Pelham to host Towns County in first round of GHSA football playoffs

The GHSA Class 1A football playoff brackets were finalized Monday, with Pelham moving into the No. 10 seed and Mitchell County locking in the fourth seed, both in the public school brackets.

Pelham will host Towns County in Friday’s first round, with the winner advancing to face No. 7 seed Macon County on Nov. 17 in Montezuma.

Mitchell County will host the Turner County-Schley County winner on Nov. 17. Schley County is the 13th seed, while Turner County is seeded 20th.

In other first-round games involving Region 1-1A teams, Chattahoochee County travels to Washington-Wilkes, while Miller County heads to Jenkins County.

GHSA Playoff Schedule

Region 1 Teams

First Round

Friday, Unless Noted

Class 7A

Campbell at Lowndes

Newnan at Tift County

Colquitt County at Pebblebrook

Class 6A

Richmond Hill at Lee County

Effingham County at Coffee

Northside-Warner Robins at Brunswick, Saturday

Valdosta at Glynn Academy

Class 5A

South Effingham at Warner Robins

New Hampstead at Bainbridge

Harris County at Ware County

Thomas County Central at Wayne County

Class 4A

Howard at Americus-Sumter

Spalding at Cairo

Northside-Columbus at West Laurens

Carver-Columbus at Mary Persons

Class 3A

Appling County at Crisp County

Tattnall County at Cook

Monroe at Pierce County

Dougherty at Liberty County

Class 2A

(Region 2 No. 4) at Thomasville

Vidalia at Brooks County

Fitzgerald at Toombs County

Berrien at Benedictine

NOTE: Bacon County, Jeff Davis and Swainsboro conducted a playoff Monday night for the right to play Thomasville.

Class 1A-Public

(23) Towns County at (10) Pelham

(19) Miller County at (14) Jenkins County

(17) Chattahoochee County at (16) Washington-Wilkes

Second Round

Nov. 16-18

Class 1A-Public

(17) Chattahoochee County-(16) Washington-Wilkes winner at (1) Manchester

(19) Miller County-(14) Jenkins County winner at (3) ECI

(20) Turner County-(13) Schley County winner at (4) Mitchell County

(23) Towns County-(10) Pelham winner at (7) Macon County