Tyler Ajiero has been clocked at 10.8 seconds in the 100 meters. Tift County coach Ashley Anders thought that talent might be a weapon in his team's Region 1-AAAAAAA game against Lowndes last week. He was right.
"Our game plan was to run the football, but Lowndes has a tremendous football team, and their front seven did a good job," Anders said. "Watching them on film, our offensive coaches knew we would get some one-on-one matchups. When we saw them, we called Tyler's number, and he delivered."
Ajiero scored on three long passes, accounting for all of Tift's touchdowns in the 21-17 victory. "Two of the three were on double moves that he ran great routes on, and our quarterback, Neno Felton, did a great job of delivering," Anders said.
Ajiero's efforts are among the Top Performances from last week.
Top five
*Tift County WR Tyler Ajiero had six receptions for 205 yards and three touchdowns covering 45, 51 and 75 yards in a 21-17 victory over Lowndes. His 75-yard reception came with 2:45 left and represented the winning touchdown
*B.E.S.T. Academy LB/RB Giovanni Morgan rushed for 214 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries while registering 12 tackles, two for losses, and forcing a fumble that he recovered in a 36-25 victory over McNair.
*Brooks County QB/WR Jacolby Brown had six receptions for 230 yards and three touchdowns and was 5-of-6 passing for 66 yards and a touchdown in a 39-20 victory over Early County.
*Fellowship Christian RB Murphy Reeves rushed for 338 yards and four touchdowns on 27 carries in a 49-14 victory over Mount Pisgah Christian.
*West Forsyth LB/RB Stephon Bland had four primary tackles, all for losses, including three sacks, in a 31-16 victory over Lambert. Bland also scored on an 88-yard run and caused a fumble that was returned 68 yards for a score.
Best of the rest
*Apalachee LB Alex Stephenson had 17 tackles, one for a loss, forced a fumble and had two QB pressures in a 21-3 loss to Lanier.
*Camden County LB Desmond Fogle, coming off the bench, had 18 tackles, four for losses, and forced a fumble in a 38-9 loss to Colquitt County.
*Centennial QB Max Brosmer was 37-of-53 passing for 452 yards and two touchdowns in a 28-26 loss to Johns Creek. Three receivers went over 100 yards - Drake Mason (6-100), Richard Shaw (6-110) and Cal Dickie (11-121). Dickie also rushed for 75 yards.
*Collins Hill RB/LB Jared Bartlett rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns on seven carries and had five solo tackles, three for losses, in a 34-20 victory over Discovery.
*Colquitt County LB Rashad Revels had seven solo tackles, four for losses, and returned a fumble 97 yards for a touchdown in a 38-9 victory over Camden County.
*Eagle's Landing Christian LB Johnathan Youngblood had 15 tackles, two for losses, a forced fumble and a 62-yard punt return for a touchdown in a 52-7 victory over Strong Rock Christian.
*Haralson County RB Treylon Sheppard rushed for 301 yards and four touchdowns on 36 carries and scored two conversions in a 30-14 victory over Ringgold.
*Harlem RB A.J. Brown rushed for 215 yards and two touchdowns while playing only one half of a 42-8 victory over Josey. Brown also returned a punt 45 yards for a touchdown.
*Harris County WR Tailique Williams, formerly his team's quarterback, had six receptions for 126 yards and three touchdowns in a 31-15 victory over Thomas County Central.
*Heard County QB Alijah Huzzie rushed for 154 yards on 21 carries and threw two fourth-quarter TD passes in a 13-10 victory over Callaway.
*Hephzibah RB Rayquan Riley rushed for 199 yards and four touchdowns on 29 carries in a 33-6 victory over Laney. Lamarcco Hester and Raul Rodriguez each had three tackles for losses.
*Heritage (Conyers) DE Courtney McBride was credited with five sacks totaling 28 yards in losses and a forced fumble in a 17-0 victory over Alcovy.
*Heritage (Ringgold) WR Nolan Letzgus had eight receptions for 210 yards and three touchdowns in a 55-34 victory over Southeast Whitfield. QB Nick Hanson was 16-of-18 passing for 310 yards and four touchdowns.
*Hillgrove DB Lance Wise intercepted two passes - one returned 60 yards for a touchdown and the other run back to the 4-yard line to set up another score - in a 49-24 victory over North Paulding.
*Locust Grove QB R.J. McDaniel was 27-of-38 passing for 354 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 65 yards in a 62-42 victory over Woodland of Stockbridge. Billy Ward had 160 yards receiving.
*Monroe Area QB Chandler Byron rushed for 296 yards and four touchdowns on 29 carries and threw a 53-yard TD pass in a 35-21 victory over Jefferson.
*Montgomery County DB Darique Williams had seven tackles, forced a fumble and returned an interception 86 yards for a touchdown in a 31-7 victory over Johnson County.
*North Atlanta WR Justin Sanders had three receptions for 113 yards and two touchdowns and returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown in a 47-32 victory over Dunwoody. Sanders has returned four kickoffs for touchdowns this season.
*North Hall RB/DB Daniel Jackson, playing only the first half, rushed for 123 yards and three touchdowns on five carries, returned a punt 60 yards for a touchdown and had 11 tackles in a 70-0 victory over Lumpkin County.
*North Oconee QB Kaleb Sherrer was 12-of-18 passing for 151 yards and rushed 12 times for 102 yards in a 31-21 victory over Stephens County. His brother, Kyle Sherrer, had five receptions for 102 yards and two touchdowns.
*Parkview LB Kobe Wilson had eight tackles, three sacks and two QB hurries in a 31-2 victory over Brookwood, which was held to two first downs.
*Pickens LB Trevon Hawkins had 16 tackles, three for losses, a sack and a pass breakup in a 31-21 region-clinching victory over Ridgeland.
*Pierce County RB John Jones rushed for 282 yards and three touchdowns and caught two passes for 48 yards in a 49-22 victory over Tattnall County.
*Richmond Hill RB Jamal Polite rushed for 242 yards and two touchdowns on 38 carries in a 23-19 victory over Bradwell Institute.
*Riverwood RB Reese White rushed for 204 yards and four touchdowns on 17 carries in a 56-7 victory over North Springs.
*Roswell RB Kamonty Jett rushed for 163 yards and three touchdowns on 34 carries in a 32-31 victory over Walton. Jett scored on a 9-yard run with 1:26 left, then ran in the conversion for the winning points.
*Salem QB Donald Wilson was 23-of-29 passing for 325 yards and two touchdowns in a 22-14 victory over Woodward Academy.
*Southeast Whitfield RB Christian Gillespie rushed for 261 yards and three touchdowns on 19 carries in a 55-34 loss to Heritage of Ringgold.
*Swainsboro DB K.J. Starnes had five solo tackles, two for losses, and forced a fumble in a 15-7 victory over Vidalia.
*Thomson QB Damekus Taylor rushed for 223 yards and five touchdowns in a 41-21 victory over Cross Creek. Taylor passed for 115 yards.
*Walton WR Dominick Blaylock had nine receptions for 190 yards in a 32-31 loss to Roswell.
*Wesleyan WR/DB J.D. Kavel had six catches for 129 yards and a touchdown and intercepted a pass in a 38-0 victory over Landmark Christian.
*Wheeler RB T.J. Thomas rushed for 161 yards on six carries and scored on a 77-yard reception in a 62-56 victory over Campbell.
*Woodland (Stockbridge) QB Shariif Brown was 22-of-41 passing for 413 yards and five touchdowns in a 62-42 loss to Locust Grove.
*Woodstock LB Travis Bailey had eight tackles, two for losses, broke up a pass and intercepted two passes in a 23-6 victory over Lassiter, which was held to 148 total yards.
Lines of distinction
*Campbell's offensive line of Eduardo Pimentel, Kaleb Waldrop, Bryan Campbell, Jared Malbrough and Tomas Salvador opened the floodgates for 677 yards of offense and eight touchdowns in a 62-56 loss to Wheeler. RB Tavion Jackson had 407 yards of offense and five touchdowns.
*Monroe Area’s offensive line of center Caleb Young, guards C.J Garrett and Pressley Rowe, tackles Charlie Jackson, Cooper Jensen and Seth Pannell and fullback/tight end Corbin Spratlin opened the door for 450 yards of total offense in a 35-21 region-clinching victory over Jefferson. Monroe Area is averaging 365.9 yards rushing per game and 9.7 yards per carry with 36 rushing touchdowns.
*Union Grove's offensive line of Jared Hines, Mitchell Smith, Josh Webb, Tyler Southern, Buck Barrett and Walker Starr led the way for 295 yards and seven touchdowns rushing in a 49-29 victory over Ola.
*Upson-Lee's offensive line of Daquan Lumpkin, Jey Ellison, Maurice Alford, Alec Rogers, Markeyvious Howell and tight end Jordan Norman paved the way for Daymon Thomas' 261-yard, four-touchdown performance in a 38-24 victory over Howard. Upson-Lee rushed for 302 yards on 44 attempts as a team.
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