Miller Grove’s Cayman Spaulding entered last week’s game ranked second in sacks and third in tackles for losses in DeKalb County. The only good thing he hadn’t done was intercept a pass and celebrate a victory over the kind of opponent needed to shine a light on the season the junior linebacker was having.
On Friday night, Spaulding added six tackles for losses to his resume and intercepted two passes, one returned for a touchdown, to seal a 34-27 victory over seventh-ranked Stephenson. The victory was Miller Grove’s second in history against a top-10 team and second ever against Stephenson.
“He’s a top-tier athlete, and everything he does, he does it 100 mph,” Miller Grove coach Melvin Brown said.
Top five
*Pebblebrook RB Dwight Phillips Jr. rushed for 239 yards on 13 carries and broke the game open with first-half TD runs of 77 and 84 yards in a 38-21 victory over East Coweta.
*Miller Grove LB Cayman Spaulding had seven solo tackles, six assists and six tackles behind the line and intercepted two passes, returning one 47 yards for a touchdown, in a 34-27 victory over Stephenson.
*Rabun County QB Gunner Stockton was 24-of-35 passing for 328 yards and five touchdowns and rushed for 51 yards in a 45-14 victory over Grovetown. Stockton has thrown 147 TD passes and scored 68 touchdowns. The total of 215 is the most in state history, surpassing Deshaun Watson’s 214.
*Sonoraville QB Jaxon Pate was 11-of-12 passing for 356 yards and four touchdowns, rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown on four carries and returned a punt 75 yards for a touchdown in a 48-7 victory over Murray County.
*Turner County RB Elijah Stephens rushed for 204 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries and caught a 17-yard pass in a 38-35 victory over Clinch County, ending an eight-game losing streak to Clinch.
Best of the rest
*Alexander RB Tradon Foster rushed for 314 yards and four touchdowns on 23 carries in a 52-22 victory over Dalton.
*Benedictine WR Justin Thomas had six receptions for 159 yards and scored four touchdowns, two rushing and two receiving, in a 49-6 victory over Jenkins.
*Blessed Trinity RB Justice Haynes rushed for 244 yards and four touchdowns on 35 carries in a 32-27 loss to Calhoun.
*Brooks County RB Omari Arnold rushed for 277 yards and four touchdowns on 20 carries in a 48-7 victory over Lanier County.
*Calhoun LB/P Christopher Lewis had 14 tackles (11 solo, three assists) and averaged 44.0 yards on three punts, all downed inside the 20-yard line, in a 32-27 victory over Blessed Trinity.
*Cass QB Devin Henderson rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns and passed for 169 yards and two touchdowns in a 35-0 victory over Woodland of Cartersville.
*Cedar Grove RB Rashod Dubinion rushed for 238 yards and two touchdowns and added 125 kickoff-return yards in a 42-35 loss to Lowndes.
*Cedartown RB/DB Harlem Diamond rushed for 180 yards and three touchdowns on 11 carries, had four tackles, broke up a pass and had 27 return yards in a 57-23 victory over Northwest Whitfield.
*Chestatee QB Luke Bornhorst was 18-of-27 passing for 261 yards and five touchdowns and rushed for 86 yards in a 62-50 victory over East Hall.
*Columbus RB Robert Edwards rushed for 217 yards and three touchdowns on 27 carries in a 55-46 victory over Spencer.
*Commerce RB Jaiden Daniels rushed for 201 yards on 23 carries in a 28-20 victory over Towns County.
*Crisp County DB C.J. Jones had three tackles, broke up two passes and intercepted two passes, one returned for a touchdown, in a 27-14 victory over Peach County.
*Dawson County WR Bailey Dameron had six receptions for 134 yards - his fourth straight over 100 - and a touchdown in a 52-21 victory over Gilmer.
*Dodge County freshman QB Duke Johnson was 11-of-14 passing for 163 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on seven carries in a 48-6 victory over Jasper County.
*First Presbyterian LB Coleman Cauley had 10 solo tackles, six assists and two tackles for losses in a 20-0 victory over previously unbeaten Tattnall Square.
*Georgia Military RB Jessie Washington rushed for 160 yards and three touchdowns on 17 carries and had nine tackles in a 38-12 victory over Crawford County.
*Haralson County LB Austin Hacks had 10 tackles, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, a sack, a tackle for a loss and three QB pressures in a 42-14 victory over Callaway.
*Hephzibah DB Cornelius Smith had eight tackles, blocked a field goal, broke up two passes and returned an interception two yards for a touchdown in a 26-6 victory over Richmond Academy.
*Hillgrove QB Chase McCravy was 16-of-25 passing for 236 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 62 yards on 13 carries in a 52-35 loss to Walton.
Credit: Daniel Varnado
Credit: Daniel Varnado
*Holy Innocents’ PK Preston Cate kicked a 50-yard field goal in a 45-7 victory over Providence Christian.
*Hughes ATH Xavier Smith threw a 27-yard TD pass, scored on a 53-yard run, returned an interception 75 yards and had five tackles in a 68-7 victory over North Atlanta.
*Irwin County QB Cody Soliday was 8-of-11 passing for 210 yards and touchdowns to four receivers in a 63-12 victory over Atkinson County.
*Jeff Davis DB Carter Mullis had seven tackles, a sack, two pass breakups and an interception in a 26-7 victory over Vidalia.
*Jefferson FB Reese Johnson rushed for 114 yards on 13 carries, all between the tackles, in a 34-9 victory over Cedar Shoals.
*Jones County PK/P Evan West was 4-for-4 on field goals, good from 44, 44, 39 and 32 yards, averaged 49 yards on two punts and made a touchdown-saving tackle in a 48-42 victory over Ola.
*Lakeside of Evans RB Temarcus Elam rushed for 150 yards and three touchdowns on 11 carries in a 35-6 victory over Heritage of Conyers.
*Lincoln County QB/FS Trey Huff rushed for 68 yards and two touchdowns, passed for 118 yards and a touchdown, had five solo tackles and three assists and broke up a pass in a 28-27 victory over Social Circle.
*Macon County RB Marlon Mitchell rushed for 273 yards and four touchdowns on 28 carries in a 54-38 victory over Schley County.
*Marietta QB Tyler Hughes was 23-of-35 passing for 469 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries in a 45-42 loss to North Paulding.
*Marist DE Ryan Phelan had two solo tackles, a sack, a tackle for a loss, a forced fumble, a pass breakup and six QB hurries in a 28-20 victory over Hapeville Charter.
*McEachern WR Kaleb Webb had eight receptions for 194 yards and three touchdowns in a 36-7 victory over Campbell.
*Monroe Area LB Jakyri Jones had 15 tackles and an interception that he returned for a touchdown in a 40-10 victory over East Jackson.
*North Cobb CB Marquis Groves-Killebrew had five tackles, two tackles for losses and an interception returned for a touchdown in a 42-14 victory over Harrison.
*North Oconee WR/DB Khalil Barnes caught four passes for 85 yards and a touchdown, broke up two passes, intercepted a pass and made four tackles in a 14-7 victory over Flowery Branch.
*Northview RB Marcus Godbey rushed for 246 yards and four touchdowns on 32 carries in a 34-33 overtime victory over Stone Mountain.
*Oconee County RB C.J. Jones rushed for 183 yards and four touchdowns in a 35-13 victory over Hart County.
*Prince Avenue Christian freshman RB Mack Bradley rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries and caught six passes for 126 yards and a touchdown in a 49-13 victory over Athens Academy.
*Rockmart LB Brent Washington had three tackles for losses and a sack in a 56-0 victory over Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe.
*Rome WR D.K. Daniels had eight receptions for 168 yards and two touchdowns in a 48-7 victory over East Paulding.
*Roswell RB Nykahi Davenport rushed for 172 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries in a 41-13 victory over Cherokee.
*Savannah Christian QB/LB David Bucey rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns, passed for 78 yards as the fill-in quarterback, had 10 tackles, two for losses, broke up a pass and served as the long snapper in a 35-13 victory over Screven County.
*Schley County WR/CB Jalewis Solomon scored four touchdowns receiving and one returning an interception 44 yards in a 54-38 loss to Macon County. Solomon had six receptions for 116 yards.
*Social Circle QB Logan Cross was 23-of-33 passing for 319 yards and two touchdowns in a 28-27 loss to Lincoln County.
*South Cobb QB Javon Richardson rushed for 156 yards and a touchdown and passed for 43 yards in a 17-15 victory over previously unbeaten Kennesaw Mountain.
*South Forsyth FS/RB Austin Uidel had 14 tackles, broke up three passes and scored on a 32-yard pass to send the game into overtime in a 30-24 victory over West Forsyth.
*South Paulding RB Jamairon Wilcox rushed for 181 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries in a 28-6 victory over Douglas County.
*Southeast Bulloch LB Jontavious Scott had had seven tackles, one for a loss, and graded out 100% playing only the first half in a 48-13 victory over Savannah.
*Spencer QB Gary Gaither was 30-of-37 passing for 537 yards and five touchdowns in a 56-46 loss to Columbus. WR Javorris Brown had seven receptions for 243 yards and four touchdowns.
*Sprayberry RB Isaiah Abbey rushed for 200 yards and three touchdowns on 23 carries in a 38-35 loss to Lassiter.
*St. Francis DB Branden Strozier scored touchdowns returning an interception and a kickoff and receiving a pass in a 42-10 victory over Cherokee Christian.
*St. Pius DB Austin Taylor had a team-leading six solo tackles and returned an interception 77 yards for a touchdown in a 43-6 victory over Lithonia.
*Tattnall County RB David Hill rushed for 140 yards and three touchdowns on 17 carries in a 21-6 victory over Bradwell Institute.
*Toombs County QB Gavin Hall was 14-of-17 passing for 262 yards and five touchdowns in the first half of a 56-3 victory over Bacon County.
*Trinity Christian QB David Dallas was 22-of-27 passing for 421 yards and five touchdowns in a 63-14 victory over Whitefield Academy.
*Washington-Wilkes QB Dalen Cobb rushed for 176 yards and two touchdowns and passed for 139 yards and a score in a 34-6 victory over Greene County.
*Windsor Forest RB Michael Cabellero rushed for 182 yards on 29 carries in a 12-6 victory over Liberty County.
Lines of distinction
*Berrien’s offensive line of Garyson Scheller, Brayden Joiner, Narcisso Cervantes, Jeremiah Tillman and Carlos Reliford with tight ends Derrien Powell and John Davis produced 22 pancake blocks and created space for Demar Riley’s 214 rushing yards in a 25-21 victory over Cook
*Darlington’s offensive line of Gus Gammage, Caleb Butler, Christian McCluney, Briant Powell, Truitt Hayworth and Gatlin Hancock helped the Tigers put up 338 total yards on 26 plays in the first half of a 49-21 victory over Mount Paran Christian.
*Haralson County’s offensive line of Brody Salyers, Isaiah Reed, Colton Sanders, Zach Burrell, Eli Salmon, Jared Rodriquez, Jacob Rodriquez, Riley Bell and Caden Mullins created holes for 346 rushing yards on 48 carries in a 42-14 victory over defending Class 2A champion Callaway. Clay Hyatt rushed for 210 yards and five touchdowns.
*Harris County’s offensive line of Jesse Geter, Cole Cameron, Christian Cotton, Josh Shelton, C.J. Joseph and Nathan Burns helped amass 433 yards – 236 rushing, 197 passing – in only 28 snaps in a 42-16 victory over Northgate.
*Jackson County’s offensive line of Holden Gilstrap, Evan Rosser, Jonathan Lindquist, Logan Cantrell and Dylan Starnes helped produce 525 total yards and eight touchdowns on 42 plays in a 63-0 victory over Johnson of Gainesville. They haven’t allowed a sack the past two games.
*Northeast’s offensive line of Johnny Williams, Donnie Brown, Jacorian Riggins, Jadarrius Sears and Malachi Hancock paved the way for 413 yards rushing in a 48-6 victory over Southwest.
*Ola’s offensive line of Jackson Cannon, Tyler Bates, Peyton Morefield, Hunter Nail, Neil Sledge, Lendric Barber and Teagin Hightower with tight ends Jaleel Jackson and Kendrick McDaniel paved the way for 421 rushing yards and two 100-yard rushers (Micah Bell with 180; Naziq Dahniya with 134) in a 48-42 loss to Jones County.
*Putnam County’s offensive line of Blake Tiller, Zacoree Wallace, DreLyn Lockhart, Mark Watkins and Chris Haynes made possible more than 500 yards of offense in a 63-7 victory over Glenn Hills. Tiller and Watkins are freshmen.
*Southwest DeKalb’s offensive line of Josh Parks, Kylen Everett, David Johnson, Jr., Tireon Webb, Akiliss Smith and Brandon Powell provided protection for 318 yards rushing and 134 yards passing in a 52-0 victory over M.L. King. Billy Johnson (168) and James Carson (127) each rushed for more than 100 yards.
*Thomas County Central’s offensive line of Ty Brown, Brandon Sauls, Jace Knapp, Darquez Lee and Jay Franklin blocked for a pair of 100-yard rushers – Persean Taylor (124) and Tyler Floyd (103) – in a 36-6 victory over Westover.
*Union County’s offense line of Ian Sterna, Mayolin Collins-Spiva, Alex Godinez, Cody Meeks and Wyatt Garrett helped the Panthers total 473 yards and grind out a finishing eight-minute drive in a 36-14 victory over Banks County.
*The Westside of Augusta offensive line of Tim Hill, Charles Dawson, Charles Phillips, Javon Nathan, Rakeem Blount, David Brown, Sean Taylor and Jeff Hayes boosted RB Xzavier Green over 1,000 yards rushing on the season in a 35-0 victory over Butler. Green ran for 152 yards on 23 carries and sits at 1,088 after seven games.
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