Friday Game Night

North Hall football has undoubtedly made strides this season, but on Friday Carrollton showed the Trojans that they still have plenty of room for improvement.

As much as Gainesville is known for its offense, the Red Elephants' defense can be just as impressive -- they certainly were on Friday.

Flowery Branch spent all week working on the basics on offense with an eye on making that pay off on the scoreboard.

West Hall has to be more than ready to start its Region 7-AAA schedule next week after a rough end to its four-game, Class AAAA gauntlet to open the season.

Brian Allison said all week that crazy things happen in this game -- and the Union County coach was right.

Bailey Fisher threw for three touchdowns and ran for another in leading Rabun County to a 42-0 whitewash of Riverside Military Academy in both teams' Region 8-AA openers Friday night at Maginnins Field.

Jackson County rallied from an early 14-point deficit to knock off East Hall 34-28 in overtime Friday night at Panther Stadium.

The Commerce football team could not avoid a second straight defeat on Friday, falling 14-7 in a defensive battle with Athens Academy in Athens.

Mill Creek stormed past Duluth 41-0 on Friday to give the Hawks their first 4-0 start in program history.

Lanier's offense put up just 230 yards -- and it was more than enough on Friday, as the Longhorns blanked Cedar Shoals 35-0 in Athens.