Friday Game Night

The Lanier Christian Academy football team rallied to a 14-13 and beat Cherokee Christian in the GAPPS State Championship game last week at Johnson High.

Buford, Cherokee Bluff, Jefferson and North Hall all advanced to the quarterfinals in their respective classifications, setting up some marquee matchups in the second round.

Second-ranked Buford beat No. 8 Lowndes the same way the Wolves have beaten teams for the last two decades – with their tough running game and physical defense.

It’s hard to beat a team twice in one season, and Oconee County figured that out the hard way Friday night at Memorial Stadium.

It was a much different night for Northeast Georgia area teams in the second round of the playoffs as opposed to the opening round a week ago. Four of the five teams playing Friday advanced to the quarterfinals.

North Hall's season isn't over yet. But for those that were at the game Friday night, their hearts probably skipped a couple beats down the stretch.

Cherokee Bluff's senior class was just in the sixth grade when the program was founded.

Commerce saw their season come to a close Friday night at the hands of Toombs, 49-21.

The Greater Hall County Fellowship of Christian Athletes East-West All-Star football game is set for December 12 at East Hall Stadium.

It was a rough opening round for northeast Georgia area teams, with just six of the 17 teams that qualified for the playoffs in the GHSA, GIAA, and GAPPS advancing past the first round.