The regular season has ended and now it’s on to the playoffs for a number of Northeast Georgia area teams. Rabun, Jefferson, Stephens, Union, and Commerce are among the local teams that made the cut. Habersham and White did not.
The Habersham Central High Raiders fell to Shiloh on the road Friday 42-9. The Raiders finished 3-7 overall; 1-5 in Region 8-6A.
White County knew going into Friday night’s game they didn’t have a shot at the playoffs, but that didn’t stop them from pulling out a hard-fought 38-35 win over Gilmer. The Warriors wrapped their season at 4-6 overall; 2-7 in Region 7-3A.
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Stephens County closed out its regular season with an 8-2 record. The Indians lost Friday to Hebron Christian 25-21. Cam’ron Lacy returned a punt 55 yards for a touchdown and a 21-12 lead in the third quarter, but Stephens County’s offense stalled after that. Lacy also caught an 87-yard TD pass from Ben Stowe in the second quarter. Stephens County had the region title clinched, so the loss had no impact on its playoff seeding. The Indians take on Wesleyan (4-6) Saturday, Nov. 12, in the first round of the GHSA playoffs.
Gainesville finished its regular season with a perfect record (10-0). The Red Elephants beat Jackson County on Friday, 51-0. Gainesville scored touchdowns on six consecutive drives starting in the second quarter. Baxter Wright was 8-of-12 passing for 111 yards and two touchdowns and scored on a 49-yard run. Kylen Hall rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns. Next up for Gainesville is round 1 of the playoffs against Sprayberry (4-6) on Friday, Nov. 11.
No. 6 Jefferson (8-2) beat Eastside in their final regular season game, 35-7. Sammy Brown rushed for 163 yards and four touchdowns on 15 carries. The Dragons take on Cass (4-6) Saturday in the playoffs.
Here’s a look at the rest of your Friday night prep scores. Northeast Georgia teams are in bold.
Week 12: Nov. 4
Adairsville 48, Coahulla Creek 33
Alcovy 41, Rockdale Co. 28
Allatoona 31, River Ridge 0
Appling Co. 42, Brantley Co. 0
Aquinas 35, Warren Co. 8
Athens Academy 34, East Jackson 7
Athens Christian 32, Mount de Sales 21
Bainbridge 53, Cairo 20
Baldwin 47, Griffin 14
Banks Co. 40, Providence Christian 39
Blessed Trinity 49, Lassiter 0
Bowdon 42, Mt. Zion, Carroll 13
Bradwell Institute 29, Greenbrier 9
Bremen 41, Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe 7
Brooks Co. 56, Pelham 14
Brookwood 33, South Gwinnett 27
Brunswick 30, Effingham Co. 27
Bryan Co. 40, Claxton 19
Buford 49, Central Gwinnett 7
Burke Co. 17, Southeast Bulloch 7
Calvary Day 49, Beach 3
Cambridge 59, North Springs 6
Camden Co. 48, Lowndes 21
Cedar Grove 21, Carver, Atlanta 2
Cedartown 58, Northwest Whitfield 13
Centennial 45, Greater Atlanta Christ. 19
Central, Carrollton 35, Heritage, Ring. 23
Central, Macon 24, Southwest 6
Chamblee 42, Lithonia 18
Charlton Co. 55, Lanier Co. 28
Cherokee 30, Kennesaw Mountain 14
Clarke Central 37, Winder-Barrow 36
Colquitt Co. 41, Richmond Hill 14
Columbia 44, Towers 0
Cook 36, Worth Co. 12
Crawford Co. 38, Temple 29
Creekside 48, Banneker 7
Dacula 48, Collins Hill 9
Dade Co. 43, Armuchee 7
Darlington 44, Trion 13
Decatur 56, M.L. King 14
Denmark 44, Forsyth Central 0
Dooly Co. 49, Hawkinsville 16
Dutchtown 51, Ola 0
Eagle’s Landing Christian 56, McNair 12
East Coweta 17, Pebblebrook 14
East Forsyth 28, North Hall 21
Emanuel Co. Inst. 34, Montgomery Co. 14
Evans 37, South Effingham 24
Fitzgerald 34, Berrien 20
Flowery Branch 46, Heritage, Conyers 0
Gainesville 51, Jackson Co. 0
Glynn Academy 42, Lakeside, Evans 20
Greene Co. 28, Washington-Wilkes 22
Hampton 21, Luella 3
Harlem 34, Morgan Co. 17
Hebron Christian 25, Stephens Co. 21
Hephzibah 70, Cross Creek 0
Hillgrove 16, McEachern 15
Houston Co. 70, Veterans 21
Hughes 56, Paulding Co. 23
Irwin Co. 66, Bacon Co. 7
Jackson, Atlanta 55, Tri-Cities 7
Jasper Co. 32, Oglethorpe Co. 14
Jeff Davis 21, Sumter Co. 19
Jefferson 35, Eastside 7
Jefferson Co. 47, East Laurens 41
Jenkins Co. 18, Portal 6
Jenkins def. Statesboro, forfeit
Johnson Co. 51, Hancock Central 8
Jones Co. 30, Union Grove 0
Josey at Butler – canceled
Kell 35, Chattahoochee 14
Kendrick 70, Jordan 0
LaFayette 29, Ridgeland 14
LaGrange 38, Troup 34
Lakeside, Atlanta 60, Clarkston 14
Lamar Co. 42, Heard Co. 0
Laney 48, Glenn Hills 0
Lee Co. 46, Tift Co. 14
Lincoln Co. 35, Towns Co. 8
Long Co. 38, Johnson, Savannah 14
Lovejoy 42, Jonesboro 18
Lovett 35, Woodland, Stockbridge 7
Lumpkin Co. 55, West Hall 7
Madison Co. 42, East Hall 7
Marist 34, Riverwood 7
Mary Persons 46, Pike Co. 10
Mays 66, Lithia Springs 42
McIntosh 21, Harris Co. 17
Meadowcreek 55, Berkmar 0
Midtown 36, Johnson, Gainesville 7
Mill Creek 52, Mountain View 28
Miller Co. 21, Seminole Co. 0
Milton 31, Lambert 21
Mitchell Co. 40, Baconton 16
Monroe Area 49, Hart Co. 14
Mt. Paran Christian 14, Washington 12
Mt. Pisgah Christ. 37, Whitefield Acad. 24
Mundy’s Mill 42, Morrow 14
Murray Co. 32, Gordon Central 27
Newnan 31, New Manchester 6
Newton 19, Archer 11
North Cobb 35, Osborne 0
North Forsyth 44, Apalachee 0
North Gwinnett 35, Norcross 27
North Oconee 42, Cherokee Bluff 7
North Paulding 21, Marietta 14
Northgate 42, Drew 7
Oconee Co. 49, Franklin Co. 0
Parkview 28, Grayson 21
Peach Co. 49, Jackson 14
Peachtree Ridge 48, Duluth 47
Pepperell 41, Coosa 0
Perry 34, West Laurens 0
Pickens 20, Wesleyan 13
Piedmont Academy 34, Lake Oconee 6
Pierce Co. 37, Tattnall Co. 7
Pinecrest Academy 26, Walker 22
Prince Ave. Christian 48, Social Circle 21
Ringgold 34, Gordon Lee 10
Rockmart 66, North Murray 34
Rome 63, Etowah 3
Roswell 38, Alpharetta 21
Salem 14, Richmond Academy 3
Sandy Creek 56, Douglass 12
Savannah Christian 40, Liberty Co. 6
Savannah Country Day 62, Groves 14
Sequoyah 56, Woodstock 12
Shiloh 42, Habersham Central 9
Sonoraville 47, Southeast Whitfield 14
South Forsyth 24, West Forsyth 7
South Paulding 28, Douglas Co. 23
Spencer 16, ACE Charter 6
Sprayberry 56, Pope 7
St. Francis 42, Mount Vernon 13
St. Pius 29, South Cobb 7
Stockbridge 32, McDonough 8
Stone Mountain 34, Druid Hills 28
Swainsboro 28, Dublin 7
Telfair Co. 62, Treutlen 22
Terrell Co. 28, Randolph-Clay 14
Therrell 27, B.E.S.T. Academy 21
Thomas Co. Cent. 24, Northside, W.R. 14
Toombs Co. 34, Vidalia 0
Trinity Christian 47, Fayette Co. 13
Turner Co. 53, Atkinson Co. 29
Walnut Grove 35, Chestatee 14
Walton 49, Wheeler 10
Ware Co. 31, Coffee 6
Warner Robins 52, Locust Grove 0
Westlake 56, Campbell 14
Westover 31, Shaw 0
White Co. 38, Gilmer 35
Whitewater 14, Starr’s Mill 6
Wilcox Co. 52, Wheeler Co. 27
Wilkinson Co. 47, Glascock Co. 14
