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Prince Avenue Christian Football Routs Callaway in Georgia High School Football Opener

The Wolverines shake off a sluggish start with 33 second half points to win going away

Gary Adornato

Prince Avenue Christian junior RB Andrew Beard rushed for 187 yards and a touchdown in the Wolverines season-opening win over Callaway.
Prince Avenue Christian junior RB Andrew Beard rushed for 187 yards and a touchdown in the Wolverines season-opening win over Callaway. / Joshua L. Jones / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Prince Avenue Christian struggled to get its offense in gear early, as the Wolverines trailed, 17-13, at the half of Wednesday's opening game of the 2025 Georgia high school football season. PAC, however, rallied early and often in the second half to run away with a 40-17 victory in the Corkey Kell Classic.

Quarterback Ben Musser Starts the Comeback

The game experienced a lengthy weather delay at halftime and second delay, early in the third quarter. The stoppages obviously played in the Wolverines favor.

When action resume the second time, Prince Avenue Christian took an immediate lead, as quarterback Ben Musser bolted 58-yards for a touchdown to push the Wolverines in front, 20-17. Musser would go on to complete 14-of-19 passes for 227 yards and a pair of touchdown passes. He also added 108 yards rushing.

Andrew Beard Powers a Strong Running Game for the Wolverines

Junior running back Andrew Beard also had a huge night.

Beard followed Musser's TD run with a 54-yard scoring burst, which stretched Prince Avenue Christian's lead to 26-17. Beard finished with 143-yards rushing in the contest.

Prince Avenue Christian added two more scores in the second half to complete the scoring, while its defense pitched a second half shutout.

Harrington Leads Callaway

Quarterback Blake Harrington did not find the end zone by air or land, but his 213 yards of total offense did setup both scores for Callaway.

He led the team with 109 yards rushing. Christian Kennedy and DJ Mahone each rushed for a touchdown

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Gary Adornato
GARY ADORNATO

Gary Adornato is the Senior VP of Content for High School On SI and SBLive Sports. He began covering high school sports with the Baltimore Sun in 1982, while still a mass communications major at Towson University. In 2003 became one of the first journalists to cover high school sports online while operating MIAASports.com, the official website of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association. Later, Adornato pioneered market-wide coverage of high school sports with DigitalSports.com, introducing video highlights and player interviews while assembling an award-winning editorial staff. In 2010, he launched VarsitySportsNetwork.com which became the premier source of high school media coverage in the state of Maryland. In 2022, he sold VSN to The Baltimore Banner and joined SBLive Sports as the company's East Coast Managing Editor.

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