OCHS Football

Oglethorpe County High School football players O'Maury Huggs (3) and P.J. Canada (15) hug during a game against Washington Wilkes Comprehensive High School at Tiger Stadium in Washington, Georgia, on Aug. 29, 2025. Oglethorpe County won the game with a score of 42-12. (Photo/Susanna Johnson)

Photo Gallery: Patriots secure second win

News Staff

Saturday, August 30, 2025

That’s two in a row for the Patriots. Caden Hartrum and Jackson Tatum each scored two touchdowns to lead OCHS to a 42-12 win over Washington-Wilkes on Friday night. Paris Crowder and O’Maury Huggs also scored.

OCHS football players go through spring drills at Patriot Stadium on Tuesday. Head coach Mike Holland expects to see improvement from several returning players this year. (Photo/Emma Greene)

Key players back as football team starts spring practices

Emma Greene

Thursday, May 8, 2025

The Oglethorpe County football team has started spring practice, which consists of 10 practices in roughly two weeks.

Jordan Johnson sits on his dad, James Johnson's, shoulder after a little-leauge football game. (Submitted photo)

‘Joe Been Working:’ Senior has left his mark on three OCHS sports

Avery Cameron

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Oglethorpe County High School senior Jordan Johnson isn’t just a standout athlete, he’s a tone-setter. Whether it’s on the football field, basketball court, or track, Johnson, who teammates call “Joe,” has built a name for himself as a competitor and someone younger athletes gravitate toward.

Oglethorpe County’s Justin Jackson (5) tries to stop East Hall quarterback Jamarcus Harrison (1) in the Vikings’ 40-7 win over the Patriots last Friday in Gainesville. Harrison threw for 202 yards and three touchdowns. (AMANDA LOGGINS/THE GAINESVILLE TIMES)

Prep Roundup: OCHS hosts Wilkes in search of first win

News Staff

Thursday, August 29, 2024

Staff ReportThe Oglethorpe County football team looks for its first victory of the season when it hosts Washington-Wilkes at 7:30 p.m. Friday.The Patriots are 0-2 after a 40-7 loss at East Hall on Aug. 23. Washington-Wilkes is also 0-2, with losses to Harlem and Hephzibah.

Oglethorpe County’s Quentin Nash tracks down Riverside Military Academy’s Jacques Chiller in the Patriots’ 57-0 homecoming victory on Friday night. OCHS had eight tackles for loss, two safeties and an interception. (NATHALEE SIMONEAU/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Unusual defense shines in shutout

Lauren Hill and Trevyn Gray

Thursday, September 28, 2023

Oglethorpe County’s defense might look a bit peculiar, but it’s by design. The Patriots run a 3-3 defense, which isn’t conventional. But using that scheme, the defense shut out Riverside Military Academy 57-0 in Friday night’s homecoming game to improve to 2-3 this season.

Quarterback Jayden Wallace delivers the ball to a teammate in Oglethorpe County’s season-opening 14-7 loss to East Jackson on Friday. He threw a 55-yard touchdown pass to Darius Heard in his first start at quarterback. (DONNY FAUST/FOR THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Patriots set for home opener

Owen Warden

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Oglethorpe County will head into this week’s home opener against Banks County with a goal to correct the mistakes that led to a season-opening loss. The Patriots fell to East Jackson 14-7 last Friday night.

Darius Heard signals a first down during Oglethorpe County’s 19-7 victory over West Hall in a football scrimmage on Friday night. Heard will play both defensive back and receiver this season. (LANDEN TODD/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Photos: OCHS Football Scrimmage

News Staff

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

OCHS junior defensive back Darius Heard (No. 6) brings down a West Hall player in the Patriots’ 19-7 victory in a scrimmage last Friday. They open the 2023 season at East Jackson at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18. (LANDEN TODD/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

The Echo’s Opinion: Bustin’ through to 2023 season

Echo Staff

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Are you ready for some football? Ready or not, it’s time to tee up the pigskin. The Patriots will be at East Jackson High School on Friday night. And then on Aug. 25, the lights will be on in Patriot Stadium. See Page 2B in this edition for the full schedule.

Running back Jake Turner does his best Karate Kid imitation after scoring a touchdown in Oglethorpe County’s 19-7 victory over West Hall in a scrimmage last week. The Patriots open the 2023 season at East Jackson at 7:30 p.m. Friday. (LANDEN TODD/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Patriots open 2023 on road Friday night

News Staff

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

It’s time to turn on the stadium lights. The Oglethorpe County football team, coming off one of its best seasons in years, opens the 2023 season at East Jackson at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

The Oglethorpe County football team lines up to run a play during practice on Monday morning. The Patriots can begin practicing in pads on July 31. (LANDEN TODD/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Preseason Preparation

News Staff

Wednesday, July 26, 2023