SEQUOYAH CHIEFS
RUSHING Att. Yds. Avg. TD
Matthew Traynor 124 703 5.7 9
Peyton Lucas 84 500 6 2
PASSING Com/Att Yds. TD INT
Matthew Traynor 72/117 937 11 4
Conner Gelatt 2/3 90 1 0
RECEIVING Rec. Yds. Avg. TD
Jackson Hancock 18 329 18.3 4
Cameron Massey 15 176 11.7 0
TACKLES Tac. Ast. Total
Carter Sandt 67 18 85
Avery Born 44 17 61
SACKS No.
Avery Born 6
Carter Sandt 4
INTERCEPTIONS No.
Jackson Hancock 6
Carter Sandt 3
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VARSITY
COACHING STAFF
James Teter .....................HC
Brent Budde ...............DC/LB
Colin Dozier ..................... DL
Greg Key .........................OL
Breon Isaac .....................DB
Lane Whitley ...................RB
Ben Jacqmein ..................OL
Kevin Bannister ...............DB
Steve Collins ..................WR
Wes Emery ........................K
2021 LEADERS
2021 RESULTS
Woodstock ..................................28-0 .......W
Cherokee...................................25-26 ........L
Cass ..........................................37-23 .......W
Johns Creek .............................. 20-41 ........L
Creekview ....................................7-31 ........L
Cambridge ..................................0-28 ........L
Chattahoochee ............................ 44-7 .......W
River Ridge .................................14-16 ........L
Riverwood ................................. 14-24 ........L
Centennial ................................. 42-14 .......W
FIVE YEAR
RECORD
29-25
2021: 4-6
2020: 4-6
2019: 5-5
2018: 10-3
2017: 6-5
ALL TIME RECORD: 186157
REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS (1)
2003
Historical Info from Georgia High School Football Historians Assocation
Coach: James Teter
14 Seasons at School • Record: 72-67 • Career: 113-100
Stadium: Skip Pope Stadium
Sequoyah poised for big
turnaround season in ’22
By Griffin Callaghan
gcallaghan@cherokeetribune.com
With Sequoyah’s last winning
season coming in 2018, longtime
coach James Teter is ready to get
the Chiefs back over the hump.
O ne-score losses to Cherokee and
River Ridge in 2021 stung, though
with a more experienced group returning,
Sequoyah is focused on turning
those close defeats into victories.
“We have talked a lot about that
with the kids and our coaches,”
Teter said. “Some of that just comes
with experience. That experience
should help our guys pull those
types of games out, and we are
conditioned for it.”
The Chiefs lost their quarterback
when 2021 starter Matthew Traynor
transferred to Walton, though Teter
believes his two prospects, junior Jaxon
Nesbitt and sophomore Hunter
Scoggins, have winning potential.
Neither prospective quarterback
has much experience at the position.
Teter said their athleticism
will be useful in the Wing-T offense
as they become comfortable.
The team’s strongest unit heading
into the season resides in the
trenches. Senior offensive guard
Tayo O gundele is back after his
First-Team All-County caliber season,
along with fellow senior honorable
mention Jimmy Anderson.
“We anticipate it being our front
five or six on the offensive line,”
Teter said. “We have four of the six,
counting the tight end, returning.
That group did really well during
the summer at contact camps.”
The offensive line is especially
vital with a new quarterback room.
Returning skill players like two-way
star Jackson Hancock and defensive
back Ridley Joseph will also take the
heat off Nesbitt and Scoggins.
Hancock, in particular, was a
big-time presence for the Chiefs last
season. He snagged a team-high six
interceptions and rushed for 383
yards and three touchdowns, good
for fourth-best.
Joseph had 28 tackles and a pair
of interceptions.
Tyler Bell will also play a significant
role in the rushing attack. He
had 31 carries for 119 yards in 2021.
Teter expects seniors Cruz Wright
and Asante Chimanda to shore up
the fullback slot, giving the Chiefs
a veteran-laden backfield.
O n defense, Sequoyah returns
three of its top six tacklers. That
unit allowed 21 points per game last
season, but it lost top sack-getter
Avery Born to graduation. Junior
safety Bretton Darling is the leading
returning tackler with 6 0 and
five pass breakups. Hancock came
in behind him with 49 .
The Chiefs’ defense faces an early
test in Week 3 against Cedartown.
The Bulldogs offense averaged 37
points per game last season.
Sequoyah, however, showed
flashes of smothering defense
early last season, especially in
the fourth quarter against Cherokee’s
explosive offense.
Sequoyah started last season
2-1 but struggled against Region
7AAAAAA opponents later on. Two
late-season games, a 16 -14 loss to
River Ridge, and a 24-14 loss to
Riverwood are precisely the types
of showings Teter expects to change
with an experienced roster.
Now, in a new Region 6 AAAAAA,
the Chiefs will fight for positioning
with four other Cherokee County
programs instead of only River
Ridge and Creekview last year.
Teter was impressed by his players’
work ethic during summer camps
and preparation. The blueprint for
winning is there as the Chiefs look to
fight back into the playoff landscape.
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