ATLANTA — The Dublin High School Fighting Irish wrapped up a great season with a 42-32 win in the GHSA AA State Football Championship game.
The Irish outscored Brooks County on a cold, rainy day at Georgia State’s Stadium Friday afternoon.
Dublin trailed 14-9 at halftime, but used a punishing rushing attack to put 33 points on the scoreboard in the third and fourth quarters. Dublin rushed for 437 yards in the game, led by senior Jaques Evans with 185 yards and one touchdown. Zion Kemp and Markelle Mitchell each scored two touchdowns for the Irish. Marcus Adams also added a rushing touchdown for the Irish.
Dublin did not attempt a pass in the game.
The win capped a 14-1 season for Roger Holmes and company and gave Dublin its first state title since 2006.
Coach Roger Holmes said, "At the end of the day, there's no quit in them. You gotta be tough to run the football every play -- not always what we wanted to do, but it's what we do best -- hang our hat on that offense line, and they took us to a state championship."
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