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Commerce found themselves in a battle to open the Class A Division I playoffs Friday night as they edged out Bremen, 35-28.

Jones County took advantage of three East Forsyth turnovers to run away with a 51-21 win over the Broncos in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs on Friday night.

Silas Demary Jr. scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half, Asa Newell had 14 points and Georgia beat Georgia Tech 77-69 on Friday night in the 200th series meeting that dates to 1906

East Jackson had a furious comeback fall just short in a 52-49 thriller at Madison County in the first round of the Class 2A playoffs Friday night.

Habersham Central ended up on the wrong end of a 47-7 first round matchup against second-ranked Lee County Friday night on the road.

Union County's season came to a close Friday night as the Panthers fell to Sumter County, 37-6.

Lagrange tallied 365 yards of rushing on the night as they advanced on in the Class 3A playoffs with a 45-6 win over Lumpkin County Friday night.

Dyson Daniels continued his scoring surge with 25 points and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Washington Wizards 129-117 to improve to 2-0 in the NBA Cup

East Forsyth and Jackson County both can get their first-ever playoff wins on Friday.

As Buford prepared for another state football playoff run, it will be the final one in the stadium they’ve called home since 1990.