Friday’s Full Game Highlights: Burke County topped Thomson and North Augusta knocked off Aiken to secure home playoff bids

Juanya Dove helped lead a Burke County comeback win over Thomson.

First Burke County came back from a 21-10 third quarter deficit to take a 24-21 lead over Thomson with 6:34 remaining in Friday’s installment of this classic area rivalry when junior quarterback Juanya Dove scored on a short run. Then after Thomson’s Damekus Taylor put the Bulldogs ahead 28-24 with 59 seconds left with a 22 yard scamper, Dove engineered another comeback. Using his feet and his throwing arm, he marched the Bears to the 1 yard line. Fellow junior Leon Mcgee scored on a dive play with 14 seconds remaining to secure a Burke County win, a second place region finish, and a home state playoff game come November 9th.

“My whole thing was ‘never give up,’” Dove told AugBball’s Robert Drew after the game. “No matter how many points we’re down, even if it seems like we have no fighting chance to get back in the game... never give up.”

Juanya’s statements, and his play on the field, which you will see in the full game highlights below, are proof that sports and competition teach valuable life lessons.


When North Augusta’s dynamic defense was set to face Aiken’s high voltage passing game, we knew we wanted to get the highlights from that game on film. But my first reaction while watching the game reel below was that it is fitting to see the area’s two best defenders, Chris Torres and Caree Collier, grab some offensive glory by scoring the first two touchdowns of the game for the Yellow Jackets.

North Augusta secured a top two region finish and a November 9th home playoff game with the 41-19 win.

Here is a close look at one of the leaders in the race for AugBball’s area player of the year award, Caree Collier.


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