Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022
Adairsville at Rabun County
When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Frank Snyder Memorial Stadium, Tiger
Records, rankings: Adairsville is 1-0 and No. 10 in Class 3A; Rabun County is 2-0 and No. 4 in Class A Division I.
Last meeting: This is the teams’ first meeting.
Things to know: Adairsville is ranked this week for the first time since 2015 after a riveting 51-50 victory over Cherokee Bluff. The defense might need to patch holes, but the Tigers put up 557 total yards and scored five touchdowns of 68 yards or longer. Ethan Blome (125) and Chris Roper (118) rushed for more than 100 yards, and Jonathan Gough passed for 209 yards and three touchdowns. Against Rabun County, Adairsville will try to beat a ranked team for the first time since 2015, when the Tigers defeated No. 9 Jackson in the Class 3A second round. Rabun County has beaten Haralson County 49-3 and Stephens County 14-7. After putting up 551 total yards in the opener, Rabun was held to 185 last week. Rabun’s chief yardage producers are QB Keegan Stover (498 yards passing), WR Jaden Gibson (311 receiving) and RB Lang Windham (158 from scrimmage). Both teams have new coaches. Adairsville promoted defensive coordinator Jon Cudd, who has been on staff since 2008. Rabun County promoted offensive coordinator Michael Davis, who spent most of his career at Calhoun, Adairsville’s arch tormentor in northwest Georgia.
 
Bainbridge at Thomas Co. Central
 
When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jackets’ Nest, Thomasville
Records, rankings: Bainbridge is 1-1 and No. 5 in Class 4A; Thomas County Central is 2-0 and unranked in 6A.
Last meeting: Bainbridge won 38-21 in 2021.
Things to know: Thomas County Central is Class 6A’s most improved team, according to the computer Maxwell Ratings. Under first-year coach Justin Rogers, hired from Colquitt County, the Yellow Jackets have beaten Cairo 50-7 and Thomasville 31-0, avenging 2021 losses each time. Central is averaging eight yards per play on offense and allowing 139.5 total yards and six first downs on defense. Adam Hopkins, the state’s No. 1 senior wide-receiver prospect, has 10 receptions for 188 yards and three touchdowns. The revitalization comes at a good time in this series, which Thomas Central leads 19-18-2 but with Bainbridge having won the past five. The 2021 game was 21-21 at halftime with Bainbridge scoring the final 17 points. Bo Smith passed for 227 yards and three touchdowns, and Keenan Phillips rushed for 113. Both are back, though Smith got dinged up in a 24-21 victory over Coffee and didn’t play the second half. Cam Sanders was 5-of-8 passing for 92 yards and a touchdown in his stead. Phillips rushed for 140 yards against Coffee.
 
Cedar Grove at Westlake
 
When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Westlake Stadium, College Park
Records, rankings: Cedar Grove is 1-0 and No. 1 in Class 3A; Westlake is 1-1 and No. 9 in 7A.
Last meeting: This is the teams’ first meeting.
Things to know: This is the first of Cedar Grove’s four road games in four weeks against top-10 Class 7A teams, and that will be followed by a trip to Washington, D.C., to play St. John’s, a nationally prominent program. Cedar Grove is 0-5 against teams in the highest class since it began scheduling them in 2019, although the Saints did defeat Milton 14-7 in 2020 in a game later ruled a forfeit for an ineligible player. Cedar Grove opened with a 30-14 victory over Bainbridge, the No. 5 team in Class 4A. Adonijah Green, a defensive end committed to Louisville, had two tackles for losses and a sack. Sophomore QB E.J. Colson passed for 161 yards and two touchdowns. Westlake opened with a 21-17 loss to North Cobb but rebounded with a 47-7 win over then-No. 2 Crisp County of 3A last week. R.J. Johnson passed for 253 yards and three touchdowns. Aveion Terrell, a cornerback committed to Clemson, had four punt returns for 184 yards, one a 65-yard touchdown.
 
ELCA at Calvary Day
 
When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Specialty Sports Complex, Savannah
Records, rankings: Eagle’s Landing Christian is 1-1 and No. 2 in Class 2A; Calvary Day is 1-0 and No. 4 in 3A.
Last meeting: Eagle’s Landing Christian won 55-0 in the 2017 Class A Private quarterfinals.
Things to know: College coaches will be watching this one as each of these former Class A Private schools brings a wealth of major Division I talent. Calvary Day QB Jake Merklinger and TE Michael Smith are top-150 national prospects among juniors. Merklinger has thrown for 4,781 yards in his career. DL Terry Simmons (Duke) and LB Troy Ford (Central Florida) are committed. Calvary made the A Private semifinals last season. ELCA’s stash of talent starts with offensive linemen Zechariah Owens (committed to Clemson) and D.J. Chester, both top-100 national prospects and the state’s best pair of tackles. DB R.J. Johnson is committed to Arkansas, and QB Charlie Gilliam is pledged to Houston. But the brightest star so far has been DB/WR Colton Hood, who has rushed for 289 yards and four touchdowns, intercepted a pass and taken a punt 50 yards against top-flight competition. ELCA has beaten Brentwood Academy of Tennessee 50-49 and lost to Blessed Trinity 37-14. This is the first real test for Calvary, which led 42-6 at halftime in its only game, a 49-6 victory over Islands.
 
North Cobb at Buford
 
When, where: 8 p.m. Friday, Tom Riden Stadium, Buford
Records, rankings: North Cobb is 1-0 and No. 4 in Class 7A; Buford is 2-0 and No. 1 in 7A.
Last meeting: Buford won 35-27 in 2021.
Things to know: Buford and North Cobb have played the past two seasons, each winning once. North Cobb QB Malachi Singleton, now a senior committed to Arkansas, was outstanding in both. He was 13-of-15 passing for 137 yards in a 28-14 victory in 2020. He then passed for 218 yards and three touchdowns in 2021, but Buford rallied from a 14-0 deficit to win, punting on its first five possessions but scoring on its next five. In North Cobb’s opener this year, a 21-17 victory over Westlake, Singleton rushed for 110 yards and was 13-of-25 passing for 92 yards. North Cobb has two outstanding running backs – David Mbadinga, whose 38-yard TD run was the game-winner against Westlake, and Ben Hall, who had 94 yards rushing and is committed to Michigan. Buford has blown out Thompson of Alabama and Mallard Creek of North Carolina, two highly regarded teams from their states. Justice Haynes, who is committed to Alabama, has 217 yards from scrimmage and a kickoff-return touchdown. Quarterbacks Dylan Wittke and Tristan Gabrels are 23-of-31 passing for 356 yards. Buford has three top-100 national junior prospects (DB K.J. Bolden, DL KingJoseph Edwards and DL Eddrick Houston) starting on defense.
Perry at Jones County
 
When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Greyhound Field, Gray
Records, rankings: Perry is 1-1 and No. 6 in Class 4A; Jones County is 2-0 and No. 3 in 5A.
Last meeting: Perry won 24-12 in 1993.
Things to know: Both teams began the season with top-five rankings in their classifications. Perry stumbled out of the gate, losing to a bigger school, Class 6A Houston County, 57-56, letting a 28-3 lead evaporate, but put up 526 total yards. Armar Gordon, a preseason all-state quarterback, was 15-of-18 passing for 380 yards and six touchdowns. Dakarai Anderson, a speedy 5-foot-8 receiver, had seven catches for 193 yards and three touchdowns. Jones County has beaten Northside of Warner Robins 27-21 and Dacula 35-14, opponents that made Class 6A quarterfinals or better last season. Javious Bond, a preseason all-state pick, has 201 yards and two touchdowns rushing with 112 yards and two touchdowns receiving. New starting quarterback Judd Anderson is 26-of-40 passing for 360 yards and five touchdowns and has good wheels. He has offers from Ole Miss and Pitt. Zion Ragins is a top-50 national WR prospect with elite speed. Perry leads this middle Georgia series 12-6, but all games were played between 1954 and 1993.
 
Prince Avenue at Athens Academy
 
When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Slaughter Field, Athens
Records, rankings: Prince Avenue Christian is 1-0 and ranked No. 1 in Class A Division I; Athens Academy is 2-0 and unranked in 2A.
Last meeting: Prince Avenue Christian won 49-13 in 2021.
Things to know: This is the first non-region game between these Athens-area teams, as they’re now in different classifications. This game decided a region championship each of the past nine seasons. This also will be the first time since 2015 that both aren’t in GHSF Daily’s rankings when they played, although unranked Athens Academy does have top-10 standing in two other polls this week. In a series that stands 9-9, Prince Avenue has won the last two meetings handily, ending a four-game losing streak. Prince Avenue beat Hammond, S.C, 39-3 in its opener. Aaron Philo, who led Georgia in passing yards last season, threw for 273 yards and three touchdowns. Bailey Stockton had 138 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Both were Class A Division I preseason all-state. Prince Avenue had 114 rushing yards, which is more than the 81.2 it averaged last season in the pass-heavy offense. Athens Academy was impressive last week in a 23-7 victory over Mobile Christian, then ranked No. 4 in Alabama’s Class 3A. Jeremiah Wingfield rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown. He ran for 140 yards and two touchdowns the previous week in a 41-28 victory over Dade County.
 
Rome at Carrollton
 
When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Grisham Stadium, Carrollton
Records, rankings: Rome is 2-0 and No. 3 in Class 6A; Carrollton is 2-0 and No. 8 in 7A.
Last meeting: Rome won 45-27 in 2021.
Things to know: Rome has beaten Carrollton four of the past six seasons and led the 2021 game 38-7 late in the third quarter. Bryson Hill, now at Cumberland University, rushed for 208 yards and four touchdowns and scored a fifth TD on a fumble return. Carrollton otherwise had the better season last year, its only other loss to Buford in the semifinals while Rome finished 8-3. Both teams have outstanding quarterbacks. Carrollton freshman Julian “Ju Ju” Lewis is 35-of-56 passing for 506 yards and nine touchdowns. RB Bryson Hicks has 199 yards rushing and 120 receiving. Rome’s quarterback is junior Reece Fountain, a three-year starter who has thrown for 3,618 yards and 30 touchdowns in his career. Martel Hight, a cornerback/wide receiver committed to Vanderbilt, is Rome’s best all-around player. DL Stephaylin Green also made preseason all-state. Rome’s defense was impressive in a 16-6 victory over then-No. 2 Creekside in the opener, forcing five turnovers and holding the Seminoles to 7-of-20 passing with two sacks by LB Alto Moore.
 
Schley County at Early County
 
When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Standifer Field, Blakely
Records, rankings: Schley County is 1-0 and No. 1 in Class A Division II; Early County is 2-0 and No. 10 in Class A Division II.
Last meeting: This is the teams’ first meeting.
Things to know: This ordinarily wouldn’t be a marquee game, but the new Class A Division II has shined a light on smaller schools whose prospects just got better. Schley County, which finished 10-2 in Class A Public last season, was given the preseason No. 1 ranking, though Schley has never won a title, and four slots on the preseason all-state team. Those went to WR Jalewis Solomon, QB Jay Kanazawa, LB Zayden Walker and DB Clinton Jackson. Kanazawa passed for 266 yards and a touchdown in the opening 28-21 victory over Tattnall Square. Solomon, who has an Alabama offer, had nine catches for 121 yards. RB Malachi Banks rushed for 116 yards. Early County is down from Class 2A, where it finished 4-6 with losses to four ranked teams. The Maxwell and MaxPreps computer rankings both have Early ranked No. 4. The Bobcats have beaten Miller County 52-14 and Seminole County 27-0. Sophomore RB Charles Williams has rushed for 284 yards and five touchdowns. Six Early running backs have scored touchdowns. Early is only 5-of-8 passing but for 99 yards.
 
Warner Robins at Northside (W.R.)
 
When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, McConnell-Talbert Stadium, Warner Robins
Records, rankings: Warner Robins is 0-1 and No. 2 in Class 5A; Northside is 1-1 and unranked in 6A.
Last meeting: Warner Robins won 49-7 in 2021.
Things to know: Warner Robins has won five straight in the series, the past three by margins of 29 points or better, but signs point to a closer game this time. Northside lost its opener to Class 5A’s No. 3 team, Jones County, 27-21, then beat Class 3A’s No. 8 team, Peach County, 35-7. Junior QB Damien Dee had a breakout game against Peach, rushing for 164 yards and two touchdowns and passing for 157 yards. Northside is coming off a 9-4 season that was its best since the 2018 team made the 6A final. Warner Robins, the two-time defending Class 5A champion, hasn’t started 0-2 since 2016, also the last time the Demons lost to Northside. Warner Robins lost to 6A’s No. 2 team, Lee County, 26-10 in its only game. RB Malcolm Brown, a preseason all-state pick, had 57 rushing yards and 66 receiving yards. Junior QB Chase Reese, a first-year starter, was 11-of-18 passing for 185 yards. AJC Super 11 defensive lineman Vic Burley was limited to one tackle.
Today’s interviewee is Lou Bezjak, the high school sports coordinator for The State newspaper in Columbia, S.C., and the Island Packet of Hilton Head, S.C. Bezjak had covered high school sports in South Carolina since 2002. Lou is a two-time South Carolina Sports Writer of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Three of South Carolina’s best teams are playing Saturday in the Cam Newton Classic at Lakewood Stadium in Atlanta. The schedule features Gray Collegiate against South Atlanta at 2 p.m., Dutch Fork against Creekside at 5 and Fort Dorchester against Grayson at 8.
 
Lou Bezjak, South Carolina
high school sports reporter
1. What do these games mean to high school football in South Carolina, and are you curious how they'll play out? “I am very curious about all three games, and I think it is a good test for the three South Carolina teams. Dutch Fork has been asked to play in this event I think three different times, but this is the first time they will be able to because of COVID, etc. There always is a sense of pride of testing your team against out-of-state competition, and that will be the case this week. It is almost like a bowl game for these teams. You get to travel, stay in a hotel and prepare for a big-time matchup. Having Cam Newton associated with this is also a big deal.”
 
2. How do fans and teams and coaches view Georgia football? “That is a tough question. I think they do view Georgia football in high regard because of the amount of college and NFL players the state turns out each season. So that is why getting to play against top teams from Georgia is a big deal.”
 
3. Tell us about Dutch Fork. What would you tell people over here, who don’t know, about what they’ve done the past few years and how they’re viewed in your state? And is this a typical Dutch Fork team this year, or are there question marks? “Dutch Fork has been the standard in South Carolina for the past decade or so since Tom Knotts moved from North Carolina and took over the program. Knotts was part of a 100-plus game winning streak at Charlotte Independence. Knotts has won six state titles at Dutch Fork. They won five straight Class 5A championships and had a 61-game unbeaten streak snapped against Gaffney in last year’s state championship game.
 
“The schedule Dutch Fork put together is the toughest Knotts has had in his 11 seasons at the school. They already played two tough teams in Hough of North Carolina and Spartanburg. They get Creekside this week and nationally ranked St. Frances of Maryland in a few weeks. The schedule is partly because many South Carolina teams won’t play them and partly for Knotts to challenge his team. This might not be a typical Knotts offensive team that usually had some big names. They’ve got a great running back in James Madison commit Jarvis Green, who rushed for 306 yards last week. Their offensive line is very underrated. They have questions at quarterback, especially after starter Aliam Appler went out last week, so you might see a run-dominated style from them with a lot of Green and Landon Danley in the wildcat. The backup, Jonathan Hunt, moved down from Vermont this year and has some talent. Defensively, they do a great job of putting pressure on the quarterback and are aggressive.”
 
4. What’s the skinny on the other two teams – Fort Dorchester and Gray Collegiate? “Fort Dorchester has been a strong program as well with Steve LaPrad as coach. They won the state championship in 2015 but have lost to Dutch Fork I believe three times in the playoffs since then. They have a good quarterback in Zolten Osborne who can throw it and run it. It is going to be a tough task facing such a strong program as Grayson. Gray Collegiate is a charter school that plays in Class 2A and is coming off its first state championship last season after a deep playoff runs before that. They graduated a lot, including K.Z. Adams, who rushed for more than 3,000 yards last season and more than 8,000 in his career. He is a freshman at Georgia State. Gray has a strong offensive line and up-and-coming quarterback in Riley Staton. They are off to a tough 0-2 start against some tough competition and will have their hands full on Saturday.
 
September is official fall sports “Cancer Awareness Month” in the Georgia High School Association to help fight all types of this dreaded disease. Teams may wear colored jerseys, socks, wristbands, and headbands during a home event to show support for their chosen cancer fundraiser. Thank you to everyone in advance for your enthusiasm and action to fight back against cancer.
On the Web
NFHS Network
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Here are this week’s featured Georgia Games of the Week, with broadcast times in parentheses:

  • Rome at Carrollton (7 p.m. Friday)
  • Brookwood at Collins Hill (7:30 p.m. Friday)
  • Cedar Grove at Westlake (7:30 p.m. Friday)
  • South Forsyth at North Oconee (7:30 p.m. Friday)
  • North Cobb at Buford (8 p.m. Friday)
  • Creekside vs. Dutch Fork, S.C. (5 p.m. Saturday)
  • Grayson vs. Fort Dorchester, S.C. (8 p.m. Saturday)

On TV
Friday
*Brookwood at Collins Hill, 7:30 p.m., GPB
*Effingham County at Statesboro, 7:30 p.m., WSAV-CW (Savannah)
*Pickens at Fannin County, 7:30 p.m., ETC TV 3 (Ellijay)
*Silver Bluff (S.C.) at Midland Valley (S.C.), 7:30 p.m., WJBF MeTV 6.2 (Augusta)
*Walker Valley (Tenn.) at Ooltewah (Tenn.), WFLI-TV (Chattanooga)
*North Cobb at Buford, 8 p.m., WPCH Peachtree TV (Atlanta)
Interstate travelers
GHSA football teams have played 49 games against out-of-state teams in two weeks this season with 10 more on this weekend’s schedule. Ranked by winning percentage, here are the interstate records this century for GHSA teams that have played at least 10 out-of-state opponents.
 
1.000 - Stephens County (12-0)
.955 - Charlton County (10-0-1)
.923 - Lowndes (12-1)
.900 - Screven County (9-1)
.846 - Grayson (11-2)
.833 - Union County (10-2)
.813 - Buford (13-3)
.789 - Colquitt County (15-4)
.750 - Darlington (9-3)
.741 - Lincoln County (21-7-1)
.731 - Camden County (19-7)
.724 - Bainbridge (21-8)
.700 - North Gwinnett (7-3)
.667 - Fannin County (8-4)
.583 - Bowdon (7-5)
.574 - Valdosta (15-11-1)
.550 - Dade County (11-9)
.545 - Rabun County (12-10)
.500 - Early County (5-5)
.438 – Lakeside-Evans (7-9)
.400 - Greater Atlanta Christian (4-6)
.333 - Shaw (4-8)
.286 - Mount Zion-Carroll (4-10)
.268 - Towns County (11-30)
.167 - Pataula Charter (2-10)
Warner Robins has played Northside in a crosstown rivalry every season since 1964. Only five Georgia rivalries have been played without interruption for longer. What are they? (Answer Friday)
 
Answer to Wednesday’s question: The Georgia head coach with the longest winning streak is Dexter Wood, whose Buford teams won 47 straight from 2001 to 2004.
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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
Columbia vs. Washington -27
Decatur vs. Southwest DeKalb -5
East Laurens vs. Jenkins Co. -1
Lakeside, Atlanta vs. Forest Park -7
Lithonia vs. Landmark Christian -6
Long Co. at Treutlen -33
Mount Zion, Carroll at Jordan -35
Portal vs. Robert Toombs Academy -10
Redan vs. Tri-Cities -12
Stratford Academy vs. Riverside Mil. -38
Washington-Wilkes vs. Glenn Hills -40
Westover vs. Spencer -7
 
Friday’s games
ACE Charter vs. Pataula Charter -28
Alpharetta at Cambridge -3
Appling Co. at Wayne Co. -18
Aquinas vs. Savannah Country Day -1
B.E.S.T. Academy vs. Towers -8
Bainbridge at Thomas Co. Central -2
Banks Co. vs. Oglethorpe Co. -6
Benedictine vs. Westminster -25
Berkmar at Druid Hills -3
Berrien vs. Bacon Co. -26
Brantley Co. vs. Beach -28
Bremen vs. Bowdon -3
Brentwood School at GMC Prep -28
Briarwood Academy vs. Glascock Co. -31
Brooks Co. at Cook -19
Buford vs. North Cobb -6
Calhoun at Creekview -25
Carrollton vs. Rome -4
Cartersville at Allatoona -28
Cass vs. Drew -15
Cedar Grove at Westlake -7
Cedar Shoals vs. East Forsyth -35
Cedartown vs. Sequoyah -28
Central, Carrollton at Hampton -11
Central, Talbotton vs. Baconton -20
Central Fellowship vs. Tiftarea Acad. -3
Central Gwinnett vs. Jackson Co. -5
Chamblee vs. Dunwoody -10
Chattahoochee Co. vs. Walnut Grove -1
Cherokee vs. Woodstock -34
Claxton vs. Hawkinsville -1
Clinch Co. vs. Miller Co. -34
Collins Hill vs. Brookwood -16
Colquitt Co. vs. Tift Co. -33
Creekside Christ. vs. Notre Dame Acd. -27
Cross Keys at Flint River Academy -5
Dalton at Sonoraville -14
Darlington vs. Christian Heritage -12
Dawson Co. at North Hall -7
Deerfield-Windsor vs. Strong Rock -10
Discovery vs. Stone Mountain -24
Douglas Co. vs. McEachern -3
Dublin at Lamar Co. 0
Dutchtown vs. Jonesboro -15
ELCA at Calvary Day -13
East Coweta at Hillgrove -6
East Hall vs. Johnson, Gainesville -21
East Paulding at Hiram -9
Edmund Burke at Trinity Christ., Dublin 0
Elbert Co. vs. Harlem -10
Etowah vs. Forsyth Central -17
Evans vs. Greenbrier -21
Fannin Co. vs. Pickens -1
First Presbyterian vs. Brookstone -7
Fitzgerald at Northeast -26
Flowery Branch at Stephens Co. -13
Frederica Acad. vs. Valwood School -6
Gainesville at Monroe Area -22
Gatewood School at Augusta Prep -32
George Walton vs. Social Circle -3
Georgia Christian vs. Fullington Acad. -11
Gilmer vs. Murray Co. -34
Glynn Academy at Camden Co. -6
Gordon Central vs. Coosa -6
Gordon Lee at Southeast Whitfield -3
Hancock Central at Greene Co. 0
Hapeville Charter vs. Pebblebrook -4
Hardaway vs. Northside, Columbus -1
Harris Co. vs. Shaw -20
Harrison at Paulding Co. -10
Hart Co. vs. Apalachee -14
Hebron Christian at Commerce -1
Heritage, Conyers vs. Rockdale Co. -1
Heritage, Newnan vs. Kendrick -28
Heritage, Ring. vs. Lakeview-Ft. Ogle. -28
Houston Co. at West Laurens -13
Hughes vs. Mays -26
Jefferson vs. St. Pius -1
Johns Creek at Lanier -9
Johnson Co. vs. Warren Co. -5
Jones Co. vs. Perry -17
Kell vs. Pope -17
King's Acad. at Rock Springs Christ. -22
King's Ridge at Calvary Christian -10
Lambert vs. Mountain View -9
Lee Co. vs. Lithia Springs -38
Lincoln Co. vs. Emanuel Co. Institute -4
Locust Grove vs. M.L. King -3
Lovejoy at Crisp Co. 0
Lumpkin Co. vs. Franklin Co. -8
Macon Co. at Dooly Co. -8
Manchester vs. Columbus -11
Marist vs. Eagle's Landing -35
Mary Persons vs. Trinity Christian -1
Meadowcreek at Campbell -20
Mill Creek at Archer -28
Miller Grove vs. Douglass -12
Monroe vs. Seminole Co. -23
Montgomery Co. at Taylor Co. -20
Morgan Co. vs. Jasper Co. -28
Mount Pisgah vs. Cherokee Christian -35
Mount Vernon at Mount Paran Christ. -6
New Hampstead vs. Bradwell Institute -28
Newton at Eastside -19
North Atlanta at New Manchester -25
North Clayton at McNair -24
North Murray at Ridgeland -14
North Paulding vs. Kennesaw Mtn. -17
Northwest Whitfield vs. Ringgold -6
Oconee Co. at Putnam Co. -28
Ola vs. Jackson -16
Pace Academy at GAC -7
Peachtree Ridge vs. Loganville -6
Pelham vs. Mitchell Co. -7
Pierce Co. at Metter -19
Prince Ave. Christ. at Athens Acad. -21
Rabun Co. vs. Adairsville -25
Richmond Academy at Josey -28
Richmond Hill vs. Jenkins -24
River Ridge vs. Sprayberry -22
Riverdale at Mundy's Mill -10
Riverwood at North Springs -31
Roswell at Marietta 0
Sandy Creek at Alexander -13
Savannah vs. Groves -6
Schley Co. at Early Co. -1
Screven Co. vs. Westside, Augusta -5
Skipstone vs. Harvester Christian -2
South Cobb vs. Wheeler -5
South Effingham vs. Islands -7
South Forsyth at North Oconee -7
South Gwinnett vs. Dacula -7
Southland Acad. vs. Westfield School -4
Southwest at Pike Co. -4
SW Georgia Acad. vs. Grace Christ. -21
Spalding at Fayette Co. -20
St. Anne-Pacelli vs. Lakeview Acad. -28
Starr's Mill vs. Luella -27
Statesboro vs. Effingham Co. -7
Stephenson vs. Arabia Mountain -21
Stockbridge vs. Dougherty -15
Swainsboro vs. Jeff Davis -24
Tattnall Square at Athens Christian -8
Telfair Co. at Atkinson Co. -15
Temple at Chattooga -6
Terrell Co. at Greenville -20
Therrell vs. Clarkston -31
Thomasville at Cairo -3
Thomson at Grovetown -27
Troup vs. Callaway -4
Turner Co. at Randolph-Clay -34
Twiggs Co. vs. GSIC -47
Union Co. at Towns Co. -21
Union Grove at McDonough -18
Valdosta vs. Banneker -29
Vidalia vs. Pinewood Christian -14
Villa Rica vs. Northgate -4
Walker at Lake Oconee Academy -24
Ware Co. at Baldwin -35
Warner Robins at Northside, W.R. -11
Washington Co. at Dodge Co. 0
Wesleyan at North Cobb Christian -6
West Forsyth at North Forsyth -16
West Hall vs. East Jackson -16
Westside, Macon vs. Morrow -19
Wheeler Co. vs. Bryan Co. -4
White Co. vs. Chestatee -18
Whitefield Acd. at Providence Christ. -37
Whitewater vs. Griffin -12
Wilkinson Co. at Crawford Co. -7
Winder-Barrow vs. Salem -38
Windsor Forest vs. Johnson, Savannah -1
Woodland, Cartersville vs. Model 0
Woodland, Stockbridge vs. McIntosh -13
Worth Co. vs. Upson-Lee -6
 
Other games
Brookwood School at Maclay, Fla.
Butler at Airport, S.C.
Creekside vs. Dutch Fork, S.C. (Sat., L)
Gray Acad., S.C. at South Atlanta (Sat., L)
Grayson at Fort Dorchester, S.C. (Sat., L)
Heath. Hall, S.C. at Bethlehem Christian
Holy Innocents’ at Christ Church, S.C.
John Paul II, S.C. at St. Andrew's School
Lakeside, Evans at North Augusta, S.C.
Lanier Co. at Santa Fe, Fla.
North Miami Beach, Fla. at Lowndes
West Nassau, Fla. at Charlton Co.
Winter Park, Fla. at North Gwinnett
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Today’s featured inductee is Georgia Tech and Northside of Atlanta graduate Stan Gann. Gann will be inducted into the Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame on Oct. 22 at the College Football Hall of Fame.
Stan Gann
Northside (Atlanta) High School Graduate
When Stan Gann passed away in February at age 81, Georgia lost a beloved former coach and perhaps the state’s biggest high school football star from the 1950s. In his senior season in 1957, Gann was named AJC Class 3A Back of the Year, Senior Scholastic All-American and Wigwam Wiseman All-America after leading Atlanta’s Northside High to the Class 3A championship under coach Wayman Creel. Nicknamed "The Man,” Gann was a first-team AJC all-state quarterback in the state’s highest classification during his junior and senior years. Gene Asher stated in his book, “Legends: Georgians who Lived Impossible Dreams,” that Gann was the best high school player he covered in his six years as Atlanta Journal sports editor (1957-62). Considered the state’s top prospect, Gann received 23 scholarship opportunities and chose Georgia Tech. As a Yellow Jacket, he started two seasons as a quarterback and running back. After his playing career, Gann turned to high school coaching and became the offensive coordinator for two Warner Robins state-championship teams. He was head coach at Northside of Warner Robins from 1986 to 1993 and achieved an overall record of 55-37.
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