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Fitzgerald to play in state football championship game


Thomasville Fitzgerald 2A Championship Game / Photo: Thomas Brooks
 
Thomasville Fitzgerald 2A Championship Game / Photo: Thomas Brooks
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One Southwest Georgia high school football team is heading to the "ship."

After defeating Fellowship Christian with a score of 19-9, Fitzgerald will be defending their title in Atlanta on Friday. This is the Purple Hurricane's 20th consecutive win.

At noon, Fitzgerald will take on Thomson at Center Parc, in Atlanta.

The Purple Hurricanes have been practicing and taking it one day at a time to ensure they can secure the win at the finals.

Coach Pruitt says the emotions are high and the team has dedicated so much to prepare for this.

"This is why you do it so that you can be a champion uh and go out on top and we got that opportunity and so uh I think when I'm practicing this week and I'm watching our kids move around I can tell how much it means to them," said Pruitt.

Senior quarterback Sultan Cooper believes in the team and says it's full of hard-working players.

"This team, I love this team you know, they're the hardest working guys, the toughest guys I've ever been around, you know, when that fourth quarter comes, something different just turns on you know," said Cooper.

This is an opportunity to be grateful and make an impact says freshman runner back Victor Copeland.

"I started moving up on varsity, so it feels good to be in the situation that I am right now, getting playing time on varsity. I'm getting, like, an opportunity that nobody, like, mostly freshman don't get so," said Copeland.

Thomson has avenged its 2021 Class 3A quarterfinal loss to Appling County and reached the finals for the first time since 2016 in pursuit of their first title since 2002.

Here's a list of the complete semifinal scores and championship game matchups for the state:

GHSA

(All championship games will be played at Center Parc in Atlanta)

Class 7A

Semifinals

  • Carrollton 35, Colquitt Co. 27
  • Mill Creek 48, Milton 14

Championship

  • Carrollton vs. Mill Creek - 7 p.m., Saturday

Class 6A

Semifinals

  • Gainesville 35, Roswell 28
  • Hughes 42, Rome 3

Championship

  • Gainesville vs. Hughes - 7 p.m., Friday

Class 5A

Semifinals

  • Ware Co, 31, Dutchtown 7
  • Warner Robins 35, Cartersville 10

Championship

  • Ware Co. vs. Warner Robins - 3:30 p.m., Saturday

Class 4A

Semifinals

  • Cedartown 28, North Oconee 20
  • Benedictine 42, Troup 21

Championship

  • Cedartown vs. Benedictine - 3:30 p.m., Friday

Class 3A

Semifinals

  • Sandy Creek 49, Carver, Atlanta 14
  • Cedar Grove 23, Oconee Co. 0

Championship

  • Sandy Creek vs. Cedar Grove - Noon, Saturday

Class 2A

Semifinals

  • Fitzgerald 19, Fellowship Christian 9
  • Thomson 20, Appling Co. 14

Championship

  • Fitzgerald vs. Thomson - Noon, Friday

Class A Division I

Semifinals

  • Swainsboro 22, Irwin Co. 21
  • Prince Avenue Christian 24, St. Francis 20

Championship

  • Swainsboro vs. Prince Avenue Christian - 8 p.m., Thursday

Class A Division II

Semifinals

  • Bowdon 45, Lincoln Co. 28
  • Schley Co. 35, Johnson Co. 6

Championship

  • Bowdon vs. Schley Co. - 5 p.m., Thursday

GIAA

(Championship games)

Class 4A

  • St. Anne-Pacelli 10, Stratford Academy 0

Class 3A

  • John Milledge 49, Deerfield-Windsor 0

Class 2A

  • Central Fellowship 46, Brentwood 7

Class A

  • Thomas Jefferson 38, Robert Toombs 8
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