BEARVILLE — After a six-hour trip here from Gadsden, Ala., Coosa Christian School took the field Friday night against Pierce County by ripping through a banner that read “Real football is played in Alabama.”
Bears’ senior Joe Drew would beg to differ. In this interstate matchup of high school powerhouses at Bears Stadium, Georgia was the home to “real football.”
With Drew leading the way, defending Class AA champion Pierce County (1-0) rolled to a 41-7 victory against Alabama’s Class A Private School runner-up the past two seasons.
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