GHSA mulls delaying playoffs

Bye week after third round allows for adjustment

The Georgia High School Association is considering postponing the football playoffs one week to accommodate schools that need to make up games because of Hurricane Helene, executive director Tim Scott said Monday morning. Scott said he hoped to have a decision by noon today.

“We’re looking into that and working on it right now, trying to figure out what we can do to support our schools and give them some relief,” Scott said. “It’s not just football. Don’t forget we’ve got girls flag football, softball, volleyball, cross country and cheerleading. We’re looking at all of it.”

Postponing the football playoffs is a practical option this season because of an unprecedented playoff bye week over Thanksgiving. The playoffs historically are five rounds in five weeks. This season, for the first time, there is an extra week built in between the third and fourth rounds. It is a schedule fluke associated with the availability of Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which will stage the championship games Dec. 16-18.

The playoffs are scheduled to start Friday, Nov. 8, but could start Nov. 15 and finish on time.

The GHSA is still assessing how last week’s schedule played out. Postponements are still happening. At least four games scheduled for Monday night were called off Monday morning. The schedule damage is not easily compiled since the GHSA’s 415 football-playing schools can negotiate makeup games on their own and report scores later.

According to AJC/GHSF Daily research, only 15 of last week’s 170 games were played as scheduled Friday night, and 15 were played Wednesday to get ahead of the storm. A record 54 games were moved to Saturday, and another 34 were scheduled for Monday or Tuesday. Six were canceled and won’t be made up.

About 45 games are postponed beyond this week, and about 20 of those are postponed indefinitely. Indefinite postponements involve teams whose schools remain closed or that do not have common open dates. When that occurs, teams often are forced to play two games in one week, usually Monday and Saturday games, or face a forfeit.

Lingering school closings make matters worse. South Georgia schools that are closed this week include Lowndes, Valdosta, Clinch County, Cook, Brooks County, Fitzgerald, Lanier County, Berrien and Atkinson County. Irwin County returns Thursday. Tift County will be back Wednesday. In the Augusta area, Richmond County’s eight public schools and Columbia County’s five are closed this week.

Schools typically don’t allow their sports teams to play games when school is out, but Scott noted that school districts make those rules, not the GHSA.

Coffee, despite an indefinite school closure, was playing last week’s scheduled game Monday night against Northside, though the game was moved to Warner Robins because of storm damage to Coffee’s field. Goal posts are bent, and half the scoreboard has been blown off.

Coffee also plans to play Lee County in Leesburg on Friday night despite extensive storm damage through Coffee County.

Stanley Lott, who hosts a Coffee County sports radio show, said the county had no power and limited cell service Monday morning. He said 80% of homes in the county had wind or tree damage. That includes the home of Coffee coach Mike Coe, who posted a photo of his house that was struck by a tree.

“The team is meeting this morning (Monday) at the field house, and the players will be able to take cold showers there due to no hot water and no running water in most of Coffee County,” Lott said. “Coach Coe and his coaching staff have been going door to door of each player to inform them and to check on them. Lots of players’ family homes have trees down in their driveways and can’t get out. So, the coaches are taking them to the field house. Coach Coe is having every player to take extra clothes with them.”

Scott said Coffee’s situation is not uncommon.

“Our thoughts and prayers go out to those communities,” Scott said. “We’ll do the best we can to give those people some relief. Right now everybody needs to be thinking about helping those communities and keeping them safe.”

Dowdy’s breakout game lifts Bulldoggs

Winder-Barrow’s M.J. Dowdy has one scholarship offer, from South Florida. Others are waiting for the running back’s junior film.

The highlight reel got a boost Saturday, when Dowdy rushed for a school-record 347 yards and five touchdowns in a 57-43 victory over Habersham Central. Dowdy has rushed for 1,046 yards this season in six games. He was over 1,000 yards rushing as a sophomore, too.

“He is a powerful runner who runs behind his pads,” Winder-Barrow coach Robert Paxia said. “He has good vision and patience, which allows him to set up blockers.”

The victory improved Winder-Barrow 2-0 in region play for the first time since 2017. The Bulldoggs and Clarke Central, both 4-2 overall, are tied for first place. Winder-Barrow has never won a region championship.

Dowdy is GHF Daily’s Player of the Week. The award, sponsored by Sports Turf, will be presented to Dowdy at his school Wednesday.

Top five

*Athens Academy WR/DB Keyon Standifer had three receptions for 101 yards and two touchdowns, rushed for 26 yards on three carries, intercepted two passes, returning one 50 yards for a touchdown, and returned a kickoff 77 yards in a 47-27 victory over Oglethorpe County.

*Greenville RB Tyler Render rushed for 338 yards and two touchdowns, had 10 tackles and a sack and forced a fumble in a 37-35 victory over Mount Zion of Carroll County.

*New Hampstead QB Rashawn Truell was 38-of-68 passing for a GHSA-record 635 yards and six touchdowns in an 80-47 loss to Perry. Khamari Maxwell had 21 receptions for 302 yards and three touchdowns.

*Perry WR/DB Decorrian Daniel had two receptions for 95 yards and a touchdown, seven carries for 51 yards and a touchdown, 133 kickoff return yards with a touchdown and a 75-yard interception return for a touchdown in an 80-47 victory over New Hampstead.

*Winder-Barrow RB M.J. Dowdy rushed for a school-record 347 yards and five touchdowns on 28 carries in a 57-43 victory over Habersham Central.

Best of the rest

*Bethlehem Christian RB Zeke Clanton rushed for 247 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries in a 33-0 victory over Athens Christian.

*Bryan County RB Anddreas McKinney rushed for 222 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries in a 44-19 victory over Claxton.

*Calhoun DL Sager Quinn had four solo tackles and three tackles for losses in a 24-0 victory over Adairsville.

*Cambridge WR Hudson Cocchiara had 10 receptions for 135 yards in a 30-21 victory over East Coweta.

*Cass QB Elijah Slocum rushed for 184 yards and three touchdowns and passed for 108 yards and two touchdowns in a 42-6 victory over Woodland of Cartersville.

*Cherokee DB Jordan Brown-Westbrook had 11 solo tackles and two tackles for losses in in a 42-25 victory over Etowah.

*Christian Heritage WR Ayden Pace had seven receptions for 137 yards and three touchdowns in a 41-7 victory over Coosa. 

*Dade County RB Evan Koger rushed for 213 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries in a 21-7 victory over Armuchee.

*Darlington DE/TE Henry Ledbetter had eight tackles, four tackles for losses, two sacks, a fumble recovery and an onside kick recovery in a 21-20 victory over Pepperell.

*Dawson County RB Aden Bannister rushed for 103 yards on 17 carries in a 21-16 loss to Greater Atlanta Christian.

*Dodge County RB Duke Johnson rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries and returned a fumble for a touchdown in a 49-0 victory over Southwest.

*Douglas County QB D.J. Bordeaux was 20-of-24 passing for 324 yards and four touchdowns in a 47-14 victory over Columbia.

*East Forsyth LB Jeremiah Foote had seven solo tackles, four tackles for losses and three assists in a 14-10 victory over Flowery Branch.

*Fannin County RB Carson Callihan rushed for 172 yards and three touchdowns and had four receptions for 77 yards in a 38-6 victory over Gordon Central.

*Gordon Lee RB Peyton Groce rushed for 216 yards and three touchdowns and had two solo tackles and nine assists in a 42-28 victory over Chattooga.

*Greater Atlanta Christian WR Gabe Daniels had eight receptions for 150 yards and two touchdowns in a 21-6 victory over Dawson County.

*Habersham Central QB Paris Wilbanks was 31-of-42 passing for 466 yards and three touchdowns in a 57-43 loss to Winder-Barrow. Zeke Whittington had 13 receptions for 196 yards.

*Heritage (Ringgold) PK/P Jake Collett kicked a 49-yard field goal, averaged 42.3 yards on seven punts, two downed inside the 5-yard line and two others inside the 20, and kicked three touchbacks in a 31-21 victory over Northwest Whitfield.

*Hiram RB Dashaun Williams rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown and caught a 52-yard TD pass in a 34-13 victory over Dalton.

*Houston County LB Kam Brown had two sacks, three tackles for losses and four tackles in a 56-0 victory over Veterans.

*Jackson County QB R.J. Knapp III was 14-of-16 passing for 169 yards and five touchdowns and rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown on four carries, all in the first half, in a 48-10 victory over Alcovy.

*Lakeside (Atlanta) DL Makhi Williams-Lee had six solo tackles, two tackles for losses and one assist in a 14-6 victory over Tri-Cities.

*Lamar County LB Kaden Carter had 10 solo tackles and two for losses and rushed for 40 yards in a 19-16 victory over McNair.

*Lee County DB Jacori White intercepted three passes, returned an interception for a touchdown and had four solo tackles, one pass breakup and one onside kick recovery in a 35-23 victory over Thomas County Central.

*Lithia Springs DB Devis Dean had three tackles, two interceptions and a pass breakup in a 27-0 victory over Druid Hills.

*Lovett LB Andrew Flint had a team-leading 13 tackles in a 28-6 victory over Holy Innocents’.

*Manchester RB/LB Darius Favors rushed for 269 yards on 10 carries and scored on runs of 73 and 47 yards in a 34-7 victory over Trion. He also had 10 tackles playing linebacker.

*Marist PK Drew Linniham put all eight kickoffs into the end zone and was 5-of-5 on extra points in a 47-13 victory over Southwest DeKalb. Linniham has no return yards on his 35 kickoffs this season, 29 that were touchbacks.

*Monroe Area QB Forrest Ross rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns and passed for 56 yards and two touchdowns in a 48-42 victory over East Hall.

*Morgan County QB Davis Strickland was 20-of-29 passing for 300 yards and four touchdowns in a 35-32 victory over Westside of Macon.

*Mount Vernon QB Bristan DeRocher was 23-of-28 passing for 258 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries in a 55-28 loss to Fellowship Christian.

*North Hall WR Cole Cable had eight receptions for a school-record 192 yards with touchdowns of 49, 39 and 37 yards in a 43-27 victory over Pickens.

*Northgate LB Brysen Davies had 11 solo tackles, three assists and a sack in a 23-12 victory over McIntosh.

*Rabun County RB Reid Giles rushed for 202 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries in a 50-14 victory over Providence Christian.

*Ridgeland RB Bryson Donald rushed for 197 yards and one touchdown on 23 carries and caught a 44-yard pass in a 28-23 victory over LaFayette.

*Seminole County RB/DB Devin Gale rushed for 77 yards, returned an interception 30 yards for a touchdown and was in on five tackles in a 28-12 victory over Early County.

*Social Circle PK Preston Guy kicked field goals of 37, 39 and 44 yards and made three touchbacks in a 29-22 victory over Putnam County.

*Southwest DeKalb WR Samuel Turner had five receptions for 208 yards and two touchdowns in a 47-13 loss to Marist.

*Stratford Academy LB Sal Phillips had nine tackles, two tackles for losses, one sack and one recovered fumble in a 42-7 victory over John Milledge Academy.

*Sumter County ATH Damontae Reeves rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries and returned a punt 47 yards for a touchdown in a 56-0 victory over Jordan.

*Upson-Lee LB Nytraevion Jones had nine solo tackles and four tackles for losses in a 22-20 victory over Mary Persons.

*Westside (Macon) RB K.D. Iverson rushed for 314 yards and four touchdowns, one an 80-yarder on the first play from scrimmage, in a 35-32 loss to Morgan County.

*Woodstock QB Graham Burmeister was 14-of-19 passing for 302 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown in a 28-21 victory over Creekview.

Lee County

GHSF Daily’s Offensive Line of the Week is Lee County’s unit of Jayden Daniels, Dylan Richardson, Carter Lawrence, Shavex Dixon and Dom Vigil with tight end Durrah Butler and fullback Alex Smith. They helped produce 347 total yards, 200 of it rushing, in a 35-23 victory over reigning Class 6A champion Thomas County Central. The Trojans ended Thomas Central’s 20-game winning streak and became the first team during that run to score five touchdowns against the Yellow Jackets. Lee County’s offensive line coaches are John Flath and Eric Tabor. The award, sponsored by Alfa Insurance, will be presented to the linemen at their school Wednesday.

Lines of distinction

*Eastside’s offensive line of Tagen Brown, Carlton Belgrave, Walker Roberts, Gavin Gorham and Evan Martinez paved the way for 445 total yards, 343 rushing, on only 34 plays in a 37-7 victory over Madison County.

*Fellowship Christian’s offensive line of Josh Petty, Jack Perkins, Parker Acrey, Walker McClung, Ren Gilmer and Caden Lickovitch helped the Paladins finish with season highs for total yards (424) and passing yards (156) in a 56-28 victory over Mount Vernon.

*Jefferson’s offensive line of Mikey Pauley, Clifford Williamson, John Morgan Kinney, Ty Oglesby, Vince Ledbetter, Miles Price and Ashley Eckert with tight ends Jordan Robinson and Caleb Beusse and fullbacks Josh Causey and Li'Randy Martin produced 418 total yards, 302 rushing, and 23 first downs in a 49-7 victory over West Hall.

*Wesleyan's offensive line of Lawson Koch, Philip Liebenberg, Harris Carroll, Judson Means and Eli Rickell and tight ends Connor Roush and Matthew Wright protected for Ben Brown’s five TD passes and 292 yards in a 52-7 victory over Mount Pisgah Christian.

Today’s interviewee is Woodstock coach Dan Devine, whose team defeated 20-point favorite Creekview 28-21 last week. Woodstock is 5-1, the Wolverines’ best start since 2000. They had lost 22 consecutive games when they hired Devine before the 2023 season. He had been West Forsyth’s defensive coordinator. Devine’s first Woodstock team was 2-8. Devine has been a Georgia head coach one other time, at North Springs, where his team was 6-5 in his lone season after finishing 1-9 the year before. Devine is from Yorktown, N.Y., and played college football at Gardner-Webb.

Dan Devine, Woodstock head coach

1. Tell us about the Creekview game. How was it won? “The Creekview game was a huge moment in our current season but also in our football history here at Woodstock. Having never beaten them in our history and this one being such a big region game, we were so proud of our players and coaches and their efforts on Saturday. With the hurricane and weather bumping it to Saturday, our players never wavered and gave great effort for four quarters. Our players have really responded all year and have been focused on each task at hand. By no means have we done anything yet, but we are proud of how far we’ve come thus far.”

2. What has the 5-1 start meant to the school? What's the reaction been like in the community? “The win not only was a big one in the region standings. I think it also shows that we can compete in it. We knew going in we would have to play a sound and mistake-free game, and our guys responded. The response from our administration, community and alumni has been amazing, with players and coaches from nearly a decade ago reaching out in support. Pretty awesome to see.”

 3. You inherited a Woodstock team that had lost 22 games in a row. What were the most important things that you and your staff did that have translated into a 5-1 record in less than two years? “I think when we got here, we realized the first thing the program needed was a culture shift. It needed to get back to old-school roots starting with the weight room and strength-and-conditioning program. Our administration was super supportive of that and made it an easy transition to get most of our guys in classes together to all be on the same page. The next thing was an on-the-field culture – learning how to practice, how to practice at the speed we wanted and following a structured practice environment. The in-game stuff is where it takes a little time – learning how to be in games at first, learning how to make crucial plays in big spots and learning how to finish games. That’s something that’s hard to duplicate in practice. So, in year one it was teaching all those things. Getting the two victories last year was big for morale, and heading into this year we knew we were talented. We just needed to put it all together.”

4. You're from New York, and you've had stops in between making it to Georgia. What brought you here? “We won back-to-back state championships in high school, so winning from a young age was there for me. I played college ball in North Carolina and pretty much stayed down south the rest of my career. I started my teaching and coaching career in the Charlotte area and made my way down to Georgia in 2012, where I started as the defensive coordinator at Alpharetta. In my opinion, Georgia is the best state for high school football in the country.”

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Today’s featured inductee is former University of Tennessee and Dalton High star Bill Mayo. Mayo will be inducted into the Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame on Oct. 26 at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.



Bill Mayo

Dalton High School Graduate

Bill Mayo was the AJC’s 1980 Class AAA Lineman of the Year who would become a four-year starter and consensus All-American at Tennessee. Dalton was 33-7 and played in a state final and semifinal in Mayo’s three seasons on varsity. He was a two-time first-team all-state player and was voted the state’s No. 1 college prospect as a 1980 senior in an Atlanta Constitution preseason survey of high school coaches. Dalton’s GACA Hall of Fame coach, Bill Chappell, called his 6-foot-4, 260-pound tackle “tremendously strong in the legs, which is what a lineman should be. He’s such a good blocker, he just overpowers people.” The AJC named Mayo as one of five offensive linemen on its 1987 GHSA all-integration team (1966-86). Georgia High School Football Daily in 2017 named Mayo the best player in Dalton history. At Tennessee, Mayo finished his career with more starts (44) than any player in school history. He was a two-time All-SEC player, the Touchdown Club of Atlanta’s 1984 SEC Lineman of the Year and a 1984 consensus All-American. After his playing days, Mayo returned to northwest Georgia and worked in the industrial gas business. He served as a community coach at Dalton middle and high schools, did radio broadcasts of Dalton varsity games and hosted the Dalton head coach’s TV show.

This week's Predict the Winner Contest will start Wednesday because of schedule uncertainty. 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 on 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.

Class 6A

1. (1) Carrollton (6-0)

2. (2) Buford (4-1)

3. (3) North Gwinnett (5-0)

4. (4) Camden County (5-0)

5. (5) Douglas County (5-1)

6. (6) Collins Hill (6-0)

7. (7) Grayson (4-1)

8. (8) Mill Creek (5-1)

9. (9) Valdosta (5-0)

10. (10) North Cobb (6-0)

Class 5A

1. (1) Milton (6-0)

2. (2) Lee County (6-0)

3. (4) Coffee (6-0)

4. (3) Thomas Co. Central (5-1)

5. (5) Hughes (4-1)

6. (6) Gainesville (5-1)

7. (7) Roswell (4-1)

8. (8) Houston County (5-1)

9. (9) Brunswick (5-1)

10. (10) Rome (2-2)

Class 4A

1. (1) Marist (5-0)

2. (2) Cartersville (6-0)

3. (3) Benedictine (2-2)

4. (4) Blessed Trinity (4-1)

5. (5) North Oconee (6-0)

6. (6) Warner Robins (5-1)

7. (7) Cedartown (6-0)

8. (8) Eastside (6-0)

9. (9) Cambridge (6-0)

10. (10) Ola (5-0)

Class 3A

1. (1) Sandy Creek (5-0)

2. (2) Peach County (5-1)

3. (3) Jefferson (4-2)

4. (5) Cherokee Bluff (5-0)

5. (6) Douglass (3-2)

6. (7) LaGrange (4-2)

7. (8) Cairo (3-2)

8. (9) Calhoun (2-3)

9. (10) Oconee County (2-3)

10. (NR) Whitewater (3-2)

Out: No. 4 Northwest Whitfield

Class 2A

1. (1) Pierce County (5-0)

2. (2) Morgan County (6-0)

3. (3) Carver (Columbus) (5-1)

4. (4) Burke County (4-1)

5. (5) Stephens County (3-2)

6. (6) Callaway (3-2)

7. (7) Rockmart (4-2)

8. (8) Appling County (3-2)

9. (9) Sumter County (6-0)

10. (10) Ringgold (4-2)

Class A Division I

1. (1) Toombs County (5-0)

2. (2) Dublin (5-0)

3. (3) Thomasville (4-1)

4. (4) Fannin County (6-0)

5. (5) Fitzgerald (3-1)

6. (6) Dodge County (6-0)

7. (7) Northeast (4-1)

8. (8) Rabun County (5-1)

9. (9) Lamar County (4-1)

10. (10) Commerce (3-3)

Class A Division II

1. (1) Bowdon (5-1)

2. (2) Irwin County (5-0)

3. (3) Manchester (4-1)

4. (4) Brooks County (3-3)

5. (5) Clinch County (5-0)

6. (6) Greene County (5-1)

7. (7) Lincoln County (5-0)

8. (8) Trion (6-1)

9. (9) Metter (3-1)

10. (NR) Jenkins County (4-1)

Out: No. 10 Early County

Class 3A-A

1. (1) Savannah Christian (5-0)

2. (2) Hebron Christian (5-1)

3. (3) Prince Avenue (3-3)

4. (4) Athens Academy (6-0)

5. (5) Lovett (6-0)

6. (6) Fellowship Christian (4-2)

7. (7) Calvary Day (4-1)

8. (8) North Cobb Christ. (5-0)

9. (9) Wesleyan (5-1)

10. (10) GAC (3-3)

GHSA passing record

Rashawn Truell of New Manchester passed for a GHSA-record 635 yards in an 80-47 loss to Perry last week. The state record for all associations is 698 yards set by Brookwood School’s Rodge Waldrop in a GIAA game last season. Below are all GHSA performances of 500 passing yards or more listed by the Georgia High School Football Historians Association.

635 - Rashawn Truell, New Hampstead (2024)

595 - Justin Walker, Lee Co. (2010)

566 - Emmanuel Westmoreland, Central Gwinnett (2011)

560 - Kyle Banks, North Paulding (2014)

557 - Aaron Philo, Prince Avenue Christian (2021)

552 - Hutson Mason, Lassiter (2009)

550 - Austin Parker, East Hall (2017)

545 - Hutson Mason, Lassiter (2009)

537 - Austin Parker, East Hall (2017)

537 - Gary Gaither, Spencer (2021)

534 - Jake Fromm, Houston Co. (2016)

531 - Julian Lewis, Carrollton (2022)

530 - Kobe Hudson, Troup (2018)

529 - Caleb Pruitt, Heritage-Conyers (2017)

527 - Jonquel Dawson, M.L. King (2017)

525 - Brock Vandagriff, Prince Avenue Christian (2020)

525 - Montez Crowe, Troup (2017)

524 - Ron Hinson, Lamar Co. (1977)

514 - Joshua Dobbs, Alpharetta (2012)

514 - Drew Little, Henry Co. (2007)

510 - Jake Fromm, Houston Co. (2016)

510 - Tylan Morton, Griffin (2016)

508 - Brayden Mauldin, Paulding Co. (2021)

505 - Brantley Mauldin, Paulding Co. (2015)

503 - Hunter Arters, Hillgrove (2016)

500 - Aaron Philo, Prince Avenue Christian (2022)

SMU’s Kobe Wilson is the ACC’s linebacker of the week after making seven tackles and returning an interception 82 yards for a touchdown in the Mustangs’ 42-16 victory over Florida State. For which 2019 Gwinnett County team did Wilson, as a first-team all-state player in Class 7A, help lead to a 12-2 finish and its first semifinal appearance in 15 years? (Answer Wednesday)

Answer to Monday’s question: North Cobb and North Cobb Christian are the undefeated teams that are the closest drive from each other. They are 1.6 miles apart, each off Old 41 Highway between Acworth and Kennesaw.

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GHSA

Wednesday's games

Bacon Co. 51, Berrien 12

Bainbridge at Cairo, susp. (10/7)

Brooks Co. 49, Turner Co. 0

Bryan Co. 44, Claxton 19

Dodge Co. 49, Southwest 0

Gainesville 48, Johns Creek 0

Lakeside, Atlanta 14, Tri-Cities 6

Miller Co. 42, Terrell Co. 0

Seminole Co. 28, Early Co. 12

Spencer 55, Kendrick 14

Sumter Co. 56, Jordan 0

Thomasville 31, Jeff Davis 7

Tucker 47, Northview 6

Warner Robins 36, Wayne Co. 3

Washington Co. 40, Central, Macon 0

Charlton Co. 15, Lanier Co. 12

Thursday's game

Flint River Academy at Cross Keys, ccd.

Friday's games

Bowdon 42, B.T. Washington, Ala. 18

Calhoun 24, Adairsville 0

Cass 42, Woodland, Cartersville 6

Christian Heritage 41, Coosa 7

Dade Co. 21, Armuchee 7

Darlington 21, Pepperell 20

Deerfield-Windsor 43, Baconton 14

Dixie, S.C. at Towns Co., ccd.

Gordon Lee 42, Chattooga 28

Heard Co. 49, Haralson Co. 15

King’s Ridge def. St. Francis, forfeit

Lincoln Co. at Strom Thurmond, S.C., ccd.

Pierce Co. at Vidalia, ccd.

Rockmart 42, Sonoraville 7

Sav. Christian at Blessed Trinity, ccd.

Spalding 47, Fayette Co. 14

Spring Creek at Abbeville Chr., Ala., ccd.

Temple 34, Bremen 18

Toombs Co. at Tattnall Co., ccd.

Upson-Lee 22, Mary Persons 20

Wesleyan 52, Mount Pisgah Christian 7

Whitewater 32, Trinity Christian 14

Saturday's games

Athens Academy 47, Oglethorpe Co. 27

Cambridge 30, East Coweta 21

Carver, Columbus 42, Hardaway 0

Cherokee 42, Etowah 25

Chestatee 56, Johnson, Gainesville 0

Clarke Central 48, Apalachee 21

Commerce 42, Elbert Co. 27

Decatur 28, Dunwoody 14

Douglas Co. 47, Columbia 14

Eagle’s Landing 24, Locust Grove 13

East Forsyth 14, Flowery Branch 10

Eastside 37, Madison Co. 7

Fannin Co. 38, Gordon Central 6

Fellowship Christian 56, Mount Vernon 28

GAC 21, Dawson Co. 16

Greene Co. 33, Miller Grove 0

Greenville 37, Mt. Zion, Carroll 35

Harris Co. 21, Northside, Columbus 0

Hebron Christian 66, East Jackson 7

Heritage, Ringgold 31, NW Whitfield 21

Hiram 34, Dalton 13

Houston Co. 56, Veterans 0

Jackson 26, Rutland 7

Jackson Co. 48, Alcovy 10

Jefferson 49, West Hall 7

Lamar Co. 19, McNair 16

Lee Co. 35, Thomas Co. Central 23

Lithonia 27, Druid Hills 0

Lovett 28, Holy Innocents’ 6

Macon Co. 44, Schley Co. 29

Manchester 34, Trion 7

Marist 47, Southwest DeKalb 13

Monroe 33, Dougherty 28

Monroe Area 48, East Hall 42

Morgan Co. 35, Westside, Macon 32

New Manchester 29, Alexander 16

North Hall 43, Pickens 27

North Oconee 49, Cedar Shoals 7

Northgate 23, McIntosh 12

Peach Co. 55, Westover 36

Perry 80, New Hampstead 47

Prince Avenue Christian 43, Hart Co. 21

Rabun Co. 50, Providence Christian 14

Ridgeland 28, LaFayette 23

Shaw 35, Columbus 7

Social Circle 29, Putnam Co. 22

St. Pius 42, North Springs 10

Stockbridge 28, Jones Co. 21

Villa Rica 49, Lithia Springs 28

Washington 41, Therrell 23

Whitefield Acad. 35, Mt. Paran Christ. 8

Winder-Barrow 57, Habersham Central 43

Woodstock 28, Creekview 21

Woodward Academy 44, Arabia Mtn. 0

Monday's games

Brunswick 49, Glynn Academy 7

Central, Carrollton 31, Jonesboro 23

Coffee 41, Northside, Warner Robins 0

Collins Hill 51, Mountain View 0

Creekside 36, M.L. King 0

Dacula 53, Discovery 7

Drew 13, Pace Academy 7

Fitzgerald at Appling Co., ccd..

Lanier 55, Chattahoochee 26

Luella 14, Riverdale 6

Lumpkin Co. 29, White Co. 23

Mill Creek 56, Central Gwinnett 7

Milton 44, Seckinger 7

Pelham 30, Randolph-Clay 20

South Gwinnett 49, Grovetown 10

Southeast Whitfield at Towers, ccd.

Starr’s Mill 38, Mundy’s Mill 14

Stephens Co. 35, Franklin Co. 3

Union Co. 40, Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe 33

Wheeler Co. 36, Hawkinsville 18

Cedar Grove at Mt. Zion, Jonesboro

North Clayton at Stephenson

Today's game

Centennial at Chapel Hill

Postponed games

Aquinas at Howard (TBD)

Atkinson Co. at SW Georgia STEM (TBD)

B.E.S.T. Academy at Walker (TBD)

Banneker at Dutchtown (10/11)

Benedictine at Ware Co. (TBD)

Brantley Co. at Worth Co. (TBD)

Burke Co. at Glenn Hills (TBD)

Butler at Josey (TBD)

Calhoun Co. at Pataula Charter (TBD)

Callaway at Pike Co. (10/18)

Camden Co. at Valdosta (10/18)

Carver, Atlanta at Hapeville Charter (TBD)

Central, Talbotton at Crawford Co. (TBD)

Chamblee at Shiloh (TBD)

Cherokee Bluff at Oconee Co. (10/17)

Clinch Co. at Irwin Co. (10/18)

East Laurens at ACE Charter (10/11)

ELCA at McDonough (10/17)

Emanuel Co. Institute at Metter (TBD)

Effingham Co. at Lakeside, Evans (TBD)

Evans at South Effingham (TBD)

Forest Park at Mays (TBD)

Glascock Co. at Wilkinson Co. (10/17)

GMC Prep at Twiggs Co. (10/18)

Grayson at Newton (TBD)

Greenbrier at Bradwell Institute (TBD)

Hampton at Woodland, Stock. (10/17)

Hancock Central at Johnson Co. (10/18)

Hephzibah at Cross Creek (TBD)

Heritage, Con. at Rockdale Co. (10/29)

Hughes at Newnan (10/11)

Jackson, Atlanta at Midtown (TBD)

Jasper Co. at Utopian Acad. (10/7)

Jefferson Co. at Bleckley Co. (TBD)

Laney at Thomson (10/18)

Liberty Co. at Southeast Bulloch (10/15)

Lovejoy at Morrow (10/8)

Lowndes at Colquitt Co. (10/18)

Marion Co. at Chattahoochee Co. (10/10)

Meadowcreek at Norcross (10/9)

Montgomery Co. at Dooly Co. (TBD)

North Atlanta at Alpharetta (TBD)

North Gwinnett at Berkmar (10/9)

Northeast at Dublin (10/11)

Ola at Union Grove (10/17)

Parkview at Brookwood (10/9)

Peachtree Ridge at Duluth, ppd. (10/9)

Portal at Savannah (TBD)

Richmond Academy at Harlem (TBD)

River Ridge at Sequoyah (10/18)

Salem at Stone Mountain (10/22)

Screven Co. at Jenkins Co. (TBD)

Tift Co. at Richmond Hill (10/18)

West Laurens at Baldwin (TBD)

Wilcox Co. at Telfair Co. (TBD)

GIAA/GAPPS

Wednesday's game

Westfield 39, Pinewood Christian 9

Thursday's game

Flint River Academy at Cross Keys, ccd.

Friday's games

Bethlehem Christian 33, Athens Christ. 0

Brookstone 55, Calvary Christian 7

Creek. Chr. at Cherokee Chr., ppd. (TBD)

Deerfield-Windsor 43, Baconton 14

Gatewood at Augusta Prep, ppd. (TBD)

Heritage, New. at Piedmont, ppd. (TBD)

Lanier Christian at Skipstone, ppd. (TBD)

SW Georgia at Brookwood School, ccd.

St. Andrew’s at R. Toombs, ppd. (TBD)

Stratford Academy 42, John Milledge 7

T. Jefferson at Edmund Burke, ppd. (TBD)

Saturday's games

First Presbyterian 45, Mount de Sales 3

George Walton 41, Loganville Christian 8

Lakeview Academy 49, Riverside Prep 0

St. Anne-Pacelli 56, Strong Rock 34

Tattnall Square at Bulloch Academy, ccd.

Monday's games

Terrell Academy 13, Southland Acad. 10

Rock Springs 28, Windsor Academy 10

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