Gators’ season ends with state-final loss

PUTNAM COUNTY

  • 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
    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
  • 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
    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
    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
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 opportunities, we were in…

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