2019 GHSA STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Class AAAA
Blessed Trinity vs. Oconee County Saturday, December 14 | 4:30 PM By Craig Sager II
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BLESSED TRINITY 13-1, REGION 7 NO. 1 SEED
wo-time defending state champion Blessed Trinity is sending a resounding message to those that doubted whether the Titans would be back on the championship stage after graduating a loaded group of seniors this past spring. The Titans avenged their lone loss this season last Friday, by cruising past Woodward Academy 46-21, and that 25-point win is the closest game that the team has seen during this current postseason run. Senior running back Elijah Green missed Blessed Trinity’s first matchup with Woodward Academy, but his presence was felt in last Friday’s matchup as he racked up 195 yards and three touchdowns in tandem with freshman Justice Haynes, who added 158 yards off 20 carries and a 53-yard score in the winning effort. The same defensive fortitude that fueled the last two championship runs has also shined this postseason and the unit has allowed just 9.5 ppg through the first four rounds.
2019 RESULTS ST. PIUS......................................................28-10 W SOUTH FORSYTH.........................................34-31 W WOODWARD ACADEMY................................13-10 L BENEDICTINE................................................28-7 W WEST HALL...................................................38-6 W DENMARK...................................................20-19 W FLOWERY BRANCH.....................................20-17 W
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CHESTATEE..................................................59-15 W MARIST.......................................................33-30 W WHITE COUNTY.............................................35-6 W TROUP COUNTY...........................................40-14 W BALDWIN......................................................35-3 W WEST LAURENS............................................31-0 W WOODWARD ACADEMY...............................46-21 W
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OCONEE COUNTY 13-1, REGION 8 NO. 1 SEED
conee County has been eliminated in the first round each of the past three seasons, but this year’s Warriors team has strung together an impressive postseason run that has them in the championship for the first time since 1999. The Warriors’ latest playoff victory was a 35-28 triumph over Sandy Creek, the classification’s highest-scoring offense. Senior quarterback and LSU commit Max Johnson was huge for the Warriors, with two touchdown passes and two rushing scores. This performance came after Johnson’s 18-of-24 outing and two touchdown passes led Oconee County to a 17-7 win over Marist in the quarterfinals. In Oconee County’s 39-7 win over Perry in the second round, Johnson went 19-of-23 passing for 253 yards and five touchdowns through the air. This postseason, Johnson has accounted for 10 passing touchdowns and three rushing scores. The Warriors’ passing attack also features 6-foot-2 senior Ben Noland and 6-foot-6 sophomore Jake Johnson.
2019 RESULTS JEFFERSON.................................................21-20 W CLARKE CENTRAL........................................28-21 L SPALDING...................................................35-13 W MORGAN COUNTY.........................................34-6 W CEDAR SHOALS.............................................34-0 W WINDER-BARROW......................................21-13 W ST. PIUS........................................................21-7 W
STEPHENS COUNTY....................................41-14 W NORTH OCONEE............................................35-7 W MADISON COUNTY......................................42-14 W NORTHWEST WHITFIELD.............................41-14 W PERRY...........................................................39-7 W MARIST.........................................................17-7 W SANDY CREEK.............................................35-28 W
