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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 Football recently launched a new website for the football program in hopes to streamline the information distributed to parents, players and fans. We hope you enjoy the changes and find our new site useful and user friendly. GO 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).”
