Pierce County wins first Georgia high school football championship

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Pierce County needed overtime before defeating Oconee County 13-7 Wednesday for Georgia’s 4A state championship, which is the first-ever for the Bears. Oconee County ranked No. 1 in Class 4A.

Running back DJ Bell scored on the Bears’ first offensive play of overtime on a 15 yard run. The sophomore running back had 158 rushing yards and scored both of Pierce’s touchdowns in a game that was scoreless until the fourth quarter.

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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.