Friday Game Night

Changes are on hand for the Lions, who lost dynamic quarterback Alec Bornhorst to graduation but also brought in former Gainesville coach Bruce Miller as an assistant...

Unfortunately the Knights are currently working on a school-record 24-game losing streak dating back to 2015. They did not get any help in the off-season as the newest Hall County school to open, Cherokee Bluff, was forged out of Johnson and Flowery Branch, taking even more numbers and potential talent...

The Dragons have been one of northeast Georgia's most consistent and dominate teams over the last six seasons, including the last four behind dynamic two-way talent Colby Wood, who is now at Wofford. They won a state title in Class 2A, region titles in both Class 3A and 4A, and now move back to Class 3A for the 2018 season...

The Panthers are coming off their third playoff appearance in the last six seasons but also are still looking for their first-ever playoff win. We asked coach Brandon Worley how he and his staff are using that as momentum as they prepare for the 2018 season...

Despite a 2-8 record in 2017, the Raiders were among the top 10 leaders in offense in Class 6A behind dynamic playmaker AJ Curry. However, they also were one of the hard-luck teams in the area dropping six games by just 18 points...

The Red Elephants are under new management for the first time since 2001. Gone is Bruce Miller, who led them to playoff berths in all 16 years with eight region titles and one state championship, the first for the program in its storied history. In is Heath Webb...

The Falcons under new coach Ben Hall snapped a three-year playoff drought and advanced to the second round of the Class 5A playoffs in 2017. But with the creation of Cherokee Bluff, Flowery Branch has dropped down to Class 4A and into a rugged Region 7-4A that houses the defending state champion (Marist) and state runner-up (Blessed Trinity)...

In 2017 Scott Wilkins became the third coach in three seasons for the Eagles. Their 1-win campaign also marked the fifth time in six years that they have won one or fewer games. But Wilkins is now in his second season and said time and consistency will start to show dividends...

East Hall had the most prolific passing attack in the state, all classifications, behind now-graduated quarterback Austin Parker in 2017. However, off-season changes galore have knocked the Vikings almost back to square one...

The Tigers, like several other programs around the area, will begin a new journey without a dynamic playmaker at the helm. QB Coey Watson graduated after one of the best four-year stretches in program history...