The Bulloch Academy Gators remain perfect on the season at 3-0 but their game last Friday night in Lyons against Robert Toombs was far from perfect.

The Gators managed to escape with a 38-36 win in overtime, in a game in which they were flagged a total of 24 times for 280 yards. Something coach Aaron Phillips has never seen before and hopes he will never see again.

“What we have to take away from a game like that is the experience of playing six overtimes, and to try and clean things up on both sides of the ball,” Phillips said. “You have to try and be positive with the kids and they never quit fighting. Even when we were down in overtime, they just kept getting off the mat and fighting back.”

This week will be one of the biggest tests for the Gators so far. They welcome in the No. 1 ra

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