We tell you everything you need to know about the 2023 Glynn Academy football team, including roster changes and what fans can expect from the Red Terrors this season.
2022 Stats
- Overall Record: 6-5
- Points Scored: 266
- Points Allowed: 280
Key Losses
Included in the list of key players who will not be returning this season are QB Tyler Devlin. The dual-sport athlete was also one of the top baseball players for Glynn Academy, and he’s headed to Florida State College in Jacksonville to play baseball. He was pretty good as the Red Terrors QB, too, taking a run-heavy offense and incorporating an effective passing game with the Red Terrors during his two seasons as the starter. He will be missed.
Coach Rocky Hidalgo told ITG Next that the other key players who will be missed are OLB Daniel Smiley, who is headed to Centre College to play collegiately, along with DL Xzavia Cummings, who is also continuing his career at the next level. The defensive standout is now at Carson Newman. OL/DL John McCleod is another player the Glynn Academy head coach cited as a key loss, along with LB/RB Hank Noonan. Like his teammate Devlin, Noonan was also a standout baseball player, and he will play college ball at Georgia College State University.
Who’s Back
When asked about the top players returning to the Red Terrors in 2023, Hidalgo listed five players, all of them super-talented and ready to lead Glynn Academy to a potentially special season. The group includes 6-foot, 5-inch, 220-pound senior WR David Prince, who has already committed to Georgia Tech. Junior RB Greg Peacock returns and has received offers from several schools, including Cincinnati, Indiana, and Georgia Southern. He is coming off a stellar sophomore season that saw him rush for 1,037 yards with 11 touchdowns, plus 2 special teams TDs and 3 receiving scores. Others Hidalgo mentioned are senior LB Peyton Parker, OL Max Poysky, and LB D’Vontae Lang.
What to Expect
Probably the first order of business for Hidalgo and his staff will be to find a replacement at QB for Tyler Devlin. That appears to be senior Ryan Schuneman, and he’ll have plenty of returning talent and support around him, with running back Greg Peacock and receiver David Prince providing a ton of offense.
Glynn Academy ended the 2022 season with a tough playoff loss, but still, the Red Terrors’ 4-1 finish should provide momentum rolling over into this season. If the Red Terrors can take care of business in their region, which would likely mean finding a way to get past Brunswick and Effingham, that could give Hidalgo’s team a chance to repeat the 2018 and 2020 seasons, when they finished as the region champion and won two home playoff games. They have the talent to do it, and Hidalgo is just the veteran coach who can motivate his team once they get there. Look for a solid season from this 2023 Glynn Academy football team.
Prediction
8-5 overall record this year.
Game to Watch
Brunswick on September 22.
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