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By Michael A. Lough

The Sports Report

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Class 5A
Houston County 12, Perry 7
This was the lowest-scoring game in this series since Houston County’s 10-9 win in 2010. Reid Ginn’s 8-yard keeper put Perry (1-2) up 7-0 late in the first half. The third quarter was a scoreless defensive battle, the Bears (3-0) finally cutting into the lead on Ryan Maxwell’s 42-yard pass to M.J. Mathis early in the second quarter. After catching a long pass, Western Ard ran it in from 10 yards out for the first fourth-quarter score, the Bears again failing on the conversion with a full 8 minutes left in the game. Perry got inside Houston County’s 30 in the final minute.

Class 4A

**Jones County rebounded from last week’s region loss with a shutout**
*Photo: Special to The Central Georgia Sports Report/Brad Harrison*

Jones County 27, Hampton 0
The Greyhounds (2-1) led 10-0 at halftime on a first-quarter field goal and second-quarter touchdown run. Travis Miller’s long TD run put Jones County in control early in the third with a 17-0 lead.

Warner Robins 22, Northside 13
The Demons (2-1) took the lead on a Chandler Dyson to Peyton Zitterman 11-yard pass less than five minutes into the game, Dyson carrying in the conversion. Travis English’s 70-yard run set up his 1-yard Wildcat-snap TD run with just less than four minutes left in the half, pulling the Eagles (0-3) within 8-7, a Northside interception keeping it a one-point game at the half. A 7-yard burst off the left side by CJ Gunnings and PAT made it 15-7 with 8 minutes left in the third, the Eagles then getting within 2 on a perfect touch pass from JD Garman to Jaydon Wright from 13 yards out with 5 minutes left in the third. It stayed tight for more than a quarter until Dyson kept it around the left side and blasted through a hole for a 42-yard touchdown with 1:25 left in the game. The Demons’ ninth straight win – on a night in which the schools named the McConnell-Talbert field house after coaching legends Robert Davis and Conrad Nix – was the fourth by single digits, and is the longest winning streak in the rivalry.

Class AAA

Mary Persons 42, Butler 0
The Bulldogs made it a beatdown before the first quarter was up, with a blizzard of touchdowns for a 35-0 lead. Quarterback Mac Nelson passed for 3 touchdowns and ran for another, CJ Banks adding a score on the ground. It was Mary Persons’ largest shutout margin – officially, excluding a forfeited 55-0 win last year over Fayette County – since a 55-0 hammering of Columbus in 2023.

Peach County 56, Berkmar 8
The Trojans put up 56 points for the second straight season, matching the total in last year’s 56-33 playoff win over Chestatee. It’s the largest margin of victory for Peach County since 63-7 over Pike County late in 2022.

West Laurens 28, North Clayton 22
The hosts were in some trouble for a half, trailing 15-0. Shannon Adkins got them on the board with a 28-yard score five minutes into the third, and they tied it a few minutes later on Ty Cummings’ 65-yard run. North Clayton took the lead early in the fourth quarter, only for the Raiders to tie it on Adkins’ run midway through, and taking the lead a few minutes later on a long scoring run from Branden Brooks. The Raiders (2-0) then recovered a fumble inside their own 20 in the final two minutes.

Class AA

Westover 30, Westside 0
Westover led 12-0 at halftime, and added 2 touchdown passes and a run in the second half. The last time Westside was blanked was 49-0 by First Baptist Christian in Florida early last season.

Class A/Division I

ACE Charter 33, Jefferson County 12
For the second week, Jefferson County made a playoff-caliber team sweat in the first half, trailing ACE only 13-6 at halftime. The Gryphons (2-0) got some cushion on Bryson Vincent’s 1-yard run midway through the third quarter, and added a 19-yard Bryson run and 14-yard Brayden Vincent run in the fourth quarter. Jefferson County managed a touchdown in the final 67 seconds. Bryson Vincent ran for 3 touchdowns, and Noah Syme added a 77-yard kickoff return. Bryson ran 25 times for 154 yards.

Bleckley County 40, East Laurens 0
It took the hosts a little time to get going, but they scored 3 touchdowns in the final 4 minutes of the first quarter – a short run from Deondrez Robinson, a 72-yard pass from Brody Fleming to Jordan Stanley, and 11-yarder to Conner Cairney - to gain control. Between quarters, Bleckley County retired the No. 65 jersey of standout lineman Amarius Mims, now with the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals. And the Royals kept on rolling, leading 27-0 en route to their 10th straight win in the series, and biggest since 59-7 in 2019.

Dodge County 46, Central 8
The Indians wasted little time in gaining control, with three touchdowns in each fo the first two quarters. Kain Mincey threw for 2 scores with Jamal Smith running for 2 more. Central broke the shutout late in the third quarter.

Dublin 48, Southwest 6
What started as a close game ended as a familiar one. Southwest woke up Irish early by taking a 6-0 lead late in the first quarter on a touchdown pass from Jonathan Hurley to Lavaris Harris, but it didn’t last long, Dublin getting rushing TDs from Jeff Davis and Trav Bostic within a few minutes of each other for a 14-6 lead after one. Two more rushing touchdowns in the second quarter gave Dublin a 28-6 halftime lead.

Jasper County 42, Wilkinson County 12
The Purple Hurricanes left the Warriors black and blue, marching out to a 28-6 halftime lead. J.T. Thomas ran for a touchdown and threw for one, Chance Ross adding a pair of rushing touchdowns. The defense forced 3 turnovers.

This week

🏈 Scouting Reports: This week’s GHSA and GIAA games
🏈 Maxwell Predictions
🏈 Sitting down with Barney Hester (story and video)
🏈 Who’s going to win this week’s games?
🏈 Central Georgia state composite rankings
🏈 Monday Morning Quarterback: Monday Morning Quarterback: Southwest and Northeast lost their cool, and then people done lost their minds; Surprises, Loughdmouthings
🏈 Macon Touchdown Club players of the week

Last week
🏈 GHSA, Bibb County Schools to investigate short but game-ending brawl between Southwest and Northeast (with video)
🏈 HS FB roundup: Fight ends Northeast-Southwest in third quarter; rivalry wins for Dodge County, Peach County, Mary Persons; Jasper County and FPD roll; weather interrupts again
🏈 Central Georgia high school football scouting reports
🏈 HS FB: Maxwell predictions
🏈 Who's going to win this week's Central Georgia high school football games?
🏈 HS polls: Central Georgia teams in GHS Football Daily composite ranks, top area teams in state Maxwell computer rankings
🏈 Monday Morning Quarterback: Teams in transition deserve patience from the peanut gallery; Surprises; Loughdmouthings
🏈 FYI Friday: A potpourri, a gumbo of items you can win bets with, or just be happy to be smarter after reading: Central Georgia's winningest HS football coaches
🏈 Central Georgia high school football preseason guide

Lamar County 13, Jackson 6
After a scoreless first quarter Lamar County scored twice in the final 4:28, on two short-yardage Kaden Carter runs. Jackson got on the board three minutes into the fourth quarter, but Lamar County’s defense stood up the rest of the way.

Laney 46, Putnam County 16

Northeast 32, Washington County 0
The Raiders put up 26 points in the third quarter to turn a close game into a romp. The points came on a rush, two passes, and a punt return. It’s Northeast’s biggest shutout of a playoff-caliber opponent since 27-0 over Class AA Harris County early in the 2008 season.

Class A/Division II

Crawford County 49, Kendrick 14

Hawkinsville 40, Lanier County 7

Lake Oconee 21, Hancock Central 6

Lakeside 26, Macon County 24

Portal 42, Twiggs County 20

GIAA

Class 4A/3A

Calvary Christian 35, Mount de Sales 14
The Cavaliers got off to a solid start on the road, with two Zavion DeShazier touchdowns giving them a 14-0 first quarter lead. But Calvary Christian scored once to make at a 14-7 halftime game, then pulled away in the second half.

Deerfield-Windsor 33, Westfield 7
The defending AAA champs turned an expected showdown into a rout in Perry. The Knights won 33-29 last year at home.

FPD 34, St. Anne-Pacelli 14 (Click here for more details)

FPD (3-0) gave up a score on the visitors’ first possession, but answered with touchdowns on two straight possessions and then a pick-6 to take control. Major Simmons was 10 of 16 passing for 186 yards with 3 touchdowns, 2 to Brett McHugh, who also had a 67-yard pick-6. FPD trailed 7-0 early, but scored on two straight trips and then got the interception return by McHugh. Dominic Economopoulos added 2 second-half field goals.

George Walton 30, Tattnall 7 (Click here for more details)
Tattnall dedicated the new name of the stadium for head coach Barney Hester before the game, but George Walton was a party pooper and sent Tattnall to its first 0-3 start since 1981, the year before Hester’s first stint at Tattnall. The Bulldogs improved their record against Hester to 9-17, getting off to a good start behind 2 early rushing touchdowns, Tattnall pulling within 15-7 on Tate Morris’ ground score.

John Milledge 42, Tiftarea 7 (Click here for more details)
Four Trojans scored as John Milledge put it away by halftime, with a 35-0 lead. Duke Hurt ran it in from 5 and 8 yards, and Bryce McDonel caught TD passes of 81 and 79 yards from Lewis Chaney. Asa Wall added a 29-yard rushing touchdown. Cheney was 7 of 14 for 213 yards, 160 to McDonel, and Jamel Cooper rushed for 191 yards. John Milledge (2-0) held Tiftarea to 202 yards total offense.

Piedmont 19, Baconton Charter 0
The Cougars scored in each quarter to pick up the GHSA win.

Stratford 40, Pinewood Christian 5
Yet again, the Eagles were in a tight game at halftime, and then, not so much, this time outscoring the opposition 27-3 in the second half. Stratford led St. Anne-Pacelli 21-14 and outscored the Vikings 28-3 in the second half.

Class AA/A

Augusta Prep 22, Windsor 14
Augusta Prep led 15-0 at halftime, the Knights scoring late in the third only for AP to seal it early in the fourth.

Brentwood 35, GMC 7
Bailey Cobb took a fumble back 35 yards to get the War Eagles going, adding a TD pass to Riley Helton for a 14-0 lead with 4 minutes left in the first. They had a shutout until about 5 minutes passed in the fourth quarter.

CFCA 32, St. Andrew’s 26
Judson Walls accounted for more than 150 yards on offense, with a rushing touchdown and two TD catches, from Carter Welch, including a 65-yarder to win the game. The Lancers saved it with three fourth-down stops.

Loganville Christian 26, Gatewood 14
The Gators fell to 0-3 for the first time since 2014.

Trinity Christian 3, Edmund Burke 0
The Crusaders handed the Spartans their first shutout since falling 10-0 to Gatewood early in the 2021 season. Trinity Christian got its first shutout since beating Westwood 41-0 in 2019.

8-man
Covenant 46, Holy Spirit Prep 7
Westim Robins ran for two scores, Shepard Fitzgerald racked up a pick-6, and the Rams got touchdowns from Ethan Mills, Landon Sneed, and Seth Daugherty (also an interception).