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Buford 42, White County 10: Buford scored on a 33-second drive to begin the game and never looked back while cruising past host White County. Josh Thomas rushed for an 8-yard touchdown, Xavier Gantt scored on the ground from 39 yards out and Luke Humphrey hit Evyn Cooper with a 22-yard screen pass as the Wolves led 21-0 after one quarter. They extended the lead to 28-0 at the half and 35-3 going into the fourth. Jordan Perlotte, Conner Tarleton and Elijah Bryant also had touchdown runs for Buford.
Carrollton 46, North Hall 10: Carrollton exploded for 226 yards and a 25-0 lead at the half. The Trojans scored touchdowns on their first three possessions. Conrad Jackson opened the scoring with an 8-yard run midway through the first quarter. Jett Driver then returned a blocked punt three yards for another score and Osorio Angalo ran for a 4-yard touchdown early in the second quarter. Jackson finished with 134 rushing yards and two scores as the Trojans totaled 229 yards on the ground.
Columbia 48, Redan 13: Columbia ran away from Redan thanks to four touchdown passes Eagles quarterback Andre Brown. Brown dazzled on the ground as well, rushing for 108 yards. His favorite receiving target of the night was Amar Davis, who had 160 receiving yards. On defense, Columbia's Reshaun Johnson had two sacks and Devante Love picked off Redan twice. Columbia improved to 3-1 while Redan slipped to 0-4.
Eagle’s Landing 26, Spalding 16: Naricuss Driver opened the scoring for the visiting Spalding Jaguars and A.J. Moses converted a 2-point conversion to lead 8-0. George McDonald answered on a quarterback keeper from seven yards to close the gap to 8-6. Lunderek Craig scored on a 3-yard pitch for Eagle’s Landing to go ahead 12-6. McDonald hit Brandon Clark for a score to make it 18-8. Moses pulled Spalding back to 18-16 on a direct snap, but a McDonald touchdown to Aaron Dore sealed the game.
Locust Grove 52, Mt. Zion, Jonesboro 46: Locust Grove trailed early in the fourth quarter by a 32-14 score before capping a miraculous rally. Champ Leddon started with a 33-yard rushing touchdown to cut the deficit to 11 points. Less than two minutes later, Locust Grove's Demontea Smith scored from four yards out to make it 32-29. A turnover on the following Mt. Zion drive put Locust Grove in the opposing red-zone and tied it up at 32 apiece on a field goal from Voshon Ramcharan. The host Wildcats would take their first lead of the game on a Demontea Smith three-yard touchdown to lead 39-32. Mt. Zion would tie it up on an eight-yard run to send it into overtime 39-39. Both teams reached the end zone in the first overtime, but it was in double-overtime when Wildcat running back Caleb Huntley punching in the winning score on an eight-yard run.
Marist 56, Stone Mountain 0: The visiting War Eagles scored 29 first-quarter points and led 43-0 at the half. Seven Marist players scored, including junior running back Spencer Taylor, who ran for the first two scores of the game. His 21-yard touchdown on the second play of the game opened the scoring. He scored a second time on a 59-yard jaunt and left the game with two carries for 80 yards, scoring both times. Marist rushed for 313 yards and passed for 103.
Whitewater 21, Eagles Landing Christian Academy 7: Running back Christian Wofford helped the Wildcats pull away from the visiting Chargers after a 0-0 tie at the half. Wofford scored on two long touchdown runs in the second half to help Whitewater pull ahead. Ian McIntyre also scored on a long rushing touchdown. Whitewater's Avery Roth picked off a Chargers pass. Whitewater improved to 3-1, while the Chargers dropped to 0-5.
Woodward Academy 57, Clarkston 0: Woodward Academy was off to the races with a 99-yard opening kickoff return for a touchdown by Elijah Holyfield, sparking a rout of the host Angoras. Holyfield also rushed eight times for 124 yards and scored a pair of second-quarter touchdowns. The War Eagles led Clarkston 23-0 after the opening quarter and took a 44-0 advantage into halftime. Their defense delivered a safety by Matthew Clopton and an 85-yard interception return by Marcus Hyatt.
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