ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) — Dougherty defeated crosstown rival Westover 31-8 to claim the region title and earn Team of the Week recognition.

Sophomore quarterback Micah Joyner kept plays alive, and the Trojans capitalized on special teams mistakes in the victory.

Players reflect on the season

“It feels great,” Joyner said. “Nobody thought about it. But us, we believed in ourselves. That’s all.”

Senior wide receiver David Burgess also shared his reaction.

“I’m feeling good, man,” Burgess said. “We got a whole team we’ve been building for a long time. We do hard work just like other teams do hard work, man,” Burgess said.

“We finally got it done. We won our region,” head coach Uyl Joyner said. “I don’t know, man. I’m just happy, man.”

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