Portal at Emanuel County Institute, WTOC End Zone Game of the Week

TWIN CITY, Ga. (WTOC) - It’s almost time for our week 11 Game of the Week which brings us to Emanuel County Institute for the Bulldog’s second appearance on an End Zone Game of the Week this season. As we reach the regular season finale for ECI, they welcome Portal with the chance to clinch their region outright with a win over the Panthers.Portal had just four wins last season and started the 2026 season with a 33-point loss. Since that defeat it’s been seven straight Panther wins including three by a single score. Portal last claimed a region crown in 2023, which was also the last time that they beat ECI and it was a 40-0 victory. The current senior were on that squad meaning they know what it takes to both win a region, but also to beat the Bulldogs.“We do hope that we’re in it in the fourth quarter and have a chance to rely on some of the experience we’ve had in those moments before,” said Jason McEachin. “It’s going to be a challenge, but we do hope to make it a fourth quarter gam