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
    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...

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