A tough schedule and the loss of some key defensive players to graduation should make for an interesting season for Commerce as the Tigers try build on their best campaign since 2006 after advancing to the 2014 Class A public semifinals.
Things are definitely looking up for the Leopards after a solid 5-5 season that saw them be just 13 points for an 8-2 record. The offense should be even more potent in 2015 with eight returning starters.
The Gwinnett Braves broke a 3-3 tie with two runs in the top of the seventh inning and beat the Columbus Clippers by a 6-4 score Saturday night in game three of the four-game series at Huntington Park.
North Hall, Flowery Branch, and Gainesville kicked off the local 2015 prep football season Friday night as part of the Northeast Georgia Fall Classic at The Brickyard.