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GMC Prep head coach Gavin Tierce addresses his team on the sideline. TREY NORRIS/Staff

GMC Prep head coach Gavin Tierce addresses his team on the sideline. TREY NORRIS/Staff

Bulldogs seek improved playoff picture against Warriors

Following their second bye week of the season, the Georgia Military College (GMC) Prep Bulldogs are heading to Wilkinson County this Friday to take on the Warriors.
GMC senior Noah Yohan leaps up to block a Hancock Central passing attempt last Friday night in Milledgeville. TREY NORRIS/Staff

GMC senior Noah Yohan leaps up to block a Hancock Central passing attempt last Friday night in Milledgeville. TREY NORRIS/Staff

GMC wins homecoming battle of the Bulldogs

It was a homecoming to remember last Friday for the Georgia Military College (GMC) Prep Bulldogs, who collected their fourth-consecutive win. GMC beat the visiting Hancock Central Bulldogs 36-28, leaving the home team with a 4-4 record for the season, and 3-0 in region play.
Junior running back Jamel Cooper (center) scored two rushing touchdowns against First Presbyterian Day last Friday and led his team with an impressive 167 yards on 17 carries. TREY NORRIS/Staff

Junior running back Jamel Cooper (center) scored two rushing touchdowns against First Presbyterian Day last Friday and led his team with an impressive 167 yards on 17 carries. TREY NORRIS/Staff

Trojans take over top spot with FPD win

Last Friday night’s win in Macon over First Presbyterian Day (6-3, 2-1) may have been the biggest so far this season for John Milledge Academy (7-1, 2-0).FPD was undefeated in region play this year and have always been one of JMA’s toughest opponents, but with a 34-17 victory the Trojans...
Containing Auburn quarterback Jackson Arnold will go a long way toward success for the Bulldogs this coming Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Courtesy of Auburn Athletics

Containing Auburn quarterback Jackson Arnold will go a long way toward success for the Bulldogs this coming Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Courtesy of Auburn Athletics

Georgia defense needs to step up against Auburn

The Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry will be played for the 130th time this week when Auburn and Georgia meet Saturday night in Alabama.The Tigers (3-2, 0-2) have had an up-and-down season under head coach Hugh Freeze.
GMC senior Walt Greene (35) hauls down an unidentified ball carrier from a previous game this season. TREY NORRIS/Staff

GMC senior Walt Greene (35) hauls down an unidentified ball carrier from a previous game this season. TREY NORRIS/Staff

GMC remains undefeated in region play

Georgia Military Prep (GMC) improved its season record to 3-4 with a 36-18 win last Friday over Glascock County. More importantly, though, GMC improved to 2-0 in region play thanks to a three-game winning streak.
Georgia wide receiver London Humphreys tries to stay in bounds while fighting off Kentucky defensive back JQ Hardaway. LANCE McCURLEY/Staff

Georgia wide receiver London Humphreys tries to stay in bounds while fighting off Kentucky defensive back JQ Hardaway. LANCE McCURLEY/Staff

Fast start for Dawgs leads to UK rout

Georgia performed well on both sides of the ball against Kentucky on Saturday, leading to a 35-14 win.
Senior tight end Cam Lango (11) has put together a solid campaign for the GMC Bulldogs this season. TREY NORRIS/Staff

Senior tight end Cam Lango (11) has put together a solid campaign for the GMC Bulldogs this season. TREY NORRIS/Staff

Bulldogs ‘reap rewards’ of strong defense

Georgia Military College Prep (GMC) accomplished something last Friday that it hadn’t done since Nov. 3, 2022 — winning back-to-back football games after beating the Twiggs County Cobras 28-18 in Jeffersonville.
John Milledge Academy’s Homecoming Court stands together as Addie Latimer (black dress, center) is named the 2025-26 Homecoming Queen during the winning homecoming game against Stratford. CONTRIBUTED

John Milledge Academy’s Homecoming Court stands together as Addie Latimer (black dress, center) is named the 2025-26 Homecoming Queen during the winning homecoming game against Stratford. CONTRIBUTED

Trojans trounce Eagles to begin region play

John Milledge Academy (6-1, 1-0) demonstrated total dominance last Friday night at home on Trojan Field, with 51-13 win over Stratford Academy on Homecoming night.
JMA’s Asa Wall (far left) tackles a Brentwood ball carrier last Friday at home in Milledgeville. TREY NORRIS/Staff

JMA’s Asa Wall (far left) tackles a Brentwood ball carrier last Friday at home in Milledgeville. TREY NORRIS/Staff

JMA wins nail-biter against Brentwood

John Milledge Academy (5-1) pulled out a 31-28 nail biter last Friday night at Trojan Field in Milledgeville against the Brentwood Eagles, thanks to key plays by Bryce McDonel and Asa Wall in the final minutes of the fourth quarter.“It was good,” said Trojans head coach J.T. Wall.
John Milledge Academy quarterback Cason Dennis (center) hands off the ball to junior fullback Evan Stasney, who racked up 171 yards rushing while scoring two touchdowns in the Trojans’ 45-14 win last Friday over Creekside Christian Academy. TREY NORRIS/Staff

John Milledge Academy quarterback Cason Dennis (center) hands off the ball to junior fullback Evan Stasney, who racked up 171 yards rushing while scoring two touchdowns in the Trojans’ 45-14 win last Friday over Creekside Christian Academy. TREY NORRIS/Staff

Bulldogs break through with big win

The Georgia Military (GMC) Prep Bulldogs claimed their longawaited first victory under second-year head coach Gavin Tierce last Friday night in a 45-14 win over Creekside Christian Academy (CCA) at Davenport Field in Milledgeville.The win ended a 14-game losing streak dating back to last year’s...