Friday Game Night

Twice within a month, Gainesville has had a chance to show it could win the games that matter most. For the second time, however, the Red Elephants were left pondering just what is needed to clear that final championship hurdle.

We told you it was the biggest week of the season, and boy was it.

Chestatee jumped on Pickens early and took down the Dragons Friday night, 37-14.

Dawson County continued their stout defensive play with a 14-0 win over White County Friday night.

Jefferson scored 49 unanswered on their way to a 49-7 win over East Hall Friday night.

Lumpkin County scored the first 35 points of the game to comfortably take down Johnson Friday night, 64-14.

North Forsyth stormed back in the third quarter to tie the game, but North Atlanta scored the final 10 points of the game to defeat the Raiders, 27-17, Friday 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.