Tragedy Strikes McEachern Football Star

by Jeff Fisher
Georgia High School Football Huddle

A couple of weeks after signing a scholarship to play football at Vanderbilt, the Atlanta Journal Constitution is reporting that McEachern running back Rajaan Bennett is dead after an apparent murder-suicide at his family's home.

Bennett was the AJC's Class AAAAA player of the year.

Woodstock Assistant Gets Head Coaching Job

by Jeff Fisher
Georgia High School Football Huddle

Woodstock High School officials stayed within the program for its new head football coach.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that Brent Budde has been promoted after being an assistant coach for 12-years.

Marietta Football Coach Retires, But Not Without Making Big Impact

by Jeff Fisher
Georgia High School Football Huddle

Great story by the AJC's Steve Hummer today on the recent retirement of James "Friday" Richards, who retired last week after 33-years at Marietta High School.

What is great about this story is what Richards did for his players away from the field.

Georgia High School Football Coach Dies

by Jeff Fisher
Georgia High School Football Huddle

The AJC is reporting that Cook High School head football coach Mac Thompson passed away earlier this week.

Cook finished 7-6 in Thompson's only season as head coach.

Georgia - 2010 National Signing Day

Catlin Alford (Adairsville) OL - Georgia Tech
Ryan Ayers (South Paulding) CB - Georgia Tech
Morgan Bailey (Loganville) OL - Georgia Tech
Michael Bennett (Alpharetta) WR - Georgia
Rajaan Bennett (McEachern) RB - Vanderbilt
B.J. Bostic (Jefferson County) CB - Georgia Tech
Chase Bowles (Callaway) - Shorter College
Chaz Bowles (Callaway) - Shorter College
Jamal Bruce (Callaway) - Duke
Brandon Burrows (Walton) DE - Georgia
J.C. Copeland (Troup County) DT - LSU
Geremy Davis (Norcross) WR - Connecticut
Jerome Davis (Buford) DL - Kent St.
Ean Days (Camden County) RB - Illinois
Synjyn Days (Hillgrove) QB - Georgia Tech
Darqueze Dennard (Twiggs County) DB - Michigan St.
Martez Eastland (Ringgold) RB - Mississippi
Jalen Fields (Dalton) DE - Georgia
Cameron Fordham (Northview) OL - LSU
Kenarious Gates (Greenville) OL - Georgia
Shawn Green (Grayson) - Georgia Tech
Jakar Hamilton (Georgia Military College) S - Georgia
Kasheem Hill (Hillgrove) LB - Lafayette
Ricky Hill (Tri-Cities) DB - Lehigh
Fred Holton (Thomasville) S - Georgia Tech
Kolton Houston (Buford) OL - Georgia
Clarence Jackson (North Clayton) LB - Mississippi
Isaiah Johnson (Sandy Creek) S - Georgia Tech
Dion King (Alexander) CB - Lafayette
Quantavius Leslie (Callaway) - West Virginia
Randall Logan (Riverwood) CB - Lafayette
Taylor Mack (Lovett) DB - Connecticut
Ken Malcome (SW DeKalb) RB - Georgia
Hutson Mason (Lassiter) QB - Georgia
Denzel McCoy (Northview) DT - Georgia Tech
Justin Moore (Marist) K - Georgia Tech
Keith Mumphrey (Dooly County) WR - Michigan St.
Alex Ogletree (Newnan) - Georgia
Alexander Ogletree (Newnan) - Georgia
Lonnie Outlaw (Wilcox County) WR - Georgia
Charles Perkins (Collins Hill) - Georgia Tech
Tyler Pitt (Telfair County) OL - Northern Illinois
Jamal Ransby (Newnan) - Georgia State
Bradley Roby (Peachtree Ridge) DB - Ohio St.
D.J. Rutledge (Callaway) - Coffeyville Community College, Kansas
jake Skole (Blessed Trinity) ATH - Georiga Tech
Garrison Smith (Douglas) DL - Georgia
T.J. Stripling (SW DeKalb) DE - Georiga
Rahmon Swain (Martin Luther King, Jr.) LB - Kent St.
Mike Thornton (Stephenson) DL - Georgia
Anthony Williams (Union Grove) DE - Georgia Tech
Brian Williams (Peachtree Ridge) CB - Indiana
Winston Williams (North Clayton) DB - Lehigh
Evan Wilson (Woodstock) TE - Illinois
Brandon Worle (Troup County) FB - LSU
Tony Zenon (Deerfield Windsor Academy) ATH - Georgia Tech

Northside-Warner Robins Head Coach Resigns After 41-Years

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

Conrad Nix is stepping down after 41-years as a head football in Georgia and Alabama.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that the Northside-Warner Robins head man resigned Tuesday. Nix ended his career with a record of 300-105, which included 40 wins at the beginning of his career when he coached in Alabama.

Model Hires New Head Football Coach

by Jeff Fisher
Georgia High School Football Huddle

After two years away from the the Georgia High School Football scene, Lynn Hunnicutt is back.

Model High School has hired the former Pepperell and Fitzgerald head coach to be its new head football coach. The Rome News-Tribune reports that Hunnicutt takes over the program that finished 1-9 last season. Hunnicutt is 14-wins shy of 200-wins in his career.