By the end of the night Friday, there were few upsets but plenty of intriguing finals, as a number of area prep football teams kept up their marches toward region titles and playoff spots.
The Flowery Branch defense forced five turnovers and Jackson McDonald tossed four TD passes to lead the Falcons to a 44-7 win over Winder-Barrow Friday night in Region 8-AAAAA action.
Class AAAAAA No. 1 North Gwinnett scored 22 points in the final 6:30 to pull off a miraculous 50-47 win over Mill Creek Friday night in a key Region 7-AAAAAA contest.
Sophomore Avonte Gober scored three touchdowns, including a interception return for a touchdown, to lead Lakeview Academy to a 42-0 win over Cross Keys Friday night.