A look at Friday's featured games from Week 4 of the high school football season:
Kell 33, Rome 30: Connor Mendelson kicked a 23-yard field goal with 58 seconds remaining to lift fifth-ranked Kell, which had let a 30-7 third-quarter lead slip away, to a 33-30 victory over No. 8 Rome in the teams' Region 7-AAAAA opener Friday in Marietta. Read the complete story here.
Mill Creek 31, Archer 10: When Mill Creek defensive back Jonathan Gipson broke on a pass in the second quarter and came away with an interception, he didn't only see green grass in front of him. He also saw pizza. Read the complete story here.
Norcross 38, North Gwinnett 24: The Norcross Blue Devils and North Gwinnett Bulldogs are no longer region rivals, but the two AAAAAAA programs exchanged blows like the good old days, with the Blue Devils getting in more punches on the way to a 38-24 road win on Friday at Tom Robinson Memorial Stadium. Read the complete story here.
Thomson 38, Pace Academy 10: Pace Academy coach Chris Slade on Friday's loss to the Bulldogs - "They came in here and kicked our butts." Read the complete story here.
Stephenson 21, SW DeKalb 0: Stephenson snapped one streak and extended another in its clash with neighboring Southwest DeKalb at Hallford Stadium. Read the complete story here.
