MACON, Ga. — This was another great Friday night for football, although there were certainly several blowouts and dominant performances.
Fitzgerald easily handled Berrien, Upson-Lee crushed Fayette County and Peach County smashed Bainbridge.
There were a few close matchups, including Washington County's one-point win over East Laurens or Jasper County's two-point win over Social Circle in overtime.
Here's a full roundup of scores and highlights from teams in and around Central Georgia.
Game of the Week: Tattnall vs John Milledge Academy
This was not a matchup that was supposed to be close. Yet the once 1-7 John Milledge Academy kept it competitive against the 6-1 Tattnall Square Academy, and, at one point, looked like the team may grab a win.
However, it was the one loss the Trojans prevailed with a 28-17 victory over John Milledge.
While the final score was a bit further from the close game it started as, John Milledge gave Tattnall fits early.
Bradyn Harrison intercepted a Braxton Collins pass for a solid return, which set up running back Asa Wall for a 4-yard touchdown. The Trojans took a 10-0 lead before Tattnall started to claw its way back.
Collins and Ty Hunnicutt connected for a 45-yard pass and cut John Milledge's lead to three with about six minutes to go in the first half. Late in the third quarter, running back Ben Brown gave Tattnall a 14-10 lead thanks to a running touchdown.
Wall and John Milledge answered back near the start of the fourth quarter with a rushing touchdown, but Collins had a 66-yard touchdown pass about a minute later to keep the momentum on Tattnall’s side.
Collins and Hunnicutt connected one more time to put the game out of reach for the opposing Trojans. JMA received the ball on their own 35-yard line with a chance to close the gap with about four minutes, left, but couldn’t do so.
Three stars
Jabari Zanders, Telfair County quarterback: Zanders’ performance, alongside the rest of a dominant Telfair offense, helped the Trojans demolish Wheeler County 50-16.
While the running game was equally as impressive, Zanders’ ability through the air set the tone for the game. He threw for three touchdowns, including a 40-yard touchdown pass. He also converted three two-point conversions through the air.
The senior quarterback lead the way for the Trojans and helped the team crack 50 points for the first time since 2022.
Jacolbie Allen, Howard running back: The senior running back for Howard helped the Huskies score 42 points for a second straight week, as he contributed to a 42-6 win over Cross Creek.
He reached the endzone twice on the ground, as he teamed up with junior running back Terrance Brown to create a devastating running back tandem.
However, Allen’s biggest accomplishment was a massive passing touchdown. He took a swing pass and instead of running up the field, dropped back and delivered a perfectly placed ball to a teammate for another touchdown.
Duke Johnson, Dodge County running back/linebacker: Johnson makes plays nearly every week, but this week he was a man on fire.
Johnson found the endzone twice on the ground, but also made several tackles on defense, including a WWE-esque piledrive tackle, where he picked up a Jefferson County player and slammed him to the ground with ease.
The Alabama commit and four-star is a big reason why Dodge County remains undefeated and had one of his best performances in a stellar season.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD
- Treutlen County 32 - Montgomery County 24
- Carver Columbus 31 - Sumter County 0
- Wilkinson County 34 - Glascock County 32
- Schley County 34 - Central-Talbotton 0
- Crawford County 38 - Turner County 27
- Swainsboro 32 - Vidalia 21
- Bethlehem Christian 35 - Piedmont 0
- Westfield 17 - Brookstone 10
- CFCA 14 - Windsor 8
- ACE 40 - Southwest 14
- Dublin 48 - Bleckley County 17
- Northeast 39 - Central 0
- Pierce County 34 - Crisp County 6
- Thomas County Central 62 - Northside 0
- Fitzgerald 56 - Berrien 7
- Peach County 45 - Bainbridge 14
- Baldwin 19 - Aquinas 7
- Lee County 67 - Veterans 10
- Warner Robins 34 - New Hampstead 22
- Johnson County 28 - Hancock-Central 6
- Perry 31 - Ware County 21
- Stratford 56 - Mount de Sales 13
- Coffee 14 - Houston County 0
- Marion County 27 - Macon County 18
- West Laurens 56 - Hephzibah 28
- Washington County 26 - East Laurens 25
- Tattnall 28 - John Milledge 17
- Brentwood 49 - Augusta Prep 0
- Jasper County 31 - Social Circle 29 (OT)
- Morgan County 36 - Jackson 0
- Upson-Lee 50 - Fayette County 7
- Taylor County 27 - Chattahoochee County 14
- Spalding 19 - Mary Persons 17
- Howard 42 - Cross Creek 6
- Dodge County 43 - Jefferson County 6
- Telfair County 50 - Wheeler County 16
- Edmund Burke 35 - Gatewood 13
- Lamar County 24 - Putnam County 3
- Treutlen 36 - Dooly County 12
- Hawkinsville 39 - Montgomery County 20
What’s next
Wanting more games this week? Well don’t fret.
Two games, each featuring Central Georgia teams, will take place on Saturday. Dooly County and Treutlen will be facing off, while Montgomery County and Hawkinsville will take on each other.
In Week 11, Central Georgia teams will continue to face off. ACE and Bleckley County will play in an anticipated matchup, while the one loss Northeast will try and defeat the undefeated Dodge County.
Houston County will look to avenge its 14-0 shutout to Coffee against top opponent Thomas County Central, who put 62 points up against Northside. Perry, meanwhile, will play Benedictine, who defeated Warner Robins 35-21 on Oct. 4.