Kyle Bacus learned another priceless lesson of brotherhood at film session on Monday afternoon.

With practice canceled due to rain, the North Hall junior tailback and his teammates watched a video of Georgia Tech’s dramatic comeback win over Florida State. The Yellow Jackets stole a win on a last-second blocked punt-turned-touchdown.

The takeaway for Bacus: Every Trojans player has to pull together to earn a victory.

“We all have a part on this team,” he said. “Without a person doing something, it’s like a machine that breaks down.”

North Hall (4-4, 3-2 Region 8-AAAA) is finally gaining traction at just the right time. Coming off of dominant region wins over Madison County and Monroe Area, the Trojans will next face Chestatee (0-8, 0-5) and White County (2-6, 2-3) with a strong chance of locking up the No. 3 seed and a road trip in the state playoffs.

Buford and Stephens County (both 5-0 in region) have all but locked up the top two seeds, and will likely play for the region title on Nov. 6 in the regular season finale.

But getting back to the postseason will give the Trojans a much-needed boost of confidence following last year’s 2-8 campaign. Bacus, who leads the team with 703 rushing yards on 116 carries, picked up his eighth touchdown of the season in Friday’s 25-0 shutout of Monroe Area.

“We’re just more focused on Friday (against Chestatee) than we are about getting to the playoffs,” said Bacus. “We’re more focused, we’re listening to our coaches, and feeling out our assignments. That’s what happens for us.”

So far, Bacus has been the workhorse in coach David Bishop’s successful Wing-T offense, which Bishop implemented during the offseason, citing that the Wing-T fit his players and his coaching staff better than the wishbone.

Since then, the Trojans (19 points per game) have scored far more “quality points,” as Bishop calls them, as opposed to points scored at the end of defeats. It also fits his offensive line, which has gelled as a unit despite being made up entirely of first-year starters.

North Hall amassed its second-most rushing yards (322) against Monroe Area, including 89 by fellow tailback Colby Miller, who shares carries with Bacus. The two tailbacks have rushed the ball nearly 70 times combined over the last two weeks alone.

“The opponents know every night, ‘We’ll have to shut down (Bacus) and (Miller),’ and we know that if that happens, it’ll just be someone else’s great night,” said Bishop. “You can only take so much away.”

North Hall’s strong camaraderie can be linked to Bishop laying down the law over the offseason, telling his team to “commit or quit” to a renewed workout plan and practice schedule, which has helped the Trojans adapt to life in the fast and physical Region 8-AAAA.

So far this season, North Hall has pitched two shutouts against region opponents. It’s the first time that’s happened since 2009, when the Trojans reached the second round of the Class AAA playoffs. Last week, they executed nearly four times as many plays as Monroe Area did, thanks to a methodical approach that stretches the field and gains consistent first downs.

With players like Bacus fitting into Bishop’s system so well, it’s looking likely that North Hall will earn its third playoff berth in four seasons. The Trojans are currently tied with North Oconee in the No. 3 seed spot, but own the tiebreaker over the Titans, thanks to a 31-0 victory Oct. 2 in Bogart.

“He’s a true Wing-T tailback,” said Bishop. “Miller, as well. They hit it fast and vertical, and do what they have to do.”