projects are on the books, including the completion of an “Athletics Neighborhood” which includes a new Convocation Center, baseball and softball stadiums, a soccer facility and a track and field venue. He oversaw the Bobby Jones Golf Practice Facility which opened in 2019. He currently serves on the NCAA DD1 Council and has been appointed to the College Football Playoff Management Committee. Cobb graduated from NC State where he was a four-year letter winner as a football player and graduated with honors with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He was awarded the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Jim Tatum Award which recognizes the senior football player with the highest GPA. Cobb also holds a master’s degree in sports administration from Ohio.

Brian Bohannon speaker for September 20

Brian Bohannon boasts a sideline football coaching career that spans nearly twenty-five years as either an assistant or head coach. He joined Kennesaw State in March 2013 and turned Kennesaw State into the best five-year start-up program in college football history in 2019 with a 48-15 overall record, two Big South Conference championships, three straight appearances in the FCS Playoffs and four playoff victories. In addition to being a huge asset to Kennesaw State, he also has coached at GA Tech, Georgia Southern, Navy, West Georgia and at Gardner-Webb. Bohannon is a Griffin, Georgia native and four-year letter winner and standout wide receiver at UGA. He earned his bachelor’s degree in general business from UGA and a Master’s in Business Education from West Georgia.

Jeff Dantzler speaker for September 21

*Jeff Dantzler is an award-winning broadcaster and media personality who currently serves as the play-by-play voice of the University of Georgia baseball and women’s basketball programs.  Jeff also serves as host and analyst of the Georgia football pre and post-game shows as well as the Sunday morning recap show on the Bulldog Sports Network. On the SEC Network, Jeff has served as play-by-play for SEC basketball games as well as football, baseball, tennis, soccer, volleyball and swimming and diving.
Benefiting from his almost encyclopedic knowledge of sports, Dantzler is a frequent guest on national, regional and web-based broadcasts and co-hosts his own daily afternoon sports talk show on Sports Radio 960 the Ref. Dantzler also co-founded and served as sports editor for Bulldawg Illustrated magazine, as well as launched his own subscriber-based new media sports website Jeff Dantzler TV featuring weekly videos, podcasts and other features about a range of sports, historical and entertainment topics.
No stranger to big events, Dantzler has called three Final Fours, four College World Series, multiple SEC Championships and has also covered three Olympic Games (London, Sochi and Rio de Janeiro) for the Olympic Broadcasting Service, a worldwide network that distributes stories, highlights and interview to over 200 countries.
A sought-after public speaker, Dantzler recently became emcee of the annual University of Georgia Circle of Honor hall of fame ceremony.

   A Statesboro (GA) native, Dantzler graduated from Georgia with a degree in political science.  ​  

*From jeffdantzler.com/about