Week 3 scores & recaps

Week 3 is in the books! Here’s how things played out across the region and state:

EAST JACKSON 28, BANKS COUNTY 14
The Leopards drop their first game of the season in a 28-14 final against East Jackson.

#6 COMMERCE 34, ELBERT COUNTY 7
Call it a revenge tour, as the #6-ranked Tigers are out for blood. Commerce rolled up a 34-7 win at The Granite Bowl. The offense generated 28 points by the half, and cruised from there.

#6 RABUN COUNTY 35, DAWSON COUNTY 21
The Wildcats scored 21 in the second half to pull away from Dawson in a 35-21 final. Rabun County scored first on a JK Fruster rushing TD. He’d add two more, including the second score and the last for the Cats. In between, Brody Sorensen threw two TD passes to Gunnar Weaver, and Sorensen rushed for another. Cooper Kowalsky hit Hayden Cannon for the game-winner in the third, and Ashton Justus added a rushing TD for Rabun County, who is now 2-0.

FRANKLIN COUNTY 30, MADISON COUNTY 14
The Lions remain unbeaten with a convincing 30-14 win over Madison County. Both the offense and defense continue to fire on all cylinders.

#7 MONROE AREA 49, HABERSHAM CENTRAL 17
The Raiders made it interesting in the first half, scoring a rushing TD to stay within striking distance. But the Purple Hurricanes owned the game from there, winning 49-17 to push Hab Central to 1-2 overall.

#2 PEACH COUNTY 30, #4 JEFFERSON 23
Jefferson’s tough slate continues with a 30-23 loss at #2 Peach County. The Dragons fought back the entire game. They trailed 14-0 in the second before Boone Horn connected with Austen Kitchings for a score. The duo did it again in the third to pull within 23-13. Max Brown rushed one in from 57 yards out later and Victor Rodriguez capped the scoring with a 21-yd field goal.

#10 LUMPKIN COUNTY 27, WHITE COUNTY 0
The Indians remain unbeaten, while handing White County its first loss in a 27-0 final in Dahlonega. Weston Veater had a TD run in the first, and Kolson Howell’s 25-yd TD run in the second broke it open. Wylder Flakes hit a 33-yd field goal in the third and added a 42-yd FG in the fourth for the 20-0 lead. Veater added a 1-yd TD to seal the win.

STEPHENS COUNTY 38, UNION COUNTY 0
The Indians and Panthers were both winless in two tries, so someone was walking away with their first win. It was Stephens County, who rolled 38-0 in their home opener. Branson Stowe started the TD parade with a rushing TD of 31 yards, and then hit Kaiden Harbin on a 70-yd TD pass later. Josiah Worsley punched in a 32-yd field goal, Stowe then hit Harbin on a 51-yd TD, and Dallas Hague punched in a TD run from seven yards out for a 31-0 halftime lead. Stowe and Harbin again connected on a 67-yd TD in the third quarter to cap the night for the Indians. Seth Fulbright, Duke Collins, and Cashus Roebuck each had interceptions.

BETHLEHEM CHRISTIAN 35, TOWNS COUNTY 0
The Indians dropped a 35-0 contest against Bethlehem Christian. Towns was held to under 100 total yards of offense.

BYE: NONE

Other area scores of interest

#1 Buford 41, #3 Mallard Creek (NC) 7
#1 East St. Louis (IL) 24, #2 Gainesville 21
Flowery Branch 28, Gilmer 21
West Hall 49, Chestatee 14
#8 North Hall 28, Cherokee Bluff 27
East Hall 49, Johnson 8
#2 Hart County 48, Cedar Shoals 14
Thomas Jefferson 26, Riverside 12 (TH)
Strong Rock Christian 30, Lakeview 7
BYE: #7 Jackson County

Statewide scores

ACE Charter 35, Southwest Macon 14
Adairsville 31, North Murray 0
Alcovy 55, Meadowcreek 7
Appling County 49, Savannah 0
Archer 34, Mill Creek 14
Athens Academy 7, Savannah Country Day 6
Athens Christian 21, Tattnall Square 14
Baconton 27, Brookwood School 0
Bainbridge 25, Shaw 10
Baldwin 20, Dublin 14
Baylor (TN), Tenn. 51, Rabun Gap-Nachoochee 33
Benedictine Military 27, Camden County 23
Berrien 24, Charlton County 21
Bethlehem Christian Academy 35, Towns County 0
Bleckley County 35, Monticello 7
Blessed Trinity 37, Hebron Christian Academy 20
Bremen 62, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe 0
Brentwood 42, Robert Toombs Christian 8
Brookwood 55, South Gwinnett 20
Brookwood School 55, Southwest Georgia STEM 20
Buford (GA) 41, Charlotte Mallard Creek, N.C. 7
Burke County 30, Southeast Bulloch 7
Cairo 52, Hardaway 13
Calvary Day 44, St. Pius X 0
Carrollton 61, Baton Rouge Catholic, La. 27
Cartersville 54, Woodstock 0
Cass 27, Creekview 21
Centennial 42, Alpharetta 24
Chattahoochee 29, Forsyth Central 26, OT
Chattahoochee County 19, Pelham 8
Cherokee 36, River Ridge 19
Christian Heritage 41, Pepperell 24
Claxton 36, Brantley County 13
Clinch County 35, Miller County 3
Coahulla Creek 41, Southeast Whitfield 13
Coffee 42, Zephyrhills Christian, Fla. 6
Colquitt County 38, Cook 6
Columbia 21, New Manchester 10
Commerce 34, Elbert County 7
Coosa 42, Gordon Central 14
Crisp County 49, Brooks County 32
Dade County 21, Temple 20
Dalton 50, Heritage-Catoosa 14
Denmark 38, Campbell 21
Dougherty 42, Spencer 19
Douglas County 35, Douglass 24
Druid Hills 14, Landmark Christian 9
Eagle’s Landing Christian 33, Eagle’s Landing 26
East Forsyth 43, Pope 7
East Hall 49, Johnson-Gainesville 8
East Jackson 28, Banks County 14
East Paulding 56, Central-Carrollton 49
East St. Louis, Ill. 24, Gainesville 21
Effingham County 37, New Hampstead 0
Evans 34, Lakeside-Evans 15
Fitzgerald 28, Irwin County 0
Flint River 44, Rock Springs Christian 14
Flowery Branch 28, Gilmer 21, OT
Franklin County 30, Madison County 14
Glenn Hills 32, Cross Creek 12
Glynn Academy 45, Savannah Christian Prep 28
Grayson 22, Hughes 3
Griffin 35, Northgate 3
Hapeville 31, Carver-Columbus 25
Haralson County 17, Miller Grove 7
Harlem 21, Greenbrier 14
Harris County 35, Americus Sumter 16
Harrison 12, North Paulding 9
Hart County 48, Cedar Shoals 14
Hephzibah 28, Laney 14
Holy Innocents’ 51, Mount Vernon 14
Houston County 45, Jones County 14
Islands 14, Bryan County 7
Jackson 70, Union Grove 27
Jeff Davis 40, Metter 0
John Milledge 35, Bulloch 23
KIPP Atlanta 41, KIPP DC College Prep, D.C. 0
Kell 52, Sprayberry 20
Kennesaw Mountain 28, South Cobb 14
Lake Oconee 40, Crawford County (GA) 7
Lakeside-DeKalb 18, Midtown 7
Lamar County 20, Bowdon 7
Lambert 27, Tift County 7
Lanier 28, West Forsyth (GA) 10
Lassiter 48, Apalachee 6
Lee County 43, Sequoyah 32
Liberty County 43, Johnson-Savannah 19
Lincoln County 53, Aquinas 20
Lithia Springs 26, Rockdale County 13
Loganville 28, Discovery 20
Lovett 42, Fellowship Christian School 13
Lowndes 22, Lithonia 8
Luella 20, Riverdale 12
Lumpkin County 27, White County 0
Marietta 21, McEachern 19
Mary Persons 42, Rockmart 21
Mays 20, Pebblebrook 7
McIntosh County Academy 19, Georgia Military 0
Milton (GA) 53, Cambridge 21
Model 42, Chattooga 7
Monroe Area 49, Habersham Central 17
Montgomery County 26, Lanier County 6
Mount de Sales 20, Twiggs County 0
Mountain View 36, Johns Creek 2
Mt. Bethel 27, Utopian 22
Mt. Zion-Jonesboro 29, McDonough 12
Mundy’s Mill 26, Forest Park 6
Newton 71, Locust Grove 7
North Atlanta 45, Maynard Jackson 6
North Cobb Christian 42, Mt. Paran Christian 6
North Forsyth (GA) 56, Dacula 14
North Gwinnett 34, Walton 21
North Hall 28, Cherokee Bluff 27
North Oconee 17, Clarke Central 10
Northside-Warner Robins 32, Warner Robins 10
Northview 20, Berkmar 12
Northwest Whitfield 42, Sonoraville 20
Oconee County 36, Morgan County 15
Parkview 34, Collins Hill 7
Paulding County 19, Hiram 14
Peach County 30, Jefferson 23
Peachtree Ridge 33, Greenville, S.C. 30
Perry (GA) 42, Howard 7
Pickens 45, Fannin County 35
Portal 21, Jenkins County 14
Rabun County 35, Dawson County 21
Randolph-Clay 24, Mitchell County 0
Richmond Academy 35, Westside (Macon) 7
Richmond Hill 31, Jenkins 27
Ringgold 28, Gordon Lee 14
Riverside Military Academy 44, Lanier Christian 42
Roswell 52, Etowah 17
Salem 41, Stone Mountain 0
Sandy Creek 28, North Clayton 19
Schley County 27, Hawkinsville 19
Screven County 22, Long County 12
Seminole County 31, Sneads, Fla. 8
Shiloh 21, Decatur 14, OT
Social Circle 35, Greene County 7
South Effingham 28, Windsor Forest 13
South Forsyth 35, Allatoona 31
Southland 12, Marion County 6
Spalding 34, Trinity Christian-Sharpsburg 33
Statesboro 25, Emanuel County Institute 12
Stephens County 38, Union County 0
Stockbridge 41, Dutchtown 16
Stratford 38, Brookstone 0
Taylor County 41, Manchester 14
Telfair County 23, Atkinson County 9
Thomson 42, Warren County 14
Tiftarea 21, Turner County 0
Toombs County 49, Swainsboro 21
Treutlen 41, Tattnall County 12
Tri-Cities 20, Therrell 8
Trion 38, Ridgeland 24
Troup County 42, Calhoun 0
Tucker 21, Stephenson 14
Valdosta 56, Bradwell Institute 13
Vidalia 28, Bacon County 14
Villa Rica 30, South Paulding 13
Walker 40, Clarkston 6
Washington (GA) 25, South Atlanta 7
Washington County 16, East Laurens 14
Washington-Wilkes 56, Oglethorpe County 7
West Hall 35, Chestatee 6
West Laurens 30, Dodge County 29
Westfield (GA) 40, Southwest Georgia Academy 8
Westlake 48, Hillgrove 24
Westover 49, Columbus 8
Whitewater 30, Callaway 20
Winder-Barrow 27, Upson-Lee 6
Woodland Cartersville 35, North Springs 10
Woodland Stockbridge 44, Fayette County 9
Worth County 31, Early County 0