Fitzgerald wins Georgia AA title, ending a 72 year title drought

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For the first time since 1948, Fitzgerald is a Georgia high school football state champ. Friday, the Purple Hurricanes beat Thomasville 21-7 at Center Parc Stadium for the Class 2A state title.

The Canes jumped-out to a 21-0 lead at halftime and never looked back. The first half lead was built on a strong ground game with Dennoris Goodwin scoring two rushing touchdowns.

For the game, Fitzgerald ran the ball 61 times with only two passes. The Canes gained 295 yards on the ground.

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Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.