Friday Game Night

Caiden Tanner was tough to stop as Union County reeled off 35 unanswered points to cruise past Banks County, 42-7, at Leopard Stadium on Friday.

North Forsyth took a half-game lead in Region 8-6A after defeating Lanier Friday night, 21-7.

Madison County held off a late North Hall charge to win the key Region 8-4A battle, 33-24, Friday Night at The Brickyard at Lynn Cottrell Stadium.

For the second week in a row, the Dawson County defense didn't allow a single point, beating Pickens Friday night, 27-0.

Rabun County scored with just over eight minutes to play as they survived Friday night at St. Francis, 17-14.

A back-and-forth affair went against White County Friday night as they fell to Wesleyan, 22-17.

A touchdown with 35 seconds to go gave Lumpkin County its first and only lead of the night as the Indians held on to beat Gilmer, 31-28.

Winder-Barrow scored with 22 seconds to play to outlast Flowery Branch Friday night, 20-17.

With Cartersville’s loss to Calhoun last week in Region 7-5A, the Purple Hurricane’s 62-game winning streak in region games came to an end. That leaves Rabun County with the longest current region win streak in the state...

As expected, region playoff races around the area are starting to heat up and Week 8 will offer some huge matchups across the board with playoff implications aplenty...