By Score Atlanta
Class AAAAAA
Lassiter 28, Cherokee 22
How the game was won: Lassiter trailed 22-7 in the third quarter but scored 21 unanswered points to overtake visiting Cherokee. Ozi Orjioke scored on a 5-yard touchdown run in the third quarter to start the rally and then a 73-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to put the Trojans ahead for good.
Top performers: Orjioke rushed 22 times for 172 yards and the two touchdowns. … Cooper Cross and Cole Taylor connected for two touchdowns through the air. Taylor caught a score in the first quarter for Lassiter's first touchdown and scored again in the third quarter. Cross finished 14-of-27 passing for 182 yards, and Taylor caught eight passes for 142 yards. … Cherokee's Brittain Brown rushed 33 times for 197 yards and two touchdowns, and he also had two receptions for 51 yards.
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