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Drew 49, McIntosh 13: Joseph Newman completed four touchdown passes to lead Drew past McIntosh. Bryson Duckworth was on the receiving end of two of the touchdown passes of eight and 47 yards. Newman also found Mason Williams for a 35-yard touchdown pass and Quarderman Sloan for a 17-yarder. Drew also got touchdown runs from Sloan (one yard), Marquis Terry (one yard) and Deveall McClendon (four yards). McIntosh got a 1-yard touchdown run from Avery Hurns and an 18-yard touchdown run from quarterback Duke Kinamon.
Eagle's Landing 21, Henry County 14: LunDerek Craig scored on a 2-yard run in the fourth quarter to lead Eagle's Landing past Henry County. Eagle's Landing also got two touchdown passes from Mack McDonald, the first a 26-yarder to Aaron Dore in the first quarter and a 22-yarder to Antonio Gibson with 56 seconds left in the half. Gibson also scored the two-point conversion on a reception from running back Starr Rawls. Gibson had two interceptions on defense. Henry County's Quez Souder scored touchdowns on runs of 15 and 13 yards. Eagle's Landing had 120 yards passing and 169 rushing.
Hiram 7, East Paulding 0: A defensive struggle in Region 5-AAAAA was scoreless at halftime before Hiram's Otis Askew took over and paved the way to a win over host East Paulding. Askew provided the game's only offense with a 6-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. He also starred from his strong safety position on defense with two interceptions, including one in the endzone as East Paulding was heading in for a potential game-tying score in the final seconds.
Houston County 50, Evans 24: Kenny Gant scored four touchdowns in the third quarter to break open a close game and lead the Bears past Evans. Houston County led 23-10 at halftime before Gant broke loose on touchdown runs of 70, five, 40 and 50 yards. When the quarter ended, Houston led 46-10. Houston County quarterback Jake Fromm also had a good night, passing for three touchdowns. Fromm found Darion Anderson for 30- and 48-yarders and Amari Colbert for a 68-yarder. Micah Garrett had a 75-yard interception return for Evans.
Lanier 21, Winder-Barrow 10: Lanier scored the last 21 points of the game to erase a 10-0 second-quarter deficit against visiting Winder-Barrow. Tario Fuller scored each of the Longhorns' two touchdowns on the ground, with his first coming in the second quarter and his go-ahead score coming in the third. Winder-Barrow tried to stop the bleeding with a late drive, but an interception was returned 70 yards for a touchdown by Jeremy Taylor to put the game away. Lanier clinched the Region 8-AAAAA title for its first-ever region championship and Winder-Barrow also clinched a playoff spot by virtue of Heritage-Conyers' loss to Clarke Central.
Northside-Warner Robins 51, Cross Creek 0: Willie Jordan and Tobias Oliver scored two touchdowns each to lead Northside past Cross Creek. Jordan scored on runs of 22 and five yards, and Oliver added scoring runs of 10 and 12 yards. Northside also got a 10-yard touchdown run from T.J. Anderson, an 8-yard touchdown run from Tanner Smith and a 12-yard scoring run by Musab Gulzar. Northside's starters spent most of the second half on the bench after grabbing a 37-0 halftime lead.
Sequoyah 40, Woodland, Cartersville 0: Sequoyah routed winless Woodland to keep their playoff hopes alive. The Chiefs held a 24-0 lead at the half and never looked back. Blake Miller scored on a 20-yard touchdown run. Billy Lummus returned an interception for a touchdown. Quarterback Austin Tracy dove in for a 1-yard score and Hakeem Hartford punched in one from two yards. Zach Stark scored on a 5-yard run and Ethan Riggle booted two field goals in the win.
South Paulding 32, Alexander 14: South Paulding ran for 288 yards on 57 carries to knock off visiting Alexander and secure the second seed in Region 5-AAAAA. Alexander picked off three Jake Oglesby passes but was unable to produce consistently on a stingy South Paulding defense. Baylor Whitfield went 14 of 32 for 102 yards with one score and one interception in the loss. Mikell Lands-Davis carried 15 times for 55 yards and also returned an interception 70 yards for Alexander.
Starr's Mill 24, Northgate 14: Starr's Mill's Ryan Roper returned a fourth-quarter interception 56 yards for a touchdown to lead the Panthers past Northgate. Starr's Mill also got touchdowns from Dion Nunerlyn and Rico Fyre and a 36-yard field goal by Brandon Oot. Nunerlyn's touchdown came on a 40-yard pass reception. Frye, who carried 24 times for 120 yards, scored on a 2-yard run. Northgate's Malik Wade scored on runs of 10 and six yards. The Panthers had 232 total yards, 129 passing and 103 rushing. Northgate totaled 253 yards, 31 of them passing.
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