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Bounce Back Shutout: South Forsyth Blanks Forsyth Central 27-0 to Stay Alive in Area 6

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27 minutes ago

November 2, 2026

Forsyth Central players celebrate on the field during their game against South Forsyth.

Photo via Forsyth Central flag football (@fchsflagfootball) on Instagram.

South Forsyth needed a response, and Forsyth Central paid for it. Two nights after a 12-7 area loss to North Forsyth, the War Eagles shut out county rival Forsyth Central 27-0 on Thursday night at West Forsyth, in the middle game of the GPB streamed triple header.

The win moved South Forsyth to 12 wins and three losses on the season, and to one win against one loss in Division 5 Area 6 play, keeping the War Eagles inside the playoff picture as the area race heads into its final week. The defense did the talking. South Forsyth has allowed 83 points all season, the lowest total in the area, and on Thursday the Bulldogs never found the end zone at all.

Forsyth Central fell to four wins and 11 losses, and to no wins against two losses in area play. The schedule offers the Bulldogs no break. Lambert, unbeaten in area play and sitting on top of Area 6, visits Forsyth Central on Nov. 3, and the Bulldogs will have to slow down the highest powered offense in the county to keep their own season alive.

South Forsyth finishes its area schedule at Lambert on Nov. 5, a trip to the one team sitting above the entire area. Win there, and the War Eagles change the whole shape of the race. Lose, and they head toward the GHSA state playoff openers on Nov. 18 relying on the body of work they have already built. Either way, Thursday’s shutout was a reminder, delivered at the right time of the season, of what the stingiest defense in Area 6 can do to a rival.

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James Clemens Gets the Hardest Draw in 6A: A Playoff Trip to Hewitt-Trussville

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6 minutes ago

November 2, 2026

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James Clemens players in action during the Jets' Oct. 20 win over Mae Jemison.

Photo by 100Shotz Media via James Clemens girls flag (@jchsgirlsflag) on Instagram.

Every bracket has a draw nobody wants, and in Class 6A it belongs to James Clemens. The Jets travel to Hewitt-Trussville on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 6 p.m. for a first round playoff game, a road trip confirmed on Hewitt-Trussville’s official athletics schedule.

James Clemens, from Madison, won six of its 14 games and closed the regular season the right way, with a 6-0 shutout win at Columbia on Oct. 27. The Jets’ wins include a 36-6 rout of Bob Jones, a 35-0 shutout of St. John Paul II, a 31-13 win over Mae Jemison on Oct. 20 and an 18-0 shutout of Hazel Green. The losses show the gap the Jets have to close. Gadsden City beat them 36-6 on Oct. 22, and Sparkman edged them 13-6 on Oct. 13.

Hewitt-Trussville is the standard on the other sideline. The Huskies are one of the powers of the 6A bracket, and the program’s flag account still points to the inaugural state title it won in 2021, before flag became an official AHSAA championship sport.

Three of the Jets’ six wins were shutouts, so the defense has traveled before. The game is also one of eight first round matchups in the Class 6A bracket, while eight other teams, including Spain Park and Smiths Station, sit out the week on byes and wait for the winners.

For James Clemens, the math is simple. The Jets have already shown they can pitch a shutout and score in bunches against their own level. Tuesday asks them to do it in the hardest building in the bracket.