STATE: AAAA power Westside of Macon rolls

Thomas County Central was expected to give top-ranked Westside-Macon its first test of the season Friday night.

Rather than take a test, the host Seminoles (9-0, 7-0) gave a clinic, one that sent a strong message through Class AAAA. Westside dominated the No. 6 Yellow Jackets (7-2, 6-1), built a 31-0 halftime lead and coasted to a 51-0 victory.

Entering the game, the Seminoles had outscored opponents 350 to 30, and error-plagued Thomas County Central —- a team rarely manhandled through the years —- suffered a similar fate. Not since 1994 had the Yellow Jackets been shut out.

Westside’s Orrin McFadden completed 10 of 14 passes for 177 yards in the first half, including 36-yard and 15-yard touchdown passes to Danny Madison. Marcus Wilson and Julian Burnett added short scoring runs.

The fast and physical Seminoles defense held Thomas County Central to 53 yards of total offense in the first half while forcing four turnovers.

Westside padded its margin in the second half on a 13-yard touchdown run by Robert Brown and a 5-yard score by Adrian Bentley.

> Appling County 20, Tattnall County 14 (OT): Wendell Williams’ 1-yard touchdown run in overtime gave the Pirates (8-1, 6-1) the victory. Trailing 14-3, Tattnall (6-3, 4-3) rallied for 11 points in the fourth quarter, highlighted by a 12-yard touchdown run by Quaysean Davis, to reach overtime.

> Athens Academy 42, Lakeview Academy 7: Will Daniel completed 8 of 12 passes for 174 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Spartans (8-1). Landon Heath caught 60- and 8-yard scoring passes.

> Bremen 49, Trion 14: Marcus Coggins and Clayton McIntosh rushed for two touchdowns each as the Blue Devils improved to 8-1. Bremen’s Cal Hardie set a school record with his eighth interception of the season.

> Brooks County 34, Cook 20: Martez Christopher rushed for 140 yards and three touchdowns to lead the No. 4-ranked Hornets (8-1). Quarterback Jeremy Cody added two rushing touchdowns.

> Claxton 22, Calvary Day 14: Jamalcolm Morgan rushed for 184 yards, and Michael Peel threw two touchdown passes to Chris Bellamy to pace the Tigers (6-3).

> Cairo 38, Crisp County 6: The top-ranked Syrupmakers (8-0, 6-0) coasted behind Reginald Bryant, who rushed for 142 yards and three touchdowns. Angelo Pease added 137 yards and a score, and Ronnie Wooten had a 54-yard touchdown run.

> Clarke Central 52, Winder-Barrow 13: John Wilson passed for three touchdowns to pace the Gladiators (8-1). Queshon Watson led the rushing attack with 162 yards and a touchdown. Drew Jones rushed for 129 yards and two scores.

> Callaway 50, Heard County 17: The Cavaliers improved to 8-1 behind Darius Tigner, who rushed for 150 yards and four touchdowns.

> Camden County 63, Savannah 8: The No. 2-ranked Wildcats (9-0) showed why they came in averaging 50.6 points per game. Greg Baker rushed for three touchdowns, and Mike Green returned a punt 58 yards for another score.

> Dalton 20, Northwest Whitfield 7: Trey Beck ran for 200 yards and two touchdowns, and linebacker Martin Self intercepted three passes to pace the Catamounts (7-2, 4-2).

> Dublin 33, Southeast Bulloch 0: Rashard Smith rushed for 168 yards on only six carries, highlighted by an 88-yard touchdown, to lead the Fighting Irish (8-1).

> Eastside 35, Morgan County 7: Justin Ray rushed for three touchdowns, and Broderick Alexander and Tony Atwater each added scoring runs as the Eagles improved to 8-1.

> ECI 39, Montgomery County 7: Despite playing only the first half, Washaun Ealey rushed for three touchdowns and caught two scoring passes. Top-ranked ECI is 9-0.

> Gainesville 68, Johnson-Gainesville 28: Blake Sims rushed for two touchdowns and passed for another to lead the Red Elephants (9-0).

> Jefferson 17, North Oconee 16: Shawn Zornig scored from 1 yard out with 20 seconds left to lift the Dragons (9-0, 8-0). Zornig also threw a 45-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Burress and scored on a 5-yard run.

> Lincoln County 20, Wilkinson County 0: The Red Devils (8-1) held Wilkinson to 15 yards of total offense. Jafabian Green’s 61-yard touchdown run led the offense.

> Lowndes 21, Coffee 0: Super 11 player Greg Reid caught a 56-yard touchdown pass from Khary Franklin and added a 17-yard scoring run to lead the top-ranked Vikings (9-0, 6-0). Gerald Demps added a 1-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.

> Northside-Warner Robins 14, Warner Robins 0: Xavier Bacon totaled 242 all-purpose yards, including 165 yards rushing and a 59-yard kickoff return, for the No. 5-ranked Eagles (8-1, 5-1).

> Pepperell 47, Model 0: Brandon Whitaker rushed for three touchdowns, and Marcus Jacks added two scores as the No. 2-ranked Dragons (9-0) stayed unbeaten.

> Pike County 22, Lamar County 15: Cody Adams ran for 3- and 2-yard touchdowns as the Pirates (9-0, 7-0) avoided an upset. Lamar (1-8, 1-6) led 15-7 at halftime.

—- Compiled by Tom Barry