Week Five Scores & Recaps (United Community Bank Scoreboard)

Week Five is in the books! Here are the scores and relevant information for each of the local contests.

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BANKS COUNTY 42, GORDON CENTRAL 6

The Leopards wound up 42-6 winners over Gordon Central to move to 3-2 overall on the season.

#5 COMMERCE 85, CHESTATEE 0

Commerce broke its school record for most points scored and largest margin of victory with an 85-0 win over Chestatee, besting their 1966 83-0 score over East Hall. The Tigers got a scoop-and-score from Marco Huff on the first play of the game. He added a 7-yd TD run, then a Jayden Lockear blocked punt score made it 21-0. Huff added a 59-yd TD, then Tate Kirk hit Essien Lockleer on a TD to push it to 35-0 after one. Tate Kirk had a 28-yd TD to Ty Sorrells in the second, then everyone got involved. Robert Spry (TD), Haden Crawford (Safety), Jamario Bonds (TD), Bryson Parks (TD)…and it was 65-0 at the half. Bonds added another TD run, Colby Chester added another, and Brody McDaniel on a punt return. 85-0 win, and moving to 4-0 on the season.

CRESCENT 38, #9 FRANKLIN COUNTY 3

A shocking final, Franklin County fell 38-3 to take their first loss of the season against Crescent.

HABERSHAM CENTRAL 28, LOGANVILLE 13

Habersham Central grabbed its second win of the season with a 28-13 victory over Loganville, moving to 2-2 overall.

#7 JEFFERSON 20, OCONEE COUNTY 0

The Dragons didn’t bend at all, as Jefferson rolled to a 20-0 final. It was a second straight shutout and closed the first half of the regular season. Max Brown had a TD run, while Boone Horn threw two TDs – one each to Carter Perrin and Nick Emerson.

#7 LUMPKIN COUNTY 42, EAST FORSYTH 35

The #7-ranked Indians stayed unbeaten with a tight 42-35 win over East Forsyth. Lumpkin County is now 4-0 on the season. Kolson Howell had five rushing TDs on the night, including a late rushing score from four yards out. He also had a 37-yd TD, and Xander Dorsey had a 17-yd TD.

GILMER 53, RABUN COUNTY 52 (OT)

Rabun County lost a heart-breaker, 53-52 in overtime, while holding a 45-42 lead with the ball in the closing minutes before Gilmer got a big break to reach overtime. Gilmer had held a 28-24 lead at the break. JK Fruster had a 5-yd TD run in the first, then Amir Thompson had a 29-yd TD run to tie the game at 14. Gilmer went ahead 28-14, but Fruster brought it back with a 1-yd TD in the second. A field goal cut it to 28-24 at the break. In the third, Wyatt English had a 3-yd go-ahead TD to put Rabun up 31-28. Fruster’s third TD of the night was an 8-yd TD for the 38-28 lead late in the third. His best yet, a 60-yd TD in the fourth, made it 45-35. Gilmer rallied with an unbelievable comeback, aided by a very questionable completion in the final seconds. Fruster had a 5th rushing TD in overtime on the first play, but Gilmer decided to go for two and win it rather than going for the tie.

STEPHENS COUNTY 42, DAWSON COUNTY 14

The Indians moved to 2-2 overall with a 42-14 win over Dawson County. The Tigers now drop to 0-5 on the year. Duke Collins did much of the heavy lifting, scoring four total touchdowns. He had a 75-yd pick six in the first, then Branson Stowe hit Collins for a 40-yd TD. In the second, Stowe again found Collins on a 20-yd TD for the 21-0 lead. Dawson County cut into the lead to make it a 21-7 game at the break. In the second half, Stowe had his third TD pass, this time to Jasiah Wiley on a 25-yd score. Stowe and Collins connected one more time late, and Ashton Winters added a short TD run in the closing moments.

TOWNS COUNTY 52, CHEROKEE CHRISTIAN 7

The Indians got back in the win column and move to 2-3 overall with a dominant 52-7 win over Cherokee Christian.

RINGGOLD 28, UNION COUNTY 6

Union County dropped to 0-4 on the season with a 28-6 loss to Ringgold, opening region play. It was a tight, 14-3 game at the break, and the Panthers’ second field goal got it to 14-6 late in the third before Ringgold took over from there.

WHITE COUNTY 28, FANNIN COUNTY 24

The Warriors rallied yet again (fourth time this season) to move to 4-1 with a thrilling 28-24 win at Fannin County. White County fell behind 14-0 before Brinn Robinson hit Zach Godfrey on a 28-yd TD in the second. A Savion Anderson 4-yd TD run made it a tied game just before the break. Robinson then threw a go-ahead TD of 39 yards to John Jarrard early in the fourth for a 21-17 lead. Fannin would rally with 5:14 to go to take a 3-point lead, and the Warriors drove 87 yards on the final drive, scoring with 14 seconds left on Robinson’s 1-yd TD run.

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