FOOTBALL: Pope to face familiar foe in first round

  • Putnam County head coach Shaun Pope talks to his players after a Region 4-AAA win over Josey earlier this season. LANCE MCCURLEY/Staff
    Putnam County head coach Shaun Pope talks to his players after a Region 4-AAA win over Josey earlier this season. LANCE MCCURLEY/Staff

    Putnam County head coach Shaun Pope will face a familiar opponent Friday as the War Eagles play host to Toombs County in the first round of the Class AA playoffs.

    Pope served as an assistant under Bulldogs’ head coach Richie March before arriving in Putnam County.

    “We’re going to get a hard-nosed football team in [Toombs County] this Friday,” Pope said. “Coach Marsh is a good friend of mine and is a…