FOOTBALL: War Eagles come up short in state playoffs
Jalon Kilgore (23), Kemarion Griffin (30), Mark Little (13) and Tamarion Peters (27) act as captains for Putnam County and meet at midfield with players from Thomson. LANCE MCCURLEY/Staff
No. 1 Fitzgerald ended Putnam County’s season last Friday in the Class AA state playoffs. The Purple Hurricane defeated the War Eagles 28-20 in the second-round matchup.
No. 2-seed Putnam County (9-3) played well against No. 1-seed Fitzgerald (12-0) but was unable to find the success it needed to move on to the next round. This is the second-straight season that the Purple Hurricane has eliminated …
