Blessed Trinity’s Tim McFarlin, a football coach with four state championships at two schools, called it “one of the best performances I’ve seen in 40 years.”
Justice Haynes, a sophomore running back, rushed for 331 yards and all five of his team’s touchdowns on 39 carries Friday night against state power Calhoun. Blessed Trinity won 35-21, pulling away from a 21-21 game when Haynes scored twice in the fourth quarter. He also completed a 41-yard pass to quarterback J.C. French on a third-and-9 in the closing minutes to ice the game.
“Honestly, I didn’t realize he had that many carries until I saw the film,” McFarlin said. “I was especially impressed by his yards after contact and his effort in the fourth quarter. He and the offensive line seemed to feed off of each other, and I’m proud of the chemistry they have at this point in the season.”
Haynes, the son of former Georgia and NFL fullback Verron Haynes, announced on his Twitter account Monday that he’d received a scholarship offer from the Bulldogs.
Top five
*Baldwin DB/WR Javon Bullard scored the game-winning touchdown on a 39-yard reception on a fourth-and-9 play, then made a fourth-down sack to clinch the win in the final two minutes, in a 19-13 victory over West Laurens,. Bullard finished with 15 tackles, two for losses, and rushed for 49 yards on a reverse.
*Blessed Trinity RB Justice Haynes rushed for 331 yards and five touchdowns on 39 carries and completed a 41-yard pass in a 35-21 victory over Calhoun.
*Chestatee QB Luke Bornhorst Jr. was 24-of-45 passing for 405 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 60 yards in a 55-50 loss to East Hall. Bornhorst rallied Chestatee from a 34-7 deficit with 43 second-half points and scored a two-point conversion for a short-lived 50-49 lead with two minutes left.
*Christian Heritage WR/DB Evan Lester had seven receptions for 258 yards and three touchdowns in a 35-0 victory over Walker. Lester also had five tackles and an interception and punted four times for a 40-yard average.
*Norcross LB Zakye Baker had 13 solo tackles, seven for losses, two sacks, two QB hurries and one pass breakup in a 23-20 victory over Mill Creek.
Best of the rest
*Arabia Mountain WR Tawann Rome had seven receptions for 128 yards and four touchdowns in a 40-28 victory over Mays.
*Athens Christian RB Johne’ss Davis rushed for 265 yards and a touchdown on 28 carries in a 27-22 loss to George Walton Academy.
*Bacon County WR Terriyon Moore had five receptions for 137 yards and two touchdowns in a 35-28 overtime loss to Class 2A No. 7 Toombs County.
*Bainbridge QB Quayde Hawkins was 19-of-22 passing for 251 yards and three touchdowns in a 56-7 victory over Dougherty.
*Calhoun DE Brett Garland had seven tackles, three for losses, a sack and a forced fumble in a 35-21 loss to Blessed Trinity.
*Carver (Atlanta) QB Kiontae Strozier was 7-of-11 passing for 162 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on five carries in a 41-12 victory over Redan.
*Cedar Grove ATH Rashod Dubinion rushed for 178 yards and scored four touchdowns in a 33-6 victory over Greater Atlanta Christian.
*Cedartown RB C.J. Washington rushed for 157 yards and four touchdowns on 12 carries in a 44-8 victory over Northwest Whitfield.
*Central (Macon) QB/DB Jalik Thomas rushed 24 times for 170 yards, was 12-of-20 passing for 141 yards and had two tackles in a 34-17 victory over Upson-Lee.
*Central Gwinnett WR Mekhi Mews had a school-record 14 receptions for 200 yards and a touchdown in a 37-7 loss to Lanier.
*Chattooga freshman WR/DB Nic Hester had six receptions, intercepted two passes and recovered a fumble and a kickoff in a 25-6 victory over Coosa.
*Cherokee WR Adarrius Harshaw had 10 receptions for 171 yards and a touchdown in a 35-28 loss to Roswell.
*Commerce freshman HB/LB Sammy Brown rushed for 167 yards and a touchdown on seven carries, scored on a 22-yard pass and had five tackles, two for losses, in a 55-7 victory over Towns County.
*Cook DL Andre Jackson had three tackles for losses and a sack in a 30-3 victory over Berrien.
*Dacula RB Kyle Efford rushed for 183 yards and four touchdowns on 20 carries and caught a 29-yard pass in a 50-13 victory over Habersham Central.
*Denmark QB Aaron McLaughlin was 9-of-13 passing for 249 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns in a 52-14 victory over Lambert.
*Dodge County RB Daylon Gordon rushed for 248 yards on 10 carries in a 58-0 victory over Monticello.
*Duluth QB Donnie Ratliff was 22-of-30 passing for 301 yards and three touchdowns in a 40-0 victory over North Clayton. Ratliff has thrown for 1,077 yards and 11 touchdowns during Duluth’s three-game winning streak.
*East Coweta LB Dylan Spelios had four tackles for losses, eight solo tackles, a sack and two QB hurries in a 39-14 victory over Pebblebrook.
*East Hall LB Kyle Hughes intercepted two passes and blocked a punt that he recovered and returned 30 yards for a touchdown in a 55-50 victory over Chestatee.
*East Jackson LB Ethan Ardis had 10 tackles, three assists and a tackle for a loss in a 42-13 loss to Monroe Area.
*Fayette County RB/LB Shaquille Ancrum had 10 carries for 119 yards a touchdown and nine tackles, one for a loss, and a sack in a 27-6 victory over McDonough.
*Fitzgerald ATH Chance Gamble rushed for a touchdown, caught two TD passes and passed for a touchdown in a 42-7 victory over Early County.
*Flowery Branch RB Jaizen Ellingham rushed for 222 yards and four touchdowns, the last one giving Flowery Branch the final margin in the second overtime, in a 42-35 victory over North Oconee.
*Georgia Military RB Yasir Saleem rushed for 290 yards and five touchdowns on 30 carries in a 47-19 victory over Crawford County.
*Gordon Lee RB/DB Cade Peterson rushed for 279 yards and scored on runs of 2, 77 and 83 yards in a 42-7 victory over Mount Zion of Carroll County. Peterson also had eight tackles.
*Hephzibah QB Marshall Chambers was 22-of-34 passing for 234 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 133 yards on 19 carries in a 33-13 loss to Richmond Academy.
*Irwin County ATH Gabe Benyard scored on a 60-yard run and interceptions of 65 yards and 42 yards in the first half of a 50-6 victory over Atkinson County.
*Jefferson DL Carson Woodward had two tackles for losses and two QB hurries and graded 91 percent in a 49-0 victory over Cedar Shoals.
*Johnson County RB Germivy Tucker rushed for 196 yards and a touchdown on 34 carries in a 28-13 victory over Montgomery County.
*Jones County QB John Alan Richter was 10-of-12 passing with three touchdowns playing only the first half of a 51-6 victory over Locust Grove.
*Kennesaw Mountain WR/DB Jaylen Hill had seven first hits, forced and recovered a fumble, had a sack, caught two passes for 56 yards and a touchdown and returned an interception 76 yards for a touchdown in a 30-22 victory over South Cobb.
*LaFayette QB Jaylon Ramsey rushed for 173 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries and passed for 135 yards in a 33-29 victory over Ringgold.
*Lanier DL Kyle King had four tackles for losses, three sacks and four QB hurries in a 37-7 victory over Central Gwinnett.
*Lovett LB Stevie Bracey had 9.5 tackles in a 26-0 victory over KIPP Atlanta Collegiate.
*Marietta DE Emmanuel Olatain had four sacks and 10 tackles in a 42-37 victory over North Paulding.
*Monroe Area DB Mason Byron made seven solo tackles, had 195 return yards and scored a touchdown and a two-point conversion in a 42-13 victory over East Jackson.
*Mount de Sales QB A’kori Jones rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries, was 3-of-5 passing for 30 yards, made two tackles and returned a fumble 60 yards for a touchdown in a 17-14 victory over Mount de Sales.
*Mount Vernon Presbyterian WR Andrew Douglas had seven receptions for 224 yards in a 42-3 victory over Hebron Christian.
*Murray County PK Elber Romero kicked a 52-yard field goal with four seconds left in a 27-24 victory over Sonoraville.
*North Cobb DE Kaleb Critten had eight solo tackles, four for losses, in a 33-14 victory over Harrison.
*North Hall’s duo of Kevin Rochester and Clark Howell rushed for 289 yards and five touchdowns in a 33-10 victory over Lumpkin County.
*Northside (Warner Robins) WR Justin Luke had five receptions for 143 yards and touchdowns of 50, 32 and 51 yards in a 43-9 victory over Luella.
*Oconee County OL/DL Carsen Stocklinski had six pancake blocks, three tackles for losses and two sacks and forced a fumble in a 30-7 victory over Hart County.
*Ola LB Connor O’Neil had a sack, three solo tackles, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries in a 38-28 victory over Union Grove.
*Prince Avenue Christian DE B.J. Green had three tackles for losses, three sacks, two QB pressures and three other tackles in a 41-7 victory over Athens Academy.
*Rabun County WR Adriel Clark had four receptions for 114 yards and a touchdown in a 42-6 victory over Columbia Academy of Tennessee.
*Ringgold DB Kyle White was in on 22 tackles, nine solos, in a 33-29 loss to LaFayette.
*Rockmart FS/RB Jai Penson had seven tackles, one for a loss, forced two fumbles, recovered one for a touchdown and rushed for 49 yards and three touchdowns on 10 carries in a 45-14 victory over Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe.
*Rome DE/OL Bryant Wilkinson had five tackles for losses in a 14-3 victory over East Paulding.
*Roswell LB Case Barrett had 14 tackles, two sacks and two tackles for losses in a 35-28 victory over Cherokee.
*Social Circle DB/WR Mason Moore had 11 solo tackles, broke up a pass and caught three passes for 45 yards and a touchdown in a 36-20 loss to Lincoln County.
*South Forsyth QB Kyle Durham was 19-of-33 passing for 346 yards and five touchdowns in a 41-34 loss to West Forsyth.
*Southwest DeKalb WR Armond Davis had three carries for 101 yards and a touchdown and three receptions for 93 yards and a touchdown in a 13-8 victory over M.L. King.
*Sprayberry RB Demarion Owens rushed for 191 yards and four touchdowns in a 49-9 victory over Lassiter.
*St. Pius LB Shug Bentley had four solo tackles, two assists and two tackles for losses, intercepted two passes and broke up two passes in a 42-12 victory over Lithonia.
*Thomas County Central RB/DB/RET Tykeem Wallace had two rushes for 64 yards and a touchdown, returned a kickoff for a score, had nine tackles, one for a loss, intercepted a pass and broke up a pass in a 26-25 victory over Westover.
*Thomson RB/DB Lilvasco Winfrey had 237 all-purpose yards on eight touches and scored on two kickoff returns and one run in a 64-6 victory over Cross Creek.
*Tift County LB Ta’Quan “Bubba” Ellis had 10 tackles, two for losses, a sack and a pass breakup in a 29-10 victory over Perry.
*Toombs County RB Derrick Mincey rushed for 121 yards and three touchdowns in a 35-29 victory over Bacon County.
*Villa Rica RB T.J. Harvison rushed for 192 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries in a 48-14 victory over North Springs.
*Walton WR/TE Stone McKnight had eight receptions for 130 yards and a touchdown in a 24-15 victory over Hillgrove.
*Washington QB Moyne Jones was 12-of-21 passing for 233 yards and five touchdown and rushed for 37 yards in a 51-14 victory over Therrell.
*West Forsyth WR/DB Oscar Delp had nine receptions for 172 yards and two touchdowns and had four tackles and two pass breakups in his first start in the secondary in a 41-34 victory over South Forsyth.
*Westlake QB R.J. Johnson was 15-of-19 passing for 319 yards and four touchdowns in a 71-6 victory over Morrow.
*Wilcox County LB Martez Thrower had 11 solo tackles and four assists and rushed for 79 yards and three touchdowns on 12 carries in a 35-28 loss to Dublin.
Credit: Daniel Varnado/Special to the AJC
Credit: Daniel Varnado/Special to the AJC
Lines of distinction
*Bainbridge’s offensive line of Will McCorkle, Lawson Chandler, Jeb Logue, Tim Thompson, Jaylon Randall, Alvin Parker and Cam Bennett with tight end Ridge Baggett and fullback Devon Smart protected for 484 total yards and seven offensive touchdowns in a 56-7 victory over Dougherty.
*Fellowship Christian’s offensive line of Charlie Patterson, Calen Nichols, Reid Robinson, Calen McClung, Brady Niblock and Nathan Nardone helped the Paladins (6-0) rush for 420 yards on 38 carries in a 63-0 victory over Dunwoody. Fellowship is averaging 287.4 yards rushing per game.
*Georgia Military’s offensive line of Camden Bentley, Calvin Waldroup Jr., Michael Maldonado, Mason Yearwood, Riley Prosser and Isaiah Womble helped GMC to 477 total yards in a 47-19 victory over Crawford County. Yasir Saleem rushed for 290.
*Harris County’s offensive line of Jesse Geter, Christian Cotton, Antonio Lamb, Josh Shelton, Kaleb Lowe, McCord Craven and tight end Kobe Askew helped rack up 390 yards rushing – more than twice the team’s average – on just 35 attempts in a 28-21 victory over Northgate. K.D. Hutchinson rushed for 206 yards.
*Holy Innocents’ offensive line of Sterling Hartrich, Mac Mitchell, Conor Swennumson, Jack McGinty and Logan Hodgson with tight ends Mikey Bennett and Christian Padgett paved the way for 401 rushing yards (8.02 per carry) and six touchdowns in a 42-12 victory over Providence Christian.
*Johnson County’s front five of Joshua Cox, Landry Thompson, Frankie Curry, Aiden Greenway, and Mark Kolosa paved the way for 329 rushing yards – 196 by Germivy Tucker – in a 28-13 victory over Montgomery County.
*North Cobb’s offensive line of Aaron Hawkins, Aiden Reyes, Blake Ellsworth, Marselle Felton and R.J. Grisby, a group that includes three sophomores, helped produce 453 yards of total offense in a 33-14 victory Harrison and gave time to Trevor Lovett, who was playing quarterback for the first time this season. Lovett was 15-of-21 passing for 259 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries. Christian Moss had nine receptions for 169 yards and a touchdown.
*North Forsyth’s offensive line of J.T. Francis, Eli Edwards, Eli Tompkins, Elisha Samples, Haris Mahmutovic and Noah Macias paved the way for 425 total yards – 274 passing, 151 rushing – in a 28-27 loss to Forsyth Central.
*Richmond Academy’s offensive line of Travon Heard, Kajel Wright, Donalvon Stevens, Jonathan Miniweather and Dante Lawrence helped the Musketeers (6-1) produce 388 yards rushing in a 33-26 victory over Hephzibah. Jontavis Curry rushed for 230 yards. Rashad Williams ran for 114 yards.
*Richmond Hill’s offensive line of Joe Fusile, Jeremiah Scott-Kollman, Corey Rowley, Bodee Truax, Christian Hubbard and Alex Workman was at the forefront of the Wildcats' 278 rushing yards (8.4 per carry) and allowed no sacks in a 45-14 victory over Effingham County. Ashaud Roberson rushed for 127 yards, giving him more than 100 in all seven Wildcats games.
*Spalding’s offensive line of Keshon Seay, Jordan Yarbrough, Jackson Peurifoy, Ben Griffin, Chase Fambro, and Davion Foster cleared paths for 330 yards rushing on 42 carries in a 17-12 victory over Rutland. Nazir Berry rushed for 209 of those yards.
*Taylor County’s offensive line of Gavin Carter, Brandon Davis, Jikevion Towns, Dalton Cannon and Tristan Turner opened holes for 294 rushing yards (12.3 per carry) in a 47-0 victory over Central of Talbotton. The Vikings (5-1) are averaging 7.2 yards per carry this season.
*Thomasville’s offensive line of Jackson Hodge, Ayden Aque, Caden Shokat, Jacob Tyson and Jaiwan Anderson paved the way for a season-high 394 rushing yards and five touchdowns and allowed no sacks on 28 passing attempts in a 56-28 victory over Worth County. QB Ronnie Baker (114) and RB Ricky Fulton (165) each went over 100 yards rushing.
*Winder-Barrow’s offensive line of Deven Berrey, Reese Maxwell, Jacob Atkinson, Sam Herr and Jacob Merrifield with tight end Zac Dean and fullback Chandler Maxwell led the way for 307 yards rushing and 166 yards passing with no sacks in a 35-28 victory over Shiloh, which entered as a 21-point favorite. The victory was coach Ed Dudley’s 200th.
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