Julian Lewis dazzles in easy Carrollton win over Valdosta: Live updates recap

Recent Colorado commit did everything he wanted in three quarters of a playoff rout in Georgia

Colorado QB commit Julian Lewis will try to lead Carrollton past Valdosta on Friday in the Georgia high school football playoffs. / Colin Hubbard, SBLive

If you like dynamic quarterbacks, Carrollton vs. Valdosta in the Georgia high school football playoffs Friday night is the game for you.

Carrollton boasts five-star QB Julian Lewis, who made headlines this week when he flipped from the USC Trojans to Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes.

Valdosta counters with QB Todd Robinson, an athlete who's committed to the Georgia Bulldogs as a running back or defensive back.

Valdosta and Carrollton have won a combined 32 state championships since 1940.

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Keep up with the Carrollton vs. Valdosta game with our live updates below. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET Friday, November 22, at Carrollton High School. 

You can also watch this game live on the NFHS Network.

Carrollton vs. Valdosta Live Updates

1ST QUARTER

We're underway! Valdosta starts on its own 20 after a touchback. The Wildcats go backward and have to punt, and Julian Lewis and Carrollton take over on their own 44, 10:30 left.

With 8:12 left in the quarter, Valdosta gets the opening first down of the game on a Todd Robinson pass.

Carrollton's opening first down comes with 5:59 left on a hard count by Lewis that drew the defense offside.

TOUCHDOWN CARROLLTON! AJ McNeil catches a 38-yard dart from Julian Lewis and it's 7-0 Carrollton with 5:12 left.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! Jay Hagan gets a big hit on Valdosta's Eli Lewis for a 3-yard gain on fourth and 4. Carrollton gets it back with 2:32 left on its own 33, leading 7-0.

TOUCHDOWN CARROLLTON! What a cut by Kimauri Farmer, who jukes a defender out of his shoes on a 13-yard touchdown run in the waning seconds of the quarter. It's 15-0 Carrollton after the two-point conversion is good on a trick play.

END OF 1ST QUARTER: Carrollton 15, Valdosta 0

2ND QUARTER

Valdosta starts the quarter on its own 30-yard line.

FUMBLE! Kadan Spratling recovers after some confusion on a Todd Robinson handoff. Carrollton ball again on its own 30 with a 15-0 lead and about 10 minutes left.

TOUCHDOWN CARROLLTON! That didn't take long. Julian Lewis drops a 62-yard dime right on the hands of a wide-open AJ McNeil and it's 22-0 Carrollton with just under 10 minutes left.

Absolutely ridiculous one-handed catch by Valdosta's Eli Lewis around the 8:30 mark that could end up on SportsCenter.

TOUCHDOWN VALDOSTA! Great throw by Todd Robinson and another great catch by Eli Lewis on fourth and 10 for a 19-yard TD and the Wildcats are on the board. 22-7 with 6:44 left.

Momentum turns right back to Carrollton after a huge kick return by Kai Callen. Carrollton ball on the Valdosta 28, 6:40 left.

TOUCHDOWN CARROLLTON! Kimauri Farmer gets his second rushing TD, this time from 8 yards out after Valdosta jumped offside on fourth and 2. It's 29-7 with 4:30 left.

TOUCHDOWN CARROLLTON! Julian Lewis gets his third TD pass of the half, an 8-yard strike off play action to Zion Cooley with 51 seconds left. 36-7 Carrollton.

HALFTIME: Carrollton 36, Valdosta 7

3RD QUARTER

Carrollton starts on its own 32 after a short kickoff.

TOUCHDOWN CARROLLTON! Deion had to like that throw. A perfect 39-yard pass from Julian Lewis to AJ McNeil makes it 43-7 Trojans with 11:26 left.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! Todd Robinson's fourth-down pass into the end zone falls incomplete and it's Carrollton ball again on its own 8, leading 43-7 with 7:45 left.

TOUCHDOWN CARROLLTON! Kimauri Farmer scores again from 2 yards out and it's 49-7 Carrollton after a bad snap on the try. Four minutes left.

END OF 3RD QUARTER: Carrollton 49, Valdosta 7

4TH QUARTER

Valdosta is into the Carrollton red zone to start the fourth.

TOUCHDOWN VALDOSTA! Deron Foster fights his way into the end zone for a 1-yard TD and it's 49-13 after the extra point is blocked.

FINAL: Carrollton 49, Valdosta 13

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