Buford and Gainesville both completed perfect regular seasons, and Lumpkin County qualified for the Class 3A playoff on Friday night in the regular season finale around the state and area.
The Class 7A No. 1-ranked Wolves blasted Central Gwinnett, 49-7, while Class 6A No. 5 Gainesville whipped Jackson County, 51-0, as both improved to 10-0 on the season. Both will play host to first-round playoff games next week.
Lumpkin County, needing a win to secure its first playoffs since 2014, hammered West Hall, 55-7, at The Burial Grounds. The Indians will be the No. 2 seed and host next weekend after Pickens defeated Wesleyan, 20-13, to grab the No. 3 seed in Region 7-3A. In the craziest region finish of the night, White County stormed back from 22 points down in the fourth quarter to eliminate Gilmer from the playoffs by a 38-35 score, allowing Wesleyan to get in as the No. 4.
Jefferson closed out its regular season with six straight wins after beating Eastside, 35-7, at home in Region 8-5A. Flowery Branch snapped its seven-game losing streak with a 46-0 win at home over Heritage-Conyers.
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SCORES FOR FRIDAY, Nov. 4
Athens Academy 34, East Jackson 7*
Banks County 40, Providence Christian 39*
Buford 49, Central Gwinnett 7*
Cherokee Christian 21, Lanier Christian 7*
East Forsyth 28, North Hall 21*
Flowery Branch 46, Heritage, Conyers 0*
Gainesville 51, Jackson County 0*
Jefferson 35, Eastside 7*
Lakeview Academy 52, Loganville Christian 34
Lincoln County 35, Towns County 8*
Lumpkin County 55, West Hall 7*
Madison County 42, East Hall 7*
Midtown 36, Johnson 7
North Forsyth 44, Apalachee 0*
North Oconee 42, Cherokee Bluff 7*
Shiloh 42, Habersham Central 9*
Walnut Grove 35, Chestatee 14*
White County 38, Gilmer 35*
SCORES FOR THURSDAY, Nov. 3
Fellowship Christian 35, Union County 14*
(Commerce, Dawson County, Rabun County, and Riverside Military were all off and have completed their regular season schedules.)
(* -- denotes region contest)
