Whale Branch ended its two-game skid and earned a playoff berth with a 29-7 win at Allendale-Fairfax on Friday.
Irvin Mulligan scored two touchdowns, and CJ Brown ran for one touchdown and threw a TD pass to Amar Jenkins to lead the Warriors.
Henry Tome added a field goal for Whale Branch.
The Warriors (5-3, 1-2) hosts No. 4 Bamberg-Ehrhardt for another Region 5-2A game next Friday.