Todd Gurley ran for three touchdowns and Keith Marshall added two as No. 5 Georgia recovered after blowing a 17-point lead to beat Tennessee 51-44 on Saturday in the highest-scoring game ever between the SEC rivals.
A few Georgia Tech players refuted the suggestion that they carried a hangover into Saturday's 49-28 loss to Middle Tennessee State as a result of a stunning overtime loss a week earlier to Miami.
Jerick McKinnon took over at quarterback in the second quarter and carried 13 times for 162 yards to lead Georgia Southern to a 35-16 Southern Conference win over Samford on Saturday night.
North Hall was looking to get the bad taste out of its mouth from its crushing loss to Jefferson two weeks ago. They did more than that after taking a shocking 47-14 win over Dawson County Friday night at Tiger Stadium.
Rabun County used a 21-point second quarter to blow open a close game en route to a 49-23 win over Social Circle Friday night in both teams' Region 8-AA openers.
Fannin County snapped a seven-game losing streak going back to last season with a 31-8 Region 7-AAA win over West Hall Friday night at Spartans Stadium.
David Ross and Andrelton Simmons raced home on left fielder Bryan Petersen's costly error, sending Tommy Hanson and the Atlanta Braves to a 6-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Thursday night.
