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Central Gwinnett 21, Mundy’s Mill 8: Central Gwinnett defended its home turf behind a big game from wide receiver Major Bellamy. Mundy’s Mill couldn’t stop Central Gwinnett’s passing attack as quarterback Eric Forrest was 10-for-12 for 96 yards and a rushing score in the first half for Central Gwinnett. A 70-yard pass to Bellamy put the Black Knights up 14-8 in the third. Bellamy and Forrest hooked up one more time to make it 21-8. Bellamy had nine catches for 200 yards and two touchdowns.
Chattahoochee 20, North Forsyth 17: David Nicoletta threw first-half touchdown passes of 21 and 73 yards to Isaac Kinsey as visiting Chattahoochee held off North Forsyth. The Cougars still found themselves tied at 17-17 in the final minute before Andrew Gray booted a game-winning field goal from 45 yards away. North Forsyth tried to answer, but a last-second field goal fell short.
Dacula 28, Mill Creek 21: Dacula won a back-and-forth affair with host Mill Creek by scoring all four of its touchdowns on the ground. The Hawks answered each of visiting Dacula’s touchdowns with touchdowns of their own, but the Falcons’ fourth score proved to be the game-winner after a 21-21 tie. Dacula got scoring jaunts from C.J. Mayes, Kelan Fraise, Kevin Ficklin and quarterback Giovanni Lugo. For Mill Creek, Daniel David completed 10 of 19 passes for 124 yards and rushed eight times for 86 yards and a touchdown.
Druid Hills 45, Clarkston 7: Hasaan Enis and Trevino Huff ran in a pair of Druid Hills touchdowns and Equavius Huff added to the first-half scoring flurry with an interception return for a touchdown to give the visiting Red Devils a commanding 33-0 lead. Keon Carter ran for a touchdown and Harrison Aiken threw a touchdown pass to Dajour Maddox to extend Druid Hills' lead to 45-0 entering the final quarter.
East Coweta 24, Harrison 7: East Coweta traveled to Harrison and was led by quarterback Will LaGuardia, who tossed a 3-yard pass to E.J. Ransom to start the scoring. Alex Branch plowed in the second score of the game from one yard out. East Coweta outgained Harrison 201 to 64 in the first half. Harrison scored after an East Coweta fumble. The Indians iced the game after a Lernilous Newsom 14-yard touchdown run.
Grayson 26, Langston Hughes 16: Grayson erased a 16-7 second-half deficit to overcome host Langston Hughes in a non-region Class AAAAAA showdown. The Rams got off to an inauspicious start when a snap over the punter’s head led to first-quarter touchdown for Langston Hughes.
The Rams got on the scoreboard seconds before halftime when an Ernest Tiller interception set up a touchdown pass from Chase Brice to Hunter Schuessler. Grayson’s deficit ballooned to nine points when the Panthers scored on an 80-yard pass to begin the second half.
From there, however, it was all Grayson. The Rams found the endzone on a deflected pass from Brice to DeShaun Warren in the third quarter and running back Cameryn Brent took over in the fourth to account for the contest’s last two touchdowns.
Lowndes 50, Drew 14: Host Lowndes took a 43-0 lead at the half. Running back Dezmon Copeland led the Vikings with 146 yards on 11 carries with three scores. Lowndes rushed for 313 yards and passed for 74 passes. Drew quarterback Joseph Newman threw for 186 yards on 10 of 19 passing but also threw two interceptions. The Titans had four total turnovers.
Marietta 37, Newnan 14: The visiting Blue Devils outscored Newnan 35-7 in the second half. Kirvonte Benson rushed for a 54-yard touchdown and Malik Marshall gave Marietta a 14-7 lead on a 35-yard touchdown reception from Brenton Martin. Kendrick Knight recovered a Newnan fumble to extend Marietta's lead to 21-7 and the Blue Devils added a safety on an arrant Newnan snap and Benson’s second touchdown run before Martin's 5-yard scamper made it 27-7.
Milton 26, Norcross 0: Micco Brisker rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns (27, 42) and the Milton defense held visiting Norcross to 94 total yards and six first downs. Linebacker Quarte Sapp had two interceptions, including one he returned 21 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter. Milton quarterback Austin McLeod was 5-for-10 passing for 83 yards, 68 of those went to Obe Fortune. Ethan Suda added a 29-yard field goal in the third quarter.
North Cobb 27, Cartersville 26: Tyler Queen rushed for one touchdown and threw for another as host North Cobb battled past Cartersville. The Warriors trailed 14-0 and 20-10 but eventually tied the game at 20-20 heading into halftime. Once again trailing in the second half, this time 26-20, Queen hit Billy Nichols for what proved to be the winning touchdown prior to a scoreless fourth quarter. North Cobb also got a touchdown run from Elijah Hairston.
Northview 41, Habersham Central 0: D.J. Pearson threw for five touchdown passes, more than enough for host Northview. Ricci Nuckles hauled in three of the scoring strikes, while Jair Anderson and Nathan Phillips each had one touchdown reception apiece. Josh Moran added a touchdown run for the Titans.
Pebblebrook 13, Osborne 0: Pebblebrook got a punt return touchdown from senior Hakeem Bailey in the second quarter to go up 13-0. Pebblebrook opened scoring in the first quarter with an 8-yard touchdown pass from Jakobe Burke to tight end Quantavious Arnold. The Pebblebrook defense caused two turnovers, both fumbles.
Rockdale County 58, Meadowcreek 0: Rockdale County used a balanced attack to attain a shutout victory at home. The Bulldogs had over 200 yards rushing and over 100 yards passing as the offense was too much for Meadowcreek to handle. TJ Warren had a touchdown through the air and also a kick return for touchdown. He almost had a punt return touchdown, but it was wiped away due to clipping. Devin Williams added two rushing touchdowns to help carry the Bulldogs. Keijne Thomas also got into the endzone on a rushing touchdown.
Shiloh 14, Westlake 7: Cameron Stewart caught a 7-yard touchdown pass with 8:23 left in the opening quarter to give visiting Shiloh a 7-0 lead. Charles Shavers extended the lead with a 10-yard touchdown run. After a scoreless second and third quarter, Westlake quarterback Julian Jones ran in a 51-yard touchdown with 2:11 left in the game to cut it to 14-7, and after a Shiloh punt, Westlake stalled on its final drive.
Tift County 31, Luella 0: The Lions and Blue Devils met on the gridiron for the first time and host Tift County jumped to a 17-0 halftime lead before securing its first shutout since Sept. 14, 2012. Tift County quarterback Tajhea Chambers ran in his first touchdown in the first half and added touchdown runs in both quarters of the second half to extend the lead to 31-0.
Walton 59, Lassiter 19: Walton quarterback Josh White rushed for three touchdowns and passed for one to Sam Letton, and host Lassiter committed 10 turnovers to Walton’s none. K.K. Brooks and Bre’Yon Allen rushed for touchdowns of 26 and 49 yards, respectively. Walton jumped out to a 28-7 lead after the first quarter thanks to two interception returns for touchdowns from linebackers Joey Goodman and Garrett Eldred.
Woodstock 21, Wheeler 3: The host Wolverines scored on their opening drive with a 10-yard touchdown run by Josh Loud to gain a early 7-0 lead. Wheeler responded on defense by forcing a Woodstock turnover and kicking a field goal, which cut the deficit to 7-3. However, the Wolverines pulled away in the second half with a 30-yard touchdown reception by Reagan Amos along with a score by Justin Agner.
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