Halfway through his senior season, Amari Latimer is dominating for Sandy Creek (Ga.). The four-star running back prospect has guided the Patriots to a 5-0 start this fall. Through five games, Latimer has tallied 85 carries, totaling 832 yards and 12 touchdowns on the ground. That’s an average of nearly 10 yards per carry. He’s […]
Halfway through his senior season, Amari Latimer is dominating for Sandy Creek (Ga.).
The four-star running back prospect has guided the Patriots to a 5-0 start this fall. Through five games, Latimer has tallied 85 carries, totaling 832 yards and 12 touchdowns on the ground. That’s an average of nearly 10 yards per carry. He’s also caught 10 passes for another 184 yards and two scores.
He really exploded last week in a 43-10 victory over Trinity Christian School. Needing just six carries, he compiled 145 yards and three touchdowns — and he caught two passes for 49 yards and another TD.
Sandy Creek has now eclipsed 40 points in each of its last two games and is averaging over 34 points per game. It’s also been boosted by a stellar defense, which has now allowed just 31 points across its last four games.
Latimer is the star of the show, though. The Wisconsin commit entered this fall coming off an impressive junior campaign, in which he rushed for over 1,100 yards and 19 scores while missing three games. The Patriots went 10-2 in 2024, losing in the second round of the GHSA 3A State Tournament.
Sandy Creek is on a bye this week, but will return to action next Friday on Oct. 3 vs. Spalding. The Patriots are now the No. 21 team in the Peach State, according to the Massey Ratings. They will be heavily favored to finish the regular season undefeated.
Latimer is the No. 334 overall prospect and No. 22 RB in the 2026 cycle, according to the Rivals Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all major recruiting media companies. He’s also the No. 39 player in Georgia.
Despite holding prevalent interest from the usual suitors in the Southeast, it was Wisconsin that won out for his pledge on June 28. The likes of Florida State and Georgia Tech have remained in pursuit since, but he remains locked in with Luke Fickell and the Badgers.
“It’s a family,” Latimer recently told Badger Blitz about the Big Ten program. “When I went down there for the first time, it felt great. At the spring game and my official visit, it just felt like home. Going anywhere else, it was a good feeling. Going to Wisconsin was the best feeling.”
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