McDaniel wins cross country title

The football team had the week off and will travel to Bremen on Friday to face the formerly Class 1A ranked Blue Devils. Bremen is 2-1 and is coming off their first loss of the season, a 39-20 decision against Rockmart. It will be the last non-region game for the Raiders, who will open Region 5B-AAA play the following week at North Atlanta. The cross country teams both competed at the Marist Double Dip Invitational on Saturday. Bret McDaniel won the girls individual title with a time of 20:08, while Blais Hickey finished 12th. The girls team came in third overall. The boys team finished 19th and was paced by Daniel Cohen, who finished 44th overall. The girls team is ranked 11th overall in the state, and is No. 1 in Class 3A (rankings are according to Gatfxc.com ratings) The softball team (8-7) played seven games during the past week, winning three and losing four. The team plays Northview on Wednesday and Washington on Thursday.