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GHSA announces new classes

City, larger private schools get good news

City and private schools took a hit in reclassification two years ago with a new 3.0 multiplier. They are probably smiling today.

 

The Georgia High School Association on Wednesday placed its 457 member schools into classifications for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 academic years, and some larger county public schools got the worst of it.

 

Nineteen schools are moving into the highest classification, now called Class 6A and containing 64 football-playing schools instead of the current 45. All are county schools.

 

The 19 are Alexander, Alpharetta, Arabia Mountain, Chapel Hill, Douglas County, Effingham County, Etowah, Grovetown, Heritage-Conyers, Houston County, New Manchester, Newnan, North Atlanta, North Forsyth, Paulding County, Rockdale County, Shiloh, South Cobb and Tift County. They may appeal.

 

Milton is the only school currently in the highest class assigned to a lower one. Milton got a similar assignment in 2021 and petitioned to play in the highest class.

 

City schools Buford, Carrollton, Marietta and Valdosta are slated to remain in the highest class, but Gainesville, Dalton and Rome will be in 5A, one from the top. They’re currently in 6A, one from the top, but likely relieved that they didn’t get a promotion into the expanded highest class.

 

Cartersville is going from 5A to 4A. Jefferson and Calhoun, also now in 5A, will go to 3A. Thomasville went from 3A to Class A Division I.

 

The larger private schools also got favorable reclass outcomes.

 

Current 6A schools St. Pius, Blessed Trinity and Marist ended up in Class 4A. Slated for 3A are Greater Atlanta Christian (currently in 5A) and Benedictine and Westminster (both 4A). Lovett was moved to 2A from 4A. Woodward Academy, at 5A, is set to be the only private school in either of the two highest classes.


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Arabia Mountain at Tucker

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Adams Stadium, Atlanta

Records, rankings: Arabia Mountain is 8-1 overall, 4-0 in Region 4-5A and unranked; Tucker is 6-3, 4-0 and unranked.

Last meeting: Arabia Mountain won 14-13 in 2022.

Things to know: The winner will be the region champion. It would be the first title for either DeKalb County school since 2017. Tucker, which won state titles in 2008 and 2011, is on the rise again under second-year coach Wayne Jones, who had coached 30 years in North Carolina before joining Tucker’s staff in 2020. Tucker is the flashier, higher-scoring team with an average score of 40-27. Jordan McCoy has rushed for 1,475 yards and 24 touchdowns. Jamar Graham has passed for 1,316 yards. As a sophomore, Graham led Cedar Grove to the 2021 Class 3A title and passed for a finals record five touchdowns in the championship game. Tucker DE C.J. Jackson is committed to LSU. Arabia Mountain is more defensive-minded and averages just 250 total yards per game but allows only 148.8. The Rams’ average score is 27-11. They’ve won eight straight games after losing to Jackson of Atlanta 16-15 in the opener. The team’s best all-around player is probably TE/DE Daniel Ndukwe, who is committed to James Madison.

 

Cairo at Bainbridge

 

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Centennial Field, Bainbridge

Records, rankings: Cairo is 8-1 overall, 3-0 in Region 1-4A and No. 8; Bainbridge is 7-2, 3-0 and No. 3.

Last meeting: Bainbridge won 53-20 in 2022.

Watch the game: Online at NFHS Network.

Things to know: The winner will be the region champion. It would be Cairo’s first title since 2018. Bainbridge is the defending champion. In the 2022 game, Bainbridge trailed 13-7 after one quarter but scored seven of the game's next eight touchdowns. Antavious Murphy had nine receptions for 174 yards and two touchdowns, and Keenan Phillips rushed for 109 yards. Both are back. Phillips has rushed for 1,198 yards. Murphy has 777 receiving yards, 1,089 all-purpose yards and 15 touchdowns. Cairo has won eight straight games since an opening 38-0 loss to Thomas County Central. K.J. Spence has rushed for 754 yards and 17 touchdowns. He ran for 288 yards and four touchdowns in Cairo’s most recent game against Westover. Juderek Gee-Simmons has passed for 946 yards and 11 touchdowns. Cairo has played the 39th-toughest schedule in Class 4A, according to the Maxwell Ratings. Bainbridge has played the eighth-toughest. Bainbridge has won the past six games in this series that dates to 1922. Bainbridge leads the series 36-35-7.

 

Coffee at Ware County

 

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Memorial Stadium, Waycross

Records, rankings: Coffee is 9-0 overall, 4-0 in Region 1-5A and No. 1; Ware County is 7-2, 4-0 and No. 5.

Last meeting: Ware County won 31-6 in 2022.

Watch the game: Online at NFHS Network.

Things to know: The winner will be the region champion. It would be Coffee’s first region title since 2015. Ware is the defending region and Class 5A champion. In the 2022 game, Ware County dominated the final two quarters after leading only 10-6 at halftime. R.J. Boyd rushed for 95 yards. Dae’Jeaun Dennis rushed for 79. Both are back. New QB Luke Hooks has thrown for 1,515 yards and 19 touchdowns, six to Quintin Orange. Ware County gets 57.8% of its yards passing. Coffee is almost a two-to-one rushing team in yards. Fred Brown has rushed for a school-record 1,434 yards and 16 touchdowns. Coffee has not allowed more than 14 points in any game. The teams have two common out-of-region opponents. Coffee beat Bainbridge 23-14. Bainbridge beat Ware County 35-21. Both beat Richmond Hill by 21 points. Ware County has played the 10th-toughest Class 5A schedule. Coffee has played the 40th-toughest. A victory would give Coffee its first 10-0 regular season since 1982.

 

Darlington at Trion

 

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sam R. McCain Memorial Stadium, Trion

Records, rankings: Darlington is 6-3 overall, 4-1 in Region 7-A Division I and unranked; Trion is 9-0, 5-0 and No. 2.

Last meeting: Darlington won 44-13 in 2022.

Watch the game: Online at NFHS Network.

Things to know: Trion can win its first region championship since 2003 with a victory but must break a nine-game losing streak against Darlington, the defending champion. The last coach to win a region title at Trion, Mark Loudermilk, is now Darlington’s offensive line coach. Trion also can achieve its first 10-0 regular season since the 1974 Class B championship season. In the 2022 game between these two, Darlington’s D’Marion Floyd rushed for 175 yards and three touchdowns, recovered a kickoff and forced a fumble in a runaway victory. He’s back as a senior and remains the offensive focal point, but QB Luke Parker got his first varsity start in the most recent game and threw five TD passes in a 49-7 victory over Armuchee. Trion is averaging 44.2 points per game, which ranks second in Class A Division I. Trion’s Toby Maddux has rushed for 1,385 yards and 25 touchdowns, at least two in every game. Kade Smith has thrown for 1,377 yards and 17 touchdowns and is a good runner. Ethan Willingham has 556 receiving yards.

Grayson at Parkview

 

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Big Orange Jungle, Lilburn

Records, rankings: Grayson is 7-2 overall, 3-1 in Region 4-7A and No. 8; Parkview is 7-2, 3-1 and No. 7.

Last meeting: Parkview won 28-21 in 2022.

Watch the game: Online at NFHS Network.

Things to know: Grayson will win the region with a victory. The Rams have won three straight games after losing to then-No. 6 Newton 31-27 in their region opener Sept. 29. Parkview will win the region with a victory if Newton (7-2, 2-2) beats Archer (5-4, 3-1) on Friday. In the 2022 game between these two, Parkview broke a five-game losing streak in the series. Khyair Spain rushed for 215 yards. He’s been injured this season. Also out is Georgia Tech-committed RB Trelain Maddox. Parkview’s Jaiden Jenkins has passed for 1,220 yards and become more central to the offense in their absence. WR/DB Mike Matthews (Tennessee) and DB Jalyn Crawford (Auburn) are other top Parkview players. Grayson is an outstanding passing team. Jeff Davis has thrown for 2,051 yards and 25 touchdowns with only one interception. Other top Grayson players are TE Kylan Fox and OL Waltclaire Flynn, both committed to Central Florida. Both teams have new coaches. Santavious Bryant is a former Grayson assistant who spent last season at Gainesville. Joe Sturdivant is a former Parkview player who most recently was head coach at Providence Christian.

 

Jefferson at Eastside

 

When, where: 7:30 p.m. today, Homer Sharp Stadium, Covington

Records, rankings: Jefferson is 9-0 overall, 5-0 in Region 8-5A and No. 3; Eastside is 7-2, 5-0 and unranked.

Last meeting: Jefferson won 35-7 in 2022.

Watch the game: Online at NFHS Network.

Things to know: The winner will be the region champion. It would be Eastside’s first title since 2018. Jefferson is the defending champion. Eastside, ranked No. 13 in the Maxwell Ratings’ Class 5A rankings, is one of the state’s more consistently solid but under-the-radar programs. The Eagles haven’t had a losing season since 2005. While Jefferson has won three region titles since Eastside’s most recent one, Eastside trails only 6-5 in state-playoff victories in that time. Eastside is bland but effective on offense. Jayden Barr has 968 all-purpose yards and 17 touchdowns. Payton Shaw, a sophomore quarterback, has thrown for 837 yards. Anquez Cobb has rushed for 658 yards. Jaquez Cobb is the leading tackler. Jefferson is similarly a more run-based team. Clemson-committed RB/LB Sammy Brown has rushed for 1,269 yards and 21 touchdowns. Gavin Markey has thrown for 953 yards and 14 touchdowns.

 

Jenkins County at Portal

 

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Portal Athletic Complex, Portal

Records, rankings: Jenkins County is 9-0 overall, 3-0 in Region 3-A Division I and No. 6; Portal is 6-3, 3-0 and unranked.

Last meeting: Jenkins County won 18-6 in 2022.

Things to know: The winner will be the region champion. Jenkins County hasn’t won a region title since 1960. Portal has never won a region title. Jenkins County has won nine straight games against Portal. Jenkins County’s Robtravious Coney has rushed for 1,076 yards and 19 touchdowns. QB Christian Wilson has rushed for more than 100 yards in a game twice. Jenkins County has completed only 13 passes. Portal, winless two seasons ago, has its most victories since 2011. Though unranked by GHSF Daily, the Panthers are ranked No. 10 in Class A Division II by the Maxwell Ratings and MaxPreps. The Panthers have a balanced offense. QB Elijah Coleman has passed for 1,011 yards and 12 touchdowns and rushed for 813 yards and 12 touchdowns. Amir Jackson, a top-100 national prospect committed to Florida as a tight end, has 748 all-purpose yards. Both teams are in the top 10 of points and points allowed in Class A Division II. Jenkins County’s average score is 42-13. Portal’s is 32-15. Portal has four shutouts.

Morgan County at Harlem

 

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Bulldog Stadium, Harlem

Records, rankings: Morgan County is 8-1 overall, 4-0 in Region 4-3A and No. 7; Harlem is 7-2, 4-0 and unranked.

Last meeting: Harlem won 34-17 in 2022.

Watch the game: On television on WJBF MeTV 6.2 (Augusta)

Things to know: As it was a year ago, this game is for the region title. It would be Morgan County’s first title since 2017. Harlem last season claimed its first region title since 1974. Harlem is a contender again despite graduating its leading passer, rusher, receiver and tackler. Ethan Evangelista has passed for 1,678 yards and 21 touchdowns and rushed for 476 yards and 10 touchdowns. Elijah Evangelista has 43 receptions for 625 yards and seven touchdowns. Harlem has lost only to Elbert County 21-20 and to South Carolina’s Midland Valley 42-35. Harlem’s average score is 38-19. Morgan County’s loss came to Greene County 24-14. Its best victory was over Monroe Area, ranked No. 7 in Class 3A at the time. Morgan County’s average score is 38-9. Jaydon Dorsey has rushed for 1,102 yards and 14 touchdowns in an offense that is two-thirds tilted toward the run. Neither team has played a schedule among the top 35 in Class 3A, according to the Maxwell Ratings.

 

North Murray at Rockmart

 

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, The Rock, Rockmart

Records, rankings: North Murray is 7-2 overall, 5-0 in Region 7-2A and unranked; Rockmart is 7-2, 5-0 and No. 6.

Last meeting: Rockmart won 66-34 in 2022.

Things to know: The winner will be the region champion. Rockmart can win its 50th consecutive region game and seventh straight region title. Rockmart went 29 years without a title until starting this run in 2017 under coach Biff Parson, who is 78-17 in his eight seasons. The Yellow Jackets made the 2022 quarterfinals, losing to Fitgerald in overtime. This Rockmart team’s best player is probably RB/LB Brent Washington, who has rushed for 556 yards and is one of the leading tacklers. Rockmart is more passing proficient than usual. Tristan Anderson, with 764 yards, is one of Class 2A’s top receivers. North Murray is an offensive juggernaut. The Mountaineers average 449 yards and 37.8 points per game. They have a 2,000-yard passer (Skyler Williams), 1,000-yard rusher (Williams) and 1,000-yard receiver (Judson Petty). Petty also has rushed for 442 yards and is a two-way starter with 41 solo tackles. If North Murray scores the upset, it would be the program’s second region title, first since 2019.

 

Troup at LaGrange

 

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Callaway Stadium, LaGrange

Records, rankings: Troup is 8-1 overall, 5-1 in Region 4-4A and No. 9; LaGrange is 7-2, 5-1 and unranked.

Last meeting: LaGrange won 38-34 in 2022.

Watch the game: Online at NFHS Network.

Things to know: These county rivals are playing for the region’s No. 2 seed unless Whitewater (5-4, 3-3) upsets Starr’s Mill (6-3, 3-1), which would give the Troup-LaGrange winner the title. The difference between No. 2 and No. 3 is home field for the first round of the playoffs and the all-important championship of each other. The schools are four miles apart and share their home stadium. Troup was Class 4A’s No. 3 team in preseason but lost all-state QB Taeo Todd to injury and fell to Starr’s Mill 20-18 on Sept. 22. The Tigers have responded with four straight region wins, the big one a 28-14 decision over fourth-place Trinity Christian last week. Troup remains armed with Division I commits Noah Dixon (committed to Clemson) and LB Qua Birdsong (Central Florida). Logan Sinkfield, who has several mid-major offers, has moved to quarterback and has 587 yards rushing and 628 passing, numbers not unlike Todd’s. LaGrange, a dynasty some 20 years ago with three state titles in one four-year term, is 32-12 in four seasons under Matt Napier (brother of Florida coach Billy Napier). That’s after going 6-34 the previous four seasons. LaGrange has a balanced offense. Malachi Kemp has thrown for 1,515 yards and 13 touchdowns. LaGrange allows only 66.2 yards rushing per game.

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On TV

Friday

*Brunswick at Effingham County, 7:30 p.m., WSAV-CW (Savannah)

*Lambert at Milton, 7:30 p.m., GPB

*Morgan County at Harlem, WJBF MeTV 6.2 (Augusta)

*Norcross at North Gwinnett, 8 p.m., Peachtree Sports Network

Today’s interviewee is Fellowship Christian coach John Thompson, whose team plays at home tonight against Union County in a game that will decide the Region 8-2A championship. Thompson joined Fellowship’s staff in 2021 and was promoted from defensive coordinator for this season. He is a former defensive coordinator or co-coordinator at Southern Miss, Ole Miss, Florida, Arkansas and South Carolina. He was East Carolina’s head coach in 2003 and 2004 and was Georgia State’s first defensive coordinator under Bill Curry starting in 2008.

 

John Thompson,

Fellowship Christian head coach

1. After you left college football and settled into high school coaching, did you anticipate being a head coach again? How did that come about? “I had retired after the ’15 season and was in private business. I went by to see Tim McFarlin at Blessed Trinity. I had known him since the mid-1990s. He used to visit us at Southern Miss. Tim’s defensive coordinator took another job. This was in May of ’17. So I said, ‘Yeah, I’d like to do that. That sounds like fun.’ I had some big-time players who are going to keep playing for a while – Steele Chambers at Ohio State and J.D. Bertrand at Notre Dame. Both were starting linebackers and played offense too. We won 29 of 30 games and two state championships. I went back into private business and found I’m not a businessman. The only thing I know how to do is coach. When Tim came over here, I joined him again. I had so much respect for the kind of man and coach he is. So I came here for two years. Then when Tim went to Georgia Tech, I wanted to keep coaching. So I’m happy to be the head coach. I feel blessed and grateful.”

 

2. What’s it like being a head coach at this level? “I’m thankful to get another opportunity. The first one [at East Carolina] was not successful. It put a dent in my career. So I’m happy to have another chance. In high school, it’s less pure nuts and bolts and Xs and Os and ball coaching. I don’t get to spend near enough time on ‘do we need to play inside leverage or outside leverage?’ It’s so much more personnel, people, organization, ‘for the good of the program’ stuff. It’s a lot of who’s on the bus and who’s in the right seat. It’s travel. It’s how you practice, when you practice, who’s on your staff. The good part is that the buck stops here. You have an opportunity to make an impact because so many of your decisions are final instead of running it up the pole. In college, we had such a support staff. You’ve got your training staff, your strength-and-conditioning staff, your operations staff, fundraising. I was able to work more Xs and Os in college because the things that ran the program were already in place. At this size school, it’s the moms. We couldn’t run this football team without the mothers, and we’ve got some great ones on our team. I had two calls when I got in this morning. One from you. One from a mother. I called her first. I didn’t envision that being so critical.”

 

3. You mentioned you have worked under 22 head coaches. What mentors/people shaped you the most as a head coach, and how? “It’s a cliché, but I have stolen a little bit from every one of them, but for the ones that I can highlight, I’d start with Bill Curry. I worked with him twice, once at Alabama and once at Georgia State. Just as a man, as a believer, doing it for all the right reasons, he had a major impact on my life and coaching and still does. Probably the next one is a guy named Jeff Bower, who was at Southern Miss. I talked with Jeff this morning. We talk multiple times a week. He had a gift for picking the right players. I’m looking at my wall and I look at a guy like Pat Surtain. We went down to New Orleans and saw him play point guard and thought he’d be a good corner, and he might’ve been one of the best ever. Jeff Bower built a bond. The teams we had at Southern Miss, the coaches and players, are closer than any other where I’ve coached. Obviously, I could go on to Lou Holtz to Steve Spurrier to Nick Saban. Those are three iconic guys. Holtz had a great plan. He had a plan for everything down to every detail. Spurrier was awfully fun to be around if you got the ball back to him. We tried to get the ball back to him. Let me just say that. He was a lot of fun off the field recruiting and playing golf. Houston Nutt, Ron Zook and Dennis Franchione also were really successful at a high level that I learned from.”

 

4. Where do you feel your Fellowship team stands at this point in the season? You’ve got quite a few college prospects for a smaller school.  “We’ve got guys with P5 offers [such as] Josh Petty [an offensive lineman and top-50 prospect nationally as a junior]. Every school has been here. I can look at my board now – 82 schools across the country, Georgia, Alabama, everybody in the SEC. Our running back, C.J. Givers, has gotten a lot of attention. Evan Haynes has gotten attention. Josh Milhollin has. Our quarterback [Jonathan Gransby]. Everybody on our offensive line, not all Power 5, but people are coming to look at them. On the other hand, we have a very young team. We’ve got nine seniors. A couple are hurt. So there are not many guys that have been with us for three years. And by young, I mean 14 and 15 years old that have never been put through a program like this because it’s new. We can’t say it’s inexperienced because it’s our 10th game now. But for some of these guys, we’ve had to put them in the microwave when we would’ve loved to put them in the crock pot and tenderize them more. There’s growing pains with that. But I couldn’t be more happy coaching this team. They want to do well, and that just drives me as a coach to want to do more for them.”

 

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100 Greatest

GHSA Finals

No. 27: Marietta 14, Columbus 7 (1967 Class 3A)

Points allowed

Here are the top 10 teams in points allowed per game, by classification:

 

Class 7A

7.7 - Buford

10.6 - Osborne

11.2 - Carrollton

12.1 - Milton

12.8 - Walton

13.6 - Norcross

14.2 - Peachtree Ridge

14.3 - Grayson

14.3 - Newton

14.7 - Harrison

 

Class 6A

7.9 - Thomas County Central

8.6 - Rome

9.9 - Marist

10.3 - Woodward Academy

11.0 - Dunwoody

11.1 - Lovejoy

11.2 - Roswell

11.4 - Gainesville

11.8 - North Atlanta

12.8 - Blessed Trinity

 

Class 5A

5.4 - Coffee

10.2 - Jefferson

11.0 - Arabia Mountain

11.9 - Cartersville

14.9 - Mays

15.1 - Harris County

15.2 - Chapel Hill

15.7 - Ola

16.1 - Eastside

16.7 - Ware County

 

Class 4A

7.1 - North Oconee

9.9 - Troup

10.8 - Holy Innocents

11.9 - Starr's Mill

13.0 - Stockbridge

13.1 - LaGrange

13.8 - Druid Hills

14.1 - Cairo

14.4 - Spalding

14.6 - Benedictine

 

Class 3A

5.8 - Calvary Day

9.0 - Morgan County

10.0 - Stephens County

11.4 - Upson-Lee

11.9 - Carver (Columbus)

12.3 - Mary Persons

13.4 - Savannah Christian

16.3 - Hephzibah

16.6 - Douglass

16.6 - Bremen

 

Class 2A

5.1 - Therrell

7.6 - Pierce County

8.1 - Toombs County

10.1 - Thomson

10.3 - North Cobb Christian

10.8 - Appling County

12.6 - Cook

12.7 - Rockmart

13.4 - Columbia

14.0 - ACE Charter

 

Class A Division I

6.7 - Swainsboro

9.7 - Bryan County

10.8 - Trion

11.6 - Lamar County

13.4 - Dublin

14.6 - Commerce

16.3 - Prince Avenue Christian

17.2 - Darlington

17.6 - Bacon County

17.8 - Oglethorpe County

 

Class A Division II

7.6 - Greene County

9.6 - Manchester

11.4 - Schley County

12.6 - Jenkins County

13.6 - Johnson County

14.0 - Telfair County

14.1 - Macon County

14.6 - Portal

14.6 - Clinch County

14.6 - Lanier County

 

GIAA

4.9 - Flint River Academy

5.4 - Bethlehem Christian

6.1 - Edmund Burke Academy

8.5 - Bulloch Academy

11.1 - St. Anne-Pacelli

12.1 - Valwood

13.2 - George Walton Academy

14.2 - Strong Rock Christian

14.8 - Gatewood

15.0 - John Milledge Academy

Auburn freshman center Connor Lew is the SEC freshman of the week. He made his first start and played every snap against Mississippi State and helped lead the Tigers to 416 total yards in a victory last week. For what Georgia high school did Lew play and represent as an AJC Super 11 pick last season? (Answer Friday)

 

Answer to Wednesday’s question: Georgia Tech center Weston Franklin, the ACC’s offensive lineman of the week, played high school football at Wayne County.

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Here is this week’s schedule with projected margins of victory, courtesy of the Maxwell Ratings. The projected winner is on the left. The projected margin of victory is on the right. The Maxwell computer ratings take into account each team’s historical and current season performance. The projected margins additionally consider actual scoring patterns and so may not match the projected margins when using the ratings alone. Games involving out-of-state teams are not included because of lack of data on those opponents, but they are listed below.

Today’s games

Callaway vs. Landmark Christian -56

Chamblee vs. Lithonia -15

Decatur vs. M.L. King -20

Denmark vs. Forsyth Central -23

Eagle's Landing Christian vs. McNair -16

East Paulding at Alexander -36

Fellowship Christian vs. Union Co. -4

Flowery Branch at Heritage, Conyers -17

GMC Prep vs. Twiggs Co. -35

Jefferson at Eastside -13

Jones Co. vs. Union Grove -41

Macon Co. at Marion Co. -36

Manchester at Taylor Co. -29

Mays vs. Lithia Springs -34

Ola vs. Dutchtown -8

Sandy Creek vs. Douglass -12

Southwest vs. Central, Macon -40

Thomson at Westside, Augusta -33

Washington vs. Mount Paran Christ. -13

 

Friday’s games

Adairsville at Coahulla Creek -17

Alcovy vs. Rockdale Co. -36

Appling Co. vs. Brantley Co. -40

Aquinas at Warren Co. -34

Arabia Mountain vs. Tucker 0

Athens Academy vs. East Jackson -10

Bainbridge vs. Cairo -9

Baldwin at Griffin -20

Bethlehem Christ. vs. George Walton -4

Blessed Trinity vs. Lassiter -41

Bowdon at Mount Zion, Carroll -42

Bradwell Institute vs. Greenbrier -19

Bremen at Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe -23

Brooks Co. at Pelham -8

Brookstone vs. Heritage, Newnan -39

Brunswick at Effingham Co. -7

Bryan Co. vs. Claxton -41

Buford vs. Central Gwinnett -44

Bulloch Academy at Pinewood Christ. -14

Burke Co. vs. Southeast Bulloch -33

Butler at Josey -20

Calvary Day vs. Beach -50

Cambridge at North Springs -34

Camden Co. at Lowndes -14

Cedar Grove vs. Carver, Atlanta -31

Cedartown vs. Northwest Whitfield -19

Central, Carrollton at Heritage, Ring. -22

Cent. Fellowship vs. Thom. Jefferson -30

Chapel Hill at Villa Rica -2

Chattahoochee Co. at Central, Talbot -17

Cherokee vs. Kennesaw Mountain -8

Cherokee Christian at Lanier Christian -34

Clarke Central vs. Winder-Barrow -23

Coffee at Ware Co. -14

Collins Hill vs. Dacula -30

Colquitt Co. vs. Richmond Hill -33

Columbia vs. Towers -41

Cook at Worth Co. -20

Creekside at Banneker -36

Dade Co. vs. Armuchee -18

Dooly Co. at Hawkinsville -8

Douglas Co. at South Paulding -41

Druid Hills vs. Stone Mountain -34

East Coweta at Pebblebrook -28

East Laurens vs. Jefferson Co. -10

Edmund Burke at Briarwood Academy -22

ECI vs. Montgomery Co. -41

Fannin Co. at Haralson Co. -6

First Presbyterian at Stratford Acad. -21

Fitzgerald vs. Berrien -36

Frederica Academy at St. Andrew's -10

Gainesville at Jackson Co. -42

Gatewood vs. Brentwood -10

Glynn Academy vs. Lakeside, Evans -20

Grayson at Parkview -2

GAC vs. Centennial -27

Greene Co. vs. Washington-Wilkes -18

Habersham Central at Shiloh -12

Harris Co. vs. McIntosh -26

Hephzibah at Cross Creek -32

Holy Innocents’ vs. Hapeville Charter -7

Houston Co. vs. Veterans -38

Howard vs. Westside, Macon 0

Hughes at Paulding Co. -46

Irwin Co. at Bacon Co. -4

Jackson, Atlanta at Tri-Cities -16

Jasper Co. at Oglethorpe Co. -6

Jenkins at Statesboro -9

Jenkins Co. at Portal -6

John Milledge vs. Tattnall Square -15

Johnson Co. at Hancock Central -27

Kell at Chattahoochee -29

Kendrick vs. Jordan -22

King's Academy vs. Creekside Christ. -45

LaFayette vs. Ridgeland -17

Lake Oconee vs. Piedmont Academy -27

Lakeside, Atlanta vs. Clarkston -34

Lakeview Acad. vs. Loganville Christian -2

Lamar Co. vs. Heard Co. -22

Laney at Glenn Hills -42

Lanier Co. at Charlton Co. -8

Lee Co. vs. Tift Co. -41

Lincoln Co. at Towns Co. -43

Long Co. vs. Johnson, Savannah -19

Lovejoy at Jonesboro 0

Lovett at Woodland, Stockbridge -31

Luella at Hampton -14

Lumpkin Co. at West Hall -44

Madison Co. vs. East Hall -43

Marietta vs. North Paulding -2

Marist vs. Riverwood -42

Mary Persons at Pike Co. -43

McEachern vs. Hillgrove -28

Meadowcreek vs. Berkmar -4

Metter at Screven Co. -9

Midtown vs. Johnson, Gainesville 0

Mill Creek vs. Mountain View -42

Miller Co. at Seminole Co. 0

Milton vs. Lambert -19

Mitchell Co. at Baconton Charter -22

Monroe Area vs. Hart Co. -11

Morgan Co. at Harlem -9

Mount de Sales at Athens Christian -40

Mount Vernon at St. Francis -28

Mundy's Mill vs. Morrow -28

Murray Co. vs. Gordon Central -25

Newnan at New Manchester -1

Newton at Archer -3

Norcross at North Gwinnett -11

North Atlanta vs. Dunwoody -22

North Cobb at Osborne -20

North Forsyth vs. Apalachee -41

North Hall vs. East Forsyth -13

North Oconee vs. Cherokee Bluff -37

Northeast vs. Rutland -42

Northgate vs. Drew -28

Oconee Co. vs. Franklin Co. -41

Pace Academy vs. Mount Zion, Jones. -35

Peach Co. vs. Jackson -24

Peachtree Ridge vs. Duluth -38

Pepperell at Coosa -26

Perry vs. West Laurens -42

Pierce Co. vs. Tattnall Co. -40

Prince Ave. Christian vs. Social Circle -43

Providence Christian vs. Banks Co. -20

Richmond Academy vs. Salem -21

Ringgold at Gordon Lee -3

River Ridge vs. Allatoona -7

Robert Toombs vs. Memorial Day -27

Rockmart vs. North Murray -18

Rome vs. Etowah -41

Roswell vs. Alpharetta -27

Savannah Christian at Liberty Co. -34

Savannah Country Day vs. Groves -41

Schley Co. at Greenville -48

Sequoyah at Woodstock -31

Skipstone Academy vs. Calvary Christ. -8

Sonoraville vs. Southeast Whitfield -41

South Effingham vs. Evans -6

South Gwinnett vs. Brookwood -11

Southland Acad. at Deerfield-Windsor -7

SW Ga. Academy at Georgia Christ. -16

Spencer at ACE Charter -15

Sprayberry at Pope -4

St. Anne-Pacelli at Westfield -29

St. Pius vs. South Cobb -34

Starr's Mill at Whitewater -14

Stephens Co. at Hebron Christian -16

Stephenson vs. Southwest DeKalb -28

Stockbridge vs. McDonough -42

Sumter Co. at Jeff Davis -12

Swainsboro vs. Dublin -11

Telfair Co. vs. Treutlen -30

Temple vs. Crawford Co. -42

Terrell Academy at Tiftarea Academy -7

Terrell Co. at Randolph-Clay -7

Therrell vs. B.E.S.T. Academy -31

Thomas Co. Cent. vs. Northside, W.R. -40

Toombs Co. at Vidalia -27

Trinity Christian vs. Fayette Co. -41

Trion vs. Darlington -24

Troup vs. LaGrange -8

Turner Co. at Atkinson Co. -21

Valwood at Brookwood School -20

Walker at Pinecrest Academy -7

Walnut Grove at Chestatee -21

Walton at Wheeler -29

Warner Robins vs. Locust Grove -42

Washington Co. at Putnam Co. -3

Wesleyan vs. Pickens -20

West Forsyth vs. South Forsyth -30

Westlake at Campbell -36

Westminster vs. Miller Grove -11

White Co. vs. Gilmer -8

Whitefield Academy at Mount Pisgah -21

Wilcox Co. at Wheeler Co. -13

Wilkinson Co. at Glascock Co. -12

Woodward Academy vs. Forest Park -49

 

Saturday’s game

Flint River Acad. at Harvester Christ. -49

 

Other games

Early Co. at Eufaula, Ala.

Pataula Charter at Barbour Co., Ala.

GHSF Daily will select 10 games each week for the Predict the Winner contest, presented by Shuma Sports. Predictions must be submitted by 5 p.m. each Friday. Limit one entry per email address. Contest winners will be announced on Mondays at the start of each new contest and will receive an apparel prize from Shuma Sports. Click here to play.

Visit our website throughout the season for updated standings in all eight classifications

Note: All scores are courtesy of the Georgia High School Football Historians Association, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and other media outlets. If a score is not accurate, it was reported incorrectly.


All games are on Fridays unless noted. All game schedules are subject to change.

Stadium key: AV - Avondale; C - Callaway; ED - Ed Defore; HA - Henderson-Atlanta; HS - Hallford; L - Lakewood; OS - Odis Spencer; TH - Thompson

Senior players needed for Global Ambassadors Bowl 2024 in Spain

From 2008-2019, a Team Stars & Stripes squad of high school seniors each spring chose to experience a fascinating foreign country as a team over a nine-day period. Global Travel is rolling again, and we are reaching out to players and coaches nationally as we build a solid team of committed, enthusiastic high school seniors not likely to receive a college football scholarship to join and play one more game – in Spain. The tour highlight will be a ‘friendly match’ against a Spanish Under-19 All-Star team. The tour will run Saturday, March 16, through Sunday, March 24, starting in Barcelona on the Mediterranean Sea and then heading to Madrid where the Bowl game will be played. Click here for the trip itinerary and inclusions, or for more information contact coach Greg Vandagriff at 678-877-6293 or via email by clicking here.


Character Education Athletic Program: The Mike Jones Story

Looking to improve the character and discipline on your team? Former professional and All-American athlete Mike Jones is looking to save the lives and careers of our youth by sharing with them the mistakes he made that sidetracked his career. The Mike Jones Story is relatable for ANY athlete in ANY sport. Let us reinforce the same messages that I know you try to instill into your athletes daily. Character education saves lives, and that is a fact! Contact Terry White at 706-442-1337 or via email by clicking here for bookings, or visit the website by clicking here.

 

Let The Steak House Restaurant serve your team’s next pre-game meal

The Steak House Restaurant in Hawkinsville specializes in high school football team pre-game meals. We have a private dining area for traveling parties of 140 guests. We serve high school football teams every week from all over the state traveling through central Georgia. We offer special rates for football teams. Let us cater your next pre-game meal. We are located at 341 Bypass, 9 Buchan Dr., Hawkinsville. Please contact Lewis Fowler at 487-892-3383 or via email by clicking here for reservations or to get more information.

 

GHSA is recruiting officials for all sports

The GHSA is actively attempting to recruit contest officials in all sports. If you are 18 years of age or older, go to the GHSA website (ghsa.net), then click on the Officials section to access the Playing for Another Team program. Individuals merely need to provide a name and email address and indicate the sports interested in to receive registration information. For more information, contact GHSA associate director Don Corr via email by clicking here.

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Georgia High School Football Daily is a free e-mail newsletter produced and owned by Todd Holcomb and Chip Saye. Holcomb is a former lead high school football writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and co-founder of the Georgia High School Football Historians Association. Saye is a 38-year veteran of the newspaper industry who has covered high school sports for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Athens Banner-Herald, Anderson (S.C.) Independent-Mail and Gwinnett Daily News.