For the second straight year, the Savannah Chatham County Public School middle school football championship was a meeting of the 'Skidaway Road Rivalry' between Oglethorpe Charter School and Meyers Middle School. The OCS Titans capped off an undefeated 7-0 season by avenging last year's loss with a 36-6 win to capture their sixth SCCPSS football championship.
"Losing to them 6-0 last year, we kind of felt like there was some unfinished business," Titan's coach Derek Perry said. "We stumbled a little bit coming out of the gate and made a lot of mental mistakes, but once we found our footing it was game on."
After a scoreless first quarter, the Titans took a 14-0 lead into halftime after speedy WR/CB Mason Pratt torched the Meyers defense for a pair of long touchdowns on back-to-back possessions.
"[Pratt] is probably the fastest kid in the league. He's such a dynamic weapon. He can score from anywhere on the field," said Perry.
Another standout performance from the Titans came from quarterback Banari Wells, who had a very impressive game, with two passing touchdowns and several huge runs throughout the course of the game.
"Banari is nothing but a winner," Perry said. "All he does is perform. When you need a big play, when you need a first down, you put the ball in his hands and Banari is going to make it happen."
Oglethorpe Charter pitched a shutout deep into the fourth quarter, which was broken when Meyers scored a touchdown in the game's final minute. Until that touchdown, the Titans had not allowed a point all season.
"We had no weaknesses across the team. This was a complete team on both sides of the ball," Perry said.
Congratulations to the Oglethorpe Charter Titans on an amazing championship season.
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Oglethorpe Charter School 2024 Football Roster |
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| # | Last | Last | Grade |
| 2 | Banari | Mells | 8 |
| 3 | Malachi | Golden-Reedy | 8 |
| 5 | Cameron | Middleton | 8 |
| 6 | Amir | Atkinson | 8 |
| 7 | Jamal | Chaplin | 8 |
| 9 | Raheem | Williams | 8 |
| 11 | Mason | Pratt | 8 |
| 12 | Kadarius | Coleman | 7 |
| 14 | Alex | Ellison | 8 |
| 15 | Jerome | Roundtree | 8 |
| 19 | Jacoby | Siplin | 8 |
| 21 | Mykel | Freison | 7 |
| 22 | William | Brown | 8 |
| 23 | Antwan | Skeete | 8 |
| 25 | Devin | Murray | 8 |
| 42 | Jaheim | Corley | 7 |
| 44 | Derrell | Robinson | 7 |
| 47 | Kayden | Hampton | 7 |
| 50 | Nesiah | Higgenbottom | 8 |
| 52 | Jerimiah | Jones | 8 |
| 54 | Tyler | Waddy | 7 |
| 56 | Ki'naan | Bazemore | 7 |
| 63 | Christian | Solomon | 8 |
| 65 | Franklin | Corouthers | 8 |
| 66 | Caprice | Hill | 8 |
| 69 | Mason | Glover | 8 |
| 72 | Ethan | Walker-Andreev | 8 |
| 74 | Carlos | Cansler | 8 |
| 75 | CJ | Lockwood | 7 |
| 77 | Gabriel | Lee | 8 |
| 85 | Jalen | Jordan | 8 |
| 86 | Jose | Velasquez | 7 |
| 87 | Eric | Washington | 8 |
Head Coach: Derek Perry
Photo Credit: Ogelthorpe Charter School Facebook page
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