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Roswell quarterback Trey Smith was named homecoming king and promptly redirected the honor to team student assistant Jake Jeffries. (Photo: Cassidy Windsor)

‘Pure happiness’: Roswell QB passes homecoming king honors to team assistant

Jake Jeffries, a Roswell High senior who has Down syndrome, has helped the football team since 2020, most recently as part of the athletic training staff.

Longtime Decatur High, Georgia State basketball coach Reinhart dies at 87

Peach State Products: Ex-Dacula WR snags walk-off score for Western Kentucky

Aquinas receiver-turned-QB leads top high school football performances

Griffin’s upset of Jonesboro among notable wins from GHSA football Week 10

Buford leads active streaks — by a landslide — of weeks ranked in top 10

PHOTOS: Meet the 2025 class of the AJC Super 11

2025 AJC Super 11 Tyler Atkinson is a linebacker at Grayson High School in Loganville. Atkinson has verbally committed to Texas. (Jason Getz/AJC)

2025 AJC Super 11 Central-Carrollton running back Jonaz Walton is a Notre Dame verbal commit. (Jason Getz/AJC)

2025 AJC Super 11 Bowdon High tight end/wide receiver Kaiden Prothro is a Georgia verbal commit. (Jason Getz/AJC)

2025 AJC Super 11 Collins Hill defensive lineman Deuce Geralds verbally committed to LSU. Collins Hill High School is in Suwanee. (Jason Getz/AJC)

2025 AJC Super 11 Buford athlete Tyriq "Ty Boogie" Green verbally committed to Georgia. (Jason Getz/AJC)

2025 AJC Super 11 Douglas County wide receiver Aaron Gregory verbally committed to Texas A&M. Douglas County High is in Douglasville. (Jason Getz/AJC)

2025 AJC Super 11 Sprayberry defensive back/wide receiver Jorden Edmonds verbally committed to Alabama. Sprayberry is in Marietta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

2025 AJC Super 11 Cambridge wide receiver Craig Dandridge verbally committed to Georgia. Cambridge High is in Milton. (Jason Getz/AJC)

2025 AJC Super 11 Gainesville edge rusher Xavier Griffin verbally committed to Alabama. (Jason Getz / AJC)

2025 AJC Super 11 Jonesboro High athlete Jontavius Wyman verbally committed to Miami. (Jason Getz/AJC)

2025 AJC Super 11 North Oconee tight end/edge rusher Khamari Brooks verbally committed to Georgia. North Oconee High is Bogart. (Jason Getz/AJC)

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2025 AJC Super 11 Tyler Atkinson is a linebacker at Grayson High School in Loganville. Atkinson has verbally committed to Texas. (Jason Getz/AJC)

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Hall of Fame basketball coach Dollar dies at 86; led Douglass to state title

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McNair QB, a former defensive back, now Georgia HS football’s leading rusher

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Milton football stumbles in national rankings after loss to surging Gainesville

Georgia high school football teams saw movement in national rankings this week. Milton dropped after a loss, while Gainesville climbed.