The Boykin surname is one that has haunted the Starr’s Mill Panthers in the past.

Brandon Boykin, a former standout quarterback/cornerback at Fayette County who is now playing at Georgia, helped lead his team to a 28-14 victory over Starr’s Mill last season.

Another Boykin, running back Ryan Boykin, rushed for four touchdowns and 272 yards Saturday to lead the Etowah Eagles to a 47-24 victory over Starr’s Mill in the 17th annual Corky Kell Classic at the Georgia Dome.

The ultra-fast and shifty Boykin, who isn't related to Brandon Boykin, shredded Starr’s Mill’s overmatched defense, scoring on runs of 21, 21, 75 and 29 yards.

"He's pretty good," Starr's Mill coach Mike Earwood said of Boykin. "He's one of the best backs in the state this year. He possesses a combination of size, speed and acceleration that is pretty impressive."

Boykin had three touchdowns in the second half, exploiting a Starr's Mill defense that graduated two of its top players last season, linebackers Chris Sudduth and Parker duPont.

Two of Starr's Mill's starting linebackers, Stephen Roberts and Chris Nowicki, were playing their first game at the position. Last season, Roberts played defensive end and Nowicki played safety.

"We are a work in progress on defense," Earwood said. "Two of our three linebackers (Roberts and Nowicki) are playing a new position. That personnel issue, coupled with Etowah's very explosive offense -- it's one of the best offenses we will ever play -- is why we lost. We won't face a better team than Etowah this year, even if we make the state playoffs."

Etowah finished with 516 total yards of offense. It was especially potent on the ground, compiling 419 yards rushing.

Proving that it’s not a one-man show, Etowah jumped out to an early 14-0 without Boykin finding the end zone.

James Harris threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Taylor Majors on the opening drive, and Jason Holdway raced into the end zone untouched on a 25-yard run.

Starr’s Mill answered with its most impressive drive of the game; Spencer Penson took the ball on a sweep off left tackle and scored on a 5-yard run to cap a 12-play, 74-yard drive in the second quarter.

Quarterback Myles Jaye kept the drive alive by converting three third downs with his arm; He completed an 18-yard pass to Terrell Tripp on a third-and-8, a 17-yard pass to Tripp on a third-and-10 and a 7-yard pass to Dan Ellis off a play action on a third-and-4.

Boykin broke through Starr’s Mill’s defense for his first touchdown touchdown later in the quarter, taking an option pitch from Harris and reaching the end zone on a 21-yard run to hand Etowah a 20-7 lead at halftime.

He set up his own touchdown with runs of 12 and 24 yards on the drive.

The Panthers desperately needed an immediate boost in the second half, and they got it from Tripp, who returned the opening kickoff 90 yards down the left sideline for a touchdown. Tripp displayed a couple of nifty moves on the long return, juking two players in the open field.

Tripp’s touchdown made it 20-14, but Boykin increased Etowah’s cushion on its next series, taking an option pitch from Harris, stutter-stepping Starr’s Mill free safety Ken Jackson in the open field and scoring on a 21-yard run that completed a six-play 80-yard drive.

Harris set up Boykin’s touchdown with long runs off the option keeper on consecutive plays, a 25- and 22-yarder.

A 27-yard touchdown pass from Starr’s Mil backup quarterback Adam Holley to a wide-open Dan Ellis down the middle of the field made it a one-touchdown game again (27-21) with 5:02 remaining in the third quarter.

But the Eagles’ Boykin put the game out of reach with his last two touchdown runs, a 75-yarder on the next play from scrimmage after Ellis’ touchdown catch and a 29-yarder in the fourth quarter.

Boykin exploded through the middle of Starr’s Mill’s defense on both runs.

Two plays from scrimmage after Boykin’s 29-yard scoring run, Etowah defensive back Jason Padgett intercepted a Jaye pass and returned it 57 yards for a touchdown to make it 47-21.

Starr’s Mill’s final points were scored on a 37-yard field goal by Chris Ward late in the fourth quarter.