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HS football scoreboard: Cambridge edges Johns Creek in OT thriller

Cambridge's Christian Isibor (6) runs the ball during a GHSA high school football game between Cambridge High School and Johns Creek High School in Johns Creek, Ga. on Friday, October 15, 2021. (Photo/Jenn Finch)
Cambridge's Will Taylor (2) runs the ball during a GHSA high school football game between Cambridge High School and Johns Creek High School in Johns Creek, Ga. on Friday, October 15, 2021. (Photo/Jenn Finch)
Johns Creek's Joshua Thompson (5) scores a touchdown during a GHSA high school football game between Cambridge High School and Johns Creek High School in Johns Creek, Ga. on Friday, October 15, 2021. (Photo/Jenn Finch)
Johns Creek quarterback Kyle Durham (2) runs the ball during a GHSA high school football game between Cambridge High School and Johns Creek High School in Johns Creek, Ga. on Friday, October 15, 2021. (Photo/Jenn Finch)
Cambridge quarterback Zach Harris (15) throws the ball during a GHSA high school football game between Cambridge High School and Johns Creek High School in Johns Creek, Ga. on Friday, October 15, 2021. (Photo/Jenn Finch)
Cambridge quarterback Zach Harris (15) is tackled during a GHSA high school football game between Cambridge High School and Johns Creek High School in Johns Creek, Ga. on Friday, October 15, 2021. (Photo/Jenn Finch)
Johns Creek's Mcrae Ball (81) kicks the ball during a GHSA high school football game between Cambridge High School and Johns Creek High School in Johns Creek, Ga. on Friday, October 15, 2021. (Photo/Jenn Finch)
Cambridge players celebrate a touchdown during a GHSA high school football game between Cambridge High School and Johns Creek High School in Johns Creek, Ga. on Friday, October 15, 2021. (Photo/Jenn Finch)
Johns Creek's Dubem Nwizugbo (22) is tackled during a GHSA high school football game between Cambridge High School and Johns Creek High School in Johns Creek, Ga. on Friday, October 15, 2021. (Photo/Jenn Finch)
Cambridge wide receiver Ian Chaffin (7) is tackled during a GHSA high school football game between Cambridge High School and Johns Creek High School in Johns Creek, Ga. on Friday, October 15, 2021. (Photo/Jenn Finch)
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Cambridge's Christian Isibor (6) runs the ball during a GHSA high school football game between Cambridge High School and Johns Creek High School in Johns Creek, Ga. on Friday, October 15, 2021. (Photo/Jenn Finch)
By The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Updated Oct 16, 2021

No. 8 ranked Cambridge kept its perfect season alive and improved to 6-0 with a thrilling 48-47 overtime victory over Johns Creek.

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Cambridge (6-0, 4-0) emerged as Region 7′s only unbeaten time while Johns Creek fell to 5-2, 3-1. Zach Harris scored on a keeper for a 48-41 lead, and Brooks Morley blocked Johns Creek’s extra point to finish it.

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