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Eddie Printz and Lassiter lost to Walton twice last season, adding to the intrigue of this crosstown matchup.
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Walton has four offensive players committed to play in the Southeastern Conference next season. The go-to guy on the Raiders' offense is Alabama-bound running back
Tyren Jones. The 5-9, 202-pound senior has more than 1,100 rushing yards with 12 touchdown runs in five games. Quarterback
Parker McLeod, a 6-3, 190-pound senior, is also committed to the Crimson Tide. Up front, 6-7, 270-pound tackle
Jake Boynton is headed to Kentucky and guard
Brandon Kublanow (6-2, 290) will play next year at Georgia. This season Walton has four wins sandwiched around one surprising 32-point loss to North Cobb (Kennesaw).
Check out the Walton vs. Lassiter series in the MaxPreps record bookLassiter has lost six of its last nine against Walton. The Trojans dropped a pair of games to their rival last year, including a 30-24 heartbreaker in the Class 5A state semifinals. An offensive averaging 40 points per game is triggered by senior quarterback
Eddie Printz, a 6-4, 200-pounder who has more than 1,300 passing yards this season and more than 7,000 in his career. Printz was previously committed to UCLA
but has since reopened his recruitment.
Mitch Stephens: Lassiter 35, Walton 21
Steve Montoya: Lassiter 28, Walton 14
Stephen Spiewak: Lassiter 35, Walton 17
Kevin Askeland: Lassiter 28, Walton 14
Leland Gordon: Lassiter 31, Walton 27
Jamie DeMoney: Lassiter 31, Walton 17
