Metro Atlanta scores: Milton bests Centennial

Milton, which drove 85 yards on 17 plays on its first series, led 7-3 before the two teams scored three touchdowns in a two-minute span late in the first half. Centennial quarterback Scott Laffler ran 13 yards for a score, but Gaston broke loose for 51 yards and his second TD three plays later.

Carlen Carty put Centennial ahead with a 36-yard run, but the offense sputtered for most of the second half.

-- MIKE BLUM

Norcross 20, Chattahoochee 17: Delino Deshields rushed for 119 yards and scored on a 16-yard run with 1:08 remaining to cap a second-half rally.

Chattahoochee opened the game with a 32-yard touchdown pass from Timmy Byerly to Justin Williams for an early 7-0 lead. Norcross answered on a diving 10-yard touchdown reception by Geremy Davis to tie the game midway through the second quarter. Kevin Martin returned the ensuing kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown and Ammon Lakip added a 52-yard field goal to give the Cougars a 17-7 lead at half.

Norcross quarterback Will O’Grady scored from the 1 midway through the third quarter to trim the Cougars lead to 17-14. DeShields’ winning touchdown capped a 16-play, 80-yard drive that consumed nearly half of the fourth quarter.

-- DAVID BROCK

Roswell 37, Campbell 10: The Hornets improved to 5-0 for the first time since 2005 with the Region 6-AAAAA win over visiting Campbell (1-4). Five players scored touchdowns for Roswell.

Duval Smith got Roswell on the scoreboard with a 21-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, a play that came on the heels of Demetrius Hightower’s recovery of a Campbell fumbled punt return. Chris Boyd, J.P. Douglas, Martez Sumler, and Hightower also scored for Roswell.

-- MIKE PADEN

Lassiter 42, Wheeler 7: Hutson Mason was 10-of-15 passing for 202 yards and four touchdowns, all in the first half, in Lassiter's win at Wheeler.

Mason’s touchdown passes were to Tyren Jones (29 yards), Trey Graham (31), Cody Johnson (21) and Austin Early (8). Jones, a freshmen, also had a 1-yard touchdown run and had five catches for 109 yards.

Wheeler fumbled six times in the first quarter and opened the second with a seventh fumble that Lassiter recovered in the end zone for a 34-0 lead.

-- TODD HOLCOMB

Woodstock 17, Etowah 10: Tanner Skogen returned a punt for a touchdown with less than three minutes remaining to lead the Wolverines past their cross-town rival.

Etowah led 10-7 early in the third quarter on a 22-yard touchdown run by Ryan Wilborn. A fourth-quarter defensive stand from the Eagles — punctuated by an unsuccessful fake field goal from Woodstock — preserved Etowah’s three-point edge until Skogen’s 46-yard punt return gave the Wolverines the lead.

In a game that featured a total of four interceptions, four lost fumbles and several other offensive miscues, Woodstock and junior quarterback Kevin Bolak (13 carries, 59 yards, 1 touchdown) provided just enough offense for the Wolverines to improve to 3-1.

-- ADAM LAZARUS

North Gwinnett 30, Mill Creek 3: Visiting Mill Creek drew first blood on a 44-yard field goal by Scott Morton in the first quarter, but after that it was all Bulldogs in the Region 7-AAAAA game. C.J. Ozomah hit Justin Dickens with a 50-yard TD pass as the first half ended to put North up 7-3, and Mill Creek never threatened afterward.

North (5-0) converted two Mill Creek (2-3) turnovers into scores in the second half to ice the win. Ozomah scored on a 7-yard run in the third following a Mill Creek fumble, and James Kearney added a 37-yard interception return for a score.

-- STEVE SHELNUTT

Avondale 14, Blessed Trinity 7: In a game filled with turnovers and penalties, Avondale senior Max Thompson rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown, but also fumbled three times. Avondale led 6-0 at the half and capitalized on a Blessed Trinity safety after a snap sailed over Blessed Trinity punter Riley Lyons' head with 7:25 remaining. Avondale senior Joshua Bowen then returned Blessed Trinity's free kick 70 yards for a touchdown, putting the DeKalb County school up 14-0.

Blessed Trinity quarterback Spencer McManes led a fourth-quarter scoring drive, passing for 72 yards total and an 11-yard touchdown pass to Casey Joseph with 2:30 remaining. Blessed Trinity recovered the ensuing onside kick, but Avondale’s Antonio Thomas picked off McManes on fourth-and-25.

-- BAILEY WEBB

Brookwood 51, Berkmar 6: Brookwood scored on its first play from scrimmage with a 70-yard run by Julius Suber and never let up, scoring seven touchdowns and a safety.

The Broncos (2-2) had seven different running backs score touchdowns: Alan King, Allen McCray, Andre Sims, Marvis Lane, Rey Rey Dyer and Nick Tompkins.

-- ERIC BRUCE

M.L. King 23, Luella 0: Luella botched three first-half punts that led to 16 points as host M.L. King cruised to a win.

Mack Brown rushed 23 times for 130 yards to pace No. 6 MLK (4-0) in a sloppy game that had a combined 13 penalties, eight turnovers and numerous dropped balls.

MLK starting quarterback Cameron Myers scored on a 1-yard run in the first quarter but left the game in the third with a lower right leg injury.

-- DAVE PAUL

Union Grove 38, Redan 12: Homecoming night for the Wolverines (4-0) was a success as they rolled over the Raiders (1-3) in the 2-AAAAA opener for both teams this season. T.J. Moon ran for three touchdowns for Union Grove.

-- MONROE ROARK

Carver 20, Washington 12: Patrick Etuk rushed nine times for 92 yards and two touchdowns to lead Carver (2-2) to victory at Lakewood Stadium. The game was delayed twice by lightning – in the first half and again in the fourth quarter.

-- RORY SHARROCK