Flag football 7A: Pope 14, Allatoona 13

Recap: Pope scored the go-ahead touchdown with 3:55 remaining, and the Greyhounds stopped an extra-point attempt with 20 seconds left to preserve the one-point victory. The two Cobb County teams were both in the state finals for the first time. Pope trailed 7-6 when it got the ball at the Allatoona 28 after a 12-yard punt return by Olivia O’Connor midway through the fourth quarter. A penalty on the next play moved the ball to the 18, where Riley Bensman threw a touchdown pass to Carly Oubbs. The two teamed up again for the two-point conversion and a 14-7 lead. Allatoona scored with 20 seconds left on a 12-yard pass from Maci Strickland to Sophia Settle, but the extra-point attempt failed. Pope (26-2) won 40-7 when the teams met in the regular season on Nov. 2.

Scoring Summary

Allatoona - 0-7-0-6 - 13

Pope - 0-6-0-8 - 14

Second quarter

P - Olivia O’Connor 27 pass from Riley Bensman (pass failed)

A - Aoife Flynn 22 pass from Maci Strickland (Ava Glassmeyer pass from Strickland)

Fourth quarter

P - Carly Oubs 18 pass from Bensman (Oubs pass from Benson on two-point conversion)

A - Sophia Settle 12 pass from Strickland (pass failed)