Brooks County at Clinch County

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Donald Tison Field at Panther Stadium, Homerville

Records, rankings: Brooks County is 3-3 overall, 1-0 in Region 2-A Division II and No. 3; Clinch County is 5-0, 0-0 and No. 4.

Last meeting: Brooks County won 56-16 in 2021.

Things to know: The winner of this game becomes the front-runner to challenge No. 1 Irwin County (6-0, 1-0) for the region title. Brooks County leads the series 15-9, though they’ve played as region rivals only five times. Brooks County has played a much tougher schedule and taken losses against higher-classified top-10 teams Thomasville, Fitzgerald and Pierce County. Clinch County has faced only Class A teams, none ranked, though most are near the top of their regions. Due to a scheduled off week and Hurricane Helene postponements, Clinch has not faced any opponents since Sept. 13. Panther Stadium's lighting and scoreboard were fixed Thursday. Clinch’s marquee player is Aaron Bryant, a 5-foot-10, 175-pound quarterback who has rushed for 681 yards and 11 touchdowns. Clinch averages 268.6 yards rushing and 42.6 yards passing. Brooks County is more balanced. Chris Cole has rushed for 739 yards. Junior Burrus has passed for 1,063 yards and 10 touchdowns. George Lamons has 25 receptions for 497 yards and eight touchdowns. Marquis Williams has 21 tackles for losses totaling 152 yards, eight QB hurries and three caused fumbles. Both teams have new coaches. Jim Dickerson came out of retirement to lead Clinch, which he guided to five state titles earlier this century. Josh McFather was promoted to replace Maurice Freeman, now coaching in Alabama.

Coffee at Lee County

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Trojan Field, Leesburg

Records, rankings: Coffee is 6-0 overall, 1-0 in Region 2-5A and No. 3; Lee County is 6-0, 1-0 and No. 2.

Last meeting: Lee County won 35-17 in 2019.

Things to know: Lee County can become the second team in GHSA history (first since Crisp County in 2001) to end two 20-game winning streaks in one season. Lee County ended Thomas County Central’s 20-game streak last month. Coffee has won 21 straight. The victory over Thomas Central leaves Lee and Coffee tied for first place in the region with Houston County (6-1, 2-0). Lee County and Coffee were in the same region from 2016 to 2019, and Lee was 5-0 in the series during that time. That includes an overtime victory in the 2017 Class 6A championship game. Lee County is a bit more of a running team with Ousmane Kromah, recently committed to Georgia, rushing for 635 yards on the season and more than 5,000 in his career. Weston Bryan has thrown for 971 yards, completing 68.5% of his passes for nine touchdowns. Bryan has rushed for 562 yards and 16 touchdowns. Coffee is even more run-oriented as Tyrese Woodgett has rushed for 692 yards, but he has not played since a first-half injury Sept. 20 against Mainland, Fla. Coffee’s most outstanding feature is its defense. The Trojans are allowing 9.3 points per game. No team has scored more than 18 points on them since 2022.

Colquitt County at Valdosta

When, where: 8 p.m. Friday, Cleveland Field at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium, Valdosta

Records, rankings: Colquitt County is 4-2 overall, 1-0 in Region 1-6A and No. 10; Valdosta is 6-0, 1-0 and No. 4.

Last meeting: Colquitt County won 44-28 in 2023.

Things to know: With their victories last week – Valdosta over then-No. 4 Camden County, and Colquitt County over then-unbeaten Lowndes – these teams are their region favorites. Richmond Hill (6-0, 1-0) also is unbeaten in region play. Valdosta got up 42-14 in the first half against Camden and put up 587 total yards. Todd Robinson, GHSF Daily’s Player of the Week, passed for 269 yards and rushed for 132. Marquis Fennell rushed for 150 yards, had eight receptions for 91 yards and scored four touchdowns. Valdosta is averaging 46.8 points per game, second-most in Class 6A. Colquitt County beat Lowndes on Brett Fitzgerald’s 43-yard field goal. Ty’Jaevian Lamar, a junior, rushed for 182 yards on 13 carries and got an offer from Georgia a day later. Day’shawn Brown rushed for 131 in the Lowndes game. Colquitt County is developing slowly as a passing team with freshman QB Cohen Lawson, who has thrown for 671 yards and eight touchdowns with four interceptions. Colquitt’s losses came to unbeaten teams North Gwinnett and Lee County. Colquitt has won four straight in this series and 10 of the past 11. In the 2023 game, Colquitt scored on kickoff and interception returns and maintained a safe advantage throughout. While Colquitt has won region titles the past two seasons, Valdosta’s most recent title in the highest class is 2011.

Eastside at North Oconee

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Titan Stadium, Bogart

Records, rankings: Eastside is 7-0 overall, 3-0 in Region 8-4A and No. 7; North Oconee is 7-0, 3-0 and No. 5.

Last meeting: This is the teams’ first meeting.

Things to know: North Oconee has won three consecutive region championships and 27 straight region games. The Titans also have won 33 straight regular-season games while not allowing more than 20 points in any of them. Harrison Faulkner is 93-of-130 passing (71.5%) for 1,480 yards and 16 touchdowns. He’s also North Oconee’s leading rusher with 373 yards, although the offense is balanced overall. Landon Roldan, who is committed to Georgia, has 38 receptions for 576 yards and nine touchdowns. OLB/TE Khamari Brooks, a top defender, has four TD receptions. Eastside is chasing its first region title since 2018. Eastside has three Power 4-committed players. They are LB Christian Gass (Tennessee), LB Bailey Benson (Wake Forest) and DB/RB Jayden Barr (Georgia Tech). Barr has 800 all-purpose yards, 569 of that rushing, with 15 touchdowns, one on a kickoff return. Myles Mims has rushed for 530 yards in an offense that gets two-thirds of its production on the ground.

Greater Atlanta Christian at North Hall

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, The Brickyard, Gainesville

Records, rankings: Greater Atlanta Christian is 3-3 overall, 3-0 in Region 6-3A and No. 10 in Class 3A-A private; North Hall is 4-2, 3-0 and unranked in 3A.

Last meeting: Greater Atlanta Christian won 33-0 in the second round of the 2020 Class 3A playoffs.

Things to know: These teams hold a one-game lead in region play over Lumpkin County (4-2, 2-1). A region title would be GAC’s first since 2020 and North Hall’s first since 2012. There are no bad losses with either team. North Hall has won four straight since losing to No. 10 Wesleyan of Class 3A-A private and No. 4 Cherokee Bluff of 3A. GAC has won three straight since losing to Newnan and Decatur of Class 5A and Westminster of 4A. GAC lost its original starting quarterback to injury, but senior Tommy Young has led the Spartans to those three wins while throwing for 725 yards. He rallied them from 13-0 down to beat Lumpkin County 19-13 and hit Jack Griggs eight times for 154 yards. In a 21-16 victory over Dawson County, Gabe Daniels had eight receptions for 150 yards. While GAC is pass-heavy, North Hall is more balanced, although that’s game to game. Against Pickens in North Hall’s most recent game, Cole Cable had eight receptions for 192 yards and three touchdowns, and Alex Schlieman passed for 244 yards. The game before, against White County, North Hall had three 100-yard rushers – Luke Jenkins (138), Parker Carlton (134) and Smith McGarvey (123). McGarvey, a junior, is a quarterback who shares time with Schlieman. GAC leads the series 5-0.

Marist at St. Pius

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, George B. Maloof Stadium, Atlanta

Records, rankings: Marist is 6-0 overall, 4-0 in Region 5-4A and No. 1; St. Pius is 6-1, 5-0 and unranked.

Last meeting: Marist won 17-0 in 2023.

Things to know: These are two of three teams without a loss in region play. The other is Tucker (5-1, 4-0). All others have lost twice or more in the region. Marist has won four consecutive region titles and 24 straight region games. Marist has won four straight games in this series and leads it 37-18-3. In the 2023 game, Jack Euart rushed for 115 yards, and Marist held St. Pius to 126 total yards. Euart is back. He has rushed for a team-leading 400 yards and passed for 250 despite limited second-half duty. Marist is outrushing its opponents 277-42. No opponent has rushed for more than Jefferson’s 63 yards in the opener. No team had passed for more than 100 until Southwest DeKalb hit two 80-yarders and went for 274 on Sept. 28. St. Pius has won five straight games after an opening loss to Blessed Trinity. Running an offense similar to Marist’s, the Lions are outrushing their opponents 260-105. St. Pius has seven running backs between 100 and 300 rushing yards, and 13 rushers have scored touchdowns. Aiden Francois leads in yards with 280 on 27 carries. Colin Crosby has rushed for 208 yards and passed for 306. St. Pius’ most significant victory was a 28-27 overtime game against Southwest DeKalb. Ivan Lipscomb made a 26-yard field goal in the final seconds to force the extra period, and St. Pius successfully defended Southwest DeKalb’s two-point try to win.

Mill Creek at Collins Hill

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Fahring Field, Suwanee

Records, rankings: Mill Creek is 6-1 overall, 3-0 in Region 8-6A and No. 6; Collins Hill is 6-1, 2-1 and No. 7.

Last meeting: Mill Creek won 24-18 in 2023.

Things to know: These are two of three top-10 teams in the region. No. 2 Buford (5-1, 2-0) is the other. Collins Hill lost to Buford 34-7 last week and must win to remain in contention for first place. In the 2023 Collins Hill-Mill Creek game, Collins Hill had first-and-goal from the 7 in the final two minutes before Mill Creek’s Jaiden Patterson, now at North Carolina, intercepted a pass in the end zone. Shane Throgmartin threw three TD passes. This season, Throgmartin has passed for 1,234 yards and 11 touchdowns. Daniel Smith has rushed for 950 yards, second-most in Class 6A. Luke Metz, a linebacker committed to Alabama, is the leading tackler. Mill Creek’s loss came to No. 3 North Gwinnett. Collins Hill, held to negative rushing yards against Buford, averages just 285 total yards per game, a mlld number for a top-10 team, but the Eagles have one of the state’s best defenses. Deuce Geralds has 17 tackles for losses. Katrell Webb has 16. Both are top-300 national prospects in the junior class.

Milton at Gainesville

When, where: 8 p.m. Friday, Bobby Gruhn Field at City Park, Gainesville

Records, rankings: Milton is 7-0 overall, 3-0 in Region 7-5A and No. 1; Gainesville is 6-1, 3-0 and No. 6.

Last meeting: Gainesville won 12-0 in 1985.

Things to know: These are two of the three top-10 teams in their region. The other is No. 7 Roswell (5-1, 2-0). Milton, the 2023 Class 7A champion, is ranked in the top five of five national polls, peaking at No. 3 in MaxPreps and High School Football America. Milton’s Luke Nickel, who is committed to Miami, is 92-of-138 passing for 1,556 yards and 16 touchdowns. The leading receivers are Florida State pledge C.J. Wiley (30 receptions, 577 yards) and Georgia pledge Ethan Barbour (22 receptions, 361 yards). T.J. Lester has rushed for 678 yards and 13 touchdowns. DL Caleb Bell (Arkansas) and CB Tyler Redmond (Tennessee) are among the defensive standouts on a team with nine seniors committed to Power 4 Conference teams. Gainesville’s offense is similar to Milton’s, each team getting 59% of its total yards passing. Kharim Hughley, a first-year starter, is 88-of-142 passing for 1,628 yards and 12 touchdowns without an interception. His three best targets are over 400 yards receiving – Jeremiah Ware (492), Taz Smith (451) and Shane King (404). Carmelo Byrd has rushed for 593 yards. Gainesville has three P4-committed players. They are OL Alex Payne (North Carolina), DL Julius Columbus (Duke) and LB Xavier Griffin (Southern Cal). Milton and Gainesville have met four times, all in the 1980s, with Gainesville winning three.

North Cobb Christian at Rockmart

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

Records, rankings: North Cobb Christian is 6-0 overall, 4-0 in Region 7-2A and No. 8 in Class 3A-A private; Rockmart is 4-2, 4-0 and No. 6 in Class 2A.

Last meeting: Rockmart won 63-10 in the second round of the 2022 Class 2A playoffs.

Things to know: Rockmart has won 55 consecutive region games, the state’s longest active run of its kind. North Cobb Christian is probably the best team the Yellow Jackets will have faced in region play since the streak began in 2016. These two teams are reigning Class 2A region champions. North Cobb Christian won Region 6, the Eagles’ first in history, while Rockmart won Region 7, the Yellow Jackets’ seventh straight. These teams have played only once, and Rockmart won handily in the 2022 playoffs. Rockmart, the 2023 Class 2A runner-up, has won four straight games since losing to Class 4A top-10 teams Cedartown and Cartersville. WR/DB Tristan Anderson is an all-state player who had more than 1,000 yards receiving last season. He’s at 325 this season. RB/DB Tyree McCrary is the team’s leading rusher (359 yards) and second-leading tackler (27 tackles). LB Nick Davis, a preseason all-state pick, is the defensive leader. North Cobb Christian’s Teddy Jarrard, a sophomore, is 83-of-122 passing for 1,032 yards and 11 touchdowns. The leading rusher (Cooper Bazarsky with 399 yards) and receiver (Brody Archie with 315 yards) also are sophomores. These teams will part ways in the playoffs. The computer Maxwell Ratings project North Cobb Christian to get the No. 9 seed in the Class 3A-A playoffs and for Rockmart to get the No. 4 seed in Class 2A, but that’s with Rockmart as the favorite in this game. Those projections would roughly reverse if North Cobb Christian wins.

Northeast at Dublin

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Shamrock Bowl, Dublin

Records, rankings: Northeast is 5-1 overall, 5-0 in Region 2-A Division I and No. 6; Dublin is 6-0, 5-0 and No. 2.

Last meeting: Dublin won 26-21 in 2019.

Things to know: These are two of three teams without a loss in region play. The other is Dodge County (7-0, 6-0). All others have at least three region losses. Northeast lost its opener to Peach County, the No. 2 team in Class 3A, then won five straight. In the only contested victory, Northeast beat Bleckley County 33-30 last week. Bleckley missed a 42-yard field goal in the final two minutes. Nick Woodford rushed for 218 yards and three touchdowns and scored on a 40-yard reception. Woodford has rushed for 962 yards in five games (missed the Peach County loss). Reginald Glover has more than 700 yards rushing and 400 passing. Dublin is averaging 52.7 points, the most of any Georgia team. The Irish average 361.8 yards rushing per game at 10.2 yards per carry. One in 5.5 carries has gone for a touchdown. Dublin has completed only 15 passes, and four of those went for touchdowns. Xavier Bostic’s 568 yards and 11 touchdowns lead the team. Bostic also leads in total tackles (28) and tackles for losses (seven). Dublin leads the series 5-2. This is their first meeting with both teams ranked since 2002.

Today’s interviewee is Westlake wide receiver Travis Smith Jr., who had 10 receptions for 259 yards and two touchdowns last week, albeit in a 63-27 loss, against No. 1-ranked Carrollton of Class 6A. Smith has 46 receptions for 849 yards and seven touchdowns this season. His best games have come against the strongest opponents – 253 yards against Hughes, 114 against Gainesville and 126 against Roswell, all top-10 teams, all losses. Smith is a consensus top-200 national recruit who committed to Tennessee over more than 30 other offers. Westlake plays at Douglas County, the No. 5 team in 6A, this Friday.

Travis Smith Jr., Westlake wide receiver

1. What do you think contributes to your having more receptions in the games that Westlake is losing? “Really just the competition level. It seems as though the games that I’m needed, I come forward. Because I believe the Langston [Hughes] game that we ended up losing as well, I racked up some pretty big numbers. So just the games that my team needs me, I step up and deliver immediately. I’d say we mainly try to go 60% on the side of passing and 40% of running. But you know, in these types of games we understand that there needs to be some type of balance, not just passing yards, but also carrying the ball. [These games] are the most fun games, even though we may end up losing. It’s just a challenge to rise to the occasion. It’s even more pressure, just seeing the guys that are committed to these high D-I schools and just torturing them, which is very funny.”

2. How have you evolved as a player throughout high school, and what are some of the strategies you have adopted? “Just focusing more on my route running. This offseason, I took a big step in increasing my footwork and increasing the amount of decision-making in my route running. I understand defenses a lot more than I did last year. I think that’s really improved my game, just the knowledge of the game, my route running and also just bringing that dog out on the field. In ninth grade, [Westlake quarterback Sean Smith and I] barely knew each other. Most of the time we were on scout team, so just racking up that chemistry started out that 10th-grade year. We knew we’d be a problem in the years to come. Then last year, just the work we put in after practice and the work we put in on the weekends, it really started to show. And now this year, all the times we put in that work is just starting to show. I learned how to just relax and just have fun. At the end of the day, we’re just going to keep putting our best foot forward, even if the score says otherwise.”

3. What is the biggest threat you possess to any given defense? What NFL players would you compare yourself to? “You can’t do anything big without catching the ball, so just my knack for catching the ball wherever it may be. I would [also] say my speed. People don’t understand, I don’t really understand, but I don’t think they value my speed as much as they should if they’re trying to stop me. I definitely watch a lot of George Pickens [Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver], Calvin Johnson [former Detroit Lions wide receiver], A.J. Green [former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver]. Those are the guys I really want to go to. And also Julio Jones [Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver]. Those four receivers. Somebody, somewhere said something about [me] playing just like George Pickens or Calvin Johnson or A.J. Green, or even Julio. I remember when I was like 11 years old, back when I was playing Little League, guys used to call me ‘Little Julio.’ You know, I’ve always had some type of comparison with those big-time receivers.”

4. What was different about Tennessee than other schools that you got offers from? “Really just their Air Raid offense. They love taking deep shots, and they’re really fast-paced, so just manipulating the defense and finding their weaknesses is really fun. And also, besides just me, the coaching staff is really good at making a better receiver and a better offense to play all around. Everyone I came across, they were very family-oriented. Whether they were alumni or a student there or just fans of Tennessee, it really seemed like they cared for me and really made me and my family feel welcomed. I plan on being developed better as far as my character, you know, more respectful person, more responsible. As a player, my dreams and aspirations are to go to the League, so just seeing their track record of getting guys to the League and making them better receivers, then why wouldn’t I choose the University of Tennessee?”

- Interview by Ansley Gavlak

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Today’s featured inductee is three-time NFL Pro Bowler and Randolph-Clay star Thomas Davis. Davis will be inducted into the Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame on Oct. 26 at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.

Thomas Davis

Randolph-Clay High School Graduate

Thomas Davis was an honorable-mention all-state player with one major college offer, from Georgia, during his senior season in 2000, making this 16-year NFL veteran one of the most overlooked jewels in Georgia high school football history. Davis was an outstanding high school player and athlete but hidden in the southwest corner of the state toiling for a Class AA team that had gone 0-19-1 in his freshman and sophomore seasons. As a senior, Davis rushed for 1,032 yards and 18 touchdowns on a 6-5 team. He rarely came off the field, playing running back, wide receiver, quarterback, defensive back, defensive end, punter and place-kicker in his high school career. He also played on three state semifinal basketball teams and was a member of Randolph-Clay’s baseball and track-and-field teams. Davis became a two-time first-team All-SEC player (2003, 2004) and consensus All-American (2004) at Georgia as a hard-hitting safety. The Carolina Panthers selected Davis in the first round, 14th overall, of the 2005 NFL Draft. Davis made the Pro Bowl three times as a Panthers linebacker. He made first-team All Pro on the Panthers’ 2015 Super Bowl team. In 2014, Davis was the NFL’s Walter Payton Man of the Year for making a significant positive impact on his community, and he won the NFL’s Bart Starr Character Award in 2016. Davis was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 2024.

On TV

Friday

*Aquinas at Harlem, 7:30 p.m., WJBF MeTV 6.2 (Augusta)

*Concord Christian, Tenn. at Copper Basin, Tenn., 7:30 p.m., ETC 3 (Ellijay)

*East Hamilton, Tenn. at Walker Valley, Tenn., 7:30 p.m., WFLI-TV (Chattanooga)

*Marist at St. Pius, 7:30 p.m., GPB

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

*Milton at Gainesville, 8 p.m., Peachtree Sports Network

On the Web

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Points allowed

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

Class 6A

9.6 - Grayson

10.2 - Hillgrove

13.2 - Buford

13.9 - Collins Hill

14.0 - Campbell

14.2 - Richmond Hill

14.3 - Lowndes

14.8 - South Gwinnett

15.1 - Douglas County

15.3 - Norcross

Class 5A

9.3 - Coffee

9.4 - Milton

10.2 - Lakeside (Evans)

10.8 - River Ridge

10.9 - Gainesville

12.0 - New Manchester

13.0 - Hughes

13.6 - Sprayberry

14.6 - Woodstock

14.7 - Woodward Academy

Class 4A

4.5 - Marist

6.6 - Cartersville

7.1 - North Oconee

7.8 - Ola

9.3 - Cedartown

9.6 - Harris County

10.9 - Drew

11.0 - St. Pius

12.3 - Northside (Columbus)

12.4 - Eastside

Class 3A

9.0 - Sandy Creek

9.4 - Long County

9.6 - Westside (Augusta)

11.0 - Mary Persons

11.2 - Douglass

11.6 - Northwest Whitfield

12.0 - Calvary Day

13.0 - Cherokee Bluff

13.0 - LaGrange

14.7 - Luella

Class 2A

6.3 - Carver (Columbus)

7.0 - Pierce County

8.6 - Sumter County

9.1 - Hebron Christian

11.5 - North Cobb Christian

11.7 - Lovett

12.7 - Carver (Atlanta)

13.3 - Miller Grove

15.2 - Burke County

16.2 - Laney

Class A Division I

7.9 - Fannin County

8.0 - Savannah Christian

9.2 - Vidalia

9.5 - Jasper County

11.0 - Mount Bethel Christian

12.2 - Lamar County

12.2 - Toombs County

13.2 - King's Ridge Christian

13.8 - Jeff Davis

14.0 - Dublin

Class A Division II

8.2 - Manchester

10.3 - Metter

10.5 - Wilcox County

10.9 - Miller County

11.0 - Greene County

11.8 - Johnson County

12.2 - Taylor County

12.4 - Lincoln County

13.3 - Wheeler County

13.4 - Emanuel County Institute

GIAA

4.3 - Bethlehem Christian

6.0 - Flint River Academy

6.9 - Rock Springs Christian

9.4 - Briarwood Academy

9.7 - Bulloch Academy

10.3 - First Presbyterian

10.6 - Lakeview Academy

12.8 - SW Georgia Academy

14.0 - Edmund Burke Academy

14.3 - Stratford Academy

14.3 - Tattnall Square

There are four sets of brothers who are current GHSA head coaches. Who are they? Hint: Their schools are Mount Vernon/Washington County, Murray County/LaGrange, Dougherty/Westover and Brookwood/Cherokee Bluff. (Answer Friday)

Answer to Wednesday’s question: Jim Hughes is the coach who had a field named after him Friday and has the most victories at two schools (Thomasville, Colquitt County) and won state titles at both. The field at Thomasville’s Veterans Memorial Stadium was named Jim Hughes Field. Thomasville also celebrated the 50th anniversary of Hughes' 1974 team, which featured William Andrews and won a National Sports News Service national championship.

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GHSA

Monday's games

Cairo 46, Bainbridge 7

Metter 42, Claxton 0

Perry 56, Wayne Co. 7

Tuesday’s game

Glynn Academy 31, South Effingham 0

Wednesday's games

Archer at Grovetown, ppd. (10/14)

Brookwood 51, Parkview 13

Effingham Co. 35, Evans 7

Heritage, Conyers at Grayson, ppd. (11/5)

Norcross 49, Meadowcreek 0

North Gwinnett 35, Berkmar 0

Peachtree Ridge 46, Duluth 28

Shiloh 13, Chamblee 10

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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.

Thursday’s games

Bleckley Co. vs. Jefferson Co. -32

Buford vs. Dacula -48

Central Gwinnett vs. Mountain View -16

East Forsyth at Walnut Grove -17

LaGrange vs. Mary Persons -16

Lakeside, Evans vs. Greenbrier -19

Lassiter at Riverwood -7

Marion Co. at Chattahoochee Co. -7

Mill Creek at Collins Hill -1

Northside, Columbus vs. Griffin -22

Northview vs. Clarkston -26

Pace Academy vs. Midtown -28

Whitefield Academy vs. B.E.S.T. Acad. -28

Friday’s games

ACE Charter vs. East Laurens -9

Adairsville vs. Ridgeland -35

Appling Co. vs. Crisp Co. -20

Archer at Grovetown -20

Athens Acad. vs. Providence Christ. -41

Baldwin vs. Hephzibah -15

Beach vs. Johnson, Savannah -7

Benedictine at Ware Co. -6

Benedictine vs. New Hampstead -38

Bowdon at Mount Zion, Carroll -41

Briarwood Academy vs. Gatewood -14

Brooks Co. at Clinch Co. -7

Brookstone at St. Anne-Pacelli -12

Brunswick vs. Statesboro -35

Bulloch Academy vs. Frederica Acad. -19

Burke Co. at Josey -50

Cairo vs. Monroe -11

Calhoun vs. Northwest Whitfield -21

Calhoun Co. vs. SW Georgia STEM -42

Callaway vs. Rutland -40

Calvary Day vs. Islands -42

Cambridge at Centennial -28

Camden Co. vs. Richmond Hill -9

Carrollton vs. Chapel Hill -48

Cartersville at Allatoona -38

Carver, Atlanta at Holy Innocents’ -9

Cedar Grove vs. North Clayton -24

Cedartown at Dalton -38

Cent. Fellowship at Heritage, Newnan -35

Cherokee Bluff vs. Monroe Area -14

Christian Heritage at Chattooga -2

Clarke Central vs. Loganville -35

Claxton at Savannah -4

Coahulla Creek at Murray Co. -19

Columbia vs. Miller Grove -22

Cook vs. Tattnall Co. -28

Crawford Co. vs. Atkinson Co. -6

Creekview at Pope -1

Denmark at Forsyth Central -14

Douglas Co. vs. Westlake -21

Douglass vs. Luella -22

Dublin vs. Northeast -5

Dutchtown vs. Banneker -28

East Paulding vs. Alexander -27

Edmund Burke vs. Thomas Jefferson -42

Elbert Co. vs. Banks Co. -32

Emanuel Co. Institute at Portal -7

Fellowship Christian vs. Mount Pisgah -42

First Presbyterian at John Milledge -22

Fitzgerald vs. Thomasville -1

Flint River Academy at Windsor Acad. -31

Gilmer at LaFayette -35

Glascock Co. at Twiggs Co. -8

Gordon Lee vs. Gordon Central -24

Grayson at Rockdale Co. -42

Habersham Central at Alcovy -12

Hampton at Eagle's Landing -11

Hancock Central vs. GMC Prep -41

Hardaway vs. Columbus -28

Harlem vs. Aquinas -13

Harris Co. vs. Starr's Mill -3

Harrison vs. South Cobb -46

Heard Co. at Darlington -7

Hillgrove vs. Campbell -10

Hiram at Woodland, Cartersville -23

Hughes at Newnan -19

Irwin Co. vs. Charlton Co. -25

Jackson, Atlanta vs. Forest Park -42

Jeff Davis vs. Bacon Co. -1

Jefferson vs. East Hall -42

Jenkins at Southeast Bulloch -6

Jones Co. at Eagle's Landing Christ. -21

Jonesboro vs. Mundy's Mill -41

Kell at Westminster -8

Kennesaw Mountain vs. South Paulding -7

Lakeview Academy at King's Academy -21

Lakeview Ft. Oglethorpe vs. Sonoraville -2

Lamar Co. vs. Utopian Academy -45

Lambert vs. Alpharetta -27

Landmark Christian at Walker -46

Laney at Butler -21

Lanier at Johns Creek -18

Lanier Christian vs. Cross Keys -33

Lee Co. vs. Coffee -7

Lincoln Co. vs. Washington-Wilkes -28

Lithonia vs. North Springs -32

Long Co. at Windsor Forest -21

Lowndes at Tift Co. -23

Lumpkin Co. at Johnson, Gainesville -48

Madison Co. at Flowery Branch -3

Marist at St. Pius -29

Mays at M.L. King -34

McEachern at Pebblebrook -25

McIntosh Co. Academy at Bryan Co. -7

Metter vs. Screven Co. -31

Milton at Gainesville -27

Model vs. Pepperell -6

Mount Vernon vs. St. Francis -41

New Manchester vs. Villa Rica -6

North Atlanta at North Forsyth -10

North Cobb vs. Marietta -40

North Hall vs. Greater Atlanta Christian -3

North Oconee vs. Eastside -9

Oconee Co. vs. West Hall -26

Ola at Woodland, Stockbridge -34

Paulding Co. vs. Osborne -15

Pelham vs. Mitchell Co. -3

Pickens at Chestatee -5

Piedmont Academy vs. Riverside Prep -32

Pinewood Christian vs. St. Andrew's -3

Putnam Co. vs. Towers -17

Rabun Co. vs. Oglethorpe Co. -32

Randolph-Clay at Terrell Co. -36

Ringgold at North Murray -10

River Ridge at Sprayberry -4

Rockmart vs. North Cobb Christian -11

Rome vs. Lithia Springs -42

Roswell at Chattahoochee -35

Sandy Creek at Fayette Co. -47

Savannah Christian vs. Vidalia -34

Sequoyah vs. Woodstock -5

Social Circle vs. McNair -6

South Atlanta vs. Salem -28

South Gwinnett at Heritage, Conyers -35

SW Georgia Acad. at Robert Toombs -14

Stockbridge at Union Grove -14

Stratford Academy at Tattnall Square -1

Swainsboro vs. Savannah Country Day -2

Taylor Co. at Central, Talbotton -42

Telfair Co. vs. Hawkinsville -5

Temple vs. Haralson Co. -29

Thomson vs. Glenn Hills -50

Tiftarea Academy vs. Deerfield-Windsor -5

Treutlen vs. Montgomery Co. -10

Trinity, Dublin vs. Southland Academy -14

Troup vs. Trinity Christian -22

Tucker vs. Southwest DeKalb -6

Turner Co. vs. Lanier Co. -5

Valdosta vs. Colquitt Co. -5

Valwood School vs. Terrell Academy -39

Walton at Cherokee -7

Warren Co. vs. Lake Oconee Academy -8

Wesleyan at King's Ridge Christian -26

West Forsyth at South Forsyth -30

West Laurens vs. Richmond Academy -16

Westfield vs. Calvary Christian -37

Westside, Augusta at Cross Creek -27

Westside, Macon vs. Pike Co. -19

Wheeler vs. Etowah -25

White Co. at Dawson Co. -13

Whitewater vs. Spalding -13

Wilcox Co. vs. Dooly Co. -7

Wilkinson Co. vs. Johnson Co. -3

Woodward Academy vs. Dunwoody -34

Worth Co. vs. Berrien -42

Saturday’s games

Hapeville Charter vs. Washington -34

Liberty Co. vs. Groves -26

KIPP Atlanta Collegiate vs. Therrell -9

Monday’s games

Evans at South Effingham -14

Lakeside, Evans vs. Effingham Co. -12

Tuesday’s games

Greenbrier at Bradwell Institute -11

Southeast Bulloch vs. Liberty Co. -17

Other games

Spring Creek at Rocky Bayou Christ., Fla.

Towns Co. at Spartanburg Christian, S.C.

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Houston County QB Antwann Hill was 23-of-31 passing for 489 yards and eight touchdowns in a 63-22 victory over Northside of Warner Robins last week. The number of his attempts was incorrect in Tuesday’s issue. Hill’s eight touchdown passes are tied for the second-most in a game in GHSA history.