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Madison County shut out at North Oconee

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Friday, September 14. 2012

The Red Raiders and the North Oconee Titans squared off for the first time ever in football on Friday night. For Raider fans, it wasn’t a pleasant meeting as North Oconee defeated Madison County 49-0. Oconee’s first two scoring drives came following Raider interceptions. The Titans were able to cash both miscues in for a 14-0 lead. North ... [Full Story »]

Shaky region start for Bulldoggs

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Friday, September 14. 2012

The Winder-Barrow High School football team opened its Region 8-AAAAA schedule Friday night falling to visiting Gainesville 69-0. The Red Elephants, ranked in the top 10, took control early and never looked back. Gainesville is 2-1 overall and 1-0 in region play. WBHS will travel to Salem next Friday for another region contest. See Wednesday's ... [Full Story »]

Bulldoggs no match for state-ranked Gainesville

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Friday, September 14. 2012

The Gainesville High School Red Elephants were as good as advertised Friday night when they rolled through W. Clair Harris Stadium and recorded a 69-0 victory against Winder-Barrow High School in the season opener for both schools. Gainesville, who moved up to No. 7 in the most recent Class AAAAA poll, took early control and never looked back ... [Full Story »]

Knights fall to Wildcats

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Friday, September 14. 2012

The Bethlehem Christian Academy football team dropped a 44-6 decision to the Westminster (Augusta) Wildcats Friday night at Legion Field in Monroe. The Class A Knights were playing up against the Class AAA Wildcats. BCA will venture to Central Fellowship next Friday. See Wednesday's print edition of the Barrow Journal for complete football ...

Injuries hamper Knights against AAA foe

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Friday, September 14. 2012

The 2012 season is an overall learning process for the Bethlehem Christian Academy Knights. The Knights learned the lesson Friday night that injuries are tough to overcome, especially when you end up four deep on the depth chart at running back. “We had three running backs out of the game by the second quarter,” BCA coach Don Garmon said. ... [Full Story »]

Bulldoggs host state-ranked Gainesville

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Friday, September 14. 2012

The Winder-Barrow High School football team probably feels like it’s going from the proverbial frying pan into the fire this week. After facing a talented Monroe Area squad a week ago, the Bulldoggs welcome Gainesville this Friday for the Region 8-AAAAA opener for both teams. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. at W. Clair Harris Stadium. The Red ... [Full Story »]

Gridiron Knights to host Westminster of Augusta

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Friday, September 14. 2012

After narrowly missing a road victory last week, the Bethlehem Christian Academy football team returns home Friday to battle a AAA foe. The Knights (0-2) meet undefeated Westminster of Augusta at 7:30 p.m. at Legion Field in Monroe. BCA coach Don Garmon knows the game will be a challenge. “Our goal this season is to make the playoffs,” ... [Full Story »]

Cheer Cats make season debut

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Thursday, September 13. 2012

To say Apalachee High School competition cheerleading coach Meridith Wages was pleased with her team’s debut Saturday might be an understatement. The Cheer Cats hosted the Wildcat Invitational and also took the floor to put their new routine on display. “Saturday was a huge success,” Wages said. “We had some of the top teams in the ... [Full Story »]

Lady Knights record first win of season

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Thursday, September 13. 2012

When you are building a program, you look for positives in a variety of ways. The Bethlehem Christian Academy Lady Knights softball team recorded their first victory of 2012 last week by defeating John Hancock Academy 15-1 in four innings. After being on the other end of some one-sided contests this season, BCA found itself in the winner’s ... [Full Story »]

BRIDGES: What's we've learned in first two weeks

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Thursday, September 13. 2012

It’s still early, of course, but class has been in session for a couple of weeks for the 2012 high school football season. Locally, we’ve seen some good and not so good, as will always be the case when you have three programs competing at the varsity level. Some of the good: The Apalachee High School football team showed promise in its ... [Full Story »]

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