Top five
*Brooks County RB Omari Arnold rushed for 245 yards and five touchdowns on 20 carries, returned a kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown and recorded 395 all-purpose yards in a 70-41 victory over Turner County.
*Hart County RB Nori Moore rushed for 320 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries and scored a fourth touchdown on a 17-yard reception in a 52-18 victory over East Jackson.
*Southwest DeKalb SS/WR/QB Sabian Campbell returned interceptions 45 and 60 yards for touchdowns, blocked a punt, had six tackles, rushed for 25 yards and was 1-for-2 passing in a 33-19 victory over previously undefeated Decatur.
*Trion RB/LB Rob Brown rushed for 407 yards and seven touchdowns on 25 carries and had five tackles in a 61-28 victory over Mount Zion of Carroll County.
*Westside of Augusta DB/WR Kaleb Hutchinson had 14 tackles, two for losses, intercepted a pass and caught four passes for 58 yards in a 14-12 victory over Jefferson County. The victory ensured Westside’s first home playoff game in 20 years.
Best of the rest
*Appling County ATH Taylan Crosby had four receptions for 117 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 82 yards in a 48-7 victory over Brantley County.
*Banneker DE/OLB Jabari Grace forced two fumbles, broke up three passes, had six tackles for 22 yards in losses and two sacks in a 55-0 victory over Mundy’s Mill.
*Bleckley County RB Jahvon Butler rushed for 236 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries in a 42-6 victory over Southwest.
*Calhoun WR/CB Cole Speer had three receptions for 105 yards, forced a fumble, intercepted a pass and had six solo tackles in a 21-14 loss to Cartersville.
*Cambridge QB Zach Harris threw five TD passes, completing 13 of 25 attempts for 252 yards, in a 47-7 victory over Chattahoochee.
*Carrollton LB Brodie Bradburn had seven solo tackles, two tackles for losses, a sack and two QB hurries in a 21-3 victory over Alexander.
*Cartersville RB Amari White rushed for 185 yards on 28 carries and caught a TD pass in a 21-14 victory over Calhoun.
*Cedartown RB Harlem Diamond rushed for 195 yards and three touchdowns and had three tackles in a 34-7 victory over Central of Carrollton.
*Charlton County RB Jaylen Lilley rushed for 219 yards and scored on runs of 6, 34 and 41 yards and caught an 11-yard touchdown pass in a 42-41 win over Lanier County. Lilley went over 1,000 yards rushing (1,195) on the season.
*Collins Hill LB Richard Ransom had six solo tackles, two tackles for losses and a 68-yard interception return for a touchdown in a 40-10 victory over Mill Creek.
*Columbus RB Robert Edwards rushed for 279 yards and five touchdowns on 12 carries in a 63-8 victory over Kendrick. Edwards went over 1,000 yards rushing (1,157) for the season.
*Commerce RB Jaiden Daniels rushed for 230 yards and four touchdowns on 38 carries in a 31-20 victory over Washington-Wilkes.
*Creekside LB Vincent Hill had 12 tackles, two tackles for losses and a sack for a team that allowed minus-32 yards rushing in a 27-7 victory over Jonesboro.
*Crisp County RB Marquise Palmer rushed for 115 yards and four touchdowns on 15 carries in a 48-0 victory over Central of Macon.
*Dade County RB Cody Williams rushed for 161 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries in a 62-0 victory over Gordon Lee.
*Douglas County WR Hilton Alexander II had nine receptions for 125 yards in a 42-6 loss to Rome.
*Drew RB/LB Hakeem Hodges rushed for 267 yards and four touchdowns on 18 carries, returned an interception for a touchdown and had six tackles in a 37-2 victory over Forest Park.
*Georgia Military RB/MLB Jessie Washington rushed for 147 yards on 27 carries and had six tackles in a 41-6 victory over ACE Charter.
*Gilmer LB/TE/WR Dominic Tarantino had 11 tackles, one interception, a forced fumble and two blocked extra points in a 52-25 loss to White County.
*Greater Atlanta Christian WR/DB Will Hardy had six receptions for 101 yards and two touchdowns and made 11 tackles, one for a loss, in a 22-20 loss to Carver of Atlanta.
*Harris County QB Cooper Corey was 10-of-15 passing for 162 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 156 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries in a 35-28 victory over Griffin.
*Jackson County RB Trey Ransom rushed for 301 yards and six touchdowns on 37 carries and had five tackles in a 42-27 victory over Greenbrier.
*Jasper County WR Ardarius Benton had four receptions for 102 yards and four kickoff returns for 116 yards in a 40-7 loss to Northeast.
*Jenkins RB Josh Pridgeon rushed for 214 yard and three touchdowns in a 34-28 victory over New Hampstead.
*Johns Creek LB Sam Oppenheimer had 21 tackles (15 solo), four tackles for losses, one forced fumble and a QB pressure in a 40-36 victory over River Ridge.
*Johnson County RB Germivy Tucker rushed for 151 yards on 18 carries and scored two touchdowns in a 21-14 victory over Dooly County.
*Jones County WR Javious Bond had 120 yards from scrimmage and four touchdowns on 10 touches in a 69-26 victory over Woodland of Stockbridge.
*LaFayette PK Jacob Brown kicked field goals of 47, 35 and 39 yards in a 38-30 loss to Rockmart.
*Monroe Area QB Selation Straughter was 10-of-12 passing for 223 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 119 yards on nine carries in a 50-7 victory over Franklin County.
*Montgomery County RB/LB Cameron Wallace rushed for 231 yards and two touchdowns on eight carries and had seven solo tackles in a 49-28 victory over Wheeler County.
*Mount de Sales RB Fernando Washington rushed for 241 yards and two touchdowns on 32 carries in a 14-10 victory over Deerfield-Windsor.
*Mount Pisgah Christian TE Cole Spence had nine receptions for 180 yards in a 28-14 victory over King’s Ridge Christian.
*North Atlanta QB Trey Lennon was 9-of-17 passing for 272 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries in a 52-14 victory over Morrow.
*North Cobb LB Joshua Josephs had 13 tackles, four tackles for losses and two sacks in a 35-9 victory over Marietta.
*North Hall RB Kevin Rochester rushed for 251 yards and three touchdowns in a 28-26 loss to Cherokee Bluff.
*North Oconee DB Jack Fabris had a team-leading 13 tackles and blocked a punt for a safety in a 11-6 victory over Jefferson.
*Northeast QB Travion Solomon was 13-of-15 passing for 282 yards and three touchdowns in a 40-7 victory over Jasper County.
*Northwest Whitfield QB Owen Booker was 17-of-26 passing for 382 yards and four touchdowns in a 49-21 victory over Ridgeland.
*Perry QB Armar Gordon was 20-of-24 passing for 306 yards and three touchdowns in a 35-0 victory over Howard.
*Putnam County QB Gerald Kilgore was 12-of-16 passing for 244 yards and three touchdowns, all to brother Jalon Kilgore, who had four receptions for 153 yards in a 49-18 victory over Josey.
*Rabun County QB Gunner Stockton was 17-of-20 passing for 301 yards and five touchdowns and broke Trevor Lawrence’s state career record for TD passes in a 56-14 victory over Union County.
*Richmond Hill RB Zion Gillard rushed for 210 yards and two touchdowns in a 27-13 victor over South Effingham.
*River Ridge TE Jackson Head had seven receptions for 124 yards and two touchdowns in a 40-36 loss to Johns Creek.
*Riverdale RB Autavius Ison rushed for 153 yards and four touchdowns on seven carries in a 42-0 victory over McDonough.
*Riverwood QB Avery Smith was 17-of-26 passing for 221 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 137 yards in a 24-14 victory over Sequoyah.
*Schley County LB Sidney Blackwell had six solo tackles and five assists, forced a fumble and rushed for 23 yards in a 24-6 victory over Manchester.
*Social Circle LB Tucker Cleary had 10 tackles playing only the first half of a 42-22 victory over Towns County.
*South Atlanta RB Keyjuan Brown rushed for 216 yards and four touchdowns and caught a 13-yard TD pass in a 59-0 victory over KIPP Collegiate Academy. Brown leads the state in rushing with 1,867 yards.
*South Cobb RB Jonathan Simmons rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries in a 19-13 overtime victory over Wheeler.
*South Effingham RB Cameron Edwards had 259 yards from scrimmage on 35 touches in a 27-13 loss to Richmond Hill.
*South Forsyth QB Ty Watkins was 13-of-17 passing for 157 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 37 yards and a score in a 28-10 victory over North Forsyth.
*South Paulding RB Jamarion Wilcox rushed for 183 yards and three touchdowns on 19 carries in a 42-24 victory over East Paulding.
*Spalding WR JaQue’ Miller had six receptions for 201 yards and a touchdown in a 48-13 victory over Westside of Macon.
*Turner County RB/WR Elijah Stephens accounted for 327 yards (48 rushing, 65 receiving, 214 returning) and scored three touchdowns in a 70-41 loss to Brooks County.
*Veterans WR Preston Bird had nine receptions for 212 yards and two touchdowns in a 28-21 loss to Ware County.
*Vidalia QB Bryce Davis was 8-of-9 passing for 181 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns in a 43-3 victory over Bacon County.
*Walnut Grove QB Kendall Lee rushed for 294 yards on 48 carries and was 2-for-4 passing for 33 yards in a 13-0 loss to Eastside.
*Washington-Wilkes WR Quinzaibian Jackson had three receptions for 129 yards and two touchdowns in a 31-20 loss to Commerce.
*Westminster PK Josh Brockman kicked five field goals from 24, 32, 40, 23 and 33 yards in a 22-12 victory over Salem.
*White County RB Silas Mulligan rushed for 202 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries in a 52-25 victory over Gilmer.
*Whitewater RB Dalton Bonner rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns in a 23-12 victory over Northgate.
Lines of distinction
*Apalachee’s offensive line of Peyton Stanfield, Elijah Harris, Ethan Padinor, Jordan Greer, Jack Woodall and Jordan Shaw helped the Wildcats rush for 362 yards on 47 carries in a 37-14 victory over Loganville. The line had 11 knockdown blocks. Prince Tate rushed for 177 yards on 12 carries.
*Brooks County’s offensive line of Aaron Burchell, Charon Wilson, Marquis Williams, Jayden Williams and Tavis White led a rushing attack that gained 460 yards on 41 attempts (11.2 ypc). Brooks had 589 yards of total offense and nine offensive TDs in a 70-41 victory over Turner County. RB Omari Arnold surpassed 1,500 yard rushing for the third time in his career.
*Callaway’s offensive line of Noah Whaley, JoJo Shuman, Adarian Barnes, Blake Sheppard and Josh Perry paved the way for 438 yards rushing in a 56-19 victory over Temple. Amarion Truitt rushed for 156 yards; Qua Whitfield ran for 155.
*Gainesville’s offensive line of Elijah Ruiz, Keith Motes, Tanner Valentine, Christian Green, Noe Covarrubias and Jamel Jones led the way for 451 yards of offense – 288 rushing, 163 passing – on 8.4 yards per play in a 23-6 victory over region leader Denmark.
*Madison County’s offensive line of Eli Akins, Braxton Waller, Drew Brown, Vicente Abarca and Ethan Bond opened holes for 427 rushing yards in a 62-18 victory over East Hall. Camden Smith had 177 yards from scrimmage and scored three touchdowns.
*Richmond Hill’s offensive line of Ian Dunivan, Thomas Zimbalatti, Landen Hurst, Fisher Avery, Alex Workman, AJ Sherrod, Jeera Monti Greene, Ryan Steele and Zach Markel cleared the path to 234 rushing yards (8.1 ypc) and allowed no sacks in a 27-13 victory over South Effingham.
*Southeast Bulloch’s offensive line of J.R. Raub, Kyle Knight, Cleve Hart, Quention McMillan and Quentez McMillan paved the way for 310 total yards and 17 first downs in a 34-6 victory over Windsor Forest that clinched a home first-round playoff game.
*Sumter County’s offensive line of Bryan Williams, Kason Hodges, Bryant Foster, Justin Jones and Michael Holt led the team to 503 total yards of offense - 338 passing, 165 rushing - and 24 first downs in a 48-35 victory over 18-point favorite Pike County. QB Cameron Evans threw for 338 yards and six touchdowns and rushed for 102 yards.
*Walton’s offensive line of Philip Eichelzer IV, Evan Bax, Ryan Purves, Cason Henry and Sam Trainor with FB/TE Hunter Teal helped the Raiders rack up 499 total yards – 278 passing, 221 rushing – in a 41-9 playoff-clinching victory over Harrison.
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