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By Score Atlanta

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Model 33, Chattooga 26

How the game was won: Kyle Eldridge put Model up 20-12 in the early third quarter with a 2-yard rushing touchdown, but Chattooga's Isaiah Foster answered with a 53-yard touchdown run and an 18-yard score to give the Indians a 26-20 lead with 3:40 left in the third. On the ensuing kickoff, Brendan Thomas regained the Model lead with an 80-yard touchdown return. Chris Dublin added to the one-point edge with a 4-yard touchdown run to open the fourth quarter that made it 33-26.

Top performers: Isaiah Foster took 25 carried for 190 yards and scored three touchdowns in the losing effort. … Brendan Thomas returned a kickoff 80 yards for the game-winning score and added six tackles on defense. …Model quarterback Kyler Eldridge completed 7-of-10 passes for 111 yards and a touchdown to Stephen Finley and added a rushing score and 86 yards off 21 carries.

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