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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK
North Paulding, a school that opened in 2007, is within one victory of its first region title in 7-AAAAA. Chase Noonan is one reason why.
The senior quarterback was 16-of-24 passing for 464 yards and six touchdowns in a 62-46 victory against Allatoona, which had been North Paulding’s biggest remaining hurdle. Noonan also scored a touchdown. He has 1,899 yards passing this season with 23 touchdowns and three interceptions.
North Paulding can clinch the region with a home victory this week against Villa Rica.
Other top metro Atlanta performances last week:
- Alpharetta DE Andrew Butcher had 8.5 tackles and six sacks for 43 yards in losses in a 42-20 victory against Centennial. Butcher also forced two fumbles in the Region 6-AAAAAA-clinching victory.
- Arabia Mountain DE Theodore Eboigbe had five sacks and 12 solo tackles and forced two fumbles in a 48-0 victory against Dunwoody.
- Archer WR K.J. Parmer caught five passes for 131 yards and one touchdown in a 34-21 victory against Grayson. He also scored and passed for touchdowns.
- B.E.S.T. Academy RB/LB Rontavious Belcher rushed for 144 yards on 11 carries and made 10 tackles and one interception in a 20-0 victory against Rockmart. LB Maleke Smith had three sacks.
- Carver-Atlanta DB/LB/RB Charlie Patrick rushed for 123 yards, scored on runs of 19 and 47 yards and made five solo tackles, including one sack and a tackle for a loss in a 28-7 victory over Grady for the Region 6-AAA subregion title.
- Collins Hill RB Tyler Henderson rushed for 258 yards and scored three touchdowns in a 49-14 victory against Duluth.
- Columbia QB Andre Brown had a hand in six touchdowns in a 76-35 victory against Stone Mountain. Brown was 16-of-20 passing for 283 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 78 yards and three touchdowns on seven carries.
- Holy Innocents' QB Luke Wright was 10-of-13 passing for 189 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 53 yards on 13 carries in a 29-28 victory over Landmark Christian. On the 80-yard, game-winning drive, Wright passed for 25 yards, rushed for 22 yards and converted a fourth-and-9 with a 12-yard scramble.
- Jackson-Atlanta WR Orenzo Smith had six catches for 175 yards and two touchdowns in a 42-27 victory against Haralson County. He had six tackles and an interception on defense. Smith leads the state in receiving yards with 1,204.
- Lithonia WR Micah Stewart caught three passes, all for touchdowns, for 97 yards in a 41-14 victory over Redan. Oral Varcciann caught five passes for 101 yards and two touchdowns.
- Lovett LB Charlie Ingram had 10 solo tackles, three assists and three tackles for losses (11 yards) in a 20-0 victory against Westminster.
- McEachern QB Ty Clemons rushed for 139 yards on five carries and was 10-of-15 passing for 176 yards and a touchdown in a 42-13 victory against Harrison.
- Our Lady of Mercy DB Christian Coleman had 10 tackles and made an interception in the end zone in a 31-28 victory over Darlington. Coleman has not allowed a reception of longer than 12 yards this season.
- Pope WR Logan Carr caught eight passes for 195 yards and two touchdowns in a 42-26 loss to Kell. Carr has 13 touchdowns this season.
- Tucker RB Yaquis "Duke" Shelley scored four touchdowns — two on kickoff returns, one on a interception and one on a 43-yard pass play — in a 60-34 victory against M.L. King.
- Whitewater RB Christian Wafford rushed for 209 yards and four touchdowns on 24 carries and caught a 52-yard pass in a 38-35 victory against Starr's Mill.
