It was another uneventful night for the ranked teams in Class 5A this week, as six of the seven clubs in action won their games. The only loss by a ranked team came against a higher-ranked team.
With one week left in the regular season, only two of the region championships have been determined: Starr’s Mill in Region 2 and Clarke Central in Region 8. The remaining six leagues will crown their champion this week.
Here’s how the ranked teams fared on Friday night. No. 2 Warner Robins and No. 6 Coffee had their game cancelled because of COVID concerns at Coffee. No. 9 Clarke Central did not play.
No. 1 Blessed Trinity runs away: The top-ranked Titans brought out the big plays and rolled to a 48-0 win over Cass. Justice Haynes (55, 37 yards) and Evan Dickens (80, 67 yards) each scored twice and Englan Williams had a 48-yard touchdown. Duncan Reavis threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Brendan Hunt. Michael Mitchler had a scoop-and-score for the defense, which also got interceptions from Charlie McCoy and Drew Stephenson.
No. 3 Ware County eliminates Veterans: Thomas Castellanos ran for three touchdowns and threw for two others to lead the Gators to a 42-14 win over Veterans, eliminating the Warhawks from the playoffs. Cartevious Norton added a 60-yard touchdown run and Henry Bates added a field goal for Ware County (7-1), which raced to a 24-0 lead after one quarter.
No. 4 Cartersville turns back No. 5 Calhoun: Carlos Del Rio-Wilson threw for two touchdowns and ran for another to help the Purple Hurricanes defeat rival Calhoun 31-14. Cartersville took a 17-14 lead into the fourth quarter and got the clinching touchdown on a pass from Del Rio-Wilson to Quante Jennings, who earlier ran for a score.
Eighth straight win for No. 7 Starr’s Mill: The Panthers (8-1) got touchdowns from five different players in a 38-7 win over McIntosh. Brandon Mathis, Marc Stampley, Devin Barnett, Cole Bishop and William Yarbrough each scored a touchdown and Max Prozny kicked a field goal for the Region 3 champions. Starr’s Mill doesn’t play again until the first round of the state playoffs, as next week’s game with Northside Columbus has already been cancelled because of COVID.
No. 8 St. Pius puts it away early: The Golden Lions (7-1) scored 30 first-quarter points and rolled to a 39-14 win over Stone Mountain. The win means coach Paul Standard’s team will play Decatur next week for the Region 5 championship.
