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Roswell senior Brody Duffy, right, tackles Gladiator Michael Hanley rushing at Johns Creek High School Oct. 3. Duffy leads Region 7 of 5A in total tackles this season.
Johns Creek falls to Hornets By ANNABELLE REITER annabelle@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga — The Roswell Hornets dominated Johns Creek Oct. 3, rolling past the host Gladiators 60-0. Up 54-0 at the half, the Hornets were buzzing, scoring on offense, defense, special teams and a safety.
Senior running back Nick Peal made it to the end zone three times. He kicked off Roswell’s first half flurry with a 21-yard rush on the first drive of the game and closed it out in a crowd in the end zone with less than a minute remaining before the break. Peal dragged eight Gladiators with him to the house after breaking a tackle at the 13 yard line. He credited his success to his
offensive line, coaching staff and the weight room. “We just keep the main thing, the main thing and we try not to spare nobody,” he said. “I feel like this is the most combined, together team that really cares about each other. We’re gonna take it far this year.”
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FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Setting itself apart as a national outlier, Fulton County Schools is celebrating a 91.9 percent graduation rate, a record bucking the post-pandemic trend of declining student performance. The school district announced its fifth year of breaking graduation records Sept. 29. Fulton County Schools says the past five years have shown a steady rise in graduation rates after spring 2020 when percentages dipped for the first time since 2012. This year’s all-time high represents a 6.4 percent increase since the pandemic-era low. While many districts nationwide are struggling with academic recovery, attendance problems and expired federal funding, the district says it is leading the way.
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