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Class 2A Championship

Who’s playing: No. 6 Callaway (11-1) vs. No. 1 Fitzgerald (13-0)

When: Tuesday, noon.

How they got there: Callaway def. Banks County via forfeit, def. Lovett 16-9, def. Thomasville 34-21, def. Rabun County 41-17. Fitzgerald def. Oglethorpe County 58-12, def. Northeast Macon 35-18, def. Fannin County 48-14 def. Jefferson County 24-0.

Previous meeting: Series is tied 1-1. Callaway def. Fitzgerald 50-31 in second round of the playoffs in 2019.

Top players for Callaway: RB Charlie Dixon, QB Demetrius Coleman, DB/WR Jalin Shephard, OL Lathan Patterson, DL Trey Stephens, LB LaQuize Gilbert, LB Austin Thomas. Top players for Fitzgerald: RB Mario Clark, RB Chance Gamble, QB Rashad Davis, DL E.J. Lightsey, LB Dequavion Harper.

Game notes: Fitzgerald is seeking its second state championship and first since 1948. The Purple Hurricane was runner-up in 2015 and 2016. Callaway is in the championship game for the first time, even though the Cavaliers have reached the Final Four in each of the last two seasons and in three of the four previous years.

For a deeper discussion about this game, click here to listen to Adam Krohn’s Class 2A Blogcast.