National Signing Day, Feb. 2024: Central Georgians signing for football, baseball, flag football, soccer, softball, volleyball, wrestling
By Michael A. Lough
The Sports Report
centralgasports@gmail.com
The February signing day may not be as hyped as before, but it’s still full and busy.
It’s worth reminding people – often forgot by most media outlets - that signing days cover much more than just football, and The Sports Report covers much more than just football, breaking out the sports.
Also, many players signed back in December, and had a ceremony then, and participated in another ceremony on Wednesday. Others are participating in their first ceremony on Wednesday after signing.
This list is, as far as can be determined based on information from high schools, is only of those actually signing on Wednesday.
And the transfer portal can make for an interesting day.
Here’s the signing day list from December.
As of 5:30 p.m.:
🏈 🏈 🏈 Football 🏈 🏈 🏈
Central
OL DaMarcus Thompson, Point
Crawford County
OL/DL Robert Calhoun, Reinhardt
Dublin
K Connor Daniel, Thomas U.
RB-LB DeMari Foster, Thomas U.
OL/DL Kelwaun Gilmore, Thomas U.
ATH Kameron Hampton, Thomas U.
WR/DB Cornelius Rozier, Bethel
DE/G Drew Rozier, U. of the South/Sewanee
Jasper County
LB Brandon Ridley, Brevard
WR Josiah Cotterell, Reinhardt
CB Randy Williams, Reinhardt
John Milledge
LB Solomon Burney, Fort Valley State
OL/DL Brandon Watson, Shorter
OL Griffin Barnard, West Georgia (preferred walk-on)
Houston County
OL/DL Jacob Dema, Central Georgia tech
DB Derontae Dennard, Central Georgia Tech
WR/DB Joshua Henry, Berry
DB Darius Patterson, Seton Hill
LB Xavier Ryan, Army
DB JD Smith, Denison
Lamar County
ATH Ty Head, GMC
ATH Terry Welch, GMC
Jones County
RB Jalyn Dekle, Kansas Wesleyan
DB Roderick Freeman, Rocky Mountain College
Mary Persons
OL Darrius Carter, Andrew
WR Ty Dumas, Shorter
LB Jacobi Jones, Georgia State
DL Malaki Knight, Berry
Northside
LB JC Coney, GMC JC
WR A’Tev Coger, Peru State
LB Daylan Kendrick, Peru State
OL Terry Kent, Central State (Ohio)
OL/DL Bobby Royal, Reinhardt
DB Quay Turner, Bethel
Peach County
WRW Jaevion Duncan, Central Georgia Tech
DL/LB B.J. Henry Jr., Fort Valley State
OL Andrew Horsley, Savannah State
Perry
TE Colby Dixon, West Georgia
Rutland
OL Xavier Bailey, Andrews
ATH Jordan Green, Point
LB Christiaan Krietzer, Air Force
DB Xavier Lott, Missouri Valley
Southwest
WR DeJuandre Riggins, Mars Hill
Upson-Lee
RB Ja’Quan Bentley, West Georgia
DL Jacob King, GMC JC
LB Jeremiah Searcy, Cumberlands
Veterans
WR Preston Bird, Samford
QB Jake Maxwell, Marist
DB Antonio Scott, Northern Iowa
Warner Robins
WR Jah Avilez, Savannah State
OL/DL Jamari Dickey, Peru State
LB Xavier Felder, Reinhardt
RB Trey Gunnings, Carson-Newman
CB Myles Joyner, Albany State
ATH Chase Reese, Reinhardt
RB Terry Wright, Reinhardt
Westside
ATH Jessie Bell Jr., Central State (Ohio)
ATH Silas Risper, Berry
Transfers
🏈 🏈 🏈 Football 🏈 🏈 🏈
Washington County
OL Jabari Brooks, Samford to Central Florida
High School signings
⚾ ⚾ ⚾ Baseball ⚾ ⚾ ⚾
Lamar County
Cam King, Florida A&M
Jonathon Stone, South Georgia State
Perry
Nathan O’Rear, Emmanuel
🏈 🏈 🏈 Flag Football 🏈 🏈 🏈
Mary Persons
Mackenzie Hicks, Williams Woods
⚽ ⚽ ⚽ Soccer ⚽ ⚽ ⚽
Lamar County
Ally Bloxham, Gordon State
Perry
Ariana Marfell, Truett-McConnell
🥎 🥎 🥎 Softball 🥎 🥎 🥎
John Milledge
Ana Land, GMC JC
Lamar County
Autumn Hinkley, Gordon State
Lauren Wilcher, Gordon State
Cara Bishop, Gordon State (also soccer)
🏐 🏐 🏐 Volleyball 🏐 🏐 🏐
Jones County
Nya Warren, Georgia College
Perry
Zoe Lowe, Fort Valley State
🤼♂🤼♂🤼♂ Wrestling 🤼♂🤼♂🤼♂️
Jones County
Aiden Lipford, Andrew