It’s fairly accepted that quarterback, at nearly every level of football, is the most important position on the team.
Common sense, then, would also make it the most difficult position to learn, especially for first-year starters, which makes what’s happening for the area’s northwest Georgia schools even more impressive.
Heavy graduation losses at the position — only five teams returned full-time starters from a year ago — created a lot of opportunities this season, and several of the new quarterbacks have done much more than just filled the spot.
They’ve taken off.
Surprisingly, the two with the best stats, Gavin Nuckolls at Northwest Whitfield and Skyler Williams at North Murray, also had the biggest shoes to fill in two of the most intricate offenses in the area. Graduated quarterbacks Owen Brooker at Northwest and Seth Griffin at North Murray were among the state leaders in total yards the past three seasons.