The Habersham Central Raiders faced another tough region matchup Friday night on the road at Lanier. The Longhorns defeated the Raiders, 28-10. With the loss, the Raiders fall to 2-6 overall, 0-5 in Region 8-6A. The Raiders have two more chances to pick up a region win before the regular season ends. They take on Central Gwinnett Oct. 22 and Shiloh Nov. 5.
Elsewhere in Northeast Georgia on Friday, the No.1 Rabun County Wildcats (7-1) shut out Banks County, 63-0. Gunner Stockton was 32-of-39 passing for 454 yards and six touchdowns, three to Baxley O’Brien. Jaden Gibson had 11 receptions for 236 yards and two touchdowns. Next Friday, the Cats take on Elbert County (3-3)
It was a shutout in Commerce too, as the Tigers trounced the Franklin County Lions, 30-0.
The Clarke Central Gladiators moved closer to clinching their third straight Region 8-5A title. The Gladiators (5-2;5-0) have now won 14 consecutive region games. Friday’s 76-34 win over Greenbrier (3-4;2-2) opened up a two-game lead in the standings. Clarke Central’s only losses this season were to 6A’s No. 1 Buford and 3A’s No. 2 Oconee County.
Here’s the rest of your Week 9 area scores:
Northeast Georgia area games (Oct. 15)
*all scores final unless otherwise noted
Central 20 – Pickens County 7
Charlotte Latin 3 – Rabun Gap 38
Rabun County 63 – Banks County 0
Greenbrier 34 – Clarke Central 76
West Hall 0 – Dawson County 51
Union County 29 – Elbert County 52
Fannin County 35 – Model 7
Cedar Shoals 14 – Flowery Branch 34
Forsyth Central 10 – West Forsyth 42
South Forsyth 17 – Gainesville 9
Gilmer 6 – North Hall 47
Habersham Central 10 – Lanier 28
Johnson 0 – Apalachee 42
Lumpkin County 8 – Cherokee 55
Lakeview 6 – Mt. Pisgah Christian 35
Shiloh 0 – Buford 37
North Oconee 56 – East Hall 0
George Walton 0 – Prince Avenue Christian 61
Central Gwinnett 7 – Winder-Barrow 35
Franklin County 0 – Commerce 30
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