All of the Class 3A ranked programs that played this week won easily, other than No. 10 Cherokee Bluff (8-0, 4-0), which narrowly defeated Dawson County 28-27 to remain unbeaten.
-- Top-ranked Cedar Grove defeated Westminster 24-10. Cedar Grove held Westminster scoreless in the second half, allowing minus-11 yards, and only 74 yards of offense in the game. But as usual, Westminster showed signs of a postseason run in the making and could cause trouble in the playoffs for several teams as the No. 2 or 3 seed from 5-3A. Cedar Grove quarterback Austin Smith was 20-of-30 passing for 314 yards, a career high, and three touchdowns. Bernard Mack had seven receptions for 130 yards and two touchdowns.
-- No. 2 Oconee County had little trouble with Monroe Area in its 8-3A game, beating the Purple Hurricane 35-16. Quarterback Jacob Wright was 13-of-15 passing for 211 yards and four touchdowns. Darius Johnson had four catches for 76 yards and two touchdowns. Jake Johnson had four catches for 64 yards and a touchdown. West Weeks had 10 tackles and had two catches for 11 yards and a touchdown. Elijah Hamm had seven tackles and one strip on a sack, which led to a Carsen Stocklinski recovery and touchdown. Justin Coleman had 10 tackles, two for a losses, with one interception.
-- No. 3 Peach County and No. 4 Crisp County each won their 2-3A games with Peach beating Jackson 44-10 and Crisp handling Americus-Sumter 41-14. Peach and Central-Macon are tied atop the 2-3A standings at 5-0, and Crisp is trailing at 4-1.
-- No. 7 Rockmart’s 45-7 victory against Adairsville in a 6-3A game kept the Yellow Jackets alone at the top of the region standings at 6-0. Rockmart leads North Murray (5-1) and Adairsville/Ringgold/LaFayette (4-2).
-- In Region 1-3A, Pierce County moved to 2-0 in the region after beating Long County 52-0 and is tied with No. 5 Appling as the front-runner in the league. Pierce and Appling will meet Nov. 20 in what should be the region championship game.
Class 3A Top 10 Results from Week 10
1. Cedar Grove (5-0, 4-0) beat Westminster in a 5-3A game 24-10.
2. Oconee County (8-0, 3-0) beat Monroe Area 35-16 in an 8-3A game.
3. Peach County (6-1, 5-0) beat Jackson 44-10 on Friday in a 2-3A game.
4. Crisp County (7-1, 4-1) beat Americus-Sumter 41-14 in a 2-3A game.
5. Appling County (7-0, 2-0) was off and hosts Brantley County in a 1-3A game Friday.
6. Greater Atlanta Christian (6-1, 3-1) was off and will host Carver-Atlanta for a 5-3A game Friday.
7. Rockmart (6-1, 5-0) beat Adairsville 45-7 in a 6-3A game.
8. Pierce County (6-1, 2-0) beat Long County 52-0 in a 1-3A game.
9. Cherokee Bluff (8-0, 4-0) beat Dawson County 28-27 in a 7-3A game.
10. Richmond Academy (7-1, 4-0) was off and travels to Cross Creek for a 4-3A game Friday.
Region Records
Region Season Pct
1-3A 9-19 0.321
2-3A 10-9 0.526
3-3A 6-15 0.286
4-3A 10-14 0.417
5-3A 8-8 0.500
6-3A 7-10 0.412
7-3A 14-13 0.519
8-3A 20-8 0.714
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