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A look at the top high school football games from Week 9:

» Grayson 38, Archer 0: The Grayson defense proved Friday why the Rams are one of the prime contenders to win the Class AAAAAAA championship. Read the complete story here.

» Hillgrove 30, Marietta 7: Hillgrove wore down Marietta with a clock-controlling running attack and broke open a close game with three fourth-quarter touchdowns to beat the Blue Devils 30-7 in a Region 3-AAAAAAA game Friday in Powder Springs. Read the complete story here. 

» Johns Creek 20, Alpharetta 14: Though it came down to the final seconds, the Johns Creek Gladiators won a game they never trailed and hung on for a 20-14 victory over the Alpharetta Raiders. Read the complete story here.

» Alexander 23, Langston Hughes 19: For a while it seemed as if neither Alexander nor Langston Hughes wanted to win their Class AAAAAA-Region 5 contest, Friday night. Read the complete story here.

» Tucker 29, Lovejoy 26: In a matchup of big name programs with big name players, it was perhaps the smallest player in stature who towered over the opposition as the difference-maker in the ballgame. Read the complete story here.

» Cobb County roundup

» DeKalb County roundup

» Fulton County roundup

» Gwinnett County roundup

» AJC Prep Zone: High school sports blog

» Complete Week 9 scoreboard

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