Top five

*Athens Academy RB Tre Hawkins rushed for 301 yards and seven touchdowns, both school records, on 20 carries in a 70-35 victory over Providence Christian.

*Chamblee QB Fabian Walker threw seven TD passes in the first half in an 84-7 victory over Druid Hills. Walker was 13-of-17 passing for 291 yards.

*East Paulding RB Justin Williams rushed for 358 yards and a touchdown on 33 carries and completed a 21-yard pass in a 31-28 victory over Hiram.

*Ringgold RB Peyton Williams rushed for 233 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries, caught three passes for 60 yards and returned a kickoff 45 yards in a 31-28 victory over North Murray. Williams rushed for 204 yards after his team trailed 14-0 at halftime.

*West Forsyth RB Peyton Streko rushed for 267 yards on 22 carries in a 51-35 victory over Walton. Streko scored on runs of 36, 14, 1, 6, 68 and 30 yards for a school-record six touchdowns.

Best of the rest

*Benedictine NG Jeremiah Thomas had seven solo tackles, two tackles for losses and a sack in a 48-17 victory over North Oconee.

*Blessed Trinity RB Justice Haynes rushed for 200 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries in a 28-10 victory over Charlotte Catholic or North Carolina.

*Calhoun QB Christian Lewis was 14-of-14 passing for 230 yards and five touchdowns in a 56-7 victory over Ridgeland.

*Cartersville LB Myles Forristall had eight solo tackles, nine assists, a tackle for a loss and a forced fumble in a 17-14 victory over Creekside.

*Cass QB Devin Henderson rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries and passed for 140 yards and a touchdown in a 20-7 victory over Temple.

*Centennial RB Carter Wit rushed for 162 yards on 20 carries in a 7-6 loss to Peachtree Ridge.

*Central of Talbotton OLB Kevon Malone had two sacks, three tackles for losses and forced two fumbles in a 53-0 loss to Manchester.

*Charlton County RB/LB Jaylen Lilly rushed for 121 yards (his third straight over 100), scored two touchdowns and had nine tackles in a 23-8 victory over McIntosh County Academy.

*Chestatee QB Luke Bornhorst was 18-of-28 passing for 344 yards and five touchdowns in a 42-7 victory over West Hall.

*Collins Hill DE Asani Redwood had four tackles for losses, two sacks and five QB hurries in a 34-0 victory over Rome.

*Colquitt County TE Landen Thomas had three receptions for 126 yards and two touchdowns in a 48-42 victory over Valdosta.

*Columbia RB/LB Royce Tolbert rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries, had eight tackles and blocked a field-goal attempt in a 21-14 victory over Pace Academy.

*Columbus RB Robert Edwards III rushed for 163 yards and a touchdown on 29 carries in a 41-13 loss to LaGrange.

*Creekside DB B.J. Cowart had four solo tackles, six assists, two tackles for losses, a pass breakup and a fumble return for a touchdown in a 17-14 loss to Cartersville.

*Creekview LB Isaac Hubert had 2.5 sacks, two tackles for losses and seven QB pressures and rushed for 106 yards in a 21-14 victory over Cherokee.

*Drew RB/SS Hakem Hodges rushed for 176 yards and two touchdowns, had 76 yards receiving and two touchdowns and intercepted a pass in a 38-0 victory over North Clayton.

*Fayette County LB Brandon Moss had six tackles, four assists, a blocked kick, a blocked punt and an interception returned for a touchdown in a 37-16 victory over Morrow.

*Franklin County RET Dee Oliver returned an interception 72 yards for a touchdown and a kickoff 90 yards for a score in a 20-19 loss to Jackson County.

*Gainesville QB Baxter Wright completed 20 of 22 passes for 297 yards and one touchdown and rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown in a 42-35 victory over Flowery Branch.

*Gilmer RB/CB/RET Kobe Stonecipher played all 141 snaps, rushed for 196 yards and three touchdowns on 15 carries, returned a kickoff 86 yards for a touchdown, broke up a pass and made a tackle in a 41-34 victory over East Jackson. Stonecipher scored the winning touchdown with 1:27 left.

*Habersham Central DE Jonathan Adams had 10 tackles, 3.5 tackles for losses, and a forced and recovered fumble in a 21-12 victory over White County.

*Houston County RB Simeon Askew rushed for 257 yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries in a 24-20 victory over Statesboro.

Kennesaw Mountain defensive players signal a turnover after Sprayberry fumbled the ball in the second half of play at Kennesaw Mountain High School Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. (Daniel Varnado/For the AJC)

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*Kennesaw Mountain DE Justin Ested had 11 tackles, three tackles for losses, one sack, a forced and recovered fumble and an interception returned 76 yards in a 47-3 victory over Sprayberry.

*Lakeview Academy WR Sam Perrott had five receptions for 174 yards and a touchdown in a 31-20 victory over Walker.

*Long County ATH Dwayne Rowe had five tackles, returned an interception 60 yards, returned a punt 75 yards for a touchdown (his second on a punt return this season) and scored on a 15-yard run on offense in a 46-0 victory over Butler.

*Macon County DE/LB Jace McClendon had two sacks, two other tackles for losses, two QB hurries and an 85-yard interception return for a touchdown in a 47-0 victory over Marion County.

*Marietta LB Carlos Cervantes had 10 solo tackles, two for losses, and a sack in a 40-17 victory over Camden County.

*Mary Persons RB Duke Watson rushed for 260 yards and four touchdowns on 27 carries in a 39-32 loss to Newnan.

*McIntosh County Academy LB Austin Crosby rushed for 120 yards and had three solo tackles and nine assists in a 22-8 loss to Charlton County.

*Metter LB Ethan Oglesby had 17 tackles in a 40-10 victory over Savannah Country Day.

*Montgomery County WR/DB Samari Madison had four receptions for 75 yards and three touchdowns and intercepted a pass in a 32-7 victory over Dooly County.

*Mount de Sales QB A’khori Jones rushed for 273 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries and was 5-of-8 passing for 38 yards in a 31-23 loss to Brookstone.

*Newnan QB James Paige rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries and was 13-of-21 passing for 139 yards and a touchdown in a 39-32 victory over Mary Persons.

*North Atlanta LB Connor Hughes had eight tackles for 44 yards in losses, 4.5 sacks, 10 solo tackles and an interception in a 42-16 victory over Dunwoody.

*Pepperell RB D.J. Rogers rushed for 285 yards and four touchdowns on 17 carries in a 39-32 loss to Bremen.

*Perry QB Armar Gordon was 14-of-24 passing for 335 yards and three touchdowns and scored a touchdown in a 34-14 victory over Veterans.

*Pickens WR Devin Hand had seven receptions for 154 yards and two touchdowns in a 34-10 victory over Coosa.

*Roswell QB Robbie Roper was 17-of-22 passing for 330 yards and four touchdowns in a 45-10 victory over North Paulding.

*Schley County freshman RB/LB Zayden Walker rushed for 139 yards and four touchdowns on seven carries and had 2.5 tackles for losses in a 55-0 victory over Taylor County.

*Social Circle WR/DB/P Mason Moore had nine receptions for 134 yards and two touchdowns, made seven tackles and averaged 37 yards per punt in a 42-22 loss to Putnam County.

*South Atlanta RB Keyjuan Brown rushed for 225 yards and five touchdowns on 17 carries and returned a kickoff 86 yards for a score in a 60-30 victory over Mundy’s Mill.

*South Effingham PK Liam Rickman kicked a 38-yard field goal as time expired in a 33-30 victory over Wayne County. Rickman was 5-for-5 on touchbacks.

*South Paulding RB Jamairon Wilcox had 184 yards from scrimmage and three touchdowns on 14 touches and returned the opening kickoff 83 yards for a touchdown in a 52-20 victory over Chapel Hill.

*Southeast Bulloch RB/SS Tradon McBride had 159 yards rushing on 18 carries, scored a touchdown and made six tackles in a 21-7 victory over Screven County.

*Statesboro QB Kamron Mikell rushed for 159 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries and was 11-of-16 passing for 111 yards and two touchdowns in a 24-20 loss to Houston County.

*Stephens County FS Bryson Trimier had 17 tackles in a 19-14 victory over Madison County.

*Stephenson DB Cordell Andrews intercepted two passes, had five solo tackles and two tackles for losses and set up the game-winning touchdown with a 46-yard punt return in a 20-14 victory over Tucker.

*Stone Mountain LB Ali Diakite had three sacks and four tackles for losses, one in the end zone, in a 23-6 victory over Redan.

*Thomasville LB Ty Anderson had nine solo tackles, two tackles for losses and two sacks and recovered a fumble in a 28-10 victory over Bainbridge.

*Toombs County WR Cam Robinson had 11 receptions for 180 yards and two touchdowns in a 14-7 victory over Berrien.

*Towers QB/FS Isaiah Logan was 20-of-27 passing for 216 yards and two touchdowns, rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown and made five tackles in a 27-0 victory over KIPP Atlanta Collegiate. WR Keshawn Weathers had eight receptions for 121 yards and one touchdown.

*Towns County RB Kyle Oakes rushed for 247 yards and five touchdowns, all in the first half of a 48-20 victory over Baconton Charter.

*Trion RB Rob Brown rushed for 202 yards on 26 carries and had 22 yards receiving and two touchdowns in a 37-6 victory over Howard of Chattanooga.

*Turner County RB Elijah Stephens rushed for 192 yards, had two receptions for 76 yards and scored five touchdowns in a 41-6 victory over Seminole County.

*Upson-Lee RB Tra Bloodser rushed for 169 yards on five carries and scored on runs of 60, 56, and 35 yards in a 40-14 victory over McIntosh.

*Vidalia PK Tate McDaniel was 2-of-2 on field goals – including a school-record 46-yarder – in a 26-13 loss to Bleckley County. Bleckley’s average field position following his four kickoffs was the 15-yard line.

*Worth County QB Chip Cooper rushed for 205 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries and was 13-of-24 passing for 172 yards and three touchdowns in a 42-6 victory over Rutland.

Lines of distinction

*Adairsville’s offensive line of Tifton Worthington, Mason Tordrup, James Foster, Bobby Campbell and Luke Altizer opened holes for 438 rushing yards in a 55-13 win over Murray County.

*Dutchtown rushed for 472 yards and four touchdowns on 37 carries behind a rotating offensive line of starters Christian Dixon, Colin Alexander, Sincere Henderson, Tyler Kellogg and Ronald Shinholster and reserves Khamari Solomon, Hector Cari, Zyaire Sanders and Cameron Thompson. RB Jamal “Scoota” Bing was the rushing leader with 192 yards and two touchdowns in the 38-6 victory over Ola.

*Eastside’s offensive line of James Amos, Jalen Farmer, Tyler Barnett, Marcus Metcalf and Clayton Shutte propelled RB Dallas Johnson to more than 200 yards rushing for the second time in three games. Johnson finished with 255 of his team’s 281 rushing yards, and 343 yards total, in a 30-21 victory over Alcovy. Farmer committed to Florida the day of the game.

*Hebron Christian’s offensive line of David Pierre, Deacon Maynard, J.T. Sperring, Ashton Villegas and Jack Tennant cleared space for a 300-yard rusher, QB Gavin Hall, in a 43-22 victory over Mount Pisgah Christian. Hebron ran 53 times for 484 yards, with Hall at an even 300 with four touchdowns on 24 carries.

*Lee County’s offensive line of seniors Jacob Brim, Owen Green and QaeShon Sapp with juniors Dontae Tinson and Gavin McDonald helped the Trojans rush for 262 yards and put up 414 total yards in a 24-21 victory over Lowndes. Freshman RB Ousmane Kromah rushed for 227 yards and three touchdowns on 26 carries.

*North Cobb’s offensive line of Aiden Williams, Josh Bagley, Blake Ellsworth, Marcel Felton and R.J. Grigsby paved the way to 475 total yards in a 43-7 victory over Alpharetta. They graded out 89% and allowed no sacks. Malachi Singleton was 18-of-22 passing for 323 yards, and Ben Hall rushed for 112 yards.

*Rabun County’s offensive line of Will McGraw, Bear Old, Dalton Ramey, Cesar Cruz, Chris Thompson, Nolan Crane and Michael Swager helped the Wildcats produce 625 total yards in a 59-14 victory over North Carolina’s defending Class A champion, Murphy. Benefiting greatly were QB Gunner Stockton (333 yards passing, 136 rushing), WR Jade Gibson (202 receiving) and RB Lang Windham (142 rushing).

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