Central Georgia Sports ReportComment

Roundup: Dublin pops Bleckley County, Jones County surprised, Risper get 100th, Tattnall wins thriller, FPD rolls

Central Georgia Sports ReportComment
Roundup: Dublin pops Bleckley County, Jones County surprised, Risper get 100th, Tattnall wins thriller, FPD rolls

By Michael A. Lough

The Sports Report

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 Rankings are compiled by the Georgia High School Football Daily and are composite rankings from AJC, GPB, ScoreAtlanta, 680 The Fan, Maxwell, and MaxPreps. Information is from social media and information emailed by teams (Brentwood, FPD, GMC, Tattnall, Westfield).

 

Class 6A

Lee County 43, Veterans 7
          A two-touchdown second quarter put the Trojans (6-1/2-0) on top 22-0 at halftime. The Warhawks (4-3/0-2) broke the shutout almost three minutes into the third quarter, but the Trojans answered four minutes later.

Class 5A

Ola 22, Jones County 15
          Quarterback Jake Holmes kept from a yard out and Ola (3-3/1-1) added the PAT with 55 seconds left to take the lead, and got a game-ending interception after the Greyhounds (4-3/2-1) had reached midfield. It was the Mustangs’ first win against Jones County in nine games. The Greyhounds have been plagued by injuries lately, including standout WR Zion Ragins, who was targeted only once and ran three times, also absent on special teams. QB Judd Anderson took a shot late and left the game, but was already alternating with Devin Edmonds. They teamed to go 14 of 30 for 182 yards and an interception. Two-way standout Javious Bond was also absent on offense for the Greyhounds, who were 3 of 7 in the red zone, and gave up 144 rushing yards to RB Joel Jones.

Warner Robins 30, Union Grove 7
          The Demons (3-4/2-1) rolled for the second straight week, sparked by three Daniel Barber field goals, including a 50-yarder to cap the scoring. Chase Reese hit Cam Flowers for a 24-yard touchdown and a 10-0 lead three minutes into the second quarter. Elijah Antonio scored on a short run in the final minute of the second quarter for a 17-0 halftime lead. Malcolm Brown opened the second half by going 85 yards on the Demons’ first play after taking the kickoff, for a  24-0 lead. Barber added field goals of 32 and 50 in the third quarter. Union Grove (3-4/1-2) broke the shutout in the final seconds.

Class 4A

Howard 14, Spalding 13
          The Huskies (5-2/1-2) came up with a big road win, thanks to a touchdown in the final minutes of the game. Spalding (4-3/2-1) broke a 7-all tie by return a fumble five yards for a touchdown late in the third quarter. Camereon Taylor went in from the 4 for the Huskies, Alex Spell adding the game-winning PAT kick. Howard recovered a fumble and killed some time, Spalding getting the ball back too late and too far.

Westside 22, West Laurens 8
          The Seminoles (5-1/1-1) avoided the upset to give head coach Spoon Risper his 100th career win. The Raiders (1-5/0-2), who had been shut out in three straight games, took an 8-7 lead on Janson Meek’s 21-yard run and the conversion midway through the third quarter. Westside went back on top late in the third and sealed it late in the fourth.

Class AAA

Jackson 28, Mary Persons 14
          The Bulldogs (4-3/0-1) led 14-7 at halftime, but the Red Devils (4-3/1-0) countered with two third-quarter touchdowns for a 21-14 lead. Jackson sealed it with a short run with less than 90 seconds left.

Upson-Lee 45, Pike County 29
          The Knights got a big night from WHO en route to the home win. Upson-Lee trailed 7-6 and then 14-13 midway through the second quarter, taking the lead in the final minute of the half, and then converting a fumble into another quick touchdown for a 25-14 halftime lead. The Knights (3-4/1-0) went up 32-14 midway through the third quarter.

Class AA

ACE 32, Central 6
          The Chargers had a brief lead at 6-0 less than two minutes into the game, but the Gryphons – the top scoring team in AA – didn’t let that last too long. ACE (6-1/3-1) turned a fumble into a 33-yard TD pass from Kaleb Scarbary to Brice Whitley four minutes later. A high snap led to a safety and ACE points. The Central (1-6/1-3) offense couldn’t move, and Aaron Davis went in from 10 yards out for an early second-quarter score, the Gryphons going on to lead 22-6 at halftime.

Dodge County 21, Jeff Davis 14
          The Indians (2-5/1-2) kept alive playoff hopes with the win over the Yellow Jackets (0-7/0-3), who are winless a year after going 10-2.

Northeast 49, Kendrick 16
          The Region 2 leaders (5-2/4-0) had about as much trouble as expected, storming out to a 42-0 lead at halftime. Northeast has scored 47, 67, 47, and 49 in its last four games.

Spencer 23, Southwest 7
          The Greenwave (5-2/4-0) took a 14-0 halftime lead and expanded it by a score three minutes into the third quarter. Southwest (2-5/2-2) broke the shutout with 4:16 to go in the third.

Washington County 35, Westside-Augusta 3
          The Golden Hawks (2-5/2-2) eliminated suspense early with a 14-point first quarter en route to a 21-3 halftime lead. Washington County has scored 35 and 43 points in its wins.

Class A

I

Heard County 41, Crawford County 22
          The Eagles (2-5/0-1) were within 7-3 into the second quarter only to fall behind 14-3 at the half and 21-3 midway through the third quarter. Crawford County kept battling, but Heard County (3-4/1-0) won the second half 27-19.

Dublin 31, Bleckley County 13
          Dublin improved its record against fourth-ranked Bleckley County to 16-1 by overcoming a 7-3 second-quarter deficit, the Royals converting a fourth down en route to TJ Mays’ short score. The Irish (3-2/1-0) took the lead on Kameron Hampton’s 3-yard score – set up by a long pass connection from Micah O’Neal to Jaquarius Evans - midway through the second quarter. The Irish picked up a chunk of momentum when O’Neal, the Irish quarterback, was on punt return and took one back 50 yards for a 17-7 lead with 8:34 left in the third. Jahvon Butler’s 5-yarder brought the Royals (6-1/0-1) within 17-13 five minutes later. O’Neal passed to Hampton for a short score two minutes into the fourth quarter, the Irish sealing it after a high punt snap was blocked and recovered by Dublin at the 1, Evans going in two plays later for an 18-point lead with 4:33 left in the game.

Jasper County 41, East Laurens 14
          The Purple Hurricanes improved to 3-4 for the first time since 2014 with their biggest margin of victory since 28-0 over Banks County late in the 2019 season. They got going with a fumble return for a touchdown en route to a 20-0 lead and 20-7 halftime advantage.

II

Dooly County 56, Treutlen 0
          The Bobcats (4-2/2-0) cracked 50 points for the second time this year en route to their second straight shutout, and biggest since thumping Central-Talbotton by the same score in the middle of the 2013 season

Glascock County 59, Twiggs County 52
          The Cobras (2-5/0-2) gave up more than 50 points for the second straight week, following last week’s 56-6 loss to Wilkinson County. Glascock County  (2-5/1-1) last passed 50 points at the end of last year in a 57-0 win over GSIC.

Wheeler County 13, Hawkinsville 7
          The Red Devils (2-5/0-2) lost their seventh game in the last 2.5 seasons by single digits.

GMC 7, Wilkinson County 6
          The Bulldogs’ Jessie Washington put GMC up with an 8-yard score early in the first quarter, Levi Ward adding the all-important PAT kick. Then nobody scored until Wilkinson County’s Terelle Blount went in from 20 yards out late in the game. But the conversion failed, and the Bulldogs (2-5/1-1) held on. Washington had 86 yards on 18 carries, Caleb Bush adding 51 on 11.

GIAA

Class AAA

FPD 36, Mount de Sales 10
          The Vikings (2-5/1-0) broke out in a big way, taking over with a 19-0 third quarter. QB Jakhari Williams was 14 of 22 for 216 yards and three touchdowns while rushing 14 times for a team-high 91 yards and two scores. Carter Hays caught six passes for 147 yards and two touchdowns. Mount de Sales (2-4/0-1) was held to 125 yards in total offense, 100 on the ground.

Tattnall 33, Stratford 28
          The Trojans were in comeback mode all night, and never led. Until the end. Donovan Duncan hit Reggie Troutman with a 6-yard touchdown pass to the left side of the end zone with seven seconds left for the win. Stratford stopped Tattnall inside the 5 to end the half with a 14-7 lead. Glover’s 4-yard run at the 7:26 mark of the third quarter was answered by Duncan’s 1-yard run less than two minutes later. Duncan’s 19-yard pass to Stuart pulled Tattnall within 21-20 at the end of the third quarter. Glover went in from the 8 midway through the fourth for a 28-20 lead. Johnson scored from 18 yards out less than two minutes later, but the Trojans failed on the conversion, and trailed 28-26 with 4:39 remaining. Stratford outgained Tattnall 295-286 on the same number of plays, and had only three penalties for 15 yards to seven for 55 for Tattnall. Keondre Glover went for 132 yards on 15 carries for the Eagles.

Westfield 42, Strong Rock 21
          Hunter Kirkley had him another big night as Westfield (4-4/1-0) racked up 556 yards of total offense on 58 plays. The Hornets quarterback completed 11 of 18 passes for 181 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions, and ran 15 times for 200 yards and three touchdowns. Ryan Powers caught two touchdown passes covering 87 yards. Nicholas Free added a 12-yard score in the third quarter to put Westfield up 42-6.

AA/A

Brentwood 31, Edmund Burke 8
          Drew Carter rushed for 100 yards and Bryce Williford had 104 yards passing on only four completions to lead Brentwood (4-3). Harlan Scott added 64 rushing yards, plus a 48-yard touchdown catch. The War Eagles’ defense held Edmund Burke scoreless until three minutes remained in the game. Brentwood outgained EB 346-154 on 53 plays in winning its third straight game.

Fullington 43, Harvester Christian 14
          The Trojans broke a two-game losing streak with their second-biggest margin of victory of the season, and fourth game of at least 40 points.

Piedmont 42, SW Georgia 14
          The Cougars got their first win of the season with their highest point total of 2022.

St. Andrew’s 48, Trinity Christian 8
          The Crusaders were down 48-0 before scoring in the fourth quarter to avoid their first shutout of the season.