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By Score Atlanta

Class AAA

Hart County 62, East Jackson 0

How the game was won: Hart County scored 34 points in the final 8:10 of the third quarter after taking a 28-0 halftime lead and ran out the clock in a scoreless fourth quarter. Trey Clark ran in a 3-yard touchdown for the only points of the opening quarter, but on the first play on the second quarter, he returned to the end zone with a 7-yard touchdown run to make it 14-0. Trae Stowers ran in a Hart County touchdown with just under six minutes left in the half and then returned to the end zone four minutes later on a 43-yard touchdown pass from Robert Allen Jr. to make it a 28-0 lead at the half. Clark opened third quarter explosion with his third rushing touchdown, before Allen Jr. connected with Anthony Turner for his second passing touchdown of the game to make it 41-0. Clark housed a 36-yard touchdown with 1:44 left in the quarter to make it 48-0 and then Bennie Allen took the stage. Forty seconds after Clark's fourth touchdown, Allen ran in his first score of the game. On East Jackson's next possession, Allen scooped up a fumble and ran it in for a touchdown just 16 seconds after his rushing score to make it 62-0.

Top performers: Trey Clark ran in four touchdowns. … Trae Stowers rushed for a touchdown and caught a 43-yard touchdown. … Hart County quarterback Robert Allen Jr. threw two touchdown passes, including his connection with Stowers and a third quarter touchdown to Anthony Turner. … Bennie Allen rushed for a touchdown and scored on a fumble return.