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Elmo A Richardson Player of the Year for 2023

Julian “Ju Ju” Lewis – QB – Carrollton High School

Julian has a 25-3 record as a starter. He has 7,212 Yards and 96 touchdowns with a completion rate of 66%.

In the fall of 2021, Julian earned the FBU 8th Grade National Player of The Year, the Adidas NBC HS All-American Invite, and the Under Armour HS All-American Invite.

In the fall of 2022, Julian earned the Region Offensive Player of The Year, 1st team all-state 7A AJC , Touchdown Club of Atlanta 1st team all-state, MaxPreps National Freshman of The Year, Touchdown Club of Atlanta Georgia Freshman of The Year, MaxPreps 1st team Freshman All-American, and Georgia State Championship game record for most passing yards with 531.

In the fall of 2023, Julian earned Region Player of the Year, Touchdown Club of Atlanta 1st team all-state, Touchdown Club of Atlanta Sophomore of the Yea, MaxPreps National Player of The Year, MaxPreps Sophomore All-American 1st Team, and the Georgia Gatorade Player of The Year (National Finalist).

Julian’s 2025 rankings are as follows: #1 Overall ESPN, #1 Overall Rivals, #14 Overall 247, and #22 Overall On3. He has a Composite Ranking 247 and On3 (Previously #1 in 2026) #9 Player and #2 QB.

Julian holds over 40 Division 1 offers that includes schools such as: Georgia, Alabama, Auburn, Michigan, Ohio State, USC and Texas.

Julian is verbally committed to the University of Southern California

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Macon Touchdown Club Super Seven for 2023

Bo Walker – RB – Cedar Grove High School

247 Sports: 3 Star Rivals: 3 Star ESPN: 4 Star

250 rushes
1,579 rushing yards
29 touchdowns
37 catches for 422 yards and 1 touchdown
Ranked as the #34 running back in the nation

Offers: Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, UCF to name a few.

Bo is verbally committed to the University of Georgia

CJ Wiley – WR – Milton High School

247 Sports: 3 Star Rivals: 4 Star ESPN: 3 Star

68 catches
1,468 yards (Lead Georgia 7A)
14 touchdowns

Team Captain
Region 6-7A Offensive Player of the Year
GACA 1st Team All-State
AJC 1st Team All-State
Ranked as the #27 player in Georgia

Offers: Alabama, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Michigan to name a few.

Duke Watson – RB – Mary Persons High School

247 Sports: 3 Star Rivals: 4 Star ESPN: 3 Star

Senior Stats: 1,955 rushing yards and 30 touchdowns

Career Stats: 5,527 rushing yards, 74 touchdowns, and 444 points
All of these are Mary Persons Records

Player of the Year – Region 2-AAA
AJC 1st Team All State

Signed National Letter of Intent to play at the University of Louisville

Ethan Barbour – TE – Milton High School

247 Sports: 4 Star Rivals: 3 Star ESPN: 4 Star

2024 Under Armour All American
Participated in the 2023 Under Armour Future 50 Camp
ESPN’s #1 Tight End-H and #2 Overall Tight End in the ESPN 300
2023 Georgia High School Association 6A All Region 1st Team
Selected to Participate in the Nike The Opening Elite 11/All 22 Finals

Offers: Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Georgia to name a few.

Ethan is verbally committed to the University of Georgia

Juan Gaston – OL – Westlake High School

247 Sports: 4 Star Rivals: 4 Star ESPN: 4 Star

2024 Under Armour All-American
1st Team All Region (Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior Seasons)
#15 OT in the Nation and #16 Overall Player based on Rival ratings
Womack Offensive Lineman of the Year
Sean Jones MVP Award

Offers: Florida State, Georgia, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas to name a few.

Mason Short – OL – Evans High School

247 Sports: 4 Star Rivals: 4 Star ESPN: 4 Star

Offensive Lineman Award
All Region, All CSRA Team, All State Team
Top 7 OL in the Nation

Offers: Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Kentucky, Ohio State to name a few.

Thomas Blackshear – WR – Calvary Day School

247 Sports: 3 Star Rivals: 3 Star ESPN: 3 Star

Thomas missed five games due to injury his Junior year.
27 catches for 551 yards
5 touchdowns
20.4 yard average per catch
2 interceptions on defense

Offers: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee to name a few

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Bobby Gene Sanders Memorial Scholarship Recipients for 2023

The Bobby Gene Sanders Memorial Scholarship was established to recognize a young person’s accomplishments on and off the field as well as in the classroom. By evaluating the academics, community service, athletic accomplishments and leadership qualities of these outstanding scholar athletes, the Club awards a monetary scholarship to honor the student athlete and further their education.

Through the fundraising efforts of the Macon Touchdown Club, the Macon Touchdown Club Educational Foundation maintains the endowment in order to fund the scholarships this year, as well as future scholarships. Since 1983, the Foundation has awarded over $420,000 in scholarships for college bound scholar athletes.

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Gabe Howard – Mount de Sales Academy

Gabe has a 4.0 GPA and is a STAR student (highest SAT) at Mount de Sales. He accomplished this while taking 7 AP courses and 6 honors classes. He was a nominee for the Governor’s Honors and a Golden Eagle nominee in the area of math. In addition to these accomplishments, Gabe was the captain of both the football team and the wrestling team. He was a GIAA Region 1 4A wrestling champion. He volunteers as a wrestling coach, as director of the Can Food Drive for his church, and is involved in the Georgia Civics Awareness Program.

Griffin Moore – Stratford Academy

Griffin is very active in his school community and is the student body president. Some of his activities include Mock Trail Team, where he was awarded Best Attorney award, Beta Club, Peer Mentor, and President of Model UN group .While leading these groups, Griffin maintained a 4.0 GPA and scored 1310 on the SAT. Other academic accolades include: Walker Bethune Memorial Scholarship, Daughters of the American Revolution Award for Excellence in American History, Governor’s Honor Program nominee, Latin 3 Achievement Award among others. In addition to this, Griffin is captain of his football team and was All-Region honorable mention as captain of his soccer team. Griffin volunteers his efforts to Backpack Ministry and the Stratford Academy youth sports camps. Griffin and 4 friends established a foundation to raise funds for local charities.

Henry Lewis – ACE

Henry scored a 1270 on the SAT and has maintained a 4.0 GPA . He is an AP Scholar, National Honor Society member, and has honor scholarships from Belmont University and LSU. Henry is a 4-year varsity football letterman, 4-year varsity baseball letterman, and selected as a 2-time All-Region football player.
In addition to these accomplishments, Henry was a lead in ACE’s high school musical and performs with ACE’s performing arts group. Henry volunteers over 100 hours to the community through his service with meals for the needy, youth football and baseball camps, and several others.

Patrick Thompson – FPD

Patrick has maintained a 4.0 GPA while taking 10 AP courses. He scored 1350 on the SAT and will graduate with honors with distinction from FPD. Patrick has accumulated 153 hours of community service with various organizations. He accomplished this while being actively involved in three sports: football, wrestling, and track. He was selected as All-region offensive and defensive lineman in football and was team captain for football and wrestling. Patrick’s play and leadership helped lead his team to winning the GIAA 4A Football State Championship.

Silas Risper – Westside High School

Silas has maintained a 3.98 GPA while taking AP courses and being dual enrolled at Central Ga Technical College. He will be a 2024 Honor Graduate and will receive an associate degree due to his heavy dual enrollment work. As a very involved student at Westside High School, he is on the Student Council, is a Peer Mentor, leads training sessions for younger children, and helps children with mental and physical disabilities. Silas volunteers to serve by raising funds for the Red Cross, collecting food for Community Food Bank, and at least 5 more community groups. He has done all this while being the team captain and 3-year starter on his football team and track team.

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Bobby Pope Coach of the Year for 2023

Kevin Smith – Perry High School

Kevin is a LaGrange, Georgia native and graduated from LaGrange High School in 1988. He graduated from Jacksonville State University with a degree in Physical Education. He then went on to earn his Master’s degree in Physical Education from the University of Alabama. After this, he attended Lincoln Memorial University where he received his Specialist degree in Leadership.

Kevin began his coaching career at Griffin High School as a Freshman Coach. After two years, he moved to Northside High School as the Defensive Line Coach, later taking over as the Defensive Coordinator. During his time at Northside High School, the team won back-to-back 4A State Championships. In 2014, he was the Defensive Line Coach for Houston County High School for three years. Since 2017,
Kevin has been the Head Coach at Perry High School. While at Perry High School, his record is 60-25, with three Region Championships, and the 2023 4A State Championship.

Kevin is married to Monica Smith and they have three children, Sarah, Morgon, and Steele.

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Marvin Davis Coach of the Year for 2023

Brett Collier – FPD

Brett began his coaching career for the Vikings’ in the 2023 season. Entering his 13th year coaching, he has served seven of those at FPD. Most recently, he has been the Vikings’ defensive coordinator since 2020.

Brett also spent three years at Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy, winning state championships as defensive coordinator in 2017, 2018, and 2019.

Brett is married to Katie Collier and they have three children, Maddie, Mollie, and Wade. In his spare time, he enjoys exercising, cooking, and reading.

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Special Recognition for Appointment to U.S. Air Force Academy

In Recognition of the Appointment to the United States Air Force Academy

Christiaan Krietzer – Rutland High School

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Special Recognition for 2023 State Championship for FPD

In recognition of the 2023 GIAA AAAA State Championship.

State Championship Game Result: FPD 44 – Brookstone 24

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OrthoGeorgia / Edgar Hatcher Back of the Year for 2023

Jakhari Williams – QB – FPD

Passing: 124 completions on 201 passing attempts
2117 yards and 21 touchdowns
1 interception
Rushing: 129 rushing attempts, 674 yards, and 15 touchdowns
Total: 2,791 yards and 36 touchdowns

2022 Macon Touchdown Club Super 7

Signed National Letter of Intent to play at Syracuse University

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OrthoGeorgia / Bill Turner Lineman of the Year for 2023

Jacobi Jones – LB – Mary Persons High School

Senior Stats:
144 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks
Defensive Player of the Year – Region 2-AAA
AJC 1st Team All State
GACA Defensive Player of the Year – Class 3A
3-year Starter

Signed National Letter of Intent to play at Georgia State University

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