I remember the 2008 football season at Milton high school like it was yesterday. It was our first winning season in nine years and eight wins was the most since 1993.
I went to all 11 games and when reading the article by the Milton herald, it brought back good memories of watching Toney Williams run the ball to the tune of 27 touchdowns and over 2,000 rushing yards.
The article was a reflection of a 8-3 season and why it wasn’t an anomaly — because to many people including myself, it was a surprise. Milton hosted a playoff game for the first time in 25 years and ended a seven game losing streak to rival Roswell.
The 2008 Milton season was a compilation of years of youth football actually paying off. The same group of players were together from the time they were in fifth grade to the time they graduated high school.