From November 2007:

It looks like the Chamblee Bulldogs are peaking at exactly the right time.
After a hard-fought win over the Flowery Branch Falcons, Chamblee faced a new opponent in the previously undefeated (11-0) Stephens County Indians. The Indians featured a high-powered offense anchored by running back Tauren Poole, who is already committed to Tennessee. The Bulldogs needed another dazzling performance to overcome this latest obstacle.
Chamblee got just that. In a wild game filled with twists and turns, Chamblee squeezed by Stephens County 58-57 in overtime.
“It was the best game I’ve ever played, watched, or anything,” said Warren Norman. “It was fun, really fun.”
This game was memorable, to say the least. After going back and forth for most of the game. Chamblee scored a touchdown and two-point conversion to take the lead 43-42 with 45 seconds left.
The Indians quickly responded, Stephens scored a touchdown and the two-point conversion in under 25 seconds to retake the lead 50-43.
“Nobody gave up,” said quarterback Garrett Williams. “Nobody got so frustrated that they could not try.”
Despite this setback, the Bulldogs were too tough to give up. Chamblee sent the game into overtime with William’s last-second touchdown pass to Malcolm Beyah.
“We needed to win and I didn’t want to go home with a loss in the playoffs again,” said Beyah.
In overtime, the Indians drew first blood. Stephens county scored seven to shift the scoreboard to 57-50.
But the Bulldogs would not let up. Chamblee quickly countered with a touchdown of their own. Then, in a gutsy move, the Bulldogs put the whole outcome of the game on a two-point conversion. Warren Norman sprinted into the end zone untouched on a running play strung to the right.
“We practiced [the two-point conversion play] all week,” said Norman. “We had just put it in Wednesday and it turned out really well.”
The teams combined for more than 1,100 yards of total offense. Statistically, the best performance went to Norman who rushed for 291 yards and four touchdowns.
Earlier, the Bulldogs opened up the 2007 playoffs with a 47-34 win over the number two-seeded Flowery Branch Falcons. However, the final score is somewhat misleading. The competitors matched each other touchdown for touchdown until Chamblee pulled away at the end.
“I thought we played very hard and made big plays when we had to,” said Coach Showfety.
The Chamblee offense wrecked the Falcons’ defense by mixing a relentless ground game with a few downfield shots. The Bulldogs accumulated 532 yards of total offense. Also, the Chamblee offense assisted their defense by keeping the Flowery Branch’s offense off the field with several lengthy drives.
The Bulldogs’ defense deserves just as much credit as the offense. After being lit up early by the Falcons’ offensive attack, Chamblee’s defense recovered with a couple of crucial stops in the second half. Falcons quarterback Jaybo Shaw threw an interception – his fourth interception of the year – at the end of the game to put Flowery Branch in a real jam.
“Our defense played our best, we just needed a spark,” said defensive back Harold Sills who made the critical interception. “Once we got that spark, we stood up and made two good stops.”
Chamblee will face Westover in a home game on November 30th. Westover is previously 8-4, knocking off number one-seeded Henry County and number two-seeded Thomson in the first two rounds of the playoffs.
“We must defend the pass to beat Westover,” said Beyah. “That’s why Stephens County kept scoring.”