Monday nights in Savannah are for football talk and for recognizing the players who make Friday nights special.
For 80 years, the Savannah Quarterback Club has brought local football fans together. There are weekly picks, plenty of football conversation and a guest speaker. And each week, the club takes time to recognize high school players who came up big on Friday night.
The club meets at the American Legion, 1108 Bull Street, just south of Forsyth Park.
The club’s most recent guests were SEC official Steve Shaw on Oct. 19 and former Georgia Bulldog Brandon Tolbert on Nov. 2. Shaw also served as a senior replay official for the NCAA. Tolbert, an SEC standout and NFL veteran, now helps college athletes navigate name, image and likeness (NIL) opportunities.
Here are the Savannah Quarterback Club’s honorees from Weeks 7 through 10.
Week 7 & 8
Eron Mallard, Benedictine — Offense
Mallard, a senior, had a night to remember against Jenkins. He caught six passes for 216 yards and three touchdowns in Benedictine’s 37–35 win. At the time, his 831 receiving yards led the GHSA.
Noah Gerrod Lee-Whitaker, Jenkins — Defense
Lee-Whitaker made his mark on defense against Benedictine, finishing with eight tackles, five solo stops and two tackles for loss.
Week 8
Aiden Frazier, Savannah Christian — Defense
Frazier led the way defensively with 12 tackles, including nine solo stops, in the Raiders’ win over Savannah High.
Week 9 &10
Week 9
Christian Kinlaw, New Hampstead — Offense
Kinlaw filled up the stat sheet in the Phoenix’s 40–35 win over Windsor Forest. The senior quarterback, running back and linebacker rushed for 184 yards and scored five touchdowns.
Thomas Holland, Savannah Country Day — Defense
Holland did a little bit of everything in the Hornets’ 42–14 win over Frederica Academy. The senior running back and defensive back recorded 10 tackles, rushed for 97 yards and scored three touchdowns. It was his fourth career Savannah Quarterback Club Player of the Week honor.
Week 10
Omari Burse, Benedictine — Offense
Benedictine rolled past Wayne County, and senior quarterback Burse had a big hand in it. He completed 9 of 11 passes for 155 yards and two touchdowns in the Cadets’ 50–0 win.
Issac Scott, Benedictine — Defense
Scott helped set the tone on defense, recording nine tackles and two sacks in the shutout.
Prep Sports Report will keep following the Savannah Quarterback Club and its weekly high school honorees throughout the 2026 season.
Eighty years in, the tradition is still about the players who make Friday nights special—and the Savannah football community that keeps showing up for them.
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