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Class 5A Championship

Who’s playing: No. 4 Cartersville (12-1) vs. No. 2 Warner Robins (12-1)

When: Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.

How they got there: Warner Robins def. Union Grove 49-7, def. Woodward Academy 30-7, def. Blessed Trinity 35-28, def. Jones County 56-21. Cartersville def. Maynard Jackson 56-6, def. St. Pius 31-19, def. Ware County 34-31, def. Coffee 24-17.

Previous meeting: First meeting.

Top players for Cartersville: QB Carlos Del Rio-Wilson, RB Quante Jennings, WR Devonte Ross, WR Sam Phillips, OL Hayden Cagle, LB Amarai Orr, DB Evan Slocum. Top players for Warner Robins: QB Jalen Addie, RB Jahlen Rutherford, RB Malcom Brown, LB Ahmad Walker, DL Demarcious Robinson.

Game notes: Warner Robins is playing in the championship game for the fourth straight year, but is seeking its first state title since 2004. The school has won four state championships. The Demons current senior class has a 51-7 record over those four years. Cartersville has won four state titles – 1991, 1999, 2015 and 2016. The last two came while the team’s quarterback was current Clemson star Trevor Lawrence. Cartersville senior class is 49-4 over the last four years.