A reigning state champion will face a former, back-to-back state champion on Friday, Dec. 6, vying for a spot in the Georgia high school football Class 5A final.

The Milton Eagles are the reigning GHSA Class 7A state champions, while the Lee County Trojans won back-to-back Class 6A state titles in 2017 and 2018.

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Both teams are undefeated and are nationally ranked heading into their state semifinals in 2024, with Milton ranked No. 4 and Lee County No. 22 in the SBLive/SI national top 25.

Follow below for live updates from the 5A state semifinal game between Milton and Lee County, scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, December 6.

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1ST QUARTER

Start! Lee County drills it into the end zone for a touchback. Milton starts the opening attack with a 20 of his own.

TOUCHDOWN MILTON! Luke Nickel throws a 30-yard dime to Ethan Barbour. It is 7-0 Milton 9:14 left.

False starts thwart Lee County’s first drive and the Trojans are forced to punt. Milton’s ball alone 26, 6:58 left, lead 7-0.

Short Milton punt and Lee County takes over Eagles territory.

Lee County is going backwards and needs to hit right back. Milton’s ball on the 20th after a big error by the Trojans’ special unit. They could have pinned Milton inside the 5.

TOUCHDOWN MILTON! Luke Nickel needs a 26-yard touchdown run of his own to make it 14-0 Eagle. A 44-yard run by TJ Lester helped open the scoring. 3:15 left.

TOUCHDOWN LEE COUNTY! On fourth-and-short, Weston Bryan gets the first down and then some with a 71-yard TD run to make it happen 14-7 Milton about two minutes left.

END OF 1ST QUARTER: Milton 14, Lee County 7

2ND QUARTER

Milton begins the quarter with the ball in Lee County territory.

TOUCHDOWN MILTON! TJ Lester takes the ball in from 8 yards out after a big catch from Tristen Payne sets him up. 21-7 Milton 11:50 left.

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— Mike Swanson | [email protected] | @sblivesports