Eli Cooling, who was recently named All-Region 8AA Player of the Year, reacts after a goal in Franklin County’s first ever state playoff game victory.

Will Gipson comes to the line to win the Georgia Class AA State Championship in the 1,600 meters Thursday in Athens. The win was Gipson’s third state championship in the last year. He added a fourth, in the 3,200 meters, later in the same meet. (Photos by Shane Scoggins)

Nava Ware clears the bar in the high jump at the state meet. (Photo by Shane Scoggins)

Gavin Holman makes a catch in rightfield during a state semifinal game at Morgan County Thursday. (Photo by Shane Scoggins)

The Franklin County Lions celebrate after winning a three-game series at Appling County last week in Baxley. The win advanced Franklin to the state semifinals for the second year in a row. (Photo courtesy of the Franklin County Lions Baseball Facebook page)

Coach Chuck Holland will take the Franklin County Football Lions to Habersham Central Friday for a spring scrimmage game at 7:30 p.m.

Senior Caden Cawthon rounds third on his way to score one of Franklin County’s 29 runs in a two-game sweep of Thomson Thursday in the second round of the state playoffs. (Photos by Shane Scoggins)

The Franklin County Lion and Lady Lion track teams will compete next week in the Class AA State Track Championships in Athens.

The senior class members of the Franklin County Lion Soccer season set records for the school. The team’s season ended Friday with a 3-1 loss to defending state champion Drew Charter.

Freshman Ryland Lowery stops a Morgan County penalty shot during Franklin County’s first-round state playoff victory Friday at Jeff Davis Field at Ed Bryant Stadium. (Photo by Shane Scoggins)