While everyone was keyed on running back Fred Brown’s record-breaking game Friday night — and rightfully so — several other Trojans played very well and turned in some highlight-worthy performances.
The story of the night was, of course, Brown breaking Coffee High’s single-season rushing record. He came into the game 160 yards short of toppling Louis Smith’s 1997 total of 1,267 yard record. Brown ended up with 19 carries for 167 yards. He now has 1,294 yards on the season with 14 touchdowns. Brown also caught one pass that he turned into a 69-yard score.
Senior Anthony Paulk had another complete game on both sides of the ball. He was Coffee’s second leading rusher Friday with five carries for 53 yards and two touchdowns. Paulk also caught two passes for 80 yards, one of which was a 72-yard touchdown. Defensively, Paulk recorded a pair of tackles from his spot in the secondary.
Quarterback Maurice Hansley completed seven of 15 passes 220 yards and three touchdowns. He finished the night with a 132.6 passer rating.
On defense, the Trojans were missing their leading tackler, junior Jyarius Carter, who was out with a non-football related sickness. In his absence, Isaiah Johnson tallied 10 tackles while senior Elgie Paulk had seven tackles, one of which was a sack.
The defense has surrendered just six points in the Trojans’ last five games. During that stretch, Coffee has four shutouts and outscored its opponents 226-6.
Friday night, the Trojans play their last home game of the regular season when the Greenbrier Wolfpack come to town. The Wolfpack are 0-8 on the season. Last week, Ware County defeated Greenbrier 64-20.