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ACE 37, Fullington 7

Brooks County 13, Dublin 10

Brookstone 37, FPD 14

Central 27, Northeast 2

          The Raiders didn’t have an answer for QB Donald Lamb, who scored from more than 50 yards out early in the first quarter for all Central would need, then set up his own 2-yard scoring run with a long pass. Central’s defense got a scoop and score from Xavier Darden. It was the first win for Central first-year head coach, and alum, Joaquin Sample.

Colquitt County 41, Warner Robins 14

          The Demons hurt themselves with early mistakes, like a bad punt snap and 5-yard punt and an interception en route to a 21-0 deficit, but they hung tough and trailed only 21-7 at the half. They were again within two touchdowns, but the top team in Class 7A didn’t let the Demons get any closer and eased away

Dodge County 28, Fitzgerald 9

          The defense set up the offense for the Indians. A fourth-down stop set up a short Erin Pitts touchdown, as did a botched punt snap that was recovered by J.T. Ellis. Then the defense got into the scoring action when Rashan Mathis got on the board with a scoop and score en route to a 21-0 lead. The Indians improved to 4-0.

Fellowship Christian 41, Stratford 14

          The hosts eased out to a 21-0 halftime lead that they extended to 34-0 until the Eagles scored inside the first minute of the final quarter.

Hancock Central 36, GMC 3

          GMC’s dream start to the season came to a screeching halt as the Bulldogs rolled to their second win of the season of more than 30 points, improving to 3-1 for the first time since 2012.

Lee County 50, Southwest 0

Jackson 24, Howard 12

          Howard didn’t quite follow up last week’s huge win over Westside with a region-contender game, trailed the Class 3A Red Devils 24-0 before breaking the shutout. Jackson lost 48-17 to Mary Persons, the favorite in Howard’s region, in late August.

Jones County 38, Woodland 22

          The Greyhounds improved to 5-0 for the second straight year and third time under head coach Justin Rogers with the road win, improving to 2-0 in Region 4-5A. It was 17-6 at halftime.

Macon County 68, Twiggs County 0

          Macon County head coach Dexter Copeland kept his former employer’s team scoreless for the season.

Marion County 41, Bleckley County 39

          The Royals trailed 19-13, took a 20-19 lead on Nykeem Farrow’s long TD run, but they ended up missing two PAT kicks and a field goal to lose to the Class A Eagles at home.

Mary Persons 35, Peach County 21

          The Bulldogs answered a Trojan score two plays later on a 76-yard swing pass touchdown from J.T. Hartage to Quen Wilson, and took the lead when Hartage took of for a 56-yard touchdown run. They added to it on a scoop-and-score from Daniel Lavelle, who has missed some time with a injury, after a big hit from Kelvin Harden caused the fumble. The Trojans came up with a fourth-down stop with about five minutes left in the second quarter. It was for naught as Desmond Williams got a pick-6 touchdown from 42 yards with 25 seconds left in the half for a 28-7 lead. The Trojans cut the margin in half in the third quarter, and then converted a third and long en route to a touchdown to get within 28-21 with 8:01 left in the game. Wilson sealed it with a 3-yard run at the 3:14 mark of the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs made it official with a fourth-down stop in Trojans territory a little more than a minute later.

Mount de Sales 20, Greene County 14

          The Cavs battled their way to a tough home win, tough despite outgaining Greene County 440-191. MdS took a 14-7 lead in the second quarter on Micah Hattaway's 2-yard score, and added to it with 7:26 left in the third on Dexter Williams' 48-yard TD pass to Matthew Daniel, but the conversion failed. Greene County made it tighter with a touchdown two minutes into the fourth, but the Cavs' defense held up the rest of the way. Greene County managed only 2.5 yards a carry, boosted by a 29-yard gain from quarterback C'Darius Kelly. Williams was huge again, with an 8-for-14 passing night for 192 yards and two scores, plus a pick, and 155 yards on 29 carries.

Metter 35, Wilkinson County 0

Northside 45, Baldwin 0

          This one was over early as the Eagles scored 21 points in barely seven minutes, Jadin Daniels running for one and passing for one, Eric Smith getting the other one. Northside added 10 in the second quarter on a Daniels run and Cory Munson 42-yard field goal for a 31-0 halftime lead. Northside outgained the 4A Braves 415-191 on 16 fewer plays, Baldwin rushing for 76 yards on 25 rushes. Daniels was 8 for 10 passing for 67 yards, and rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns on 10 carries. Smith added 67 on six in handing Baldwin its worst loss since losing 45-0 to Thomson in 2016.

Pike County 31, Lamar County 14

Rabun County 42, Putnam County 21

Schley County 34, Hawkinsville 0

Union County 38, Monticello 22

Upson-Lee 21, Griffin 7

          The Knights pulled off the upset on the road. Jake Davis passes for 223 yards and two touchdowns, Thad Webb scoring all three touchowns, two with catches and one on the ground as the Knight defense – minus Travon Walker and Chance Gamble – stepped up and held Griffin to its lowest point total since a 7-6 win over Harris County on Sept. 9, 2011. The Bears had been held to single digits to only six times in that span.

Veterans 35, Houston County 33

          In another of the night's wild scoringfests, the difference came on a bad PAT snap after Houston County pulled to within 35-27 on a 36-yard run by Eric Williams from 35 yards out with 1:20 left in the third. The Bears' special teams came up huge with a blocked punt by Wesley Steiner in the fourth quarter, and they converted it to a touchdown, a short play-action pass from Max Rigby to Isaiah Harris with 3:39 left in the game after dueling timeouts. But the conversion pass failed, and the Warhawks ran out the clock. Veterans improved to 5-0 with its first win over Houston County, now 2-3.

Washington County 47, Swainsboro 45

          These two went a little crazy. The Golden Hawks led 21-20 at halftime, then 28-20 in the third. They spent the rest of the game exchanging touchdowns with the Tigers and holding their breath on conversions, unable to put the hosts away. It was 28-26 after three, with both teams scoring 19 in the fourth quarter. The Tigers pulled within 28-26 with 3:13 left in the third quarter, but the Golden Hawks broke up the conversion pass to maintain a huge 2-point lead. Swainsboro’s final touchdown came with 1:30 left, and it couldn’t get the tying conversion.

West Laurens 37, South Effingham 0

          The Raiders against turned in a nifty defensive performance, led by three sacks from Spencer Dacus. West Laurens got first-half field goals of 30 and 41 yards from Cam Coup  en route to a 13-0 halftime lead, and a 180-26 advantage in total yards. It got worse for SE, held to 52 yards total, thanks to a loss of 31 on the ground. The Raiders got a blocked punt scoop-and-score from Devonte Royals, another field goal from Coup. AJ Mathis had a touchdown pass, and Lorenzo Turner and Dorian Edmond added rushing touchdowns on a night of 354 yards total offense, 242 on the ground, for the Raiders.

Worth County 22, Rutland 16

GISA/GICAA

Bulloch 28, Westfield 6

          Turnovers are always the enemy, and that was the case for Westfield, which gave it up four times, on two interceptions and two fumbles. The Hornets were nearly equal to Bulloch on the ground, outgained 4.9-4 in yards per carry. Bulloch scored a touchdown in the first and second quarters, aided by Westfield mistakes. Christian Corbett had 71 yards on 13 carries for Westfield, scoring the lone touchdown from the 5 seven seconds into the fourth quarter.

Gatewood 19, Community Christian 10

Terrell 41, Piedmont 0

Thomas Jefferson 18, Crisp Academy 16

Trinity Christian at Westwood