The clock is ticking a bit louder this week as the high school football season is already diving into its final month of competition. Time flies when you're having fun.

Only one team in the Athens-area remains undefeated after East Jackson had its victorious run snapped by Hebron Christian in Week 7, and that's 2024 4A state champion North Oconee, who hosts Madison County on Friday for its homecoming.

Here are five games to watch in Week 8 of the 2025 season:

Athens-area high school football games to watch in Week 8

North Oconee (6-0, 1-0) vs. Madison County (3-2, 0-1)

When: Friday, Oct. 3; 7:30 p.m.

Where: North Oconee High School

North Oconee hasn't lost a football game since Nov. 24, 2023, when the Titans fell to Benedictine, 48-26, in the state quarterfinals. That's 21 straigh

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