MARIETTA - Move over Jeremy Privett. Here comes Hutson Mason.

The 6-foot-3 senior quarterback from Lassiter is setting all kinds of state passing records as the Trojans march through the Class AAAAA state playoffs.

On Friday, Mason put on another showcase in front of a packed house at Frank Fillmann Stadium as the Trojans beat South Gwinett, 70-49, in the second round.

With excellent blocking from his offensive linemen, and clutch receptions from the Trojans' receivers and backs, Mason completed 32 of 39 passes for 530 yards and eight touchdowns with one interception - and in only three quarters no less.

Mason's eight touchdown passes tied Privett's state record, which the former Charlton County player set in 2003. Mason threw four touchdowns in the first quarter and two more in the second before capping it with two final TD passes in the third.

Mason entered the game with 46 touchdown tosses before coming away with a state record of 54, breaking Privett's 2003 record of 47.

Along with his 545-yard outing against Milton earlier this year, Mason now has the top two single-game marks for passing yards. His 4,244 passing yards for the season is already a state record, eclipsing Privett's mark of 3,710 in '03.

Coupled with his 28 passing touchdowns last year, Mason has 82 scores in two seasons, which is 10 shy of Privett's 2000-03 career mark, as well that of Americus' Cedric Johnson (2001-04).

In only his second year in coach Chip Lindsey's "Air Raid" system, Mason has thrown for 7,949 yards, the fifth-highest career mark in state history, and in half the time. Metter's Zach Stanford owns the top mark of 9,062 set from 2001-04.

Additionally, Mason, with his 15 touchdown passed in the last two weeks, has thrown one more TD pass than Cobb County's second-ranked QB, Sprayberry's Jerick McKinnon, did in 11 games this year.

Mason is doing in two years what most quarterbacks do in three or four. Yet, through it all, Mason has tried to remain as grounded as he has ever been.

"The Lord has blessed me with a lot of talent, guys that make plays and an offensive line that does a great job blocking. What more can I ask?" Mason said. "I'm really humbled to hold all of these records. I peeked at a few of them, and I hope I can keep the ones I have now for a little while. If, God-willing, I can get some more records, then I will.

"Right now, I'm just glad we're 12-0 and we have another game to play."

Like Mason, Privett didn't keep track of his passing marks as the season progressed. But he was excited to set them, and he's glad Mason has been given the opportunity to break them.

"I didn't know about the records when I was playing," Privett said when reached by telephone Friday at his home in the southeast Georgia town of Folkston. "It wasn't something I was trying to do. It just happened. Honestly, I thought the records would have been broken sooner.

"We were the first team to throw a lot, and then other teams started to do it too. There are some good quarterbacks in Georgia, so I didn't think those records would last long."

Privett's coach, Rich McWhorter, who is currently in his 20th season at Charlton County, described Privett as a very competitive player.

"He wasn't a big scrambler. He was looking to throw, not run," McWhorter said of his former player, who played one year of college ball at Valdosta State before moving back to Folkston. "He was the best athlete at the school and expected every pass to be complete. He was fiercely competitive."

Lindsey sees a lot of the same characteristics in Mason.

"I have to give credit to (Mason)," he said. "He wants to win. The offensive line and the receivers are doing a great job. Hutson is making great decisions with the ball, and guys are playing hard."