The Tigers were a pesky bunch last season, rolling to a 6-5 record with a win over a reigning State Championship team that hadn’t lost in over 2 years and were ranked #1. Commerce then took region champs Rabun County to the brink in a title-game tilt. A few of the losses came down to the very end. This was a quietly stellar team that rolls back a lot of talent for 2023.

Head Coach: Mark Hollars, 3rd season
2022 Record: 6-5; 1st Round; #10 State Ranking

With Hollars back for his 3rd season, Commerce should continue to build off what he’s installed. Jaiden Daniels is the driving force of the team, and the running game brings back all its standouts.

2023 SCHEDULE – COMMERCE

AUG 18 vs SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN (SC)

AUG 25 @ MURPHY (NC) (unconfirmed)

SEP 1 @ HEBRON CHRISTIAN

SEP 8 BYE

SEP 15 @ LINCOLN COUNTY

SEP 22 vs BANKS COUNTY

SEP 29 vs FIRST PRESBYTERIAN DAY (unconfirmed)

OCT 6 vs SOCIAL CIRCLE

OCT 13 vs ATHENS CHRISTIAN^

OCT 20 @ ELBERT COUNTY^

OCT 27 vs RABUN COUNTY^

NOV 3 BYE

^REGION 8-A DIV I GAME

Personnel & Schemes

Key Departures: Hampton Hutto, Cole Hill, Jack Fagan, Jackson Morris, Cohen Thomason

The Tigers will miss the defensive production of this group. It remains to be seen who fills that production.

Returning Starters: 6 on offense; 6 on defense

Key Returning Players: Jaiden Daniels, Tysean Wiggins, Jacari Huff, Joey Duncan, Mac Mullis

Daniels is fresh off a 1,500-yard, 20-TD season with nearly all of that coming in the ground game. Wiggins (1,000-yd, 10-TD) is a great compliment.

Up & Coming Players: Unkonwn

Offense: Triple Option Based

Daniels and Wiggins, along with Huff, will make sure this offense generates points. As usual, passing the ball will not be a priority, making this team built around averaging at least 3 yards per play to have success.

Defense: Multiple

Hutto, Hill, Fagan, Morris, and Thomason will all be missed greatly. Mac Mullis is the go-to leader on this side of the ball.

Trenches: Starts with Joey Duncan. He’s back and was the highest-graded OL for Commerce. Others will have to step up around him.

Strengths & Areas of Focus

Strengths: Ground attack. No denying the athleticism of Daniels, Wiggins, and Huff. It’s elite.

Focusing On: Defensive standouts to emerge. Someone has to step up here, simply put.

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