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Jefferson vs. Commerce
Dawson Co. vs. Jefferson
Jefferson vs. Hart Co.
Jefferson vs. Oglethorpe Co.
•Who: Jefferson (3-3, 1-2) at Elbert Co. (5-1, 3-0)
•When: Friday, 7:30 pm.
•Where: Elberton, “The Granite Bowl”
•Last week: Elbert Co. 23, Hart Co. 16; Jefferson 34, Oglethorpe Co. 7
•What else: Jefferson coach T. McFerrin coached Elbert County for seven years (1990-1996), winning 75 games, two region titles and one state title (1995). McFerrin hasn’t coached against the Blue Devils since leaving Elbert County in 1996 … Jefferson hasn’t played Elbert County since 1977 and not in the Granite Bowl since 1976. Jefferson won the 1976 matchup 12-7. Elbert County won 14-13 in 1977 … Elbert County leads the series 2-1-1 … Elbert County’s lone loss this year came to unbeaten Wesleyan (25-23).
•Elbert County’s coach: Sidd Fritts (first year at ECHS, 5-1; 11th overall, 104-24-2). Fritts has coached at Vidalia, Rome and now Elbert. Fritts’s teams won at least 10 games each year from 2001-2008.
•Elbert County’s key players: Hunter Blackmon (Jr., QB), Keenan Umble (Sr., OL), Eli York (Sr., OL-DL), Valdon Cooper (Sr., RB-DB), Tyshon Dye (So., RB), D.J. Lewis (Jr., RB), Jareece Norman (Sr., WR), Taj Letner (Sr. LB), Trenton Allen (Jr., LB), Bryce Martin (Jr., OL-LB), Demetrius Sanders (Jr., DE), Jet Trotter (Jr., DE), Shi Marshall (Sr., DB), Eric Eberhardt (So., LB) — source “Friday Night Football Georgia”
•Elbert County’s X’s and O’s: The Blue Devils run the Wing-T offensively and 4-3 on defense.
•Coach’s take: Coach T. McFerrin said Elbert County is equipped with “tremendous speed.” “Probably as good as I’ve seen in a long time,” he said.
