Milton vs. Gainesville Live Updates: Georgia High School Football

On Friday night, Milton visited Gainesville in a Georgia high school football Class 6A Region 7 showdown. Both teams entered with six wins as the game lived up to the hype, with the Eagles escaping with the 49-46 victory over the Red Elephants.

Shortly before the half, Gainesville had all the momentum as they led 30-14. However, Milton quickly responded with 24 unanswered points to take a 38-30 lead late in the third quarter.

The Red Elephants then answered back as there were two more lead changes in the second half. With the game tied at 46-46 late, Ryan Jung converted a 47-yard field goal to give the Eagles the lead with 58 seconds left.

One big story of the contest was Gainesville quarterback Kharim Hughley getting injured in the second quarter and leaving the game entirely. Backup Cooper Papka did his best to keep the Red Elephants in it, but a costly fumble with 11 seconds left proved to be the dagger.

Milton's signal-caller Derrick Baker also played very well, as he threw three touchdown passes and rushed for two scores.

Milton takes over at their own 44 and just takes a knee, ending the game with a thrilling road victory.

However, with 19 seconds left, Papka tried scrambling as he was tackled and fumbled the ball in the air as Milton recovers, sealing the win.

Gainesville begins at their own 20. Papka leads the Red Elephants to around midfield with under 30 seconds left.

FIELD GOAL! Milton converts on a 47-yard kick to go ahead 49-46 with 58 seconds left in regulation.

After a decent return, Milton begins at their own 38. Baker drives his team across midfield.

FIELD GOAL! Gainesville converts on a 26-yard field goal to tie the game at 46-46 with 4:57 left in regulation. Hold on to your butts.

Gainesville picks up more yardage as they get closer to the red zone.

After a decent kickoff return, Gainesville begins at their own 31. On the first play, Lewis picks up a chunk of yards on the carry, picking up a first down slightly across midfield.

TOUCHDOWN! On 3rd down from the 12, Baker finds Grant Haviland on the far left side of the end zone for the 12-yard score. Two-point conversion good as Milton re-takes the lead 46-43 with 8:13 left in regulation.

On 1st and 10 at their own 40, Baker fires downfield to Aedyn Meintzer, who makes the catch at the Gainesville 22 for a huge gain and the first down.

Milton's offense returns at their own 20. The quarter ends.

TOUCHDOWN! On the very first play, Papka finds a wide open Wilmont for the 34-yard score. Two-point conversion no good, but Gainesville re-takes the lead 43-38 with 22 seconds left in the third. Holy cow!

Doyle Morrison gets a decent punt return up to the Milton 34 to set up the Gainesville offense.

Milton begins their next possession at their own 20. The Gainesville defense forces a three-and-out and a punt.

TOUCHDOWN! On 1st and 10 from the Milton 18, Dwight Lewis Jr. takes the handoff, runs right, jukes a defender, and carries another defender into the end zone for the 18-yard score. Rather than going for two, Gainesville kicks the extra point as they trail 38-37 with 58 seconds left in the third.

Gainesville begins at their own 25. A series of defensive penalties moves them across midfield.

TOUCHDOWN! On 2nd and 4 at the 9, Baker connects with Carrasquillo for the nine-yard score. Milton now extends its lead to 38-30 with 3:20 left in the third, as the momentum has completely swung in its favor.

Milton takes over at the Red Elephants 15.

Gainesville begins at their own 35. They go three-and-out and have to punt. Even worse, the punt is blocked as the Eagles' offense returns in good field position.

TOUCHDOWN! On 1st and 10 at the 33, Atchison takes the handoff, then takes off for the 33-yard scamper into the end zone. With the successful extra point, Milton now leads 31-30 with 6:27 left in the third.

Milton's offense returns at their own 49. On the very first play, Baker avoids the sack, then scrambles right and connects with Carrasquillo again, who picks up the first down at around the Eagles 33.

However, after losing a ton of yards on the drive, Gainesville gets taken out of field goal range and goes three-and-out. To make matters worse, the punt is shanked.

Gainesville begins at their own 15. Papka is still in at quarterback for the injured Kharim Hughley. Nevertheless, Papka still leads the Red Elephants down the field.

TOUCHDOWN! On 1st and goal, Baker keeps it himself and scores on a seven-yard run into the end zone. Milton cuts it to 30-24 with 11:35 left in the third quarter.

On the very first play, Sheldon Atchison takes the handoff and sprints across the field, shedding a tackler, all the way to the Gainesville 7.

Gainesville kicks the ball off to begin the second half. Milton begins at their own 20.

FIELD GOAL! With one second left, Milton converts on a long 50-yard field goal to cut the deficit to 30-17.

Milton begins at their own 46. Baker scrambles down the field to set up a field goal with one second left.

TOUCHDOWN! On 2nd and 3 from the 7, Papka scrambles to his left and connects with Collin Porterfield in the end zone for the score. Porterfield had fallen down on the play before making the catch. Extra point no good, but Gainesville still leads 30-14 with 11 seconds left in the half.

Gainesville begins at their own 27. Papka is able to chew clock and lead the Red Elephants deep into Milton territory.

TOUCHDOWN! On 1st and goal from the 4, Baker takes it in from four yards out. Milton cuts it to 24-14 with 5:29 left in the half.

On 1st and 10 from the Gainesville 45, Baker fakes the handoff and fires downfield to Carrasquillo who makes the catch inside the red zone.

Milton returns at their own 20. Baker leads his team down the field.

TOUCHDOWN! On the very first play of the drive, Baker looks left but his pass is intercepted by Gainesville's Jeremiah Proctor for a 25-yard pick-six. Red Elephants now lead 24-7 with 8:21 left in the half.

Milton begins at their own 22.

FIELD GOAL! Gainesville settles on a 38-yard field goal to increase their lead to 18-7 with 8:29 left in the half.

On the same drive, Hughley scrambled for a first down but got injured on the play as he hobbled towards the sideline. Backup quarterback Cooper Papka enters the game.

On the first play of the 2nd quarter, Hughley keeps it himself and scampers across midfield for a big gain and the first down. Gainesville gets closer to the red zone.

Gainesville begins from their own 30. The clock runs out in the quarter.

TOUCHDOWN! On 3rd down from the 24, Baker responds by connecting with Carrasquillo in the corner of the end zone for the 24-yard score. Milton now trails 15-7 with 1:17 left in the quarter.

On 3rd and 4 from the 14, Baker takes the snap and runs directly into the end zone for the 14-yard score. However, the score is called back due to an offensive penalty.

Milton's next drive begins at their own 20. On the very first play, Baker keeps it himself, cuts right and scampers across the field for a huge gain to the Gainesville 20.

TOUCHDOWN! On 1st and 10 from the Milton 21, Hughley fakes the handoff, rolls right, and finds Legend Wilmont in the end zone for the 21-yard score. Gainesville leads 15-0 with 2:46 left in the quarter.

After a strong punt, Gainesville begins at their own 7. Hughley is able to lead his team to around midfield, and eventually near the red zone.

Milton eventually moves past midfield but then go three-and-out and have to punt.

Milton begins at their own 20. On the first play, quarterback Derrick Baker dumps it off to Jordan Carrasquillo who is able to pick up 13 yards for the first down.

TOUCHDOWN! On 3rd and 10 from the 15, Hughley connects with Hall in the end zone for the 15-yard score. Two-point conversion good as Gainesville leads 8-0 with 7:50 left in the first quarter.

Gainesville begins at their own 31. On 3rd down, quarterback Kharim Hughley fires over the middle to Konner Hall for a huge gain into plus territory, at the Milton 25.

Milton kicks the ball off to open the game.

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Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

Who: Milton vs. Gainesville When: Friday, Oct. 23 - 7:30 p.m. ETWhere: City Park in Gainesville, GALive Stream: NFHS Network

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Milton (6-1) has been one of the top teams in Georgia for quite some time now. Two years ago, the Eagles finished an undefeated 15-0 season and won the GHSA Class 6A state championship.

This season, Milton is led by senior quarterback and Tennessee commit Derrick Baker, who has thrown 20 touchdown passes. The Eagles' offense also features running back Sheldon Achison, wide receiver and Indiana commit Jordan Carrasquillo, and 4-star tight end and Vanderbilt commit Grant Haviland.

Milton's defense is anchored by linebacker and Boston College pledge Blaize Battaglia, while edge rusher Roman Tumminia and safety Malik Role also play key roles.

Meanwhile, Gainesville (6-2) has also had recent success, with an appearance in last year's GHSA 6A state title game. The last and only time the Red Elephants won a state championship was back in 2012, when the team was led by current Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson.

Gainesville's signal-caller this time around is dual-threat quarterback and Clemson commit Kharim Hughley. The Red Elephants feature other college signees like running back Nigel Newkirk (Alabama commit), linebackers Jeremiah Proctor (Pitt commit) and Darryn Williams (Wake Forest commit), and cornerback Zachary Ingram (Miami (OH) commit).