Friday Game Night

Rabun County showed balance offensively in a 48-14 win over Oglethorpe County Friday night.

Paris Wilbanks threw for four touchdowns as Habersham Central routed Alcovy Friday night, 54-14.

Buford and East Forsyth got Week 9 off to a solid start on Thursday, winning key region games to stay in the playoff and region title hunt in their respective regions. But they aren’t the only ones with a chance this week to put themselves within sight of region titles heading into the final third of the season.

It will be the busiest week of the season with 19 games in northeast Georgia scheduled as playoff races have gotten red-hot around the area.

Brock Szakacs threw 3 TD passes to lead East Forsyth to a key 34-15, Region 8-4A win over Walnut Grove on Thursday on the road.

Justin Baker ran for a touchdown and also ran in a blocked punt for a touchdown to help lead Buford to a 51-14 win over Dacula in Region 8-6A action on Thursday at Tom Riden Stadium.

With North Hall and Greater Atlanta Christian set to duke it out as unbeatens for first place in Region 6-3A Friday night at The Brickyard, it seems as if things are pretty cut-and-dried as we steam toward the playoffs.

Once again, Week 9 has some massive games on the slate, but none bigger than No. 1 Milton at No. 6 Gainesville.

Buford girls basketball coach Gene Durden grabbed the guest picker lead with a 10-1 finish last week.

Gainesville hopes its second showdown with a top-ranked team in less than a month plays out better than its first. And this time, the stakes will be much higher than just bragging rights.