In a season to forget, King's Ridge Christian had a game to remember Friday. The winless Tigers defeated Strong Rock Christian 56-40, and senior quarterback Penny Hart rushed for 390 yards and scored seven touchdowns. He also passed for 162 yards.
"This has been a tough season for us as this was our only win," King's Ridge coach Jeff Pickren said. "Penny is a great player and a great kid. He has been a four-year starter, and unfortunately for us this is his senior year. He is hands down our best player."
Pickren moved Hart to quarterback in the eighth game when starter Henry Jones was lost for the season to injury. Hart had been playing slot receiver and running back. Hart (5 feet, 10 inches and 170 pounds) also runs track for King's Ridge. He's been clocked at less than 4.4 seconds in the 40-yard dash. He has committed to Georgia State.
Here are more top performances from the final week of the regular season.
Top five
*Heard County RB/LB Duranta Dunson, almost full speed now after an early season collarbone break, rushed for 300 yards and four touchdowns on 21 carries in a 49-20 victory over Bremen. He also had 13 tackles and one interception. Dunson has 6,273 yards rushing for his career.
*King's Ridge Christian QB Penny Hart rushed for 390 yards on 36 attempts and passed for 162 yards and scored seven touchdowns and a two-point conversion in a 56-40 victory over Strong Rock Christian.
*Macon County RB/LB Roquan Smith rushed for 263 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries and made 24 tackles on defense, two for losses, in a 36-21 victory over Lamar County.
*Savannah Country Day PK/WR Colton Lichtenberg scored 31 points in a 43-12 victory over Treutlen. He kicked five field goals, one of 43 yards, and four extra points and caught two TD passes.
*Tift County QB Tajhea Chambers passed for 208 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 143 yards and one score in a 35-28 victory over Lowndes. Chambers completed 19 of 33 passes.
Lines of distinction
*East Coweta's offensive line of T Anthony Griggs, G Sean Simmons, C Coleman Wood, G Dawson Ellis, T Collin Morganroth, along with TE Jaquez Williams and TE Dontavious Burkes were out in front of a 558-yard rushing performace in a 63-42 victory over South Cobb. Devonte Brown rushed for 243 of those yards.
*Eastside's offensive line of LT Chandler Sweat, LG Will Shelton, C Jason Cloer, RG Ty Hollingsworth and RT Ethan Galloway paved the way for 193 passing yards and 187 rushing yards in a 48-28 loss to second-ranked Griffin. That is the most points Griffin has allowed all year. Carlos Huggins rushed for 216 yards.
*Etowah's offensive line of RT Alex Smith, RG Brad Morgan, C Nick Searcy, LG Joel Happel, LT Ben Viczensky and TE Patrick Oliver paved the way for 529 yards in total offense in a 40-13 victory over Walton. They have blocked for Raishod Devezin, who had 1,000 yards rushing when lost for the season to injury after seven games, and younger brother Tyray Devezin, who has 922 yards rushing, most of it in Raishod's place in the lineup.
*Gainesville's offensive line of G Kash Jones, G Creighton Knight, T Nick Singleton, T Tristan Hayes, C Logan Harr and G Bill Hood set the stage for a 129-yard rusher (Mike Byrd), a 130-yard receiver (Chris Williamson) and a 271-yard passer (Mikey Gonzalez) in a 49-7 victory over Flowery Branch.
*Ola's offensive line of Charlie Carver, David Carter, Joc Case, Omari Deleon, Dylan McCloud and Aubrey Stapp led the way to 406 yards rushing in a 45-28 victory over Forest Park. The line also helped RB Tyler Pippens become the first 1,000-yard rusher in school history. Pippens finished with 1,100 yards.
*Roswell's offensive line of LT David Blain, LG Cameron Whiteman, C Will Staplefeldt, RG Cole Ramaekers, RT Jared Lyons and TE Charlie Seibert, plus FB Max Boyd, paved the way for 455 yards rushing - 301 by RB Sheldon Evans - in a 42-27 victory over Lassiter.
*Walnut Grove's defensive line of DE Dakota Owens, DT Nazir Cassells, DT Kris Lain, DE Petey Freeman, DT Ray Clark and DE Clayton Rutledge recorded six sacks, four other tackles for losses and eight QB hurries in a 32-14 victory over Riverdale. Riverdale was held to 17 yards rushing and 98 total yards.
Best of the rest
*Alexander DL Trazel Jureidini had 10 tackles, four sacks and three QB hurries in a 35-26 victory over New Manchester.
*Aquinas WR Justin Gibbs had four catches for 104 yards and three touchdowns in a 49-21 victory over Tattnall Square in a game between unbeaten teams.
*Bacon County RB Jacob Carver rushed for 204 yards and four touchdowns on 18 carries in a 55-26 victory over McIntosh County Academy.
*Cambridge QB Brian Moore was 27-of-48 passing for 297 yards and rushed for 85 yards in a 45-28 loss to Creekview. WR John Hurst caught 14 passes for 168 yards.
*Christian Heritage QB Tyson Cooper was 6-for-10 passing for 148 yards and one touchdown and rushed for 112 yards and four touchdowns in a 42-14 victory over Fellowship Christian.
*Clinch County sophomore RB Shannon Young rushed for 231 yards and three touchdowns on 19 carries in a 53-20 victory over Telfair County. QB Octavis Johnson rushed for 102 yards. Both have more than 1,000 yards rushing on the season, Young with 1,141 and Johnson with 1,136.
*Darlington RB/DB Trey Edge rushed for 222 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries, 45 yards on four kick/punt returns and three tackles in a 27-14 victory over Chattooga.
*Dodge County DB Cameron Young intercepted three passes and returned one for a touchdown in a 31-15 victory over Jenkins.
*Eagle's Landing QB Mac McDonald was 19-of-29 passing for 380 yards and six touchdowns - three to Antonio Gibson, two to Andy Constant and one to Emmett Sherrod - in a 43-36 comeback victory over Spalding.
*Forsyth Central RB Shaun Diebel rushed for 180 yards and a touchdown on 27 carries in a 27-14 victory over Cass. Diebel finished the season with 1,370 yards rushing.
*Griffin RB Malik Miller rushed for 304 yards and two touchdowns on 32 carries and was 1-for-1 passing for a 31-yard touchdown in a 48-28 victory over Eastside in the Region 4-AAAA championship game. WR Keyston Fuller had eight catches for 136 yards and two touchdowns.
*Houston County QB Jake Fromm was 23-of-37 passing for 305 yards and three touchdowns in a 34-33 loss to Northside of Warner Robins.
*Jackson (Atlanta) QB Quntavius Monday was 7-of-13 passing for 270 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 150 yards and three touchdowns on 27 carries in a 32-29 victory over Washington that put Jackson in the state playoffs for the first time. Orenzo Smith had five catches for 200 yards and a touchdown.
*Loganville LB Cameron Taube had 23 tackles, two sacks, two other tackles for losses and a forced fumble in a 27-12 loss to Clarke Central.
*Lowndes RB Dezmond Copeland rushed for 216 yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries in a 35-28 loss to Tift County.
*Mill Creek LB Sidney Otiwu had nine tackles, one for a loss, and an interception in a 34-7 victory over Peachtree Ridge.
*Mount de Sales RB Keith Farris rushed for 217 yards and two touchdowns in a 27-6 victory over Warren County.
*Mount Paran Christian RB Dorian Walker rushed for 261 yards and four touchdowns in a 35-21 victory over Mount Pisgah Christian in the Region 6-A championship game. DL Jack Crone had three sacks.
*North Clayton QB Jamarcus Sanders was 26-of-55 passing for 367 yards in a 48-25 loss to Westminster, which had not allowed more than 200 yards passing this season.
*North Cobb QB Tyler Queen was 16-of-26 passing for 346 yards and four touchdowns and broke Hutson Mason's Cobb County record for career touchdowns in a 34-6 victory over Kennesaw Mountain. D.J. Render had six catches for 140 yards and three touchdowns. Queen has 88 career TD passes.
*Northwest Whitfield LB Austin Morrison had 19 tackles, putting him at a school-record 213 on the season, in a 39-36 victory over Southeast Whitfield.
*Ringgold RB Kile Sholl rushed for 197 yards and one touchdown on 15 carries and caught three passes for 115 yards and a touchdown - for a total of 312 yards from scrimmage - in a 54-33 victory over North Murray.
*Shaw QB B.J. Knight was 30-for-54 passing for 411 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 76 yards on nine carries in a 48-38 loss to Harris County. Knight finished with 2,569 yards passing on the season. WR/DB David Whitehead had eight catches for 220 yards and a touchdown and made nine tackles on defense.
*Southeast Whitfield QB Will Swantic was 10-of-15 passing for 160 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries in a 39-36 loss to Northwest Whitfield.
*Thomson LB Billy Youngblood had 20 tackles, 13 solo, in a 21-14 loss to Burke County.
*Veterans RB Desjuan Harris rushed for 207 yards on 32 carries in a 28-26 victory over Upson-Lee.
*Vidalia LB/RB Nate McBride scored touchdowns on a kickoff return, a run and a reception in a 45-13 victory over Bryan County.
*Villa Rica LB Jarred Weaver had 16 tackles, three for losses, in a 14-10 victory over East Paulding. Weaver ended his career with more than 320 tackles. Villa Rica had lost to East Paulding each of the past three seasons by an average score of 37-1.
*Washington County QB A.J. Gray rushed for 93 yards on three carries, passed for 161 yards and three touchdowns and returned an interception 62 yards for a touchdown in a 54-7 victory over Hephzibah.
*Westlake QB Dakota Rocker was 10-of-17 passing for 264 yards and four touchdowns and scored a touchdown in a 42-8 victory over Campbell.
*Westminster WR Cole Haverty had six catches for 194 yards and four touchdowns in a 48-25 victory over North Clayton.
*Westover QB Emory McKenzie rushed for 178 yards and three touchdowns in a 27-6 victory over Crisp County.
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