PAC is still here
Private No. 1 Trinity Christian has been dominant and No. 2 Calvary Day is undefeated as well. But don’t forget about No. 3 Prince Avenue Christian. The Wolverines dropped their opener on the road at Calvary by one score (21-13) but have been rolling ever since. PAC made yet another statement over the weekend, throttling their third top 10 team of the season, No. 10 Athens Academy, 49-13. The Wolverines previously defeated Holy Innocents and Wesleyan – ranked No. 6 and 7, respectively at the time – by a combined score of 84-13. In the win over the Spartans, freshman Mack Bradley rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries and caught six passes for 126 yards and a touchdown. Sophomore QB Aaron Philo was 20-of-28 passing for 378 yards and four touchdowns.
Both No. 1s make statements
Trinity Christian and Irwin County flexed on their opponents over the weekend, showing no signs of weakness as they march toward defending their state titles. Both scored nine touchdowns in their wins.Trinity improved to 7-0 with a 63-14 win over Whitefield Academy (5-2). Senior QB David Dallas was 22-of-27 passing for 421 yards and five touchdowns. Bryce Wilcox had seven receptions for 138 yards and three touchdowns. Aaron Gates had 129 yards receiving. Dominick Cosper had 116 yards rushing. Irwin County (5-2) beat Atkinson County 63-12 as QB Cody Soliday was 8-of-11 passing for 210 yards and touchdowns to four receivers. Demarkas Lundy rushed for 95 yards on six carries.
Macon, Schley stay put after slugfest
Macon County and Schley County maintained their positions in the Public top 10 – Macon No. 3, Schley No. 5 – after they went toe-to-toe with Macon County coming out on top, 54-38. Macon (6-0) led 40-38 midway in the fourth quarter, then pulled away. Marlon Mitchell rushed for 273 yards and four touchdowns on 28 carries Landon Austin was 6-of-15 passing for 223 yards. For Schley, QB Jay Kanazawa was 13-of-29 passing for 272 yards and four touchdowns – all to Jalewis Solomon, who had six receptions for 114 yards. Solomon had 197 all-purpose yards.
FPD upsets Tattnall … again
In two of First Presbyterian Day’s last three wins over Macon-area rival Tattnall Square, Tattnall was ranked and FPD was not. Make it three out of the last four now as the Vikings knocked the Trojans out of the top 10 after a 20-0 win. The teams have faced each other 53 times since the first meeting in 1975, and this was the first time FPD has shut out Tattnall since 1983 (32-0). The Vikings took advantage of five Trojan turnovers as heavy rains in the area during the day turned the field into a mud pit. FPD went up 7-0 midway through the second quarter after a long punt return by Jaylun Goodrum set up a Griffin Green touchdown run from the 3-yard line. Goodrum scored again on a fumble recovery midway through the third quarter, and another Tattnall turnover, an interception by Garrett Veal, QB Jahkari Williams’ touchdown run provided the final points of the game. FPD now sits atop Region 1 with Stratford Academy. The teams meet on Oct. 29.
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