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By Score Atlanta

Class AA

Pace Academy 31, Darlington 0

How the game was won: Fourth-seeded Pace Academy took a 28-0 lead two minutes into the second half with a 69-yard touchdown run by Deon Jackson. A Samuel Sloman third quarter field goal gave Pace a 31-0 lead heading into the final frame.

Top Performers: Gunnor Faulk threw a 47-yard and 17-yard touchdown pass to Trey Blount to give Pace Academy a 14-0 lead. … Tony Addison ran in a 28-yard touchdown and Deon Jackson added a 69-yard Knights' score.

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