Friday Game Night

Deshaun Watson passed for 372 yards and four touchdowns to lead Class AAAAA fifth-ranked Gainesville to a 49-6 win over Apalachee in Region 8-AAAAA acttion Friday night.

Riverside Military Academy fell behind quickly to Class AA sixth-ranked Washington-Wilkes and never recovered in a 50-14 loss to the Tigers in both teams' Region 8-AA opener at Maginnis Field.

It's been eight years since North Forsyth has opened a season with four straight wins.

Rabun County held Commerce to just 89 total yards en route to a 28-0 win Friday night at Frank Snyder Stadium.

Jacob Lewis threw for 121 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 111 yards and one touchdown to lead Jackson County to a 38-6 win over East Jackson Friday in both teams' Region 8-AAA opener.

Teams looking to see if they are pretenders or contenders in their respective regions may get an early look after Friday's matchups. Also, some intriguing non-region matchups offer fans a look at who may have what it takes to make it to postseason play.

Chestatee football coach Stan Luttrell freely admits that explosive plays have been hard to come by so far for his War Eagles.