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Peachtree Academy falls in semis despite valiant effort
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A pair of Peachtree Academy Panthers converge on a Colonial Hills ball carrier during Friday's GICAA Eight-Man semifinal game. - photo by Anthony Banks | The Covington News
The Peachtree Academy Panthers lost their opportunity to play for a state championship Friday night, as they lost 34-21 to Colonial Hills in the semifinals of the Georgia Independent Christian Athletic Association Eight-Man playoffs. Adding to the heartbreak was the fact that Peachtree Academy were defeated on its own home field. From the start, it looked like Colonial Hills was set for complete domination of the Panthers, when the Rams’ Christopher Shelton carried the ball to the Panthers’ 2-yard line after a long opening drive, but Peachtree’s Patrick Cartledge forced a fumble that was