This weekend’s high school football games
A look at Week 3 of the high school football schedule
By Ron Seibel
Berrien
at Dougherty
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Records: Berrien 1-1; Dougherty 1-1.
Last week: Berrien beat Lanier County 32-12; Dougherty beat Mitchell County 18-14.
Series history: First meeting.
Notes: Dougherty has had two close games so far, losing by a point at Turner County before claiming victory Saturday in Camilla … This is the first of seven straight games for Dougherty at Hugh Mills Stadium, with the only other true road trip scheduled for the regular season finale Oct. 27 at Crisp County … Berrien was blanked by Irwin County to open the season before winning by 20 last week at home.
Deerfield-Windsor
at Terrell Academy
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Records: Deerfield-Windsor 1-1, Terrell Academy 2-1.
Last week: North Florida Christian (Tallahassee, Florida) beat Deerfield-Windsor 21-0; Terrell Academy beat Heritage 27-20.
Series history: Deerfield-Windsor leads 23-12-1.
Last meeting: Deerfield-Windsor won 42-28 in 2016.
Notes: Last year’s game was the closest in the three meetings the programs have had since taking a 13-year break … Terrell Academy has a strong non-region schedule, with a trip to currently unbeaten Southland coming up next week.
Hardaway
at Lee County
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Records: Hardaway 1-1; Lee County 2-0.
Last week: Hardaway beat Harris County 20-15; Lee County beat Bainbridge 38-13.
Series history: Lee County leads 7-3.
Last meeting: Lee County won 26-0 in 2013.
Notes: Last year’s scheduled meeting was canceled because of Hurricane Hermine … Lee County is ranked second in the Georgia Sports Writers Association Class 6A poll, three spots higher than this time a year ago … The Trojans are in the middle of a four-game home stretch that includes games next Friday against Americus-Sumter and Sept. 15 against Luella … Hardaway, which has gotten 324 rushing yards and a touchdown out of Marco Lee through two games, is on short rest following a 20-15 win Saturday over Harris County in the Muscogee County Kickoff Classic.
Pelham
at Terrell County
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Records: Pelham 1-1, Terrell County 0-2.
Last week: Pelham beat Baconton Charter 47-0; Miller County beat Terrell County 34-18.
Series history: Terrell County leads 26-22.
Last meeting: Terrell County won 24-15 last year.
Notes: Pelham rebounded from a close, season-opening loss to Westover with an easy win last week … Hornets quarterback Kendrick Patterson has thrown for 365 yards and three touchdowns in two games, completing 25-of-51 passes … Terrell County has been outscored 73-18 so far this season.
Worth County
at Veterans
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Records: Worth County 0-2; Veterans 1-1.
Last week: Turner County beat Worth County 27-13; Veterans beat Dublin 21-14.
Series history: Veterans leads 1-0.
Last meeting: Veterans won 13-10 in 2016.
Notes: Worth County visits Freedom Field, the home of Veterans and Houston County that opened last year adjacent to Houston County, for the first time … Both Thomas County Central and Turner County held Worth County to 13 points in each of their games … Veterans, which rebounded from a 21-3 loss to Northgate by beating Dublin last week, is led by veteran quarterback Leyton Pinckney.
Monroe
at Thomasville
Game time: 8 p.m.
Records: Monroe 1-0, Thomasville 2-0.
Last week: Monroe beat Westover 21-6; Thomasville beat Thomas County Central 41-7.
Series history: Thomasville leads 19-4-1.
Last meeting: Thomasville won 41-18 in 2003.
Notes: Both teams are coming off wins against rivals … Thomasville is ranked eighth in Class 2A … This is the first meeting between the schools in 14 years, with last year’s scheduled game at Hugh Mills Stadium lost to Hurricane Hermine.
Mitchell County
at Stewart County
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Records: Mitchell County 0-1; Stewart County 0-1.
Last week: Dougherty beat Mitchell County 18-14; Seminole County beat Stewart County 42-15.
Series history: Mitchell County leads 5-0.
Last meeting: Mitchell County won 46-0 in 2016.
Baconton Charter
at Chattahoochee County
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Records: Baconton Charter 1-1; Chattahoochee County 0-1.
Last week: Pelham beat Baconton Charter 47-0; Marion County beat Chattahoochee County 13-12.
Series history: Chattahoochee County leads 1-0.
Last meeting: Chattahoochee County won 32-0 in 2016.
Calhoun County
at Randolph-Clay
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Records: Calhoun County 0-1; Randolph-Clay 0-1.
Last week: Schley County beat Calhoun County 28-6; Abbeville (Alabama) beat Randolph-Clay 24-18.
Series history: Randolph-Clay leads 14-11-1.
Last meeting: Randolph-Clay won 34-0 in 2016.
Notes: Randolph-Clay has posted back-to-back shutouts in the series following a 53-40 Calhoun County win in 2014.
Georgia Military
at Westwood
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Records: GMC 1-1, Westwood 2-1.
Last week: Wheeler County beat GMC 35-7; Southland beat Westwood 44-6.
Series history: First meeting.
Notes: GMC and Westwood meet in a GHSA-GISA crossover game … It’s one of two crossover games for GMC, a GHSA Region 7-1A team that is playing a non-region schedule.
Covenant
at Sherwood Christian
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Records: Covenant 2-0; Sherwood 0-2.
Last week: Covenant beat Windsor Academy 14-0; Griffin Christian beat Sherwood 59-6.
Historical information provided by the Georgia High School Football Historians Association.
Southwest Georgia Schedule
GHSA Region 1-7A
Friday
Tucker at Colquitt County
Parkview at Lowndes
Glynn Academy at Tift County
Fitzgerald at Camden County
GHSA Region 1-6A
Thursday
Eagle’s Landing at Houston County, late
Friday
Ware County at Coffee
Westside-Macon at Northside-Warner Robins
Wayne County at Valdosta
GHSA Region 1-5A
Friday
Warner Robins at Peach County
Cairo at Thomas County Central
Worth County at Veterans
Tallahassee (Florida) Lincoln at Bainbridge
GHSA Region 1-4A
Thursday
Spencer vs. Northside-Columbus (Kinnett Stadium), late
Friday
Upson-Lee at Columbus (Kinnett Stadium), 5 p.m.
Shaw vs. Kendrick (Kinnett Stadium), 8 p.m.
Dooly County at Americus-Sumter
Carver-Columbus at Douglas County
GHSA Region 1-3A
Friday
Turner County at Crisp County
Cook at Brunswick
GHSA Region 1-2A
Friday
Clinch County at Brooks County
Early County at Seminole County
GISA Region 3-3A
Friday
Heritage at Southland
Tiftarea at Gatewood
Valwood at North Florida Christian (Tallahassee, Florida)
Brookwood at Pinewood Christian
GISA Region 3-2A
Friday
Southwest Georgia at Edgewood Academy (Elmore, Alabama)
GICAA South Region
Friday
Griffin Christian at Fullington
Life Christian at Georgia Christian