Class 3A Blog: Classification makes strong showing in Week 5

Two ranked Class 3A teams beat ranked programs from other classes Friday, and No. 5 Sandy Creek had little trouble with No. 7 Westminster (44-14) in the one game between ranked 3A opponents.

The Monroe Area-Clarkston game was canceled because of COVID concerns at Clarkston.

Here’s how the weekend unfolded:

-- No. 2 Oconee County (4-0) beat Class 2A No. 4 Thomasville 20-6. Oconee County quarterback Jacob Wright passed to Darius Johnson Jr. on a short route, and Johnson carried the ball 74 yards for a touchdown to give the Warriors a 7-6 lead in the second quarter. Johnson had an interception return for a touchdown to extend the lead to 14-6, and two field goals from Gabe Valdez provided the final margin.

-- No. 3 Pierce County (3-1) defeated Class 2A No. 5 Clinch County 33-13 and will try to carry that momentum into next week’s game against Class 4A No. 3 Fitzgerald.

-- No. 1 Cedar Grove handled Greater Atlanta Christian 47-0. The Saints scored 33 points in the second half to overwhelm the struggling Spartans. The victory set the tone for the Saints’ probable run through Region 5-3A.

-- No. 4 Peach County (1-2) picked up its first victory after beating Mary Persons 35-13 in a Region 2-3A game. The Trojans will face Sumter County next week.

-- No. 5 Sandy Creek’s 44-14 victory against No. 7 Westminster was telling. Patriots quarterback Geimere Latimer passed for three touchdowns – two to Miles Thornton.

Other notables: Appling County defeated Class 6A Bradwell Institute 39-6; Thomson beat South Carolina’s May River 48-7, and No. 10 Hart County beat Westside from South Carolina 63-28. Unranked Crisp County pick up its first victory of the Miguel Patrick era after beating Jackson 27-0.

3A Region standings

1-3A RGN Regular Total

Appling Co. 0-0 5-0 5-0

Pierce Co. 0-0 3-1 3-1

Tattnall Co. 0-0 2-1 2-1

Brantley Co. 0-0 2-2 2-2

Long Co. 0-0 2-3 2-3

2-3A RGN Regular Total

Peach Co. 1-0 1-2 1-2

Pike Co. 1-0 1-2 1-2

Crisp Co. 1-0 1-3 1-3

Sumter Co. 0-0 1-1 1-1

Central Macon 0-0 0-3 0-3

Mary Persons 0-1 2-2 2-2

Upson-Lee 0-1 2-2 2-2

Jackson 0-1 1-3 1-3

3-3A RGN Regular Total

Windsor Forest 1-0 2-1 2-1

Savannah 1-0 2-2 2-2

SE Bulloch 0-0 4-0 4-0

Johnson Sav. 0-0 1-3 1-3

Liberty Co. 0-0 0-2 0-2

Beach 0-1 0-2 0-2

Groves 0-1 0-3 0-3

4-3A RGN Regular Total

Thomson 0-0 3-0 3-0

Burke Co. 0-0 2-0 2-0

Hephzibah 0-0 2-2 2-2

Cross Creek 0-0 1-3 1-3

Harlem 0-0 1-3 1-3

Morgan Co. 0-0 1-3 1-3

Richmond Aca. 0-0 0-3 0-3

5-3A RGN Regular Total

Sandy Creek 1-0 4-0 4-0

Salem 1-0 3-1 3-1

Carver (Atlanta) 1-0 2-1 2-1

Cedar Grove 1-0 2-1 2-1

Redan 0-1 2-2 2-2

Westminster 0-1 2-2 2-2

Douglass 0-1 0-4 0-4

GAC 0-1 0-4 0-4

6-3A RGN Regular Total

Ringgold 2-0 4-0 4-0

LaFayette 2-0 3-1 3-1

Rockmart 2-0 3-1 3-1

Adairsville 1-0 3-0 3-0

North Murray 1-1 2-1 2-1

Sonoraville 0-1 2-1 2-1

Coahulla Creek 0-2 2-2 2-2

Murray Co. 0-2 1-3 1-3

LFO 0-2 0-3 0-3

7-3A RGN Regular Total

Cherokee Bluff 0-0 4-0 4-0