On the softball field Bainbridge Sophomore Lexie Delbrey was magic on the diamond, throwing a perfect game against Statesboro to fuel an 8-0 sweep before the Bearcats claimed game two 1-0. Appling County claimed game one of their series against Rutland 8-0, but the Hurricanes held on strong to win 5-3 in game two to force a game three. After Loganville lost game one of their series against Carrollton, the Red Devils forced a game three by besting the Trojans 4-2 in game two. Loganville went on the defeat Carrollton 4-0 for their second shut-out win this post season. Lee County claimed game one of their series against Evans but couldn’t put away the series and allowed Evans to win game two 3-2. Game three of the series wasn’t near as close as Evans shutout Lee County 12-0 to advance to the elite eight in class AAAAAA.
On the gridiron, the Eastside Eagles cruised past Druid Hills 56-0, scoring five first-quarter touchdowns on five offensive possessions and holding Druid Hills to just 30 total yards at the end of the first half. In the Beach vs. Johnson-Savannah game, Sophomore Damonte Smith rushed four yards into the end zone to give Beach the 7-0 lead with 8:26 left in the first. The Bulldogs second score came in the second when Junior Quarterback Jaylen Wells hit Senior Rashemel Cooper for an 18-yard touchdown. A third touchdown from Antonio Wright came shortly after, but the Johnson defense came up big with a 100-yard fumble return for a touchdown to keep the Atomsmashers in the game. A second touchdown for Cooper made it a 29-6 game with 9:59 left in the third, but Johnson battled back to score 16 straight points and close in on Beach. Smith rushed into the end zone with 3:36 left in the game to score his second touchdown of the night and secure the 36-22 win.
Thursday Night Finals
Football
Beach 36, Johnson-Savannah 22
Carver-Columbus 42, Shaw 14
Eastside 56, Druid Hills 0
Forest Park 69, Clarkston 0
Hapeville Charter 56, KIPP Atlanta Charter 0
Luella 28, North Clayton 14
Sandy Creek 3, LaGrange 2
Seminole County 71, Randolph-Clay 8
Wayne County 31, New Hampstead 20
Westside-Macon 37, Kendrick 0
Softball
Appling County 8, Rutland 0
Bainbridge 1, Statesboro 0
Bainbridge 8, Statesboro 0
Bowdon 3, Georgia Military 0
Calhoun 8, Jackson County 0
Evans 12, Lee County 0
Heritage-Conyers 9, Coffee 0
Jackson County 3, Calhoun 2
Locust Grove 2, Starr’s Mill 0
Locust Grove 3, Starr’s Mill 2
Loganville 4, Carrollton 0
Northside-Columbus 5, Mary Persons 2
Northside-Columbus 9, Mary Persons 4
Oconee Couny 8, Marist 6
Perry 9, Eastside 5
Pierce County 14, Cook 1
Prince Avenue 6, Holy Innocents’ 4
Rutland 5, Appling County 3
Social Circle 10, Chattooga 2
Sonoraville 3, Morgan County 0
Sonoraville 6, Morgan County 0
Trion 12, Emanuel County Institute 2
Trion 8, Emanuel County Institute 0
Vidalia 23, Fitzgerald 2
Vidalia 9, Fitzgerald 0