FORT VALLEY - LaGrange won its second Class AAA state title in three seasons Saturday night, beating Peach County 16-7.<br>
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The Grangers, who defeated Cedartown two years ago for the championship, sealed the game with 2:22 left when a herd of tacklers pressured Peach quarterback A.J. Bryant in his end zone and he was flagged for intentional grounding, giving the Grangers a safety.<br>
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It was LaGrange's ninth state title in school history and the last three, including Saturday night's win, have been on the road.<br>
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The Grangers (14-1) held Peach to just 188 yards of total offense. The Trojans (13-2) had the ball inside LaGrange's 5-yard line twice and failed to score.<br>
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The first possession resulted in a fumble. On Peach's last drive inside the 5, LaGrange sacked Bryant on three consecutive plays to turn the ball over on downs.<br>
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Granger quarterback Thad Todd scored on a 1-yard run, then tossed a 38-yard strike to Demoreo Ford for a 14-0 first half lead. Todd passed for 72 yards, all in the first half.<br>
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LaGrange sacked Bryant, who entered the game with more than 2,000 yards passing, five times and provided constant pressure.<br>
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Peach's only touchdown came on a LaGrange miscue. A fumbled punt near midfield was recovered by Darius Newberry, setting up Tony Wright's 1-yard run three plays later to make it 14-7.<br>
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Justin Patterson led the Grangers on the ground with 89 yards.
