By Michael A. Lough

The Sports Report

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🏈🏈🏈 Second round 🏈🏈🏈

All games Friday at 7:30 p.m. unless noted

Class 6A

No. 8 Houston County, R1/4, 9-2, at North Atlanta, R4/3, 8-3 (30-17 over Lovejoy)
No. 11 Northside, R1/2, 7-4, at No. 8 Marist, R4/1, 9-2 (48-6 over Morrow)

Class 4A

No. 8T Wayne County, R3/2, 9-2 (31-13 over Trinity Christian), at No. 3 Perry, R2/1, 10-1

Class AA

Northeast, R2/2, 8-3, at No. 2 Appling County, R3/1, 9-1
No. 13 Putnam County, R4/2, 9-2,  at No. 1 Fitzgerald, R1/1, 9-1

Class A/Division I

No. 9T Bleckley County, R2/3, 9-2, at No. 11 Lamar County, R4/1, 10-1
Dublin, R2/2, 7-3, at No. 8 Metter, R3/1, 8-3 (42-6 over Temple)

Class A/Division II

Wilkinson County, R5/2, 7-4, at No. 8 Lincoln County, R8/1, 8-2 (bye)
Dooly County, R4/3, 6-5, at No. 3 Charlton County, R2/1, 8-2 (44-0 over Seminole County)

GIAA
Class AAAA

No. 7 George Walton at No. 2 Stratford, 7-3
No. 6 Westfield, 5-5, at No. 3 Tattnall, 6-4
No. 5 FPD, 2-8, at No. 4 Brookstone, 7-3

Class AAA

No. 8 Heritage, 8-3, at No. 1 John Milledge, 10-0

Class AA

No. 8 Piedmont, 4-7, at No. 1 Central Fellowship, 10-0 (bye)
No. 7 Edmund Burke, 5-6, at No. 2 Brentwood, 7-3
No. 5 Gatewood, 4-6, at No. 4 Augusta Prep, 5-5

Class A

No. 3 Fullington, 8-3, at No. 2 Robert Toombs, 6-4 (bye)

Class 5A

Warner Robins 31, Jenkins 13
            The Demons took care of things early, storming out to a 24-0 first-quarter lead, starting with a 57-yard TD pass from Case Reese to Cam Flowers on Warner Robins’ second play from scrimmage. They added a safety on Jenkins’ next possession after a bad punt snap. Trey Gunnings scored on a short run at the 6:31 mark of the first quarter, and Reese plowed in from the 2 four minutes later. Jenkins broke the shutout 90 seconds into the fourth quarter.

Ware County 55, Jones County 13
            What was a close game early progressively went in favor of the home team and top-ranked team. The Gators  (10-0) put it to the Greyhounds (6-5) with 168 passing yards and 206 rushing yards, converting yards into four touchdowns on the ground and two through the air and two field goals. Judd Anderson’s 30-yard TD pass to Javious Bond tied it midway through the first quarter, but Ware County started taking over soon after that, including a punt return of 90 yards. Bond caught three passes for 60 yards to go with a team-high 78 yards on 17 carries. Anderson was good on 17 of 32 passes for 239 yards, with two scores and three picks, plus a sack. The Greyhounds were outgained only 374-344. It’s Jones County’s worst loss since falling 54-7 to Westside in the middle of the 2008 season.

Class 3A

Peach County 23, Crisp County 0
            Peach County (8-3) recorded its second shutout of the season, four weeks after blanking Upson-Lee 54-0. Crisp County (5-6) was shut out for the second straight week. Peach County led 3-0 after one, and 16-0 at halftime en route to their eighth straight first-round win. Chris McMillian ran for 228 yards on 34 carries, and Colter Ginn was 9 of 17 for 159 yards and a score.

Dougherty 39, Mary Persons 23
            The visitors took control early, leading 20-3 at halftime. The Bulldogs (6-5) got within 27-10 on Logan Hickman’s keeper with 8:54 left in the third, and crept closer a little more than three minutes later when Hickman connected with Carter Campbell from 22 yards out at the 5:25 mark, making it 27-17. But the Trojans (9-2) scored on a 6-yard run with early in the fourth quarter to go up two full possessions, and sealed it with another score on the ground with eight minutes left.

Carver-Columbus 39, Upson-Lee 0
            Carver handed the Knights (4-7) their third straight shutout, all by big scores, by 54, 33, and 39. The Tigers (8-3) wracked up their second straight shutout and third of the season in the fourth straight first-round win. The hosts led 15-0 after one and 21-0 at halftime.