Collins Hill and South Cobb contest ends in 7OT thriller

<p>Unbelievable score. Unbelievable victory. Unbelievable feeling.</p><p>That was the trifecta for Collins Hill in one of the craziest games Gwinnett County has ever seen.</p><p>The Eagles endured seven overtimes, more than 300 passing yards and one final two-point conversion attempt by South Cobb to post a 70-68 win in the first round of the Class AAAAA state playoffs.</p><p>"It's all a blur," Collins Hill coach Larry Sherrill said. "I've never seen anything like it."</p><p>It was the first home playoff game in Collins Hills history.</p><p>Brandon Jones, who completed 16-of-32 passes for 254 yards and four touchdowns, threw a 15-yard TD pass to Nick Tedder to give Collins Hill a 70-62 lead for the first half of the seventh overtime.</p><p>But Michael Brown, who ran for 177 yards on 31 carries, responded with an 11-yard run to set up a two-point conversion attempt. The Collins Hill defense got pressure on Kenny McKinley and his pass was knocked down by Peyton to give the Eagles (10-1) the victory.</p><p>Peyton, who had nine catches for 142 yards, scored his only touchdown to tie the game at 28 with 26.6 seconds left in regulation, forcing overtime.</p><p>Rock Robinson, who had all four scores in overtime, finished with 212 yards on 41 carries for Collins Hill.</p><p>Michael Hann had 11 catches for 267 yards for South Cobb.</p><p>Both teams combined for 18 touchdowns and more than 1,000 offensive yards.</p><p>NO. 5 BROOKWOOD EXPERIENCES ONE-AND-DONE AGAIN: Brookwood's football players talked about avenging last year's first round lost. Instead they repeated it. The Broncos lost their state playoff opener for the second straight season, falling 21-3 to Cherokee.</p><p>From 1987 to 2002, Brookwood lost in the first round of the playoffs only twice, but have matched that in two years with this year's loss joining a 2003 defeat at Harrison.</p><p>All year, offensive problems and special teams woes doomed Brookwood, which rushed for only 41 yards on 26 carries. Quarterback Bradley Saylors, who completed 9-for-20 passes for 70 yards and an interception, finished with 14 carries for minus-17 yards.</p><p>NORTH GWINNETT EXECUTES THROUGH THE AIR: Brad Schlosser threw for 364 yards with four touchdowns and Evan Gilles ran for 168 yards, including two scores to lead North Gwinnett to a 48-30 victory over ninth-ranked Harrison.</p><p>Jared Cook had two grabs for 106 yards and Crawford Kilpatrick had seven catches for 99 yards for the Bulldogs (9-2).</p><p>Harrison finished the season 9-2.</p><p>The North offense amassed 538 total yards in the game, while the Bulldogs defense allowed 357.</p><p>NO. 4 WARE COUNTY STRUGGLES WITH UNRANKED OPPONENT: Ja'Mario Barkley scored the game-winning touchdown on a 13-yard run to give Ware County a 14-7 victory over Upson-Lee.</p><p>Barkley, who ran for 162 yards, scored on an 18-yard run as the Gators (10-1) took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter.</p><p>Billy Martin had a 56-yard touchdown run for Upson-Lee.</p><p>MCEACHERN CAPITLIZES ON DACULA'S MISCUES: Dacula rushed for 272 yards on 44 carries as three backs gained at least 75 yards each. But the Falcons (8-3) never scored on a long sustained drive, lost three fumbles, missed a field goal and turned the ball over on downs late in the game as McEachern won 14-7.</p><p>Facing fourth-and-3, McEachern (9-2) quarterback Ronald Ward rolled to his left and lofted a 25-yard touchdown pass to Darius Kagler for the deciding touchdown.</p><p>Dominique Powell finished with 90 rushing yards on 14 carries and quarterback Spencer Landis added 76 yards on eight carries. Dre Gibbs led the Falcons with 106 yards on 22 carries.</p>

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