Each week this football season, Jackson EMC will honor an outstanding local high school student-athlete as a Lineman of the Week. 

Representatives from Jackson EMC, including one of our linemen, will travel to a local high school to recognize an outstanding player. Coaches from each school will select an offensive or defensive lineman who excels both on and off the field. Recipients will receive a Lineman of the Week plaque from Jackson EMC and a commemorative football. 

For the 2019 football season, Jackson EMC is starting the Lineman of the Week program in Jackson, Barrow and Madison counties. Selected recipients will be featured on Jackson EMC’s Facebook page and in print through Mainstreet Newspapers. 

Lineman of the Week Recipients:

Week One:

Mason Ware

Senior Lineman, Jefferson High School

Pictured: (L-R): are Tommy Parker, Jackson EMC director of operation services; Chad Hemphill, Jackson EMC line foreman; Mason Ware, Jefferson High School lineman; Wade Johnson, Jackson EMC business development advisor; and Gene Cathcart, Jefferson High School head football coach.

Week Two:

Jacob Merrifield

Junior Lineman, Winder-Barrow High School

Pictured: (L-R): Winder-Barrow High School head football coach Ed Dudley; Jacob Merrifield, Winder-Barrow offensive and defensive lineman; and Jason Carey, Jackson EMC journeyman lineman.

Week Three:

Sammy Beasley 

Senior Lineman, Athens Christian School

Pictured: (L-R): Sammy Beasley, Athens Christian School offensive lineman, receives the commemorative football and certificate from Brandon Ashley, Jackson EMC business development advisor. 

Week Four:

Jerry Helton

Junior Lineman, Bethlehem Christian Academy

Pictured: (L-R): Brandon Ashley, Jackson EMC business development advisor; Jerry Helton, Bethlehem Christian Academy lineman; and Jeremy Gee, Jackson EMC journeyman lineman.

Week Five:

Chase Hunter

Junior Lineman, Apalachee High School

Pictured: (L-R): Tony Lotti, Apalachee High School head football coach, Gabe Hunter, Jackson EMC journeyman lineman; Chase Hunter, Apalachee High School lineman; and Joe Hicks, Jackson EMC district manager.

Week Six:

Tyler Vaughn

Junior Lineman, Jackson County Comprehensive High School

Pictured: (L-R): Jackson EMC lineman Kasey Odom presents the commemorative football and certificate to Jackson County Comprehensive High School offensive lineman Tyler Vaughn.

Week Seven:

Jarrett Pursley

Senior Lineman, East Jackson Comprehensive High School

Pictured: (L-R): Wade Johnson, Jackson EMC business development manager, Jarrett Pursley, East Jackson Comprehensive High School lineman; and Cameron Pettus, East Jackson Comprehensive High School head football coach.

Week Eight:

Chandler Phillips

Junior Lineman, Madison County High School

Pictured: (L-R): Chris Smith, Madison County High School head football coach; Chandler Phillips, Madison County High School junior lineman; Alan Simmons, Jackson EMC system control coordinator.

Week Nine:

Josh Stapleton

Junior Lineman, Banks County High School

Pictured: (L-R): Jackson EMC Lineman, Joey Nix: Banks County High School lineman, Josh Stapelton.

Week Ten:

Trahvon Wiggins

Senior Lineman, Commerce High School

Pictured: (L-R): Travis Lovin, Jackson EMC journeyman lineman; Trahvon Wiggins, Commerce High School senior lineman; Mike Brown, Commerce High School head football coach.