Jasper, GA — The air was a little bit cooler on Friday, October 23rd as the Dragons were back at home as they welcomed the North Hall Trojans to Dragons Stadium for Homecoming. Both teams, were coming off of bye weeks and were looking to maintain position in the 6-AAAA region standings. After a bit of a back and forth to begin the game, the Trojans, would end up pulling away for a 49-13 victory.

The Trojans, would get the ball first to start the ball game. After a big pass from QB Alex Schlieman to Cole Cable set them up in Dragon territory, Schlieman, would look to keep the ball on a run play. The Dragons, would force and recover a fumble to take over on offense. On the first offensive possession for the Dragons, the drive didn’t start off so well as they would be called for an unsportsmanlike penalty.

Faced with a 3rd and long from their own 23-yard line, the Dragons, would call a screen pass as QB Tanner Bail would connect with RB Ike Wyngaard. Wyngaard, would break several tackles as he would race all the way to the end zone for a 77-yard touchdown. The PAT was no good and with 9:44 left in the first quarter, the Dragons were up, 6-0.

On their next possession, the Trojans, would get on the board after a 5-yard touchdown run by Noah Kemp. The PAT was good and with 7:09 left in the first quarter, North Hall led Pickens, 7-6. The Dragons, wasted no time getting the lead back as Sawyer Purdy, would take the kick off back 92 yards for the touchdown. The PAT was good and with 6:56 left in the first quarter, the Dragons led the Trojans, 13-7.

The Trojans, would once again answer on their next possession as Colton Steele, would score on a 1 yard run. The PAT was good and with 5:07 left in the first quarter, North Hall was ahead, 14-13. The Dragons, would be forced to punt on their next possession. The Trojans, would drive the ball down to the Dragon 5-yard line just before the time expired. Heading to the second quarter, North Hall led it, 14-13.

On the first play of the second quarter, Schlieman, found Kemp on a roll out pass for the touchdown. the PAT was good and with 11:56 left in the first half, the Trojans led the Dragons, 21-13. The Trojans, would then add to their lead as Schlieman would find Cable for the touchdown. The PAT was good and with 10″14 left in the half, North Hall was up, 28-13.

Later on in the quarter, the Trojans, would extend their lead after Schlieman found Kemp for a 44 yard touchdown. The PAT was good and with 2:06 left in the first half, the Trojans held a 35-13 lead. The Dragons, would look to get something going before the end of the half. With less than ten seconds left, the Dragons attempted a 22-yard field goal. The try was no good and the Trojans would take a 35-13 lead into the break.

The second half would begin with a long drive by the Dragons that took a good chunk of time off the clock. Unfortunately for the Dragons, they were unable to get any points out of the drive. Schliemann and Kemp, would connect again on a 40-yard touchdown. The Trojans, would lead the Dragons 42-13 heading to the fourth quarter.

In the fourth quarter, after gaining possession after the Dragons fell short on a fourth down attempt, Schlieman would once again find Kemp for a touchdown. The PAT was good and with 11:52 left to go in the game, North Hall led Pickens, 49-13. That would end up being the final as the Trojans would pick up the win, 49-13.

6-AAAA Region Standings:

White County: 7-1 (3-0)

North Hall: 6-2 (3-0)

Gilmer: 5-3 (2-1)

Pickens: 2-6 (1-2)

Dawson: 0-8 (0-3)

Chestatee: 0-8 (0-3)

The Dragons, will be back home for the final time during the regular season as they welcome their neighbors to the north, the Gilmer Bobcats to Dragons Stadium on Friday, October 30th. It’ll mark the 68th time these two schools have met on the football field. Kickoff is set for 7:30 pm.