Fitzgerald 40, Jefferson County 20

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Ben Hill County

Fitzgerald 40, Jefferson County 20

How the game was won: James Graham threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to J.D. King to give Fitzgerald a 27-0 lead with 1:23 left in the first half. T.J. Bell got Jefferson County on the board with a 5-yard touchdown run with 9:56 left in the third quarter but Graham answered with a 51-yard touchdown run to push it back to 34-7. Bell found Dakota Turner for a 15-yard Jefferson County touchdown pass but Graham closed the game with a 4-yard touchdown run to push the lead to 40-13.

Top performers: James Graham finished with three rushing touchdowns and threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to Montrell Harris that gave Fitzgerald a 20-0 lead and a 40-yard touchdown pass to J.D. King that pushed the lead to 27-0.

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