No. 12 Marietta beats No. 6 Lowndes for Georgia 7A state title

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Posted By: Jeff Fisher December 15, 2019

For the first time in 52 years, Marietta is a Georgia high school football champ. Saturday, the Blue Devils got out to a 17-0 halftime lead and then held-on to beat No. 6 Lowndes 17-9 for Georgia’s Class 7A state championship.

?7A Championship?
? Marietta Blue Devils WIN
FINAL: @LHSvikingsFB 9 vs. @MHSFBFAMILY 17#Championships #FootballFridays ? pic.twitter.com/CciDWqcrW2
— GPB Sports (@GPBsports) December 15, 2019

Marietta, which entered the game ranked No. 12 in the High School Football America 100, was led by Tennessee-recruit Harrison Bailey, who completed 18-of-24 passes for 230 yards, and Kimani Vidal, who picked-up two rushing touchdowns.

.@kimanividal gets the early TD ?@MHSFBFAMILY | #GPBSports pic.twitter.com/wLb8jilcGN
— GPB Sports (@GPBsports) December 15, 2019

.@kimanividal gets the early TD ?@MHSFBFAMILY | #GPBSports pic.twitter.com/wLb8jilcGN
— GPB Sports (@GPBsports) December 15, 2019

Marietta, who won its first state title since 1967, finishes 13-2, while Lowndes suffered its first loss to finish 14-1.

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Jeff Fisher

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.