via Georgia High School Football DailyWindsor Forest Knights 2008 record: 5-6, 5-2 (third in region) Playoffs: Lost to Chapel Hill 23-12 in the first round.
Average record this decade: 4-6
Coach: Mike Martin (23-20 in four seasons) Offense: Spread (coordinator: Mike Martin)Defense: Multiple (Coordinator: Jason Roundtree)
Starters returning: 7 on offense, 4 on defense
Best player: QB Donovan Campbell
Other top players: WR Misodi Valentine, WR, Demond Grant, C Alvin Collins, T Addison Hayes, T William Powell, DE Justin Gerido, RB Chris Gagson-Butler, LB Rajon Meekins, DB Marcus Lang
Key losses: DB Tae Benson, LB James Mutcherson
Outlook: Three straight seasons of first-round playoff exits have Windsor Forest itchy to get back to the postseason and get the school's first playoff victory. Should the Knights get back there, they'll ride the arm and legs of senior quarterback Donovan Campbell, the Region 3-AAAAA offensive player of the year. After throwing for more than 1,200 yards and 10 touchdowns and adding 600 more yards on the ground running, he is being recruited by many SEC and ACC schools. The question is how much help he'll have. The Knights used a running back-by-committee system to mixed results and never established a go-to receiver. Campbell should be well-protected, however, as four offensive linemen return, including four-year starting center Alvin Collins. The defense, which improved over the previous season, returns only four starters, though athletic 6-foot-3, 212-pound DE Justin Gerido is one of the returners.
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