CANTON, Ga. – Week six of Southern Athletic Association Football lands Millsaps, Trinity, and Maryville in the honors category.
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Athletes of the Week
Offensive:
Carl Reed Jr. | Millsaps | FR | New Orleans, LA – Millsaps football freshman quarterback Carl Reed Jr. made his first career collegiate start and helped the Majors battle back to defeat Centre College, 28-13 on Friday. Reed Jr. completed 12-of-21 passes for 128 yards, while adding 135 yards rushing and two rushing scores.
Defensive:
Delvin Gantt | Trinity | SR | Burton, TX – Gantt led the #6/8 Trinity football team to a convincing 35-7 win over Southwestern over the weekend, remaining undefeated at 5-0 overall and 2-0 in SAA play this season. Gantt recorded two interceptions and 107 yards in returns to lead a stingy Tiger defense. Both interceptions led to Trinity touchdowns - the first of which came on the very next play and put Trinity up 14-7 in the second quarter. His second interception came midway through the fourth quarter and after a 77-yard return, led to Trinity's final touchdown to make it a 35-7 lead with 7:31 remaining.
Special Teams:
Brennon Sayler | Maryville | SR | Jasper, TN – Brennon Saylor helped Maryville College control field position during its 51-13 victory over Sewanee, averaging 34.5 yards on four punts for 138 total yards. Saylor recorded three punts inside the 20-yard line, including a 46-yard punt that pinned Sewanee at its own 6-yard line. His ability to flip the field and force the Tigers to begin drives deep in their own territory complemented Maryville’s strong defensive performance.
Notable Performances
Offense
- Ben Plemons | Berry | FR | Gainesville, GA – A freshman from Gainesville, GA Plemons rushed for 143 yards on 12 carries and one touchdown, averaging 11.9 yds per carry as they Vikings took down Rhodes 50-7.
- Hondo Franklin | Trinity | JR | Allen, TX – Franklin led the #6/8 Trinity football team to a dominant 35-7 road win over Southwestern on Saturday, remaining unbeaten at 5-0 overall and 2-0 in conference play. Franklin completed 17-of-27 for 252 yards and two touchdowns in his best game of the season.
Defense
- Knox Kremblas | Maryville | SO | Sevierville, TN – Knox Kremblas delivered a game-changing play on the opening snap of Maryville College’s 51-13 win over Sewanee, intercepting a pass on the Tigers’ first offensive play and returning it 29 yards for a touchdown. The pick-six immediately gave the Scots an 8-0 lead after a successful two-point conversion and set the tone for a dominant defensive performance. Kremblas finished with five tackles, one pass breakup, and one interception, accounting for a defensive touchdown that helped spark Maryville’s 28-point first quarter. The Scots held Sewanee to 259 total yards, including just 33 rushing yards, and limited the Tigers to two conversions on 11 third-down attempts.
- Zabian Boutan | Millsaps | GR | Baton Rouge, LA – Millsaps football graduate defensive lineman Zabian Boutan had a terrific game, helping the Majors better Centre College, 28-13 on Friday. Boutan tallied five tackles, including 3.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. His first sack created a fumble in the third quarter with the Colonels on the Millsaps 15-yard line. The graduate sealed the game with a strip sack, which he then also recovered with 3:13 remaining.
Special Teams
- Miles Hamby | Berry | SR | Dacula, GA – A senior punter from Dacula, GA Hamby had one punt that pinned Rhodes inside the 20 in a commanding 50-7 victory.
2026 Football Report Archive (Offense/Defense/Special Teams)
Week One - Sept. 8: (Camerone Coleman, Berry/Myles Johnson, Millsaps/Jackson Runyan, Trinity)
Week Two - Sept. 14: (Barton Mixon, Sewanee/Zabian Boutan, Millsaps/Judson Crockett, Trinity)
Week Three - Sept. 21: (Barton Mixon, Sewanee/Diego Davila, Trinity/Miles Hamby, Berry)
Week Four - Sept. 28: (Jaxon Dabrowski, Maryville/Kylan Hall, Maryville/Grady Jones, Rhodes)
Week Five - Oct. 5: (Mushaba Zulu, Maryville/TJ Scannell, Trinity/Judson Crockett, Trinity)
Week Six - Oct. 12: (Carl Reed Jr., Millsaps/Delvin Gantt, Trinity/Brennon Saylor, Maryville)
Week Seven - Oct. 19: (
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