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By Score Atlanta

Class AAAAA

Flowery Branch 41, Apalachee 6

How the game was won: Trey Wilcoxson's 16-yard touchdown run in third quarter pushed the Flowery Branch lead to 28-6, and they cruised from there.

Top performers: Wilcoxson had three rushing touchdowns. His 5-yard touchdown run in the second quarter was followed by the 16-yarder in the third. His final score came on a 4-yard run in the third quarter. …Korey Graham threw two touchdown passes. His first was a 66-yarder to Cortez Davis in the first quarter. His second went for 25 yards to Malik Drayton. …Drayton also scored on a 28-yard run. …Apalachee's Stephen Massillon rushed for 63 yards on 15 carries and a touchdown in the first half.

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