Two East Cobb rivalry games headlined Friday night’s high school football action, and they turned into convincing wins. 
Walton routed Pope 35-3 and Kell dispatched Lassiter 29-3.
After sputtering early–including losing a fumble near the Pope goal line—Walton settled down by the end of the first quarter.
That’s when running back KD Stokes scored the first of his two short touchdown runs. Brandon Spencer ran back an interception 50 yards for a touchdown as the Raiders, ranked No. 4 in Class 7A, improved to 3-0 on the season.
A fourth quarter field goal by Hudson Standfest was all the scoring for the Greyhounds (0-2).
At Kell, the homestanding Longhorns gave up the opening points of the game on a Lassiter field goal.
But quarterback Evan Conley threw for two touchdowns and Logan Flesher booted three field goals for Kell (3-0). Lassiter fell to 1-2.
The game was delayed in the third quarter when Lassiter defensive back Evan Manring was injured and taken off the field on a stretcher. Both teams gathered together at midfield for a prayer.
Sprayberry (1-2) earned its first victory of the year in stirring fashion, driving more than 95 yards late in the game to defeat South Cobb 28-27 on the road. After Isiah Abbey scored a touchdown at the end of a long drive, QB Aaron Bibbins ran in the 2-point conversion.
Wheeler is now 3-0 after pulling out a last-ditch 31-24 win at Shiloh.
Quarterback Chidi Ogbonna threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to Kiasa Trabue with 1:15 to play in the fourth quarter.
Next week, Kell stays at home for an important region game against Rome. The Longhorns are ranked No. 10 in Class 5A, but the Wolves are second, and are coming off a 35-0 win over North Clayton.
In the only other game for an East Cobb team on Friday, Pope will play at Centennial. Walton, Lassiter, Wheeler and Sprayberry all will have a bye week.
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