*Burke County’s offensive line of TK Reeves, Joshua Kelly, Ziaries Heath, Eli Bush, Bryan Sapp and Sheldon Cunningham opened holes for three 100-yard rushers – Landen Wright (153), Talon Heath (112) and Mykheal Smith (103) – in a 30-14 victory over Greenbrier.

*Lovett’s offensive line of Blair Ferguson, Lee Wetzler, James Izard, Crawford Hughes, Hunter Silliman and Henry Slagle paved the way for two 100-yard rushers – Sam Abney (158) and Knox Thomason (108) – in a 31-12 victory over Westminster.

*Lumpkin County’s offensive line of Rylan Armstrong, Damian Walls, Turner Rogers, Ryan McDonald and Saylor Kelley with tight ends Conner Parker and Tripp Scott blocked for a pair of 100-yard rushers – Kolson Howell (131) and Joseph Alvarez (127) – in a 42-31 victory over Dawson County.

*Savannah Christian’s offensive line of Davis Rushing, Gavin Guevara, King Long, JJ Ward and Jet Ayala paved the way for 378 rushing yards and produced two 100-yard rushers – Cain Tomlin (142) and Wesley Dinkins (138) – in a 35-13 victory over Athens Academy.

*Statesboro’s offensive line of Payton Brihm, Chandler Tyson, Andrevious Furgerson, Jeremiah Kegler and Marcos Trejo paved the way for 457 rushing yards and six touchdowns from five backs in a 44-7 victory over Southeast Bulloch.

*Toombs County’s offensive line of RJ Langston, JJ Pacheco, Lane Morris, Jayce Corbitt, Dax Nobles and Nick Frazier paved the way for 500 total yards in a 58-21 victory over Benedictine. The 58 points is tied for the second-most against Benedictine in 1,140 all-time games, according to the Georgia High School Football Historians Association.

*Wheeler County’s offensive line of Jeric Peeples, Luke Smith, Trey Williams, Marco Tanner, Rhett McCranie and Fisher Thornton with tight end Jackson Scott helped generate nearly 500 total yards and produced 100-yard rushers John Miller (178) and Malik Madison (157) in a 40-7 victory over Portal.

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