Football Friday: Week 5

It was a tough night in front of a home crowd for the Habersham Central Raiders Friday. They lost another one to arch-rival Stephens County. (photo by Daniel Purcell)

Stephens County won another round in the Battle of Currahee Mountain. The #4 Indians beat Habersham Central on the Raiders’ home turf tonight, 35-18.

The Raiders (2-2) were seeking to avenge last year’s loss but couldn’t connect on extra points. Stephens County picked up its fifth straight of the season.

WATCH: Stephens vs Habersham

After beating North Carolina’s defending 1A champs last week, Rabun County picked up another win Friday in the Carolinas. The Wildcats routed South Carolina’s 2019 Class 2A champions Saluda, 63-7.

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The Banks County Leopards dropped to 1-3 on the season, losing to Fannin County (4-1) at home, 13-30. The game marked the return of former Banks head coach Chad Cheatham whose Rebels walked away with the win.

Here’s at look at the rest of your Football Friday Scoreboard:

Northeast Georgia area games (Sept. 17)

scores final unless otherwise noted

Hart County 63 – Westside 28
Rabun Gap 37 – Christ School 13
Fannin County 30 – Banks County 13
Apalachee 17 – Clarke Central 31
Washington-Wilkes 42 – Elbert County 35
Hiram 0 – Flowery Branch 56
Forsyth Central 7 – Gainesville 34
Crescent – Franklin County
Stephens County 35 – Habersham Central 18
Johnson 0 – Eastside 65
St. Francis 14 – Lumpkin County 34
Chestatee 21 – North Hall 23
Union County 7 – Pickens County 45
Lakeview 17 – Towns County 38
East Forsyth 27 – Riverside Military 6
Chaminade-Madonna 7 – Buford 0
Jackson County 14 – Walnut Grove 16
Wesleyan 10 – Prince Avenue Christian 35
Cedar Shoals 18 – Winder-Barrow 36
Thomasville 6 – Oconee County 20
East Jackson 56 – East Hall 27
Mill Creek 38 – West Forsyth 10
Mountain View 24 – Dacula 21
Lanier 25 – Peachtree Ridge 10
South Gwinnett 22 – Shiloh 21
Cherokee Bluff 56 – Lakeside 0
Rabun County 63 – Saluda 7