Flowery Branch coach Chris Griffin remembers the beginnings of the Flowery Branch and Chestatee football programs, when the brand-new schools played each other in their first-ever game in 2002. The War Eagles won two of the first three meetings in a series that lasted eight straight years, but the Falcons won the next five matchups (four by at least 28 points) before the rivalry took a hiatus following the 2009 season. As the programs prepare to meet for the first time in five years Friday night at War Eagle Stadium, both now stand on strong footing.