Bye week not enough to prepare North Springs for Tucker’s offensive surge

Despite having a bye the previous week, the football team had no answers for the high-powered Tucker Tigers. The final score on Friday night was 49-7 in favor of Tucker. North Springs looks to rebound next week on the road against division foe Stone Mountain. The Spartans could use a win after losing to the top three teams (Marist, SW DeKalb, and Tucker) in Region 6-AAAA in consecutive weeks. … The softball team looked to enter the playoffs with a late season surge. After a 9-3 loss to South Cobb on Oct. 2, the Spartans finished the regular season in winning form by beating Chamblee 6-3. In the first round of the Region Tournament, however, the Spartans lost 8-0 against top-ranked Marist. The team proceeded to beat SW DeKalb 3-2, but lost to Forsyth Central 8-0. … The volleyball team finished the regular season with two losses (Riverwood and North Cobb) and two wins (Forsyth Central and Tucker). In the first round of the Tegion Tournament last Saturday, the Spartans lost to Chamblee, 2-0.