There were the typical opening night jitters for many and a few close calls for some that made for an exciting way to get the 2013 high school football campaign fully underway.
Commerce handed the Dragons their only loss of the 2012 season, but Jefferson took a sizable revenge in Friday's season opener, hammering the Tigers 40-0 at Memorial Stadium.
White County rolled up 336 yards rushing and coach Bill Ballard's 100th career victory on Friday night, as the Warriors pushed past Habersham Central 35-14 in Cleveland.
Daniel David tossed three touchdown passes and rushed for one more to lead Class AAAAAA ninth-ranked Mill Creek to a 41-28 win over Dacula Friday night in both teams' season openers.