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Class 5A Preview: Bainbridge Vs. Warner Robins
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Class 5A
Warner Robins vs. Bainbridge, Tuesday, 4:30 p.m., Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Warner Robins Demons
School location: Warner Robins
Record, ranking: 12-2, No. 3
Coach: Mike Chastain, 29-11 in four seasons
How they got there: Def. Locust Grove 27-7, def. Ware County 35-0, def. Clarke Central 21-14, def. Rome 45-28
Top players: QB Dylan Fromm, WR Marcayll Jones, RB Jahlen Rutherford, WR Ty Carr, WR Devin Brown, OL Mannasseh Thompso, DL Caleb Thomas, DL Chris Carson, LB Ahmad Walker, LB Christian Anderson, LB Demarcus Robinson, DB Trey Franklin, Jatavious Bryant
Playoff history: Warner Robins has won four state championships -- 1976, 1981, 1988 and 2004.
Bainbridge Bearcats
School location: Bainbridge
Record, ranking: 9-5, unranked
Coach: Jeff Littleton, 46-27 in seven seasons
How they got there: Def. Jones County 40-13; def. Wayne County 26-19; def. Buford 23-20; def. Stockbridge 20-19.
Top players: QB Quayde Hawkins, RB Caleb McDowell, OL Jacob McLaughlin, LB Randy Fillingame, WR Aaron Spivie, TE Bowen Dodson, OL Brad Mitchell, LB Bryce Worthy, DB Deyon Bouie, DB Jaheim Jenkins.
Playoff history: Bainbridge won its only state championship in 1982.
Notable: Warner Robins finished first in Region 1 and Bainbridge finished second. Warner Robins won 38-0 during the regular season.