Joel Harvin

Putnam County quarterback Jamarion Robertson drops back to pass during a practice in June. (LANCE MCCURLEY/Staff)

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Putnam preps for preseason scrimmage

Lance McCurley

Thursday, August 1, 2024

Putnam County’s football team will travel to Dexter to scrimmage West Laurens at 7:30 p.m. this Friday.The War Eagles’ scrimmage against the Raiders will be the first of two this preseason. They will face former region foe and long-time rival Washington County on Aug.

Putnam County senior quarterback Jamarion Robertson hands the ball off to sophomore running back Elijah Dunn during a scrimmage against Hawkinsville last week. (LANCE MCCURLEY/Staff)

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War Eagles football hosts padded camp

Lance McCurley

Thursday, July 25, 2024

Putnam County’s football team hit the gridiron hard last week, hosting nearly a dozen teams for a two-day padded camp.

(L to R): Putnam County assistant coach Chase Lundy with winners Kevin McKelroy and Claxton West, and Chaz Rey Smith. (CONTRIBUTED)

PCHS football golf tourney exceeds expectations

Lance McCurley

Thursday, June 27, 2024

Putnam County High School’s football boosters raised money to support this season’s program with their annual golf tournament Saturday at Harbor Club in Greensboro.The tournament kicked off around 9 a.m. and lasted a couple of hours. Each team played 18 holes of golf.

Cedrion Brundage bends over backwards to break the goal line plane and score Putnam County’s first touchdown of the 2021 season against the Morgan County Bulldogs, leading to a 37-0 rout. ARELLA CASH/File photo

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Putnam football begins 2024 season with new region, familiar rivals

Lance McCurley

Thursday, June 20, 2024

With high school football summer practices in full swing, The Eatonton Messenger is doing a two-part series on the upcoming schedule breakdowns for Putnam County and Gatewood. This week, the Putnam County High School War Eagles.

Putnam County appeared in disarray almost all night last Friday as the visiting Thomson Bulldogs racked up a 50-point advantage in winning 56-6 at Al Reaves Field in Eatonton. CHARLES JORDAN/Staff

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Top-ranked Thomson grounds War Eagles

Lance McCurley

Thursday, October 26, 2023

Thomson proved Friday night why it remains No. 1 in Class AA after winning the state title last year. The Bulldogs (7-1, 5-0, Region 4-AA) demonstrated their superiority over Putnam County, leaving Al Reaves Field in Eatonton with a 56-6 victory and the top spot in region standings.

Joel Harvin is set to be the next head coach at Putnam County. CONTRIBUTED

Harvin hired as PCHS head football coach

Lance McCurley

Thursday, January 26, 2023

Joel Harvin is familiar with the program and culture built by retired Putnam County head coach Shaun Pope. Early County, the program Harvin coached at the time, traveled to Eatonton in 2020 to face the higher-seeded War Eagles for a first-round playoff game at Al Reaves Field.

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