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The Woodward Academy (College Park, GA) varsity football team won Friday's neutral playoff game against Gainesville (GA) by a score of 20-17.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Gainesville	14	3	0	0	17
Woodward Academy	7	0	3	10	20

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Box Score Stats

Gainesville (23-24)		Woodward Academy (23-24)
0	Total Plays	70
0	First Downs	8

Game Stats

Woodward Academy (23-24)

Gainesville

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	QB Rate
	Team Totals	11	16	163	.688	14.8	1	2	83.1
7	Smith Mcgarvey (So)	4	9	87	.444	21.8		1	39.8
11	Baxter Wright (Sr)	7	7	76	1.000	10.9	1	1	130.7

Woodward Academy

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	9	20	109	.450	12.1	1	31	79.0
12	Landon Walker (Jr)	9	19	109	.474	12.1	1	31	83.0
13	Josiah Abdullah (Jr)	0	1	0	.000				39.6

Gainesville

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	TD
	Team Totals	24	97	4.0	1
5	Mikel Stephen (Fr)	13	26	2.0
6	Gavin Hall (Sr)	5	52	10.4
11	Baxter Wright (Sr)	6	19	3.2	1

Woodward Academy

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	30	14	0.5	15
2	L. Farrington (Jr)	12	22	1.8	6
12	Landon Walker (Jr)	18	-8	-0.4	15

Gainesville

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
	Team Totals	11	148	13.5	1
3	M. Henfield (Sr)	4	59	14.8
10	Eric Hart (Sr)	3	23	7.7
14	Travien Watson (Sr)	2	25	12.5
16	Sky Niblett (Sr)	2	41	20.5	1

Woodward Academy

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	9	109	12.1	31	1
2	L. Farrington (Jr)	2	36	18.0	31
4	Jerome Bettis (Jr)	1	9	9.0	9
11	Roman Stamps (Sr)	1	7	7.0	7
12	Ben Grice (Sr)	3	23	7.7	10
13	Josiah Abdullah (Jr)	2	34	17.0	17	1

Gainesville

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	Total
	Team Totals	97	148	97	342
3	M. Henfield (Sr)		59		59
5	Carmelo Byrd (Jr)			24	24
5	Mikel Stephen (Fr)	26			26
6	Gavin Hall (Sr)	52		23	75
10	Eric Hart (Sr)		23		23
11	Baxter Wright (Sr)	19			19
14	Travien Watson (Sr)		25	50	75
16	Sky Niblett (Sr)		41		41

Woodward Academy

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	Total
	Team Totals	14	109	86	1	210
2	L. Farrington (Jr)	22	36			58
4	Jerome Bettis (Jr)		9			9
11	Roman Stamps (Sr)		7			7
12	Ben Grice (Sr)		23		1	24
12	Landon Walker (Jr)	-8				-8
13	Josiah Abdullah (Jr)		34	86		120

Gainesville

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	97	163	148	260
3	M. Henfield (Sr)			59	59
5	Mikel Stephen (Fr)	26			26
6	Gavin Hall (Sr)	52			52
7	Smith Mcgarvey (So)		87		87
10	Eric Hart (Sr)			23	23
11	Baxter Wright (Sr)	19	76		95
14	Travien Watson (Sr)			25	25
16	Sky Niblett (Sr)			41	41

Woodward Academy

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	14	109	109	123
2	L. Farrington (Jr)	22		36	58
4	Jerome Bettis (Jr)			9	9
11	Roman Stamps (Sr)			7	7
12	Ben Grice (Sr)			23	23
12	Landon Walker (Jr)	-8	109		101
13	Josiah Abdullah (Jr)		0	34	34

Tackles

Gainesville has not entered any tackles stats.

Woodward Academy

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	35	16	51	4.0
0	Chandler Bell (Fr)	1		1
0	London Merritt (Jr)	1	1	2
1	Cj Heard (Sr)	5	3	8	3.0
3	RJ Harrison (Jr)	2		2
4	Jerome Bettis (Jr)	2	1	3
6	Tyree Myrick (Jr)	6	1	7	1.0
10	A. Hines iii (Sr)	7	4	11
21	Jay Hood (Sr)	2	2	4
24	Christian Bell (Sr)	1	1	2
27	Elijah Lyles (Fr)	1		1
33	Amarri Irvin (Fr)	4	2	6
44	Aidan Hughes (Sr)	2		2
57	Johnny Okolo (Jr)	1	1	2

Sacks

Gainesville has not entered any sacks stats.

Woodward Academy

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Hurs
	Team Totals	3.0	1
0	London Merritt (Jr)	1.0
6	Tyree Myrick (Jr)	1.0	1
44	Aidan Hughes (Sr)	1.0

Defensive Statistics

Gainesville has not entered any defensive statistics stats.

Woodward Academy

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	PD
	Team Totals	2	3
0	London Merritt (Jr)		1
1	Cj Heard (Sr)		1
4	Jerome Bettis (Jr)	1
6	Tyree Myrick (Jr)		1
10	A. Hines iii (Sr)	1

Kickoffs

Gainesville has not entered any kickoffs stats.

Woodward Academy

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	5	272	54.4		1
88	Hudson Hanges (Sr)	5	272	54.4		1

Punts

Gainesville has not entered any punts stats.

Woodward Academy

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	5	167	33.4	45
81	Jonah Blum (Sr)	5	167	33.4	45

Gainesville

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	KR Yds
	Team Totals	4	97	24.3	97
5	Carmelo Byrd (Jr)	1	24	24.0	24
6	Gavin Hall (Sr)	1	23	23.0	23
14	Travien Watson (Sr)	2	50	25.0	50

Woodward Academy

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals	1	86	86.0	86	2	1	0.5	1	87
12	Ben Grice (Sr)					2	1	0.5	1	1
13	Josiah Abdullah (Jr)	1	86	86.0	86					86

Gainesville

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	3	18	5	23
11	Baxter Wright (Sr)	2	12		12
16	Sky Niblett (Sr)	1	6		6
96	John White (Sr)			5	5

Woodward Academy

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	2	12	8	20
13	Josiah Abdullah (Jr)	2	12		12
88	Hudson Hanges (Sr)			8	8

Gainesville

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	2	2	1.0	1	1	1.0		5
96	John White (Sr)	2	2	1.0	1	1	1.0		5

Woodward Academy

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	2	2	1.0	2	3	.7	48	8
88	Hudson Hanges (Sr)	2	2	1.0	2	3	.7	48	8

Gainesville

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	1	1	3
11	Baxter Wright (Sr)	1		2
16	Sky Niblett (Sr)		1	1

Woodward Academy

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals		1				1	2
13	Josiah Abdullah (Jr)		1				1	2

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Game Story

Georgia High School Football - Woodward Academy sneaks past Gainesville

November 24, 2023: Gainesville, GA 30501

The Woodward Academy War Eagles (College Park, GA) football edged the host Gainesville Red Elephants (Gainesville, GA), 20-17 in Friday's non-league bout.

In their next game, the War Eagles face the Douglas County Tigers (Douglasville, GA) in a non-league bout, on Friday, December 1. Woodward Academy will attempt to move on its 11-2 season record. The Tigers enter the bout with a 13-0 record after their 59-45 non-league win over Lee County (Leesburg, GA).

Check In
1st Quarter
7 - 7 The scorer has checked in. GHS 7, WA 7

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Game Attendance
1st Quarter
Attendance At least 1,000

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Field Conditions
1st Quarter
Field Conditions Dry

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Weather Conditions
1st Quarter
Weather Conditions Cold

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10 - 7

Field Goal
Gainesville1st Quarter Under a minute
Gainesville - Field Goal. GHS 10, WA 7

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10 - 7

End of 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
GHS 10, WA 7

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16 - 7

Rushing Touchdown
Gainesville2nd Quarter Under a minute
Gainesville - #11 Trent Jones with a Rushing TD. GHS 16, WA 7

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17 - 7

Made Point After
Gainesville2nd Quarter Under a minute
Gainesville - PAT Good. GHS 17, WA 7

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Halftime
Halftime
GHS 17, WA 7

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17 - 7

Start of 3rd Quarter
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Woodward Academy to kick off to Gainesville.

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17 - 10

Field Goal
Woodward Academy3rd Quarter ~5 minutes to go
Woodward Academy - Field Goal. GHS 17, WA 10

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17 - 10

End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
GHS 17, WA 10

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Field Goal
Woodward Academy4th Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Woodward Academy - 48 Yd Field Goal. GHS 17, WA 13

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Rushing Touchdown
Woodward Academy4th Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Woodward Academy - Rushing TD. GHS 17, WA 19

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Made Point After
Woodward Academy4th Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Woodward Academy - PAT Good. GHS 17, WA 20

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Scorer Dropped Out
4th Quarter

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Check In
17 - 20 The scorer has checked in. GHS 17, WA 20

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17 - 20

End of Game
Final
GHS 17, WA 20

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Gainesville vs WA Football Game Info

Fri., Nov. 24, 2023 @ 7p

The Woodward Academy (College Park, GA) varsity football team won Friday's neutral playoff game against Gainesville (GA) by a score of 20-17.

This game is a part of the "2023 Georgia High School Football Playoff Brackets: GHSA - Class 6A" tournament.

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Rankings & Records

Gainesville (23-24)

National	GA	Class
67	21	7

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
12-1	6-0	6-0	5-0	1-1	.923	1.000	498	162

Woodward Academy (23-24)

National	GA	Class
66	13	4

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
12-3	7-0	6-0	3-2	3-1	.800	1.000	485	207

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Gainesville	13.6	11.0	8.2	4.1	38.3
Woodward Academy	7.9	11.5	5.9	6.2	32.3

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Team Stat Comparison

Gainesville		Woodward Academy
181.2	Rushing Yards Per Game	118.7
187.4	Passing Yards Per Game	176.3
185.9	Receiving Yards Per Game	173.1
368.5	Total Yards Per Game	295.0
48.7	Tackles Per Game	46.1
4.0	Sacks Per Game	1.4
42.8	Points Per Game	30.9

Team Leaders

Gainesville		Woodward Academy	National Avg.
#6 Gavin Hall123.5	Rushing Yards Per Game	#2 Lucas Farrington72.6	20.6
#11 Baxter Wright163.2	Passing Yards Per Game	#12 Landon Walker102.6	50.5
#10 Eric Hart49.5	Receiving Yards Per Game	#12 Ben Grice64.7	17.5
#11 Baxter Wright196.7	Total Yards Per Game	#12 Landon Walker132.3	36.9
#5 Carmelo Byrd5.1	Tackles Per Game	#10 Andrew Hines iii7.0	2.7
#99 Julius Columbus1.4	Sacks Per Game	#0 London Merritt0.4	0.2
#6 Gavin Hall12.9	Points Per Game	#88 Hudson Hanges6.5	2.1

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Gainesville	1-0		Woodward Academy	0-1

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
8/18/23	Marist	Gainesville	(W) 34-26		9/8/23	Woodward Academy	Marist	(L) 17-10

Record Breakdown

Gainesville (23-24)		Woodward Academy (23-24)
12-1	Overall	12-3
6-0	League	7-0
4-0	Non-League	1-2
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
1-0	Common Opponent	0-1
6-0	Home	6-0
5-0	Away	3-2
1-1	Neutral	3-1
2-1	Playoff	4-1
11-1	In-State	12-2
1-0	Out-of-State	0-1

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Sacks

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Defensive Statistics

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Kickoffs

Kickoffs

Punts

Punts

Kickoff and Punt Returns

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Points

Points

PATs and Field Goals

PATs and Field Goals

Touchdowns

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Georgia High School Football - Woodward Academy sneaks past Gainesville

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