As the opening coin toss tumbled to the turf and fans cheered madly for that tiny sliver of metal it was evident that all northeast Georgia had been waiting for this day. The Dawson County High School Tigers opened the varsity football season with a visit to John Larry Black Field at Habersham Central High School on Friday, Aug. 17 and closed out with a win over the Raiders. Winning the opening toss, the Habersham Raiders deferred the ball to the second half. The Dawson County Tigers put the setting sun at their backs and after taking the opening kick-off out to their own 22-yard line, sent the offense onto the field for the first time in 2018.