TFA football duo, Salomon Georges Jr. and Demetrice McCray set Royals records

In less than a full regular season, the dynamic duo set TFA career records in passing and receiving yards.

By Sam Albuquerque
| 12:30 p.m. October 19, 2024

The First Academy's Salomon Georges Jr. and Demetrice McCray celebrated a touchdown against Lipscomb Academy (TN). (Courtesy photo by Phillip Pacheco)

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After stellar performances in a 36-25 win over Seminole High Oct. 18, a pair of The First Academy football players — senior quarterback Salomon Georges Jr. and junior wide receiver Demetrice McCray — have set the Royals' all-time records in passing and receiving yards.

The new Royals' career passing yards mark set by Georges Jr. currently sits at 1,984 yards and the career receiving yards record set by McCray is currently 834 yards.

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What's most impressive about these new career records is that both Georges Jr. and McCray are first-year players at TFA, transferring from Leesburg High, and were able to set the new benchmark in less than a full regular season — Georges Jr. did it in eight games while McCray did it in seven.

With two more games left in the regular season and assuming a deep playoff run, these two records are far from settled.

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Sam Albuquerque

A native of João Pessoa, Brazil, Sam Albuquerque moved in 1997 to Central Florida as a kid. After earning a communications degree in 2016 from the University of Central Florida, he started his career covering sports as a producer for a local radio station, ESPN 580 Orlando. He went on to earn a master’s degree in editorial journalism from Northwestern University, before moving to South Carolina to cover local sports for the USA Today Network’s Spartanburg Herald-Journal. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his lovely wife, Sarah, newborn son, Noah, and dog named Skulí.