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By Score Atlanta

Class AAAA

Cairo 42, Thomas County Central 35

How the game was won: Jamal Thomas scored from 11 yards out in the fourth quarter to break a 35 all tie and give Cairo the victory. This came after Thomas County Central battled back from a 35-14 deficit at halftime.

Top performers: Thomas was the story of the night. He had a total of five touchdowns, three of which came on the ground. He scored on two 11-yard runs, and a two-yard run. He also caught a 20-yard touchdown pass from quarterback John Michael Owens and took a kickoff back 90 yards for a touchdown. …Kelias Williams scored from 53-yards out and on a 1-yard run for Thomas County Central. …Nick Patterson also scored twice for Thomas County Central. He had scoring runs of three and 20 yards.