Replay: Walton Holds Off Dacula

(13-0) was plagued by penalties and turnovers but downed  (10-3) Friday in the quarterfinals of the Georgia High School Association's AAAAA football playoffs on Friday. We covered it live with CoverItLive and you can go back and track the conversation of a very tight contest at Raider Valley.

Tyren Jones' two first-half touchdown paced the Raiders, but it was a 95-yard touchdown pass from Parker McLeod to Zach Blaylock in the fourth quarter that gave Walton its winning margin. 

The win sets up another East Cobb backyard battle in the semifinals, as Walton plays host to Lassiter, which upset previously undefeated M.L. King 24-14.

The Raiders and Trojans are the last two Cobb teams remaining in the playoffs, guaranteeing that a school from the county will play for a state championship. As Walton coach Rocky Hidalgo told The Marietta Daily Journal: 

"Whoever wins that game, all of Cobb County will be rooting for them.”

This will be the third semfinal appearance in eight seasons for Walton, which also has notched a school record for victories.  

Walton defeated the Trojans during their regular season matchup, but this game is for a berth in the state championship game.

This will be the first trip to the semis for Lassiter in its 30-year history. 

Follow all the playoff scores with Patch's playoff scoreboard.

East Cobb Patch and Northeast Cobb Patch will have more coverage this week leading up to Friday's showdown at Raider Valley.