Friday Game Night

Gainesville passed its biggest test in weeks with relative ease on Friday, bouncing back from an early Clarke Central touchdown to knock out the Gladiators 56-28 in Athens. Video included

West Hall held East Hall to minus-6 yards rushing and 30 points below its season average in taking a 27-7 win over the Vikings at Spartan Stadium Friday night in a Region 7-AAA matchup. Video included

Jackson McDonald may not have had full use of his legs on Friday, but he showed his arm is more than capable of taking up the slack.

Buford did not get the start it wanted, but the Wolves still finished like champs on Friday.

Washington-Wilkes pounded out 379 yards rushing and held Rabun County to 40 points below its season average in a 52-7 win over the Wildcats Friday night in a key Region 8-AA battle for both teams.

Collin Pettell was a perfect 10-for-10 passing for 338 yards and five touchdowns and Raleigh Beougher caught five passes for 211 yards and three scores to lead Riverside Military Academy to a 56-14 rout of Social Circle Friday night at Maginnis Field.

Deshaun Watson grinned, the glimmer in his eye unmistakable -- he and his teammates are aching to see just how much they have grown this season. Video included...

As the regular season heads for the home stretch, several area teams are still in the running for region titles and the playoffs while others had title dreams and playoff hopes crippled or dashed last week.