MOULTRIE — Leading by three points with 9:11 left in the game, Camden County took over possession in its own territory and never gave up the ball and defeated Lowndes 10-7 at Chris Gillman Stadium in Kingsland.
The victory sends the Wildcats, now 10-2, to a semifinal game against North Gwinnett this weekend. North Gwinnett advanced with a 24-0 shutout of Woodstock.
Also on Friday Northside defeated Union Grove 21-10 and with Colquitt County’s upset of No. 5 Stephenson, Region 1-AAAAA now two teams remaining in the Elite Eight.
Region 7, with Peachtree Ridge and North Gwinnett, also have two team alive in the playoffs.
CAMDEN 10, LOWNDES 7
For the second year in a row, Lowndes was done in by a long fourth-quarter drive.
In 2008, it was Grayson that was able to control the ball in the fourth quarter to eliminate the Vikings.
On Friday, Camden converted three times on fourth down in the final 16-play, 79-yard drive that ended with the Wildcats on the Lowndes 1 when the horn sounded.
Camden lined up to punt on a fourth-and-2 during the drive, but Lowndes was flagged for encroachment, keeping the Wildcat drive alive.
Camden jumped out to a 3-0 lead, getting a field goal on its first possession.
Lowndes answered, scoring on its first possession, but never again.
Vikings quarterback Cole Parker threw Troy Braswell from 29 yards out and Lowndes led quickly 7-0.
Later in the first quarter, Lowndes punt returner Khary Franklin fumbled and Camden recovered on the Vikings 17.
Five plays later, the Wildcats Ean Days scored from 2 yards out and after the extra point, Camden led 10-7.
But neither of two of the state’s top offensive teams could put anymore points on the scoreboard.
Lowndes finishes 10-2.
NORTHSIDE 21, UNION GROVE 10
Region 1-AAAAA champion Northside found itself down 3-0 early, but recovered its composure to put away Union Grove on Friday at McConnell-Talbert Stadium.
The Wolverines intercepted a Briar Van Brunt pass on the Eagles first possession and returned it to the Northside 9.
But the Eagles forced Union Grove to settle for a field goal and slowly turned the game in their favor.
Northside took a 7-3 lead on a Van Brunt touchdown run, but Union Grove responded with a 98-yard touchdown run by D.J. White.
It was all Northside the rest of the way.
Van Brunt added another touchdown on a 1-yard run and threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Shaquille O’Neill.
Union Grove managed just 107 yards of total offense, including just 6 through the air.
Northside will be back at home on Friday to play host to Region 7 runner-up Peachtree Ridge, which advanced with a 21-6 win over Brookwood.
Also on Friday in Class AAAAA, Newnan advanced to the quarterfinals with a 15-6 win over M.L. King. The Cougars on Friday will face Grayson, which eliminaed Roswell 24-14 on Friday.
Lassiter will play host to Colquitt County after its 70-49 victory over South Gwinnett.
The Trojans have scored 132 points in their two playoff games.
Colquitt County advanced with a 22-21 upset of No. 5 Stephenson.
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Northside wins, Lowndes eliminated
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Swimmers and divers head to state
Five swimmers and three divers are in Atlanta today to compete in the Georgia High School Association’s 2012 State Swimming and Diving Championships at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center Friday. The Class AAAAA diving championships will begin at 9 this morning. The Class AAAAA swimming prelims will start at 6:30 p.m. today. The finals will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday. Representing Colquitt County High are, front, from left, divers Anastasia Jimenez, Elizabeth Ann Kirkland and Haley Goodman; back, swimmers Peyton Childs, Austin Vines, Ethan Sobalvarro, Cole Wilkes and Austin Hawkins. The swimming and diving finals will video stream live on GHSA.tv.
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Cokely to take over Marianna football program
Former Colquitt County head football coach Tim Cokely is leaving Greater Atlanta Christian to take over the program at Marianna (Fla.) High.
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Tennis teams to open seasons today in Tifton
The Colquitt County High tennis teams will travel to Tifton today for Chick-fil-A Tift County High School Invitational to begin a season in which both teams appear to have legitimate shots at Region 1-AAAAA championships.
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Middle school soccer sweeps openers
Olivia Griffin connnected on a penalty kick in overtime to give the Colquitt County middle school girls soccer team a victory over Lee County in their season-opener in Leesburg on Thursday.
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Peach signs with Thomas University
Cook High senior Kaitie Peach signs to play softball next season at Thomas University. She is the daughter of Wesley and Sheila Peach, formerly of Moultrie. She is granddaughter of Darrell and Gayle Burgess and Thomas and Helen Peach, all of Moultrie. She was a first baseman for Cook the last four seasons, was an all-star for Adel-Cook for five years and plays travel softball for CHOAS. Shown with Kaitie as she signs are, front, from left, Wesley Peach, Sheila Peach and Thomas University coach Bill Wilson; back, Cook head softball coach Scott Ray and assistant coaches Christy Duke and Paula Simmons.
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10-and-under champions
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Heading to Arkansas State
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Conference champions
The Colquitt County seventh-grade girls basketball team celebrates its South Georgia Athletic Conference championship. The team includes, front, from left, coach Sheila Williams, Za'Nautica Downs, Akia Sutton, Ty'Asia McNeal, Shy Seay; and back, Sydnee Dalton, Shay Stanfill, Kiarra Lovett, Abiyah Spencer, Coach Jon Scroggins, Angel Kinchen, Chyna Calhoun, Michaela Bennefield, Istajhe Johnson, Ashuntee Stewart and Ja'nysia Brown. Not shown, Coach Tamika Seay and Emily Dozier.
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Lady Pack clinches top seed for region tournament
Makeba Ponder’s free throw with 6 seconds remaining gave the Colquitt County girls a 55-48 victory over Lowndes on Tuesday on the William Bryant Court at the Gladys Espy Gymnasium and ensured the Lady Packers would have the top seed in next week’s Region 1-AAAAA tournament at Tift County.
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