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EDITORDell Miller

ART DIRECTORJames Ledford

TALENT EVALUATORChad Simmons/Scout.com

CONTRIBUTING WRITERSRoger Gidlow

Markus GoldenStephen Miller

Marcel HughleyNicholas Gilliam

Chad MartinKevin Price

Chad SimmonsAlvin Richardson

PHOTOGRAPHYBobby Willis

The Georgia Gridiron Guide Family would like to take this time to show our gratitude and appreciation to every person that sent us a photo for inclusion in this years magazine. We would also like to give a shout out to Solefoodatl.com for providing the hottest sneakers for the 12th Man Promotions staff this year.

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06 WE MUST SACRIFICE FOR OUR TEAMS

08 PENNIES FOR PEDIATRICS

10 GEORGIA PREP FOOTBALL: BEST IN THE NATION

12 REMEMBERING LEMON STREET

16 FALCONS BACK IN THE NFC TITLE GAME

18 MEET THE DOCS

22 COLLEGE PREVIEWS

32 INSIDE THE HUDDLE

44 30 TEAMS 2 WATCH IN 2013

50 NEAIGHBORHOOD HEROES

64 A-LIST: GEORGIAS BEST BY POSITION

80 CLASS OF 2014

84 CLASS OF 2015

86 THE FUTURE: 10 PLAYERS 2 WATCH FOR 2016

88 INSIDE BORN 2 COMPETE

96 APPLEBEES Presents FRIDAY NIGHTS KINGS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Spero Karas, MD Sameh Labib, MD Amadeus Mason, MD Kenneth Mautner, MD Brandon Mines, MD Jeffrey Webb, MD John Xerogeanes, MD

Photo courtesy of Peach County Schools

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As we begin the 2012-13 season, I would like to begin by

taking a moment to reect on the absolute blessing that it

is to focus on our most beloved pastime.football!

Ive had both the honor and privilege of traveling around

Georgia visiting communities and have met some of the

nest human beings on the planet via local high school

football games. High school fans are the most passionate

and supportive fans you will nd and they go above and

beyond to support their area schools both with their

time and nancially. The most amazing thing about the

schools with the most support is that they are also very

competitive. The game of football is dependent on fan

support and that support is needed all of the time and at

every game. Im not sure of the population in Calhoun but,

it appeared that every person from the town came to the

championship game in the dome last season to cheer for

their team. I can only imagine the pure joy that the fans

felt as the Yellow Jackets nally beat Buford. My travels

over the years have also allowed me to see a lack of fan

dedication and commitment at some schools that have

nearly brought me to tears. The absolute worse trends that

Ive seen lately are parents dropping-off their kids at ball

games with no intention of staying themselves and fans

turning their backs and walking-out because their team is

losing. Folks, we must never forget that these are KIDS

and we must make sure that we provide them with positive

examples of support to maintain a sense of community and

help our schools.

The most competitive programs typically have awesome

community support. The magic formula that creates

success at any school is very simple: leadership + support

+ sacrice = success. My prayer this season is for fans

across the state currently connected to a program to

become active in recruiting at least one person to join

in their efforts to support our football teams. Over the

last year, Ive been volunteering at my local school and

Ive learned the time that I gave up provided me with an

abundance of blessings that would not have come my way

without my sacrice.

Dell MillerEditor in Chief

WHY WE MUST

SACRIFICE TO BETTER OUR TEAMS & COMMUNITIES

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Pennies for Pediatrics is a non-prot organization providing

awareness and support to the parents of children who have

Autism Spectrum Disorders. Autism is a term used for a

number of developmental disabilities called Autism Spectrum

Disorders or ASD. ASD emerges in the rst three years of a

childs life, and can affect the childs ability to communicate,

understand language, and to develop social relationships.

Autism is a developmental disorder that affects the way a child

sees and interacts with the rest of the world. The mission of

Pennies for Pediatrics is to supply families with information

including, but not limited to, healthy living and therapies

that will provide a more conducive environment for children

on the Autism spectrum. Parents can depend on Pennies for

Pediatrics for nancial support, as well, via grants, coupons

and gift cards.

Pennies for Pediatrics was birthed from one mothers passion

to recover her son from Autism. In her pursuit of this mission,

she found it difcult to gain access to the help required to

make her son the best individual that he could possibly be. She

diligently read books and befriended other mothers with kids

on the spectrum. As her son began to participate in various

therapies (speech, occupational, behavioral, etc), she realized

that he was gaining condence and becoming stronger each

day. Immediately her heart went out to all of the moms that

were discouraged because of the lack of information and

resources. Through rst hand experience, she learned that

the most difcult part of receiving an autism diagnosis was

the lack of support and readily available information. As a

result, Pennies for Pediatrics was launched as a resource tool

to encourage and provide nancial support and awareness for

parents and family members.

Pennies for Pediatrics has discovered that in addition to

therapies, sports play a major role in an autistic childs

physical development and condence. Physical activity is

important for all children but it can especially promote a

healthy lifestyle within individuals with autism. Given the right

sports environment, a child with autism can learn the concept

of teamwork and friendship building while improving poor

motor coordination. Two of the main attributes that many ASD

children possess is profound focus and adherence to routines.

These traits can be benecial to certain athletic pursuits.

In an effort to bring awareness and provide hope and

resources to families of children with spectrum disorders,

Pennies for Pediatrics, has teamed with Georgia Gridiron

Guide to host two charity benets to support the efforts of

this notable organization:

1) Annual A Day event - Families will enjoy good

food and therapeutic fun for the kids. Healthy

vendors and medical professional will be available

to provide additional resources to parents.

2) Artism - Kids from all facets of the spectrum will

submit their art to be auctioned to other parents

and people in the community.

For more information on Pennies for Pediatrics, to

make a donation or to book a board member to speak

to your community or organization regarding Autism,

please email info@penniesforpediatrics.org. Please visit

www.penniesforpediatrics.org learn more about autism

and how you can get involved.

Autism Facts In March 2012, the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention issued their ADDM autism prevalence

report. The report concluded that the prevalence of

autism had risen to 1 in every 88 births in the United

States and almost 1 in 54 boys.

According to the Autism Society, the lifetime cost of

caring for a child with autism is estimated to range from

$3.5 million to $5 million

The United States is facing almost $90 billion annually

in costs for autism (this gure includes research,

insurance costs and non-covered expenses, Medicaid

waivers for autism, educational spending, housing,

transportation, employment, in addition to related

therapeutic services and caregiver costs).

Research shows that boys are more likely to develop

Autism than girls.

PENNIES FOR PEDIATRICS:BRINGING AWARENESS TO AUTISM ONE STEP AT A TIME

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Cameron Miller, son of editor Dell Miller and diagnosed with an ASD, photographed with Georgia Gridiron Guides Neighborhood Hero, Robert Nkemdiche of Grayson High School.

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Georgia high school football is a huge deal. If it wasnt, there probably wouldnt be magazines that feature wall-to-wall coverage of the game and those who play it in the Peach State.But just how does prep football in our neck of the woods compare to that in other states that make up this great big country? The answer to that question largely depends on who you ask and where they live. Th