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2002 Lowndes Vikings (8-3)

Date Opponent/Location Result
Aug 30 Westside (Macon) (11-2) W: 18-15
Sep 7 @ Southwest DeKalb (5-6) W: 10-7
Sep 13 McIntosh (2-8) W: 44-14
Sep 20 Ware County (8-4) W: 34-28
Oct 4 Camden County (13-1) L: 20-12
Oct 11 @ Coffee (7-3-1) W: 17-14
Oct 18 Colquitt County (5-5) W: 21-14
Oct 25 @ Valdosta (8-3-1) L: 21-13
Nov 1 @ Tift County (4-7) W: 27-2
Nov 15 Lee County (1-9) W: 34-10
Nov 22 @ Lovejoy (9-3) L: 43-3

Region games in italics.
Playoff games in bold.

Head Coach: Randy McPherson
Total Points For/Against: 233-188
Region: 4-1 (#3 seed)
Opponents Combined Record: 73-51-2 (.587)

1-AAAAA Playoff Seeds:
1. Coffee (7-3-1): Lost 31-9 to East Coweta in first round
2. Valdosta (8-3-1): Lost 15-14 (OT) at Camden County in second round
3. Lowndes (8-3): Lost 43-3 at Lovejoy in first round
4. Tift County (4-7): Lost 41-7 at Starr’s Mill in first round

State Semi-finals (GA Dome):
Brookwood 24, Camden County 23 (OT)
Parkview 24, East Coweta 0

State Championship:
Brookwood 7 at Parkview 28

All-State Selections:
OT Blake Bonner (Sr.): AJC

Notable Individual Statistics:
(Courtesy of the Lowndes Touchdown Club and the Valdosta Daily Times)

WR Cory Clemons (Sr.):
Season: 34 receptions, 513 yards, 7 TD’s
Westside: 4 catches, 79 yards, 2 TDs

QB Brandon Ponder (Sr.):
Season: 74/151 passing, 1,138 yards, 12 TDs
Westside: 6/15, 144 yards, 2 TDs
Colquitt County: 12/15, 176 yards, 3 TDs
Lee County: 6/7, 162 yards, 2 TD

RB Freeman Stephens (Jr.):
Regular Season: 64 carries, 486 yards (7.6 YPC), 5 TDs
Ware County: 12 carries, 90 yards
at Coffee: 8 carries, 80 yards, TD
at Tift County: 6 carries, 103 yards, Td

FB Demetrius Henry (Sr.):
Regular Season: 118 carries, 468 yards, 4 TDs
Ware County: 16 carries, 94 yards

TE Zach Parker (Sr.):
Regular Season: 25 receptions, 411 yards, 2 TDs

FB/LB Octaviues Everett (So.):
Season: 49 carries, 302 yards (6.2 YPC), 4 TDs
at Tift County: 19 carries, 107 yards, TD
Lee County: 11 carries, 80 yards, TD

DB/RB Brad Johnson (Jr.):
Ware County: 6 carries, 133 yards, 3 TDs; INT return TD
Lee County: Punt return TD

AJC Poll Rankings:
Wk 3: #8
Wk 4: 8
Wk 5: 7
Wk 6: 7
Wk 7: 7
Wk 8: 7
Wk 9: 7
Wk 10: 8
Wk 11: 8
Wk 12: 8
Wk 13: 8