The Leopards are fresh off a 3-7 campaign in which they still almost notched a playoff spot. That said, Jay Reid and company are looking to break in a new decade with an even better 2020. Here’s the official rundown of the season:

BANKS COUNTY LEOPARDS 2020

AUG 14 – vs Stephens County scrimmage
AUG 21 – vs Commerce
AUG 28 – @ Franklin County
SEP 4 – vs East Jackson
SEP 11 – @ Lumpkin County
SEP 18 – @ Fannin County
SEP 25 – vs Haralson County
OCT 2 – BYE
OCT 9 – vs Union County*
OCT 16 – @ Rabun County*
OCT 23 – vs Riverside Military Academy*
OCT 30 – BYE
NOV 6 – @ Elbert County*

*8-AA region game

The Leopards have a solid non-region schedule that gets off to an electrifying start against long-time neighboring rivals Commerce. Lumpkin also presents a local draw, and Haralson County provides some solid competition prior to a strategically placed bye week the precludes region play. Also worth watching is the August 14 scrimmage against Stephens County.

Region play starts off tough with state-ranked teams Union and Rabun in back-to-back games. In a 5-team region though, Banks only has to win one region game to make state.