Rusty Mansell Game of the Week: Camden County at North Cobb
It’s a familiar playoff matchup in the state of Georgia for this week’s Game of the Week. The fourth-seeded Camden County Wildcats head to Cobb County to the first-seeded North Cobb Warriors on Friday at 8 p.m.
Camden County, out of Region 1-6A, is facing an unbeaten North Cobb team that’s out of Region 5-6A. It’ll be broadcast on Peachtree Sports Network starting at 8 p.m., and digitally on Atlanta News First, ZEAM and the National Federation High School Network. North Cobb is ranked 6th in the state of Georgia while Camden County is ranked 24th, according to the On3 Massey Ratings.
The On3 Massey Ratings — which were officially used during the BCS era and have generated college high school sports team rankings since 1995 — rank sports teams by analyzing game outcomes, strength of schedule and margin of victory.
It’s a major matchup for the state of Georgia as our Game of the Week.
North Cobb
Led by Tennessee offensive line commit Brandon Anderson, North Cobb is deep in the trenches on both sides of the ball. One-time SMU and Georgia Tech defensive line commit Kam Cullins along with East Carolina commit Dominick Moody and Army pledge Ray Dixon help a strong defensive line. It’s a big reason why North Cobb has been so dominant this season in the state of Georgia.
Camden County
Folkson (Ga.) Camden County five-star UGA tight end commit Elyiss Williams is the blue-chip for his team. He’s 6-7 and a dominant player, especially with the offensive changes his school has seen.
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For more on Williams, I point to On3’s national director of scouting and rankings, Charles Power, who helped profile Williams. He’s one of the top players not only in the state of Georgia, but in the country. With the new-look spread offense at Camden County, he’s seen his production rise after the Wing-T offense gave way to the spread.
“Was primarily targeted on vertical and downfield routes as a junior,” Williams’ On3 scouting notes reads. “Has mismatch ability as a jump ball target. Comes down with catches in crowds of three or four defenders. Made strides with his ball skills as a junior. Shows the ability to track throws over his shoulder. Fluid mover and is coordinated, especially at his size. Able to stretch the seam. Tough to bring down in the open field. Shows good contact balance in breaking tackles. Has a nasty stiff arm. Finished with 25 catches for 530 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior.”
According to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies, Williams is the No. 45 overall prospect in America, the second-ranked tight end and No. 7 player in Georgia.
