This week’s high school football games

A capsule look at the Southwest Georgia high school football schedule

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By Ron Seibel

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Dougherty

at Westover

Time/location: 7:30 p.m. Friday/Hugh Mills Stadium.

Records: Dougherty 1-2; Westover 1-1.

Last week: Berrien beat Dougherty 14-7; Westover off.

Series history: Dougherty leads 35-12.

Last meeting: Westover won 28-13 in 2016.

Notes: Each Dougherty County public school has a win so far this season … Westover would like to avoid getting swept following its loss two weeks ago to Monroe … Dougherty would like to move to .500, adding to its win two weeks ago over Mitchell County.

Americus-Sumter

at Lee County

Time: 7:30 p.m. Friday

Records: Americus-Sumter 1-1; Lee County 3-0.

Last week: Americus-Sumter beat Dooly County 33-14; Lee County beat Hardaway 47-6.

Series history: Lee County leads 4-3.

Last meeting: Lee County won 36-10 in 2016.

Notes: Lee County has reached the top spot in the Georgia Sports Writers Association GHSA Class 6A poll for the second straight season … Last year, the Trojans were No. 1 for just one week before losing … Americus-Sumter gave Crisp County its closest game of the season two weeks ago before handling Dooly County last week.

Worth County

at Early County

Time: 8 p.m. Friday

Records: Worth County 0-3; Early County 1-1.

Last week: Veterans beat Worth County 27-14; Early County beat Seminole County 27-26.

Series history: Worth County leads 8-6.

Last meeting: Worth County won 28-0 in 2016.

Notes: Worth County is still looking to give Ben Simmons his first win as the Rams’ head coach … Early County is also led by a first-year head coach in Joel Harvin.

Miller County

at Mitchell County

Time: 7:30 p.m. Friday

Records: Miller County 1-0 (1-0 GHSA Region 1-1A); Mitchell County 1-1 (1-0).

Last week: Miller County off; Mitchell County beat Stewart County 46-0.

Series history: Mitchell County leads 21-5-3.

Last meeting: Mitchell County won 30-15 in 2016.

Notes: Miller County has already spent both of its bye weeks, although one of those weeks was spent scrimmaging Deerfield-Windsor … Both teams are among the six teams unbeaten so far in GHSA Region 1-1A play.

North Bay Haven

at Patalua Charter

Time: 7 p.m. Friday

Records: North Bay Haven 1-1; Pataula Charter 0-2.

Last week: North Bay Haven beat Franklin County (Florida) 20-0; Pataula Charter off.

Series history: North Bay Haven leads 1-0.

Last meeting: North Bay Haven won 56-0 in 2016.

Westfield

at Deerfield-Windsor

Time: 7:30 p.m. Friday

Records: Westfield 1-2; Deerfield-Windsor 2-1.

Last week: Westfield beat Bulloch Academy 19-15; Deerfield-Windsor beat Terrell Academy 35-3.

Series history: Deerfield-Windsor leads 18-16.

Last meeting: Deerfield-Windsor won 34-7 in 2016.

Notes: After winning back-to-back GISA Class 3A titles under Ronnie Jones in 2013 and 2014, Westfield has struggled since Jones’ retirement … After a 1-9 season last year, the Hornets lost 44-0 to Southland and 42-0 to Valwood to start 2017 before beating Bulloch Academy last week.

Westwood

at Trinity Christian-Sharpsburg

Time: 7:30 p.m. Friday

Records: Westwood 2-2; Trinity-Sharpsburg 2-2.

Last week: Georgia Military beat Westwood 28-21; Trinity-Sharpsburg beat Windsor Academy 45-0.

Series history: Westwood leads 1-0.

Last meeting: Westwood won 34-14 in 2016.

Terrell Academy

at Southland

Time: 7:30 p.m. Friday

Records: Terrell Academy 1-2, Southland 4-0.

Last week: Deerfield-Windsor beat Terrell Academy 35-3; Southland beat Heritage 50-0.

Series history: Southland leads 25-5.

Last meeting: Terrell Academy won 41-27 in 2016.

Notes: Southland has outscored opponents 168-20 this season.

Sherwood Christian

at Lanier Christian

Time: 2 p.m. Saturday

Records: Sherwood Christian 0-3, Lanier Christian 1-2.

Last week: Covenant Academy beat Sherwood Christian 28-13; Lanier Christian off.

Series information provided by the Georgia High School Football Historians Association.

Southwest Georgia Schedule

GHSA Region 1-7A

Friday

Camden County at Glynn Academy

Roswell at Colquitt County

Shiloh at Lowndes

Tift County at Valdosta

GHSA Region 1-6A

Friday

Veterans at Houston County

Northside-Warner Robins at Lanier

GHSA Region 1-5A

Friday

Bainbridge at Cairo

Shaw at Harris County

GHSA Region 1-4A

Friday

Columbus at Callaway

Jordan at Northside-Columbus (Kinnett Stadium)

GHSA Region 1-2A

Friday

Berrien at Bacon County

Macon County at Fitzgerald

GHSA Region 1-1A

Friday

Chattahoochee County at Seminole County

Stewart County at Glascock County

GISA Region 3-3A

Friday

Brookwood at John Paul II (Tallahassee, Florida)

Valwood at Frederica

GISA Region 3-2A

Friday

Southwest Georgia at Flint River

GICAA South

Friday

Community Christian at Georgia Christian

King Academy at Life Christian

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