7-ranked Carrollton pulled away from visiting Creekview with a 33-7 scoring run for a comfortable 47-28 victory. Shiloh improves to 5-6 on the season, snapping a six-game Allatoona win streak with the victory, and will travel to top-seeded Langston Hughes for a second-round showdown next week. Armani Tookes provided the final points of the night with a 39-yard run for the Panthers, who will host Shiloh next week following the Generals’ win over Allatoona.Īllatoona cut Shiloh’s lead to 19-14 with eight minutes remaining, but the Generals held on through the rest of the first-round matchup to secure the playoff win - the program’s first since 2000. Quarterback Prentiss Nolan threw touchdown passes to Terrance Love (54 yards), Jelani Thurman (25 yards) and Rodney Shelley (34 yards), and Antonio Martin had rushing scores from seven and 13 yards out. 3-ranked Hughes closed out its first-round game against Glynn Academy with four unanswered touchdowns to advance to the second round of the playoffs for the second year in a row. The Mustangs will host Westlake next week. On defense, Daniel Sherrer recovered a Lanier fumble and Denis Nechyparenka had an interception. Taylor, Chance Arthur, Jah Welch and Bryan Simpkins each had second-half rushing scores for the Mustangs, and Ty Roldan was 7-for-7 on PATs.
Kennesaw Mountain quarterback Cayman Prangley, who threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Forehand in the opening frame and a 79-yarder to Jailen Taylor in the second, got his third touchdown just before the break for a 21-15 lead, and the Mustangs dominated the rest of the game. The Longhorns started strong, taking an 8-0 lead with quarterback Carson Thomas’ run following Matthew Laughlin’s fumble recovery and reclaiming the lead after a pair of Mustangs scores with Thomas’ 9-yard pass to Reese Scott. The Mustangs advanced to the second round of the playoffs for the first time with a victory over visiting Lanier.