North Cobb clinched its first region championship in seven years and put defending Class 7A champion Marietta on the brink of elimination from the playoff race with a 28-26 victory at Marietta in a Region 3-7A game Friday night in Kennesaw.

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Playing in honor of its beloved principal, Westlake clinched its seventh consecutive region championship Friday with a 51-0 victory over Lovejoy.

Collins Hill (8-2, 4-0) captured the Region 8 title with a 28-17 victory over Mill Creek and will advance to the Class 7A playoffs as the region’s No. 1 seed.

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Ja’Quon Stembridge, shown here in July at the Henry County Republican Party monthly meeting, recently stepped from his position with the Georgia GOP. (Jenni Girtman for the AJC)

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