Brookwood has won five straight games and put itself in position to earn the No. 2 seed out of Region 7-6A tonight if the Broncos (6-3, 5-1) can beat Norcross (7-2, 5-1) in a road game.
Brookwood is putting its fate and the ball in the hands of a sophomore running back, Brayden Tyson, who rushed for 290 yards and three touchdowns in a 43-36 victory over Duluth last week.
Tyson is Class 6A’s leading rusher with 1,824 yards. He has averaged 245.8 rushing yards per game during the winning streak.
“Brayden is a quiet and understated kid by nature, but his play on the field has been anything but in 2024,” Brookwood coach Philip Jones said. “At 6-foot-1 and 220 pounds, Brayden’s strength and power make him extremely hard to tackle, and he wears defenses down as the game goes on. His vision and balance are elite as he sees and trusts the hole that hasn’t quite opened yet and seems to always maintain his balance through contact.”
Jones also praised Tyson’s speed – “he never gets caught once he breaks into the open field” – and his pass-catching abilities. Tyson has 20 receptions for 326 yards.
The statewide yardage leaders – Chattooga’s Zayden Cook in rushing, Cherokee’s Tanner Savasir in passing and Morgan County’s Jaylen Elder in receiving – remained the same this week.
Cook rushed for 464 yards in a 56-36 victory over Dade County, a performance that earned him GHSF Daily’s Player of the Week award as he became the state’s first 2,000-yard rusher this season.
With a final game tonight against Coosa, Cook is 451 rushing yards from Treylon Sheppard’s regular-season state record of 2,874 set while playing for Haralson County in 2018.
If Cook has an average game of 269 rushing yards, he’ll finish third all-time behind Sheppard and Cedartown’s Nick Chubb.
Rushing
2,423 - Zayden Cook, Chattooga (A-I leader)
1,824 - Brayden Tyson, Brookwood (6A leader)
1,795 - Bryian Duncan Jr., Cairo (3A leader)
1,605 - Alvin Ricks, Wheeler County (A-II leader)
1,560 - Emadd Howard, Walnut Grove (4A leader)
1,504 - Quinterrius Gipson, Kell
1,491 - Dominique Ball, Westover
1,489 - Tojuan Peyton Jr., Lanier (5A leader)
1,464 - Darrian Roberts, Atkinson County
1,434 - Kadiphius Iverson, Westside-Macon (2A leader)
1,422 - Carson Callihan, Fannin County
1,386 - Mark Howard, Woodland-Stockbridge
1,352 - Jaylan Aquino, Drew
1,323 - Demetrius “M.J.” Dowdy, Winder-Barrow
1,291 - Josiah Allen, Wheeler
1,280 - Nick Woodford, Northeast
1,278 - Andrew Beard, Prince Avenue Christian
1,277 - Chris Cole, Brooks County
1,271 - Tysean Wiggins, Commerce
1,270 - Malachi Render-Fannin, LaGrange
1,267 - Reante Byrd, Hephzibah
1,257 - Shane Marshall, Irwin County
1,250 - Hudson Hulett, North Murray
1,239 - Benjamin Plemons, Chestatee
1,235 - Reid Giles, Rabun County
1,225 - Elijah Hayes, West Hall
1,220 - Kalil Townes, Lovett
1,214 - Anddreas McKinny, Bryan County
1,180 - Ty Cummings, West Laurens
1,177 - Zo Smalls, Savannah Christian
1,164 - Ethan Tisdale, Heard County
1,142 - Aaron Bryant, Clinch County
1,139 - Joshua Troup, Richmond Hill
1,135 - Xavier Rucker, Allatoona
1,128 - Da’Shaun Williams, Hiram
1,126 - Michael Battle, Pelham
1,124 - Zion Johnson, Newton
1,111 - Daniel Smith, Mill Creek
1,097 - Javen Parker, East Paulding
1,082 - Marlin Mathis, Shiloh
1,074 - Jayden Johnson, Stephenson
1,067 - Darrius Favors, Manchester
1,066 - Mason Hollingsworth, Whitefield Academy
1,059 - William Heck, Brunswick
1,054 - Jamarcus Harrison, East Hall
1,052 - Zamarcus Lindley, Douglas County
1,051 - Albert McCoy, South Paulding
1,049 - Braylon Hill, Cass
1,031 - Kelby Tymes, Marion County
1,028 - Jacari Barnett, Elbert County
1,025 - Lawson Sullivan, Fannin County
1,025 - Ty Jones, Lakeside-Evans
1,024 - Corey Watkins Jr., Clarke Central
1,021 - C.J. Gray, Temple
1,020 - Jayden Cruz, Sonoraville
1,007 - Justyn Williams, Spencer
1,006 - Isaiah Payton, Woodstock
1,000 - Jonaz Walton, Central-Carrollton
992 - Will Rajecki, Sequoyah
981 - Tyrese Woodgett, Coffee
980 - Devon Caldwell, Hebron Christian
978 - Andrew Overton, Mount Paran Christian
966 - Kaden Hamilton, Hiram
965 - Nolan Matthews, Lumpkin County
962 - Dustin Barrett, Towns County
958 - Jeanarion Kamga, Westside-Augusta
957 - Naeem Odeniyi, Westlake
947 - Connor Schuknecht, Union County
946 - Jamari Welch, Athens Academy
945 - Colby Smith, Southeast Bulloch
943 - Christian “Deuce” Lawrence, Thomas County Central
941 - Brandan Ridley, McIntosh
941 - Jaimen Williams, Seckinger
937 - Drew Richardson, East Jackson
935 - Day’shawn Brown, Colquitt County
926 - Jalen Stewart, Jasper County
923 - Amari Latimer, Sandy Creek
920 - Zachary Manning, Druid Hills
916 - James Skelly, North Paulding
912 - A’merre Williams, Burke County
911 - Zsewaun Smith, Cedar Grove
905 - T.J. Lester, Milton
903 - Darius White, Decatur
894 - Antavious Richardson, Greenville
891 - Carmelo Byrd, Gainesville
891 - Daylan Maxwell, Jackson County
889 - Noah Laban, Denmark
889 - Caden McGatha, Pierce County
888 - Foster Orris, West Forsyth
881 - Reginald Glover, Northeast
879 - Jitt Carr, Monroe Area
876 - Albert Gooding, Lithonia
874 - Rashod Daniel, Putnam County
872 - Peyton Groce, Gordon Lee
868 - Bryson Tarver, Swainsboro
865 - Roderick Fuller, Treutlen
864 - Willie Batts, Dublin
862 - Duke Johnson, Dodge County
858 - Ousmane Kromah, Lee County
858 - Zach Belyeu, North Cobb
857 - Austin Drye, King’s Ridge Christian
855 - Robert Henderson, Hapeville Charter
Passing
2,674 - Tanner Savasir, Cherokee (6A leader)
2,656 - Antwann Hill Jr., Houston County (5A leader)
2,543 - Kharim Hughley, Gainesville
2,479 - Tucker Perkins, Effingham County
2,426 - Matt Pearch, Dunwoody
2,328 - Weston Taylor, Cambridge (4A leader)
2,293 - Davis Strickland, Morgan County (2A leader)
2,281 - Ben Brown, Wesleyan (A-I leader)
2,259 - Julian Lewis, Carrollton
2,242 - Rashawn Truell, New Hampstead
2,234 - Lyndon Worthy, Worth County
2,213 - Armond Parker, Locust Grove
2,211 - Devin Edmonds, Jones County
2,143 - Tripp Nix, White County (3A leader)
2,137 - Mason Bryant, Paulding County
2,123 - Blake Weldon, Schley County (A-II leader)
2,088 - Harrison Faulkner, North Oconee
2,054 - Carter Triplett, Christian Heritage
2,048 - Chaz Pate, Sonoraville
2,029 - Michael Johnson, Dutchtown
2,025 - Luke Nickel, Milton
2,025 - Jaylen Johnson, Thomas County Central
1,993 - Luke Priester, Chattahoochee
1,981 - J.R. Harris, Central-Carrollton
1,966 - Sean Smith, Westlake
1,946 - Darnell Kelly, Peachtree Ridge
1,937 - Kade Smith, Trion
1,928 - Braylon Carter, Southwest DeKalb
1,923 - Christian Langford, Hughes
1,883 - Hampton Johnson, Athens Academy
1,864 - Ethan Spector, River Ridge
1,848 - Brooks Brien, Cherokee Bluff
1,826 - Ethan Long, Adairsville
1,826 - Jordan Washington, Monroe
1,824 - Paris Wilbanks, Habersham Central
1,787 - D.J. Hudson, Peach County
1,769 - Hunter Campbell, Centennial
1,767 - Tripp Underwood, Stephens County
1,744 - Titus Watkins, Oconee County
1,741 - D.J. Bourdeaux, Douglas County
1,732 - Mac Nelson, Mary Persons
1,728 - Nate Russell, Cartersville
1,727 - Teddy Jarrard, North Cobb Christian
1,727 - Jaden Duckett, Sprayberry
1,721 - Kaeden Gilstrap, Walton
1,711 - Landon Walker, Woodward Academy
1,710 - James Mobley, Calvary Day
1,710 - Kaleb Narcisse, Kell
1,699 - Connor Langford, Duluth
1,693 - Ethan Daughtery, Lambert
1,690 - Max Walraven, West Forsyth
1,687 - Cayden Benson, Creekside
1,685 - Caden Hight, Heritage-Ringgold
1,675 - Graham Burmeister, Woodstock
1,669 - Kolby Martin, Sequoyah
1,668 - Hezekiah Millender, Clarke Central
1,666 - Jordan Do, Archer
1,666 - Dream Rashad, Mountain View
1,661 - Trey Smith, Roswell
1,661 - Elijah Fudge, Spencer
1,624 - Montavious Banks, Carver-Atlanta
1,616 - Camden Hodge, Winder-Barrow
1,604 - Charles Maxell III, Bowdon
1,597 - Caleb Hill, Sandy Creek
1,592 - Tristan Parks, Hampton
1,592 - Weston Bryan, Lee County
1,587 - Xavier Hill, Harrison
1,582 - Shane Throgmartin, Mill Creek
1,571 - Joshua Scott, Stockbridge
1,568 - Julian Shanks, Arabia Mountain
1,560 - Brodie Campbell, Newnan
1,560 - Quenterrion Stanford, Wilkinson County
1,554 - Junior Burrus, Brooks County
1,544 - Darien Keefe, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe
1,539 - Grant Moore, Brunswick
1,522 - R.J. Knapp, Jackson County
1,520 - Parks Riendeau, Camden County
1,517 - Hayden Jones, Pickens
1,509 - Matthew Baer, Denmark
1,492 - Skylar Hamilton, Landmark Christian
1,489 - Jamarcus Harrison, East Hall
1,489 - Todd Robinson, Valdosta
1,460 - Mitch Seaman, Lassiter
1,453 - Austin Guest, Creekview
1,450 - Brett Sturm, West Hall
1,449 - Tyler Niehr, North Paulding
1,444 - Kamden Kendrick, Union County
1,423 - Elijah Seaney, North Forsyth
1,421 - Payton Shaw, Eastside
1,416 - Dillon Mohammed, Norcross
1,414 - Thomas Winston IV, Miller Grove
1,411 - Ryan Hall, North Gwinnett
1,411 - Jace German, Tucker
1,408 - Ian Reynolds, North Atlanta
Receiving
1,321 - Jaylen Elder, Morgan County (2A leader)
1,248 - Travis Smith Jr, Westlake (6A leader)
1,222 - Keyon Standifer, Athens Academy (A-I leader)
1,141 - D.J. Avery, Chattahoochee (5A leader)
1,114 - Cody Bryan, Heritage-Ringgold (3A leader)
1,087 - Isaiah Mitchell, Houston County
1,051 - Jaivon Solomon, Jones County (4A leader)
991 - Jamarion McKinney, Dutchtown
977 - Craig Dandridge, Cambridge
960 - Randy Parker, Lithia Springs
957 - Landon Roldan, North Oconee
928 - Kendall Sims, Schley County (A-II leader)
912 - Kamari Maxwell, New Hampstead
894 - Ethan Willingham, Trion
887 - Porter Allison, Dunwoody
879 - Derrick Mimms, Locust Grove
862 - Jeremiah Ware, Gainesville
861 - D’ontae Fulton, Worth County
856 - Zach Stair, Riverwood
849 - Zeke Whittington, Habersham Central
845 - Carter Hayes, Wesleyan
816 - Samuel Turner, Southwest DeKalb
812 - Brady Marchese, Cartersville
803 - Hudson Cocchiara, Cambridge
797 - McCord Purdy, Pickens
787 - Danny Boden, Dunwoody
777 - Zion Hudson, Peach County
776 - K.T. Thompson, Cherokee Bluff
771 - Kaiden Prothro, Bowdon
764 - George Lamons, Brooks County
760 - Caylen Brunson, Spencer
758 - M.J. Mathis, Houston County
753 - Jahsaun Clarke, Norcross
750 - Ty Tillery, Morgan County
749 - Braylen Still, Dougherty
737 - Terrious Favors, Carver-Atlanta
724 - John Stuetzer, Pope
717 - Mark Manfred, Sprayberry
717 - Christian Ward, Walton
716 - Gus Anderson, Newnan
715 - Kenyan Glasper, Winder-Barrow
712 - Jamarea Watkins, Southwest
704 - Taz Smith, Gainesville
699 - Cam Nixon, Cross Creek
693 - Jackson Stanley, Creekview
688 - Casani Bartlett, Lovett
687 - Braydan Jones, Dade County
683 - Colby Alexander, Archer
682 - Brice Whitely, ACE Charter
682 - Thomas Blackshear, Calvary Day
681 - Elyiss Williams, Camden County
677 - C.J. Wiley, Milton
670 - Cayman Reynolds, Sonoraville
667 - Malik Brightwell, Newton
663 - Kiel Sparks, Perry
663 - Demarcus Horne, Spencer
661 - Chris Hutchinson, Alexander
661 - Charlie Idom, Christian Heritage
660 - Josiah Abdullah, Woodward Academy
658 - Elijah Green, Marietta
654 - Kobe Lewis, Kennesaw Mountain
653 - Maddox Young, Union County
649 - Jacques King, Effingham County
649 - Caden Lavinka, Mary Persons
648 - Christian Smith, Lambert
648 - Kory Pettigrew, Perry
646 - Austin Perry, Harrison
643 - Tyler Lynch, M.L. King
641 - Gabe Daniels, Greater Atlanta Christian
640 - Xavier Buckner, Mount Zion-Carroll
640 - Grant Hollier, River Ridge
636 - Jarvis Mathurin, Hebron Christian
635 - Mikeal Grissom, Lakeside (Evans)
632 - Dube Enongene, North Paulding
630 - Larry Hudson, Dutchtown
630 - Matt Patchin, South Paulding
627 - Lincoln Delaere, Starr’s Mill
626 - Daijon Hayes, Tift County
620 - Wyatt Tash, Cherokee
618 - Jude Nelson, Social Circle
617 - Anthony Bell, Paulding County
608 - Bubba Frazier, Benedictine
607 - Mason Hall, Oconee County
605 - Kobe Adeleke-Hokes, Peachtree Ridge
604 - Tre Winters, Adairsville
602 - Tristan Houston, Westside-Macon
598 - Xavious Nalls, Adairsville
595 - Jaylin Carter, Lowndes
588 - Israel Conway, Cherokee
587 - Chasen Jones, East Hall
587 - Harrison Spencer, South Forsyth
582 - Lagracion Little, Clarke Central
576 - Aaron Savage, Winder-Barrow
573 - Kishaun Taylor, Ringgold
572 - Jo’Van Freeney, Landmark Christian
567 - Ethan Pajot, Mount Vernon
565 - Kamarui Dorsey, Hampton
564 - Jaden Upshaw, Lee County
564 - Brooks Darling, Sequoyah
562 - Jaden Jackson, Washington County
562 - Jayden Farley, Worth County
561 - George Sabb, New Manchester
557 - Edward Coleman, Calvary Day
555 - Ben Hockman, New Hampstead
553 - Gaines Clark, White County
551 - Demarcus Gardner, Cedartown
551 - Shane King, Gainesville
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