ATLANTA - Hey! Wake up! September is ending! And can you believe we are actually in Week Seven? Where has this season gone? Well, don’t worry, there is plenty more high school football action left this year, but for now, we hope these highlights from this week’s show will tide you over.
Every year, we choose one week to show an #INYOURFACE salute to the first responders. This was the week. It's our way of thanking them for all they do for us.
Here’s a recap of this week’s Big Show:
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Play of the Night - Week Seven
The folks who tuned into the 10 p.m. Preview Show on Facebook.com/HIGH5Sports every Friday got a sneak peak of the Play of the Night. It was from the Douglas County-New Manchester game. And it featured Douglas County's Uriah West breaking tackle after tackle. But did he have the feet to get to the end zone? Feet don’t f... Ah, we don’t want to spoil it.
The rest of the highlights and result from that game is down below.
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Gainesville at Marist
And then 11 p.m. rolled on up and so did the highlights. Out of the gate right away were Gainesville Red Elephants at AAAA's 6th ranked and undefeated Marist War Eagles.
WATCH FOR:
- Tre Luttrell picked by Kyle Hamilton
- Chase Abshier to Dean Johnson TD
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Northview at Dunwoody
The Northview Titans and Dunwoody Wildcats met at North DeKalb Stadium. The Region 7-AAAAAA Titans are still looking for a win.
WATCH FOR:
- Colten McDaniel to Mack Bolton
- Zachary Pankey to Turner Nims TD
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Clarke Central at Buford
Clarke Central Gladiators were at Buford to face the 3rd ranked Wolves. This was a big 8-AAAAA matchup.
WATCH FOR:
- Anthony Grant TD
- Christian Turner rush TD
- Darian Brown rush TD
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Mill Creek at North Gwinnett
It was then down to the Sports Bunker for the Mill Creek-North Gwinnett game.
WATCH FOR:
- Bill Stewart
- Nicholas Pucciarello sack, Cole Moore recover
- Jayden McDonald defense
- Uriah Leverette TD
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Milton at Roswell - Call of the Week
It was the battle for north Fulton County. It was the 680 The Fan Call of the Week with Chris Mooneyham and Brandon Joseph calling it with our own Eli Jordan capturing it all.
WATCH FOR:
- Jordan Yates rush TD
- Yates to Holden Shaw
- Syaire Waters INT
- Yates to Dash Hairston TD
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Dawson County at North Hall
We then headed further up the road north to visit the Trojans of North Hall. They were hosting the Dawson County Tigers.
WATCH FOR:
- Coey Watson rush TD
- Peyton Allen FG
- Watson to Ryan Glass
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Dutchtown at Eagles Landing
Kicking off the second quarter, we rolled on with the Dutchtown Bulldogs visiting the Golden Eagles of Eagles Landing. In Region 4-AAAAA, these guys are trying to keep up the Joneses… Well, actually just one Jones… Jones County to be exact.
WATCH FOR:
- William Anderson sack
- Cambren Lewis to Emanuel Stores for TD
- Lewis to Stores for 60 yards
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Griffin at Starr's Mill - Friday Night Heights
We then reached for the stars and got into some Friday Night Heights. It was Griffin versus Starr’s Mill… with no pun intended. Our own Justin Felder took flight.
WATCH FOR:
- Coltin Hauser punt block
- Mitch Prowant TD
- Nick Brown long TD run
- Avious Nelson to Shondrius Mayes TD
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Wesleyan at ELCA
It then was our two-minute warning until halftime now, it a great matchup. A top 5 battle in Class A. The Wesleyan Wolves, ranked number 6, took on number 1 ranked Eagles Landing Christian.
WATCH FOR:
- Josh Mays nice play
- Brayden Rush TD run
- Rush to Jordan Jakes first down
- Bryson Estes FG
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New Manchester at Douglas County
Kicking off the second half was Officer Tungate who was at the New Manchester-Douglas County game. How did that turn out? Watch and see…
WATCH FOR:
- Jonathan Jefferson sacks Jahrell Polk
- Uriah West break tackles down to 1
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Northgate at Alexander – Game of the Week
And then it was the Game of the Week, the only game you, yes you, vote on to see. So, remember to vote each week. Week Seven’s Game of the Week was a battle between Northgate and Alexander. Bill Hartman and Super Blaine caught all the action.
WATCH FOR:
- Aaron Casey INT
- Mason Wood to Joel Phillips TD
- Wood to Rae Rae Randolph
- Chandler Cao INT
- Tanner Hughes rush
- Hughes rush TD
- Jalen Morgan long TD return
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Banneker at Lithia Springs
The Trojans of Bannker were 4-1 going into Week Seven. They were on the road to play the Lithia Springs Lions hoping to get another scratched off in the win column.
WATCH FOR:
- Brandon Holt interception TD
- Gary Benton rush TD
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River Ridge at Sequoyah
How about that game between the River Ridge Knights and the Sequoyah Chiefs? Some moves starting to be made in Region 6-AAAAAA.
WATCH FOR:
- Skip Pope Stadium
- Cooper Fife strip, Daniel Uwaomah recover
- Cole Jacobs nice run
- Cameron Gales TD run
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Mary Persons at Spalding
Next up is a former HIGH 5 Sports Team of the Week. The Mary Persons Bulldogs went down to Forsyth, Georgia. They were looking for some Spalding Jaguars to beat.
WATCH FOR:
- Braylen Harvey TD
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Hampton at Jones County
The Jones County Greyhounds, who were holding dominance over Region 4-AAAAA going into the week, took on the Hampton Hornets.
WATCH FOR:
- Semaj Ingram nice TD run
- Ja'Darin Boykin sacks Isaiah Cherifils
And that put Week Seven 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.
Until then, don’t forget to vote for the HIGH 5 Sports Team of the Week and Game of the Week at Facebook.com/HIGH5Sports and keep talking to us @HIGH5Sports on Twitter and Instagram.