Gatewood falls to Flint River in season opener

  • Gatewood quarterback Blake Brannen is somewhere in the middle of the crowd as he gets pushed across the goal line by teammates for the Gators’ lone score on Friday night. IAN TOCHER/Staff
    Gatewood quarterback Blake Brannen is somewhere in the middle of the crowd as he gets pushed across the goal line by teammates for the Gators’ lone score on Friday night. IAN TOCHER/Staff
  • Gatewood cheerleaders and football players surround Eatonton icon Georgia Benjamin-Smith (in red) on her 85th birthday, following a brief pre-game candlelight vigil she organized to bring awareness to local domestic violence issues. IAN TOCHER/Staff
    Gatewood cheerleaders and football players surround Eatonton icon Georgia Benjamin-Smith (in red) on her 85th birthday, following a brief pre-game candlelight vigil she organized to bring awareness to local domestic violence issues. IAN TOCHER/Staff
    The new-look Gatewood Gators got off to a rough start Friday night, falling 20-6 to the visiting Flint River Academy Wildcats out of Woodbury.Under hot, miserable, muggy conditions, Flint River struck first with a diving touchdown at the 6:30 mark of the opening quarter, though they missed the extra point.The score remained stable until 3:59 of the second quarter when the Wildcats...

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