This week’s high school football games
A capsule look at the Southwest Georgia high school football schedule
By Ron Seibel
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