Lee County 42, Tift County 14

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Lee County 42, Tift County 14

How the game was won: Tift County committed five first half turnovers and trailed Lee County 14-7 at the half. Lee County quarterback Garet Morrell found Tray Eaford on a 93-yard touchdown pass to open the second half before the duo found the end zone for the third time of the game on a 23-yard pass to make it 35-7. Demerious Milton opened the scoring with a 1-yard touchdown run and added Lee County's final touchdown on a 1-yard plunge with 30 seconds left.

Top performers: Lee County quarterback Garet Morrell ran in a 93-yard touchdown and threw three touchdown passes to Tray Eaford (11, 90, 23 yards). … Demerious Milton ran in two Lee County touchdowns from 1-yard out.

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