After 424-yard performance, state’s leader in rushing yards gets 1st offer
Whitefield Academy running back Mason Hollingsworth rushed for a Cobb County record 426 yards last week in a 63-24 victory over St. Anne-Pacelli. On Monday night, he got his first scholarship offer.
It was from Andrew College, a second-year junior college team in Cuthbert. It’s a start for a player who leads the state in rushing with 1,247 yards — an average of 249.4 per game — for a 4-1 team in Class A Division I.
“Recruiting has been slow for him, but it’s starting to pick up, especially after the performance he had Friday night,” Whitefield Academy coach Robert Walsh said. “College coaches are starting to respond and ask more questions about him. This past Friday is definitely going to be good for his recruiting.”
Hollingsworth, a 5-foot-11, 195-pound senior, also rushed for 1,214 yards in 11 games as a junior. His most recent game put him over 3,000 yards for his career. He scored five touchdowns against Pacelli, one on a 25-yard reception.
“I’ve never seen a performance like that before,” Walsh said. “I knew Mason was having a big game, but I didn’t realize he was closing in on 400 yards until the coaches in the press box told me. At that point, as a coach, you’ve got to let the kid try breaking 400 yards rushing. I don’t know how many times that’s going to happen ever. Our offense was super excited about it. He broke a 59-yard touchdown run to get past 400.”
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Todd Holcomb has been a contributor to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 1985. He is currently co-founder and editor of Georgia High School Football Daily.
