Class AAAAA roundup

Creekside 38, Banneker 6: Host Creekside rushed out to an 18-0 lead in the first quarter. A pair of safeties in the Banneker end zone along with a pair of touchdowns by Gino Appleberry set the tone for the Seminoles. The Seminoles totaled more than 500 yards of offense with quarterback Felix Harper leading the way, completing 12-of-16 passing for 198 yards for two scores. Joseph Perkinson and Myles Clark each recorded a touchdown reception in the contest.

Dutchtown 30, Union Grove 17: The visiting Bulldogs rolled behind quarterback K’lin Epps’ two touchdown performance. Ryan Kangiser hit a 40-yard field goal to go up 3-0. Michael White returned a pass for a score to make it 9-3. Epps ran for a 24-yard score and later connected with Devonta Montgomery for a 24-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter to extend the lead to 23-3. DeAndre Montgomery added an interception in the victory.

McIntosh 51, Forest Park 22: McIntosh quarterback Duke Kinamon passed for three touchdowns and ran for two to lift the Chiefs past Forest Park. Kinamon scored on runs of two and 16 yards and completed touchdown passes of 19 yards to Chandler Birrell and 52- and 37-yarders to Taylor Casterline. The Chiefs also got a 1-yard touchdown run from Avery Hurns and a 16-yard touchdown run from backup quarterback Hunter Best. Spencer Barker added a 30-yard field goal. Forest Park opened the game with a 95-yard kickoff return for touchdown by Lester Miller. Miller also scored on a 71-yard run.

Miller Grove 48, Dunwoody 21: Meco Jackson had three rushing touchdowns and a 95-yard kickoff return for a score for host Miller Grove in its win at Avondale Stadium. Quarterback Johnathan Mitchell had two passing touchdowns, one each to Rayshod Tillman and Brian Reed, and also had a rushing touchdown. The Wolverines' defense recovered two fumbles.

Mundy's Mill 33, Starr's Mill 16: Kylid Hylton ran for 180 yards on 14 carries and scored three touchdowns on runs of 6, 45 and 56 yards to lead Mundy's Mill past Starr's Mill. Hylton has now rushed for 994 yards this season. Mundy's Mill also got a 12-yard touchdown run from Marquarios Crutchfield, who finished with 42 yards on eight carries. Quarterback Rodriquez Gates completed 12 of 18 passes for 164 yards.

New Manchester 42, Chapel Hill 10: Visiting New Manchester rolled Chapel Hill after a slow start. The Jaguars trailed 3-0 after the first quarter, but outscored the Panthers 42-7 the rest of the way. Omahri Jarrett punched in a 5-yard run to get the Jaguars on the board. Tabashi Thomas threw four touchdown passes including two to Jacob Battle for scores of 15 yards and 65 yards. Tyrone Scott also caught a 15-yard touchdown pass and Tyler Simmons busted a 55-yarder to pay dirt. Simmons also returned a kick 80 yards for a score.

Sequoyah 38, Rome 21: The Chiefs came away with a crucial road victory after one of Sequoyah's finest performances of the season. Trey Mitchell rushed for two touchdowns and caught an Austin Tracy screen pass that was taken in for a score from 60 yards out. Billy Lummus and Derrion Rakestraw both collected interceptions in the win. Stephen Anderson returned a kick for six. Ethan Riggle connected on a 35-yard field goal. Sequoyah outscored the Wolves 24-7 in the second half to pull away with the win.

Stephenson 33, M.L. King 7: Host Stephenson took a 14-0 lead into halftime following 1-yard rushing scores by running back Ivonte Patterson and quarterback Dewaan Ford. The Jaguars continued the one-sided affair with a pair of Patterson touchdowns in the second half, including a 15-yard scamper. Ford also found Tyler Taylor in the end zone for a passing score. The Jaguars' defense stifled M.L King by forcing three turnovers.

Stockbridge 36, Woodland-Henry 7: Twenty-eight unanswered points for host Stockbridge propelled the Tigers to victory after holding just a 1-point lead at the half. Jairius Shade scored on a 6-yard run to take an early 8-0 lead. Kobie Lain hit Justin Strozier from 10 yards out to bring the Wolfpack within one. Malachi Brown tossed a 39-yard pass to Jacob Pinch to go up 15-8 in the third. Brown found the end zone once more on a short run and Jamari Clark scored from 12 yards out to put the game out of reach.

Warner Robins 51, Lakeside-Evans 49: In a wild game that featured three kickoff returns for touchdowns, Warner Robins got an 8-yard touchdown run from Terry Harris with a little more than five minutes remaining in the game to get past Lakeside-Evans. The teams swapped leads five times in the final quarter-and-a-half. Lakeside's Stephen Houzah returned two kickoffs for touchdowns, the last one with eight minutes remaining to give Lakeside a 49-45 lead. He also had a 93-yard kickoff return in the middle of the third quarter. Warner Robins' Reggie Gordon had an 80-yard touchdown return in the middle of the second quarter. The Demons' Jacquan Burns had touchdown runs of 10 and 1 yards, and Ivan Corbin also had touchdown runs of 22 and 8 yards. Tyrome Tharpe added a 60-yard interception return for a score for Warner Robins that was matched by Lakeside's Jordan Rogers, who also scored on a 60-yard interception return.

Whitewater 30, Fayette County 0: Christian Wafford and Jay Ashley scored two touchdowns each to lead Whitewater to victory against cross-county rival Fayette County. Wafford scored on runs of 20 and 66 yards. Ashley, who completed 5-of-8 passes for 60 yards, scored on runs of 9 and 1 yards. Liam Voigt added a 26-yard field goal. McIntosh led 17-0 at halftime.

Winder-Barrow 35, Clarke Central 29: Winder-Barrow erased a 23-14 fourth-quarter deficit to beat Clarke Central for the first time in school history. Winder-Barrow quarterback Noah Chapman threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Cale Horne to give visiting Winder-Barrow a 7-3 lead at the end of the opening quarter. Clarke Central claimed a 16-7 lead midway through the third quarter before CeCe Green got Winder-Barrow rolling again with a 1-yard touchdown run. Cedar Shoals' Jaqua Daniel pushed it back to a 2-score game with a 34-yard touchdown run before Green dominated the final quarter with three more touchdown runs.