Nearly every winning team Friday night scored four or more touchdowns, and only one of the area games was decided by single digits.
Gainesville and North Forsyth got off to strong starts in Region 8-6A to highlight a busy night in high school football action around Northeast Georgia. The Red Elephants routed Apalachee, 55-6, on the road, while North Forsyth prevailed in a defensive struggle over Jackson County, 14-3.
In Region 8-4A, Cherokee Bluff pulled away early for a 42-21 win over Chestatee to move to 2-0, while North Hall got its first win under coach Sean Pender in a 69-0 victory in Valhalla over East Hall.
In other action around the area, Banks County stayed unbeaten on the year with a 33-0 road win over George Walton Academy. Class 7A No. 1 Buford also stayed perfect with an impressive 44-16 win over Carver-Atlanta, which was ranked fourth in Class 3A.
Rabun County improved to 4-0 with a 42-13 blowout win over Heard County. Lanier Christian was looking to stay undefeated against Calvary Christian in GAPPS competition, but the Lightning dropped a heartbreaker, 52-44, in overtime.
Flowery Branch ran into a hot Lambert squad in a 43-20 loss at home. East Forsyth took down Johnson 42-0 at The Dungeon. The loss was the 26th straight for the Knights to, unfortunately, set a new program record. Stephens County ran away from White County 53-14 at The Reservation.
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SCHEDULE FOR Sept. 16
Banks County 33, George Walton Academy 0
Buford 44, Carver-Atlanta 16
Calvary Christian 52, Lanier Christian 44 OT
Cherokee Bluff 42, Chestatee 21*
Commerce 28, Lincoln County 12
Coosa 31, Towns County 14
East Forsyth 42, Johnson 0
East Jackson 35, Franklin County 17
Gainesville 55, Apalachee 6*
Georgia Military 54, Riverside Military 12
Habersham Central 28, Forsyth Central 21
Lambert 43, Flowery Branch 20
North Forsyth 14, Jackson County 3*
North Hall 69, East Hall 0*
Rabun County 42, Heard County 13
Stephens County 53, White County 14
Union County 48, West Hall 7
(Dawson County, Jefferson, Lakeview Academy, and Lumpkin County were off this week.)
(* -- denotes region contest)
