Friday Game Night

In plenty of high school football programs kickers and punters are the red-headed step-children of the roster, the guys that coaches don

Apalachee football has been around for 15 seasons, and Shane Davis has coached the Wildcats in 10 of them -- but no longer.

The season is over -- long live the season. The second campaign of 2014 gets underway on Friday, as the high school football playoffs kick off the first round -- and the outlets of Jacobs Media will be on hand to keep you up-to-date on every snap, pass and touchdown.

Five area teams made the final regular season rankings of 2014 in the Georgia Sports Writers Association Prep Football Poll, released on Tuesday.

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Twenty-seven years of waiting and hoping poured out in one dominating performance on Friday night.

Emotions and celebrations flowed freely on a few northeast Georgia gridirons on Friday night, as area teams claimed titles and notched playoff spots on the final night of the 2014 high school football regular season.

When Jefferson and Hart County shook hands at the end of their battle for the Region 8-AAA title Friday night, you got the sense it may not be the last time the two teams see each other.

It was obvious Friday that Gainesville cares a lot about its rivalry with Flowery Branch.