Hurricanes Close Season on High Note by Defeating Redskins & Honoring Seniors

The Canes ended this year’s football season in style on Friday night with a 50-20 win over Social Circle on Senior Night.

An interception by Canes senior Jordan Mitchell in the first few minutes of the game started things off for the Canes and set the pace of the game for Monticello. The Hurricanes capitalized on Mitchell’s early interception with Mario Greene taking the ball into the end zone on a 20 yard rushing touchdown for their first of seven touchdowns made up of six rushing touchdowns and one passing.

By halftime the Canes were up 36-7.

Offensively, the Canes had 446 total all purpose yards, rushing for 380 yards on 29 carries. Jaylon Mitchell rushed for 131 of those yards contributing three touchdowns. Greene ran the ball for 170 yards and took the ball into the end zone twice and Keyshawn Ammons, rushing for 53 yards, carried the ball into the end zone for one touchdown. Geralynn Benton had 15 yards rushing, Daylan Norwood had five yards rushing and Johari Stone and Tyler Wages both rushed for three yards.

Cain and Benton each contributed 41 and 25 yards respectively on receptions.

At quarterback Ammons completed four for 10 passes for a total of 85 yards and one receiving touchdown and Matt Cain added to the completions going one for one for 25 yards. Cain also had two receptions for 42 yards, with his longest reception a 30 yard completion. Benton was good for 1 reception for 25 yards.

Samuel Nunez went four for five on extra points for a total of four points and Stone and Wages each had two points a piece after touchdowns with two point conversions.

No other stats were available at press time.

Friday night’s game ended the season for the Canes and team seniors Tellis Banks, Matt Cain, Michael Clendenin, Canius Dennis, Kendarius Hicks, Kristian Kelley, Ben Lynch, Kalyn McMichael (Canes’ water girl for four years), Jordan Mitchell, Jaylon Mitchell, Hyrum Pierce, Johari Stone, Tyler Wages, Akiren Walker and Chantz Watts participated in their last high school football game.

The football seniors goals run high. Banks plans to attend Middle Georgia State University to major in mechanical engineering. Cain plans on attending the University of Georgia, Clendenin wants to attend South Georgia Tech and become a diesel mechanic, and Dennis’ career goals include the U.S. Air Force.

Also, Hicks wants to attend Middle Georgia State University and hopes to encourage young people to be better. Kelley plans on going to college at Georgia Southern and majoring in engineering, Lynch wants to attend a four year college, McMichael will attend Georgia College and State University and wants to be a second grade teacher, Jaylon Mitchell plans on attending Georgia State University, and Jordan Mitchell also plans on attending Georgia State University and hopes to be a web developer.

Pierce hopes to get a business degree at the University of North Georgia. Stone wants to be a coach and to major in special education at West Georgia College, Wages will attend Kennesaw State and also hopes to be an educator and a coach, Walker plans on attending Middle Georgia State University to major in computer science and Watts wants a career in electrical engineering after attending Georgia Southern University.

Next season will be here before we know it. I’m betting that the coaches and the remaining team members already have plans to get started for next year.