The official end of the regular season for many teams in the GHSA and GISA is not until Nov. 8, with dozens of games moved because of Hurricane Helene. But for the 26 teams in the AccessWDUN Sports coverage area, the end came on Friday night.
It was an active week to end on, as we had two overtime games and plenty of surprising results.
Oconee County knocked off Jefferson in overtime, 32-30, to put a three-way tie atop Region 8-3A with Cherokee Bluff's 52-26 win over East Hall. Jefferson still holds on to the top spot in the region with the tiebreakers, with the Bears taking the second seed.
In 6-3A, Chestatee shocked GAC with a 30-20 win off Sardis Road, clinching the third seed in the region. Lumpkin County benefits after their 29-26 win over Pickens as the second seed in the region.
Lanier Christian clinched the top seed in GAPPS with a win over Creekside Christian. At the same time, Jackson County matched their best regular season record with a 34-21 win over Habersham Central, clinching the second seed in 8-4A.
And Buford's defense was too much for Mill Creek as the Wolves rolled to a 32-7 win and the Region 8-6A title on the road.
You can check AccessWDUN's Friday Game Night page for game stories and video highlights.
PREP FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD FRIDAY, November 1
Banks County 29, Oglethorpe County 23 (OT)*
Buford 32, Mill Creek 7*
Cherokee Bluff 52, East Hall 26*
Chestatee 30, GAC 20*
Commerce 55, Providence Christian 23*
East Forsyth 42, Madison County 14*
Elbert County 28, Rabun County 21*
Flowery Branch 21, Cedar Shoals 7*
Jackson County 34, Habersham Central 21*
Lanier Christian 27, Creekside Christian 3*
Lumpkin County 29, Pickens 26*
Monroe Area 31, West Hall 21*
North Forsyth 44, Forsyth Central 20*
North Hall 35, Dawson County 3*
Oconee County 32, Jefferson 30 (OT)*
Stephens County 55, East Jackson 31*
White County 47, Johnson 6*
PREP FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD THURSDAY, October 31
North Cobb Christian 44, Union County 24*
(Gainesville, Lakeview Academy, Towns County all have completed their regular seasons.)
(* -- denotes region contest)
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