Host Mary Persons did all its scoring in the first half and cruised past visiting Spalding 21-0 to improve to 6-0. Quarterback JT Hartage connected with Quen Wilson for a 79-yard touchdown on the second play of the game. Wilson increased the lead to 14-0 with a 1-yard run with 2:03 left in the opening quarter and Hartage found Antoine Davis for a 37-yard touchdown with 7:27 left in the half.
Elsewhere in the classification, Marist dominated in all three phases of the game to overwhelm host Chestatee 59-7. Kyle Hamilton returned a blocked punt for a touchdown and had a 65-yard punt return for another score, the War Eagles got defensive touchdowns from Tyler Hare on a fumble return and Grayton Hudson on a pick-six, and Connor Cigelske accounted for three total TDs. Cigelske found the endzone on runs of 24 yards and 36 yards while also tossing a scoring strike to Hamilton from 23 yards out. Brock Thrasher added a 15-yard touchdown run and Conor Rahiya booted a 30-yard field goal for Marist, which led 17-0 after one quarter, 45-0 at halftime, and 59-0 one play into the fourth quarter. Chestatee got a late 75-yard touchdown pass from Christian Charles to Seth Pressley.
Denmark quarterback Ben Whitlock threw three of his five interceptions in the first quarter and the host Danes found themselves in a quick 20-0 hole before falling 48-27 to West Hall. West Hall’s Clayton Jenkins threw a 79-yard touchdown to Devon Williams, Jeremiah Prather returned an interception 30 yards and Michael Thomson cashed in a 7-yard rushing touchdown after the third interception. Whitlock got Denmark on the board before the quarter ended with a 23-yard touchdown pass to Teddy Davenport. Jenkins found Quentin Smith for a second quarter touchdown and West Hall’s lead grew to 27-7 at the half. Denmark began to mount a serious second-half comeback, before another series of costly mistakes spoiled the effort. Whitlock threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Andrew Harvey and wideout Ze’Vian Capers took a handoff in for a 5-yard touchdown run to cut the deficit to 27-21 with 36 seconds left in the third quarter. West Hall responded with a 9-yard Michael Thomson touchdown run to open the fourth and successfully faked the PAT to build a 35-21 lead. Whitlock found Capers for a touchdown pass less than a minute later, but the PAT was blocked (35-27) and it was all Spartans after that. Jenkins found Williams for the duo’s second touchdown connection and his third touchdown pass of the game to make it a 42-27 game with 7:55 left. Denmark’s next possession ended just 35 seconds later, when Whitlock fumbled on a sack and Corey Dupree recovered it and returned it for the game’s final points.
Undefeated Troup led 21-7 at halftime and 35-7 in the second half before Sandy Creek cut the deficit late with two touchdowns in a 35-21 victory. In the first half, Troup’s Kobe Hudson threw touchdowns to Jamari Thrash and Ja’Rell Smith and ran for a 72-yard score to give the Tigers a two-touchdown lead at the half. Trey Williams and Tyree Carlisle rushed for touchdowns in the third and fourth quarters, respectively, to give Troup its biggest lead of the game before Jamal Lewis touchdown passes to Brian Branch and Nic Toomer brought Sandy Creek to within 14 points late. Matt Williams gave Sandy Creek a 7-0 first-quarter lead with a touchdown pass to Ahmad Jackson.
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