Football Preview Union Recorder 2020 | Page 32

TROJANS HAVE THE TOOLS TO REPEAT By GIL POUND As one of Georgia’s top private school football programs of the last decade, John Milledge Academy already has a pretty big target on its back. That target only got bigger in 2019 when the Trojans dominated their way to a 13-0 record while earning the program’s second GISA AAA state championship. Although the bullseye’s size is increasing, John Milledge football may prove to be a more difficult opponent to take down than ever in 2020. Tenth-year Trojan head coach JT Wall welcomes back nine starters on offense, nine more on defense, and a senior class of more than 20, many of whom are four-year guys who bought into what the JMA coaching staff was selling long ago. Wall’s Trojans are the favorite to take home the AAA title once again in ’20. “It puts a little pressure on your back, but Coach Kirby Smart says 32 Football Preview 2020