CAIRO, Ga. --- Burke County quarterback Terrell Brigham and Cairo running back Reginald Bryant put on a show in the second round of the Class AAA playoffs Friday.

Brigham ended up with the better numbers, but Bryant's team remained unbeaten, winning 41-28.

Brigham accounted for 326 yards of offense -- 250 passing and another 76 rushing -- and had a hand in all four Burke County touchdowns.

But Burke County's defense had no answer for Bryant, who rushed for 238 yards and two touchdowns.

As a team, the Syrupmakers had 397 yards on the ground. Burke had 151 on two more carries (37) than Cairo.

Cairo scored two touchdowns in the third quarter to go up 28-14 entering the fourth quarter.

Burke completes an 8-4 season.

First Quarter

B--Bobby Burum 32 pass from Terrell Brigham (Juan Casarez kick). C--Angelo Pease 48 run (Logan Gainous kick).

Second Quarter

C--J.J. Wilcox 37 pass from Pease (Gainous kick). B--Tyreece Smith 25 pass from Brigham (Casarez kick).

Third Quarter

C--Reginald Bryant 2 run (Gainous kick). C--Ronnie Wooten 15 run (Gainous kick) Fourth Quarter

B--Brigham 1 run (Casarez kick). C--Wooten 22 run (Gainous kick). B--Brigham 11 run (Casarez kick). C--Bryant 18 run (kick missed). BC C First Downs 19 16

Rush-yards 37-151 35-397 Passing Yards 250 94

Comp.-Att.-Int. 18-26-1 6-8-0

Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1

Penalties-Yards 3-15 5-46

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING --- Burke, Brandon Brown 14-68, Montres Kitchens 1-1, Terrell Brigham 20-76, James Cobb 2-6. Cairo, Bryant 20-238, Wooten 7-80, Pease 6-67, Johnson 2-12. PASSING --- Burke, Brigham 18-26-1 250, Holloway 0-2-0 0. Cairo, Pease 6-8-0 94. RECEIVING --- Burke, Burum 8-102, Tyreece Smith 6-93, Brandon Brown 2-27, Aldrick Kittles 1-13, Devonta Osborne 1-15. Cairo, Dewayne Isom 2-16, J.J. Wilcox 2-49, Chris Adams 1-13, Lester Harrell 1-16.

WILLISTON-ELKO 40,

WARE SHOALS 32

WARE SHOALS, S.C. --- Dexter Staley scored four touchdowns to lead the Blue Devils in the Class A Division II Upper State championship.

Williston-Elko advances to next Friday's state championship game in Orangeburg, S.C., against Scott's Branch.

Williston-Elko 6 14 6 14 -- 40

Ware Shoals 8 12 0 12 -- 32

First Quarter

WE--Dexter Staley 1 run (kick failed)

WS--Ladarius Hawthorne 32 run (Lance Richardson run)

Second Quarter

WE--Staley 40 pass from Tamyn Garrick (Quantel Mack pass from Garrick)

WS-- Hawthorne 64 run (run failed)

WS--Richardson 1 run (run failed)

WE--Staley 1 run (kick failed)

Third Quarter

WE--Mack 24 pass from Staley (pass failed)

Fourth Quarter

WS--Darikus Bussey 1 run (run failed)

WE--Mack 1 run (Josh Epps run)

WE--Staley 1 run (pass failed)

WS--Hawthorne 30 pass from Jake Amick (pass failed)

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING--Williston-Elko: Dexter Staley 18-94, Josh Epps 8-62, John Staley 1-3, Quantel Mack 1-1. Ware Shoals: Ladarius Hawthorne 19-163, Lance Richardson 13-54.

PASSING--Williston-Elko: Tamyn Garrick 10-13-0-126, Staley 1-1-0-24. Ware Shoals: Jake Amick 6-9-1-142

RECEIVING--Williston-Elko: Staley 3-84, Mack 3-41, Wilbur Greene 3-36, Jackson Cooper 1-2, Epps 1-(-3).

SCOTT'S BRANCH 24,

BLACKVILLE-HILDA 22

SUMMERTON, S.C. --- Jerrell Adams caught two touchdown passes and made a game-saving tackle on a late 2-point conversion attempt, as Scott's Branch beat previously undefeated Blackville-Hilda (12-1) in the Class A Division II Lower State championship game at Spann Stadium.

Thomas Jefferson 49,

Randolph Southern 6

LOUISVILLE, Ga. --- Thomas Jefferson Academy scored 28 points in the first quarter -- all of them by Derrick Mathis -- to blow open the GISA Class A semifinal game. Mathis ended up with 120 yards on 12 carries.

The Jaguars play host to Terrell Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday for the state title.

R. Southern 0 6 0 0 -- 6

T. Jefferson 28 7 14 0 -- 49

First Quarter

TJ--Derrick Mathis 10 run (Mathis kick)

TJ--Mathis 18 run (Mathis kick)

TJ--Mathis 5 run (Mathis kick)

TJ--Mathis 17 run (Mathis kick)

Second Quarter

TJ--Taylor Barrentine 20 pass from Rob Swan (Mathis kick)

Third Quarter

TJ--Logan Perdue 2 run (Mathis kick)

TJ--Perdue 5 run (Mathis kick)

RS TJ

First Downs 4 20

Rushes-Yards 22-129 51-353

Passing Yards 2 44

Comp.-Att.-Int. 2-6-1 4-6-1

Fumbles-Lost 5-5 1-0

Punts-Yards 0 0

Penalties-Yards 1-5 5-45

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING--Thomas Jefferson: Logan Perdue 22-137, Derrick Mathis 12-120, Taylor Barrentine 8-53.

PASSING--Thomas Jefferson: Rob Swan 4-6-1 44.

RECEIVING--Thomas Jefferson: Taylor Barrentine 1-20.

Records: Thomas Jefferson 11-1.