Jahsaun Clarke has to be the hottest and most clutch multi-threat offensive weapon in the state these past two weeks.
The Norcross senior wide receiver caught eight passes for 165 yards and three touchdowns in a 27-26 victory over Peachtree Ridge on Friday.
In the first half, Clarke’s 40-yard TD reception on fourth-and-6 got Norcross back in the game after trailing 14-0, and his 64-yard reception on third-and-3 set up another touchdown just before halftime.
With 52 seconds left in the game, Clarke’s 14-yard TD reception was a game-winner. Moments before, his 7-yard reception on fourth-and-5 – with Norcross gambling from its 38-yard line – kept the drive going.
A week earlier, Clarke was forced into QB duty because of an injury and rushed for 226 yards and two touchdowns and threw two TD passes in a 35-21 victory over Duluth.
Clarke “is just one of those players that somebody better grab in a hurry because they’re going to lose out on this kid if they don’t grab him,” Norcross coach Keith Maloof told the AJC after Friday’s game. “That dude … I don’t know if I’ve seen very many high school players do what he does.”