Buford 56, Stephens County 0: Visiting Buford scored three times in the first three minutes of the game to set the tone. Quarterback Luke Humphrey went 7-of-8 for 116 yards and three touchdowns. Shug Frazier returned a fumble 13 yards as a part of three first-quarter turnovers that were cashed in for points. Josh Thomas and Martin Mangram added rushing scores of 17 yards and 28 yards. Brett Shepherd, Isaac Nauta, and Aaron Auer all caught touchdowns. Xavier Gantt scored on a 91-yard kick return and Anthony Grant pitched in a rushing score.
Eagles Landing 43, Spalding 36: Trailing 30-18 going into the fourth quarter, the host Eagle's Landing exploded with a 25-point final frame behind the right arm of Mac McDonald. The Eagles quarterback passed for four touchdowns in the quarter with his final one being a 70-yard strike to Andy Constant for the 37-36 lead with 2:27 remaining. However, Spalding looked to answer with a winning score on the following possession but a pick-six by Anthaun Sherrod capped off the ball game. The quarterback McDonald completed 19-of-29 for 380 yards and six touchdowns in the high-scoring affair. The Spalding offense finished with 281 total yards in the ballgame but had five turnovers.
Griffin 48, Eastside 28: Defending Class AAAA champion Griffin captured the Region 4-AAAA title at Eastside. The Bears faced deficits of 14-0 and 21-7 but scored 29 unanswered points to take control midway through the third quarter. Malik Miller rushed 31 times for 310 yards and two touchdowns and he also threw for a score on a halfback pass to Keyston Fuller. More traditional touchdowns through their air went from quarterback Tylan Morton to Fuller and from Morton to Chris Owens from 51 yards out in the second quarter.
Locust Grove 14, Jonesboro 13: Caleb Huntley ran for 92 yards on 15 carries helping Locust Grove knock off Jonesboro in a tight game. Champ Leddon scored on a 39-yard run and quarterback Cameron Maddox added a one-yard run to give the Wildcats their only scores of the game coming in the first quarter. The Cardinals inched closer after a 12-yard touchdown pass to James Walker Jr. cut the lead to 14-7 heading into the half. Calvin Durham totaled 11 tackles and one sack in the win as Locust Grove held on.
St. Pius 45, Redan 13: St. Pius outgained Redan by a total of 457 to 36 yards and did all of its scoring in the first half as the visiting Golden Lions coasted to a victory. Reed Egan completed just two passes, but both went for touchdowns—one to Cameron Fannin and another to Grant Holloman. Joey Connors carried twice for 92 yards, including an 83-yard touchdown jaunt. St. Pius also got a 65-yard fumble return for a score by Brian O’Reilly.
Walnut Grove 32, Riverdale 13: T.J. Little rushed for 86 yards and two touchdowns as host Walnut Grove took care of Riverdale for its first winning season in school history. The Warriors took control early and led 20-6 at halftime. Tucker Laughlin completed 12 of 19 passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns in the victorious effort. Walnut Grove also got 109 rushing yards from Dakota Owens on nine carries.
Woodward Academy 10, Carrollton 0: Visiting Woodward Academy took a 10-0 halftime lead and completed its shutout to clinch the Region 5-AAAA title. William Collins booted a 20-yard field goal to give Woodward Academy a 3-0 lead with 3:08 left in the opening quarter. Woodward missed a 24-yard field goal in the second quarter but were able to add to the lead with 24 seconda left in the half on 3-yard touchdown run by junior Elijah Holyfield.
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