It’s on to the state quarterfinals in the Georgia High School Athletic Association 2023 high school football playoffs. Round 2 saw the season end for three defending state champs.
Rome beat defending 6A champ Langston Hughes 42-14. The Wolves defense picked-off Ohio State-recruit Air Noland four times.
Warner Robins edged ’22 5A champ Ware County 23-21 on a 42-yard walk-off field goal by Alberto Medina. The Demons are trying to reach the state finals for the seventh straight season.
Toombs County beat defending 2A champ Thomson 41-30. The win pushes Toombs into the state quarters for the first time since 2008.
Below are all of the second round scores.
Georgia High School Football Scores
Playoffs – 2nd Round
7A
Carrollton 45, Valdosta 28
Walton 48, North Gwinnett 19
Camden County 26, McEachern 0
Mill Creek 59, Peachtree Ridge 20
Buford 28, Norcross 25
Grayson 42, North Paulding 18
Milton 42, Collins Hill 21
Colquitt County 38, Westlake 19
6A
Lee County 50, Lovejoy 6
Douglas County 48, Sequoyah 14
Woodward Academy 27, Houston County 7
Gainesville 35, Blessed Trinity 12
Roswell 59, Lanier 27
Marist 41, Brunswick 14
Rome 42, Hughes 14
Thomas County Central 56, Jonesboro 6
5A
Warner Robins 23, Ware County 21
Creekside 49, Dalton 24
Harris County 42, Statesboro 7
Jefferson 42, Hiram 21
Cartersville 28, Eastside 9
Jenkins 28, Dutchtown 27
Cass 17, Mays 7
Coffee 45, Jones County 14
4A
Spalding 20, Troup County 0
Stockbridge 28, Westminster 24
Benedictine 31, LaGrange 7
North Oconee 35, Cedartown 9
Central, Carrollton 38, Lovett 10
Starr’s Mill 45, New Hampstead 27
Stephenson 35, Luella 7
Perry 7, Bainbridge 3
3A
Mary Persons 42, Crisp County 20
Cedar Grove 49, Bremen 13
Calvary Day 49, Thomasville 0
Wesleyan 33, Stephens County 26
Lumpkin County 45, Oconee County 42
Savannah Christian 33, Morgan County 10
Monroe Area 42, Gilmer 24
Carver, Columbus 8, Upson-Lee 7
2A
Fitzgerald 37, Spencer 20
Callaway 42, Model 19
Pierce County 35, Laney 14
Fellowship Christian 63, North Murray 14
Rockmart 56, Union County 14
Toombs County 41, Thomson 30
Columbia 18, North Cobb Christian 13
Cook 24, Appling County 14
1A Division 1
rwin Co. 31, Bleckley Co. 0
Prince Ave. Christ. 72, Mount Vernon 41
Bryan County 34, Pelham 8
Commerce 34, Dade County 14
Elbert County 42, Trion 41
Swainsboro 18, Lamar County 6
Rabun County 42, Whitefield Academy 14
Brooks County 22, Dublin 7
1A Division 2
Clinch County 35, Seminole County 6
Manchester 35, Johnson County 0
Telfair County 14, Portal 12
Macon County 38, Aquinas 35
Bowdon 28, Greene County 23
Dooly County 28, Jenkins County 24
Schley County 49, Lincoln County 23
Early County 43, Emanuel County Institute 34
