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Class AAAAA

Gainesville 40, Winder-Barrow 26

How the game was won: Messiah Dorsey crushed all hopes of a comeback when he rushed for a 9-yard score late in the fourth. That score put Gainesville up 40-14 with six minutes left. Although Winder-Barrow's CeCe Green broke an 80-yard touchdown run in the fourth to cut into the deficit, the Bulldoggs could only add two field goals before throwing a late interception to seal the game in favor of the Red Elephants.

Top Performer: Messiah Dorsey had a stellar night for the Red Elephants. By halftime he already accounted for two rushing touchdowns as well as a passing touchdown. ...Winder-Barrow's CeCe Green scored twice for the Bulldoggs.

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