Douglas County tops Langston Hughes with a fourth quarter TD in this Top 5 Georgia showdown

The fifth-ranked Panthers and third-ranked Tigers are a combined 5-0 in 2024

Langston Hughes will travel to Douglas County Friday night as two Top 5 Georgia high school football powers meet. / Jamie Spaar

LANGSTON HUGHES (2-0) AT DOUGLAS COUNTY (3-0)

GEORGIA HS FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD

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	1	2	3	4	F
Langston Hughes	7	0	7	0	14
Douglas County	3	3	8	7	21

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LANGSTON HUGHES AT DOUGLAS COUNTY

Final: Douglas County 21, Langston Hughes 14

4TH QUARTER

Jalen Ray with back-to-back sacks to end the game.

Langston Hughes forces Douglas County to punt, gets the ball at their 25 with 2:30 left.

Robert Tyson forces the first turnover of the game with an interception on fourth down, Panthers get possession at their 10-yard line.

The Panthers run game is running through the Tigers defense, Wiggins and Baker taking turns with big runs.

TOUCHDOWN! Lindley goes over 100 yards while forcing his way into the end zone.

Lindley rumbles down to the 11-yard line after running over multiple defenders.

The Tigers will start at the Panthers 40 after a bad punt.

3RD QUARTER

Solomon Fabian with sack forcing fourth down and the punt. The Panthers weren't able to move the ball past their own 20.

TOUCHDOWN! Lindley powers in the two-yard run and then does it again on the two-point conversion.

Aaron Gregory reels in a tough catch over the middle for the Tigers, and then Jachari Streeter gets shifty up the middle for a 20 yard run moving the ball to midfield.

TOUCHDOWN! Qwantavius Wiggins with the two-yard rush up the middle for the Panthers second touchdown of the game.

Baker breaks off a big run and is pushed out of bounds at the Douglas County 10-yard line.

Jabari Jones starts the second half with a catch and a 20-yard run while dragging a defender.

Langston Hughes receives the kick.

Halftime

Teams back on the field and warming up.

2ND QUARTER

Halftime.

Tigers defense makes a defensive stand at midfield.

Jalen Ray gets a sack off the edge, taking the Panthers back to the 50.

Langston Hughes' defense came up bug yet again in the red zone. The Panthers forced a fourth down and then a missed field goal.

The Tigers have made it into the red zone.

Rah'keith Kelly helps spark a struggling Douglas County drive with a 15-yard catch on 3rd and 14.

Douglas County makes the stop on fourth down the force the turnover, ball now on the Tigers 25-yard line.

Mcgee hauls in a tough catch over the middle to move the chains.

Carsyn Baker with the 20-yard run on the first play of the Panthers possession puts the ball at the 50.

Field Goal! Emmanuel Bories makes his second field goal of the game.

A false start penalty while at the 1-yard line on fourth down takes away the opportunity for the Tigers to put the ball in the end zone.

1ST QUARTER

DJ Bordeaux has made two throws on third down to convert and move the chains.

The Tigers run game is breaking off four and five yard runs each time the backs touch the ball.

TOUCHDOWN! Christian Langford throws his sixth touchdown of the year to Jovanni McGee on a 35-yard strike down the left sideline.

Carsyn Baker with the first big run for the Tigers, ball now at the 35.

Langston Hughes first drive to start at the 35.

Field Goal! Emmanuel Bories knocks down a 30-yard kick to give the Tigers the lead.

Keith Bass deflects a pass on third down to force a field goal attempt.

Lindley continues to be a bruiser up the middle, another first down run, this time for 10 yards.

Zamarcus Lindley with a 20-yard rush up the middle, ball now on the Douglas County 25

Douglas County to start the ball at the Langston 45-yard line.

PREGAME

- Douglas County is now coming onto the field.

Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 pm.