Big Show recap - Week Nine

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Can you believe this season is already starting its third month? True story! It’s Week Nine of HIGH 5 Sports and the action could go all the way! Feet don’t fail us now!

Regional action dominated the week and in the grand tradition of Friday the 13th, some rather spooktacular things happened on Georgia’s gridiron. If HIGH 5 Sports was a TV series, this week would be setting everything up for the big finale! So, let’s take a look.

Here’s a quick recap of this week’s Big Show:

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Play of the Night

This week’s Play of the Night comes from the Gainesville-Dacula game. We went airborne to see this play as part of our Friday Night Heights segment. More on that later, but first Jaylen Perry. He took a handoff to the house!

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Decatur at Banneker

Friday the 13th began with AAAAA’s 5-1 Banneker Trojans hosting the Decatur Bulldogs. It was a key 6-AAAAA game at Trojan Stadium.

WATCH FOR:

- Jashari Anderson rush TD

- Dionte Bonneau to Kobe Harris TD

- Gary Benton Jr. TD

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Eastside at Woodward Academy

The Woodward Academy War Eagles were number 8 in AAAA as they hosted the Eastside Eagles. It was the battle of the Eagles for first place in Region 4-AAAA.

WATCH FOR:

- Tahj Gary rush TD

- Tyon Davis rush TD

- Mike Wright to Hunter Sellers TD

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West Hall at Marist

The West Hall Spartans were 5-2 as they went on the road to face to Marist to face the AAAA’s undefeated and 6th ranked War Eagles.

WATCH FOR:

- Corey Dupree fumble recover

- Eric Boyd sack

- Charlie Addicks

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Oconee County at St. Pius X

Coach Travis Noland brought his Warriors over from Watkinsville to take on the Golden Lions of St. Pius X.

WATCH FOR:

- Noland

- Connor Egar to Jacob Pajer

- Jason Jones TD

- Free kick

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Cedar Grove at Pace Academy - Call of the Week

The 680 The Fan Call of the Week had Karl Werl and Doug Konkle at the mic for the defending AAA Champions. It was the Cedar Grove Saints versus the Pace Academy Knights, the AA Champions from the year before. They were in a tight region, so the train was rolling going into it. Photojournalist Eli Jordan captured the color and excitement.

WATCH FOR:

- Darrel Neal (identified as Keshawn Perryman) run

- Xavier Dennis run

- Chris McCaffery fumble return

- Jared Rayman TD

- Darrel Neal long rush TD

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Union County at North Hall

The Union County Panthers and the North Hall Trojans battled it out. The Trojans were trying to keep pace with Greater Atlanta Christian in Region 7-AAA.

WATCH FOR:

- Daniel Jackson rush TD

- Cole Wright to Austin Pattee

- Wright to Sawyer Drake TD

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South Forsyth at Milton

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The undefeated and 5th ranked War Eagles of South Forsyth took on the Milton Eagles. Both teams were undefeated in region play.

- Lucas Moore Scoop and score

- Cal Morris rush TD

- Morris to Jared Honey TD

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Johns Creek at Alpharetta

The Johns Creek Gladiators trekking north to take on the Alpharetta Raiders. Alpharetta was dominating Region 7-AAAAAA.

WATCH FOR:

- Adam Ledderer and Jenny Choy

- Onside kick

- Jack Stanton sacks Zach Gibson

- Nolan Edmonds rush TD

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Grayson at Archer - Friday Night Heights

And the action took flight with the Friday Night Heights segment. Top-ranked Grayson met number 3 Archer.

NOTE: The scores at the end of the highlight are inverted giving the other team's score for each. We apologize for the error.

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Gainesville at Dacula - Friday Night Heights

Gainesville on the road at Dacula and SKYFOX 5 got a good picture of field decked out in pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

WATCH FOR:

- DJ Irons to Kenyon Jackson

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Tucker at Lovejoy

The Tucker Tigers are ranked number 2 in AAAAAA. They headed down to Lovejoy to face the Wildcats who could force a tie atop the region with a win in this game.

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McNair at Westminster

The McNair Mustangs (3-3) took on Westminster (2-4)

WATCH FOR:

- Miles Davis nice run

- Loeffler intercepter

- Ward Craft to Peter York

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Fayette County at Griffin

The top spot for Region 3-AAAAA was on the line as the Fayette County Tigers traveled to Griffin to play the AAAAA’s 7th ranked Bears.

WATCH FOR:

- Malike Taylor picks off JeKobe Coleman pick six

- Xavier Friloux fumble recovery

- Kae King TD

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Monroe Area at Morgan County – Game of the Week

Bill Hartman and Super Blaine covered all the action from our Game of the Week between AAA’s 9th ranked Morgan County and the 8th ranked Monroe Area.

WATCH FOR:

- Trey Patterson to Anthony Cooper

- Chandler Byron to Jayden Brandon

- Byron to Brandon again

- Patterson to Brandon Smith

- Tre'mon Moore TD

- Patterson to Cooper TD

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Rabun County at Social Circle

Coach Lee Shaw’s Rabun County Wildcats are the number 2 team in AA. They visited the Redskins of Social Circle.

WATCH FOR:

- Brison Beck rush TD

- Baily Fisher to Chase Horton

- AJ Wheeler TD run

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Greenbrier at Heritage

The Heritage Patriots hosted the Greenbrier Wolfpack in Region 3-AAAAAA action.

WATCH FOR:

- Caleb Pruitt to Jordan Young

- Pruitt to Devon Harper

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Kennesaw Mtn at McEachern

In Region 3-AAAAAAA action, Kennesaw Mountain hopped over to the 8th ranked McEachern.

WATCH FOR:

- Isaiah Lee TD

- Paris Brown TD

- Jalen Thronton TD

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Whitfield Academy at Mt. Paran

It was a key AAAAAA game between the Whitfield Academy Wolfpack and Mt. Paran Christian.

WATCH FOR:

- Chandler Webber sweep TD

- Kyle Terry TD

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Union Grove at Jones County

The Union Grove Wolverines visited the 5th ranked and undefeated Jones County Greyhounds.

WATCH FOR:

- Daniel Jackson rush TD

- Cole Wright to Austin Pattee

- Wright to Sawyer Drake TD

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North Cobb at North Paulding

It was the battle of the “north” as North Cobb took on North Paulding.

WATCH FOR:

- Lucas Mays TD

- Caleb Oppan scoop and score

- Ross Malmgren to Luke Dabbelt TD

And that put Week Nine in the books. We hope it satisfied your craving for #INYOURFACE action until next week. And we'll see you back next week... Same HIGH 5 Hand time, same HIGH 5 Hand place.

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