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The New Brockton Gamecocks (6-5) saw their season come to a close on Friday with a 42-14 loss on the road to the Leroy Bears (8-3) in the opening round of the Class 2A State Playoffs.

Former Daleville High and Troy standout Brandon Burks closed out his rookie season with the Canadian Football League last week and is excited for his future.

After a week off, the Daleville Warhawks (5-4) will travel north to Tallapoosa County to meet the Reeltown Rebels (8-2, 6-0) in the opening round of the Class 2A State Playoffs.

With just one game left on the regular season schedule, the Daleville Warhawks (4-4, 3-3) will look to secure a playoff spot against Class 2A, Region 2 foe Barbour County Jaguars (0-7, 0-6) on Friday.

Winning on the road isn’t easy at any level but the Daleville Warhawks (4-4, 3-2) are making a habit out of it as they dominated area foe Geneva County Bulldogs (5-3, 4-2) 50-20 on Friday.

The Daleville Warhawks had an opportunity to take sole ownership of third place in Class 2A, Region 2 on Friday against the first place Abbeville Yellow Jackets but a mistake-filled game led to a 54-0 loss.

Former Daleville and Troy star running back Brandon Burks spent the majority of his rookie season in the Canadian Football League as a reserve player, but on Oct. 6 earned his first career start for the Toronto Argonauts.