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BOYS SOCCER

Malachi Jones

Midfielder
GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-0
Press Release

Peak Performance

22

Goals (Season)

15

Assists (Season)

119

Goals (Career)

43

Assists (Career)
“Malachi is one of the best high school players I have seen in the past decade. He is quick, very technical and understands where to be (on the field) to create for himself and teammates. The sky’s the limit for Malachi.”
Mike Burgoyne
Head Coach - head coach of Franklin High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot, 150-pound senior midfielder led the Lions to a 17-2-2 record and the Division II, Class A state championship this past season. Jones scored 22 goals and passed for 15 assists and tallied three goals and three assists in Grace Christian’s three-game postseason run to the title. A four-time First Team All-State selection, he concluded his prep soccer career with 119 goals and 43 assists.

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Academic Achievement

Jones has maintained a weighted 4.33 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer on scholarship at Lipscomb University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Adopted from Sierra Leone with seven other siblings, Jones has volunteered locally with Operation Christmas Box and as a youth soccer coach.