High school football: Walton, Milton advance to Class 7A title game
Walton and Milton won in semifinal action Friday and will meet in the Class 7A championship game Dec. 13 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Walton (14-0) defeated Camden County 41-25 on its home field while Milton (12-2) topped Grayson 45-35 in a road shootout.
Stockbridge, Cedar Grove and Bowdon eliminated No. 1-ranked teams, plus Perry joined Stockbridge in reaching a championship game for the first time.
Stockbridge, ranked No. 6 in Class 4A, beat two-time defending champion Benedictine 45-31 and will play No. 7 Perry, which beat No. 8 Starr’s Mill 28-24, for the title.
Cedar Grove of Class 3A defeated No. 1 Calvary Day 49-42. Cedar Grove moves on to face No. 4 Savannah Christian.
Bowdon, the defending Class A Division II champion, beat No. 1 and previously unbeaten Schley County 35-28. Bowdon will play No. 2 Manchester.
In Class 6A, No. 10 Woodward Academy beat No. 3 Douglas County 24-21 to advance to its first final since the school’s Class 3A championship in 1980. Woodward will play No. 2 Thomas County Central.
No. 1 Coffee will play No. 2 Creekside in the 5A final. No. 2 Pierce County and No. 6 Rockmart are the 2A finalists. In Class A Division I, defending champion and No. 1 Prince Avenue Christian defeated No. 10 Bryan County 49-14 and will play Swainsboro.
Here’s a look at this week’s scoreboard:
