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Caption: Clarke Central Gladiators vs. Flowery Branch Falcons Home game. 7:30 pm on Friday, Oct. 9
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Caption: The varsity Clarke Central High School Gladiators stormed the field Friday, Oct. 9 to battle against the Flowery Branch High School Falcons.
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Caption: Sophomore punter Victor Silva kicks off to start the game.
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Caption: Touchdown Falcons. Field goal complete. 7-0.
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Caption: Falcons kick off. GLADS have the ball on the 41 yard line.
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Caption: Touchdown by Clarke Central senior running back Jaqua Daniels. Field goal by Silva. 7-7
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Caption: Falcons advance from the 36 yard line to the 7 yard line. They're closing in. Tied 7-7.
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Caption: Touchdown and field goal Falcons. Falcons are up 14-7.
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Caption: Sophomore quarterback Jack Mangel injured on the field with a hit to the head.
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Caption: CCHS players take a knee for Mangel.
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Caption: Mangel is back on the field.
Touchdown taken back from GLADS. Loss of down. Ball back on the 38 yard line. 14-7 Falcons.
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Caption: The Falcons advance the ball from the 20 yard line to the one yard line. Touchdown Falcons. 16-7. Two minutes until halftime.
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Caption: Junior wide receiver Anthony Dunn saves a first down for the Falcons with a block. 31 seconds until halftime.
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Caption: Halftime. 16-7 Falcons.
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Caption: "Keep your head up and don't stop trying," freshman wide receiver Jaston Rucker said.
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Caption: Battle of the bands
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Caption: Time for the GLADS to perform.
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Caption: "They need to be playing better as a team. I would just say they're not as focused," junior linebacker Arbor Bowden said.
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Caption: "Tonight is youth night and we brought some of our football players out here to learn some basic skills and more than anything to have fun," youth football coach of the Downtown Falcons Tobias Crawford said.
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Caption: "I wanted to come support our team with my friends. I love the student section and how we all come and dress up together and it's bonding for our classes and I like watching the team play. I think they're playing really well. I have hope in them," junior Isobel Crain said.
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Caption: The Gladiators take the field for the second half.
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Caption: Senior offensive and defensive liner Anthony "Pop" Smith stretches before the second half.
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Caption: Touchdown and field goal GLADS. 16-14 Falcons.
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Caption: The Falcons retaliate with another touchdown. 22-14 Flowery Branch.
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Caption: Central's got the ball on the 34 yard line. Still 22-14 Falcons.
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Caption: Put your fours up. 22-14
Falcons.
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Caption: Touchdown and field goal Falcons. 28-14 Flowery Branch
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Caption: With 4:23 minutes to go, Central fans are nervous.
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Caption: Freshmen Caroline Mobley, Lee Cook and Anna Cate Melancon smile after Daniels scores another touchdown. 28-21 Falcons. 4 minutes to go.
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Caption: 15 seconds left. 28-21 Falcons.
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Caption: GLADS make an unsuccessful attempt at a Hail Mary with four second left in the game.
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Caption: "It's a tough loss. We gotta eliminate simple mistakes. We gotta keep fighting. We still have a chance to make the playoffs. That's our goal," sophomore quarterback Jack Mangel said.
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Caption: Final score: 28-21 Falcons.
Caption: The Gladiators will face Gainesville next Friday, October 16 for a home game at 7:30
