Putnam County (4-2, 2-0 Region 4-AAA) returns to Al Reaves Field Friday to face Glenn Hills (1-6, 0-1).
• Series History: Putnam County leads the series, 4-0.
• Last Meeting: Putnam County defeated Glenn Hills 48-6 in 2022. Putnam enters Friday’s contest against Glenn Hills on a four-game winning streak after starting 0-2. The War Eagles will likely exit their Homecoming game versus the Spartans with a fifth win.
Glenn Hills has struggled this year, having lost its last three contests by a combined score of 132-6 and were shut out twice. As a program, the Spartans haven’t had a winning season since 2008.
Still, Putnam County head coach Joel Harvin doesn’t want his players to overlook Glenn Hills on Friday.
“They’ve only won one game but on film, they’ve got talented kids and their quarterback (Caymon Edgar) might be one of the best at his position in the region as far as throwing ability,” Harvin said. “With him being able to throw the ball, it makes it scary. We’ve got to make sure we’re on our Ps and Qs this week. There’s all those distractions there, so we’ve got to be ready to play.”
Edgar, a 6-foot-1 and 215-pound signal-caller, loves the spread the ball around the field when he can; however, the Spartans’ offensive line has given up multiple sacks per game over the last few weeks.
When Edgar has time in the pocket, he can make teams pay with his arm. The senior had a pair of stellar passing performances against Hancock Central and Cross Creek in the first few weeks of the year.
Edgar can also hurt teams with his feet. He’s mobile and is a hard quarterback to bring down at his size. The War Eagles’ defensive front is going to have to apply some pressure and rattle him early.
On the defensive side of the ball, Glenn Hills has really been struggling having given up at least 40 points in five of seven games. The Spartans just can’t get off the field or even stop opposing offenses.
Putnam County isn’t a perfect football team, but has found its stride and improved in the last four weeks.
The War Eagles are averaging 32.25 points per game on offense through their four-game winning streak. Defensively, they’re only giving up 11 points per contest in that span with one shutout win.
While Putnam still has a long way to go, Harvin is starting to see the benefits of his team’s hard work.
“We’re getting there, but on Friday night, it doesn’t matter what the records are,” Harvin said. “We just have to focus on ourselves and keep doing what we’ve been doing. It’s really us against us.”