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Alexander 41, Paulding County 31: Dionte Ruffin found Dustin Gore for a 65-yard touchdown and a 2-yard Paulding County touchdown run extended the host Patriots’ lead to 13-0. Alexander answered with a 20-yard Isaac Zico rushing touchdown to close the opening quarter. An 87-yard kickoff return by Zico for a touchdown and a pair of Andrew Chandler field goals gave Alexander a 20-19 edge heading into the half. The teams traded touchdowns to open the second half, but a failed Paulding County two-point conversion left Alexander’s lead at 27-25. Thomas Sieh rushed for an 11-yard touchdown that allowed Paulding County to reclaim the lead at 31-27, but Baylor Whitfield found Leon Agee for an Alexander touchdown to give the Cougars a 34-31 lead with just over eight minutes remaining. Alexander's Jordan Pounds iced the game with a 50-yard interception return for a touchdown.
Allatoona 56, North Paulding 35: Allen Johnson recovered a North Paulding fumble for a touchdown to give host Allatoona a 14-7 lead. Russell Haliman rushed for an Allatoona touchdown to make it 21-7 and also had a 60-yard touchdown run to tie the game at 28-28. Haliman’s third touchdown gave Allatoona a 49-35 lead and Bryan Dallas’ third trip to the end zone were the game's final points.
Carver-Atlanta 16, Grady 12: Carver-Atlanta held on in a tight game on it home turf thanks to its defense. Aaron Williams flew around the field collecting double-digit tackles and Bryce Wilson grabbed an interception . Emmett Grier tacked on a big safety against Grady. Greggory Peyton rushed for over a hundred yards and tacked on a touchdown during the defensive battle.
Dunwoody 19, Chamblee 12: Dunwoody improved to 2-0 with a win over Chamblee. Running backs Daniel Hinton and Tyler Scales combined for 204 rushing yards on 34 carries in two touchdowns. The host Wildcats led 13-6 in the third quarter, but Chamblee gained momentum with a punt return touchdown to cut the deficit to 13-12. A Dunwoody touchdown in the fourth quarter, along with an interception at the end of the game, sealed the victory.
Forsyth Central 36, Woodland-Bartow 14: Forsyth Central got on the board with a safety, a 6-yard Shaun Diebel touchdown run and a 23-yard touchdown pass from Trey Abercrombie to Patrick Little with 33 seconds left before the half. The visiting Bulldogs led 16-7 at halftime. Sabrian Howard scored on 2- and 38-yard touchdown runs in the third quarter and Diebel capped off the scoring with his second rushing touchdown in the final quarter.
River Ridge 15, North Atlanta 0: Marcus Spears threw two touchdown passes for visiting River Ridge, one for 96 yards to Michael Lewis in the fourth quarter. Spears also hit Jarrod Fletcher, who had two interceptions on defense, for a touchdown in the third quarter. River Ridge led at halftime 2-0 after a North Atlanta safety on a bad punt snap.
Riverwood 31, Creekview 10: Mekhi Richardson returned a kickoff for a touchdown for visiting Riverwood, and quarterback Brennen Suttle had a quarterback sneak for a score. Khai Anderson had a 2-yard rushing touchdown and an interception on defense. Riverwood receiver Marvin Kinsey covered a fumble by teammate Reggie Prince in the end zone for a touchdown, and Skyler de Groot capped the scoring with a 42-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.
Salem 19, Heritage-Conyers, 14: Home Salem started the game with a 68-yard touchdown reception by Tristin Hernandez. Christian Reid answered with a quick touchdown run to tie the game for visiting Heritage. Salem led Heritage 13-7 at the half. Anthony Stanley scored a touchdown to put Heritage up by one in the fourth quarter. Salem forced a fumble late in the fourth to seal the win in a battle of Rockdale County programs.
South Paulding 34, Villa Rica 31 (OT): South Paulding rallied from down 24-10 to knock off visiting Villa Rica in overtime. Villa Rica led 24-10 at the half, but 14 unanswered second half points got the Spartans back in the game. With under four minutes to go, Villa Rica regained the lead 31-24. On a late drive with under two minutes to go, penalties proved costly for the visiting Wildcats. South Paulding quarterback Jake Oglesby scrambled and got hit late going out of bounds costing the Villa Rica defense 15 yards. Another personal foul occurred against the Wildcats as a scrum started along the sidelines and put the Spartans in scoring position at the 15. Oglesby then found receiver L.J. Pope who managed to break two tackles before getting wrestled down at the goal line. Oglesby was able to sneak the ball in tying the game at 31 and sending it to overtime. In overtime, quarterback Noah Smith received a bad snap and lost three yards. A couple of overthrows later and a missed field goal let South Paulding get the ball back and end it. Noah Smith went 13-26 for 200 yards, connecting with his favorite target Chris Ballinger 4 times for 103 yards. Marquis McPhal added on 65 yards on 16 carries.
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