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Battle of No. 5 Dublin, No. 3 Bleckley County is big ticket in week of high-stakes region openers
The Irish and Royals meet in one of Friday’s multiple high-stakes region openers across the Heart of Georgia, and a handful of ranked-on-ranked games statewide.
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Battle of No. 5 Dublin, No. 3 Bleckley County is big ticket in week of high-stakes region openers
The Irish and Royals meet in one of Friday’s multiple high-stakes region openers across the Heart of Georgia, and a handful of ranked-on-ranked games statewide.
West Laurens named region winner of Georgia EMC-sponsored sportsmanship award
The school is one of 64 statewide that are being honored for their emphasis on sportsmanship during the past school year.
Treutlen takes down Montgomery County; Dodge, others break 50 in area’s week 5 football action
The Vikings stayed perfect in one of Friday’s lone defense-dominated games. Scoring went wild most everywhere else as multiple Heart of Georgia teams lit up the week 5 scoreboard.
Revival of under-center run game, rugged defense helps West Laurens give No. 5 Monroe Area money’s worth
Friday’s non-region finale was the step forward the Raiders were looking for from their young team, but not quite the leap ahead they needed to come up with a second win against a fourth-straight ranked team.
Runback of kickoff/punt, 3-TD rally aids East Laurens return to win column in Metter
The Falcons scored three touchdowns in the game’s last 10 minutes, plus overtime, to pull off a galvanizing first victory in The Jungle.
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