The high school football state championships took place last week, but that did mean the season was over. One the championship games conclude, all-star games take place in the metro Atlanta area and McEachern has been the host of the Cobb Senior Bowl the last three years.
In this year’s version, the players were divided into the National team and the American team. The National team featured players from Walton, Kell, Wheeler, Marietta and South Cobb. The American team features players from Allatoona, Lassiter, Pope, North Cobb, Sprayberry and Campbell. In the end, the Nationals were too much the Americans, winning 41-19 at Walter Cantrell Stadium on Saturday.
The Nationals wasted little time scoring first as they recovered a fumble from Kahleel Williams which put the Nationals at the Americans 36-yard line. That led to a Kyle Vorster 5-yard touchdown run with 11:23 left in the first quarter. Vorster had a great season for Walton, rushing for over 1,300 yards and 18 touchdowns during the 2010 season.
When the Americans got the ball back, they look to answer with a touchdown drive of their own. However, Dondre Purnell first pass of the game was picked off by Brian Randolph, but led to zero points so the Americans dodged a bullett.
Later in the quarter, the Nationals had the ball at the Americans 47-yard line and Bradley Kilborn came into the game to play QB in place of Ausitn Petrik. It was a good move because Kilborn was able to lead the Nationals down the field and the drive ended with a 14-yard touchdown pass to Johntavious Mullins to put them up by 14.
The Nationals got on the board again early in the second quarter as Petrik threw a 35-yard touchdown Niquay Mack to put the Nationals up by 21. The drive was kept alive thanks to two pass interference penalties by the Americans.
The Nationals got on the board again with a Demarcus Adkins 29-yard touchdown run to increase their led to 28. The play was possible due to another turnover by the Americans as Adam Stigall came up with an interception that put the Nationals at the Americans 47-yard line. The Americans were able to answer on the ensuing drive as Purnell threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Darren Waller to cut the Nationals lead to 21 going into halftime.
The third quarter started with the Nationals running the ball heavily with Randolph and Vorster which led to a Kyle Morris 30-yard field goal to increase their led to 24. But the Americans were able to answer with a score of their own, as running back Jamelle Watson threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Max Mason to cut the lead to 18.
Later in the quarter, the Americans were driving and looking to cut the Nationals lead to 11. But cornerback Matt LaMontagne came up with a big interception and returned it 85 yards for the score to ice the game for the Nationals. That was the second interception for LaMontagne as he came with a pick in the end zone right before halftime. The Americans were able to score later in the fourth, but it was too little too late and the Nationals come away with the win.
It didn’t matter who won or lost the game because it was an exhibition. This game was to showcase some of the best senior football players in Cobb County and have players that don’t have too many offers from colleges one last chance to show scouts what they got. A player like Randolph doesn’t need to showcase himself because he has committed to Tennessee. But for players like Vorster, who had a great game and a great season but does not have many offers, this was an opportunity to show the scouts that he can play the game at a high level.
In the end, it was another great day for high school football in Cobb County and it was a great ending to the 2010 season.
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