Sparta
Sparta, GA · Education
courierheraldtoday.com
FRIDAY NIGHT SCOREBOARD: Dublin edges Dodge in 100-point thriller; West Laurens picks five to rout Liberty County
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A runaway shootout in the Shamrock Bowl and an outstanding night in Hinesville for the West Laurens defense and special teams made for an eventful Friday night of high school football in the Heart of Georgia. Bleckley and Johnson counties rolled to a couple more huge wins, and others squeaked by in some late-season region tests.
Macon Telegraph
Late rally by Spalding spoils Westside homecoming as Seminoles fall 28-19
Westside High School appeared poised to pull off a homecoming upset Friday night, but a late comeback by Spalding spoiled the Seminoles’ celebration as they lost 28-19. Despite trailing 19-14 in the third quarter, the Jaguars scored 14 unanswered points to secure the 11-point victory, improving to 5-3 on the season while dropping Westside to 2-6. The Seminoles were led by an explosive performance from junior quarterback Jaiden Stephens, who made several spectacular plays with his legs to keep Westside in the game. Stephens’ biggest play came midway through the third quarter, when the Seminoles faced fourth-and-1 deep in their own territory. The junior tucked the ball, ran up the middle of the defense and broke through the middle of Spalding’s line to blast his way to a 70-yard scoring run, giving Westside a short-lived 19-14 lead. Westside head coach James Harris said Stephens’ athletic ability is special, but occasionally needs to be honed in. “Anytime you have an athlete playing quarterback, they think they can make every play,” Harris said. “He wants to make every play. He needs to determine when to make a play and when to just throw the ball away.” Before that explosive play from Stephens,
WRDW-TV
41nbc.com
Student request leads Northeast High seniors to early voting polls
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Northeast High School student’s request led to a trip to the polls for seniors, giving them a chance to experience early voting firsthand ahead of Election Day. “A couple of weeks ago we were at Northeast talking to the kids, and a student...