ATLANTA – The 2021 Georgia High School Association football championship games are finished, and so is the high school football season.
Eight games spread out of three days were affected by some chilly temperatures and dampness, but the sparks still flew between the state’s top football teams at Georgia State University’s Center Parc Stadium.
Here’s a recap of the season’s final week of HIGH 5 Sports action:
Class 5A/6A Flag Football: Dodges County vs. Lithia Springs
Class 5A/6A flag football: Dodge County vs. Lithia Springs
Lithia Springs played tough defense. Dodge County won the game in overtime.
Dodge County won a thrilling game in the second overtime on a 7-yard touchdown run.
The game was scoreless until Dodge County’s game-winning touchdown in a 6-0 win.
Class 7A Flag Football: Marietta vs. Hillgrove
Class 7A flag football: Hillgrove vs. Marietta
Hillgrove felt like there was unfinished business heading into the state championship game. They won a back-and-forth contest with Marietta.
Hillgrove was making its second consecutive appearance in the flag football state finals.
Marietta rallied with a touchdown late, but Hillgrove’s offense responded with a touchdown on the following drive to win, 20-6.
Class A-Private: Trinity Christian vs. Prince Avenue Christian
Class A-Private: Trinity Christian vs. Prince Avenue Christian
Trinity Christian wasted no time, scoring on its first offensive play. Trinity Christian held a dominant lead at halftime.
The unbeaten Trinity Christian Lions knocked off the Prince Avenue Christian Wolverines in the first football championship game on Thursday night.
Trinity Christian led 35-7 at halftime and won a rematch of last year’s state title game, 55-28.
Class A-Public: Irwin County vs. Brooks County
Region rivals went head-to-head in Class A’s second championship matchup.
Brooks County lost to Irwin County in September earlier this season, but the Trojans left Atlanta with a trophy on Thursday night.
Brooks County pulled away in a 56-28 win.
Class AA: Fitzgerald Purple Hurricane at Thomasville Bulldogs
Class 2A Championship: Fitzgerald vs. Thomasville
The Fitzgerald Purple Hurricanes were going for their first title since 1948.
Fitzgerald has appeared in several state title games, but the school’s last championship was in 1948.
The Purple Hurricanes beat their region rival, Thomasville, to leave Atlanta as state champions in Friday’s first contest.
Only a few scores separated to two teams with Fitzgerald winning 21-7.
Class AAA: Carver Columbus vs. Benedictine
Class 4A Championship: Carver Columbus vs. Benedictine
The Benedictine Cadets broke a 14-14 tie in the third quarter. They headed back home with a state championship.
Perennial powerhouse Benedictine broke a 14-14 stalemate in the third quarter and went on to roll to a state title.
Carver Columbus hadn’t lost since the season’s first week when the Tigers played a higher classification opponent, Lee County.
The Benedictine Cadets edged Carver Columbus, 35-28.
Class AAAAAA: Langston Hughes vs. Buford
Class 6A State Championship: Buford vs. Hughes
The second day of GHSA Football Championships continued Friday. The game came down to a last-second field goal.
Buford and Langston Hughes traded blows throughout the game.
The championship was decided by a field goal attempt with time expiring. Langston Hughes’ kick was no good and Buford captured its third consecutive state title.
The final score was 21-20.
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