Alexander 35, New Manchester 26: Caleb Freeman rushed for 148 yards on 30 carries and scored two touchdowns as Alexander knocked off visiting New Manchester. Alexander quarterback Baylor Whitfield went 22-of-34 for 289 yards and two touchdowns. Whitfield also ran for a score. Isaac Zico caught 9 balls for 150 yards while Mikell Lands-Davis caught eight for 109 yards and one score. New Manchester ran for 197 yards and two scores in the loss. Jaguar quarterback Tabashi Thomas threw for 195 yards and two touchdowns.
Gainesville 49, Flowery Branch 7: A three-man scoring trio overpowered host Flowery Branch. Mikey Gonzalez threw four touchdown passes with two going to Chris Williamson. Williamson scored on receptions of 57 yards, 53 yards, and also a 1-yard run. Michael Byrd scored on runs of one yard, 45 yards and also caught a four-yard touchdown from Gonzalez. Rodney Lackey caught a four-yard touchdown from Gonzalez. The Falcons’ lone score came from a Jeremiah Goss run.
Jones County 31, Warner Robins 21: Bradley Hunnicutt completed two touchdown passes to lead Jones County past Warner Robins and into the state playoffs. Hunnicutt completed a 28-yard touchdown pass to Nygel Lewis and a 56-yarder to Nick Singleton in the third quarter that put Jones County ahead for good. The Greyhounds also got a 16-yard touchdown run from Chandler Ramage, a one-yard touchdown run from David Price and 26-yard field goal from Wade Carr. Warner Robins got touchdown runs from Jacquan Burns (23 yards), Terry Harris (seven yards) and Ivan Corbin (19 yards). Corbin's run, coming with 7:54 remaining in the third quarter, tied the game at 21.
Mays 29, Miller Grove 6: Asahnia Aderhold threw a 44-yard touchdown pass to Tyshawn Brown and rushed for a 12-yard score for host Mays. Charlie Patrick led the Raiders on the ground with 15 carries for 110 yards and a three-yard touchdown, and Kesselly Tyler added 27 yards rushing and an eight-yard touchdown run. Shiheem Rutherford, Juwan Williamson and Bobby Spence each had an interception for Mays.
Northgate 31, Luella 6: Behind three Kyle Cater touchdowns, Northgate shook off a slow start to defeat Luella in a cross-over game. The first of Cater’s three scores came with 6:08 left in the first half on a three-yard run to give the host Vikings a 7-0 lead. James Skalski booted a 40-yard field goal to make it 10-0 at the half. Cater added a pair of two yard touchdown runs in the second half and Ton Evans tacked on a 24-yard rushing score to close out the game.
Northside-Warner Robins 34, Houston County 33: Northside scored two touchdowns in the final 5:04 to come from behind and defeat cross-county rival Houston County. The difference came after Houston County missed a point-after kick following Kory Engram's 21-yard touchdown run with 10:07 remaining in the game. Northside's Willie Jordan scored the game-winning touchdown with 49 seconds remaining. Justin Alonso, who had field goals of 34 and 33 yards, added the game-winning PAT. Northside's comeback offset a strong performance by Houston County quarterback Jake Fromm who had three touchdown passes -- 71 yards to Darion Anderson and 15 and 43 yards to Kenny Gant. Northside quarterback Tobias Oliver also had a good night with touchdown passes of 43 yards to Jurmon Weaver and 11 yards to T.J. Anderson. Houston County kicker Jordan Strevig also had two field goals of 23 and 24 yards.
Paulding County 40, Lithia Springs 15: Marquis Tre'von Lewis helped Paulding County clinch its first non-losing record in 11 years, finishing at 5-5. The visiting Patriots racked up 447 yards of total offense. Lewis went 14 of 20 for 228 yards and 2 touchdowns while also rushing for 94 yards and one score. Mike Lovejoy II was Lewis’ main target catching five balls for 113 yards and two touchdowns. Dionte Ruffin caught a 58-yard touchdown on the night.
Stockbridge 53, Drew 26: Stockbridge captured with Region 4-AAAAA championship after beating Drew. Artemus Mitchell carried the ball four times for 123 yards and three touchdowns in the first seven minutes of the third quarter, turning the Tigers 19-13 lead into a 39-13 advantage. Mitchell finished with 220 yards rushing on 21 carries and five rushing scores. He also added a two-yard touchdown on a pass reception. Drew finished with the No. 2 seed in the region.
Villa Rica 14, East Paulding 10: Defense saved the ball game for the visiting Wildcats. Holding a tight 14-10 lead with under a minute remaining, Malik Thompson sealed the game with an interception, the third turnover of the ball game for East Paulding, as Villa Rica was able to wind down the rest of the clock. Yassar El-Amin was on the receiving end of both Wildcat touchdowns by quarterback Noah Smith, including one for 75 yards as the wideout recorded five catches for 150 yards. Villa Rica outgained the Raiders in total yardage 230-194.
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