Jeff Hart

Commerce clinched second place in Region 8-A and a home game in the first round of the playoffs after pounding out a 42-14 win over Social Circle Friday night.

Habersham Central closed out its up-and-down season Friday night with a downer against Salem. The Raiders were held to season-low 51 total yards in a 21-7, Region 8-AAAA loss in their season finale.

Patrick Marleau had two goals and an assist to help the Sharks beat Atlanta 4-3 on Saturday night, the Thrashers' third straight loss. Former Atlanta star Dany Heatley and Joe Thornton also scored to help the Sharks win for the third time in four games.

Terrence Cody, the Crimson Tide's 350-pound nose guard, blocked a 44-yard field-goal attempt on the final play and No. 1 Alabama escaped with a 12-10 victory over arch-rival Tennessee on Saturday.

Armanti Edwards threw three touchdowns and Devon Moore rushed for three to lead Appalachian State in a 52-16 rout of Georgia Southern on Saturday.

Alshon Jeffery's 43-yard fourth-quarter touchdown catch gave the Gamecocks a 14-10 win over Vanderbilt Saturday night and broke a two-game losing streak to the Commodores

Jordan Jefferson followed the worst game of his young career with his best. Jefferson threw for a career-high 242 yards, including two touchdown passes, and scrambled for another score to lead No. 9 LSU to a 31-10 victory over Auburn on Saturday night.

Kyle Parker threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Ford in overtime, giving Clemson a wild, wacky 40-37 win over No. 8 Miami on Saturday night - the biggest win during Dabo Swinney's tenure as coach.

Chris Rainey scored from 8 yards out after the Bulldogs stumbled on a fake punt and Dustin Doe may have slipped a fumble on an interception return for a touchdown past the referees as the second-ranked Gators came away with a tough win, 29-19 over old friend Dan Mullen Saturday night.

The No. 11 Yellow Jackets dispatched the last team with an unbeaten record in Atlantic Coast Conference play Saturday, rushing for 362 yards and taking charge of the Coastal Division with a 34-9 win over the Cavaliers.