The Skinny
The Oconee County Warriors and Blessed Trinity Titans will square off in the Class 4A State Title Game. The two teams met two years ago in the playoffs. Both teams are region champions. The Warriors will be playing for their second state title, while the Titans are playing for their third title.
Oconee County has advanced to the finals for the first time since 1999. The Warriors have now won 12 games in a row and have won at least 13 games for the first time in 20 years. In four playoff games, the Warriors are averaging 33 points per game while the defense is allowing 14 points per game. Max Johnson had two passing TDs and two rushing TDs to help lead the way to victory. On their road to the finals, the Warriors have defeated a No. 4 seed and three No. 2 seeds. A win this week would earn the Warriors their first title since 1999.
The Blessed Trinity Titans are in the finals for the third consecutive year and the 4th time in 5 years. The Titans have won 11 straight games and avenged their only loss of the season as the beat Woodward Academy last week. The Titans got big games from running backs Elijah Green (191 yards, 3-TDs) and Justice Haynes (148 yards, 1-TD) to help lead the way to victory. Green has now rushed for 1,442 yards and 19-TDs while Haynes has 1,704 yards and 18-TDs. Ryan Dupont leads the team in tackles while Grayson Gilder leads the team in sacks with 9.5. In their road to the title game, the Titans have defeated a No. 4 seed, a No. 3 seed and two No. 1 seeds. In the playoffs, the Titans are averaging 38 points per game while the defense is allowing 9.5 points per game. A win this week will be their third consecutive state title.
This is the second week in a row that the Titans will face a D-1 quarterback commit. Max Johnson should be able to get some offense going, but we aren’t willing to pick against Coach McFarlin in this game. We didn’t think the Titans had enough players to make it back to the finals before the season started, but as usual, they’ve proved us wrong. We like Blessed Trinity by 9.