The North Hall Trojans and the Johnson Knights are set to duel on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Hall has six straight wins, Johnson has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
North Hall gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They snuck past Lumpkin County with a 21-16 victory.
Smith Mcgarvey had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also threw for 172 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes. Ty Kemp was Mcgarvey's top target, picking up 101 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, a win for Johnson just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Pickens 62-6. The Knights were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-6.
North Hall pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Johnson, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
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