If the message wasn’t received when they knocked off playoff contender Eastside 57-56 in double overtime last week, you can bet that it was heard loud and clear Friday. The 2012 Chestatee War Eagles are for real. Stan Luttrell’s bunch went into Toccoa and stunned fifth-ranked Stephens County, the Region 8-AAAA favorite, 24-20, limiting the prolific Stephens County offense to 25 points below its average and scoring three fourth-quarter touchdowns in a back-and-forth affair.
HS football notebook: Chestatee vaults to the front in 8-AAAA