Round 2 Team of the Week: Jackson County

Jackson County has made history in a number of ways this season – first region title, first 10-win season, first playoff victory.

But last week's accomplishments – a 24-19 victory over Milton and a first trip to the quarterfinals – made Jackson County something bigger than just a good regional story. Milton was a two-time reigning state champion and won the public school national championship last year.

Jackson County took the lead for good on R.J. Knapp’s 7-yard pass to Kaleb Clark with 21 seconds left in the first half. Daylan Maxwell rushed for 193 yards, and his second TD run with 2:21 left in the game made the score 24-7.

Jackson County moves on to play Rome in a home game this week but is no longer under the radar.

Jackson County is GHSF Daily’s Team of the Week. The award is sponsored by BSN Sports and Siemens.