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harder, and my footwork has gotten
better.”
Creekview has a sophomore of its
own stepping into the spotlight in
2022 with Austin G uest. He has the
most varsity experience of the upcoming
crop, getting in eight games,
including last year’s Class AAAAAA
state playoff game against Carrollton.
G uest finished last year 18-of-
37 passing for 200 yards with one
touchdown and two interceptions.
The G rizzlies lost many of their
top offensive players from 2021,
like running back Tyler Stevens (9 25
yards, 14 TDs) and receiver Tristan
Summers ( 38 rec., 583 yards, 6 TDs) .
Coach Trevor Williams cited senior
Camden Lusk (6 rec., 48 yards)
and j unior Michael Roach (4 rec.,
73 yards, 1 TD) as options to step
into key roles and help G uest become
more comfortable early on.
“I am really impressed with his mental
preparation,” Williams said. “Even
going back to last year, the amount of
information he can digest and execute
has been impressive. He loves the
weight room and the mental side of it.”
Sitting behind Hicks last year
at Creekview, G uest watched a
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Special - Anthony Stalcup
Five of the six of the Cherokee County schools — Cherokee, Creekview, Etowah, River Ridge and Sequoyah
-— will have new starting quarterbacks under center for the 2022 football season. They include, previous
page, Hunter Scoggins, Isaiah Coughlin, Tanner Savasir, Austin Guest, Ethan Spector and Jaxon Nesbitt,
along with, above, Xavier Mahoney and Jack Strickland.
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