Week One high school scores & recaps

Week One is in the books! Here are the scores and key information for each local contest.

BANKS COUNTY 18, ARMUCHEE 0
The Leopards won for the first time since 2024 with a convincing 18-0 win at Armuchee to start the season. Banks County’s last dub came on November 1, 2024 against Oglethorpe County.

LUMPKIN COUNTY 42, DAWSON COUNTY 31
The Indians won a 42-31 final against rivals Dawson County. Lumpkin never trailed, though Dawson tied the game early and often. Kolson Howell had a breakout game with five total TDs (three rushing, two passing), and his 24-yd TD pass on 4th down to Martin Hulsey sealed the win. Joseph Alvarez also had a TD run, and Mac Powell opened the game with a TD catch from Howell. The Tigers leaned on Gunnar Weaver (2 TDs), Blake Turner (2 TDs), and Brody Sorensen (1 TD pass) in the barn-burner.

FRANKLIN COUNTY 64, CHESTATEE 0
Franklin County beat Chestatee 64-0 in an absolute beatdown. The Lions’ output is only the sixth time in program history hitting the 60-point mark, which they did twice last season.

HART COUNTY 51, HABERSHAM CENTRAL 3
The Raiders couldn’t get much going on either side of the ball in Week One at Hart County. The Bulldogs put up 51 points against a single field goal for Habersham Central.

#2 CALHOUN 21, #5 JEFFERSON 19
In a rematch of the 2012 State Championship (Jefferson won) and the 2024 State Championship (Calhoun won), the Dragons fell in a tough 21-19 contest at Calhoun. Jefferson trailed 21-0 at the half, and made some major adjustments. Boone Horn had a 1-yd TD to cap an 84-yd drive in the third. He did it again about midway through the fourth to make it 21-12, and then connected with Austen Kitchings on a 42-yd scroe to make it 21-19 with 1:28 left in the contest.

GILMER 43, #10 STEPHENS COUNTY 28
The Indians fell in a shocking result to Gilmer, 43-28. The Bobcats scored twice late to skew the final score. Branson Stowe had a pair of early TD passes, going to Kaiden Harbin and Dallas Hague. Stowe and Hague also had TD runs on the night, as the Indians dropped their opener in Ellijay.

TOWNS COUNTY 61, HAYESVILLE (NC) 20
The Indians won a huge rivalry game, 61-20 over Hayesville (NC). It was 41-12 at the half, and Towns County put on a show for the home crowd, getting it done with a flurry of rushing TDs. To top it off, the 61 points is a school record, marking the only time the Indians have ever scored 60-plus.

FANNIN COUNTY 30, UNION COUNTY 2
Disaster struck Union County on the second play of the game, as in that same play, QB Kamden Kendrick had a lower leg injury and was out (and might be for a long time). Logan Clason, the lone returning OL starter, also was hurt. Neither returned, and Chetley Cox, who also got hurt but came back in, had to battle through. It was scoreless at the half, but Fannin County scored all its 30 points in the third quarter.

WHITE COUNTY 49, EAST HALL 14
The Warriors shredded through the Vikings all night, winning a 49-14 game at home to start the season. Brinn Robinson threw a 78-yd TD to Zach Godfrey to open the game just over a minute in, and East Hall would tie it up a couple minutes later. From there, it was all Warriors. Jack Clark had a 4-yd TD run, and Savion Anderson added a 3-yd score. Robinson then had an 18-yd TD pass to Gaines Clark and a 38-yd TD pass to John Jarrard to put White County up 35-7 at the half. Clark added a 17-yd TD run in the third, and Robinson threw a 15-yd TD to Jarrard before the fourth. Godfrey and Anderson both had interceptions as well.

BYE: #7 COMMERCE, #5 RABUN COUNTY

Other Northeast GA area scores

#1 Buford vs #1 Gainesville (SAT)
Chattahoochee 33, West Hall 6
East Forsyth 17, #10 Cherokee Bluff 13
Elbert County 21, East Jackson 7
Cass 46, Flowery Branch 27
#7 Jackson County 34, North Forsyth 22
King’s Academy vs Johnson – Score Unknown
Lakeview Academy vs Lanier Christian – Score Unknown
#1 GAC 28, #7 North Hall 21
Augusta Prep 28, Riverside 20
Chattahoochee 33, West Hall 6
Flint River 7, Lakeview Academy 7

Statewide scores

Adairsville 13, Sonoraville 0
Archer 35, Northgate 3
Augusta Christian 33, John Paul II, S.C. 10
Augusta Prep 28, Riverside Military Academy 20
Baldwin 47, Washington County 20
Banneker 40, Mundy’s Mill 0
Bleckley County 28, West Laurens 3
Bluffton, S.C. 29, Savannah Country Day 7
Boyd Buchanan, Tenn. 34, Mt. Paran Christian 0
Bremen 38, Bowdon 19
Briarwood 26, Gatewood 8
Bulloch 36, Brentwood 33
Burke County 30, Greenbrier 14
Cairo 36, Thomasville 14
Calhoun 21, Jefferson 19
Callaway 22, Mt. Zion-Jonesboro 12
Campbell 34, Wheeler 24
Carrollton 55, Rome 7
Cartersville 48, Hiram 0
Cass 46, Flowery Branch 27
Cedartown 51, Ridgeland 7
Central Gwinnett 41, Lakeside-DeKalb 7
Central-Macon 30, Greenville 0
Chattahoochee County 32, Terrell County 22
Cherokee 7, Lassiter 7
Christian Heritage 37, Darlington 28
Clay-Chalkville, Ala. 29, Creekside 20
Coffee 49, Parkview 14
Covington 35, Peachtree 6
Creekview 33, Forsyth Central 0
Dacula 47, St. Pius X 0
Dalton 35, Rockmart 21
David Emanuel 20, Citizens Christian 14
Dublin 32, Monticello 0
Dutchtown 26, Americus Sumter 7
East Forsyth 17, Cherokee Bluff 13
Eastside 41, Seckinger 21
Emanuel County Institute 26, Metter 7
Etowah 29, Woodstock 22
Fannin County 30, Union County 2
Fullington 60, Spring Creek 28
Greater Atlanta Christian 28, North Hall 21
Haralson County 40, Sardis, Ala. 0
Harrison 42, Allatoona 7
Harvester Christian Academy 68, Hearts 12
Heard County 50, Central-Carrollton 28
Hebron Christian Academy 43, Carver-Atlanta 16
Heritage-Catoosa 34, North Murray 14
Hillgrove 27, Collins Hill 21
Houston County 38, West Forsyth (GA) 14
Hughes 56, North Atlanta 7
Irwin County 35, Wilcox County 11
Jeff Davis 37, Vidalia 0
John Milledge 38, Tiftarea 0
Kennesaw Mountain 37, Alpharetta 23
LaFayette 33, Chattooga 14
LaGrange 28, Newnan 10
Lincoln County 14, Grovetown 7
Loganville 28, George Walton 6
Lovett 31, Westminster 12
Lowndes 31, Jenkins 6
Macon County 36, Dooly County 0
Marist 10, Woodward Academy 3
McIntosh 24, Starr’s Mill 14
Meadowcreek 17, Berkmar 14
Miller County 51, Kendrick 8
Miller Grove 31, Chamblee 0
Milton (GA) 30, North Cobb 29
Model 28, Walker 7
Monroe Area 42, Walnut Grove 10
Morgan County 28, Madison County 13
Mount Vernon 47, McNair 12
Mountain View 39, Discovery 0
Mt. Zion-Carrollton 34, Calvary Christian 19
Murray County 21, Coosa 20
Norcross 40, Mill Creek 16
North Clayton 13, Jonesboro 12
North Cobb Christian 42, Pickens 35
Northside-Columbus 29, Smiths Station, Ala. 6
Northside-Warner Robins 42, Eagle’s Landing 6
Peach County 63, Perry (GA) 24
Peachtree Ridge 36, Lambert 28
Pepperell 21, Dade County 14
Pierce County 55, Coosa Christian, Ala. 0
Providence Christian 55, Loganville Christian 0
Rockdale County 46, Alcovy 0
Sandy Creek 21, Grayson 13
Savannah Christian Prep 35, Athens Academy 13
Schley County 41, Turner County 26
Sequoyah 36, Denmark 7
Shiloh 28, Cedar Grove (GA) 3
Social Circle 34, Bethlehem Christian Academy 17
South Cobb 14, Fayette County 7
South Forsyth 31, Duluth 28
Spencer 28, Brookstone 11
Sprayberry 16, River Ridge 3
Statesboro 44, Southeast Bulloch 7
Stratford 46, Pacelli Catholic 14
Temple 38, Osborne 21
Thomas County Central 57, Colquitt County 21
Tift County 41, Luella 0
Toombs County 58, Benedictine Military 21
Towers 30, Copper Basin, Tenn. 7
Trion 36, Gordon Lee 7
Valdosta 52, Jones County 14
Venice, Fla. 42, Rabun Gap-Nachoochee 40, OT
Victory Baptist 46, Community Christian 0
Villa Rica 29, Alexander 27
Ware County 22, Bainbridge 21
Warner Robins 34, Veterans 23
Wayne County 24, Liberty County 21
Westover 30, King’s Ridge 12
Wewahitchka, Fla. 30, Pataula Charter 24
White County 49, East Hall 14
Whitefield Academy 42, Wesleyan 35
Windsor 7, Thomas Jefferson 6
Windsor Forest 20, Beach 14
Woodland Cartersville 21, Pope 3
Woodland Stockbridge 45, Union Grove 40
Worth County 42, Brooks County 29

Postponements and Cancellations

Atkinson County vs. Georgia Military, ccd.
Brunswick vs. Camden County, ppd. to Aug 22nd.