Lovett takes ‘Battle of Buckhead’; loses to Blessed Trinity

The football team won a huge rivalry game on Oct. 3 against its rival Westminster Wildcats by the score of 24-21. Lovett jumped out to an early 17-0 lead and held on for the dramatic victory. Quarterback Jonathan Carkhuff connected with Max Williams for the game-winning touchdown pass. This past Friday, the team suffered an equally dramatic loss to Blessed Trinity by the score of 42-38. Tailback Zach Boden had three touchdowns in the loss while Carkhuff threw for two touchdowns and 275 yards. With the loss, the team (4-3, 2-2) is now in fifth-place in Region 6-AA going into its bye week. … The softball team earned the No. 4-seed in Region 6-AA for the state sections in Dalton. The sectionals will be held on Friday. The squad earned the bid by defeating Decatur in the region tournament before falling to GAC. … The No. 3-ranked volleyball team (29-9) heads to the area tournament on Thursday to face Mt. Paran. The team is on a six-match winning streak, defeating Holy Innocents, Chamblee, and Decatur last week.