High School Sports

Chestatee jumped on Pickens early and took down the Dragons Friday night, 37-14.

Dawson County continued their stout defensive play with a 14-0 win over White County Friday night.

Jefferson scored 49 unanswered on their way to a 49-7 win over East Hall Friday night.

Lumpkin County scored the first 35 points of the game to comfortably take down Johnson Friday night, 64-14.

North Forsyth stormed back in the third quarter to tie the game, but North Atlanta scored the final 10 points of the game to defeat the Raiders, 27-17, Friday night.

Rabun County showed balance offensively in a 48-14 win over Oglethorpe County Friday night.

Paris Wilbanks threw for four touchdowns as Habersham Central routed Alcovy Friday night, 54-14.

Buford and East Forsyth got Week 9 off to a solid start on Thursday, winning key region games to stay in the playoff and region title hunt in their respective regions. But they aren’t the only ones with a chance this week to put themselves within sight of region titles heading into the final third of the season.

It will be the busiest week of the season with 19 games in northeast Georgia scheduled as playoff races have gotten red-hot around the area.

Brock Szakacs threw 3 TD passes to lead East Forsyth to a key 34-15, Region 8-4A win over Walnut Grove on Thursday on the road.