High school roundup

Creekside squandered a handful of first-half opportunities before pulling away for a 25-6 victory against Banneker.

The Seminoles (2-0) finished their first five series in Banneker territory, but got just one touchdown.

“I’ll take the ‘W’,” said Creekside coach Johnny White, “but we made a lot of mistakes. We played pretty good defense. We’ll just take this week by week and get ready for Tri-Cities.”

As frustrating as the first half was for Creekside, which blitzed Morrow 47-0 in its season opener, things were worse for Banneker.

The Trojans (1-1) were held to 169 total yards and got no closer than the Creekside 48-yard line until the fourth quarter.

On their second drive, the Seminoles drove to the Trojans 4 before the Banneker defense stiffened, and Rohiello Mahieos’ 32-yard field-goal attempt was off the mark.

Creekside got on the board early in the second quarter when freshman quarterback Evan Berry, the younger brother of Kansas City Chiefs rookie Eric Berry, hit Josh Holsey for a 60-yard touchdown pass.

Holsey caught the ball between two defenders on the left sideline.

One of them fell down, and Holsey stepped over him and cut to the middle of the field for a free run to the end zone.

JAY STONE

Cobb

Kell 20, Etowah 10: The visiting Longhorns defeated the Eagles to pick up their second victory. Etowah's Braden Nolan opened the scoring with a second-quarter touchdown, but Kell's Brian Randolph ran the ensuing kickoff back to tie the game. In the third, Kell's Kyle Morris kicked a 47-yard field goal, and Etowah's Kyle Riordan also split the uprights for a 10-10 score heading in the final quarter.

Gwinnett

Peachtree Ridge 24, Roswell 17: Billy Best threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Ahmaad Harris with a minute left to give Peachtree Ridge (2-0) the victory at home.

Best passed to Brian Lewis for a 39-yard reception to the Roswell 13 to set up the winning score.

Justin Watts made a 41-yard field goal earlier in the quarter for a 17-17 tie.

Best also scored on a 1-yard run in the first quarter that was made possible by Justin Watts’ 48-yard interception return.

Joe Horn Jr. scored Peachtree’s other touchdown on 20-yard reverse.

Martez Sumler scored on a pair of 3-yard touchdown runs for Roswell (0-2), one after Peachtree Ridge muffed a punt.

TODD HOLCOMB

Wesleyan 25, Elbert County 23: Wesleyan's Spencer Short hit a 28-yard field goal with four seconds left in the game to push the visiting Wolves past Elbert County. Kyle Karempelis scored twice in the first quarter, on a 3-yard run and a 33-yard run, to give Wesleyan an early lead. Elbert County's Tyshon Dye answered in the first quarter with an 80-yard touchdown run.

North Fulton

North Cobb 21, Centennial 14: The host Warriors opened the scoring on fourth-and-goal when Travis Hawkins found Jalen Williams for a touchdown. In the second quarter, Darius Conoway intercepted a pass and ran it back 68 yards to make it 13-0 at halftime. On their first possession of the second half, Centennial cut the lead when Sean Gilrain hit Tony Bradley with a 36-yard pass for the score. Hawkins threw a 32-yard touchdown to Nick Miller in the fourth, while the Knights' Carlson Carty tallied the final score on a 12-yard run.

Chattahoochee 31, Lambert 7: The Cougars defeated the host Longhorns for their first win of the season. The first quarter was eventful for Chattahoochee, as Timmy Byerly found Will Johnson for a 25-yard touchdown. With less than a minute remaining in the quarter, Byerly ran in for a 5-yard score, and Hunter Thomas recovered a fumble and took it 25 yards for a touchdown just 43 seconds later. Right before halftime, Byerly tossed a 36-yard touchdown to Thomas and in the fourth, Ammon Lakip added a 45-yard field goal.

Lovett 41, Towers 6: The Lions took a commanding 37-7 halftime lead on their way to an easy win over the visiting Titans. Lovett quarterback Hunter Budd completed 16-of-20 passes for 222 yards and four touchdowns while also running for two more.

Carrollton 35, Westminster 7: The visiting Trojans exploded for 22 second-half points after leading 13-7 at the half. Wildcat star running back Ralph David Abernathy IV was held to 18 rushes on five carries while Westminster as a team rushed for just 28 yards on 20 attempts. Trojan quarterback A.J. Barge was an efficient 5-for-8 passing for 104 yards and a 52-yard touchdown to Kelvin Brown.

Blessed Trinity 17, Grady 14: The Titans held on for the victory when John Davis intercepted Treveon Albert on the Blessed Trinity 31 with under a minute to play. Grey Knights star Damian Swann had an interception to go with three receptions for 37 yards and a touchdown in his team's loss. Visiting Grady held a 14-7 halftime lead when Swann caught a 13-yard touchdown at the halftime buzzer. The Titans took the lead for good in the third quarter when Kevin Shulz rumbled 43 yards for the game-winning touchdown.