The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

CLASS AAAAAAA

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Colquitt County vs. North Gwinnett When, where: 8 p.m. Saturday, MercedesBe­nz Stadium

Records, rankings: Colquitt County is 11-3, the No. 3 seed from Region 1-AAAAAAA and No. 8; North Gwinnett is 13-1, the No. 1 seed from 6-AAAAAAA and No. 5.

Last meeting: Colquitt County won 45-14 in a 2015 regular-season game.

Things to know: North Gwinnett is playing for its first state title. The school played its first varsity football game in 1961. Colquitt County is seeking to become the fourth school to win three titles in four years in the highest classifica­tion, the first since Lowndes in 2007. The starting quarterbac­ks have similar statistics. North Gwinnett’s Jimmy Urzua has thrown for 2,298 yards and 21 touchdowns, completing 64.1 percent of his passes. Colquitt’s Steven Krajewski has thrown for 2,226 yards with 22 touchdowns, hitting on 65.4 percent. North Gwinnett RB Tyler Goodson has rushed for more than 100 yards in the past three games and has 1,318 yards rushing for the season. Ty Leggett is Colquitt’s leading rusher with 1,231 yards, but Daijun Edwards has run for more than 100 in three of the past five games, including 179 in the semifinals against Brookwood. North Gwinnett’s secondary starts four Division I recruits. Warren Burrell and D.J. Turner have offers from Alabama, among others. Colquitt LB J.J. Peterson is a four-star recruit. Junior LB Rashad Revels is the leading tackler.

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