East Laurens flag football debut filled with positives, but Telfair takes two-TD victory
All things considered, the Falcons performed quite well in a first-ever regular season game that, win or lose, was going to be a positive learning experience.
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FRIDAY NIGHT SCOREBOARD: East Laurens stuns Metter in OT; West Laurens edged by Monroe Area
The Falcons came from behind to pull off a badly-needed confidence-booster, and the Raiders came up a bit short against a fourth-straight top 10 opponent in Laurens County's week 5 high school football action.
Non-region finales for East/West Laurens, intriguing rivalries among area’s week 5 football features
The Falcons and Raiders, both in need of a win, will have the Laurens County spotlight to themselves in non-region finales Friday, while Johnson and Wilcox counties and Treutlen and Montgomery County meet to renew longtime grudge matches in the area's other top games.
Treutlen, Bleckley win big to stay perfect, and more of the area’s week 4 football results
Two area teams' wins to stay unbeaten, and high-scoring thrillers for both a Macon and Warner Robins-based powerhouse stood out from last week's high school football action.
Thomas, NeSmith continue Laurens County’s long-running involvement on GHSA student council
Local juniors Jaxten Thomas and Tripp NeSmith, multi-sport athletes at East and West Laurens high schools, are carrying on what's become a tradition of local representation on the GHSA student committee.
Shortage of offense, haunting mistakes leave West Laurens with sting of defeat at Cook
The Raiders had enough defense and special teams to get by. But their offense – down a few key starters – was too short in supply to make up for some critical mistakes on Friday's trip to Adel.
FRIDAY NIGHT SCOREBOARD: Dublin whips WACO, Brentwood beats Trinity; West Laurens stumped at Cook
In Laurens County's week 4 high school football games, the Irish returned to their usual dominance, the Eagles soared to a third-straight win and the Raiders were denied in a defensive dead heat.
Two Dublin-Sandersville rivalries are focal points of area’s week 4 football slate
Battles between schools in the Kaolin Capital and Emerald City, plus heavyweight clashes in Alamo, Eastman and Twin City, headline a robust week 4 slate of high school football games in the Heart of Georgia.
Wilco gets first win; Treutlen, MoCo, Bleckley stay unbeaten in area’s week 3 action
The Warriors found the win column for the first time, and at least four of the area's unbeatens went back for a second or third time in the Heart of Georgia's week 3 high school football games.
West Laurens comes back from 3 TDs down to win another thriller at Dodge County
The Raiders scored 23 unanswered points, then made two defensive stands in the last five minutes, to overcome Friday's three-score deficit and even their record.