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By Score Atlanta

Class AAAAA

Gainesville 34, Salem 6

How the game was won: Messiah Dorsey connected with Chris Byrd for a Red Elephant touchdown to give Gainesville an early 10-0 lead. Dorsey added a pair of touchdowns in the second quarter, one rushing and a pass to Martavius Davis, to build a 24-6 lead at the half. KD Smith capped off the scoring with a late rushing touchdown that followed Chandler Staton's second field.

Top Performers: Messiah Dorsey totaled three touchdowns, two passing and one on the ground… Martavius Davis and Chris Byrd each picked up a touchdown through the air… Defensively, Chris Lyles and Kamden Young both had interceptions of their own.