Jeff Hart

For Cody Barger, win No. 11 proved pretty sweet.

It was a good night for Gainesville in its region title quest while Flowery Branch again fell short of its dream of a first-ever region title Friday night.

For all the talk of the high-powered offenses of both Clarke Central and Flowery Branch, it was the Gladiators defense that stole the show Friday night in the two teams

Buford wrapped up its first Region 6-AA title since 2008 with a 42-0 drubbing of Westminster Friday night at Tom Riden Stadium.

John Russ accounted for over 300 yards of offense and three touchdowns in leading Mill Creek to a 34-23 win over Duluth Friday night at Cecil Moore Field.

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.