Before JMU: School season record holder for rushing attempts (305) and points (214) at Stratford Academy where he was used at TB and as a kicker... all-region and all-state as a junior and senior... All-Middle Georgia by the Macon Telegraph in 2004 and 2005 and the Macon Touchdown Club back of the week three times in 2005... lettered in basketball and track... career statistics included hitting on 99 of 111 conversion tries and on 11 of 25 field goal attempts, punting 76 times for a 34.8-yard average, and running 629 times for 3,594 yards, an average of 5.7 yards per rush.