It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Flowery Branch can now relate to. They lost to the Ware County Gators at home by a 44-27 margin on Friday.
Tre Shields
| 11/14/25 vs Ware County | 203 |
| 10/17/25 @ Walnut Grove | 175 |
| 09/19/25 vs Eastside | 153 |
| 09/25/25 @ East Forsyth | 131 |
| 08/15/25 @ Jackson County | 102 |
Flowery Branch lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Brett Strum, who rushed for 73 yards and a pair of scores, and also threw for 389 yards and one TD. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 64 yards. A healthy portion of Strum's aerial production (203 yards to be exact) went to Tre Shields, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ware County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Isaiah White, who threw for 235 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave White a new career-high in passer rating (153.3). Jamario Rice was White's top target, picking up 139 receiving yards and two TDs.
Flowery Branch's loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Ware County, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-2.
Flowery Branch does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ware County, they will venture away from home to face off against Creekside at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Gators will need to watch out since the Seminoles have now posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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