Macon Touchdown Club

OrthoGeorgia Back of the Week: Travion Solomon, Senior Quarterback, Northeast High School. Travion was 19-27 passing for 207 yards and 1 TD. He added 16 rushes for 164 yards, and 2 TD’s. On the night Travion accounted for 371 All Purpose yards in his team’s 27-23 win over Washington County.

OrthoGeorgia Lineman of the Week: Trey Butts, Senior Center/Defensive Tackle, Mount de Sales Academy. From his Center position, Trey graded out at 96%, including 10 pancake blocks. From his Defensive Tackle position, Trey had 8 tackles in team’s 35-7 win over Aquinas.

OrthoGeorgia Special Teams Player of the Week: Jake Prather, Junior Kicker, Academy for Classical Education. Jake had 3 kickoffs for Touchbacks, a 40-yard FG, and he had a net punting average 47 yards on the night. Two of his punts were downed inside the 10 and 15 yard lines, in his team’s 30-14 win over Crawford County.

These players were recognized by the Macon Touchdown Club during our meeting on Monday, October 4th.

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Another great night at the Macon Touchdown Club. We had the pleasure of having Coach Chris Hatcher of Samford University as our speaker tonight. Chris is a Macon native, and played his high school football at Mount de Sales Academy. On the night that he won Player of the Week at the Macon Touchdown Club, he was offered a chance to play at Valdosta State University. He ended up being a 2 time All American QB and winner of the Harland Hill Trophy, which is the Heisman for Division II.

https://samfordsports.com/sports/football

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Drew Butler is the son of Kevin Butler and attended Peachtree Ridge High School in Suwanee Georgia. He was an All-American punter for the University of Georgia under head Coach Mark Richt from 2007 to 2011. He led the nation in punting in 2009 and was a unanimous first team All American and winner of the Ray Guy award.

In 2012, Butler signed with the Pittsburg Steelers and punted 77 times for a 44 yard average. Butler played for the Pittsburg Steelers, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, and Arizona Cardinals.

He now runs his own consulting business, called 4^th Down Consulting and hosts two college football shows, the Punt & Pass Podcast and CampusLore Live. His career has always been focused on the intersection between media and sports, and his unique perspective will serve him well as Vice President , Collegiate at Icon Source as the major contender in the college space.*

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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.

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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.

https://georgiastatesports.com/staff…/charlie-cobb/352

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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.

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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.

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

https://ksuowls.com/sports/football

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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.

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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.

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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/

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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.

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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.

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