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Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Jackson suffers season-ending injury; Roswell’s Embry to Oregon
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Heard County’s Dontavius Jackson, considered one of the premier running backs in the nation, suffered a broken left wrist during the second quarter of the Braves’ loss on Friday to Bremen.
Jackson, who had surgery early Saturday morning, is out for the remainder of the season.
“It’s in a soft cast,” Jackson said. “And it will be in a splint until the swelling goes down. They had to put a pin in my wrist.”
Jackson, who had projected an October commitment to Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, LSU or Penn State, says his timetable has changed.
“Since my season is pretty much over, everything will go a little faster now,” he said late Wednesday.
Jackson has made college recruiters aware of his injury. He plans to attend Georgia’s SEC opener against South Carolina on Saturday in Athens.
“It’ll be a good atmosphere,” Jackson predicted.
Embry headed to Oregon
Garrett Embry, a receiver for defending Class AAAAA co-champion Roswell, committed to Oregon earlier this week.
“I was out there on Sunday and Monday,” Embry said. “It was my second visit to Oregon.
“I just got up there and really liked it. They’ve got a great program out there. I felt like it was the right choice.”
Poole continues to favor Tennessee
Stephens County running back Tauren Poole said he’ll likely attend Tennessee’s home opener against Southern Miss on Saturday.
“I just want to make sure Tennessee is the place I want to go to college,” said Poole, who committed to the Volunteers earlier this year.
SEC foe South Carolina continues to capture Poole’s attention.
“South Carolina is a program on the rise,” he said. “I see improvement there every year.”
Gainesville’s Adetona set for Marshall visit
Gainesville receiver Tyler Adetona will visit Marshall this weekend. He’ll make the trek with Stephenson’s Ahmed Shakoor.
“I plan on going to West Virginia-Marshall on Saturday,” Adetona said. “Ahmed and I have been buddies ever since the Nike combine at Athens back in the spring.”
Adetona recently picked up a scholarship offer from Georgia Southern.
“They just laid it out to me and shot it to me straight,” Adetona said. “I was one of the first persons that Georgia Southern offered. I like their enthusiasm.”
Adetona, who also has offers from Indiana, Marshall, Middle Tennessee State and Troy, is now drawing interest from Louisville, N.C. State and Virginia Tech.
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