No. 257 Sandy Creek edges No. 20 Cedar Grove for Georgia 3A state championship

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Posted By: Jeff Fisher December 11, 2022

As members of Georgia’s Region 5 in Class 3A, Cedar Grove and Sandy Creek entered Saturday’s state championship game very familiar with each other.

In 2021, Sandy Creek beat the Saints 40-35 during the regular season. However, CG rebounded the rest of the way and won their fourth state title in five years.

During their 2022 regular season game, Cedar Grove beat the Patriots 49-35 to win the regional title.

Everyone expected Saturday’s rubber-match to be a good one. The game didn’t disappoint.

Sandy Creek won the coin toss and took the ball, leading to a game-opening touchdown drive and a 1-yard scoring run by Travis Franklin.

The Saints, ranked No. 20 in the High School Football America 300, powered by NFL Play Football, tied the game at 7-7 in the second quarter on Quinterio Lawson’s TD run.

Cedar Grove led 10-7 at the half.

Sandy Creek, ranked No. 257 in our national rankings, regained the lead midway through the third quarter on quarterback Geimere Latimer’s TD run. Latimer completed 14 of 25 passes for 174 yards and ran 10 times for 53 yards and one touchdown.

In the fourth quarter, Cedar Grove took a 17-14 lead on Ricky Lee’s TD run.

The game-winning drive covered 70 yards over 12 plays with Franklin again scoring from a yard out.

Many questioned whether Franklin reached the end zone, however, the Georgia High School Association doesn’t use instant replay.

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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.

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