Camden County and Woodward Academy upset No. 1-ranked teams, Bryan County and Telfair County advanced to the semifinals for the first time, and Mill Creek, Buford, Colquitt County and Gainesville met the end of the road Friday night in the high school football quarterfinals.
Camden County, unranked in Class 7A, defeated Mill Creek, the defending champion and No. 1 team, 39-20.
Buford, the preseason No. 1 in Class 7A, was ousted by Grayson 19-14 while No. 3 Colquitt County lost to Milton 39-37. The 7A semifinals will be Camden at No. 2 Walton and No. 10 Milton at No. 6 Grayson.
Woodward Academy defeated Class 6A’s No. 1 team, Gainesville, 20-17. The 6A semifinals will have Woodward at No. 3 Douglas County and No. 2 Thomas County Central at No. 8 Marist.
In 5A, the four highest-ranked teams advanced, and the semifinals will have No. 3 Jefferson at No. 2 Creekside and No. 1 Coffee at No. 4 Cartersville.
Class 4A’s No. 1 team, Benedictine, beat No. 2 North Oconee 48-26 and will travel to No. 6 Stockbridge, a 35-14 winner over previously unbeaten Spalding. In the other 4A semifinal, No. 7 Perry will play at No. 8 Starr’s Mill.
The semifinals are Dec. 1. Mercedes-Benz Stadium will be the site of three days of state championship action Dec. 11-13.
Here’s a look at this week’s scoreboard:
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