Douglas County faced Langston Hughes in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Tigers fell 44-31 to the Panthers. On the bright side, the 31- point effort marked the Tigers' highest-scoring match to date.
Aaron Gregory
| 09/05/25 @ Langston Hughes | 210 |
| 08/29/25 vs Newton | 103 |
| 08/22/25 @ Jonesboro | 30 |
| 08/16/25 @ North Gwinnett | 61 |
Douglas County's loss came despite strong showings from MIKE JOHNSON and Aaron Gregory. JOHNSON rushed for 51 yards and a pair of scores, while Gregory picked up 210 receiving yards and one touchdown. With that strong performance, Gregory is now averaging an impressive 101 receiving yards per game.
Leading Langston Hughes to victory were Darnell Kelly and Carsyn Baker. Kelly threw for 339 yards and four TDs while completing 78.6% of his passes, while Baker gained 184 total yards and two touchdowns. Baker really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 84 yards. Qwantavius Wiggins got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, Douglas County fell to 3-1. As for Langston Hughes, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 3-0.
Douglas County didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 34-26 loss against Buford on the 12th. As for Langston Hughes, they have also already played their next game, a 42-0 win against Banneker on the 12th.
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