The Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame will induct its 2025 class of 33 players on Saturday night at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. Here are few tidbits about the class, the hall of fame's fourth. The most famous inductee, at least in Georgia, is Kirby Smart, the Georgia football coach. Playing in 1993 for his dad, Sonny Smart, Kirby was the best player on a Bainbridge team that reached the Class 4A (highest class) semifinals.
Powder Springs isn’t called Winnersville. That’s Valdosta’s title. But it was a city with two undefeated top-10 teams last week, and only one could remain that way. That turned out to be McEachern, a 35-14 winner over Hillgrove. “We understood what we wanted to get done, what the mission was, and we came over here and executed,” McEachern coach Kareem Reid said after the game.
Jack Rhodes was leading the GHSA in receiving yards earlier this month. Then Aquinas’ starting quarterback was injured. So, Aquinas coach James Leonard found another way to get the ball to his best athlete, a three-star senior prospect committed to Virginia. The coach put Rhodes behind center. The decision won Aquinas a game Friday night.
Madalynn “Cricket” Cauley, a senior quarterback and safety at Harris County, is GHSF Daily’s flag football player of the week. Leading a 7-1 team, Cauley has passed for 1,480 yards and 24 touchdowns, completing 70.4% of her attempts. She has rushed for 273 yards and five touchdowns. She has 19 flag pulls and three interceptions.
Myles Twyman, a senior running back/defensive back at Darlington School, has been named the scoutSMART Student-Athlete of the Week. Twyman, a three-time letterman with a 4.2 GPA, exemplifies excellence on the field, in the classroom and throughout his community. He has rushed for 564 yards and seven touchdowns this season.
Wednesday’s question: Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame inductee Cam Newton was the NFL’s MVP in 2015. Newton played high school football at Westlake. Two other former Georgia high school players have been NFL MVPs. Who are they? (Answer Thursday)
Answer to Tuesday’s question: Lincoln County will be honoring its 1985, 1995 and 2005 state championship teams Friday night against Warren County.
