It was an unusual night in Adairsville, where turnovers and a power outage were the story of the evening.
The No. 10-ranked Tigers had four turnovers in the first half, another in the second half and outlasted Sonoraville 22-15 to set up next week’s showdown against No. 1-ranked Calhoun.
Oh, and there was an hour-long delay when the power went out at halftime. An accident on I-75 had wiped out the grid and there was no power for an hour. The game finished just shy of midnight.
The Tigers improved to 4-0 for the second straight year.
Adairsville scored first on a option pass from Jayson Cantrell to Marquel Lane and added another when Roger Redd found Torrey Hale for 72-yard touchdown. Sidnee Johnson put Adairsville ahead to stay with a 15-yard touchdown run at the end of the third quarter.
The win sets up a showdown for supremacy in Region 6-AAA when No. 1 Calhoun travels to Adairsville next Friday.
Calhoun dominated Ringgold 60-3 and improved to 5-0. The Yellow Jackets scored 33 points in the first quarter to stun the Tigers, who never recovered.
Calhoun quarterback Kaelan Riley threw for 168 yards and four touchdowns, two of them to Braylon Spector. Tailback Olico Dennis also ran for two scores.
Wood runs for 162 for Jefferson: No. 3 Jefferson won their 20th straight regular season game by scoring twice in the fourth quarter to break open a close game and beat Jackson County 24-7. Jefferson tailback Colby Wood rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns to pace the Dragons (5-0). The Jefferson defense limited Jackson's Malik Tuck to just 18 yards; he ran for 347 last week.
Hardman sparks Elbert again: No. 4 Elbert County set up next week's showdown with Jefferson by surviving a 24-14 smackdown with rival Hart County. The Blue Devils (5-0) were led by quarterback Mecole Hardman, who carried 22 times for 187 yards and two touchdowns, and running back Tra Barnett, who carried 14 times for 93 yards and scored twice, once on a 30-yard run and another on an interception return.
Saints roll over Jackson: Cedar Grove's LaBron Morris and Jessie Revario eached scored two touchdowns to lead No. 5 Cedar Grove to a 40-9 win over Jackson. The Saints (4-1) played a stellar defensive game, with Jahvez Mitchell picking off two passes and Jenard Morris intercepting another.
BT too much for Douglass: Milton Shelton scored three touchdowns and quarterback Conor Davis threw two touchdown passes as No. 2 Blessed Trinity routed Douglass 38-3. The Titans (5-0) also got a field goal from Brooks Hosea.
Glover gets three for Dodge: No. 10 Dodge County got three touchdowns from Kyle Glover, who rushed for 60 yards, in a 28-0 win over Tattnall County. Cameron Young scored the other touchdown for the Indians, who improved to 5-0.
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