With support from teammates Ethan Whatley (16), Mark Little (6) and Jason Clemons (80), Putnam County senior Alan Hill (21) makes a run around the Thomson defense in a game played earlier this season. CHARLES JORDAN/File photo
A high-flying Kaleb Crawford makes every effort to gain some yardage against Thomson earlier this year. CHARLES JORDAN/File photo
In the first round of the playoffs, No. 2 seed Fitzgerald defeated No. 3 seed Putnam County 38-7 last Saturday, eliminating the War Eagles from the Class AA postseason for the third consecutive year.
Putnam ended the season with a 6-5 overall record in head coach Joel Harvin’s first year at the helm. According to Harvin, his team’s Achilles heel against Fitzgerald was red-zone inefficiencies on off…
