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Hattiesburg News Staff

ESPN's #7 Ranked 4 Star Recruit Quarterback Aj Maddox Leads Oak Grove Warriors to #1 Ranking

Updated: Oct 23, 2023



Week 6 is completed in high school football sports in Mississippi and for the first time, there's a new school sitting at the Top of the High School Football Throne, Oak Grove High School located in Hattiesburg, MS, lead by its Star Quarterback ESPN #7 Ranked Recruit in the Class of 2024, Aj Maddox.


Aj has led his team to a 5-0 start for the season which is tuff for a 7A Division School. It hasn't been easy as 2 out of the 6 games went into over time. That don't include however, two of the Warriors biggest rivals, Hattiesburg High School Tigers (32-14) and Laurel High School Tornados (52-14).


Star WR Demari Jefferson easily scores on HHS Tigers.

Oak Grove has so many talented players, it's hard to compete. Any given night, any player can have a "breakout" night, whether he's a top recruit or not. Take for example Oak Grove's Wide Receiver #4 Damari Jefferson or Running Back #6 Tajii Burkett, two of Aj's favorite weapons who are almost impossible to stop and always gain a lot of yards. Not to mention star Running Back #7 Kylin Champagne who is only a junior, but butchered the Laurel Tornados with his strong ground game.



Pj Woodland poses in Oak Grove locker room.

Then there are the star playmakers who you must keep an eye on at all times because they can easily change the dynamics of the game within seconds such as 3 Star Recruit Wide Receiver #1 Nehemiah Taylor and 4 Star Recruit Athlete #11 Pj Woodland.

Pj Woodland, similar to Colorado University's star player Travis Hunter, plays both sides of the field exceptionally well. Pj has already committed to Mississippi State which is nothing short of a steal for the Bulldogs.



3 Star Recruit WR Nehemiah Taylor scores effortlessly.

Oak Grove remained at the #2 spot with Tupelo dominating at the #1 spot until they lost to the Houston Mustangs in Germantown, Tennessee 38-33. However, during Week 2, Oak Grove beat its out of state opponent, the Hoover Buccaneers in Hoover, Alabama in what was perhaps one the biggest upset in high school sports.


The #1 Quarterback in Mississippi High School Sports, Aj Maddox, a Texas A&M Commit, has all the checkboxes marked to be a NFL Quarterback. With all of the attention and spotlight constantly shining on him, he's very humble, soft spoken, and love his teammates more than anything.


He brings the type of leadership to a team that every coach dreams of. His coach, Drew Causey is a Nick Sabin and Bill Belichick combined and has turned Oak Grove High School Warriors in Hattiesburg, Mississippi into a factory for colleges quite like Alabama has become the go-to factory for the NFL, both producing multiple star athletes year after year after year!


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