Colquitt County 51, Dacula 30: Colquitt County remained undefeated but got a major scare from Dacula when the visiting Falcons surged to a 20-0 lead in the first quarter. The Packers tied the game early in the third quarter after Bull Barge returned a fumble 57 yards for a touchdown. Colquitt County rode Sihiem King the rest of the way. King rushed for 134 yards and six touchdowns on 17 carries and he also caught a 22-yard scoring strike from Chase Parrish. King now has 11 touchdowns in two playoff games.
McEachern 44, Alpharetta 14: Visiting McEachern took a 27-0 lead in the first quarter and punched its ticket to the quarterfinals behind a five-touchdown performance from sophomore quarterback Bailey Hockman. Hockman found sophomore receiver Tyler Smith for three touchdown passes in the first quarter and connected with T.J. Rahming twice for McEachern scores. Hockman has thrown a state-high 37 touchdown passes this year with Smith (17) and Rahming (16) combining for 33 of the scores.
Milton 17, Langston Hughes 14: Ethan Suda's 41-yard field goal late in the third quarter would be the difference for host Milton, which came back from a 14-7 third-quarter deficit. Micco Brisker rushed 36 times for 106 yards and a three-yard touchdown in the first quarter for Milton, and Obe Fortune rushed for a four-yard game-tying touchdown in the third quarter. Fortune also had four receptions for 73 yards, and Austin McLeod was 9-of-14 passing for 142 yards.
Newton 15, Central Gwinnett 14: Romario Johnson gave host Newton the lead on a 1-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter, and the Rams held on by recovering a Central Gwinnett fumble and turning the Black Knights over on downs twice in the fourth quarter. Central Gwinnett scored both its touchdowns in the first quarter, then Newton rallied with a DeAndre Huff touchdown reception from Johnson and a Nick Ramirez field goal.
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