Friday Game Night

No. 5 Cherokee Bluff quickly cooled down the Hot Gates of Sparta Friday night at West Hall.

Jefferson took over in the second half as they cruised past Monroe Area in Region 8-3A action Friday night, 38-14.

East Forsyth scored the first four touchdowns of the game Friday night as the Broncos knocked off Cedar Shoals, 49-21.

Lakeview Academy stuck with Bethlehem Christian all night long, but the offense couldn't find the endzone in a 17-0 loss to the Knights Friday night.

North Forsyth fell Friday night at Raider Valley to Denmark, 19-14.

Habersham Central found themselves leading by a touchdown at intermission, but 28 straight points were scored by Clarke Central as the Gladiators won Friday night's region matchup, 42-28.

Banks County scored a touchdown right at halftime to cut an Athens Academy lead down to just eight points, but the Spartans scored all the points in the second half to win 41-6 Friday night.

Dawson County scored a program record 71 points Friday as they knocked off Johnson in Region 6-3A action, 71-0.

A half-dozen Northeast Georgia-area teams are ranked in the top 10 in their respective classifications heading into Week 8, the most since the preseason rankings came out in early August.

After a chaotic Week 7 due to Hurricane Helene, things are back to normal around the state in high school football. (You thought I was serious about that, didn’t you!)