High School Sports

A young Flowery Branch team seemed to have a grasp on its first-ever win in school history last week against Gilmer. They lost their grip at the end of the game.

A new team. New faces. Yet, the same old story for Commerce football coach Steve Savage.

Rankings. Power ratings. Predictions. What do they mean to Riverside Military Academy football coach Doug Dixon? Not a thing. Zip. Nada.

Jefferson is looking to rebound from its first loss of the season when it plays host to No. 7 Landmark Christian Friday night.

Dawson County will travel to Apalachee in both teams' Region 8-AA opener. Banks County and Wesleyan will tangle in Norcross while Union County entertains Greater Atlanta Christian.

Forsyth Central, fresh off its first win of the season, now faces a tough road test Friday night traveling to St. Pius to take on the Golden Lions in Region 6-AAAA play.

White County will go for its first win of the season when it plays host to Gilmer County Friday night in Region 7-AAA.

The Winder-Barrow football team looks to stay unbeaten when it plays host to Region 8-AAAA foe Heritage Friday night.

Hart County will try to slay another high-classification team which Class AAAAA Central Gwinnett comes calling Friday night.

Chestatee High football coach Matt Fligg said his program got a lot of converts two weeks ago despite a 13-9 loss to East Hall.