This week’s Southwest Georgia high school football playoff games

Richmond Hill

at Lee County

Game time: 7:30 p.m., Friday.

Records: Richmond Hill 7-2 (fourth in Region 2-6A); Lee County 9-1 (first in Region 1-6A).

Last week: Effingham County beat Richmond Hill 40-26; Lee County beat Coffee 23-7.

Common opponents: None.

Playoff appearances: Richmond Hill 5, Lee County 11.

Series history: First meeting.

Winner gets next: Lovejoy (No. 3 seed)-Grovetown (No. 2 seed) winner.

Notes: Richmond Hill won its first seven games, including a win over Region 2-6A champion Glynn Academy, before losing its final two regular-season games … The Wildcats have two Division I-bound receivers and a place-kicker who has committed to Maryland … Lee County has a half-dozen Division I commitments, including a defensive back (Otis Reese) who is committed to Michigan.

Monroe

at Pierce County

Game time: 7:30 p.m., Friday.

Records: Monroe 3-6 (third in Region 1-3A); Pierce County 4-5 (second in Region 2-3A).

Last week: Cook beat Monroe 36-23; Liberty County beat Pierce County 41-14.

Common opponents: Brooks County (Monroe lost 49-0; Pierce County lost 31-0).

Playoff appearances: Monroe 13, Pierce County 16.

Series history: First meeting.

Winner gets next: Savannah (No. 4 seed)-Peach County (No. 1 seed) winner.

Notes: Monroe draws what should be a fairly even first-round matchup … The Tornadoes’ only win over a playoff qualifier this season came against Dougherty, while Pierce County’s only win over a postseason team came against Tattnall County.

Dougherty

at Liberty County

Game time: 7:30 p.m., Friday.

Records: Dougherty 2-8 (fourth in Region 1-3A); Liberty County 7-3 (first in Region 2-3A).

Last week: Dougherty off; Liberty County beat Pierce County 41-14.

Common opponents: None.

Playoff appearances: Dougherty 17, Liberty County 7.

Series history: First meeting.

Winner gets next: Windsor Forest (No. 3 seed)-Macon Westside (No. 1 seed) winner.

Notes: This is Liberty County’s fifth straight postseason appearance … The Panthers were quarterfinalists last year.

Towns County

at Pelham

Game time: 7:30 p.m., Friday.

Records: Towns County 5-5 (No. 23 seed, sixth in Region 8-1A); Pelham 8-2 (No. 10 seed, second in Region 1-1A).

Last week: Towns County beat Providence Christian 42-21; Mitchell County beat Pelham 22-0.

Common opponents: None.

Playoff appearances: Towns County 1, Pelham 26.

Series history: First meeting.

Winner gets next: Macon County (No. 7 seed).

Notes: Towns County is making its first playoff appearance in program history, and it will be driving 322 miles (one way) to do so … The program near the North Carolina border played just one other in-state public school opponent this season, Commerce … Pelham is looking for its first playoff victory since 2002.

Across Southwest Georgia

Newnan

at Tift County

Game time: 7:30 p.m., Friday.

Records: Newnan 4-6 (third in Region 2-7A); Tift County 9-1 (second in Region 1-7A).

Last week: Newnan beat East Coweta 30-28; Tift County beat Camden County 21-10.

Series history: Newnan leads 1-0.

Last meeting: Newnan won 42-0 in the second round of the Class 5A playoffs.

Winner gets next: Roswell (No. 4 seed)-Hillgrove (No. 1 seed) winner.

Colquitt County

at Pebblebrook

Game time: 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Records: Colquitt County 7-3 (third in Region 1-7A); Pebblebrook 6-4 (second in Region 1-7A).

Last week: Colquitt County off; Pebblebrook beat Wheeler 51-37.

Series history: First meeting.

Winner gets next: North Cobb (No. 4 seed)-Walton (No. 1 seed) winner.

New Hampstead

at Bainbridge

Game time: 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Records: New Hampstead 5-4 (third in Region 2-5A); Bainbridge 7-3 (second in Region 1-5A).

Last week: Ware County beat New Hampstead 33-14; Warner Robins beat Bainbridge 35-6.

Series history: First meeting.

Winner gets next: Dutchtown (No. 4 seed)-Starr’s Mill (No. 1 seed) winner.

Thomas County Central

at Wayne County

Game time: 7:30 p.m., Friday.

Records: Thomas County Central 3-7 (fourth in Region 1-5A); Wayne County 8-1 (first in Region 2-5A).

Last week: Harris County beat Thomas County Central 14-10; Wayne County beat Statesboro 44-14.

Series history: Series tied 1-1. First playoff meeting.

Last meeting: Thomas County Central won 40-13 in 1975.

Winner gets next: Griffin (No. 3 seed)-Jones County (No. 2 seed) winner.

Howard

at Americus-Sumter

Game time: 7:30 p.m., Friday.

Records: Howard 6-4 (fourth in Region 2-4A); Americus-Sumter 8-2 (first in Region 1-4A).

Last week: Mary Persons beat Howard 17-14; Americus-Sumter beat Carver-Columbus 27-16.

Series history: First meeting.

Winner gets next: North Clayton (No. 3 seed)-Thomson (No. 2 seed) winner.

Spalding

at Cairo

Game time: 7:30 p.m., Friday.

Records: Spalding 4-5 (third in Region 2-4A); Cairo 7-3 (second in Region 1-4A).

Last week: Spalding beat Upson-Lee 52-48; Cairo beat Columbus 45-7.

Series history: Spalding leads 1-0.

Last meeting: Spalding won 27-10 in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs.

Winner gets next: Salem (No. 4 seed)-Burke County (No. 1 seed).

Appling County

at Crisp County

Game time: 7:30 p.m., Friday.

Records: Appling County 3-5 (fourth in Region 2-3A); Crisp County 8-1 (first in Region 1-3A).

Last week: Tattnall County beat Appling County 56-22; Crisp County beat Worth County 55-0.

Series history: Crisp County leads 4-3-1. First playoff meeting.

Last meeting: Crisp County won 14-7 in 1997.

Winner gets next: Pike County (No. 3 seed)-Southeast Bulloch (No. 2 seed) winner.

Jeff Davis

at Thomasville

Game time: 7 p.m., Saturday.

Records: Jeff Davis 5-4 (fourth in Region 2-2A); Thomasville 10-0 (first in Region 1-2A).

Last week: Benedictine beat Jeff Davis 41-0; Jeff Davis beat Swainsboro 8-6 in Monday playoff; Thomasville beat Fitzgerald 48-28.

Series history: First meeting.

Winner gets next: Harlem (No. 3 seed)-Dublin (No. 2 seed) winner.

Turner County

at Schley County

Game time: 7:30 p.m., Friday.

Records: Turner County 6-4 (No. 20 seed, fourth in Region 2-1A); Schley County 7-3 (No. 13 seed, second in Region 4B-1A).

Last week: Irwin County beat Turner County 32-6; Schley County beat Marion County 35-27.

Series history: First meeting.

Winner gets next: Mitchell County (No. 4 seed).

Miller County

at Jenkins County

Game time: 7:30 p.m., Friday.

Records: Miller County 7-3 (No. 19 seed, fourth in Region 1-1A); Jenkins County 7-3 (No. 14 seed, second in Region 3B-1A).

Last week: Miller County beat Seminole County 24-19; Savannah Christian beat Jenkins County 21-14.

Series history: First meeting:

Winner gets next: ECI (No. 3 seed).

NOTE: Historical information provided by the Georgia High School Football Historians Association.

Other Region 1 teams

All games Friday unless noted

Class 7A

Campbell at Lowndes, 8 p.m.

Class 6A

Effingham County at Coffee, 7:30 p.m.

Valdosta at Glynn Academy, 7:30 p.m.

Northside-Warner Robins at Brunswick, 7 p.m., Saturday

Class 5A

South Effingham at Warner Robins, 7:30 p.m.

Harris County at Ware County, 7:30 p.m.

Class 4A

Northside-Columbus at West Laurens, 7:30 p.m.

Carver-Columbus at Mary Persons, 7:30 p.m.

Class 3A

Tattnall County at Cook, 7:30 p.m.

Class 2A

Vidalia at Brooks County, 7:30 p.m.

Fitzgerald at Toombs County, 7:30 p.m.

Berrien at Benedictine, 7:30 p.m.

Class 1A-Public

(17) Chattahoochee County at (16) Washington-Wilkes, 7:30 p.m.

Griffin Christian at Community Christian