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The 2014 high school football season has come to an end with seven teams win-
ning GHSA state titles at the Georgia Dome two short weeks ago. Before the state title defenses begin and a new class of seniors takes the Georgia gridiron next season, the 2014 football action will conclude at McEachern High School with the second annual Elite Junior Classic. The second installment of the all-star game will let the biggest stars from the Class of 2016 go head-to-head and give us a glimpse into the season to come. There will be a North and a South team that have been split up by the region the player comes from. Regions 1-4 are placed on the South team and any player that plays on a team that belongs to Regions 5-8 will be on the North Squad.
ARMORY OF TALENT…. The North team will be led by Norcross head coach Keith Maloof who has won the Class AAAAA state title two of the last the last three years. Maloof has won 150 games in his career and he comes from a rich tra-dition of coaching in his family. His father, George Maloof, won a state title at St. Pius, and his brother, Kevin Maloof was the head coach at Dacula from 1991-2010. Maloof will have a very experienced coaching staff working with him. Mill Creek head coach Shannon Jarvis leads the North assistant coaches. Other coaches on the staff include Ron Gartrell (Stephenson), Terry Crowder (Creekview) and Derek Cook (Kell). In the North trenches will be Archer’s Kobe Smith, a 6-foot-4, 295-pound defen-sive tackle committed to N.C. State, will line up in the North trenches. The South Team’s defensive line will be manned by McEach-ern’s Julian Rochester, the No. 1 ranked pros-pect in the state. Rochester, a 6-foot-5.5, 280-pound defensive tackle will represent
McEachern with his Indians’ teammate, running back Sam Jackson. On the South team, Colquitt County wide receiver Kiel Pollard comes off a dra-matic 28-24 victory over Archer in the Class AAAAAA state championship. Pollard hauled in seven receptions for 59 yards in the victory. Defensive back Marquez Callaway has jumped into the top 5 Peach State prospects for the Class of 2016 on several recruiting boards and will represent Warner Robins on the South Team. West Hall standout Tyquan Statham will take snaps at defensive back for the North Team and will face South Team quarterback Logan Byrd and a deep group of receivers. Byrd is a 6-foot-3 signal caller from Veterans and is committed to Virginia Tech. Collins Hill defensive end Tomon Fox and Upson-Lee offensive tackle David Mar-shall skyrocketed in the recruiting ranks this past season and like all the competing play-ers in the Elite Junior Classic, can continue climbing the ranks with a strong showing Monday, Dec. 29 Ware County’s Franklin Stephens is the South’s head coach. Stephens has won two state titles at Tucker and led Lamar Coun-ty to a state title appearance in 2013. Like Maloof, Stephens will have a very talented coaching staff working with him. Lee County head coach Dean Fabrizio will be the offen-sive coordinator while Spalding head coach Nick Davis will be the defensive coordina-tor. Other notable coaches on the roster are Tom Fallaw (Cairo) and Welton Coffee (Camden County).
MORE THAN A GAME… With this being the second even Elite Junior Classic, many may think that this is just an all-star game for the best juniors in the state. That’s one of the reasons for the event, but this is also a way for fans to get a look ahead at the 2015 season.
Having Rochester in the Classic will give the state a chance to watch its No. 1 prospect line up against the best competi-tion. Early commits like Byrd (Virginia Tech) give fans of their future schools a chance to see them play before they arrive on campus. The event also gives the players a chance to learn from some of the best coaches in the state with Maloof and Ste-phens. Both coaches have built winning programs and mentored all-state selections and future college stars. The Elite Junior Classic is also a way to celebrate Georgia high school football and our newest class of leaders. The players participating in the Elite Junior Classic have already become leaders on their teams and will continue to be looked up to next season as they try to get to the Georgia Dome in December. The coaches and players are all competitors and bragging rights will be on the line for the North and the South but this is a game that celebrates the talent in our backyard. When a player dresses out for the Elite Junior Classic it is more than another football game. It is a unique opportunity to step on the field and compete in the spot-light with the biggest names in the state. Lastly, it is an opportunity for each player to represent his school and community in the Peach State’s newest postseason tradition. Photo courtesy of Sonny Kennedy.
ELITE JUNIOR CLASSIC
BY BRIAN JONES | [email protected]
GEORGIA’S BEST TAKE THE FIELD FOR SECOND ELITE JUNIOR CLASSIC
The Elite Junior Classic Guide was produced and published by Score Publishing, a division of Score Atlan-ta. The publisher is I.J. Rosenberg, Managing Editor is Craig Sager II, Creative Art Director is DJ Galbiati Blalock and Marketing/Partnership Director is Lauren Goldstein. Score is a full-service marketing com-pany and can be reached at 404-256-1572 and SCOREATL.COM. You can also check us out on Facebook (scoreatlantasports) and Twitter (@scoreatlanta).
We would like to thank the Georgia National Guard, Score Atlanta, Sky Zone, McEachern High School, the Atlanta Falcons, EvoShield, Bulldog Sports,
Play On Sports, Adidas, PT Solutions, Next Star Communications, Sports Medicine South, Stars and Strikes, OrthoAdvantage Inc.,
Perry McGuire and John Woods for their support of the 2014 Elite Junior Classic!
NAME POS. SCHOOL
Matt Agnew ...........OL ..................... Dacula
Bryson Armstrong ...LB ............................ Kell
Marcelino Ball .......DB .................... Roswell
Jackson Bardall .....OL .........North Forsyth
Robbie Bell .............OL ............... Mill Creek
Jamir Billings .........RB .................. Norcross
Jakob Brashear ......LB ...................... Dacula
Jarrett Cole ............DB ................. Norcross
Kenny Cooper........DL ..............Sonoraville
Tristan Crowder ....OL ............... Carrollton
Forrest Evans .........OL .....................Walton
Tomon Fox ..............DL .............. Collins Hill
Roury Glanton .......LB ................ Carrollton
Kendrec Grady ......DB ................. Norcross
K.J. Hancock ..........WR ... North Gwinnett
Will Harper ............LB ............ Sandy Creek
Tyrone Hopper ......LB ..................... Roswell
Javon Jackson ........DB ........... Sandy Creek
Sam Letton .............OL .....................Walton
NAME POS. SCHOOL
Keenan Mar ...........DL .......................Grady
Joseph Mancuso ...QB .........Union County
Bryce Morais .........DL ...................Grayson
Stockton McGuire QB ....... Landmark Chr.
Alex Mollette ........OL ..... North Gwinnett
D.J. Owens .............WR .....North Paulding
Tyler Simmons ......WR ... New Manchester
Dylan Singleton.....DB ..................... Archer
Alex Smith..............OL .....................Etowah
Kobe Smith ............DL ..................... Archer
Anthony Stanley ...WR ...Heritage-Conyers
Tyquan Statham ....DB ................West Hall
Chandler Staton ....K/P ............Gainesville
Jarvis Terrell ..........RB ................ Carrollton
Tyler Vernon ..........DL ............... Mill Creek
Isaac Weaver .........OL ....................Lassiter
NAME POSITIONDominick Blaylock ................................. AthSteele Chambers ................................... AthNaiser Currie Sudler ...............................DBJuandrago DJ Turner ...............................DBChris Carter ..............................................DBJohn Thomas ............................................DLGarrison Riley ...........................................DLCaelan Johnson ........................................DLLuis Cano..................................................... KMalik Adams .............................................LBDantez Simpson .......................................LBKameron Brown ........................................LBAlex Contreras ..........................................LBMiles Henderson ......................................LBKareem Hobbs ..........................................LBMason Napper .........................................OLEdward Hernandez ..................................OLHarrison Miller.........................................OL
Quentin Skinner .......................................OLJake Ludwig ..............................................OLParker Brogdon ........................................OLRiley Simonds ...........................................OLBulah Nyang .............................................OLRoss Malmgren ....................................... QBEthan Wright ........................................... QBWilliam Goldring .................................... QBLance Wise ............................................... RBParis Brown ............................................... RBRyland Goede ........................................... TEIsiah Grant .............................................. WREmanual Jenkins .................................... WRZion Hawkins ......................................... WRJordan Cox .............................................. WRJustin Tew ............................................... WR
NAME POSITIONJakori Jones ............................................. QBKyle Terry ................................................. QBJakai Clark .................................................OLKeiondre Jones .........................................OLJustin Eboigbe ..........................................OLChilton Tolliver .........................................OLMicheal Brooks ........................................OLVincent Murphy .......................................OLTucker McCoy ..........................................OLNathaniel Morgan ................................... RBTrevor Smith ............................................. RBGary Benton .............................................. RBKayle Wallace ........................................ WRAJ Brown ................................................. WRDeshon Stoudemire .............................. WRKenyatta Watson ................................... WR
Derrick McLendon ..................................DLDavid Ross ................................................DLBevin Glanton ...........................................DLJawaun White ..........................................DLJaylen McCollough ...................................LBTrevon Salter .............................................LBKenny Edwards .........................................LBJake Wilson ..............................................DBMalik Webb ..............................................DBJustin Foster .............................................DBJaylen Edwards ........................................DBMalik Washington ...................................DBDavid Davis...............................................DBJamorious Griffin .....................................DBOwen Pappoe ........................................ATHPatrick Markwalter ................................... K
NAME POS. SCHOOL
Tarik Adams ..........OL ..................Lowndes
Alex Barbir .............K/P .......South Forsyth
Chris Barnes ..........OL ..............Lee County
Arkeem Byrd ..........RB ......................Jenkins
Michall Carter .......DL ....................Jackson
Allen Cater .............DL ................ Mt. Paran
Devin Cochran ......OL ......................... GAC
Conor Davis ...........QB ....... Blessed Trinity
Pippin Davis ...........LB ........................Lamar
Keenan Dodson ....DL .........Peach County
Tray Eafford ...........WR ............Lee County
De’Andre Gardenhire ....DL ...................Camden
Brodarious Hamm OL .................. Spalding
Devon Henderson DB ..................Marietta
DeAndre Huff ........WR ..................Newton
Sam Jackson ..........RB .............. McEachern
Leondre Kincy .......DL .........Peach County
Nate Lee .................OL ..................Veterans
Antonio Leroy ........LB .....................Monroe
NAME POS. SCHOOL
David Marshall......DL .............. Upson-Lee
Nick Moss ..............LB ..................Thomson
Gabe Nabers .........TE ...................Lowndes
Mack Nash .............TE ....................Camden
Tabarius Peterson ...LB .......................Tucker
Kiel Pollard .............WR ...Colquitt County
Harrison Poole ......DB ...................Camden
L.J. Pope ..................WR .....South Paulding
Jesse Reverio .........DB ........... Cedar Grove
Seth Shuman .........QB ..................Valdosta
D’Ante Smith .........OL ..............Grovetown
Kyron Smith ...........DB .......Macon County
Lorenzo Smothers ...ATH ... Marion County
Zachary Thompson ...OL .. Emanuel Co. Inst.
Robert Tucker ........LB ....B.E.S.T. Academy
Martial Washington ...DB ........ Richmond Hill
Ronald Wilson .......DL ..............Lee County
NORTH TEAM
GEORGIA FORCE FUTURE STARS
NORTH COACHES SOUTH COACHES
SOUTH TEAMELITE JUNIORS
8TH GRADE ALL-STARS
Keith Maloof - Norcross .............................................................Head CoachShannon Jarvis - Mill Creek..................................... Offensive CoordinatorReggie Stancil - Norcross ......................................................Wide ReceiversMike Earwood - Our Lady of Mercy .....................................Offensive LineTerry Crowder - Creekview .....Defensive Coordinator/Defensive BacksRon Gartrell - Stephenson ..................................................... Defensive LineDerek Cook - Kell...........................Linebackers/Administrative Assistant
Franklin Stephens - Ware County .............................................Head CoachDean Fabrizio - Lee County ..................................... Offensive CoordinatorVan Spence - McEacnern ...... Wide Receivers/Administrative AssistantTom Fallaw - Cairo ....................................................................Offensive LineNick Davis - Spalding........................Defensive Coordinator/LinebackersDavid Bruce - Veterans .......................................................... Defensive LineWelton Coffey - Camden County ...................................... Defensive Backs
Head Coach ............................................................... Ross Malmgren Head Coach ................................................................Valister Wilson
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