Friday night, 126 teams and more than 1,500 participants continued the fight to find a cure for cancer.

Relay for Life activities in Houston County filled a track at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter.

Festivities, including live entertainment, started well-ahead of the 6:30 opening ceremony.

The hope is that money raised will advance researchers steps closer to finding a way to fight the disease that affects so many.

Some walkers told us they're celebrating their own survival and courage, while others were walking either for loved ones lost, those still fighting, and those who conquered the disease.

This year's event raised more than $305,000 for the American Cancer Society's work.

Teams will keep it going throughout the night and finish Saturday morning.

The GBI's Perry office says a Houston County deputy shot a man who drove away from a traffic stop and then rammed two patrol cars with a vehicle.

The unidentified suspect is in critical condition at the the Medical Center of Central Georgia, according to Rodney Wall, GBI special agent in charge of the Perry office.

He says it happened around 3 p.m. on Moody Road.

Wall said the deputy tried to pull the car over in "a routine traffic stop."

The driver would not stop.

Three other Houston County deputies joined the pursuit before the driver finally stopped just south of Lake Placid Road.

When officers got out, Wall says the driver rammed the vehicle into two patrol cars.

According to the GBI, a deputy then fired multiple gunshots at the man, who was still inside the car.  Wall says, there is no indication the man was armed at this time.

Here are your prep tournament scores reported to 13WMAZ for Wednesday, May 15:

GHSA Boys State Soccer Semi-finals:

Houston County 5  Starrs Mill 0 (Bears play McIntosh Saturday for 5A Title)

Hebron Christian 5  FPD 1