METRO RECAP: Upsets abound in Atlanta-area action

Marietta has now won four straight games after starting the year 0-4 after Blue Devils quarterback Anthony Jennings scored on a late 4-yard run to edge Lassiter 35-28. Eddie Printz threw four touchdowns in the loss. … Pope stunned East Paulding in the Boneyard, handing the Raiders their first loss of the season as Holland Frost threw for two scores and ran for another in the 29-23 victory. The Raiders had given up just 29 points all season before Pope matched that in its victory…. Buford faced its toughest test of the season, welcoming in No. 3 GAC but Andre Johnson ran for two scores to help the No. 1 Wolves win 28-0. Buford’s defense has posted five shutouts this year. … Brookwood and Parkview scored 26 points in the game’s final three minutes for a stunning 23-19 Broncos victory. Nick Tompkins scored on a 75-yard kick return with 15 seconds left to steal a Brookwood victory. Jack Esmonde and Jordan Reid hooked up for a pair of late Parkview scores, but it was not enough. … St. Pius X ran for 387 yards to defeat Grady 49-16 on the road. The Golden Lions got four touchdowns from TJ Holloman in the win while Geno Smith scored once from four yards out. … The Grayson Rams whitewashed South Gwinnett 40-0 to set up its home showdown next week against Brookwood. … Hillgrove again flexed its muscles in a 41-25 victory over Pebblebrook. … Stephenson trailed early on to East Coweta, but rallied to escape Hallford Stadium with a 24-17 victory in GPB TV’s game of the week. … ML King kept pace with Stephenson with a 41-17 win over Newnan. … Finally, Walton got a huge effort from all three phases to defeat Wheeler 45-7 in what used to be a major East Cobb rivalry. The Raiders have now won 13 of 14 in the series.