Acknowledgements keep rolling in for Habersham Central High School football players and this time it is state-wide honors as recruiting database Recruit Georgia has named Zeke Whittington, Braden Henslee and Carter Barrett as Class 6A All-State Honorable Mentions.
From the wide receiver spot, Whittington makes the list after tallying 63 receptions for 862 yards and nine touchdowns in his junior campaign.
With 221 career receptions, Whittington has already set the career record for that mark and has another year to push it out of reach.
Rushing, kick return and punt return yards combined with his receiving stats meant Whittington had 1,199 all-purpose yards for the Raiders this season.
At the end-of-year banquet, the junior was named Bob Turpin Co-MVP for the season.
Whittington was also named Region 8-AAAAAA (8-6A) Athlete of the Year in All-Region voting.
Henslee, who was named WCON Player of the Year at the team banquet, had 84 total tackles (22 solo, 62 assists) from his linebacker spot.
The senior had nine tackles for loss, two sacks, two quarterback hurries, one pass defended, and a safety.
Henslee made First Team Defense for Region 8-6A All-Region voting.
Barrett was also named Bob Turpin Co-MVP at the year-end banquet.
In his senior season, Barrett had 11 catches for 141 yards and a touchdown on the offensive side.
However, it was the defensive side where his play shined.
Barrett finished with 110 tackles (55 solo, 55 assists) from his safety spot. He also was able to get in on 10.5 tackles for loss.
He also finished with four passes defended, three fumble recoveries, and one forced fumble.
Barrett was named Region 8-6A Defender of the Year in All-Region voting.
Recruit Georgia began in July 2014 on Twitter and, as of 2017, is an officially approved NCAA-compliant recruiting database for the state of Georgia.
