Flowery Branch erased a 10-7 deficit to Habersham Central with 35 points in the second quarter en route to a 56-31 win at Falcons Field. Likewise for Gainesville, which blew open a close game with Oconee County with 34 points in the quarter on the way to a 66-7 win.
North Hall scored 21 second quarter points to grab the lead from White County in a 28-14 win in Cleveland. Rabun County scored 14 unanswered points in the second quarter of its 35-21 upset of Fannin County to snap a six-game losing streak to the Rebels going back to 1993.
In other action Friday night in Region 8-AAA, West Hall won its second straight game with a 35-21 win over Johnson in the Battle of Oakwood; Stephens County whipped Chestatee 28-0; and Franklin County knocked off Lumpkin County 32-6; and Monroe Area held off Walnut Grove 24-6.
In Region 8-AA action, Banks County scored with 40 seconds left to rally for a 19-14 win over Dawson County. East Hall pulled away in the second half to beat Union County 33-3. East Hall and banks County are now tied atop the 8A-AA subregion standings.
Jefferson kept pace with Elbert County and North Oconee in 8B-AA with a 48-13 win over Oglethorpe County. North Oconee whipped Jackson County 56-0 while Elbert County beat Hart County 29-7.
In Region 8-A, Commerce recorded its second straight shutout win beating Riverside Military Academy 42-0 in Gainesville.
AREA PREP FOOTBALL SCORES FOR OCT. 7
Apalachee 34, Rockdale County 14
Athens Academy 48, Social Circle 3
Banks County 19, Dawson County 14
Clarke Central 52, Salem 14
Commerce 42, Riverside Military Academy 0
Conyers Heritage 21, Winder-Barrow 0
East Hall 33, Union County 3
Elbert County 29, Hart County 7
Flowery Branch 56, Habersham Central 31
Forsyth Central 28, Cass 0
Franklin County 32, Lumpkin County 6
Gainesville 66, Oconee County 7
Jefferson 48, Oglethorpe County 14
Loganville 30, Cedar Shoals 27
Monroe Area 24, Walnut Grove 6
North Gwinnett 29, Norcross 22
North Hall 28, White County 14
North Oconee 56, Jackson County 0
Rabun County 35, Fannin County 21
River Ridge 28, Lakeview Academy 21
Stephens County 28, Chestatee 0
West Hall 35, Johnson 21
Flowery Branch quarterback Kanler Coker, left, and receiver C.J. Curry celebrate a touchdown on Friday night in the Falcons' win over Habersham Central in Flowery Branch.
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