The Oglethorpe County football team will try to earn its first win of the season when it plays Elbert County for homecoming at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
It also is the first Region 8-A Division I game of the season for the Patriots, who are 0-4 and were off last week.
The Blue Devils are 1-3 and coming off a 31-28 loss to Lincoln County last week.
“Elbert is a really good football team,” OCHS coach Mike Holland said. “The guys are doing really well. We preach taking it one week at a time and we know that all of our goals are still in front of us.”
Holland said running back/linebacker Payton Prince will return to the lineup this week after being out with an injury.
Tickets are $10. The homecoming court will be recognized and the queen and king will be crowned at halftime.
Homecoming week will conclude with a dance on Saturday.
Horsley has 1,000th assist in victories
Senior setter Sofia Horsley surpassed 1,000 career assists as the OCHS volleyball team defeated Lake Oconee Academy and Greene County in straight sets on Tuesday night.
The Patriots improved to 5-0 in Area 8-A Division I.
Leanna Newton, Elizabeth Cook and Kenzie Henderson each have more than 100 kills this season.
The Patriots host Rabun County and Banks County at 5 and 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 26.
Cutsail has three hits in loss to Commerce
Emilee Cutsail had three hits, but Commerce defeated the OCHS softball team 12-8 on Tuesday night in Lexington.
Reese Campbell and Lillie Anderson were 2-for-4 with two RBIs each, and Carlee Gibson drove in two runs for the Patriots (12-6, 3-3 in Region 8-A Division I).
On Monday, Campbell struck out three and was the winning pitcher in a 17-0, five-inning victory over Gainesville.
OCHS plays at Barrow Arts and Sciences on Thursday and at Clarke Central on Saturday.
Runners finish strong at meet
OCHS cross country runners Dominic Piscitelli (18:55), John Adams (19:15), Cory Tillman (19:17) and Luke Holbrooks (19:26) each finished in less than 20 minutes at the Augusta Prep Invitational on Sept. 14.
The boys finished sixth overall.
Sydnie Henderson finished third overall with a time of 21:27 and Elin Turner ran 23:57 to finish in the top 30 at the meet in Augusta.