Callaway senior Cedric Maynard put himself on the map of Georgia football in Callaway's fifth game, when he rushed for 305 yards against Troup. Now, the senior has eclipsed 300 again, running for 317 last week against Rockmart.
Maynard is now the second-leading rusher in the state with 1,537 yards, trailing only the 1,580 of Mount Paran Christian's Taylor Trammell.
Maynard is 5 feet, 9 inches and 180 pounds, and consistently runs 4.4 seconds over 40 yards, occasionally in the 4.3's.
"Cedric's speed is the obvious thing that makes him special because he has the explosiveness to take it to the house every time he touches the ball," Callaway running backs coach Kurt Napier said. "He is a really patient runner that has a good understanding of the game and the blocks happening in front of him. He has a knack for letting the play develop."
But Napier says Maynard has no scholarship offers and hardly any contact from college coaches. It's not because Callaway is under the radar. The Cavaliers are 6-1 and ranked No. 8 in Class AAA. Callaway is the school that graduated five-star recruit Terry Godwin, a freshman at Georgia.
"Cedric is not highly recruited right now," Napier said. "He had a relatively quiet junior year because he played behind Eddie Culpepper and didn't get many touches. Cedric is having a similar impact to Godwin [last season] on the offensive side of the ball. He gets to touch the ball a high percentage of the time, and he is an imminent threat to score."
Top five
*Callaway RB Cedric Maynard rushed for 317 yards and four touchdowns on 25 carries in a 37-0 victory over Rockmart. Maynard also had two catches for 54 yards.
*Clarke Central sophomore QB Jack Mengel was 14-of-23 passing for 352 yards and four touchdowns in a 44-7 victory over Gainesville.
*Ringgold QB Devin Lancaster was 27-of-43 passing for 476 yards and three touchdowns in a 41-33 loss to Sonoraville. The single-game yardage total ranks among the 15 most in state history.
*Southeast Bulloch sophomore RB Chase Walker scored six touchdowns and a two-point conversion in a 62-30 victory over Johnson (Savannah). Walker rushed for 309 yards on 16 attempts.
*Taylor County RB Lyn-J Dixon rushed for 451 yards and five touchdowns on 26 carries in a 54-30 victory over Greenville. It is the fifth-highest single-game rushing total in state history.
Best of the rest
*Bainbridge WR Tyler Story had seven receptions for 156 yards in a 49-28 victory over Dougherty. Storey set school records for receptions (50) and receiving yards (930) in a season.
*Banks County RB Trevae Cain scored five touchdowns for the second consecutive game in a 48-31 victory over Lumpkin County. Cain rushed for 158 yards and four touchdowns and caught two passes for 63 yards and a score.
*Bleckley County RB LaDarrick Vickers rushed for 233 yards and three touchdowns on 26 carries in a 56-30 loss to Macon County.
*Blessed Trinity DE J.D. Bertrand and DB Jake Rudolph each had three tackles for losses and a sack in a 24-10 victory over Westminster, which was held to 116 yards rushing. Bertrand forced a fumble.
*Brantley County QB/DB Mikel Collins rushed for 205 yards, passed for 140, had a hand in four touchdowns and intercepted a pass in a 35-28 victory over Tattnall County.
*Buford QB Mic Roof was 11-of-14 passing for 172 yards and four touchdowns in a 51-0 victory over Monroe Area.
*Carrollton MLB Rory Glanton had 6.5 tackles, three for losses, in a 41-3 victory over Whitewater. Carrollton held Whitewater to minus-11 yards rushing.
*Cartersville QB Trevor Lawrence was 17-of-25 passing for 362 yards and five touchdowns in a 58-13 victory over Northwest Whitfield.
*Cedar Grove freshman WR/SS Jaydon Haselwood caught three passes and intercepted two in a 35-8 victory over Towers.
*Centennial QB Casen Conway was 23-of-28 passing for 340 yards and two touchdowns in a 42-35 victory over Habersham Central. Conway also scored a touchdown.
*Cherokee RB/DB Brittain Brown rushed for 274 yards and three touchdowns on 24 carries in a 28-21 loss to Milton. He caught four passes for 40 yards. Brown has 1,247 yards rushing on the season, the most in Class AAAAAA.
*Christian Heritage RB Ahmaad Tanner rushed for 200 yards, scored two touchdowns and made 10 tackles in a 44-21 loss to Class A No. 1 Mount Paran Christian.
*Columbus RB/DB Essang Bassey rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown, caught a 14-yard pass and intercepted a pass in a 28-20 victory over Harris County.
*Cook sophomore RB Brandoe Doe rushed for 177 yards and scored three touchdowns, one a 75-yard run, in a 35-0 victory over Appling County. Doe also had a 49-yard TD reception.
*Drew RB Quarderman Sloan rushed for 324 yards and three touchdowns on 23 carries in a 36-26 victory over Mundy's Mill.
*Emanuel County Institute QB Rhett Gray was 8-of-10 passing for 289 yards and four touchdowns in a 55-34 victory over Treutlen. WR Dazhun Steele had five catches for 190 yards and two touchdowns.
*Etowah RB Tyray Devezin rushed for 298 yards and five touchdowns on 18 carries in a 38-28 victory over Lassiter.
*First Presbyterian RB Dontrez Johnson rushed for 205 yards and three touchdowns on 27 carries and returned an interception 70 yards for a touchdown in a 31-6 victory over Tattnall Square.
*Gilmer RB/DE Lucas Bramlett rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown, caught a 23-yard touchdown pass and had six solo tackles, two for losses, a sack and a pass breakup in a 28-17 victory over Southeast Whitfield. It was Bramlett's first time playing defense.
*Habersham Central RB Michael Babers rushed for 179 yards, caught four passes for 43 yards and scored four touchdowns in a 42-35 loss to Centennial.
*Jones County WR Nick Singleton had nine catches for 128 yards, and his 52-yard reception late in the fourth quarter broke a 17-17 tie, in a 24-17 victory over then- No. 2 Houston County.
*Lassiter WR Cole Taylor caught eight passes for 223 yards and three touchdowns in a 38-28 loss to Etowah. QB Cooper Cross was 21-of-33 passing for 338 yards and four touchdowns.
*Loganville FS Rhett Mixon got his fourth interception of the season, and third returned for a touchdown, in a 20-9 victory over Salem. Also intercepting passes for Loganville were Blake Gwaltney (TD return), Richard Fraser (clinching the victory) and Zach Newberry (two).
*Macon County QB K'hari Lane was 12-of-17 passing for 294 yards and four touchdowns in a 56-30 victory over Northeast.
*Mary Persons P Drew Pack averaged 47.2 yards on four punts and had a critical 59-yarder in the third quarter of a 30-14 victory over Upson-Lee.
*Mays DE Marquez Daniel had five tackles behind the line (two sacks) as Mays allowed only 89 yards of total offense in a 41-0 victory over Banneker.
*McEachern RB Sam Jackson rushed for 204 yards, including a game-breaking 71-yard run in the third quarter, in a 57-14 victory over North Paulding.
*Model QB/LB Kyler Eldridge rushed for 190 yards and three touchdowns (including runs of 57 and 47 yards), was 8-of-13 passing for 59 yards and two touchdowns and made nine solo tackles in a 41-18 victory over Coosa.
*Pierce County QB Stetson Bennett was 15-of-16 passing for 250 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns in a 41-20 victory over Toombs County.
*Rabun County LB Rhodes Jones had 14 tackles, 4.5 for losses, and broke up a pass in a 49-3 victory over Union County.
*Rome CB T.J. Stubbs returned punts 52 and 29 yards for touchdowns and helped hold Woodland of Cartersville to 58 yards in total offense in a 62-0 victory. It was Rome's first shutout since 2012,
*South Effingham RB Patrick Brown rushed for 327 yards and five touchdowns in a 44-30 victory over Richmond Hill.
*Southeast Bulloch DB Klayton Carter return an interception 21 yards for a touchdown and returned a punt 69 yards for a score in a 62-30 victory over Johnson (Savannah).
*St. Francis FB/LB Jordan Ferguson rushed for 215 yards and two touchdowns on eight carries and made seven tackles, two for losses, and intercepted a pass in a 48-17 victory over King's Ridge Christian.
*Stephenson LB Amari Andrews had nine tackles, four for losses, in a 37-0 victory over Dunwoody.
*Stratford Academy DB Jaylan Hughes intercepted two passes, returning one for a 51-yard touchdown, and deflected another pass that was intercepted in a 50-0 victory over Twiggs County.
*Thomson DE Justin Bradshaw had eight tackles, one for a loss, two fumble recoveries and one touchdown in a 42-20 victory over Liberty County.
*Treutlen QB Tyler Benjamin was 25-of-37 passing for 266 yards and three touchdowns in a 55-34 loss to ECI. Benjamin also rushed for 44 yards and scored two touchdowns.
*Veterans LB Josh Lee made 17 tackles, two for losses, intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble in a 35-7 victory over Perry.
*Villa Rica QB Noah Smith was 28-for-47 passing for 422 yards and two touchdowns in a 29-17 loss to Alexander. WR Tye Hill had eight catches for 214 yards and a touchdown.
*Walton QB Addison Shoup was 23-of-31 passing for 329 yards and three touchdowns in a 49-21 victory over Woodstock. Shoup surpassed 2,000 yards passing for the season (2,035).
*Westover QB Emory McKenzie rushed for 212 yards and three touchdowns, scored three two-point conversions and passed for 170 yards (10 of 14) with a touchdown in a 51-15 loss to Worth County.
*Woodward Academy LB K.J. Phillips had 19 tackles, two for losses, and two QB pressures in a 37-8 victory over Fayette County.
Lines of distinction
*Clinch County's offensive line of C Jeremy Corbitt, G Ashton Manac, G Gunter Hoopiainna, T Riley James, T Reggie Williams and TE Chauncey Manac blocked for a team that had 434 yards of total offense, 397 rushing, in a 30-16 victory over Turner County. The leading rushers were Shannon Young (200 yards) and Zebulon Johnson (137).
*Lovett's offensive line of LT Marshall Johnson, LG Hamp Dykes, C James Harrison, RG Eliot Layson and RT David Easterling opened holes for two 100-yard rushers - Jay Harris (129) and Brady Tindall (105) - and 309 yards rushing total in a 43-0 victory over Holy Innocents'.
*North Hall's offensive line of LT Jake Walden, LG Gavin Berry, C Cameron Jeffery, RG Tyler Dispain, RT Austin Lovell, TE Jake Meeler and TE Mac Bennett blocked for three 100-yard rushers - Kyle Bacus (20-237-4), Sam Jackson (10-148-1) and Colby Miller (14-132-2) - in a 56-28 victory over Madison County. The Trojans rushed 58 times for 586 yards.
*Pinecrest Academy's offensive line of LT Alan Yadav, LG Garrison Winter, C Brian Flanagan, RG Stone Brown and RT Peter Nelson led the way for 322 rushing yards (7.0 yards per carry) in a 28-25 victory over Mount Pisgah Christian.
*Ridgeland's offensive line of T Will Boydston, G Will Hodges, C Joby Pickett, G Christian Gentry, T Nathan Morgan and TE Luke Edwards blocked for a team that put up 423 yards rushing and five touchdowns in a 35-21 victory over Heritage (Ringgold). Benefiting most were sophomores Jalyn Shelton (220 yards rushing) and Markeith Montgomery (121).
*Worth County's offensive line of TE David "Lee" Little, TE Nicholas Malachi, RT Bryan Manuel, RG Ryan Alligood, C Jeremiah Motin, LG Justin Crosby and LT JeCard Parker paved the way for 574 yards rushing in a 51-15 victory over Westover. Don Buford (20-220-2), Justin Hoe (20-181-3) and Chris McDaniel (18-135-2) each had more than 100 yards.
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