Top performances from Week 1: Archer, Mount Paran backs run for five TDs

*Kell LB/WR Bryson Armstrong returned two punts and a fumble for touchdowns in a 35-0 victory over Carrollton. The punt returns covered 64 and 66 yards, the fumble return 29. Armstrong forced another fumble on a sack.

*Mount Paran Christian RB Taylor Trammell rushed for 212 yards and five touchdowns on 33 carries and intercepted a pass in a 42-35 victory over Erwin (N.C.) in Asheville. His 20-yard run with 30 seconds left came with Mount Paran trailing 35-34. Trammell also had 85 yards in returns. Trammell is committed to Georgia Tech as a baseball player.

*Roswell LB Tre Lamar had 11 solo tackles - four for losses, three sacks - and seven assists in a 35-8 victory over Lowndes.

Line of distinction

*Cherokee's offensive line of LT Cameron Graham, LG Chandler Lanier, C Jake Alvey, RG Wyatt Fisher, RG Ben Fluke and RT Charles Perry paved the way for 387 rushing yards in a 51-23 victory over Chattahoochee. Most grateful was Brittain Brown, who rushed for 263 yards and three touchdowns.

Best of the rest

*Benedictine RB Jacob Collins rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns, caught a 10-yard pass, made three tackles on kickoff coverage and twice pressured missed point-after attempts in a 47-44 double-overtime victory over Greater Atlanta Christian.

*Brantley County RB/LB Kole Clark rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns, intercepted a pass and forced a fumble on a sack in a 19-0 victory over Atkinson County.

*Camden County RB/DB Harrison Poole scored on a 35-yard run from scrimmage and a 36-yard return of a blocked punt and intercepted a pass in a 48-13 rain-shortened victory over Lincoln of Tallahassee, Fla.

*Christian Heritage QB Tyson Cooper rushed for 145 yards and three touchdowns and passed for 232 yards in a 34-22 loss to Landmark Christian.

*Colquitt County LB Ja'Quain Blakely had 2.5 tackles for losses of 10 yards and a fumble recovery in a 45-14 victory over North Gwinnett.

*Dalton RB Darien Hill rushed for 160 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries in a 35-21 victory over Scottsboro, Ala. Hill, a senior, played on the scout team last season and had no rushing attempts.

*Dodge County freshman PK Peyton Bush, playing his first game, was 6-for-6 on extra points in a 42-7 victory over Bleckley County.

*Eagle's Landing Christian RT Chandler Reeves had four pancake blocks and graded out at 98 percent in a 35-0 victory over North Florida Christian, which entered ranked No. 3 in Florida's Class 3A. Reeves is committed to Clemson.

*Harrison RB Darius Clark rushed for 120 yards and four touchdowns on 13 carries - all in the first half - in a 41-13 victory over Pope.

*Howard WR Alphonso Stephens had four catches for 134 yards and two touchdowns in a 28-19 victory over Lamar County.

*Jefferson sophomore RB Colby Wood rushed for 264 yards and all three Jefferson touchdowns on runs of 38, 47 and 2 yards in a 19-7 victory over Rabun County.

*Jonesboro QB Zerrick Cooper, playing his first game since ACL surgery last summer, threw for 169 yards and four touchdown in a 31-6 victory over Mount Zion of Jonesboro. Cooper is committed to Clemson.

*Mays QB B.J. Phillips was 20-of-28 passing for 253 yards and four touchdowns in a 36-26 victory over Hughes. Phillips also rushed for 85 yards.

*Mill Creek WR/RB Edmond Graham blocked a field goal and a punt, one returned for a touchdown, and caught five passes for 65 yards in a 42-7 victory over Brookwood.

*Miller Grove junior RB Ezekio Gouch scored touchdowns on a punt return (78 yards), a kickoff return (85 yards) and a run from scrimmage (47 yards) in a 41-7 victory over Towers. Gouch finished with 223 all-purpose yards.

*Model RB/DB Chris Dublin rushed for 160 yards and a touchdown, had five catches for 77 yards and a touchdown, returned two kickoffs for 103 yards, made five tackles (one saving a touchdown) and broke up two passes in a 21-18 victory over Lumpkin County.

*North Cobb WR/DB Drew Techjman had 10 catches for 105 yards and two touchdowns, intercepted two passes and made five tackles in a 27-24 loss to Northside of Warner Robins.

*Northside of Warner Robins DB Isaiah Nelson intercepted two passes, returning one 67 yards for a touchdown, in a 27-24 victory over North Cobb.

*Parkview QB Jack Chambers was 10-for-18 passing for 108 yards and rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns in an 18-13 victory over McCallie of Chattanooga. The game was called at halftime because of thunderstorms.

*Rome sophomore RB Jaylen Sykes rushed for 171 yards on 15 carries, returned a kickoff 86 yards and scored three touchdowns in a 48-44 victory over Villa Rica. Freshmen Jamious Griffin (70 yards rushing, eight carries) and Knox Kadum (8-for-12, 105 yards, two touchdows) also had big games in coach John Reid’s debut.

*Riverwood RB Marvin Kinsey rushed for 160 yards and three touchdowns in a 38-3 victory over Coosa.

*Shaw QB B.J. Knight was 7-of-13 passing for 249 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown in a 39-14 victory over Luella.

*Thomson RB Billy Mance rushed for 155 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries in a 55-22 victory over Jefferson County.

*Tift County RB Barry Bennett scored four touchdowns in the first quarter in a 56-7 victory over Henry County. Bennett scored on runs of 1, 6 and 29 yards and on a 17-yard screen from Griffin Collier. The 29-yarder was the team's first play from scrimmage.

*Villa Rica QB Noah Smith was 21-of-33 passing for 432 yards and five touchdowns in a 48-44 loss to Rome. Three TD passes went to Kris Ballinger (six catches, 147 yards) and two to Tye Hill (10-180).

*Woodland (Stockbridge) RB D’Angelo Albert rushed for 168 yards on 11 carries in a 36-7 victory over North Springs.

*Woodstock sophomore QB Garrett Bass, making his first start, was 20-of-32 passing for 272 yards and three touchdowns in a 40-21 victory over River Ridge. Bass also rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown.

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