Watson, Chubb, Howard reach milestones

Deshaun Watson of Gainesville became the third player in state history to pass for 4,000 yards in a season, joining Lassiter's Hutson Mason (4,560 in 2009) and Collins Hill's Taylor Heinicke (4,218 in 2010).

Nick Chubb of Cedartown set a record for rushing yards in a regular season and became the seventh player to surpass 2,700 yards rushing in a season. The record for a season is 3,172 set by Daccus Turman of Washington-Wilkes in 2000.

Jonathan Howard of Wilcox County finished fourth all-time in receiving yards for a season with 1,630. That fell only 25 yards short of the state record set by Demarco Robinson of M.L. King in 2010.

Here are season yardage leaders in passing, rushing and receiving. Games played by the player's team are in parentheses.

If you see an omission, please e-mail us and we will update the list on ajc.com.

Passing

4,011 - Deshaun Watson, Gainesville (15)

3,451 - Makail Grace, Wilcox County (13)

3,228 - Taylor Lamb, Calhoun (15)

3,022 - Zach Giddens, LaGrange (12)

3,001 - Malcolm Parrish, Brooks County (13)

2,959 - Eddie Printz, Lassiter (11)

2,927 - Johnathon McCrary, Cedar Grove (11)

2,921 - Charles Stafford, Monroe (12)

2,872 - Brooks Barden, Cartersville (14)

2,823 - Tyler Dominy, Dawson County (11)

2,730 - Cole Garvin, Sandy Creek (15)

2,667 - Buck Robinson, Washington-Wilkes (12)

2,650 - Kyle Daniel, Jackson County (11)

2,607 - Tyler Queen, North Cobb (14)

2,599 - M.J. Reynolds, Gordon Central (11)

2,587 - Alejandro Bennifield, Lovejoy (15)

2,536 - Jordan Ramey, South Gwinnett (12)

2,500 - Tyler Harris, Pierce County (12)

2,474 - Brandon Etheridge, Cass (10)

2,461 - Rafe Chapple, Greater Atlanta Christian (14)

2,432 - Eman Westmoreland, Central Gwinnett (10)

2,418 - Connor White, Oconee County (10)

2,404 - Bryant Shirreffs, Jefferson (15)

Rushing

2,721 - Nick Chubb, Cedartown (10)

2,317 - Jacorey Lewis, Mill Creek (13)

2,301 - Darrell Bridges, Ridgeland (15)

2,264 - Alvin Kamara, Norcross (15)

2,193 - Blake Ingleton, Sequoyah (11)

2,157 - Kendall Conley, Whitewater (14)

2,124 - Esaias Chapman, Harris County (13)

2,118 - Travis Custis, Lovejoy (15)

2,105 - Derrick Craine, Union Grove (12)

2,080 - Evan Kasian, Walker (12)

1,984 - Jeremiah Kirkland, Landmark Christian (13)

1,970 - Chris Jordan, Thomson (13)

1,948 - Stanley Williams, George Walton Academy (13)

1,916 - Kwan Brooks, Monroe Area (14)

1,896 - Jonathan Alford, Glynn Academy (12)

1,871 - Undre Williams, Jones County (11)

1,850 - Tre Mitchell, Chapel Hill (11)

1,735 - Montravious Taylor, Carver-Atlanta (11)

1,713 - Peyton Barber, Milton (11)

1,672 - Tyren Jones, Walton (11)

1,662 - Duranta Dunson, Heard County (12)

1,659 - Kamani Thomas, East Paulding (12)

1,656 - Adam Choice, Thomas County Central (11)

1,644 - Carl Mattox, Prince Avenue Christian (14)

1,627 - Jeremy Johnson, Screven County (11)

1,614 - Dalviness Greene, Westover (12)

1,604 - Ryan Braswell, St. Pius (15)

Receiving

1,630 - Johnathan Howard, Wilcox County (13)

1,356 - Dee Smith, LaGrange (12)

1,337 - Justin Brownlee, Central Gwinnett (10)

1,236 - Demarre Kitt, Sandy Creek (15)

1,185 - Xavier Harper, Jackson County (11)

1,126 - Ky Priester, Brookwood (12)

1,108 - Xavier Borishade, North Cobb (14)

1,071 - Jahmai Jones, Wesleyan (11)

1,063 - Demarquis Polite-Bray, M.L. King (12)

1,045 - Christian Robinson, Centennial (10)

1,029 - Willie Police, Lassiter (11)

1,022 - Marty Sanders, Lanier (10)

1,012 - Peter Whiteneck, Greater Atlanta Christian (14)

1,009 - Josh Barnes, Calhoun (15)

960 - Demarcus Robinson, Peach County (13)

949 - Deric Herring, Brooks County (13)

Here are the final state rankings as determined by the Maxwell Ratings. Below, we give you the top 25 overall teams and the top 10 in each classification. To see all 412 football-playing schools in Georgia and how they rank in their classification, click here.

All-classification

1. Norcross (100.22)

2. Lovejoy (89.79)

3. North Gwinnett (89.06)

4. Camden County (87.38)

5. Sandy Creek (86.30)

6. Grayson (85.47)

7. Colquitt County (83.00)

8. South Gwinnett (81.33)

9. North Cobb (78.72)

10. Lassiter (78.10)

11. Lowndes (77.87)

12. Buford (77.52)

13. Parkview (77.37)

14. Mill Creek (77.12)

15. West Forsyth (76.77)

16. Gainesville (76.01)

17. McEachern (75.73)

18. Jefferson (75.19)

19. Northside-Warner Robins (74.06)

20. Calhoun (73.82)

21. Valdosta (73.38)

22. M.L. King (72.72)

23. Marietta (72.63)

T24. Brookwood (72.30)

T24. Burke County (72.30)

Class AAAAAA

1. Norcross (100.22)

2. Lovejoy (89.79)

3. North Gwinnett (89.06)

4. Camden County (87.38)

5. Grayson (85.47)

6. Colquitt County (83.00)

7. South Gwinnett (81.33)

8. North Cobb (78.72)

9. Lassiter (78.10)

10. Lowndes (77.87)

Class AAAAA

1. Gainesville (76.01)

2. Northside-Warner Robins (74.06)

3. M.L. King (72.72)

4. Ware County (69.32)

5. East Paulding (68.52)

6. Tucker (68.00)

7. Whitewater (67.01)

8. Stephenson (66.60)

9. Kell (66.52)

10. Allatoona (65.84)

Class AAAA

1. Sandy Creek (86.30)

2. Burke County (72.30)

3. Marist (70.69)

4. Ridgeland (70.35)

5. Carrollton (66.34)

6. Stockbridge (60.94)

7. Griffin (58.47)

8. Monroe (56.47)

9. Monroe Area (55.89)

10. Westside-Macon (55.83)

Class AAA

1. Buford (77.52)

2. Thomson (70.09)

3. Washington County (67.96)

4. Cartersville (67.89)

5. St. Pius (67.48)

6. Carver-Columbus (63.25)

7. North Hall (63.24)

8. North Oconee (60.00)

9. Peach County (57.80)

10. Blessed Trinity (57.76)

Class AA

1. Jefferson (75.19)

2. Calhoun (73.82)

3. Brooks County (66.78)

4. Lamar County (61.58)

5. Fitzgerald (60.51)

6. Washington-Wilkes (57.43)

7. Lovett (56.88)

8. Greater Atlanta Christian (55.81)

9. Vidalia (52.34)

10. Early County (52.11)

Class A

1. Eagle's Landing Christian (67.05)

2. Emanuel County Institute (59.55)

3. Prince Avenue Christian (51.85)

4. Lincoln County (49.48)

5. Athens Academy (48.82)

6. George Walton Academy (48.28)

7. Wilcox County (47.23)

8. Wilkinson County (46.13)

9. Landmark Christian (45.63)

10. Calvary Day (45.07)

Note: The Class A schools are broken into separate public- and private-school rankings in the ajc.com story. 

Answer to Wednesday's question: The longest wait between state championships by a Georgia head coach is 20 years. It has happened to two coaches - Jim Hughes (1974 Thomasville, 1994 Colquitt County) and Jerry Sharp (1978 East Rome, 1998 Darlington).

Here are the coaches with 10 or more years between state titles:

20 - Jim Hughes (1974, 1994)

20 - Jerry Sharp (1978, 1998)

17 - Luther Welsh (1985, 2002)

17 - T. McFerrin (1995, 2012)

16 - Charlie Brake (1955, 1971)

15 - Ray Lamb (1966, 1981)

14 - Alan Chadwick (1989, 2003)

14 - Wayman Sellers (1955, 1969)

13 - Wayman Creel (1957, 1970)

12 - Milt Miller (1987, 1999)

10 - Buzz Busby (1991, 2001)

10 - Larry Campbell (1985, 1995)

10 - Graham Hixon (1970, 1980)

South East Georgia Recruiting Fair to be held in Kingsland

Fellowship of Christian Athletes is hosting the 3rd annual South East Georgia Recruiting Fair, which will be held at Camden County High School's Athletic Offices on Tuesday, Dec. 18 from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. The school is conveniently located off I-95 just 30 minutes north of Jacksonville, FL. NCAA and NAIA schools, and junior colleges will be in attendance. Bring copies of your prospect sheet, player highlights, transcripts, and official test scores if applicable. Space is limited and those showing without an RSVP will be last on the priority list for being accommodated. For more information or to RSVP, contact Toby Crews (tcrews@fca.org or 912-281-9510)

Strength Clinic to be held Jan. 11 at Marietta High

The 6th Annual Georgia Strength Coaches Association Strength Clinic will be held on Jan. 11 at Marietta High School. Registration is $55. A complete listing of speakers, online payment and more information can be found at www.gscaclinic.blogspot.com. You can also contact Jay Floyd at floydrj@troup.org with any questions.