Class AAAAAA
Lassiter 28, Cherokee 22
How the game was won: Lassiter trailed 22-7 in the third quarter but scored 21 unanswered points to overtake visiting Cherokee. Ozi Orjioke scored on a 5-yard touchdown run in the third quarter to start the rally and then a 73-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to put the Trojans ahead for good.
Top performers: Orjioke rushed 22 times for 172 yards and the two touchdowns. … Cooper Cross and Cole Taylor connected for two touchdowns through the air. Taylor caught a score in the first quarter for Lassiter’s first touchdown and scored again in the third quarter. Cross finished 14-of-27 passing for 182 yards, and Taylor caught eight passes for 142 yards. … Cherokee’s Brittain Brown rushed 33 times for 197 yards and two touchdowns, and he also had two receptions for 51 yards.
Mill Creek 42, Collins Hill 17
How the game was won: Mill Creek’s shutout streak was lost, but the Hawks did advance to 8-0—a regular season record—thanks to another stingy defensive performance. The Hawks outgained the Eagles 387 to 273.
Top Performers: Cameron Turley finished 13-of-22 for 299 yards and three touchdowns, including two to Edmond Graham. …Graham finished with four catches worth 163 yards. …Joe Thomas scored on a 16-yard touchdown rush to open up the game’s scoring and finished with 53 yards on 18 carries. …Preston Norwood caught three passes for 79 yards and a score. …Jamar Hall returned an interception 36 yards for a touchdown and also added a blocked extra point.
Archer 42, Central Gwinnett 6
How the game was won: Archer only allowed 106 total yards (81 passing, 25 rushing) and led 35-6 at halftime. Will Bearden (four touchdowns) and Jamyest Williams (two touchdowns) accounted for all of the scoring for host Archer.
Top performers: Bearden was 13-of-15 passing for 277 yards and touchdowns to Aramis Bryant (74 yards), Juwan Powell (71 yards), Kyle Davis (26 yards), and Jeremiah Nails (33 yards). He also rushed for 95 yards. … Williams rushed 13 times for 118 yards and touchdowns of 4 and 36 yards, and he added 49 yards receiving for 167 total yards. … Powell led Archer in receiving with two catches for 91 yards.
McEachern 35, Kennesaw Mountain 0
How the game was won: McEachern led 14-0 at halftime, but Tyler Simmons scored twice in the third quarter, on a 65-yard punt return and a 3-yard run. Sam Jackson got the scoring started for McEachern with a 65-yard run in the first quarter.
Top performers: Bailey Hockman capped scoring for the Indians in the fourth quarter with a 42-yard pass to Christian Roberson. … Linebacker Bryan Okeh had a 32-yard interception return for a touchdown in the first quarter
Grayson 40, Dacula 0
How the game was won: Dimetrios Mason returned the opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown and Grayson was off to the races against visiting Dacula. The Rams never looked back, surging to a 40-0 halftime advantage before a running clock brought a swift end to the second half. Grayson racked up 321 yards of total offense to the Falcons’ 118.
Top performers: Mason accounted for each of the Rams’ first two scores, catching a 24-yard touchdown pass from Chase Brice in addition to his kickoff return. … Brice also threw scoring strikes to Ryan Carriere and Ernest Tiller. … Grayson’s impressive special teams also featured a 52-yard punt return for a touchdown by Evan Sturgill. … The Rams’ dominant defensive performance included fumble recovery in the endzone by Bryce Smith and an interception by Sam Mitchell.
Walton 42, Milton 9
How the game was won: Walton quarterback Addison Shoup victimized Milton through the air early and often as the visitors led wire to wire. The Raiders built leads of 14-0 after one quarter and 28-6 at halftime and they held on without any trouble by keeping Milton out of the endzone the entire night.
Top performers: Shoup completed 19 of 22 passes for 324 yards and five touchdowns. … Sam Letton finished with seven receptions for 123 yards and two scores. … Bryce Washington hauled in four passes for 124 yards and two touchdowns. … Shoup also connected with Dominick Blaylock for a 52-yard scoring strike. … K.K. Brooks added a seven-yard touchdown run to cap off the scoring for Walton. … Milton’s points consisted entirely of Ethan Suda field goals. Suda converted from 30, 39 and 32 yards out. He also had a 60-yard punt.
South Forsyth 49, Alpharetta 7
How the game was won: South Forsyth got four touchdowns from senior running back Sam Outlaw, as he scored from 17, 19, 1 and 9 yards out. … South Forsyth led 42-0 at halftime.
Top performers: Stanley Epeagba supplemented Outlaw’s rushing scores with two scores of his own, from 5 and 25 yards out. His 25-yarder was South Forsyth’s only score of the second half. … Davis Shanley found receiver Ronnie Chambliss for a 47-yard touchdown catch. … South Forsyth had three interceptions, one each from Sean O’Malley, Jalen Camp and Jake Wilson.
Lambert 35, West Forsyth 31
How the game was won: The game saw four non-offensive scores and six lead changes before Lambert finally secured the lead for good with a game-winning 5-yard quarterback keeper by Bobby Gabriel with 2:20 left. Gabriel gave Lambert its first lead on a 1-yard run in the opening quarter, but West Forsyth answered back with a blocked punt returned for a score and a fourth down 24-yard touchdown pass from Kiernen Hamilton to Garrett Broxton. Lambert snapped a punt through the end zone on its next possession and the West Forsyth lead grew to 16-7. Lambert looked for a score before the half to begin chipping away at the deficit and got one on the final snap before the break with a Richie Kenney quarterback keeper that cut it to 16-14. Jarrett Wright opened the second half with a 50-yard interception return for a touchdown and Lambert regained the lead at 21-16. Hamilton answered with his second touchdown pass to Broxton, this one from 35 yards and West Forsyth reclaimed a 24-21 lead with 4:25 left in the third. Will Kohlins scored on a 4-yard run to give the Longhorns a brief 28-24 lead before Luke Lingo returned a tipped pass 53 yards for a Wolverine touchdown with 7:38 remaining. After Gabriel’s touchdown, West Forsyth fumbled in the final seconds.
Top Performers: Bobby Gabriel ran in two touchdowns, including the game-winner from 5-yards out. … Thomas Arundale returned a Grant Torgerson blocked punt 32 yards for a West Forsyth touchdown. … Kiernen Hamilton threw two touchdown passes to Garrett Broxton.
Northview 40, Chattahoochee 27
How the game was won: Jair Anderson scored his second touchdown of the night on a 1-yard plunge with one second remaining to give the Titans a 34-27 lead and the victory. On the ensuing kickoff, the Cougars attempted several laterals but fumbled in the end zone and the Titans were able to fall on it.
Top Performers: Jair Anderson scored on a 3-yard touchdown run and a 1-yard run while also adding an interception on defense. …Emeka Nwanze scored on runs of 3 and 15 yards and eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark on the season. …AJ Green punched in a 1-yard touchdown …For Chattahoochee, Chase Owens threw an 84-yard touchdown pass to Andrew Thomas and a 14-yarder to Isaiah Sayles. …Blake Hundley scored on an 18-yard run.
Class AAAAA
Warner Robins 35, Lakeside-Evans 16
How the game was won: Warner Robins scored 21 points in the third quarter to turn a 14-10 halftime advantage into a rout. Javian Bradford-Jackson had touchdown runs of 7 yards and 1 yard in the third period. Warner Robins held Lakeside to just 9 yards rushing.
Top performers: Bradford-Jackson finished with a game-high 152 yards and the two scores on 19 carries. … Terry Harris of Warner Robins had rushing scores of 4 yards in the first quarter and 1 yard in the third quarter. … Warner Robins quarterback Ivan Corbin rushed for a 23-yard score in the second quarter.
Glynn Academy 28, Effingham County 19
How the game was won: Junior Deejay Dallas bounced off tacklers and ran in a 49-yard touchdown that gave Glynn Academy its 28-19 lead. Jeremiah Anderson capped off a 10-play drive with a 3-yard touchdown that gave Glynn Academy a 21-7 advantage.
Top Performers: Deejay Dallas rushed for 139 yards and a touchdown in the first half and passed for 68 yards before finding the end zone for the game-clinching 49-yard touchdown.
Carver-Columbus 46, Harris County 14
How the game was won: Carver-Columbus scored 33 unanswered points to erase a brief 14-13 deficit and run away from visiting Harris County. The home team quickly took control for a 28-14 lead at halftime and a 40-14 advantage heading into the fourth quarter. Carver-Columbus scored five touchdowns on the ground by four different players
Top performers: Carver-Columbus quarterback Jawon Pass threw a 79-yard touchdown pass to Kameron McFolley to open the scoring and added a pair of scoring runs. … Cameron Jessie, Jalance Beard and Darius Love added rushing touchdowns for the Tigers. … Carver-Columbus’ defensive effort featured a 19-yard interception return for a touchdown by Kobe Hatcher.
Luella 20, Ola 13
How the game was won: Luella took a 14-13 lead into the final quarter until Latrell Murray scored on a 50-yard touchdown run to extend Luella’s lead to 20-13. In the ensuing drive, Ola raced all the way down to the Luella 30 yard line but Terry Thomas sacked Ola for the game-clinching turnover on downs.
Top performers: Murray was huge in the second half and in addition to his 50 yard score, he also had a touchdown run of 60 yards in the third quarter to give Luella a 14-10 lead. …Will Thomas gave the team its first lead of the game on a one yard run in the second quarter.
Gainesville 46, Cedar Shoals 18
How the game was won: Kris Montague blocked a punt that was returned for a Red Elephants touchdown in the third quarter to push the Gainesville lead to 38-12. After trailing 12-10 in the second quarter, Gainesville exploded for 28 consecutive points before Cedar Shoals answered.
Top performers: Messiah Dorsey collected three first half touchdowns. He had scoring runs of 56 and four yards, and he had a touchdown pass for 35 yards to Tae Turner. …Jaivanni McDavid scored on a 40-yard run for Cedar Shoals that gave them a lead heading into the second quarter.
Kell 52, North Atlanta 7
How the game was won: John Lampley’s 7-yard touchdown pass to Evan Carnes capped off a six touchdown first half performance for the Longhorns.
Top performers: Lampley and Carnes connected twice for touchdowns with each coming in the second quarter from 15 yards out. Lampley had three touchdown passes total. …Dre Houston scored twice on the ground for Kell with runs of three and 13 yards. …Josiah Futral and Tyler Weathers added short touchdown runs for Kell.
Dutchtown 48, Union Grove 0
How the game was won: Dre Swift’s 61-yard touchdown run in the second quarter pushed the Dutchtown lead to 35-0 before they took a 42-0 halftime lead.
Top performers: Dutchtown produced three rushing scores in the first quarter alone. …Along with Swift’s touchdown, Shanaan McCoy had a rushing score in the second quarter from 13 yards out.
Allatoona 42, Paulding County 7
How the game was won: Allatoona scored 28 points in the second half to put host Paulding County away. Allatoona racked up 435 rushing yards.
Top performers: Russell Halimon rushed 23 times for 208 yards and a 31-yard touchdown. … Brandon Rainey had 208 total yards—104 yards both passing and rushing—with a 31-yard touchdown run and touchdown passes of 34 yards to Michael Pynes and 19 yards to Brian Mitchell. … Charles Anderson and Jalen Parrish each scored rushing touchdowns and Brandon Archibald rushed seven times for 77 yards for Allatoona. Parrish also had two receptions for 25 yards.
Northside-Warner Robins 28, Grovetown 7
How the game was won: Northside-Warner Robins held Grovetown scoreless in the second half after building a 21-7 halftime lead. Quarterback Tobias Oliver found the end zone after a short run late in the third quarter to make it a three-score game. Northside finished the game with 377 yards of offense on 113 yards passing and 264 yards rushing and held Grovetown to 177 total yards (102 rushing, 75 passing).
Top Performers: Oliver also passed to Jaylen Sandifer for an 8-yard touchdown and Marcus Jolly for a 36-yard touchdown reception. He finished the game passing 9 for 12 times for 113 yards. … Desean Dinkins found a crease and rushed in from 85 yards and finished the game with 204 yards on 17 attempts. … Grovetown found scoring from Shiyear Woodbury who scored on a 63 yard run and finished the game with 128 yards rushing on 17 attempts.
Lanier 31, Salem 10
How the game was won: The Longhorns leaned on their defense to shake a slow start and score 31 unanswered points. Tahj Tolbert tossed two early interceptions that put Lanier in an early hole.
Top Performers: Marcko Baity scored on a 24-yard run at the 5:57 mark of the second quarter to bring the Horns within 10-7. …Baity scored his second touchdown of the game with 8:53 to play in the third quarter to give Lanier its first lead of the game. …Salem started out hot, scoring on a flea-flicker touchdown pass to Robby Cyrus.
Alexander 24, East Paulding 21
How the game was won: Alexander held onto a 14-7 halftime lead and the Cougars’ defense held against the Raiders as East Paulding moved the ball to the Alexander 25 as time expired.
Top Performers: Daetrich Harrington carried 16 times for 56 yards while Jalen Thornton ran 13 times for 51 yards. …Baylor Whitfield finished 11-of-20 for 216 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. …Justin Hall caught five passes for 129 yards and a score. …EJ Turner caught three balls worth 58 yards and one touchdown. …Leo Aylsworth caught a 9-yard touchdown. …East Paulding finished with 183 yards rushing and three touchdowns. …Dylan Prater threw for 200 yards.
Houston County 50, Greenbrier 6
How the game was won: Houston County gained 490 yards in the first half and exploded to a 50-0 lead.
Top Performers: Javan West led the way scoring three touchdowns of one, six and 9-yards. … Quarterback Jake Fromm connected with Amari Colbert (64-yards) and Darion Anderson (16-yards) and completed a 2-point conversion attempt. He finished the game passing 21 for 26 times with 368 yards. … Khenon Walker added two rushing touchdowns. … Jordan Strevig was perfect on extra points. … Greenbrier quarterback Hayden Harrison connected with Michael Kay for a 5-yard touchdown.
Rome 38, Sequoyah 24
How the game was won: The Chiefs held a 7-0 lead at halftime of their homecoming game, but were blown out in the second half thanks to a 28-point third quarter form the Wolves. Sequoyah held a 29:03 to 17:50 time of possession advantage over Rome and ran 29 more plays, but the Wolves still outgained the Chiefs 453 to 400.
Top Performers: Knox Kadum completed 11-of-16 passes for 247 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. …Jalynn Sykes carried nine times for 111 yards and a touchdown. …Jai’Rus Creamer caught five passes worth 184 yards and two touchdowns. …For Sequoyah, Austin Tracy finished 25-of-39 for 280 yards, a touchdown and one interception. Tracy also added a 22-yard touchdown run. …Trey Mitchell caught seven passes for 89 yards. …Brooks Morris caught a touchdown and added a scoring run.
Jones County 17, Evans 10
How the game was won: For the second week in a row, Jones County mounted a game-winning drive late in the final quarter. With 3:40 left, Bradley Hunnicutt found Shareez Hamm on a deep post route for a 54-yard touchdown to give the Greyhounds the 17-10 lead.
Top Performers: Hunnicutt finished the game 17-of-33 passing for 188 yards one touchdown and two interceptions. … Hamm scored the game-winning touchdown on a 54-yard reception and Terrell Soloman added a 2-yard rushing touchdown. … Josh Skinner kicked the field goal for Jones County. … Evans’ Levin Lackey scored the touchdown and Max Tyler added the field goal. … Jones County amassed 281 yards of offense. … Evans matched 240 yards of offense.
Creekside 41, Banneker 0
How the game was won: The Seminoles rolled to 7-2 overall after jumping out to a quick 28-0 lead. The win marks Creekside’s first shutout victory since meeting Banneker last season in a 65-0 rout.
Top Performers: Felix Harper tossed a 10-yard touchdown pass to Khalil McClain and a 42-yarder to Tysean Carter en route gaining a 35-0 lead. …Sabree Curtis punched in a 1-yard run to make it 28-0 in the first quarter.
Class AAAA
Buford 56, North Oconee 7
How the game was won: Buford scored eight offensive touchdowns–six rushing and two passing–as it cruised past visiting North Oconee. The Titans were within 14-7 early before the Wolves ran off 42 unanswered points. Seven different players found the endzone for Buford.
Top performers: Wolves’ quarterback Mic Roof threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Marsh and a 28-yard scoring strike to Jake Simpson. … T.D. Roof scored a pair of rushing touchdowns, one that put Buford ahead 14-0 and another that gave the team a 49-7 cushion. … Anthony Grant, Martin Mangram, Josh Blackwell and Christian Turner added scoring runs. … North Oconee became the first Region 8-AAAA team to score on the Wolves this season when it cut the deficit to 14-7 on a touchdown pass from Sam Middlebrooks to Da’Marco Canty.
Locust Grove 41, Henry County 21
How the game was won: Locust Grove took a 35-7 lead into halftime and coasted to victory. The win moves Locust Grove to a perfect 8-0 record.
Top performers: Quarterback Cameron Maddox went 13-of-19 passing for 232 yards passing and two touchdowns. He also ran 18 times for 87 yards and three touchdowns. …Locust Grove running back Donte Rideaux rushed for 184 yards on 29 carries and a touchdown that went for 23 yards. Rideaux flourished while filling in for the injured Caleb Huntley. …Wide receiver Champ Leddon caught six passes for 150 yards and two touchdowns. His scores went for 48 and 47 yards.
Thomson 35, Wayne County 19
How the game was won: Rashad Sturgis scored on a 13-yard run for Thomson to expand their third quarter lead to 28-13.
Top performers: Sturgis had two passing touchdowns to go along with his rushing score. In the first quarter he threw a 69-yard touchdown to Trey Parker, and he threw a 35 yard touchdown in the second quarter that also went to Parker. …Parker had 118 receiving yards midway through the second quarter. …Thomson running back Billy Mance scored on runs of 80 and 29 yards. He had over 120 yards heading into the fourth quarter.
Mary Persons 24, Veterans 10
How the game was won: Mary Persons opened a 10-0 lead and jumped to a 24-7 lead at the half. Veterans held Mary Persons scoreless in the second half but stalled offensively as the Bulldogs put away the game.
Top Performers: Zach Harvey Mary Persons with a pair of 18-yard touchdown runs. … Quen Wilson rushed in a 67-yard Mary Persons touchdown. … Alexander Riviera kicked a 22-yard field goal. … Dawson Daniel was a perfect 3/3 on extra points. … Veterans’ Jeremy Horton scored on a 12-yard pass from Logan Byrd. … Dylan Blevins added a 28-yard field goal.
St. Pius 45, Arabia Mountain 28
How the game was won: St. Pius trailed 14-7 after the first quarter but ran off 38 consecutive points to overwhelm visiting Arabia Mountain. The Golden Lions racked up 351 rushing yards and four different runners scored a total of five touchdowns on the ground. Arabia Mountain was doomed by 18 penalties that cost the team 135 yards.
Top performers: St. Pius quarterback Reed Egan kept the ball 14 times for 99 yards and two touchdowns. He completed all four of his pass attempts for an additional 88 yards and connected with Brennan Garrison on a 29-yard scoring strike. … Lawson Cooper added 111 rushing yards and a touchdown on nine carries for the Golden Lions, who also got scoring runs by Grant Holloman and Nkem Njoku. … Emmanuel Moton tried to get the Rams back in the game by accounting for touchdowns via both the rush and the pass in the fourth quarter.
Cartersville 49, Southeast Whitfield 3
How the game was won: Terrius Callahan scored three first half touchdowns to lead a rout of the Raiders. The Purple Hurricanes led 28-3 at the half.
Top Performers: Trevor Lawrence threw three first half touchdowns to Terrius Callahan. Callahan finished the first half with four catches for 118 yards and three scores. …Trey Creamer scored twice on the day including an 11-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. …With 5:53 remaining in regulation, TJ Horton entered and threw his first career varsity touchdown pass.
Carrollton 42, Troup County 14
How the game was won: Despite a scoreless first quarter against the host Troup County Tigers, the Carrollton offense exploded for 366 rushing yards and 103 yards through the air to clinch the Trojans fifth straight win. Carrollton turned it over on downs on the Troup 14 yard line its first possession and missed a 34-yard field goal later in the quarter before finishing its first of six touchdown drives in the early second quarter. Sophomore running back Jaylan Thomas found the end zone from 4-yards and led the way with a game-high 30 carries for 214 yards and three scores. Running mate Jarvis Terrell also averaged 7.1 yards per carry off his 14 touches (103 rushing yards) and finished with a pair of touchdowns. Mark Wright passed for an efficient 69 yards and a touchdown to Thomas Culwell off of 5-of-8 passing. In the final minutes, Andy Smith stepped in at quarterback and connected with Chris Moore on fourth down for a 34-yard gain, the Trojans longest play from scrimmage.
While Carrollton chipped away at the Tigers defense the final three quarters, Troup’s success came solely from explosive plays. Mess Bonner ran in a 40-yard touchdown in the second quarter that answered Carrollton’s first score and later caught a 65-yard touchdown pass from Dextreion Shealey in the third quarter that cut the lead to 28-14. Troup drove down to the Carrollton 13-yard line with a chance to make it a one-score game, but turned it over on downs and the Trojans finished the game with Terrell and Thomas touchdown runs as the offense controlled time of possession for 9:06 of the game’s final 12 minutes. Troup finished just 1-of-8 on third down conversions and was 0-for-2 on fourth downs.
Top Performers: Jaylan Thomas took 30 carries for 214 yards and three touchdowns and Carrollton teammate Jarvis Terrell added 14 carries for 103 rushing yards and two touchdowns. … Mark Wright completed 5-of-8 passes for 69 yards and a touchdown to Thomas Culwell. … Mess Bonner led Troup Couty with a 65 yards receiving touchdown and a 40-yard touchdown run.
Class AAA
Hart County 41, Oconee County 20
How the game was won: Coach William DeVane picked up his school-record tying 70th career win thanks to an explosive second quarter. After a 7-7 first quarter tie, the Bulldogs scored 27 unanswered points to hold a 34-7 lead going into the second half.
Top Performers: Trae Stowers scored on a 4-yard run. …Trey Clark scored on runs of 12 and 16 yards in the second quarter. …Robert Allen Jr. hit Anthony Turner for a 67-yard score. …Allen also hit Zach Maldonado on a 56-yard touchdown strike. …Bennie Allen punched in a 12-yard score in the fourth quarter. …Jalen Brown recorded an interception in the win.
Eagle’s Landing 36, Walnut Grove 8
How the game was won: Eagle’s Landing quarterback Cam Lewis’ 50-yard touchdown pass to Starling Rawls in the third quarter put the team up 30-0 in the third quarter and cemented a win.
Top performers: Lewis finished 18-of-29 passing for 258 yards and three touchdowns. His two other touchdown throws went for 30 and 14 yards. …Antonio Gibson rushed eight times for 89 yards and a 61 yard touchdown. He also led the team in receiving with seven catches for 92 yards. …Rawls finished with three catches for 89 yards and the one touchdown. …Eagle’s Landing finished with 486 yards of total offense on the night.
Callaway 35, Pepperell 14
How the game was won: Cedric Maynard’s 10-yard Callaway touchdown run in the third quarter put the game out of reach. After trailing 7-0 in the opening quarter, Callaway scored 35 unanswered points. The team is now 7-1 and 3-0 in Region 5-AAA.
Top performers: Maynard scored three times on the night. In addition to his 10 yard run in the third, he also had big scoring runs of 90 and 60 yards. …Dre Martin had a 77 yard touchdown run and a 20 yard touchdown reception for Callaway. …Tae Hammond gave Pepperell its only two scores. He scored on a two yard run in the first and a 50 yard run in the fourth.
Calhoun 70, Murray County 13
How the game was won: A 35-point second quarter outbreak began the romp of the Indians. The Yellow Jackets racked up 667 total yards of offense in the win.
Top Performers: Kaelan Riley completed 10-of-15 passes for three touchdowns and 199 yards. …Olico Dennis rushed for 176 yards and three scores on seven carries. …Bryson Bushong added a touchdown on eight carries for 61 yards …Ryan Randall caught three balls for 81 yards and a score …Bryson Davis, Rhett Abernathy and Bralin Barton all caught touchdowns. …Gauge Giddens scampered in for a 44-yard touchdown. …Dominick Genitempo tossed a pair of touchdowns for Murray County, hitting Tucker Gregg from five yards out and Preston Vanmeter for a 43-yard score.
Jackson 34, Central-Macon 20
How the game was won: Jackson was guarding a 27-13 lead with 8:04 left in the game as Central was charging when Ny’J Smith intercepted a Derrick Evans pass and took it 95 yards for a touchdown. It was the first interception given up by Evans all season.
Top Performers: Ira Sheppard exploded for three rushing touchdowns (3,11,63 yards). … Antivirus Grier added a 74-yard rushing touchdown. … Smith added the interception return. … Central’s Evans scored on runs of two and six yards and connected with Denterius Hogan for a 50-yard touchdown.
West Hall 40, Fannin County 37 (2OT)
How the game was won: After Brad Davis ran in a 1-yard touchdown to give Fannin County a 27-24 lead, Cesar Villa booted a 50-yard West Hall field goal in the final minute to force overtime. Darius Coleman-Blair scored on the first play of overtime to give West Hall a 34-27 lead but Fannin County tied it back up two plays later. The Rebels kicked a field goal to start the second overtime and gave the Spartans a chance to win it with a touchdown. Coleman-Blair ran it down to the one-yard line and sophomore quarterback Cameron Shirley dove in for the game-winning score.
Top Performers: West Hall’s Kwon Williams scores a 64-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and completed a 63-yard halfback pass to Hakeem Bennett that went for a touchdown. … Tyrese Osborn returned a kickoff 74 yards to set up the first of Cameron Shirley’s two rushing touchdowns.
Ringgold 40, Coahulla Creek 7
How the game was won: Devin Lancaster and Mac Brower hooked up for three touchdown passes to power the Tigers over Coahulla Creek.
Top Performers: Devin Lancaster tossed three 25-yard touchdown passes to Mac Brower. …Ty Jones punched in a 6-yard touchdown run with 5:26 to play in the first quarter for the first points of the game. …Dalton Green scored on a 6-yard run. …Lancaster found Chase Shelby for a 38-yard score in the third quarter. …Coahulla Creek scored on an 18-yard Luke Brock to Riley Griffin touchdown pass.
Blessed Trinity 49, Washington 0
How the game was won: The Blessed Trinity defense held visiting Washington to 65 total yards and picked up two fumbles, and Milton Shelton rushed for four touchdowns, including a long of 28 yards in the first quarter. Blessed Trinity led 35-0 at halftime.
Top performers: Shelton rushed for a game-high 150 yards on 12 carries. … BT quarterback Conor Davis threw a 51-yard touchdown to Ryan Davis. … Jake Bogosian rushed for a 39-yard touchdown, and Harrison Weltlich had a 7-yard rush for a score.
Westminster 38, Douglass 3
How the game was won: Zay Malcolme jump-started Westminster with a punt return for a touchdown in the first quarter as his team lead from start to finish in a big win over region rival Douglass. The Wildcats led 21-3 at halftime and wrapped up the contest scoring 31 unanswered points. This was Westminster’s second consecutive win in which its defensive did not allow a touchdown, having previously dominated Decatur two weeks ago.
Top performers: Malcolme can enjoy the rare distinction of returning a punt for a touchdown and actually having it decrease his season average. That was the case when he took a punt 27 yards to the endzone against the Astros. Malcolme added a two-yard scoring run in the third quarter. … Quarterback Rankin Woley had a 10-yard touchdown run and tossed a six-yard scoring strikes to Truman Jones. Keller Harper replaced Woley in the fourth quarter and threw a screen pass for a touchdown to Chase Williams. … Alex Gracey added a 33-yard field goal for the Wildcats.
Class AA
Pace Academy 17, Hapeville Charter 16
How the game was won: After Hapeville scored on fourth down with four minutes left to play in the game, Andrew Thomas from Pace blocked the extra point to give them a one point victory.
Top performers: Pace Academy’s Realus George rushed for 113 yards on 22 carries. Both of his touchdowns runs went for seven yards. …Pace finished with 178 rushing yards on 40 carries. …Hapeville quarterback Matt Green was extremely efficient going 17-of-22 for 211 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran nine times for 50 yards to lead the team in both categories. …Hapeville could only muster 103 rushing yards on 25 carries.
Rabun County 43, Washington-Wilkes 10
How the game was won: The Wildcats ran off 29 points in the second quarter to bust open a big lead, 36-3 entering the half. Washington-Wilkes trailed 7-0 after the first quarter but was unable to keep up with Rabun, who now advances to 8-1 on the season.
Top Performers: Bailey Fisher threw for four touchdowns, including strikes of 30 and 46 yards to Tristan Huggins, a 26-yard pass to Charlie Woerner and a 43-yard bomb to Alden Wright. …Tyler Harris returned a blocked punt for a touchdown. …Eli Gipson and Sam Butikofer both recorded interceptions.
Jefferson County 49, Harlem 0
How the game was won: TJ Bell ran in two of his four rushing scores in the first half and completed a 51-yard touchdown pass to Jakota Turner that gave the Warriors a 28-0 halftime lead. Bell opened the second half with touchdown runs from 45 and 17 yards and sophomore Jimmy Thomas iced the game with a 68-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.
Top Performers: Jefferson County quarterback T.J. Bell rushed for four touchdowns (11, 32, 45, 17) and passed for a touchdown (51 yards to Jakota Turner). … Deabo McKinney ran in a 4-yard touchdown that gave Jefferson County a 14-0 lead. … Sophomore Jimmy Thomas scored on a 68-yard touchdown run.
Class A
Calvary Day 42, Claxton 0
How the game was won: The Cavaliers pitched their second consecutive shutout and fourth of the season to down the Tigers and move to 7-1 overall.
Top Performers: Sal Calderon went 11-of-15 for 197 yards and three touchdowns while adding 66 yards rushing to power Calvary Day.
Savannah Christian 34, Portal 7
How the game was won: The Raiders advanced to 7-1 on the season behind a strong rushing attack. Savannah Christian clinches Region 3-A East with the win.
Top Performers: AJ Davis ran for 148 yards and two touchdowns.
Athens Christian 43, Lakeview Academy 21
How the Game was won: The Lakeview Academy Lions were looking to spoil the Athens Christian’s 3-game win streak and keep them out of a potential playoff spot but were unable to hold on to a big first half lead as the Eagles dominated in the second half en route to a 43-21 win. The Lions jumped out to a quick 21-0 lead, but were outscored 30-0 in the second half.
Top Performers: The Eagles managed 416 total yards of offense and were led by quarterback Cody Lee who completed 8-of-12 passes for 206 yards and one touchdown. … Running back Joseph Russell carried the ball 24 times for 135 yards for the Eagles while Archie Killian carried the ball six times for 52 yards and scored three touchdowns. …The Lions were led by quarterback Thaddeus Webb who produced 158 yards from scrimmage and scored one touchdown.
Christian Heritage 48, Walker 7
How the game was won: Christian Heritage scored twice in the first quarter and four times in the second to take a 34-7 halftime lead over visiting Walker. Quarterback Tyson Cooper accounted for four touchdowns, with three rushing and one passing. Ahmaad Tanner rushed for three scores.
Top performers: Cooper scored all three rushing touchdowns in the first half, getting TDs of 1, 10 and 9 yards. He found Seth Hutchinson for a 72-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter, and the two connected on a two-point conversion in the second quarter. … Tanner rushed for touchdowns of 21, 20 and 17 yards, finishing with 72 yards on nine rushes. … Hutchinson had two catches for 108 yards. … Walker QB Joseph Vose found Charles Maxwell for a 6-yard TD catch in the second quarter.
Mt. Pisgah 48, King’s Ridge 14
How the game was won: Jacob Cendoya raced 40 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter to give Mt. Pisgah a 41-7 lead.
Top performers: Cendoya was undoubtedly the story of the game. He finished with five total touchdowns (three rushing and two passing). His passing scores went for 44 yards to Kai Williams and 73 yards to Justin Gilvin. His rushing touchdowns went for 73, 40, and 27 yards. …Gilvin finished with two touchdowns. He scored on a 14 yard pass in the first quarter. …David Wooward capped the night off for Mt. Pisgah with a 99 yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Stratford Academy 49, Mount de Sales 12
How the game was won: Stratford Academy led 28-0 at halftime and 49-0 after three quarters before Mount de Sales got on the board.
Top Performers: Quintez Cephus scored two touchdowns, one on an 87-yard pass from Sim Patrick. … O’Showen Williams added two touchdowns (11 and 50 yards). … Tyler Jordan rushed for 60 yards and scored a 10-yard touchdown. … Kasey Sanders and Jamie O’Quinn added short rushing touchdowns.
Model 33, Chattooga 26
How the game was won: Kyle Eldridge put Model up 20-12 in the early third quarter with a 2-yard rushing touchdown, but Chattooga’s Isaiah Foster answered with a 53-yard touchdown run and an 18-yard score to give the Indians a 26-20 lead with 3:40 left in the third. On the ensuing kickoff, Brendan Thomas regained the Model lead with an 80-yard touchdown return. Chris Dublin added to the one-point edge with a 4-yard touchdown run to open the fourth quarter that made it 33-26.
Top performers: Isaiah Foster took 25 carried for 190 yards and scored three touchdowns in the losing effort. … Brendan Thomas returned a kickoff 80 yards for the game-winning score and added six tackles on defense. …Model quarterback Kyler Eldridge completed 7-of-10 passes for 111 yards and a touchdown to Stephen Finley and added a rushing score and 86 yards off 21 carries.
Dade County 34, Coosa 21
How the game was won: Dade County and Coosa traded first half touchdowns and after entered the half tied 14-14 before the Wolverines outscored Coosa 20-7 in the second half. Evan Simms led Coosa with three touchdown passes, but Dade County was able to outgain Coosa 260-to-190 in rushing yards.
Top Performers: Teddy Cole led Dade County with 118 rushing yards and two touchdowns off of 10 carries. … Coosa quarterback Evan Sims passed for three touchdowns, including two to Hunter Chastain and one to Griffin Goss.
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