Friday Game Night

And then there were six... Six area football programs will do battle on Friday in the state football playoffs, including five in the second round -- and the various outlets of Jacobs Media will be on hand to cover all the angles.

Tony Lotti has already earned plenty of recognition for sparking a turnaround for West Hall football.

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West Hall had the momentum, but Oconee County had one last sting...

Gainesville got all it could handle but in the end the Red Elephants survived a slugfest with Creekview to take a 42-37 win Friday in the first round of the Class AAAAA playoffs at City Park Stadium.

Grayson turned the matchup of the playoffs into its own personal statement Friday night at Mill Creek Community Stadium.

It wasn't exactly "Black Friday," but a number of area football teams might have felt like it after watching their seasons come to an end in the first round on Friday.

Ben Hall worried about the potential for a letdown on Friday. His Dragons banished those concerns with a flourish, however...

Southeast Whitfield put up a fight -- for a quarter. And then Buford overwhelmed the visitors en route to a 63-0 first round playoff victory on Friday in Buford.

Lumpkin County's impressive season came to an end on Friday -- but not without a fight.