Hal Lamb wins 3rd state championship with Calhoun's victory over Peach County

December 8, 2017 at 4:50 p.m. | Updated December 8, 2017 at 4:50 p.m.

by Lindsey Young

Calhoun's Brannon Spector evades Monroe Area's Nick Smith, right, and Trellis Worrell during their Nov. 17 game in the second round of the GHSA Class AAA state playoffs. Spector believes a blowout defeat in the third game of the season helped motivate the Yellow Jackets, who face Peach County today in Atlanta with a state championship on the line.
Calhoun's Brannon Spector evades Monroe Area's Nick Smith, right, and Trellis Worrell during their Nov. 17 game in the second round of the GHSA Class AAA state playoffs. Spector believes a blowout defeat in the third game of the season helped motivate the Yellow Jackets, who face Peach County today in Atlanta with a state championship on the line.

ATLANTA - Calhoun used a dominating defensive effort Friday to give Hal Lamb his third state championship trophy with a 10-6 win over Peach County in the Mercedes Benz Stadium.

The 14-1 Yellow Jackets' defense held the Trojans (13-2) well under 200 total yards and scored the game's only touchdown when safety Brannon Spector intercepted a pass and returned it 46 yards 23 seconds before halftime.

Peach rallied for two second-half field goals and appeared to be in position to rally for the win late but what appeared to be a fourth-down pass completion inside the 5 was ruled incomplete, allowing Calhoun to run out the clock.

See Saturday's Times Free Press for more details on Calhoun's win.

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