HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Westover drops close one to Cook

Westover had some opportunities slip away in Olten Downs’ debut as head coach Friday, with the Patriots losing 14-10 at Cook.

According to a report from the Valdosta Daily Times, the Patriots had a solid night defensively, holding Cook quarterback Tre Williams to 42 yards to go along with 200 rushing yards. But Westover wasn’t able to answer Williams’ 4-yard touchdown run midway through the third quarter, a score that stood up as the final.

Westover, which is off in Week 2 before taking on Monroe on Oct. 31, had 14 penalties for 105 yards. Ryan Flownory scored the Patriots’ lone touchdown on a 1-yard run in the second quarter.

Nailbiter in Cordele

Larry Harold’s debut as Americus-Sumter head coach turned into a double-overtime affair, with Crisp County edging the Panthers 17-14.

According to reports posted on Twitter, Americus-Sumter scored a touchdown midway through the third quarter to tie things up. Neither team scored in the first overtime, but Crisp County made a field goal in the second OT that Americus-Sumter could not answer.

The Panthers host Dougherty on Friday, a game that was rescheduled from a September date in order to keep both teams from having consecutive bye weeks.

Mixed results for Worth County

Worth County was unable to record a win in Frankie Carroll’s return to the coaching ranks, but there was some improvement on the scoreboard.

The Rams lost 28-19 at Turner County, extending their losing streak to 12 games. But the nine-point loss was the first loss in the streak that came by fewer than 10 points.

Worth County’s home opener is this Friday against Dooly County.

A couple of firsts

For the first time in their three meetings, Pataula Charter put points on the board against Baconton Charter.

The visiting Blazers, however, had a first of their own. They scored a program record 54 points in a 54-14 victory in Edison.

Pataula Charter is the newer of the two football-playing charter schools in the Albany area, starting its varsity program in 2016.

Baconton Charter is off next week before hosting Pelham on Aug. 30. Pataula Charter, which plays a non-region schedule, travels this Friday to Monticello, Florida, to take on Aucilla Christian, a team that beat Sherwood Christian 42-21.

Tip drill

Westwood’s Fletcher Sheffield put his hand on the football at a couple of a key moments Friday, blocking two field goals in the Wildcats’ opener against Brookwood.

In Westwood head coach Jimbo Hale’s debut, Brookwood posted a 17-6 victory. Tyler Harris picked up 70 yards on 13 carries for Westwood, while Ja’myez Thompson scored the Wildcats’ touchdown while picking up 45 yards on 11 carries.

Westwood is at Fullington this Friday.

Around the area

Terrell County put up its highest scoring total since 2016 in a 46-32 loss to Chattahoochee County … Mitchell County ran into a powerful Brooks County squad, losing 43-6 to the fourth-ranked team in GHSA Class 2A … Terrell Academy dropped its season opener 36-10 to Heritage-Newnan.

Reminder to coaches and statisticians

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