Jeff Hart

Habersham Central snapped a three-game losing streak with a 28-6 win over Rockdale County Friday night in its Region 8-AAAA season finale.

Commerce finished the regular season on a strong note beating Social Circle 49-21 Friday night on the road.

Something will definitely have to give Friday night at Falcons Field when No. 6 Flowery Branch plays host to No. 1 Clarke Central for the Region 8-AAAA title.

The secret to North Hall cross country extraordinaire Cody Barger is simple: he does his best Homer Simpson impersonation on race day. D'oh!

Class AAA No. 6-ranked Gainesville made sure there would be no letdown before its region title showdown with White County next week.

Flowery Branch set the stage for a showdown for the Region 8-AAAA title next week against Clarke Central with a 40-14 thumping of Salem Friday night on the road.

Region 8A-AAA champion White County rallied from a second quarter deficit to beat Franklin County 21-13 Friday night in the Warriors

John Russ connected with Cody Rediger on a 44-yard pass with 1:38 left in the game to lift Mill Creek to a shocking 14-7 win over Peachtree Ridge Friday night in a crucial Region 7-AAAAA match up.

Monroe Area clinched the No. 2 seed in Region 8B-AAA after routing Johnson 41-0 Friday night.

Bryant Shirreffs threw for 222 yards and two touchdown and ran for another 78 and one touchdown to lead Jefferson to a 49-15 win over county-rival East Jackson Friday night at Memorial Stadium.