Senior quarterback Ames Johnson had a solid outing for Gatewood last Friday when the Gators visited Brentwood Academy in Sandersville. IAN TOCHER/File Photo
Gatewood head coach Jeff Ratliff knew facing three successive weeks versus top-ranked Briarwood, Edmund Burke, and Brentwood would be tough on his Gators following an imposed three-week layoff created last month by Hurricane Helene’s nearly statewide mayhem.
He called it as tough a schedule as almost any team could face.
Still, after suffering losses in the first two games, he retained high ho…
