south now 3-0 after winning the counties oldest rivalry game
South Gwinnett continued its strong start to the football season Friday night, defeating rival Central Gwinnett 21-0 and improving to 3-0 on the season. Rion White completed 6 of 10 passes for 135 yards and two touchdowns, one each to Nigel Hussey, who had two catches for 60 yards, and to Armon Anderson. Corey Johnston added a pair of catches for 55 yards.
Khoreem Miller rushed 16 times for 110 yards and a TD, and Dequarious Thompkins carried 12 times for 85 yards.
"I thought we did a great job tonight of being disruptive on the defensive side of the ball, on offense we went with a hard-nosed approach and wanted to focus on the run game and I thought we had a few guys run really hard tonight,” South head coach Steve Davenport said. “Hats off to Central for doing some good things tonight but we still have a lot of corrections to make heading in to next week.”
Khoreem Miller rushed 16 times for 110 yards and a TD, and Dequarious Thompkins carried 12 times for 85 yards.
"I thought we did a great job tonight of being disruptive on the defensive side of the ball, on offense we went with a hard-nosed approach and wanted to focus on the run game and I thought we had a few guys run really hard tonight,” South head coach Steve Davenport said. “Hats off to Central for doing some good things tonight but we still have a lot of corrections to make heading in to next week.”
south dominates meadowcreek to go to 2-0 on the young season
South Gwinnett Senior runningback Khoreem Miller tied one school record and broke another one in Fridays 43-12 win over Meadowcreek. Miller rushed for 5 touchdowns and accounting for 32 points on the night for the Comets. With the win, the Comets move to 2-0 as they prepare to take on Central Gwinnett this week in the counties oldest rivalry game. The Comets have won the last two meetings with Central.
Photo Credit - Dale Zanine (Gwinnett Daily)
comets beat north paulding to open the 2020 season 33-14
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comet football "tackles hunger" this holiday season
The South Football team joined up with the Quinn House again to help the Tackle Hunger Food Drive. We were able to assist 30 families this Thanksgiving shattering our goal of 10. Pete Kruk, The Quinn House Pantry Manager said "We lost some major contributors this year, but to have the kind of help that South Gwinnett Football provided helped maintain their supporting role in the community. Helping so many families is a team effort, and we could not have done that without the generous contributions of Coach Davenport and his program."
South Gwinnett stuns Rockdale with late TD for key region win
CONYERS — With just seconds remaining on the clock and Rockdale County holding a 14-12 lead, South Gwinnett quarterback Trey Truitt launched deep to Armond Anderson.
Looking for a miracle, the Comets got one. Anderson hauled in the pass and scored the go-ahead, 65-yard touchdown with three seconds remaining to stun the Bulldogs 19-14 on senior night. The win evens the series 13-13 all-time between the Bulldogs and Comets.
"(Rockdale County) outplayed us for minus three seconds of the football game,” South Gwinnett head coach Steve Davenport said. “Their fate deserves to be better, but it is what it is and we'll take the win."
Rockdale County head coach Jamie Baldwin said that losing on a Hail Mary is sometimes the ugly part of the game.
"I told my guys that the opportunity comes like a bowling ball that is greasy,” Baldwin said. "The win slipped out of the palm of our hands and that is part of the game."
The Bulldogs (3-4) won the coin toss and wasted no time mounting a 12-play drive. Facing a second-and-11 at South Gwinnett's 22-yard line, Bulldogs quarterback Chandler Peters connected with Darren Stephens for a score.
The point after by Cole Nangle put the Bulldogs on the board first 7-0 with 8:04 remaining in the first quarter.
The Comets (5-2) answered back with a six-play drive that ended with Dorian Powell lining up in a Wildcat formation before plowing his way into the end zone for a 1-yard touchdown run. The Comets failed to convert the point after and trailed the Bulldogs 7-6 with 2:21 remaining in the first quarter.
Peters and the Bulldogs’ offense came back at the Comets and quickly answered with a touchdown. Peters found Stephens again, this time on a 76-yard catch-and-run. Nangle drilled the point after to give the Bulldogs a 14-6 lead.
To begin the third quarter, South Gwinnett put together a 10-play drive that ended with another Wildcat formation touchdown. Powell scored from five yards out and after another failed point after, trailed the Bulldogs 14-12 with 7:29 remaining in the third quarter.
In position to win the game, Truitt connected with Anderson for the go-ahead 65-yard touchdown to clinch the victory for the Comets.
"My guys, my coaches and I are hurting, but I'm proud of the effort from the beginning to the end," Baldwin said. "But we have to bounce back from this. We have three more games left in the season and we will be ready for the next game."
Looking for a miracle, the Comets got one. Anderson hauled in the pass and scored the go-ahead, 65-yard touchdown with three seconds remaining to stun the Bulldogs 19-14 on senior night. The win evens the series 13-13 all-time between the Bulldogs and Comets.
"(Rockdale County) outplayed us for minus three seconds of the football game,” South Gwinnett head coach Steve Davenport said. “Their fate deserves to be better, but it is what it is and we'll take the win."
Rockdale County head coach Jamie Baldwin said that losing on a Hail Mary is sometimes the ugly part of the game.
"I told my guys that the opportunity comes like a bowling ball that is greasy,” Baldwin said. "The win slipped out of the palm of our hands and that is part of the game."
The Bulldogs (3-4) won the coin toss and wasted no time mounting a 12-play drive. Facing a second-and-11 at South Gwinnett's 22-yard line, Bulldogs quarterback Chandler Peters connected with Darren Stephens for a score.
The point after by Cole Nangle put the Bulldogs on the board first 7-0 with 8:04 remaining in the first quarter.
The Comets (5-2) answered back with a six-play drive that ended with Dorian Powell lining up in a Wildcat formation before plowing his way into the end zone for a 1-yard touchdown run. The Comets failed to convert the point after and trailed the Bulldogs 7-6 with 2:21 remaining in the first quarter.
Peters and the Bulldogs’ offense came back at the Comets and quickly answered with a touchdown. Peters found Stephens again, this time on a 76-yard catch-and-run. Nangle drilled the point after to give the Bulldogs a 14-6 lead.
To begin the third quarter, South Gwinnett put together a 10-play drive that ended with another Wildcat formation touchdown. Powell scored from five yards out and after another failed point after, trailed the Bulldogs 14-12 with 7:29 remaining in the third quarter.
In position to win the game, Truitt connected with Anderson for the go-ahead 65-yard touchdown to clinch the victory for the Comets.
"My guys, my coaches and I are hurting, but I'm proud of the effort from the beginning to the end," Baldwin said. "But we have to bounce back from this. We have three more games left in the season and we will be ready for the next game."
South Gwinnett posts convincing victory at Heritage
CONYERS — When the Heritage Patriots and South Gwinnett Comets did battle last football season, it came down to the wire with the Comets walking away with an overtime victory.
This time, the Comets didn’t waste any time jumping out on the Patriots behind a strong second quarter and won in convincing fashion 43-13 on the road.
Both teams got off to slow starts on offense to start the game. After getting banged up last week, Heritage quarterback Derrick Thomas came out as the starter for Heritage, but couldn’t manage to get anything going.
“You have to them credit, those guys are well coached,” Heritage head coach Corey Johnson said. “That front four that (South) brought, they were able to pressure us which caused us problems. Whenever you can play and re-establish the line of scrimmage like they did all night, it gives your offense a hard time to get started.”
In their first two possessions, Heritage had a total of minus three yards of offense. Thomas was under continuous pressure getting sacked multiple times while also overthrowing passes.
South moved the ball with ease at times in the first quarter, but bobbled snaps and not converting on third downs led to struggles of their own.
The Patriots were able to score late in the first by the help of a pass interference call on the Comets which set them up at the South 21-yard line.
Two plays later, Thomas launched a 21-yard throw to Adrian Maddox for the first points of the game. From there, however, it was downhill for Heritage and all South.
The Comets made sure to capitalize off all of the Patriot’s mistakes, which started off with a fumbled punt return recovery by the Comets to set them up at the opposing 32-yard line. It took six plays until running back Deion Downer punched the ball in for a 2-yard score.
The Patriots next offensive possession didn’t go well after being called for a delay of game and muffing the punt to set the Comets up in good field position. All it took was a 33-yard catch from Corey Johnston to put the Comets up 13-7, a lead they never surrendered.
The self-inflicted wounds continued to pile up on the Patriots in the second quarter and the Comets continued to eat off of every chance. A sideline interference penalty on Heritage set up South Gwinnett on the 39-yard line. Two plays later, South quarterback Trey Truitt decided to put matters into his own hands and scramble down the sideline for a 44-yard score.
“The defense played outstanding,” South Gwinnett head coach Steve Davenport said. "They held them to seven points and we have some athletic kids that can hit you at any point. That was the goal. To make sure to hold them down especially when they scored first.”
A change at quarterback couldn’t help the Patriots, with freshman Ormoni Marshall being inserted into the game.
In one series, the offense had negative 12 yards and a bad snap on the punt, which once again had the Comets on the prowl to score. Truitt found his favorite target of the night in Johnston again for a 24-yard touchdown and his second of the night, as the Comets went on to score 27 unanswered points in the second quarter.
“Trey keeps us going,” Davenport said. “He’s a big time playmaker for us. Corey Johnston had two great touchdown passes, so it’s getting better.”
The third quarter was a brain freeze for both teams, as neither could gain traction with the amount of penalties accumulated. Lack of discipline was on display with holding calls, pass interference calls, and also an unnecessary roughness call.
“When you start looking at a lot of the things that were called, it was not so much from our defensive standpoint, it was sideline warnings which we just have to police a lot better,” Johnson said.
South Gwinnett was the team to eventually dig out of the hole early in the fourth with a big run from Downer. He juked, stumbled and powered his way down the field for an 84-yard score.
"That was unbelievable, I thought he was tackled about five times,” coach Davenport said. "That’s a tremendous run for a beautiful kid. He’s got some family issues, his mom is in the hospital, and any success he can have I’m sure it brightens his day. I think he saw the kids rallying behind him as he ran that thing down the sideline.”
Despite how the game was going, the Patriots defense showed fight down to the last second and scored a touchdown off a strip fumble, that was scored by standout defensive end Courtney McBride, but the hosts were never able to recover from such a large deficit.
The Comets decided not to take their foot off the gas either, finishing the game with a safety and a 16-yard score from Tahmel Davis to cap off a big win for Coach Davenport and the Comets.
This time, the Comets didn’t waste any time jumping out on the Patriots behind a strong second quarter and won in convincing fashion 43-13 on the road.
Both teams got off to slow starts on offense to start the game. After getting banged up last week, Heritage quarterback Derrick Thomas came out as the starter for Heritage, but couldn’t manage to get anything going.
“You have to them credit, those guys are well coached,” Heritage head coach Corey Johnson said. “That front four that (South) brought, they were able to pressure us which caused us problems. Whenever you can play and re-establish the line of scrimmage like they did all night, it gives your offense a hard time to get started.”
In their first two possessions, Heritage had a total of minus three yards of offense. Thomas was under continuous pressure getting sacked multiple times while also overthrowing passes.
South moved the ball with ease at times in the first quarter, but bobbled snaps and not converting on third downs led to struggles of their own.
The Patriots were able to score late in the first by the help of a pass interference call on the Comets which set them up at the South 21-yard line.
Two plays later, Thomas launched a 21-yard throw to Adrian Maddox for the first points of the game. From there, however, it was downhill for Heritage and all South.
The Comets made sure to capitalize off all of the Patriot’s mistakes, which started off with a fumbled punt return recovery by the Comets to set them up at the opposing 32-yard line. It took six plays until running back Deion Downer punched the ball in for a 2-yard score.
The Patriots next offensive possession didn’t go well after being called for a delay of game and muffing the punt to set the Comets up in good field position. All it took was a 33-yard catch from Corey Johnston to put the Comets up 13-7, a lead they never surrendered.
The self-inflicted wounds continued to pile up on the Patriots in the second quarter and the Comets continued to eat off of every chance. A sideline interference penalty on Heritage set up South Gwinnett on the 39-yard line. Two plays later, South quarterback Trey Truitt decided to put matters into his own hands and scramble down the sideline for a 44-yard score.
“The defense played outstanding,” South Gwinnett head coach Steve Davenport said. "They held them to seven points and we have some athletic kids that can hit you at any point. That was the goal. To make sure to hold them down especially when they scored first.”
A change at quarterback couldn’t help the Patriots, with freshman Ormoni Marshall being inserted into the game.
In one series, the offense had negative 12 yards and a bad snap on the punt, which once again had the Comets on the prowl to score. Truitt found his favorite target of the night in Johnston again for a 24-yard touchdown and his second of the night, as the Comets went on to score 27 unanswered points in the second quarter.
“Trey keeps us going,” Davenport said. “He’s a big time playmaker for us. Corey Johnston had two great touchdown passes, so it’s getting better.”
The third quarter was a brain freeze for both teams, as neither could gain traction with the amount of penalties accumulated. Lack of discipline was on display with holding calls, pass interference calls, and also an unnecessary roughness call.
“When you start looking at a lot of the things that were called, it was not so much from our defensive standpoint, it was sideline warnings which we just have to police a lot better,” Johnson said.
South Gwinnett was the team to eventually dig out of the hole early in the fourth with a big run from Downer. He juked, stumbled and powered his way down the field for an 84-yard score.
"That was unbelievable, I thought he was tackled about five times,” coach Davenport said. "That’s a tremendous run for a beautiful kid. He’s got some family issues, his mom is in the hospital, and any success he can have I’m sure it brightens his day. I think he saw the kids rallying behind him as he ran that thing down the sideline.”
Despite how the game was going, the Patriots defense showed fight down to the last second and scored a touchdown off a strip fumble, that was scored by standout defensive end Courtney McBride, but the hosts were never able to recover from such a large deficit.
The Comets decided not to take their foot off the gas either, finishing the game with a safety and a 16-yard score from Tahmel Davis to cap off a big win for Coach Davenport and the Comets.
comeback falls short in loss to South Forsyth
SNELLVILLE – Lightning tried to strike for a third time; it came so close it caused a 30-minute delay.After coming back from multi-score deficits to win its first two games this season, South Gwinnett nearly made it three straight Friday. Twice the Comets found themselves trailing by two touchdowns but after overcoming the first deficit, time ran out on the second comeback in a 35-28 loss to South Forsyth.
South Gwinnett had the ball in the final minutes, but with the clock broken in the stadium how many is uncertain. What is certain is the game ended with South Gwinnett 31 yards from the end zone after a frantic comeback attempt.
“It’s certainly difficult (to coach), but that is part of the game,” South Gwinnett head coach Steve Davenport said. “We preached to the kids all week that we had to win the first half and we didn’t do that.
“We can’t continue to do that against quality football teams.” Each hole South Gwinnett (2-1) dug, came directly through the air. The Comets defense held South Forsyth (3-1) to 13 yards rushing, but War Eagle quarterback Joe Slott threw for 228 yards on 14 of 20 passing and two touchdowns. And he wasn’t the only one throwing against South Gwinnett.
On their first play, the War Eagles running back Tre Green took a toss back and then connected deep to Devin McGlockton for 52 yards. On the next play, Green ended the drive with a 15-yard flash up the middle for the score. After a quick South Gwinnett three-and-out, South Forsyth again used a double-pass, this time with Gavin Morris finding Colby Cruz for a 52-yard touchdown. A blocked extra-point and another Comets punt and the War Eagles led 13-0 after the first quarter. As a team, South Forsyth threw for 332 yards.
“They are playing well,” Davenport said of his defense. “We weren’t very good in the secondary tonight. We have to be able to control all levels.” Back where it found itself in the first two weeks, South Gwinnett rallied in the second quarter. First was a touchdown run by Remari Hudson that finished a drive that saw the Comets convert a third-and-6 and a fourth-and-6. South Gwinnett followed that with a 67-yard touchdown pass from Tre Truitt to Armand Anderson to take a narrow 14-13 lead.
With just 2:46 remaining, the War Eagles regained their offense and marched 77 yards, scoring with just three seconds left in the half when Joe Slott found McGlockton on a fade from 8-yards out. South Forsyth converted the 2-point try to take a 21-14 lead into the half.
South struck first, and quickly, in the third quarter with a 78-yard pass from Truitt to Lex Stocker, but a missed extra point allowed the War Eagles to cling to a one-point lead, 21-20. Truitt ended the game with 274 yards on 12 of 25 passing with two touchdowns. Armand ended the game with four catches for 118 yards and Stocker led the team with 129 yards on four catches. But South Forsyth answered with a scoring drive that included two conversions on third-and-long, including the scoring play on third -and-goal from the 16. The War Eagles extended that lead in the fourth quarter after a pass interference call on South Gwinnett negated a pick-6 and led to another South Forsyth touchdown.
The Comeback Comets weren’t done though, cutting the deficit to 35-28 when Dorian Powell rushed in from the 4 and scored the two-point conversion. But even a 30-minute lightning delay couldn’t stop the clock from running out on South’s furious comeback attempt.
South Gwinnett had the ball in the final minutes, but with the clock broken in the stadium how many is uncertain. What is certain is the game ended with South Gwinnett 31 yards from the end zone after a frantic comeback attempt.
“It’s certainly difficult (to coach), but that is part of the game,” South Gwinnett head coach Steve Davenport said. “We preached to the kids all week that we had to win the first half and we didn’t do that.
“We can’t continue to do that against quality football teams.” Each hole South Gwinnett (2-1) dug, came directly through the air. The Comets defense held South Forsyth (3-1) to 13 yards rushing, but War Eagle quarterback Joe Slott threw for 228 yards on 14 of 20 passing and two touchdowns. And he wasn’t the only one throwing against South Gwinnett.
On their first play, the War Eagles running back Tre Green took a toss back and then connected deep to Devin McGlockton for 52 yards. On the next play, Green ended the drive with a 15-yard flash up the middle for the score. After a quick South Gwinnett three-and-out, South Forsyth again used a double-pass, this time with Gavin Morris finding Colby Cruz for a 52-yard touchdown. A blocked extra-point and another Comets punt and the War Eagles led 13-0 after the first quarter. As a team, South Forsyth threw for 332 yards.
“They are playing well,” Davenport said of his defense. “We weren’t very good in the secondary tonight. We have to be able to control all levels.” Back where it found itself in the first two weeks, South Gwinnett rallied in the second quarter. First was a touchdown run by Remari Hudson that finished a drive that saw the Comets convert a third-and-6 and a fourth-and-6. South Gwinnett followed that with a 67-yard touchdown pass from Tre Truitt to Armand Anderson to take a narrow 14-13 lead.
With just 2:46 remaining, the War Eagles regained their offense and marched 77 yards, scoring with just three seconds left in the half when Joe Slott found McGlockton on a fade from 8-yards out. South Forsyth converted the 2-point try to take a 21-14 lead into the half.
South struck first, and quickly, in the third quarter with a 78-yard pass from Truitt to Lex Stocker, but a missed extra point allowed the War Eagles to cling to a one-point lead, 21-20. Truitt ended the game with 274 yards on 12 of 25 passing with two touchdowns. Armand ended the game with four catches for 118 yards and Stocker led the team with 129 yards on four catches. But South Forsyth answered with a scoring drive that included two conversions on third-and-long, including the scoring play on third -and-goal from the 16. The War Eagles extended that lead in the fourth quarter after a pass interference call on South Gwinnett negated a pick-6 and led to another South Forsyth touchdown.
The Comeback Comets weren’t done though, cutting the deficit to 35-28 when Dorian Powell rushed in from the 4 and scored the two-point conversion. But even a 30-minute lightning delay couldn’t stop the clock from running out on South’s furious comeback attempt.
Snellville champs again!
south defeats brookwood 35-21
SNELLVILLE — A celebration was in order for the South Gwinnett football team on Friday night.
After being dominated by Brookwood the last three games, the Comets rose up and won the “Battle of Snellville” to regain bragging rights for the first time since 2016. South spotted Brookwood a 14-point lead and roared back to take a 35-21 win on Friday at Brookwood Community Stadium.
“We wanted this one,” South head coach Steve Davenport said. “They got us pretty good last year. This one means a lot to us.”
Brookwood won 34-0 in 2018, 28-0 and 35-7 in 2017 and held a 28-8 lead in the series. It appeared to be headed the same way on Friday when the Broncos scored on their first play from scrimmage and jumped out to a 14-0 lead.
“I kept telling everyone, ’Keep your head up, keep your head up … 14 points isn’t that much,’” South defensive back Nate Roberts said. “We could do it.”
Roberts was one of the main reasons for the victory. He intercepted three passes and celebrated being named defensive captain for the game.
“Captain is a big role and you’ve got to take it and make it big,’ Roberts said. “We were down, the momentum had switched over to them.”
South set its victory in motion in the third quarter when it tied the game at 14-14. The Comets drove 92 yards and converted a fourth-and-1 during the drive. Remari Hudson, working from the Wildcat, went 39 yards to the Brookwood 2 and powered in for a touchdown on the next play to tied the score with 4:40 left in the quarter.
South’s Brandon Rowland recovered the ensuing onside kick, but the Comets were denied the end zone when Jordan Davenport tackled Hudson for a loss on fourth-and-goal.
But Brookwood turned the ball over on its next possession. Quarterback Jack Spyke, under heavy pressure, threw the ball up for grabs and Roberts grabbed the interception, his second of the game. “I just had to adjust and react,” Roberts said.
South scored on its next play, with quarterback Tre Truitt scrambling for a 23-yard touchdown.
The Broncos overcame a turnover on their next possession and tied the game in the fourth quarter on Eli Kohl’s 21-yard run.
But the Comets regained the lead 28-21 when Truitt connected with DeShaun Robinson for a 26-yard touchdown.
The Broncos stopped South at the goal line and had two final chances in the final four minutes, but couldn’t score. The deal-breaker came when Jameer Alves picked off a pass near the sideline and returned it for a 35-yard touchdown.
Brookwood scored on its first play of the game. After forcing South to go 3-and-out on its first possession, the Broncos set up play at their own 32. The ball was handed to Eli Kohl, who burst through the line and raced untouched for a 68-yard touchdown.
South Gwinnett drove to the Brookwood 16 on its next possession, but came up empty on three passes and turned it over on downs.
Brookwood took a 14-0 lead, with Kohl again playing a big part. He broke up the middle for a 69-yard run, only to be dragged down at the 6. After each team exchanged a pair of penalties, the Broncos scored when Spyke found T.J. Burdian crossing on the back of the end zone for a 9-yard touchdown.
South Gwinnett was able to break through for on touchdown on its next possession. Truitt did most of the damage himself, running for 14 and 20 yards before scampering for a 29-yard touchdown.
After being dominated by Brookwood the last three games, the Comets rose up and won the “Battle of Snellville” to regain bragging rights for the first time since 2016. South spotted Brookwood a 14-point lead and roared back to take a 35-21 win on Friday at Brookwood Community Stadium.
“We wanted this one,” South head coach Steve Davenport said. “They got us pretty good last year. This one means a lot to us.”
Brookwood won 34-0 in 2018, 28-0 and 35-7 in 2017 and held a 28-8 lead in the series. It appeared to be headed the same way on Friday when the Broncos scored on their first play from scrimmage and jumped out to a 14-0 lead.
“I kept telling everyone, ’Keep your head up, keep your head up … 14 points isn’t that much,’” South defensive back Nate Roberts said. “We could do it.”
Roberts was one of the main reasons for the victory. He intercepted three passes and celebrated being named defensive captain for the game.
“Captain is a big role and you’ve got to take it and make it big,’ Roberts said. “We were down, the momentum had switched over to them.”
South set its victory in motion in the third quarter when it tied the game at 14-14. The Comets drove 92 yards and converted a fourth-and-1 during the drive. Remari Hudson, working from the Wildcat, went 39 yards to the Brookwood 2 and powered in for a touchdown on the next play to tied the score with 4:40 left in the quarter.
South’s Brandon Rowland recovered the ensuing onside kick, but the Comets were denied the end zone when Jordan Davenport tackled Hudson for a loss on fourth-and-goal.
But Brookwood turned the ball over on its next possession. Quarterback Jack Spyke, under heavy pressure, threw the ball up for grabs and Roberts grabbed the interception, his second of the game. “I just had to adjust and react,” Roberts said.
South scored on its next play, with quarterback Tre Truitt scrambling for a 23-yard touchdown.
The Broncos overcame a turnover on their next possession and tied the game in the fourth quarter on Eli Kohl’s 21-yard run.
But the Comets regained the lead 28-21 when Truitt connected with DeShaun Robinson for a 26-yard touchdown.
The Broncos stopped South at the goal line and had two final chances in the final four minutes, but couldn’t score. The deal-breaker came when Jameer Alves picked off a pass near the sideline and returned it for a 35-yard touchdown.
Brookwood scored on its first play of the game. After forcing South to go 3-and-out on its first possession, the Broncos set up play at their own 32. The ball was handed to Eli Kohl, who burst through the line and raced untouched for a 68-yard touchdown.
South Gwinnett drove to the Brookwood 16 on its next possession, but came up empty on three passes and turned it over on downs.
Brookwood took a 14-0 lead, with Kohl again playing a big part. He broke up the middle for a 69-yard run, only to be dragged down at the 6. After each team exchanged a pair of penalties, the Broncos scored when Spyke found T.J. Burdian crossing on the back of the end zone for a 9-yard touchdown.
South Gwinnett was able to break through for on touchdown on its next possession. Truitt did most of the damage himself, running for 14 and 20 yards before scampering for a 29-yard touchdown.
south runs past central in gwinnetts oldest rivalry game
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SNELLVILLE — For nearly a decade, the Central Gwinnett-South Gwinnett rivalry went late into the night and kept the scoreboard busy.
That bonanza came to an end last season with a sloppy, low-scoring duel that ended with a 14-7 South victory in Lawrenceville. For the first two quarters Friday, the new normal persisted with nine total points, five turnovers and a safety. Then, in the third quarter, South Gwinnett awoke from its scoring slumber. Led by scoring runs of 31 and 23 yards by Remari Hudson, the Comets scored four times in the quarter on their way to a 36-7 opening-week victory. Hudson ended the game with 107 yards rushing on 17 carries. The senior capped his night with a touchdown pass to Lex Stocker in the fourth quarter. “You work on things all summer and the first opportunity you get to go against an opponent, you get a little nervous. There were just a lot of nerves and a lot of missed assignments,” said South head coach Steve Davenport. “We had an opportunity at halftime to just calm them down a little bit. We came back for the second half and that’s why they play two halves.” The only consistency between the halves came from South’s (1-0) defense. Facing an always potent Central (0-1) offense, the Comets forced seven turnovers in the game and didn’t allow Central QB Skylar Adams to throw a touchdown pass. The senior quarterback turned the ball over three times and ended the game 16 of 34 for 164 yards. On the first possession, it appeared the South-Central rivalry was returning to its high-scoring ways. The Black Knights took a short kickoff and quickly powered 55 yards for a touchdown. Justin Wilkins carried the ball four times for 38 yards, including the final 2-yard score. Four minutes into the game, Central led 7-0. From there, the highlights faded. The two teams proceeded to combine for five turnovers, including a pair of interceptions by Central’s Daejon Reynolds — one of those came in the end zone to thwart a South TD. Both of Central’s turnovers, a fumble and a turnover on downs, came inside the 10. “We were able to stop them,” Davenport said. “It could have gotten out of hand in that second drive if they had scored.” South got taste of the scoreboard in the final minute of the half when a Central snap sailed over the punter’s head and turned into a safety, cutting the Black Knights halftime lead to 7-2. The two points were the first of 36 unanswered. Those fortunate turnovers by the defense, Davenport said, changed the feeling in the locker room at half time. “(We could have) been getting beaten up really good,” Davenport said. “We felt like at halftime we were where we wanted to be.” By game’s end, they certainly were. Along with Hudson’s runs, South scored when Caleb Pedro blocked Central’s punt and the ball skittered into Armand Anderson’s hands at about the 42-yard line, and from there the sophomore raced to the end zone. Lorenzo Britt finished off the scoring with a 54 yard scamper for a touchdown. “We wanted to try to wear them out,” Davenport said. “We wanted to kind of wear them down and it started to take a toll in the second half.” |
Remari Hudson rushes for one of his two touchdowns against Central Gwinnett.
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mAJOR cHANGES Coming to the Comets Stadium this season
New artificial turf to debut in 2019
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New Video Scoreboard in the North Endzone
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New Adidas Uniforms for the Comets
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south gwinnett honors slain gcpd officer toney
“Here at South, we work hard to fulfill all points of our HARD acronym,” the South Gwinnett announcer told the crowd gathered for the game. “Officer Toney was a prime example of this creed. Hustle, Attitude, Respect and Discipline were shown in every aspect of his work.
“He served and protected, and he was committed to accomplishing his goals to become what he dreamed to be.”
Toney worked out of the Gwinnett County Police Department’s South Precinct, which includes the Grayson and unincorporated Snellville areas.
In addition to the speech honoring Toney, a poem written by South Gwinnett English teacher John Leece about Toney, titled “30,” was read aloud.
It was one of several ways in which Toney was honored at the game at South Gwinnett. A banner saying “Forever Our Hero Officer A. Toney” hung from the fence surrounding the field. A tribute to Toney was also included on the banner that South Gwinnett players ran through before the game.
South Gwinnett players wore all-blue uniforms in honor of Toney, and stickers with his badge number were affixed to the backs of their helmets.
“It shows the community is supporting us,” Gwinnett County Police Maj. Trapp McDowell said after the pre-game ceremony. “It’s one thing to be in McDonald’s or walking down the street and have people say, ‘hey.’ But to have a whole group come forward and say, ‘We’re all thinking about you’ (means a lot).”
“He served and protected, and he was committed to accomplishing his goals to become what he dreamed to be.”
Toney worked out of the Gwinnett County Police Department’s South Precinct, which includes the Grayson and unincorporated Snellville areas.
In addition to the speech honoring Toney, a poem written by South Gwinnett English teacher John Leece about Toney, titled “30,” was read aloud.
It was one of several ways in which Toney was honored at the game at South Gwinnett. A banner saying “Forever Our Hero Officer A. Toney” hung from the fence surrounding the field. A tribute to Toney was also included on the banner that South Gwinnett players ran through before the game.
South Gwinnett players wore all-blue uniforms in honor of Toney, and stickers with his badge number were affixed to the backs of their helmets.
“It shows the community is supporting us,” Gwinnett County Police Maj. Trapp McDowell said after the pre-game ceremony. “It’s one thing to be in McDonald’s or walking down the street and have people say, ‘hey.’ But to have a whole group come forward and say, ‘We’re all thinking about you’ (means a lot).”
