The Future Of Chamblee Football

After one of the Chamblee Football's team best seasons in history, the question on every student's mind at Chamblee Charter High School is :"Will we be that good next season?" The 2012 Football team under new head coach Allen Johnson had one of the most impressive seasons in school history, finishing 8-2, with one loss to Marist at the end of the season and the other in the playoffs to Booker T. Washington High School.  Last years football team had large contributions from the class of 2013 including starting  Quarterback Jordan Branch, Starting Fullback Dezmin Reed, Defensive End and Georgia Commit Davin Bellamy,  Defensive and Offensive lineman James Hanley and Tight End Desmond Noird.  Many of the starters on last year's team were seniors, and their production was key to such a successful season. One of the few starters on last years offense that was not a senior, Chad O'Melia, thinks that the football team will have another successful season. He says  "Our football team still has  a lot of talent, and still one of the best coaches in the county". When discussing the 2013 football season with Davin Bellamy he told  me  " Watch out for [Darrel] Fambro and Matt Simon, they are good football players  and could go D1". Darrel Fambro and Matt Simon were considered the two best Juniors on the football team last year. Fambro, a middle linebacker was drawing a lot of interest from Georgia Tech due to his Hard Hits, Numerous Forced Fumbles, and great defensive instincts. Fambro will undoubtedly get a lot of college offers this season if he keeps up his play and will immediately contribute to any college that signs him. Matt Simon is a player who should be getting a lot of attention  this season due to a successful 2012 campaign. Simon led the team in interceptions last season and was one of the best ball- hawking safeties in the state. Matt Simon should be receiving offers  from colleges this season, if it is as successful as his last  season.  Another player expected to bring alot of production to the team is sophomore Cecil Stallings. Stalling already has 5 Division 1 ( D1) college offers from colleges such as Alabama and The University of Georgia, Stallings is a very large sophomore who is 6'3" and over 200 pounds and is apparently still growing. Cecil  can contribute at Tight End, Offensive Line, Defensive Line and Linebacker because of his size and athleticism.  Two players who are poised to provide leadership to this young offense are Junior  Center Chad O' Melia and Senior Quarterback John - Henry Carey. Chad  is a returning starter from last years offense, Chad made a lot of reads on defenses and called audibles before the snap. Chad's footwork and technique are better than most in the county and he should be a good teacher to this young offensive line. John -Henry Carey is the former kicker of the football team who has got one of the best arms in the state. He is a proven leader and well respected on the football team, Carey has been organizing individual workouts with wide receivers and Offensive linemen, and he has also organized some group workouts with many members of the Offense.  The only downsides to Carey are that he is afraid of being tackled, which is a big problem that should be easy to overcome during summer workouts, and he didn't have a strong performance at the spring football game. However, one surprise at the spring game was the outstanding performance from sophomore Quarterback Kendrew Wynn. Wynn  threw for over 80 yards that game and had an impressive punting performance.  Wynn is a dark-horse candidate to steal the starting spot from John - Henry Carey. Many football players on the team have told me that Wynn is  the better quarterback,and can absolutely bomb the football.  Also at the spring game  Junior outside linebacker Cornelius Washington had an impressive performance with 7 unassisted tackles. Washington is the projected starter, and this will be his first year starting.  Finally, in Spring practice some new players decided to take up football. One standout is Ryan Burgess, Burgess is well known for his basketball talents and is a natural hybrid Safety / linebacker on the defense this year. In practice he has picked up the defensive schemes well and  has wonderful instincts on the field. This season will be one to watch for Chamblee football, the triple option has been successful for them and they will continue to use it. Many new players and underclassmen will try to prove themselves this season as Chamblee undergoes a rebuilding year. One piece of good news for Chamblee is that  many of the teams they will face this year ( Columbia, Redan, Dunwoody, and Stone Mountain) are all also rebuilding. This for sure will be a season to watch for Chamblee High School.