Friday Game Night

Lakeview Academy was just half a point out of qualifying for its first-ever playoff spot in 2016. A seven-point loss to Athens Christian was all that kept the Lions from advancing. However, they may be looking at the same scenario again in 2017 in what is traditionally a very tough Region 8-A...

A return to a region schedule proved tough for the Knights, as they jumped into a league that included plenty of powers, including a dominant Buford, and finished 0-10. But Johnson is working hard to fire back from that campaign...

Jefferson will come into the 2017 season with one of the state’s most dynamic running backs in Colby Wood, but will also face several key questions along the always-important line-of-scrimmage after the graduation of Division I players Caleb Chandler and Dontae Wilson...

​The Panthers finished the 2016 season 3-8 but still fought their way into the state playoffs for just the third time in program history, finishing with the No. 3 seed from Region 8-AAA. Now they hope to take another step forward...

Habersham Central was another program that had a breakout season in 2016. However, they play in one of the toughest regions (8-AAAAAA) in Class AAAAAA...

The Red Elephants made the state playoffs for the 17th straight season in 2016 -- but also experienced their first losing final record since that streak began in 2000. Gainesville is looking to show that was but a blip...

After missing out on the playoffs for a third consecutive season, the longest streak for the Falcons since their first three seasons as a program, Ben Hall was lured from powerhouse Jefferson in the offseason to try and turn things around for the largest school in the Hall County system...

The Rebels were just a few points away from making the state playoffs in each of coach Jim Pavao's first two seasons in Blue Ridge, but last season saw injuries and a wicked schedule combine to drop Fannin to a 2-8 record...

East Jackson was one of the big surprises in northeast Georgia in the 2016 season. The Eagles won as many games (4) last season under Christian Hunnicutt and his staff as they had in the previous four campaigns combined...

After five straight seasons of improvement and two straight state playoff appearances, the Vikings slipped to a 3-7 mark in 2016. This summer, coach Bryan Gray says his squad is focusing on replacing key playmakers on offense and getting back to basics on defense...