Friday Game Night

Despite everything that has occurred in 2020, Week 1 of the high school football season did indeed take place, and with it came some eye-opening performances.

Gainesville's Deshaun Watson is now the second-highest paid quarterback in the NFL.

Paulding County spoiled North Hall's opener with a 24-7 win over the Trojans at The Brickyard Saturday afternoon...

The scores certainly mattered for all those involved, but state high school football teams just being able to finally get back out on the field in meaningful competition Friday night was probably victory enough. And for most northeast Georgia area teams, it was a successful night on the gridiron as well...

Senior quarterback J. Ben Haynes looked in midseason form throwing for a career-high 327 yards and 3 touchdowns to lead White County to a 44-6 demolition of Stephens County at White County Stadium on Friday in both teams' season openers...

Despite pulling within three twice in the fourth quarter, Flowery Branch (0-1) fell, 38-28, to St. Pius X in the Corky Kell Classic at Falcons Field.

New quarterback Sebastian Irons was an efficient 9-of-10 passing for 134 yards and three touchdowns to lead Cherokee Bluff to a 44-0 win over Johnson on Friday at Bears Stadium.

It was a special teams kind of night for Gainesville.

Jackson Cloatre ran for 175 yards and one touchdown to lead Habersham Central to an impressive 27-6 win over Madison County on Friday at Raider Stadium...

Lanier Christian Academy rebounded from a season-opening loss with a dominating 30-0 win over Holy Spirit Prep on Friday night at Cabbell Field...