Southwest, Stratford players honored as Macon Touchdown Club opens season on Monday
Players from Southwest and Stratford are the latest Macon Touchdown Club players of the week.
Last week
* Roundup: Houston County & Warner Robins provide fireworks; FPD-Brookstone in championship rematch; ACE and Dodge County in battle; Lamar County enjoys Macon visit
* Thursday’s roundup
* Scouting Reports: This week’s GHSA and GIAA games
* Maxwell Predictions
* Who’s going to win this week’s games
* Central Georgia state composite rankings
* Central Georgia rankings
* Monday Morning Quarterback: Notes, reviews, Loughdmouthings
* Macon Touchdown Club players of the week
Back: Senior quarterback Steve Robinson of Southwest threw for 208 yds and two touchdowns while running for 180 yards and two more – for 388 yards in total offense – in the Patriots 30-29 upset of top-10 Bleckley County.
Co-lineman: Southwest defensive end Marquis Hutchings racked up 15 tackles and two sacks, plus five tackles for loss, in the surprise over Bleckley County.
Co-lineman: Senior linebacker Brooks Garner of Stratford Brooks had eight tackles, eight assists and a tackle for loss in the 28-12 win over Wilkinson County.
The trio will be honored Monday night at the Club’s first meeting of the year, with radio host Bill King as the featured speaker.
The clubs meets every Monday at the Methodist Home for Children and Youth on Pierce Avenue. Dues are $250, for every weekly meeting, which includes dinner, local high school football players of the week, a sponsor spotlight, and an update by a different Bibb County (and Jones County) head coach each week, at the Methodist Home for Children and Youth on Pierce Ave.
Contact Bryant Longshore at 478-808-5718 or bryant.longshore@gmail.com, or send a check for $250 to Macon Touchdown Club, PO Box 28674, Macon, GA 31221
Cost each week for non-members is $30.
Other players of the week from the first weeks of the season to be honored: Junior quarterback James Neville of Westside; Sophomore defensive lineman Bryson Fletcher of Mount de Sales; Junior kicker Henry Carter of ACE;
Sophomore quarterback Zavion Deshazier of Mount de Sales; Jones County senior linebacker Daniel Hawk; Senior wideout and kick returner Jaivon Solomon of Jones County
Senior quarterback Devin Edmonds of Jones County; Senior tackle Zantavious Towles of Northeast; Senior kick Stebin Horne of Stratford