Three-star running back leads Thomas County Central to 62-21 win over Gainesville in Class AAAAA state championship.
Lawrence scored five times on 39 carries and added three receptions for 20 yards to give him 400 total yards on the night.
Lawrence's big night in the final comes on the heels of a huge showing in a 49-28 semifinal win over
Roswell in which he had 24 carries for 302 yards and three touchdowns.
Deuce Lawrence of Thomas County Central set a Georgia state title rushing record on Wednesday, running for 380 yards in a 61-21 win in the Class AAAAA final. The Wake Forest commit helped the Yellow Jackets beat Gainesville and finish 15-0 with their second title in three seasons. (FILE PHOTO: Corey Barnes)
He finished the season with 2,216 yards and 29 touchdowns on 230 carries, adding 23 catches for 401 yards and seven more scores.
We will announce the MaxPreps Georgia High School Football Player of the Year on Monday and Lawrence is one of the finalists for the award.
Thomas County Central senior quarterback
Jaylen Johnson finished his high school career completing completing 14 of 22 passes for 165 yards and two touchdowns. He added 11 carries for 79 yards and two more scores.
The Yellow Jackets came into tonight's state championship game ranked at No. 26 in our expanded top 100 and expect them to slide into our final MaxPreps Top 25 rankings on Monday.
The win capped a 15-0 season as they Yellow Jackets won their second state title over the last three years. It was the
school's seventh state title in program history. Justin Rogers has led
Thomas County Central to a 53-3 record during his four years as head
coach.
