The Times Free Press continues its prep football primer series with GHSA Region 6-AAA.
Overview: Graduation hit this region hard, with stars such as Ringgold’s Peyton Williams, Coahulla Creek’s Kace Kinnamon, Gordon Lee’s Nate Dunfee and region Player of the Year Chris Roper from champion Adairsville (10-2, 7-0) moving on to the next level. With such turnover, the region’s eight teams hit the summer trying to answer more questions than usual.
1. With so much offensive production gone, which teams have the best returning weapons?
While Adairsville lost Roper and his 1,500 rushing yards, they return both QB Jonathan Gough (1,600 total yards) and running back Ethan Blome (1,487 yards, 15 TDs) on a team that rushed for more than 4,000 yards a year ago. Bremen, the fourth-place team last season, returns top playmaker Jonah Hatchett and LaFayette has star-in-the-making athlete Khalas Finley, who was headed for a big year before injury derailed his sophomore season.
2. Which teams have the most holes to fill?