Just when Calhoun football coach Clay Stephenson needed it the most, the defense showed up.
The Yellow Jackets put the clamps on one of the top offenses in Northwest Georgia during a 31-17 home win Friday night over Northwest Whitfield. Calhoun improved to 5-4 overall and 4-0 in GHSA Region 7-AAAA, and a victory next week over Adairsville in the regular-season finale (or a loss by less than 14 points) would give Stephenson’s team the region title.
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“It was not a very pretty one,” Stephenson said in a radio interview. “We did a lot of bad things, but we played hard, and at this point of the season, the important thing is to win and advance.
“That leads to a big game next week, but we have to have our best week of practice and go on the road to face a good Adairsville team.”