A large enthusiastic crowd turned out for a community pep rally Thursday evening at Level Grove Baptist Church in Cornelia. They cheered on Habersham Central High’s football team ahead of Friday night’s scrimmage against Union.
“Tonight was a lot of fun for our community,” says HCHS head football coach Benji Harrison. “It’s always good to kick off the season with a community event and hopefully it’ll turn into the way we play tomorrow night; hopefully we play really well, have a lot of fun, and start the season off right.”
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Expectations are heightened this season for Coach Harrison and team. The Raiders’ posted seven wins last year and made it to the second round of the state playoffs after not getting into the postseason the previous six years.
Some of last year’s big playmakers are gone but the Maxwell Ratings playoff projections still give the Raiders a 58.71% shot of returning to the playoffs this season. If the enthusiasm displayed at the Raider rally is any indication, the community will be behind them every step of the way.
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