This weekend’s high school football games

A look at Week 3 of the high school football schedule

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By Ron Seibel

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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

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