The college football season has started and a number of former Fayette athletes represented themselves well on the football field.

• Sandy Creek graduates and current members of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Calvin Johnson and Andrew Gardner, played in possibly the biggest game over the weekend losing 14-10 to Notre Dame.

Johnson had seven catches for 11 yards and a touchdown and Gardner got a start at left tackle and made some key blocks in the game.

In other games:

• Deante Battle, a Starr’s Mill graduate, had one solo tackle, one assist and one pass break-up for Northwestern University in their 21-3 win over Miami-Ohio.

• Darrell Burston, a Starr’s Mill graduate, had one assisted tackle in Florida State’s 13-10 win over the University of Miami.

• Charles Castleberry, a McIntosh graduate at the University of Minnesota, Crookston, rushed for 15 yards against St. Cloud State. The Golden Eagles lost to St. Cloud State 71-0.

• John Deraney, a Starr’s Mill graduate, kicked three extra points and had four kickoffs for 260 yards for NC State in their 23-10 win over Appalachian State.

• Johnny Edwards, a Starr’s Mill graduate, got some playing time on defense in Wake Forest’s 20-10 win over Syracuse.

• Michael Gates, a Sandy Creek graduate, started at right guard for Mississippi State in their 15-0 loss to the University of South Carolina.

• Ryan Gloer, a Starr’s Mill graduate at Shorter College, got some playing time at linebacker in their 39-7 win over Brevard.

• Gerren Griffin, a Sandy Creek graduate, got some playing time in James Madison’s 14-3 win over Bloomsburg University.

• Josh Haney, a Sandy Creek graduate, got some playing time at wide receiver for The Citadel in their 35-3 loss to Texas A&M.

• Chris James, a Starr’s Mill graduate attending Western Kentucky University, kicked an extra point and a field goal in the Hilltopper’s 48-12 loss to the University of Georgia.

• Teddy Morris, a Sandy Creek graduate, got some playing time on the offensive line for Valdosta State University in their 20-16 win over Albany State.

• Alex Mortensen, a Landmark Christian School graduate, was two-for-three passing for a 14 yards and a touchdown for Samford in their 37-7 win over Miles.

• Hart Pearson, a Fayette County graduate, kicked six punts for a total of 221 yards for Charleston Southern in their 21-13 win over Presbyterian College.

• Andy Smith, a Starr’s Mill graduate, got some playing time on the offensive line for the University of Memphis in their 28-25 loss to Ole Miss.

• Riley Swanson, a Sandy Creek graduate, had one solo tackle and one assist for Wake Forest in their win over 20-10 Syracuse.

This list is not complete. Some local players are on teams that did not play last weekend and others are not known by this reporter.
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