2008 Season
2008 North Georgia Falcons
High school and middle school homeschool football team
1st Row L to R: Ryan Rivers, Riley Davis, Tim Howard, James St.Denis, Julian Champs, Charles Buchett, Jesse Rodgers, Drew Lee, Adam Stephens, Luke Durnwald.
2nd Row: Jared Stephens, David Ross, Esteban Cortes, Zach Walsh, Zane McDaniel, Zach Waddell, Robert Davis, Gabe Jefferson, Ben Jefferson, Ben Keeling, Michael Jefferson.
3rd Row: Christian Jones, Joel Nels, Zach Howard, Andrew Ramirez, Wyatt Bailey, Seth Wynn, Jake Audette, Mark Dunn, Austin Shipman, Adam Beiber.
4th Row: Miles Page, McKenzie Page, Nick Beaty, Thomas Potts, Gordon Thigpen, Talor Oden, Dan Lutz, Alec Beaty, Tim Walker, Kris Setser.
5th Row: Coach Rick Keeling, Coach Stephen Howard, Coach Hank St.Denis, Head Coach Roger McDaniel, Coach Dave Davis, Coach Buddy Thigpen, Coach Ryan Waddell
2008 Seniors & Coaches
David Ross (19) Head Coach Roger McDaniel, Zach Walsh (21)
Coach Rick Keeling, James St.Denis (9), Robert Davis (26),Coach Dave Davis
Coach Hank St.Denis, Wyatt Bailey (59), Coach Stephen Howard, Joel Nels (51), Austin Shipman (66)
2008 NG Falcons Roster
| 1 | Ryan Rivers | DB & RB/WR | |
| 2 | Riley Davis | DB & QB/RB | |
| 6 | Tim Howard | Safety & QB | |
| 9 | James St.Denis | DE & WR | |
| 10 | Julian Champs | RB – DB | |
| 11 | Charles Buchett | ||
| 12 | Jesse Rodgers | QB | |
| 13 | “Donald” Drew Lee | LB & TE | |
| 14 | Adam Stephens | DE & QB | |
| 16 | Luke Durnwald | RB – LB | |
| 17 | Jared Stephens | WR – DB | |
| 19 | David Ross | LB & WR/TE | |
| 20 | Esteban Cortes | TE – DB | |
| 21 | Zach Walsh | DB & WR | |
| 23 | Zane McDaniel | LB & QB/TE | |
| 24 | Zach Waddell | DB & WR | |
| 26 | Robert Davis | SS – RB/WR/QB | |
| 28 | Gabe Jefferson | LB & TE | |
| 29 | Ben Jefferson | ||
| 33 | Ben Keeling | LB – TE/FB | |
| 36 | Michael Jefferson | DB & RB | |
| 38 | Christian Jones | DB & WR | |
| 51 | Joel Nels | DL & OL | |
| 52 | Zach Howard | DL & OL | |
| 56 | Andrew Ramirez | OL & DL | |
| 59 | Wyatt Bailey | DL & OL | |
| 62 | Seth Wynn | OL – DE | |
| 63 | Jake Audette | OL – DL | |
| 64 | Mark Dunn | LB & OL | |
| 66 | Austin Shipman | DL & OL | |
| 68 | Adam Bieber | OL – DL | |
| 70 | Miles Page | G-LB | |
| 75 | MacKenzie Page | OL & DL | |
| 77 | Nick Beaty | OL | |
| 78 | Thomas Potts | ||
| 80 | Gordon Thigpen | WR – DB | |
| 85 | Talor Oden | WR-FS | |
| 88 | Dan Lutz | LB & TE | |
| 90 | Alec Beaty | OL & D | |
| 93 | Tim Walker | OL – DL | |
| 99 | Kris Setser | DL & OL |
NATIONAL HOMESCHOOL FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT
(for more info, visit the website: http://HOMESCHOOL-FOOTBALL.COM
The North Georgia Falcons (high school and JV/middle school) attended the first National Homeschool Football Association tournament in Panama City Beach, Florida held from Wednesday, November 19th thru Sunday, November 23rd. Our high school team played against homeschool teams from Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Springfield, Missiouri. We beat the CHEF Patriots from Baton Rouge, but lost to the Springfield Chargers 23 -14.
Our JV/middle school team defeated the Georgia Force JV/middle school team, but lost to the Springfield Chargers JV/middle school team.
2008 North Georgia Falcons Football Schedule
Aug 29th Paulding Panthers W35-0
Sept 5th Christian Heritage L7-39
Sept 12th NCC W15-8
Sept 17th at East Atlanta W-25-6
Sept 25th Bartow W35-0
Oct 3rd Ga Force L12-13
Oct 10th NCA W42-0
Oct 17th Crown W24-21
GFL Playoffs
Oct 25th Crown L12-27
National Homeschool Football Tournament
Nov 20th CHEF of Baton Rouge W26-7
Nov 22nd Springfield Chargers (Mo) L14-23
North Georgia Falcons nip Crown Knights 24-21 The Falcons got on the scoreboard first with a 30 yard field goal from Karter Brown to go up 3-0 with 5:50 to go in the first quarter. Crown’s Evan White intercepted a Falcon pass and returned it 45 yards for a touchdown. The 2 pt extra point was good on a QB Rob Schuler to Tim Brummel pass giving Crown the lead at 8-3 which was the score at the end of the quarter. Crown went up 14-3 with 8:40 to go in the second quarter when QB Rob Schuler scored on a one yard run. The kick was no good. Score: Crown 14 North Georgia 3. The Falcons came right back and scored on a Tim Howard run of 4 yards. The Falcons went for the 2 point conversion and were successful when Howard threw to Robert David in the end zone. Crown led 14-11. The Falcons moved down the field before halftime, but missed on a 38 yard field goal just before halftime. Halftime score: Crown 14 North Georgia 11. The Falcons took the second half kickoff and drove down the field. David Ross capped the drive with a 9 yards run for the score. Karter Brown added the extra point. Falcons took the lead at 18 to 14. With 12 seconds left in the third quarter, Crown scored on a Schuler to Josh Cantrell 4 yard pass. The extra point was good and Crown had the lead again at 21 to 18. The 4th quarter saw both teams move the ball but turnovers stiffled each drive. However, the Falcons took over with about 4 mnutes left in the game. They drove down the field and on a third and 10 David Ross connected with Riley Davis on a 23 yard pass that put the ball on the 2 yard line. With 1:45 left on the clock, David Ross scored from 2 yards giving the Falcons the margin of victory. North Georgia 24 Crown 21. Crown moved the ball down the field, but fell short of the goal.
Coach Rick Keeling
Georgia Force nips North Georgia Falcons 13-12
It was a whale of a ballgame in Suwanee as the Force and Falcons battled all night long. The Falcons took the opening kickoff and drove down the field only to be stopped inside the one yard line. A penalty moved the ball back to the 6 yard line where on 4th down the Falcons field goal attempt was wide left. The Force took over and moved down the field, however, the drive stopped when the Falcons recovered a fumble. The Falcons drove down the field, this time again getting to the one yard line, however, a fumbled snap on 4th down caused the QB to be tackled at the 3 and the Force took over. At the end of the first quarter, Falcons 0 Force 0. Second quarter was m

