Walker McCrary

The Red Elephants left no doubt Friday night as Gainesville opened up 8-6A play with a 70-6 rout of Apalachee at City Park.

Stephens County rattled off five straight touchdowns after trailing 20-14 to push past White County Friday night by a 56-26 final score.

Habersham Central scored the only two touchdowns in the second half to pull away from Forsyth Central, 28-10.

Caiden Tanner was near perfect Friday night, leading his Union County squad to a 42-7 win over West Hall.

After falling behind early, Commerce turned it on and came back to beat Lincoln County, 17-10.

In Week 5 of high school football in Northeast Georgia, the slate did not disappoint as all 18 games in the area finished with intriguing results.

Lanier Christian had a lead going into the fourth quarter, but Calvary Christian found a way to get a 35-21 win over the Lightning.

The offense came alive for Cherokee Bluff Friday night in a 48-0 win over Chestatee in 8-4A action.

A crucial stop late defensively gave East Hall their first win of the 8-4A season as they took down Chestatee, 14-10.

Cherokee Bluff forced overtime with an interception in the endzone at the end of regulation, but in overtime, the Bears had a bad snap on a point after attempt in a 27-26 loss to Madison County.