State Championship Preview: Class A-Public

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CLASS A-PUBLIC CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW

Today, we begin our previews of this year's state championships with a look at Class A-Public as Irwin County and Marion County get set to square off. Check below for the complete state championship schedule. Please visit ScoreATL.com for more coverage and contact us at info@scoreatl.com for story ideas and information to help us make this year's newsletter great.

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

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CLASS A-PUBLIC CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW

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TODAY'S QUESTION

What player was recently named Georgia's 2019-20 Gatorade Player of the Year for football?

MONDAY'S QUESTION

How many of this year's finals are featuring a regular season rematch?

MONDAY'S ANSWER

One: Class AAAAAA's Harrison and Allatoona

CLASS A-PUBLIC CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW

Top-seed Irwin County is in the finals for the fifth time in the past six seasons, but will be looking for its first championship victory since 1975 when it takes the field. The Indians have been on a mission this season, compiling a flawless 12-0 record that includes a whopping 35.9 average margin of victory. The Indians did all their scoring in the second half in the semifinals as they ran away with a 36-0 win over two-time defending state champion Clinch County. Defensively, Gabriel Benyard returned an interception for a touchdown and Jordan Payne had a fumble recovery touchdown. The two scores gave the Irwin County defense a combined 62 points scored on the year and the group has only allowed 56 points, a statistical indicative of how dominant the Indians’ defense has been all year long.

Marion County is making its first championship appearance since 2013 when the program topped Charlton County 12-3 for its first-ever state crown. The Eagles carry an eight-game winning streak into the finals and are fresh off a 42-25 comeback victory over Pelham in the semifinals. Marion County roared back from a 25-14 third-quarter deficit with 28 unanswered points to top the Hornets. Brandon Thomas and Trice McCannon each rushed for Marion County touchdowns in the first half to keep the Eagles in striking distance and then dominated the second half. McCannon’s 45-yard touchdown pass to Thomas with 6:34 left in the third quarter brought Marion County within 25-20 heading into the final frame. McCannon found Thomas on a 9-yard touchdown reception early in the fourth quarter to give the Eagles a 28-25 lead. Thomas added a 67-yard rushing touchdown with five minutes left and then McCannon capped the scoring with a 3-yard run.

This will be the first-ever meeting between the two programs, which is an interesting dynamic considering the postseason success that the two have shared over the last decade. The combination of Marion County’s Trice McCannon and Brandon Thomas will be key if the Eagles are going to find success against the Irwin County defense. As for the Indians, they beat Clinch County 36-0 in the semifinals in a game that concluded with neither team completing a pass. Marion County will have to stop Irwin County’s rushing attack in addition to avoiding turnovers and losing the battle of field position if they are going to spoil the Indians’ bid for a perfect season.

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Class AAAAAAA

Finals schedule

At Georgia State Stadium

Saturday, Dec. 14 (8 p.m.)

R3 #2 Marietta vs. R1 #1 Lowndes

Semifinals scores

R3#2 Marietta 42, R7#1 Parkview 31

R1#1 Lowndes 49, R6#1 North Gwinnett 28

Quarterfinals scores

R3 #2 Marietta 42, R6 #2 Mill Creek 10

R7 #1 Parkview 35, R8 #2 Archer 17

R1 #1 Lowndes 28, R8 #1 Grayson 20

R6 #1 North Gwinnett 32, R3 #1 McEachern 13

Second Round scores

R6 #2 Mill Creek 41, R4 #1 Roswell 17

R3 #2 Marietta 38, R5 #1 Milton 24

R8 #2 Archer 45, R4 #4 Cherokee 14

R7 #1 Parkview 40, R1 #2 Colquitt County 21

R8 #1 Grayson 42, R2 #2 East Coweta 21

R1 #1 Lowndes 44, R7 #2 Norcross 14

R6 #1 North Gwinnett 60, R4 #2 Walton 10

R3 #1 McEachern 42, R5 #2 North Forsyth 14

First Round scores

R6 #2 Mill Creek 45, R8 #3 Newton 14

R4 #1 Roswell 31, R2 #4 Wheeler 0

R3 #2 Marietta 41, R1 #3 Camden 13

R5 #1 Milton 42, R7 #4 Central Gwinnett 7

R8 #2 Archer 31, R6 #3 Collins Hill 28

R4 #4 Cherokee 41, R2 #1 Westlake 23

R1 #2 Colquitt County 35, R3 #3 North Cobb 7

R7 #1 Parkview 35, R5 #4 West Forsyth 14

R2 #2 East Coweta 20, R4 #3 Etowah 13

R8 #1 Grayson 31, R6 #4 Mountain View 0

R7 #2 Norcross 21, R5 #3 South Forsyth 0

R1 #1 Lowndes 38, R3 #4 Hillgrove 8

R4 #2 Walton 27, R2 #3 Newnan 24

R6 #1 North Gwinnett 51, R8 #4 Shiloh 14

R5 #2 North Forsyth 44, R7 #3 Brookwood 41

R3 #1 McEachern 47, At Large North Paulding 29

Class AAAAAA

Finals schedule

At Georgia State Stadium

Friday, Dec. 13 (8 p.m.)

R6 #2 Allatoona vs. R6 #1 Harrison

Semifinals scores

R6#2 Allatoona 17, R2#1 Richmond Hill 14 OT

R6#1 Harrison 38, R8#1 Dacula 7

Quarterfinals scores

R6 #2 Allatoona 24, R1 #3 Coffee 0

R2 #1 Richmond Hill 16, R1 #2 Valdosta 14

R8 #1 Dacula 56, R1 #1 Lee County 21

R6 #1 Harrison 28, R1 #4 Houston County 7

Second Round scores

R6 #2 Allatoona 23, R4 #1 Stephenson 13

R1 #3 Coffee 59, R5 #1 Mays 36

R2 #1 Richmond Hill 48, R8 #2 Lanier 34

R1 #2 Valdosta 28, R7 #1 Johns Creek 24

R8 #1 Dacula 42, R2 #2 Glynn Academy 20

R1 #1 Lee County 49, R5 #3 Creekside 7

R6 #1 Harrison 51, R2 #3 Brunswick 19

R1 #4 Houston County 38, R5 #2 South Paulding 22

First Round scores

R6 #2 Allatoona 49, R8 #3 Gainesville 7

R4 #1 Stephenson 47, R2 #4 Bradwell Institute 20

R1 #3 Coffee 60, R3 #2 Heritage-Conyers 0

R5 #1 Mays 39, R7 #4 Northview 7

R8 #2 Lanier 15, R6 #3 Sprayberry 14

R2 #1 Richmond Hill 28, R4 #4 M.L. King 12

R1 #2 Valdosta 45, R3 #3 Lakeside-Evans 9

R7 #1 Johns Creek 59, R5 #4 Alexander 34

R2 #2 Glynn Academy 31, R4 #3 Tucker 7

R8 #1 Dacula 49, R6 #4 Dalton 10

R5 #3 Creekside 28 R7 #2 Alpharetta 0

R1 #1 Lee County 50, R3 #4 Greenbrier 0

R2 #3 Brunswick 34, R4 #2 Morrow 13

R6 #1 Harrison 45, R8 #4 Winder-Barrow 25

R5 #2 South Paulding 41, R7 #3 North Atlanta 27

R1 #4 Houston County 31, R3 #1 Evans 21

Class AAAAA

Finals schedule

At Georgia State Stadium

Friday, Dec. 13 (4:30 p.m.)

R8 #2 Buford vs. R1 #1 Warner Robins

Semifinals scores

R8#2 Buford 29, R4#1 Jones County 0

R1#1 Warner Robins 55, R3#1 Starr's Mill 3

Quarterfinals scores

R4 #1 Jones County 49, R3 #2 Griffin 14

R8 #2 Buford 24, R7 #1 Carrollton 21

R1 #1 Warner Robins 49, R8 #1 Clarke Central 14

R3 #1 Starr’s Mill 25, R4 #2 Dutchtown 24 OT

Second Round scores

R4 #1 Jones County 17, R8 #3 Cedar Shoals 6

R3 #2 Griffin 49, R7 #4 Hiram 14

R8 #2 Buford 34, R2 #1 Ware County 6

R7 #1 Carrollton 21, R1 #2 Veterans 10

R8 #1 Clarke Central 28, R2 #2 Wayne County 20

R1 #1 Warner Robins 25, R7 #2 Rome 17

R4 #2 Dutchtown 31, R6 #1 Riverwood 7

R3 #1 Starr’s Mill 45, R7 #3 Kell 28

First Round scores

R8 #3 Cedar Shoals 30, R6 #2 Carver-Atlanta 12

R4 #1 Jones County 26, R2 #4 South Effingham 13

R3 #2 Griffin 21, R1 #3 Bainbridge 20

R7 #4 Hiram 16, R5 #1 Southwest DeKalb 12

R8 #2 Buford 43, R6 #3 Decatur 6

R2 #1 Ware County 35, R4 #4 Ola 22

R1 #2 Veterans 28, R3 #3 Riverdale 6

R7 #1 Carrollton 42, R5 #4 Arabia Mountain 14

R2 #2 Wayne County 20, R4 #3 Stockbridge 2

R8 #1 Clarke Central 63, R6 #4 Lithia Springs 34

R7 #2 Rome 52, R5 #3 Lithonia 0

R1 #1 Warner Robins 28, R3 #4 Jonesboro 7

R4 #2 Dutchtown 20, R2 #3 Statesboro 0

R6 #1 Riverwood 17, R8 #4 Loganville 14

R7 #3 Kell 48, R5 #2 Columbia 32

R3 #1 Starr’s Mill 28, R1 #4 Harris County 7

Class AAAA

Finals schedule

At Georgia State Stadium

Saturday, Dec. 14 (4:30 p.m.)

R7 #1 Blessed Trinity vs. R8 #1 Oconee County

Semifinals scores

R7 #1 Blessed Trinity 46, R4 #1 Woodward Academy 17

R8 #1 Oconee County 35, R5 #2 Sandy Creek 28

Quarterfinals scores

R4 #1 Woodward Academy 31, R5 #1 Cartersville 28

R7 #1 Blessed Trinity 31, R2 #1 West Laurens 0

R8 #1 Oconee County 17, R7 #2 Marist 7

R5 #2 Sandy Creek 41, R8 #4 Madison County 7

Second Round scores

R4 #1 Woodward Academy 41, R8 #3 St. Pius 0

R5 #1 Cartersville 35, R3 #2 Thomson 0

R2 #1 West Laurens 34, R8 #2 North Oconee 17

R7 #1 Blessed Trinity 36, R3 #3 Baldwin 3

R8 #1 Oconee County 39, R2 #2 Perry 7

R7 #2 Marist 30, R1 #1 Carver-Columbus 20

R8 #4 Madison County 35, R2 #3 Mary Persons 14

R5 #2 Sandy Creek 56, R1 #4 Americus-Sumter 7

First Round scores

R8 #3 St. Pius X 42, R6 #2 Heritage-Catoosa 14

R4 #1 Woodward Academy 40, R2 #4 Upson-Lee 14

R3 #2 Thomson 34, R1 #3 Hardaway 0

R5 #1 Cartersville 14, R7 #4 Flowery Branch 6

R8 #2 North Oconee 45, R6 #3 Pickens 24

R2 #1 West Laurens 37, R4 #4 Luella 6

R3 #3 Baldwin 38, R1 #2 Cairo 30

R7 #1 Blessed Trinity 40, R5 #4 Troup 14

R2 #2 Perry 38, R4 #3 Hampton 0

R8 #1 Oconee County 41, R6 #4 Northwest Whitfield 14

R7 #2 Marist 42, R5 #3 Cedartown 22

R1 #1 Carver-Columbus 52, R3 #4 Richmond Academy 7

R2 #3 Mary Persons 28, R4 #2 Eastside 21

R8 #4 Madison County 27, R6 #1 Ridgeland 20

R5 #2 Sandy Creek 42, R7 #3 Denmark 7

R1 #4 Americus-Sumter 13, R3 #1 Burke County 6

Class AAA

Finals schedule

At Georgia State Stadium

Saturday, Dec. 14 (1 p.m.)

R5 #1 Cedar Grove vs. R1 #1 Crisp County

Semifinals scores

R5#1 Cedar Grove 28, R7 #1 Greater Atlanta Christian 18

R1#1 Crisp County 14, R3 #1 Jenkins 6

Quarterfinals scores

R5 #1 Cedar Grove 36, R4 #1 Peach County 3

R7 #1 Greater Atlanta Christian 17, R8 #2 Hart County 16

R1 #1 Crisp County 22, R8 #1 Jefferson 20

R3 #1 Jenkins 41, R6 #1 North Murray 14

Second Round scores

R4 #1 Peach County 35, R6 #2 Calhoun 0

R5 #1 Cedar Grove 49, R3 #2 Benedictine 13

R8 #2 Hart County 32, R2 #1 Pierce County 29 OT

R7 #1 Greater Atlanta Christian 38, R1 #2 Cook 0

R8 #1 Jefferson 28, R2 #2 Appling County 7

R1 #1 Crisp 41, R7 #2 North Hall 3

R6 #1 North Murray 24, R4 #2 Jackson 14

R3 #1 Jenkins 42, R7 #3 Dawson County 9

First Round scores

R6 #2 Calhoun 38, R8 #3 Morgan County 10

R4 #1 Peach County 19, R2 #4 Brantley County 0

R3 #2 Benedictine 58, R1 #3 Monroe 0

R5 #1 Cedar Grove 36, R7 #4 Fannin County 7

R8 #2 Hart County 56, R6 #3 Haralson County 27

R2 #1 Pierce County 49, R4 #4 Central-Macon 6

R1 #2 Cook 7, R3 #3 Windsor Forest 6

R7 #1 Greater Atlanta Christian 35, R5 #4 Pace Academy 14

R2 #2 Appling County 28, R4 #3 Westside-Macon 7

R8 #1 Jefferson 49, R6 #4 Sonoraville 17

R7 #2 North Hall 24, R5 #3 Lovett 21

R1 #1 Crisp 46, R3 #4 Southeast Bulloch 0

R4 #2 Jackson 28, R2 #3 Liberty County 11

R6 #1 North Murray 28, R8 #4 Monroe Area 14

R7 #3 Dawson County 27, R5 #2 Westminster 3

R3 #1 Jenkins 41, At Large Adairsville 0

Class AA

Finals schedule

At Georgia State Stadium

Friday, Dec. 13 (1 p.m.)

R1 #2 Brooks County vs. R3 #1 Dublin

Semifinals scores

R1#2 Brooks County 39, R5#1 Callaway 35

R3#1 Dublin 55, R1#1 Thomasville 45

Quarterfinals scores

R5 #1 Callaway 41, R6 #2 Douglass-Atlanta 20

R1 #2 Brooks County 35, R2 #1 Metter 6

R1 #1 Thomasville 38, R8 #1 Rabun County 24

R3 #1 Dublin 35, R6 #1 Hapeville Charter 12

Second Round scores

R6 #2 Douglass-Atlanta 12, R4 #1 Jefferson County 8

R5 #1 Callaway 50, R1 #3 Fitzgerald 31

R2 #1 Metter 14, R8 #2 Union County 7

R1 #2 Brooks County 41, R7 #1 Rockmart 3

R8 #1 Rabun County 34, R2 #2 Toombs County 14

R1 #1 Thomasville 58, R7 #2 Pepperell 14

R6 #1 Hapeville Charter 70, R2 #3 Swainsboro 28

R3 #1 Dublin 45, R5 #2 Bremen 26

First Round scores

R6 #2 Douglass-Atlanta 48, R8 #3 Elbert County 21

R4 #1 Jefferson County 20, R2 #4 Vidalia 3

R1 #3 Fitzgerald 30, R3 #2 Bleckley County 12

R5 #1 Callaway 54, R7 #4 Chattooga 7

R8 #2 Union County 19, R6 #3 South Atlanta 15

R2 #1 Metter 27, R4 #4 Screven County 19

R1 #2 Brooks County 42, R3 #3 Washington County 14

R7 #1 Rockmart 24, R5 #4 Temple County 7

R2 #2 Toombs County 37, R4 #3 Hephzibah 34

R8 #1 Rabun County 38, R6 #4 BEST Academy 0

R7 #2 Pepperell 27, R5 #3 Heard County 7

R1 #1 Thomasville 31, R3 #4 Dodge County 26

R2 #3 Swainsboro 37, R4 #2 Harlem 3

R6 #1 Hapeville Charter 55, R8 #4 Putnam County 0

R5 #2 Bremen 17, R7 #3 Model 0

R3 #1 Dublin 32, R1 #4 Early County 9

Class A-Public

Finals schedule

At Georgia State Stadium

Saturday, Dec. 14 (10 a.m.)

#1 Irwin County vs. #2 Marion County

Semifinals scores

#1 Irwin County 36, #4 Clinch County 0

#2 Marion County 42, #5 Pelham 25

Quarterfinal scores

#1 Irwin County 54, #9 Manchester 12

#4 Clinch County 38, #21 Warren County 16

#2 Marion County 28, #7 Lincoln County 21

#5 Pelham 31, #3 Mitchell County 20

Second Round scores

#9 Manchester 36, #8 Johnson County 20

#1 Irwin County 47, #17 Chattahoochee County 22

#21 Warren County 34, #5 Bowdon 14

#4 Clinch County 37, #20 Emanuel County Institute 14

#7 Lincoln County 21, #10 Commerce 17

#2 Marion County 35, #18 Schley County 27

#5 Pelham 41, #11 Wilcox County 30

#3 Mitchell County 36, #14 Turner County 7

First Round scores

#9 Manchester 40, #24 Taylor County 0

#17 Chattahoochee County 12, #16 Washington-Wilkes 7

#21 Warren County 20, #12 Terrell County 0

#20 Emanuel County Institute 28, #13 McIntosh County Academy 23

#10 Commerce 23, #23 Trion 6

#18 Schley County 39, #15 Claxton 15

#11 Wilcox County 55, #22 Seminole County 6

#14 Turner County 31, #19 Macon County 12

Class A-Private

Finals schedule

At Georgia State Stadium

Friday, Dec. 13 (10 a.m.)

#9 Wesleyan vs. #6 Eagle's Landing Christian

Semifinals scores

#9 Wesleyan 56, #4 Fellowship Christian 20

#6 Eagle’s Landing Christian 21, #2 Holy Innocents’ 7

Quarterfinals scores

#9 Wesleyan 42, #16 Savannah Christian 16

#4 Fellowship Christian 35, #12 Hebron Christian 28

#2 Holy Innocents’ 28, #23 Mount Paran Christian 0

#6 Eagle’s Landing Christian 28, #3 Athens Academy 10

Second Round scores

#9 Wesleyan 34, #8 Christian Heritage 13

#16 Savannah Christian 35, #1 Savannah Country Day 14

#12 Hebron Christian 35, #5 Mount de Sales 6

#4 Fellowship Christian 14, #13 North Cobb Christian 0

#23 Mount Paran Christian 16, #7 Darlington 13

#2 Holy Innocents’ 42, #18 St. Francis 3

#6 Eagle’s Landing Christian 62, #11 Prince Avenue Christian 57

#3 Athens Academy 52, #19 Brookstone 7

First Round scores

#9 Wesleyan 35, #24 First Presbyterian Day 28 OT

#16 Savannah Christian 31, #17 Calvary Day 28

#12 Hebron Christian 13, #21 Mount Vernon Presbyterian 7

#13 North Cobb Christian 16, #20 George Walton 14

#23 Mount Paran Christian 29, #10 Aquinas 27

#18 St. Francis 34, #15 Trinity Christian 31

#11 Prince Avenue Christian 46, #22 Stratford Academy 0

#19 Brookstone 10, #14 Whitefield Academy 7

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