Round One featured 7 of our local teams in the playoffs…here’s what happened!
MORE State playoff matchups – RND 2 (Sweet 16)
#11 Commerce 35, #22 Bremen 28
The Tigers held off Bremen’s fourth quarter rally to win 35-28 and advance to the second round of the playoffs. Jacari Huff took the opening kick 90 yards for a TD, and Jaiden Daniels had an 83-yd TD in the wild first quarter that saw Commerce go up 21-14. Tysean Wiggins had a 2-yd TD as well. Bremen tied it again in the third, but Huff had another TD run, as did Daniels, and the defense held in the final minutes.
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#1 Lee County 47, #4 Habersham Central 7
Undefeated and nationally-ranked Lee County put up a 47-7 win over the Raiders. Habersham Central’s season comes to an end.
#1 Jefferson 45, #32 Monroe 6
Gavin Markey scored on a 25-yd keeper in the first to get the Dragons going. Markey then found RJ Hinton for a 22-yd TD pushing it to 14-0. Following a blocked punt in the second, the Dragons added a 36-yd FG by Taylor McCall. A Markey 8-yd TD to Dalton Dye made it a 24-0 advantage. A 26-yd TD run by Markey spread the lead out to 31-6 before the break. The game was on ice in the fourth when Mickell Pittman scored from 8 yards out for good measure.
#20 LaGrange 48, #13 Lumpkin County 6
LaGrange came in to Dahlonega and rolled out with a 48-6 victory. The Indians’ season comes to a conclusion.
#14 Stephens County 31, #19 North Murray 14
The Indians won handedly, 31-14 over North Murray to advance to the Sweet 16.
#9 Sumter County 37, #24 Union County 6
The Panthers were unable to come up with more than just the one score in a 37-6 road loss to Sumter County. This ends Union County’s season.
#12 Fitzgerald 42, #21 Rabun County 21
Trailing 7-0 in the first, Rabun found points on a 2-yd keeper by Ty Truelove to tie the game up. Fitzgerald would retake the lead in the second. Lake Evans had a game-tying rushing TD late in the half. Fitz would again go ahead before the break. The Hurricanes blew the game open from there, though Rabun added one more score. It marks the end of the season for the Cats, their first exit in the opening round in over a decade.
Other scores
#1 Buford 57, #4 East Coweta 9
#3 Thomas County Central 31, #2 Jackson County 7
#2 Sequoyah 38, #3 Gainesville 28
#1 Ola 37, #4 Flowery Branch 0
#5 North Hall 21, #28 Gilmer 14 (OT)
#8 Cherokee Bluff 28, #25 Monroe Area 7
#3 Peach County 56, #30 Chestatee 33
#15 Ringgold 19, #18 Hart County 0
