The Eagles stopped the Blue Devils on a two-point conversion attempt with eight seconds left to preserve the win. The game highlighted an exciting night of openers across northeast Georgia.
West Hall's Shunquez Stephens hit Rodney Gibson for a 31-yard touchdown pass with 1:29 left in the game to lift the Spartans to a 28-27 win over East Jackson.
In a matchup of two Class AAA playoff teams from 2007 Stephens County scored 14 third quarter points to erase a 17-14 Flowery Branch lead and then held on in the final moments for a 28-25 win at The Reservation in Toccoa.
In Region 7-AAA action, Gainesville avenged a loss to Chestatee last season with a dominating 35-0 win over the War Eagles. North Hall shut out Johnson in the second half to take a 28-6 win. Dawson County knocked off Lumpkin County 26-23 in double overtime.
AUG. 29th PREP FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD
Gainesville 35, Chestatee 0
Riverside Military 21, Elbert County 20
North Hall 28, Johnson 6
Stephens County 28, Flowery Branch 25
Jefferson 35, Commerce 14
West Hall 28, East Jackson 27
Dawson County 26, Lumpkin County 23 2OT
Collins Hill 30, Parkview 9
Towns County 20, Rabun County 0
Cedar Shoals 23, Habersham Central 14
Mill Creek 23, Dacula 15
Union County 35, Hayesville, N.C. 13
Franklin County 13, White County 3
West Forsyth 21, North Forsyth 14
Apalachee 35, Monroe Area 15
Byrnes School, S.C. 36, North Gwinnett 21
Jackson County 16, Our Lady of Mercy 10
North Hall quarterback Blayne Gilmer avoids a sack while throwing a pass in the Trojans 28-6 win over Johnson on Friday night at The Brickyard.
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