FEATURE SENIOR PLAYERS
#11 Adam
Taylor has performed in a
fashion any coach can be proud of. His defensive end position was a vital
part of our shutting folks down this year and simply terrorized his
opponents where he played. His solemn confidence and quiet demeanor and 160
pound size would fool you unless you saw him in action and in my opinion,
one of the best in the league along with our other defensive end. It will be very
hard to replace this great senior and we hate to see him graduate.
#58 Luke
"Pearl" Askew
is the other defensive end I referred to above. He is another very quiet
unassuming individual who becomes a giant on a football field. Pearl is very
coachable and cares deeply about doing his job and honestly, I don't think
there is a better Defensive End or Offensive Guard in the league. Pearl
could shut down the off-tackle hole and still rebound on destroy a sweep,
playing perfect clinic technique, and delivering some of our largest bone
crunching licks all year. QB's didn't care much for Pearl, nor did victims
of his blocking on the corners. He mashed people, freeing our runners time
and time again. We will miss him greatly.
#1 Zeke "the Streak"
Robinson is the best
corner in the league, nuf said. He leads the league in interceptions with no
one in a close second. He also made some very important tackles in the open
field this year and even with a broken hand for the last 4 games, excelled
as a major factor in our success. He was our second leading rusher with
nearly 1000 yards, that's right, second leading rusher. We will have to say
bye to this valuable senior as well and what to do about a replacement will
be extremely tough.
OTHER MAJOR
SENIOR CONTRIBUTORS WERE: Wayne "Peter Built" Lindsey, Conrad "Free" Easley,
Jamie Rhodes, and Craig "Rico" Stewart. Without you guys, we would have gone
nowhere. Thanks for the example, and all the hard work & leadership you
displayed!
#2 TREY
DUNAGAN
Leading Rusher in the State of Georgia 2004 (on any level)
Saying so
long to this fine athlete is very difficult at best. Trey is another quiet
leader that everyone on the team and in the school looks up to, and for good
reason. He is a very serious and purposeful person, mature, yet enjoys a
good laugh with the best of us. His presence makes all the players around
him play at a higher level and has been an absolute pleasure to coach. His
smooth style of running the football, his intelligent decisions, and God
given speed and ability has earned Trey Dunagan "Top Rusher" in
Georgia
and I believe that is in all classifications thru 13 games. Trey has well
over 2,100 yards rushing, but what most
people don't realize, He is one of the best blocking backs in the league as
well. He was very instrumental in Zeke and Zeb's 1,800 yards together. Our
Offense produced over 5,000 yards of total offense this year and Trey
Dunagan is largely responsible. We have some very promising folks coming up
at the younger levels
but no one in our school family wants to say good-bye to Trey Dunagan. I
don't think I would get much argument from anyone, especially our opponents,
to say that Trey Dunagan is the GISA Class "A" Best football
player...period. He was selected All-State unanimously.
Below are other
seniors that were major factors in our 2004 success.
Conrad Easley
Jamie Rhodes
Wayne Lindsey
Craig "Rico" Stewart
REFER
TO OUR TEAM PICTURE FOR THE PLAYERS OF THE FINAL WEEK
Playing as a team, for
each other, and for the school, has been the trade mark of our season. We
just have to guess at who the players of the week are most of the time,
because of such balanced team effort. The unselfishness and willingness to
do anything it takes to win has brought us to the point where we are, the
Finals. With this type dedication and effort, We had a chance. LH
I am very proud of all our
2004 players! LH
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