Cartersville's Madoxx Davis Tops Georgia in Receiving Yards as Valdosta Players Appear on Statewide Lists After Week 9
The Cartersville junior, a 5-star prospect, leads the GHSA with 850 receiving yards, while Quinton Edwards, Ashton Clare and others top the rushing and passing charts.
By Robert Hayes ·
Madoxx Davis, a junior at Cartersville and the top-rated wide receiver prospect in Georgia, now leads the GHSA in receiving yards through Week 9 of the high school football season.
Davis is a 5-star recruit who ranks among the top 10 players nationally overall. Last week he posted a season-high six catches for 167 yards in a 60-0 win over Allatoona, lifting his season total to 850 yards. He has caught a touchdown pass in every game this year, 15 in all.
Cartersville is 8-0 and ranked No. 1 in Class 5A. Every victory has come by at least 35 points, and the Canes are the first team in state history to score 48 or more points in each of their first eight games. Davis has seen little action in the second half of any contest.
Behind Davis in receiving are Eron Mallard of Benedictine with 831 yards, Jarious Hamm of Union Grove with 830, Tyler Robinson of Flowery Branch with 828 and Kamari Frazier of Lithia Springs with 803. Class leaders include Aiden Opore of Walton in 7A with 794 yards, Collins Price of Lassiter in 6A with 755, Kaiden Harbin of Stephens County in 3A with 792, Bryce Bell of Monroe Area in 4A with 771, and King Bateman of Turner County in Class A with 735.
In rushing, Quinton Edwards of Calhoun County leads the state and Class A with 1,820 yards. Three players are tied at 1,535 yards: Jae'Veon Williams of Pierce County, who leads Class 3A, Jayden Johnson of Stephenson, who leads 4A, and Javarris Warner of Troup. Cooper Shumate of Monroe Area has 1,532. Tyrese Dorsey of Shiloh leads Class 6A with 1,427, Peyton Davis of LaGrange leads 5A with 1,338, Zach Belyeu of North Cobb leads 7A with 1,034, and Zyion Love of Bleckley County leads 2A with 1,075.
The passing chart is topped by Ashton Clare of Trinity Christian, the leader among 4A-2A private schools, with 2,475 yards. CJ Cypher of Carrollton, the Class 7A leader, has 2,400, followed by JR Harris of Central (Carrollton), the 5A leader, with 2,377, and Kamden Patterson of Baldwin, the 4A leader, with 2,359. Elijah Fudge of Spencer has 2,014, and Jordan Wiggins of Northeast leads Class 3A with 1,943. Brodie Campbell of Newnan leads 6A with 1,824, Brody Fleming of Bleckley County leads 2A with 1,591, and Leland Holder of Taylor County leads Class A with 1,474.
Valdosta players also appear on the statewide lists. Deron Foster has 839 rushing yards, and Marquis Fennell has 759 on the ground and 542 receiving. Jamarian Mingo has 528 receiving yards. Mason Woods of Lowndes has 810 rushing yards.
In the Georgia Independent Athletic Association, Bryse Peachey of Terrell Academy leads rushing with 1,588 yards, followed by Jake Johnson of Strong Rock Christian with 1,467.
Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
