When: Monday, 7 p.m

About Marist: The No. 1 War Eagles (14-0) won the Region 5 championship. The War Eagles are led by three-year starting quarterback Jack Euart, who leads the team in rushing (994 yards, 12 TDs) and has thrown for 696 yards and nine touchdowns. Brayden Lewis (531 yards, four TDs) and Trace Gaynes (527, nine TDs) are the primary defenders in a deep rotation. The defense is led by Jack Richerson (17 tackles for loss, 25 hurries, 10 sacks, four interceptions) and Max Mraz (74 tackles, five sacks). Kicker Drew Linnihan could be a factor; He is 11 of 13 on field goal attempts.

About North Oconee: The No. 3 Titans (14-0) won the Region 8 championship. North Oconee is led by junior QB Harrison Faulkner, the regional co-player of the year, who threw for 3,017 yards and 37 touchdowns and rushed for 713 yards and six touchdowns. Wide receiver Landon Roldan, the region’s offensive player of the year, has 70 receptions for 1,280 yards and 20 touchdowns. Linebacker Khamari Brooks, the region’s co-defensive player of the year, is a standout two-way player with 27 receptions and eight touchdowns and leads the team with 113 tackles and 10 sacks. First-team All-Region selections include receivers Dallas Dickerson (21 receptions, six TDs) and Braxton Goolsby (89 tackles), lineman Carter Mink, defensive linemen Patrick Elliott and AJ Fick, linebackers Maddox Brice and Luke Burnett, and defensive backs Back Charlie Hawkins.

How they got there: Marist def. Warner Robins 47-25, def. Jones County 22-14, def. Cambridge 40-14 and def. Creekside 27-21. North Oconee defeated. Eagle’s Landing 49-0, def. Ware County 35-6, def. Cartersville 28-26 and def. Holy Trinity 27-7.

Championship history: Marist has won three state championships (1989, 2003 and 2020). The War Eagles have reached the final nine other times. This is North Oconee’s first trip to the championship game.

Series history: First meeting.