2011 Season Preview
2011 SEASON PREVIEW
The Yellow Jackets have quite a schedule in 2011. Not only do they play AAAAA Lassiter, a traditional rival, and Hillgrove, which finished 2010 ranked #12 among Division AAAAA teams (#32 among all State teams), but also face four (4) SubRegion 5N-AAAA Rivals that finished 2010 ranked in the Division AAAA Top25 among 93 teams (and two of these finished in the State-wide Top25 among 470 teams):
Kell (#4 in AAAA... #12 in State)
East Paulding (#7 in AAAA... #25 in State)
Hiram (#14 in AAAA... #36 in State)
Pope (#18 in AAAA... #61 in State)
(click column headings of table to sort)
| 2011 Team | Division | First Season | Alltime Win% | Region Titles | All- Staters | 2010 Record | Final State Ranks All Classes (2010) /470 | State "Dynasty" Ranks All Classes (2003-10) /447 | State "Dynasty" Ranks All Classes (2006-10) /447 | Trending |
| Sprayberry | AAAA | 1956 | .395 | 3 | 18 | 04-06 | #142 | #203 | #102 | Up |
| Blessed Trinity | AA | 2001 | .521 | 1 | 11 | 06-04 | #098 | #153 | #125 | Up |
| Hillgrove | AAAAA | 2006 | .688 | 0 | 05 | 10-03 | #032 | #184 | #210 | Down |
| Lassiter | AAAAA | 1982 | .503 | 1 | 14 | 05-06 | #123 | #096 | #076 | Up |
| Kennesaw Mtn | AAAAA | 2000 | .412 | 0 | 04 | 01-09 | #255 | #166 | #124 | Up |
| North Paulding* | AAAA | 2008 | .433 | 0 | 01 | 06-04 | #105 | #257 | #266 | Down |
| East Paulding* | AAAA | 1991 | .417 | 1 | 07 | 10-03 | #025 | #082 | #025 | Up |
| Hiram* | AAAA | 2000 | .538 | 1 | 05 | 09-03 | #036 | #133 | #091 | Up |
| Pope* | AAAA | 1988 | .462 | 2 | 11 | 07-04 | #061 | #148 | #114 | Up |
| Osborne* | AAAA | 1957 | .274 | 0 | 13 | 01-09 | #349 | #357 | #325 | Up |
| Kell* | AAAA | 2003 | .598 | 1 | 06 | 12-01 | #012 | #072 | #055 | Up |
*Region Rival. All-State players include those on 1st and 2nd/HM Teams. Final State Ranks among 470 high school teams in Georgia (all divisional levels, both public and private) and trailing 8- and 5-year "Dynasty" Ranks among 447 high school teams in Georgia (all divisional levels, both public and private) from CalPreps. Some stats adapted from Georgia High School Football Historians Association.
____________________ PRE-SEASON ____________________
Unless otherwise noted, kickoffs for all games are at 7:30 pm on Fridays.
Blessed Trinity Titans
Visit Website#15 AA
(2010: 6-4)
8/12 - Jim Frazier Stadium (7:30)
SCRIMMAGE GAME
____________ REGULAR SEASON (PRE-REGION) ____________
Hillgrove Hawks
Visit Website#12 AAAAA
(2010: 10-3)
8/26 - Jim Frazier Stadium (7:30)
SPONSOR NIGHT
@ Kennesaw Mtn Mustangs
Visit WebsiteAAAAA
(2010: 1-9)
9/9 - @ Kennesaw Mtn (7:30)
CALIFORNIA DREAMING BOWL
______________ REGULAR SEASON (REGION) ______________
North Paulding Wolfpack*
Visit WebsiteAAAA
(2010: 6-4)
9/16 - Jim Frazier Stadium (7:30)
*REGION GAME,
JR JACKET NIGHT
@ Pope Greyhounds*
Visit Website#18 AAAA
(2010: 7-4)
10/13 (Thursday) - @ Pope (7:00)
*REGION GAME,
TELEVISED (COMCAST 248)
@ East Paulding Raiders*
Visit Website#7 AAAA
(2010: 10-3)
9/30 - @ East Paulding (7:30)
*REGION GAME
Osborne Cardinals*
Visit WebsiteAAAA
(2010: 1-9)
10/21 - Jim Frazier Stadium (7:30)
*REGION GAME,
HOMECOMING
Region Play-In*
Opponent T.B.A.
AAAA
11/4 - Jim Frazier Stadium (7:30)
*REGION PLAY-IN,
SENIOR NIGHT
@ Kell Longhorns*
Visit Website#4 AAAA
(2010: 12-1)
10/28 - @ Kell (7:30)
*REGION GAME,
CANTON ROAD CLASSIC
___________________ POST-SEASON ___________________
GHSA High School Playoffs
1st Round - 11/11
2nd Round - 11/18
3rd Round - 11/25
4th Round - 12/02
State Championship - 12/9
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JACKETS TO RELOAD, NOT REBUILD
Fall 2011 should be exciting.
After a disappointing 2010 campaign that began with such high hopes and accolades (#14 AP Preseason Division AAAA Ranking), saw the loss of the team's starting Senior QB in the first game, and ended with a 4-6 record -- not to mention the eventual loss of 9 talented players bound for the next level of football -- some lesser programs might be feeling a bit down. Gone are the streaks: 3 straight winning seasons... 3 straight State Playoffs. Yet, no one at Sprayberry is looking to rebuild... only to reload.
In fact, there is a great deal of optimism about 2011 among the Jacket faithful. Head Coach Billy Shackelford's spread offense ranked 7th best in passing production among all Division AAAA teams in 2010, and a primary cog in that offense, QB Corbin Jackson, returns in 2011 (see stats below). He saw lots of Varsity playing time last year after Senior QB Alec Kinnard went down early with a season-ending injury. Jackson has experience (in addition to his Varsity time, he also led the JV Jackets to a 6-1 record in 2010) and proven effectiveness (he averaged more than 90 all-purpose yards every game he played in 2010 -- Varsity and JV -- and produced an overall QB rating of 123.4 on his way to earning JV Offensive Player of the Year honors). Also, look for rising Sophomore QB Jalen Wooten to make his presence known in 2011.
PJ Stone's 7.0 yards per carry in 2010 will be hard to duplicate from last season's 10th ranked Rushing Offense, but RB Corey Cooper stands to be a key producer of power up the middle in the Fall. Rising Sophomore RB Shane King could be a meaningful contributor to the ground game, as well.
Real questions remain at the WR position, however, with most receivers of any note in 2010 (DJ Funderburg, Justin Montgomery, Marcus Moses, and Kendall Newsome) graduating. The Jackets will look to DJ Vereen, Keegan Moore, Tye Richardson, Miles Wallace, Charles Cook, and Zach Famularu to spark the passing game.
The need to replace three graduating starters on the Offensive Line (Ameer Gohar, Bret Haley, Matt Turner) is another challenge. Veterans Jibrin Linge, Kyle Thomas, and Paul Johnson will be mentoring younger linemen such as Logan Doar, Derrick Bindbeutel, Chris Sanders, Wallace Silva, Josh Gibson, and Nick Polk, among others.
DJ Vereen, Cam Crawford, and Tye Richardson aim to take over kick return duties after the departures of DJ Funderburg, PJ Stone, and Marcus Moses. On the subject of kicking, the graduation of Marcus Moses did more than impact the return game, as he also served as Placekicker, Punter, and Kickoff Specialist.
Although the Jackets readily found the end zone in 2010 (24.1 points/game), so did their opponents (25.1 points/game). On the defensive side of the ball, most of 2010's leaders depart (e.g., D'Alvarez Antwine, Chayce Chambers, Taylor Harren, Josh Moody, Connor Porter, Lemont Session). In their place, players such as Myles Atkins, Vladamir Benoit, Matt Bishop, Illian Bogdanov, Terrell Brownridge, Brandon Dalton, Josh Gibson, Tereyel Gober, Nate Godard, and Elliott Lawson will seek to live up to the high standards that the Jackets did set last season (4th in Sacks By and 15th in Rushing Defense among AAAA teams in 2010).
SUMMARY STATS (2008-10)
Values have been rounded upward.
| YEAR | PF | PA | QBR | PASS Y/G | RUSH Y/G | RET Y/G | PUNT AVG | TFL | TO +/- |
| AVG | 26 | 18 | 147 | 106 | 191 | 54 | 34 | 18 | +4 |
| 2010 | 24 | 25 | 123 | 101 | 157 | 51 | 33 | 35 | -5 |
| 2009 | 23 | 12 | 168 | 135 | 172 | 41 | 38 | 10 | +1 |
| 2008 | 29 | 18 | 148 | 083 | 245 | 70 | 31 | 10 | +8 |
Offensive Backs
C.JACKSON... C.COOPER... T.RICHARDSON
Offensive Line
P.JOHNSON ... J.LINGE ... K.THOMAS
L.DOAR ... C.SANDERS ... W.SILVA
Defenders
T.BROWNRIDGE... M.ATKINS... V.BENOIT
KEY YELLOW JACKETS in 2010 and 2011
Stats are incomplete and include available Varsity (V) and Junior Varsity (JV) numbers.
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Stat Category |
Varsity Leaders in 2010 |
Players to Watch in 2011 |
Comments / Questions |
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Points Responsible For |
O.Davis (66 pts) PJ.Stone (48 pts) M.Moses (34 pts) DJ.Funderburg (30 pts) C.Jackson (24 pts) |
C.Jackson (2010 V+JV: 54 pts) C.Cooper (2010 JV: 12 pts) K.Moore (2010 JV: 12 pts) DJ.Vereen (2010 JV: 12 pts) |
Scoring points was not much of a problem in 2010, and shouldn’t be one in 2011 either. |
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All-Purpose |
M.Moses (46 touches, 1166 yds, 1 TD, 32.6 punt average, 16 PAT, 4 FG) PJ.Stone (98 touches, 813 yds, 8 TD) O.Davis (126 touches, 788 yds, 7 TD) DJ.Funderburg (52 touches, 702 yds, 5 TD) C.Jackson (80 touches, 538 yds, 4 TD) |
C.Jackson (2010 V+JV: 127 touches, 993 yds, 9 TD) C.Cooper (2010 JV: 20 touches, 322 yds, 2 TD) DJ.Vereen (2010 JV: 9 touches, 235 yds, 2 TD) K.Moore (2010 JV: 6 touches, 134 yds, 2 TD) T.Richardson (2010 JV: 8 touches, 92 yards, 1 TD) J.Wooten (2010 9th Grade: QB) |
Jackets have dual-threat QBs, powerful RBs, and fast WRs. |
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Passing |
O.Davis (36/69, 52%, 487 yds, 5 TD, 3 INT, 126 QBR) C.Jackson (26/51, 51%, 366 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT, 122 QBR) A.Kinard (15/28, 54%, 153 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT, 115 QBR)
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C.Jackson (2010 V+JV: 42/83, 51%, 601 yds, 3 TD, 123.4 QBR) J.Wooten (2010 9th Grade: QB) |
QBs are experienced and effective passers. |
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Receiving |
DJ.Funderburg (27 catches, 356 yds, 4 TD) J.Montgomery (17 catches, 300 yds) M.Moses (13 catches, 185 yds, 1 TD)
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DJ.Vereen (2010 JV: 8 catches, 149 yds, 1 TD) K.Moore (2010 JV: 6 catches, 134 yds, 2 TD) T.Richardson (2010 JV: 6 catches, 54 yds, 1 TD) M.Wallace (2010 JV: 1 catch, 14 yds) C.Cook (2010 9th Grade: WR) Z.Famularu (2010 9th Grade: WR) |
WRs are fast, but only have a fraction of the experience as those in 2010. |
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Rushing |
PJ.Stone (93 runs, 655 yds, 8 TD) O.Davis (57 runs, 301 yds, 2 TD) J.Moody (51 runs, 269 yds, 3 TD) C.Jackson (29 runs, 172 yds, 4 TD) DJ.Funderburg (11 runs, 94 yds, 1 TD) |
C.Jackson (2010 V+JV: 44 runs, 392 yds, 6 TD) C.Cooper (2010 JV: 20 runs, 322 yds, 2 TD) S.King (2010 9th Grade: RB) J.Wooten (2010 9th Grade: QB) |
Bulldozer RBs augment running QBs. |
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Returns |
DJ.Funderburg (14 returns, 252 yds) PJ.Stone (5 returns, 158 yds) M.Moses (3 returns, 95 yds) |
DJ.Vereen (2010 JV: 1 return, 86 yds, 1 TD) C.Crawford (2010 JV: 4 returns, 64 yds) T.Richardson (2010 JV: 1 return, 38 yds) |
Can these new KRs go the distance and be difference-makers? |
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Punting |
M.Moses (32 punts, 1043 total yds, 32.6 average) |
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Kicking game will have to be revamped. |
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Placekicking |
M.Moses (16 PAT, 4 FG made) |
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Kickoffs |
M.Moses (6 touchbacks/14 kickoffs) |
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Offensive Line |
A.Gohar (SR) B.Haley (SR) J.Tait (SR) K.Thomas (SO) P.Johnson (JR) J.Linge (JR) |
P.Johnson (rising SR) J.Linge (rising SR) K.Thomas (rising JR) D.Bindbeutel (rising JR) L.Doar (rising JR) C.Sanders (rising JR) W.Silva (rising JR) J.Gibson (rising SO) N.Polk (rising SO) |
Most of 2010’s veteran starting Offensive Line needs to be replaced. |
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Tackles |
C.Chambers (107 tackles) T.Brownridge (98 tackles) D.Antwine (95 tackles) L.Session (81 tackles) C.Porter (69 tackles) |
T.Brownridge (2010 V: 98 tackles) I.Bogdanov (2010 V: 59 tackles) T.Gober (2010 V+JV: 17 tackles) M.Bishop (2010 JV: 16 tackles) V.Benoit (2010 JV: 12 tackles) J.Gibson (2010 JV: LB/DL) |
Several defensive stalwarts return, but big holes remain to be filled on D. |
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Sacks |
C.Porter (9 sacks) T.Brownridge (7 sacks) T.Harren (5 sacks) D.Antwine (2 sacks) |
T.Brownridge (2010 V: 7 sacks) T.Gober (2010 V+JV: 4 sacks) E.Lawson (2010 JV: 4 sacks) M.Bishop (2010 JV: 3 sacks) B.Dalton (2010 JV: 3 sacks) |
The #2 Sack leader in 2010 returns, but other players will have to step up. |
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Takeaways |
M.Atkins (1 INT, 1 FUMREC) C.Porter (1 INT, 1 FUMREC) |
M.Atkins (2010 V: 1 INT, 1 FUMREC) N.Godard (2010 JV: 1 INT) E.Lawson (2010 JV: 1 INT) |
Can Jackets spread takeaways around again like they did in 2010? |
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Rising Contributors |
C.Cook (WR/DB) Z.Famularo (WR/DB) J.Gibson (OL/LB) S.King (RB/LB) N.Polk (OL/DL) J.Wooten (QB/DB) |
Which rising Sophomores will emerge as playmakers? |
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GXSports Projected 2011 Sub-Region 5N-AAAA Results
Sprayberry Yellow Jackets
| 2011 Sub-Region Game# | Sprayberry Opponent | Game Result | PF | PA |
| 1 | N Paulding | Win | 26 | 21 |
| 2 | E Paulding | Loss | 18 | 26 |
| 3 | Hiram | Loss | 20 | 21 |
| 4 | Pope | Win | 23 | 18 |
| 5 | Osborne | Win | 33 | 15 |
| 6 | Kell | Loss | 21 | 23 |
| Totals | Region (3-3) | 120 | 101 |
CalPreps Projected 2011 Sub-Region 5N-AAAA Results
Sprayberry Yellow Jackets
| 2011 Sub-Region Game# | Sprayberry Opponent | Game Result | PF | PA |
| 1 | N Paulding | Loss | 31 | 34 |
| 2 | E Paulding | Loss | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | Hiram | Loss | 19 | 35 |
| 4 | Pope | Loss | 17 | 26 |
| 5 | Osborne | Win | 41 | 07 |
| 6 | Kell | Loss | 13 | 38 |
| Totals | Region (1-5) | 122 | 133 |
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