The Thomas County Central Hornets left no doubt who the best high school football team in Georgia Class AAAAA is for 2025, stinging Gainesville, 62-21, on Wednesday night at Mercede-Benz Stadium in Atlanta for their second state title in three years.
Senior running back Deuce Lawrence, a Wake Forest signee, rushed for a state title game record of 380 yards and five touchdowns (8, 71, 45, 20, and 6 yards), and senior quarterback Jaylen Johnson passed for 165 yards and two TDs and ran for 75 yards and two scores to share Player of the Game honors for the Yellow Jackets, who finished unbeaten (15-0) for the second time in three years,
Defensively, TCC’s Kobe Carnage made two interceptions and joined linebacker Omari Stephenson, defensive lineman Cam Brooks and safety Dannell Jester in shutting down Gainesville’s high-powered running game…