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Well, Year Number 8 is in the books. If you missed it, you missed two great games.

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Year 8 of the Macon Touchdown Club Middle Georgia Kickoff Classic looks to be the best year so far.

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Jake Merklinger – QB – Calvary Day School

Jake is a junior at Calvary Day School in Savannah, GA. He is the son of Jeremy and Kim and has an older brother, Ryan, currently a D1 offensive lineman. Jake is a three-sport athlete playing football, basketball, and lacrosse. He is proud to be a member of the National Honor Society.
As the starting varsity quarterback for the Cavaliers the past three years, he has thrown for over 6,600 yards and 75 touchdowns with a 68% completion rate. Jake has helped the Cavaliers win the Region Championship the past two years, and advance to the semi-finals and quarter-finals in the state playoffs. As a three-year starter in basketball, he helped his team win a Region Championship in 2022.
Jake, with the assistance of teammates and coaches, has received honors over the past three years including: All-Region, All-State, All Greater Savannah Player of the Year, Region Player of the Year, Region Offensive Player of the Year, Savannah Quarterback Club Offensive Player of the Year, and NCSAA Super Region Team. He has also been awarded All-Region in basketball and All-Area Honorable Mention in lacrosse.
Jake has been blessed to be recognized as a 4-star QB and is currently ranked as the consensus #7 QB in the nation. Jake currently holds 28 Division I offers from schools across the country including Georgia, Tennessee, Auburn, Florida, North Carolina, and Michigan State.

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Qua Birdsong – LB/Edge – Troup County High School

247 Sports: 4 Star Rivals: 4 Star ESPN: 4 Star
Junior Stats: 81 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 4 sacks
Under Armour All-America Game Commit
Offers: Arkansas, Central Florida, Cincinnati, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Tech, Mississippi State, Missouri, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Virginia, to name a few.

Noah Dixon – S – Troup County High School

247 Sports: 4 Star Rivals: 4 Star ESPN: 4 Star
Junior Stats: Defense – 46 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions
Offensive stats: 16 receptions for 242 yards and 3 touchdowns
Offers: Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, to name a few.
Committed to Clemson

Ricardo Jones – S – Northside (WR) High School

247 Sports: 4 Star Rivals: 4 Star ESPN: 4 Star
30.5 tackles with 1 tackle for loss
7 pass breakups and 5 interceptions
Best DB
1st Team All-Region
1st Team All-State
Offers: Arkansas, Auburn, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Stanford, Tennessee, to name a few.

Zion Ragins – WR – Jones County High School

247 Sports: 4 Star Rivals: 4 Star ESPN: 4 Star
2-time State Champion in 100 Meter – 10.3 seconds as a freshman
3-time All-Region
Ranked #56 nationally in class of 2024 and #11 in state
Offers: Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, to name a few.

Micah Welch – RB – Baldwin High School

247 Sports: 4 Star Rivals: 4 Star ESPN: 4 Star
Offense Career:
448 carries for 2,864 yards and 39 touchdowns
12 receptions for 231 yards and 4 touchdowns
3 kickoff returns for 120 yards and 1
All purpose yards, 3,215 with 264 points scored and 44 touchdowns
Defense Career:
51 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, and 7 sacks
Offers: Colorado, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, NC State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, to name a few.

Jakhari Williams – QB – FPD

247 Sports: 4 Star Rivals: 4 Star ESPN: 4 Star
Passed for 2,384 yards while completing 164 passes in 275 attempts.
Average of 216 yards per game for a total of 21 touchdowns, 96.7 QBR
Rushed for 171 carries for a total of 1,018 yards, 14 touchdowns
All- Region Offensive Player of the Year
GIAA All State
Offers: Boston College, Central Florida, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Georgia Tech, Kansas, Liberty, NC State, Pittsburg, Virginia Tech, to name a few.
Committed to Georgia Tech

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Coach Greg Moore – FPD

Coach Moore, along with Coach Barney Hester brought the idea of playing a double header of high school football games at Mercer University. On August 19th, The Macon Touchdown Club Middle Georgia Kickoff Classic will be in it’s eight year.
Coach Greg Moore has completed his 34th year at FPD and will remain as the Vikings’ Athletic Director (AD) and Head Baseball Coach.
“Greg Moore epitomizes everything an FPD Coach should be and has been a staple in our football program for 23 seasons,” said Dr. John Patterson, head of school at FPD.
“In a world that encourages coaches to move to the next big thing, that kind of commitment to one school is inspiring and should be the standard,” Patterson said. “Greg is a man of courageous faith and has impacted the lives of hundreds of young people by representing the character of Christ. While I am sorry to see him depart from football, I am excited for this new stage where he can lead and teach our younger coaches to have that same influence for Christ.
”With an impressive 163-110 overall record as the Vikings’ gridiron leader for 23 seasons, Moore has captured six Region Championships, two State semi-final appearances and three State Championship appearances. He also accomplished multiple playoff runs over the years in the GISA and the GHSA. Moore was selected as the Region Coach of the Year six times, and he was the Macon Touchdown Club’s Marvin Davis Coach of the Year twice, most recently in 2021. He stands in the unique class of having been at the same school for 34 years, and he says he is not finished.

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J.T. Wall – John Milledge Academy

J.T. Wall is a Milledgeville, Georgia native and a 1998 graduate of JMA. He was an All-Region player for four years and an All-State player for three years. He is the only JMA football player to have his jersey retired by the school. J.T. accepted a football scholarship to play for Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Missouri. After two successful seasons, he fulfilled his dream of playing for the University of Georgia. By his senior year, he received a full scholarship and was the starting fullback on the 2002 SEC Championship Team. He was then drafted in the 7th round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
This year J.T. completed his 12th year as the head football coach at his alma mater JMA. He has compiled a career record of 138-14 while also winning 8 Region Championships and GISA AAA State Championships in 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021 and a GIAA AAA State Championship in 2022. His JMA Trojans currently hold the longest winning streak in Georgia high school history with 50 consecutive victories and counting.
J.T. is married to the former April Hartley and they have two sons, Asa (13) and Aiden(10).

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Jake Walls – Central Fellowship Christian Academy

Coach Walls entered his 5th season as the Head Coach of the Lancers in 2023. After guiding his Lancers to back-to-back Championships in 2020 and 2021 in the GAPPS, the Lancers moved back to the new GIAA athletic division of the GHSA. The Lancers proved worthy of the move with an undefeated season and their 1st Championship in the GIAA Class AA. This year’s Championship win gave Coach Walls and the Lancers three State Championships in a row. In addition, Coach Walls was named GIAA AA Coach of the Year and two of his players, Jeb Walls and Jaylun Goodrum, were named GIAA AA Co-Players of the Year. In his 5th season at the helm, Coach Walls now sits at 45-14 overall at Central Fellowship Christian Academy.

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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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William Cowart – Mount de Sales Academy

William’s 1520 SAT score and 4.02 GPA as a student at Mount de Sales is most impressive. In addition to these academic accomplishments, William is Senior Class President, Quiz Bowl captain, and a Student Council member. He is an accomplished athlete as evidenced by his role as captain of the football team, starter on the soccer team, pole vaulter in track, and a leading wrestler in the state tournament, placing 4th in the 138-pound division. William volunteers with Daybreak and Rebuild Macon and Youth Soccer camp. He has already been accepted in the UGA Honors College.

Cal Hatcher – Stratford Academy

Cal is very active in Stratford Academy’s clubs and activities such as Beta Club, Key Club, Investment Club, Film Club and more. In addition to these activities, Cal is heavily involved in Appleton Youth Ministries. He also serves as a church Acolyte. While maintaining a 4.15 GPA and scoring 1320 on the SAT, Cal also served as captain of the football team and captain of the baseball team. Cal was featured on 41 WMGT TV Game Changer segment for his work on and off the field.

Cole Hetes – FPD

Cole will graduate from FPD with a 4.17 GPA, and he scored 1320 on the SAT. Cole accumulated over 105 hours of community service through his volunteer efforts for Youth football camp, Serve-a-Day at Centerpoint Church and Ingleside Baptist Church, and he helped Campus Club ministries for 4 years. He also served at Macon Outreach, Chick-fil-A Leadership Academy and other youth camps. Cole was voted captain of the football team. He is also a member of the varsity golf and baseball teams.

Logan Hickman – Mary Persons High School

Logan is the holder of four all-time school football records. He scored 1330 on the SAT, 32 on the ACT and maintained a 105.8 GPA. He was 1st team All Region, team captain, and Region 2 AAA Scholar Athlete Award winner as a quarterback for Mary Persons High School. Logan also played varsity baseball, track, and golf. He volunteered time with MPHS youth football camp and fundraising for childhood cancer patients. Logan stayed active in his high school through participation in Key Club, Beta Club, FCA and Student Athlete Advisory Council.

Andrew Miles Jones – Jones County High School

Drew maintained a 4.0 GPA while being a 3-year varsity starter on the football team and a 4-year starter on the baseball team. He played offense and defense for the football team, accumulating 154 tackles on defense, 188 carries averaging 5.3 yards per carry, and 26 receptions on offense. Drew also works part time with Bliss Entertainment and works as a landscape care and maintenance employee. He is in dual enrollment and advanced academics courses. His volunteer time is used helping American Red Cross blood drives, Read Across Jones County, and with his church. As an honor graduate, he stayed active in school activities through Health Occupation Students of America and Beta Club.

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