Central Georgia Sports ReportComment

HS FB roundup: Veterans, Northside battle Warner Robins, Peach County; heartbreaker for Upson-Lee, Northeast aces ACE again; John Milledge-Brentwood thriller, Mount de Sales’ first W, Stratford rolls

Central Georgia Sports ReportComment
HS FB roundup: Veterans, Northside battle Warner Robins, Peach County; heartbreaker for Upson-Lee, Northeast aces ACE again; John Milledge-Brentwood thriller, Mount de Sales’ first W, Stratford rolls

🏈 Any update will be around 11 a.m. Saturday, based on new information contributions from teams over night.

Thanks to FPD, ACE Charter, Central Fellowship, John Milledge, Mount de Sales, and Jasper County for submitting postgame information Friday night.

🏈 Teams: Please email game information – stats (offense and defense), names, big plays, etc. –each week to centralgasports@gmail.com by 2 a.m. Saturday morning for inclusion into Central Georgia’s only comprehensive roundup, or by 10:30 a.m. Saturday for addition to the roundup. Monitoring who inputs into MaxPreps on Friday night helps.

By Michael A. Lough

The Sports Report

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Class 5A
3A Peach County 19, Northside 6
          The winless Eagles gave the undefeated Trojans a battle, taking a 6-3 lead late in the first quarter. It was tied at 6 after a Trojans field goal inside 5 minutes left in the half. Peach County, which missed a late second-quarter 31-yarder, pulled ahead four minutes into the third quarter on Zion Hudson’s TD run. The Trojans sealed it with a TD run three minutes into the fourth quarter.  

4A Warner Robins 27, Veterans 17 (Click here for full story)
           A scoreless first quarter became an 8-7 halftime game with Warner Robins on top. The Warhawks took the lead on Tylan Glover’s long touchdown run with four minutes left in the third, and the Demons took it back on Chan Dyson’s pass to X’Zavier Cannon for an 83-yard score late in the third. Veterans went up 17-15 with a field goal at the 7-minute mark of the fourth, but Warner Robins ate up five minutes with a scoring drive to get back on top with 93 seconds lefts. They added a big pile of icing on the game’s final play when Jamarcus Allen returned an interception 99 yards for a score.

Class 4A
East Coweta 48, Perry 31
          Perry blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdown and a 14-7 lead, and managed a 21-all tie early in the second quarter, and got a 21-yard John Levie field goal to get within 28-24 at halftime. Perry went up by a score five minutes into the third, and turned in a goalline stand late in the third.  East Coweta got within one 16 seconds into fourth quarter, scored and converted less than two minutes later for the lead and added a field goal, sealing it with a pick-6 with less than 3 minutes left.

Whitewater 37, Upson-Lee 36
          Upson-Lee went from a 23-0 deficit dug in the first 14 minutes to within 23-21 by halftime, the recovery sparked by Jayden Skelton’s interception. Whitewater went up by another 7 seconds into the fourth, the Knights getting within 2 on Niko Wells’ TD pass to Chestin Howard. Wells kept it on a jump, and Upson-Lee took the lead with 2:38 left. The night came in 2:38, when Whitewater converted an 18-yard pass for a touchdown on the game’s final play, winning it with the PAT.

Class 3A
West Laurens 26, Harlem 21
          Shannon Adkins’ short run midway through the third quarter broke a 14-all tie, and they trailed 21-20 entering the fourth.

Class AA
A/I Lamar County 27, Westside 14
          The Trojans led all night, going up 13-0 after first-quarter touchdowns from Josiah Chambers and Ross Hamrick. The lead grew to 20 on Jayden Hillman’s run midway through the second quarter. Westside broke the shutout with a TD pass three minutes into the third quarter, but Lamar County sealed it with Hamrick’s 1-yard run with 5:27 left in the game.

Class A/Division I
Bleckley County 44, Washington County 26
          Brody Fleming and Octavius Tate hooked up for touchdowns on Bleckley County’s opening possession to get the Royals going. Fleming threw another TD pass, to Kix Foskey, and Josh Campbell added a long pick-6 for a 28-0 lead with nearly nine minutes left in the first half. The Royals led 41-12 at intermission.

Dodge County 33, East Laurens 14
          Kain Mincey’s short run put the Indians up early, and  it was a 6-0 lead until just past the midway point of the second quarter when Jeramia Austin went in from 7 yards out at the 5:51 mark of the second quarter. The Indians pulled away from there.

Dublin 42, Jefferson County 13
          Yet again, Jefferson County gave an opponent some early trouble, trailing only 14-7 at halftime this time. The margin was still only a score after three quarters , but the Irish scored three times in a seven-minute span and kept Jefferson County out of the end zone. The Irish ran for 378 yards and completed one pass for 33 yards, while the Warriors rushed for 147 yards and passed for 155, getting two more first downs than Dublin. The Irish ran 20 fewer plays and had the ball for nine less minutes. Trav Bostic went for 131 yards on 12 carries while Dontavious Cannon added 101 on 13.

Jasper County 49, Towers 7
          The Hurricanes showed they know how to respond. Towers led 7-0 after a quarter after scoring on the opening kickoff, and the night turned darker after that. Jasper County went off for 29 points in the second quarter on touchdowns from J.T. Thomas, Chance Ross, and Tyrin Epps. Thomas added a second-half TD run, and Cam Farley returned a fumble for a score.

Northeast 29, ACE Charter 0 (Click here for full story)
          The Raiders (4-1/4-0) reiterated that they have the Gryphons’ number, whether playing off Shurling Drive or New Forsyth Road. The Raiders led 10-0 at halftime after a first-quarter 1-yard rush from Bam Glover and a 22-yard field goal by 25. They all but sealed it, based on the Raiders’ defensive effort that included three interceptions, with a 38-yard pass from Jordan Wiggins to Tavares Tinsley Jr. in the third quarter. Wiggins added fourth-quarter scoring passes to Scottavian Thomas from 40 and 36 yards. Northeast held ACE (4-1/3-1) to 78 rushing yards and 45 passing yards, Wiggins going for 305 yards through the air to go with 116 Raiders’ rushing yards.

Putnam County 28, McNair 6

Southwest 36, Central 0
          The Patriots led 22-0 at halftime and kept it going to break a three-game losing streak.

Class A/Division II

Taylor County 54, Marion County 0

          The Vikings racked up their biggest win since hammering Central-Talbotton 56-6 in late September of 2023.

Schley County 28, Crawford County 21

Macon County, 1-4, 1-0, at Chattahoochee County, 1-3/0-1, no score reported anywhere as of 3 a.m. 2 p.m. Saturday

Greene County 52, Twiggs County 34 (Score posted late Saturday morning).

GIAA

Class 4A/3A

John Milledge 31, Brentwood 28
          The Trojans got revenge, barely, on the War Eagles, needing a game-winning pass of 13 yards from Lewis Chaney to cap a 12-0 fourth quarter comeback. John Milledge led 21-10 at halftime and 24-10 after a third-quarter field goal, but the AA War Eagles took the lead after Brayden Tyson’s 27-yard run (and the conversion) and Tristan Robinson’s 55-yard run. Cheney hit Bryce McDonel for a nearly 50-yard pass to set up their connection of 13 yards two plays later, aided by a defensive back who slipped, for the lead with 52 seconds left, ending a 6-play, 56 yard drive.
Brentwood took over on its 21 with 41 seconds left and crossed midfield. After some officiating confusion, a low snap led to a 7-yard loss. Brentwood used its final timeout with seven seconds left, the ball on JMA’s 49. The fourth-down pass was broken up with a second left. Asa Wall ran for 72 yards and Cheney completed 11 of 20 for 160 yards. John Milledge outgained Brentwood by a yard, 310-309.

Stratford 41, Brookstone 14 (Click here for full story)
          Tyler Stephens ran for 215 yards and five touchdowns to lead Stratford in a battle of two of the state’s top GIAA teams. Stephens scored from 44 and 70 yards to go with two short-yardage touchdowns. The Eagles led 27-14 at halftime en route to improving to 5-0. Aaron Jefferson added 114 yards on 17 carries in helping hand Brookstone its first loss this season.

Westfield 33, FPD 22
          Down 14-9 at halftime, FPD took the lead – for five minutes – on Major Simmons’ 12-yard run, the conversion pass failing. Westfield took advantage of a roughing-the-punter penalty and went ahead on Brock Johnson’s 2-yard run. A botched snap deep was recovered by Cameron Staines in the end zone for a 27-15 lead with 2:53 left in the third. The Hornets sealed the win, which evened the series at 20-20, with Brock Johnson’s 1-yard run with 6:40 left in the game.

FPD managed a Brady McHugh run with 4:16 remaining. Johnson and Jackson Hair each had 71 rushing yards for the Hornets, who went for 201 yards on 36 carries. Johnson hit on 13 of 18 passes for 125 yards, 81 going to Win Hoots. Westfield held FPD to 135 yards rushing on 26 carries – Simmons led with 59 yards – and a 7-of-19 passing night for 93 yards.

Class AA
Briarwood 34, Windsor 15

Mount de Sales 21, CFCA 3
          Marcus Wilson’s 55-yard touchdown run less than four minutes into the game got the Cavs going toward their first win of the season. Windsor got a Shepherd Tanner field goal late in the first quarter, Mount de Sales eventually answering midway through the second quarter on Benjamin Burney’s 35-yard scoring pass to Bryson Harrell. While Mount de Sales’ defense kept the Lancers in check, Harrell sealed it with a 27-yard scoring run in the third.

Trinity Christian 28, Thomas Jefferson 8
          The Crusaders led 10-8 after one, and expanded the lead with 10 points in the second and eight in the third quarter.  Wade Register ran 22 times for 173 yards and 2 touchdowns to lead the 279-yard ground game. Jacob Sahli added two field goals, including a 42-yarder.

8-man

Covenant 38, John Hancock 12