Super 11’s six touchdowns earns him AJC Varsity Player of the Week
Howard senior Ta’Shawn Poole made history in preseason as the first Macon player to be named an AJC Super 11 since the honor was first accorded in 1985. Now, he’s the first to be named AJC Varsity/GHSF Daily Player of the Week in that honor’s seven-year history.
Poole, a consensus Top 75 national prospect who plays wide receiver and safety, was a star two-way player in Howard’s 49-43 victory over Baldwin.
Poole caught nine passes for 249 yards and six touchdowns, had three solo tackles, four assisted tackles and one tackle for loss and returned a punt 22 yards.
The victory was Howard’s first against Baldwin, breaking an 11-game losing streak in the series, and first against a Top 10 team since 2015.
“It’s just ball skills, man,” Howard coach Trey Porter said of Poole. “It’s the ball skills. He has a knack for the football on offense, defense and special teams. He catches one-hop bounces on punt returns. He high-points the ball on offense and goes up and catches it. And on defense, if the ball is thrown up and it’s in his radius, he’s going to get it. He’s someone you always want around the football.”
The award will be presented to Poole at his school this week.