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Banks Co.	@ Calhoun	Banks County -0 - Calhoun -63	The Leopards dreams are dashed after a first round loss to Yellow Jackets.
Commerce	@ Wilkinson Co.	Commerce -7 - Wilkinson County - 21	Wilkinson County strikes for touchdowns of 60 and 75 yards in first-round victory over TIgers.
Apalachee	@ Rome	Apalachee - 8 - Rome - 16	The season ends for the Wildcats with a loss in Rome.
Jefferson	vs. Coosa	Jefferson - 31 - Coosa -13	Dragons prove themselves to all doubters by thrashing Eagles in round one. Jefferson will host Lovett on Friday.

Sports writers for MainStreet Newspapers make their picks for this week. The Pigskin Pickers will be posted online each week. High school, college and NFL games will be forecast.

Sportswriter	Ben Munro The Madison County Journal	Justin Poole The Banks County News	Zach Mitcham The Madison County Journal	Chris Bridges Barrow Journal	Brandon Reed The Jackson Herald	Kristi Reed The Braselton News
Banks Co. vs. @ Calhoun	Calhoun	Banks	Calhoun	Banks	Calhoun	Banks
Commerce vs. @ Wilkinson Co.	Wilkinson County	Commerce	Wilkinson County	Commerce	Wilkinson County	Commerce
Apalachee vs. @ Rome	Rome	Rome	Rome	Apalachee	Rome	Apalachee
Jefferson vs. Coosa	Jefferson	Jefferson	Jefferson	Jefferson	Jefferson	Jefferson
UGA vs. @ Auburn	UGA	UGA	UGA	UGA	UGA	UGA
South Carolina vs. @ Florida	Florida	Florida	Florida	Florida	Florida	Florida
Vanderbilt vs. @ Kentucky	Kentucky	Kentucky	Kentucky	Vanderbilt	Kentucky	Vanderbilt
Duke vs. @ Clemson	Clemson	Clemson	Clemson	Duke	Clemson	Duke
Boston College vs. @ Wake Forest	Wake Forest	Wake Forest	Wake Forest	Wake Forest	Wake Forest	Wake Forest
Atlanta vs. Denver	Denver	Denver	Atlanta	Atlanta	Denver	Atlanta

Banks Co.	@ Union Co.	Banks County -34 - Union County -13	The Leopards defeat Union County, while a Fannin loss sends Banks County to the playoffs.
Commerce	@ Prince Avenue	Commerce -22 - Prince Avenue - 12	Tigers now prepare for the post season after rounding regular season out with a win.
East Jackson	vs. Jefferson	East Jackson -0 - Jefferson -48	Dragons enter post season play with a perfect season record.
Jackson Co.	vs. Stephens Co.	Jackson County -0 - Stephens County -35	Indians win ending a long season for the Panthers.
Madison Co.	vs. Clarke Central	Madison County -7 - Clarke Central -19	Raiders fall to Clarke Central in regular season finale.
Winder-Barrow	vs. Loganville	Winder-Barrow -7 - Loganville -19	Bulldoggs end season with loss to Loganville.
Apalachee	@ Salem	Apalachee -23 - Salem -7	The Wildcats ride a win into the postseason.

Oakwood’s R. Garry Glenn, a four-time national and two-time world bench press champion in his age and weight category has been named “Powerlifter of the Month” by irondawg.com.

“This is indeed an honor,” Glenn said. “I’ve had a great year in my sport; and this is just more frosting on the cup cakes. I’d like to thank everyone who has supported, encouraged, and prayed for me through some tough personal times. It’s all very humbling.” [ Full Story » ] 

Banks Co.	@ Oglethorpe	Banks County -42 - Oglethorpe County -20	The Leopards are almost tricked on Halloween, but a 4th quarter rally gives Banks County the victory.
Commerce	vs. Social Circle	Commerce - 21 - Social Circle - 7	Commerce scores 21 unanswered points to grab Senior night victory.
East Jackson	vs. Dawson Co.	East Jackson -28 - Dawson County -21	East Jackson grabs third win of the season with Halloween victory.
Jackson Co.	vs. Oconee Co.	Jackson County -17 - Oconee County -44	Jackson County falls to Oconee County at home.
Jefferson	vs. North Oconee.	Jefferson -17 - North Oconee -16	North Oconee almost pulled out a last second trick, but a botched PAT treated Jefferson to a lock on the region title.
Madison Co.	vs. Apalachee	Madison County -35 - Apalachee -55	Wildcats win offensive shootout, wrapup playoff spot.
Winder-Barrow	@ Clarke Central.	Winder-Barrow -13 - Clarke Central -52	Bulldoggs unable to keep track with Region 8-AAAA co-leader on the road in Athens.

Sports writers for MainStreet Newspapers make their picks for this week. The Pigskin Pickers will be posted online each week. High school, college and NFL games will be forecast.

Sportswriter* (Overall,Last week)	Ben Munro (68-21, 7-3) The Commerce News	Justin Poole (20-39, 8-2) The Banks County News	Zach Mitcham (63-26, 7-3) The Madison County Journal	Chris Bridges (60-29, 7-3) The Barrow Journal	Brandon Reed (51-28, 6-4) The Jackson Herald	Kristi Reed (52-27, 6-4) The Braselton News
Banks Co. vs. @ Oglethorpe	Banks	Banks	Banks	Banks	Banks	Banks
Commerce vs. Social Circle	Social Circle	Social Circle	Commerce	Commerce	Social Circle	Commerce
East Jackson vs. Dawson Co.	Dawson Co.	Dawson Co.	Dawson Co.	Dawson Co.	Dawson Co.	Dawson Co.
Jackson Co. vs. Oconee Co.	Oconee Co.	Jackson Co.	Oconee Co.	Jackson Co.	Oconee Co.	Jackson Co.
Jefferson vs. North Oconee	Jefferson	Jefferson	Jefferson	Jefferson	Jefferson	Jefferson
Madison Co. vs. @ Apalachee	Madison Co.	Madison Co.	Madison Co.	Apalachee	Madison Co.	Apalachee
Winder-Barrow vs. @ Clarke Central	Clarke Central	Clarke Central	Clarke Central	Clarke Central	Clarke Central	Clarke Central
UGA vs. Florida	Florida	UGA	Florida	Florida	Florida	Florida
Texas vs. Texas Tech	Texas	Texas	Texas	Texas Tech	Texas	Texas
Atlanta vs. @ Oakland	Atlanta	Atlanta	Atlanta	Atlanta	Atlanta	Atlanta

Sports writers for MainStreet Newspapers make their picks for this week. The Pigskin Pickers will be posted online each week. High school, college and NFL games will be forecast.

Sportswriter* (Overall,Last week)	Ben Munro (53-16, 4-5) The Madison County Journal	Justin Poole (38-31, 4-5) The Commerce News	Zach Mitcham (49-20, 6-3) The Madison County Journal	Chris Bridges (45-24, 7-2) The Banks County News	Brandon Reed (38-21, 5-4) The Jackson Herald	Kristi Reed (39-30, 5-4) The Braselton News
Banks Co. vs. Jefferson	Jefferson	Banks	Jefferson	Banks	Jefferson	Jefferson
Commerce vs. Wesleyan	Wesleyan	Commerce	Commerce	Wesleyan	Wesleyan	Wesleyan
East Jackson vs. @ Rabun Co.	Rabun Co.	Rabun Co.	Rabun Co.	East Jackson	East Jackson	Rabun Co.
Jackson Co. vs. @ Eastside	Eastside	Jackson Co.	Eastside	Eastside	Eastside	Eastside
Jefferson vs. @ Banks Co.	Jefferson	Banks	Jefferson	Banks	Jefferson	Jefferson
Madison Co. vs. Heritage	Madison Co.	Madison Co.	Madison Co.	Heritage	Madison Co.	Heritage
UGA vs. Vanderbilt	UGA	Vanderbilt	UGA	Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt
Georgia Tech vs. @ Clemson	GA Tech	GA Tech	GA Tech	GA Tech	GA Tech	GA Tech
Mississippi State vs. @ Tennessee	Tennessee	Tennessee	Tennessee	Tennessee	Tennessee	Miss. State
Duke vs. Miami	Miami	Miami	Miami	Duke	Miami	Miami
LSU vs. @ South Carolina	LSU	LSU	LSU	LSU	South Carolina	LSU

Pendergrass racer David Murphy took the win in the Outlaw Late Model division at New Senoia Raceway in Senioa, Ga. Saturday night, as the track wrapped up their 2008 racing season.

Murphy also is a regular racer in the Outlaw Late Model division at Peach State Speedway in Jefferson.

It is finally that time of the year again for Georgia hunters. Firearms deer season opens Saturday, October 18 and goes through January 1 in the Northern Zone and January 15 in the Southern Zone.

Last year, more than 276,000 licensed hunters harvested over 300,000 deer.

“Regulated hunting is the most cost effective and efficient means of managing the deer herd,” says John Bowers, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division assistant chief of Game Management. “In addition, sportsmen and women provide more than $30 million each year to fund wildlife conservation in the state through license fees and self-imposed excise taxes collected on the purchase of firearms, ammunition, archery equipment and fishing equipment.”
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The Commerce High School Competitive Cheer Tigers won first place at Saturday’s competition at Oconee.

Commerce took the win by 40 points over their nearest competitors.

The other teams in the division were Georgia Military, Social Circle, and Washington Wilkes.