Here’s a quick look back at the top performances of some AJC Super 11 selections from the first weekend of high school football:

- Justice Haynes, Buford: Two touchdowns in the team’s 38-7 victory over Thompson (Ala.)

- Caleb Downs, Mill Creek: An interception in the team’s 44-41 victory over Walton.

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Mathew Palmer, a former Delta Air Lines employee, at his home in Atlanta on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.  Palmer was fired less than two weeks after writing a post on social media about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. (Natrice Miller/AJC)