High School Sports
High School Sports

High school football: AJC's top games from Week 3

Roswell LB Mitch Stone (52) tackles Central Gwinnett QB Hunter Sims with backup from LB Sam Diroberto (31) during Friday's game.

Credit: John Amis/Special

Credit: John Amis/Special

Roswell LB Mitch Stone (52) tackles Central Gwinnett QB Hunter Sims with backup from LB Sam Diroberto (31) during Friday's game.
Sept 3, 2016

A look at Friday's featured games from Week 3 of the high school football season:

Roswell 31, Central Gwinnett 6: The Roswell Hornets jumped to a big lead fast, then kept it in cruise control and coasted to a 31-6 win over the Central Gwinnett Knights in front of the home crowd on Friday at Ray Manus Stadium. Read the complete story here.

Milton 28, Cambridge 21: In a game befitting a backyard rivalry, Milton survived several self-inflicted wounds and rode its power running game to outlast Cambridge, 28-21, at Milton's Eagle's Nest. Read the complete story here.

South Gwinnett 14, Brookwood 7: With its offense unable to get cranked up,  Class AAAAAAA No. 9 South Gwinnett turned to its defense to beat No. 8 Brookwood 14-7 to win the "Battle of Snellville" and reclaim the Mayor's Trophy. Read the complete story here.

Grayson 16, McEachern 13: Will VanPamelen kicked a 20-yard field goal on the final play of the game to lead Grayson to a 16-13 victory over host McEachern in a battle of two of the top teams in Class AAAAAAA Friday in Powder Springs. Read the complete story here.

Benedictine 21, St. Pius 7: Benedictine held St. Pius' option offense in check en route to the victory. Read the complete story here.

More Stories

The Latest

Parkview's Jeff Francoeur gives a stiff-arm to Westside Macon defender John Clark in 2001 quarterfinal playoff action. (AJC File)

Georgia HS football quarter-century team shows wealth of talent in state

Friday football recap: Grayson survives; McEachern, Norcross earn high-class wins

He cut his teeth on Urban Meyer’s staff. Now, he’s making strides in Georgia

Featured

In this file photo from October 2024, Atlanta Braves outfielder Jorge Soler and teammates react after losing to the San Diego Padres 5-4 in San Diego. The Braves and Soler, who now plays for the Los Angeles Angels, face a lawsuit by a fan injured at a 2021 World Series game at Truist Park in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Credit: Jason.Getz@ajc.com

A Braves fan took a ball to the face. The team may be liable, judges say.

The Atlanta Braves and former right fielder Jorge Soler face a lawsuit by a fan hit in the eye with a ball during a World Series game at Truist Park in 2021.

Joro spiders multiply across Georgia, spinning their pesky webs

The invasive species has multiplied rapidly in Atlanta in the last three years, research shows.

Ford settles billion-dollar Georgia lawsuits over fatal wrecks

Ford Motor Co. has settled two Georgia lawsuits that elicited record-setting jury verdicts of $1.7 billion and $2.5 billion, ending more than a decade of litigation.