Football Recap: North Gwinnett Wins High-Profile Matchup Against Colquitt County + How To Watch

North Gwinnett faced Colquitt County in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Bulldogs came out on top against the Packers by a score of 21-7 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Bulldogs were the (much) better team in the second half.

The critical scores for North Gwinnett came from Wilson Taylor Jr, Stephen Brown, and Braylon Jackson.

North Gwinnett didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Colquitt County to a completion percentage of just 42.1%. The team can thank Harrison Johansen for the heroic effort on defense: he. North Gwinnett wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 50%.

Despite the loss, Colquitt County still got an impressive performance from Jae Lamar, who rushed for 150 yards.

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Previous Games

08/29/25 - Home	21-7 W
08/30/24 - Away	14-3 W
11/25/22 - Away	17-52 L
08/24/19 - Neutral	6-17 L
11/23/18 - Neutral	0-45 L
+ 2 more games

The win got North Gwinnett back to even at 1-1. As for Colquitt County, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.

Looking ahead, North Gwinnett will host Mill Creek at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Colquitt County, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Lee County at 7:30 p.m. on the 12th.