Friday Game Night

Class 7A No. 1 Buford, in one of the most anticipated games in the country, relied on special teams and defense to hold off perennial national power St. Frances Academy of Baltimore, 18-0, on Friday at Tom Riden Stadium.

For all the talk of the Gainesville offense coming into the 2023 season, the Red Elephants' defense, especially over the final minute, was the ultimate difference-maker Friday night against Marist.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. – A quick start was all Flowery Branch needed as they knocked off Decatur by a 38-7 final Friday night.

COMMERCE, Ga. – In a rematch of a close game a year ago, Commerce repeated the result with a 21-19 win over Southside Christian Friday night.

North Hall quarterback Tanner Marsh was a workhorse Friday night at The Brickyard.

OAKWOOD, Ga. – Banks County tallied over 360 yards of total offense in a 53-13 win over Johnson Friday night.

HOSCHTON, Ga. – Jackson County showed their teeth defensively and found the endzone twice in a 16-0 win over Dawson County to open the Korey Mobbs era Friday night.

East Hall knocked off cross-county rival West Hall, 35-28, on Friday at East Hall Stadium.

Despite over 400 yards of offense, Lanier Christian Academy fell to Skipstone Academy, 63-43, Friday night at Cabbell Field.

Three area teams get underway on Thursday, two in the annual Corky Kell Classic, as the 2023 high school football season kicked off around the state and the area. Sixteen more games are schedule for Friday.