Phillip Hyde scored from a

yard out in the first quarter, and a long punt return set up a Dusty Bennett

touchdown pass to Brian Brown on the next possession. Leading 14-7 at

the half, the Patriots scored on their first three possessions in the

third quarter on runs by Brown and Jermaine Jones along with a scoring

pass from Josh Haney to Jamal Rose. Hyde rushed for 137 yards in the game.

Landmark: The War Eagles returned

to the win column with a 54-0 victory over Brookstone in a nonregion game.

Fayette County: In their first

Region 4-AAAAA contest of the season, the Tigers traveled to Newnan and

fell 34-20 to the Cougars. A pair of Hart Pearson field goals gave the

Tigers a 6-0 lead early in the second quarter, but a long kickoff return

and a two-play drive by Newnan tied the score. A 75-yard touchdown pass

from Tyler Horne to Demiko Goodman, the state's reigning 400-meter champion,

gave the Cougars the lead at halftime.

Fayette County tied the game

at 13 early in the third on an 8-yard pass from Hunter Rozakos to Ri'Chard

Davis, but Newnan would score three more times before backup Tiger quarterback

Alex Dickinson's 34-yard pass to Davis for a touchdown in the game's final

two minutes.

McIntosh: Lowndes High fullback

Marlon Jones ran for 128 yards on 10 carries and scored twice in a 36-0

nonregion win over the Chiefs in south Georgia. Lowndes, ranked in the

state's top 10 in AAAAA, improved to 3-0 while McIntosh fell to 1-2.

Our Lady of Mercy: The Bobcats

fell 49-21 to Temple in a nonregion game.

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