Sports
Norcross Wins Class AAAAAA Football Title
The Blue Devils defeated Lovejoy High 21-14 in the state championship game.
After an undefeated 14-win season, the Norcross Blue Devils added one more win Saturday (December 15) at the Georgia Dome.
Norcross High defeated Lovejoy High 21-14 in the 2012 state football championship, earning the Class AAAAAA title for the first time.
The game had a slow start, with nothing on the board until Lovejoy scored a 60-yard touchdown in the second quarter for a 7-0 lead. Norcross kicked a field goal in the third quarter, but the Wildcats answered with another touchdown minutes later, taking a 14-3 lead.
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Norcross' winning points came in the fourth quarter, with Alvin Kamara's 61-yard touchdown reception, which was followed by another touchdown by the running back.
Saturday's game was the first time Norcross had ever reached the state finals.
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Before the game, Maxwell Ratings had projected Norcross would win the title by 9 points.
Norcross plays in Region 7-AAAAA, which includes Collins Hill, North Gwinnett and Peachtree Ridge. Earlier in the playoffs, Lovejoy eliminated North Gwinnett.
This article originally posted in Norcross Patch.
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