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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL NOTES
Cedartown running back Nick Chubb, who averaged more than 270 yards rushing per game last season, is on pace to have another 2,000-yard rushing season. Chubb barely played more than a half last week against LaFayette, but put up some rather large numbers while scoring five touchdowns. Chubb, who committed to Georgia, scored his fifth touchdown on the first play of the third quarter on a 64-yard run. Shortly afterward, he took a spot on the bench.
Here are some of the top individual performers from Week 4:
The top five (statewide)
- Chubb rushed for 266 yards and scored five touchdowns on 14 carries in a 62-21 victory against LaFayette.
- Charlton County QB Trae Harrington was 34-of-58 passing for 343 yards and three touchdowns in a 38-25 victory against Bradwell Institute. Harrington passed, ran or punted on 69 of Charlton County's 76 offensive snaps.
- North Gwinnett WR Nate Brown had 10 receptions for 172 yards and four touchdowns in a 36-17 victory over Norcross in a game between the No. 1-ranked team and the defending state champion.
- Pace Academy QB Kevin Johnson threw six touchdown passes in a 39-6 victory against King's Ridge Christian. He was 9-of-19 passing for 261 yards and rushed for 44 yards on three carries. Ten of his 36 completions this season have gone for touchdowns in Pace Academy's 3-0 start.
- Washington County QB A.J. Gray was 9-of-13 passing for two touchdowns and 169 yards and rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown in a 56-7 victory over Baldwin.
Best of metro Atlanta
- Allatoona RB Josh Bettistea rushed for 216 yards and four touchdowns on 25 carries in a 45-14 victory against Rome.
- Archer QB Gabe Tiller was 26-of-40 passing for 263 yards and three touchdowns in a 25-20 victory against Brookwood.
- Eagle's Landing QB Bradley Dewberry passed for 303 yards and two touchdowns without an interception, scored a touchdown and made four tackles in a 24-7 victory against Upson-Lee. Eagle's Landing's 2-1 start matches the school's victory total from the previous three seasons combined.
- Grayson DL Mohomed Barry had eight tackles and two sacks and rushed for 64 yards on nine carries and scored two touchdowns in a 34-10 victory against Parkview.
- Jackson-Atlanta QB Keenan Moore threw four touchdown passes, scored on two conversion runs and completed 16 of 32 passes for 317 yards in a 42-14 victory over South Atlanta. Orenzo Smith caught seven passes for 189 yards and a touchdown.
- Kell RB/DB Jay Moxey had two interceptions and ran for two touchdowns in a 35-20 victory against Lassiter.
- Lovejoy DB Jordan Collier returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown and broke up the potential game-winning two-point attempt with 27 seconds left in a 24-23 victory against Alpharetta.
- Luella RB Quad Clemmons scored on a 90-yard run and a 70-yard pass and had 192 yards of offense in a 31-17 victory over Dutchtown.
- Mill Creek LB Andrew Sciara returned two fumbles for touchdowns in the first quarter of a 42-3 victory against Mountain View.
- Peachtree Ridge QB Chance Thrasher was 13-of-20 passing for 347 yards and four touchdowns in a 55-17 victory against Duluth.
- Riverdale QB Greg Taylor was 22-of-28 passing for 309 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 75 yards on 11 carries in a 35-34 loss to Grady.
- Stockbridge RB Malik Bryan rushed for 205 yards on 30 carries and scored his team's three touchdowns in an 18-7 victory against Columbia.
- Walton RB K.K. Brooks rushed for 214 yards and three touchdowns on 39 carries in a 28-13 victory over North Cobb.
- Wesleyan QB Christian Stark rushed for 278 yards, scored three touchdowns and passed for two touchdowns in a 36-35 loss to Stone Mountain.
- Westminster sophomore QB Rankin Woley, subbing for an injured starter, rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries and passed for 58 yards in a 24-14 victory over 10th-ranked Thomasville. Woley, also a top baseball prospect, has scored six of Westminster's seven touchdowns this season.
- Whitewater LB Colton Clemons had 10 tackles, two for losses, tipped a punt, broke up a pass and scored on a 26-yard run in a 35-13 victory against Fayette County.
