Mays 19, Stephenson 12
The Mays Raiders completed the Inner City Classic Championship game by beating Stephenson 19-12 on Monday at Hallford Stadium.
The win gave coach Reginald Austin a victory in his debut as Mays football coach.
Lightning in the area forced the game to be halted on Saturday with six minutes left in the third quarter on Saturday night. Mays was leading 16-6 and had possession of the ball at the Stephenson 39 when players were taken off the field and the stands at Morrow High School were evacuated for the second time of the evening.
Halftime was extended an additional 25 minutes to outlast the lightning, and the game continued, but play was halted again when lightning returned to the area. Officials waited another half hour, but the forecast got worse with no sign of easing up for hours.
The game had to be finished to comply with the new GHSA points system that is being used to determine postseason seeding in Class 3A. Stephenson is playing in Class 3A this season.
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Stan Awtrey has been covering sports for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 1977. He currently writes about high school sports, Georgia State University athletics and golf.
