Kolson Howell (Lumpkin County), Paris Wilbanks (Habersham Central), and Kyson Nesbitt (Banks County) earn POW honors. Howell wins the Fan Vote after taking 5,305 of the 6,100 total votes. Wilbanks and Nesbitt were the BLITZ Picks.
KOLSON HOWELL – LUMPKIN COUNTY
Kolson Howell passed for 147 yards and 2 TD, while rushing for 43 yards in a Week 12 win over Franklin County. The junior QB for the season has 1,466 passing yards and 10 TD with a 62% completion percentage. He also leads all BLITZ-area QBs in rushing yards with 755 with 14 scores on the ground. This is his fifth career POW award.
PARIS WILBANKS – HABERSHAM CENTRAL
Paris Wilbanks showed out in an overtime win for the Raiders, who closed the regular season with a strong 6-4 mark. The senior signal-caller had 253 passing yards and 3 TD, and rushed for 94 yards and another 2 TD. This is his third career POW award. He’s thrown for 1,534 yards and 9 TD, and has rushed for 568 yards and 10 TD this year. In his career, he has 5,476 passing yards and 45 TD, and 1,319 rushing yards and 22 TD.
KYSON NESBITT – BANKS COUNTY
Kyson Nesbitt had a monster final game of the season. The Banks County junior rushed for 263 yards and 2 TD in the Leopards’ win to close the season strong. This is his first POW award, and he’s rushed for 1,154 yards and 14 TD this season.
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