Still sporting a soft cast on his right forearm, UNC commit Evan Bennett had a solid game, but was unable to add to the Gatewood scoring total Friday night at Mercer University in Macon. IAN TOCHER/Staff
Lawson Wooten made an outstanding catch that initially appeared to give Gatewood a lead in the ball game; however, the nearby official immediately called him out of bounds as he came down on the line. IAN TOCHER/Staff
Blake Callaway leaps high in the air to complete just one of at least three outstanding catches he made on the night in the state title game at Mercer. IAN TOCHER/Staff
Gators junior quarterback Ames Johnson (10) completes a handoff in heavy traffic to running back Mason Sinclair (11). IAN TOCHER/Staff
Gatewood’s Jackson Hewatt very likely prevented an end-to-end touchdown by Edmund Burke’s Owen Redd (4) in the dying moments of the game after Redd intercepted a potential game-winning pass meant for Hewatt just a couple of yards from the EBA end zone. IAN TOCHER/ Staff
Chalk it up to championship game jitters or just plain bad luck, but a series of fumbles, interceptions, and turnovers cost Gatewood the 2023 Class 2A championship Friday night at Mercer University in Macon.
Edmund Burke Academy (EBA), which had plenty of troubles of its own, survived a 16-10 win over the Gators.
“We’re not going to make excuses. We had chances, we had o...
