Greater Atlanta Christian 48, Lamar County 20: Visiting Lamar County took a 20-14 lead at the half, but GAC forced four second half turnovers and used 34 unanswered points to improve to 12-0 and set a new school record for wins in a season. Micah Abernathy ran in three GAC touchdowns and Jaelen Venable ran in a third quarter touchdown that put the Spartans ahead 28-0. GAC's Darius Slayton recorded a pair of interceptions and also caught two touchdown passes from quarterback Davis Mills.
Lovett 42, Macon County 8: Jay Harris ran in a 36-yard touchdown to put visiting Lovett up 7-0 and quarterback Willie Candler added a one-yard touchdown run and a 31-yard touchdown pass to Jonathan Thomas to give the Lions a 21-0 halftime lead. Murphy Lee opened the second half with a Lovett touchdown run and Candler ran in his second score two minutes later. Harris iced the game with a 37-yard touchdown run that made it 42-0. Macon County scored on a late 27-yard pass from K'hari Lane to Devontae Hudson.
Pace Academy 57, Jefferson County 50: Pace Academy outlasted host Jefferson County in a wild showdown that featured seven lead changes and fourth-quarter ties of 43-43 and 50-50. The final three touchdowns were scored in the last 1:03 of the game. Kevin Johnson threw a 40-yard scoring strike to put Pace Academy ahead 50-43 only to see Kobe Jackson of the Warriors return the ensuing kickoff for a touchdown. The Knights answered with a game-winning, 25-yard touchdown pass from Johnson to Deon Jackson with seven seconds remaining.
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