This week’s southwest Georgia high school football games
By Ron Seibel
Westover
vs. Monroe
Game time/location: 7:30 p.m./Hugh Mills Stadium.
Records: Westover 0-1, Monroe 2-0.
Last week: Westover off, Monroe beat Terrell County 51-32.
Series history: Monroe leads 30-17-1.
Last meeting: Monroe beat Westover 21-6 last season.
Notes: The first round of the Albany city series features a dual-threat quarterback with big numbers going up against a linebacker with FBS-level interest … Monroe’s David Dillard has thrown for just shy of 500 yards in two games and had triple-digit rushing yardage in wins over Jordan and Terrell County … Westover’s Jamie Pettway has a 247sports.com three-star ranking and has an interest list that includes Louisville, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Vanderbilt, as well as an offer from Georgia Tech … Monroe has won the past four games in the series.
Peach County
at Lee County
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Records: Peach County 1-0, Lee County 2-0.
Last week: Peach County beat Northside-Warner Robins 27-24; Lee County beat Dr. Phillips (Orlando, Florida) 35-3.
Series history: First meeting.
Notes: Lee County, the top-ranked team in the Georgia Sports Writers Association Class 6A poll, takes on the No. 2 team in Class 3A … Peach County comes off a victory over Northside, which was ranked third in Class 6A at the time … Peach County is traditionally strong in the skill positions, especially at receiver, something that will test a Lee County defense that hasn’t yielded a touchdown so far this season … Lee County head coach Dean Fabrizio said wide receiver Chauncey Magwood is listed as questionable following last week’s game in which Magwood needed medical attention after taking a big hit.
Sherwood Christian
at Pataula Charter
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Records: Sherwood 0-2, Pataula Charter 0-2.
Last week: Rocky Bayou Christian (Niceville, Florida) beat Sherwood 27-14; Aucilla Christian (Monticello, Florida) beat Pataula 52-0.
Series history: First meeting.
Notes: A long-awaited victory is on the line for both teams tonight in Edison … Sherwood is looking to snap a 29-game losing streak that began at the start of the 2015 season … Pataula, which is in its third year of varsity competition, is looking for its first victory over a team other than Cross Keys, a school in the Atlanta area that Pataula plays a home-and-home series with every year.
Tift County
at Worth County
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Records: Tift County 1-1, Worth County 0-2.
Last week: Tift County beat Valdosta 24-10; Dooly County beat Worth County 33-21.
Series history: Tift County leads 12-10.
Last meeting: Tift County won 49-14 in 2013.
Notes: Tift County, a Class 7A program, visits Class 3A Worth County after losing to Class 5A No. 3 Warner Robins and beating Class 6A No. 6 Valdosta … Worth County’s losing streak was stretched to 13 games last week, but both of this year’s losses (Turner County, Dooly County) were closer than any of last year’s setbacks … Worth County’s schedule becomes easier moving forward, with the Rams facing a pair of sub-.500 teams from last year (at Early County, home vs. Rutland) the next two weeks.
Chattahoochee County
at Mitchell County
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Records: Chattahoochee County 1-1, 1-0 GHSA Region 1-1A; Mitchell County 0-1, 0-0.
Last week: Marion County beat Chattahoochee County 45-24; Mitchell County off.
Series history: Mitchell County leads 2-0.
Last meeting: Mitchell County won 33-20 last season.
Notes: Mitchell County’s two biggest region tests prior to its season-ending showdown with Pelham come this week and next … Chattahoochee County finished third in Region 1-1A last year, its only losses in region play coming to Mitchell County and Pelham … Next week, Mitchell County travels to Miller County, which finished fourth in the 10-team region last year … Mitchell County had a week off following its season-opening 43-6 loss to Class 2A No. 2 Brooks County.
Miller County
at Terrell County
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Records: Miller County 7-4 last season; Terrell County 0-2, 0-1 GHSA Region 1-1A.
Last week: Miller County off; Monroe beat Terrell County 51-32.
Series history: Miller County leads 32-18-2.
Last meeting: Miller County won 34-18 last year.
Notes: Terrell County has scored 64 points in two games, a total it did not reach until its seventh game last season … Miller County finally begins its season after taking its two bye weeks at the start of the schedule … Former Southwest Georgia head coach David Bell is in his first season as Miller County head coach, taking over for Brent Miller.
Calhoun County
at Seminole County
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Records: Calhoun County 0-1, 0-0 GHSA Region 1-1A; Seminole County 0-1, 0-0.
Last week: Schley County beat Calhoun County 47-28; Seminole County off.
Series history: Seminole County leads 28-5-1.
Last meeting: Seminole County won 37-0 last year.
Notes: Seminole County has won 14 straight over Calhoun County, with Calhoun County’s most recent win in the series coming in 1995 … Calhoun County put some points on the board early last week against Schley County, only to see Schley County rally … Seminole County was off last week following a season-opening 35-0 loss to Class 5A Bainbridge.
Deerfield-Windsor
at Glenwood (Phenix City, Alabama)
Game time: 8 p.m.
Records: Deerfield-Windsor 1-0; Glenwood 1-1.
Last week: Deerfield-Windsor beat Westfield 15-12; Glenwood beat Lakeside (Eufaula, Alabama) 23-20.
Series history: Glenwood leads 3-1.
Last meeting: Glenwood won 27-12 in 1976.
Notes: Deerfield-Windsor rallied to beat Westfield in its season opener last week, with quarterback Jack Kimbrel throwing for 256 yards and a touchdown … Glenwood opened its season two weeks ago with a 34-7 loss to Monroe Academy of Monroeville, Alabama, before beating Lakeside last week … Deerfield-Windsor hosts Heritage-Newnan next week.
Southland
at Westfield
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Records: Southland 1-0; Westfield 0-1.
Last week: Southland beat Southwest Georgia 29-6; Deerfield-Windsor beat Westfield 15-12.
Series history: Westfield leads 23-11.
Last meeting: Southland won 44-0 last year.
Notes: Southland is looking for its third straight win over Westfield after going 3-17 during Ronnie Jones’ tenure as Westfield’s head coach … Jones retired following the 2015 season, joining his son, Chance Jones, on the coaching staff at Tattnall Square.
Terrell Academy
at Brookwood
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Records: Terrell Academy 0-2; Brookwood 1-1.
Last week: Tiftarea beat Terrell Academy 55-11; Lafayette (Mayo, Florida) beat Brookwood 53-33.
Series history: Brookwood leads 19-14.
Last meeting: Brookwood won 21-12 last year.
Notes: Terrell Academy, a member of GISA Class 2A, faces its third straight GISA Class 3A opponent … The Eagles will get to face a Class 2A opponent for the first time next week when they travel to Edmund Burke … Brookwood has won 10 straight in the series, with Terrell Academy’s most recent win coming in 2000.
Westwood
at Robert Toombs
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Records: Westwood 1-1; Robert Toombs 1-0.
Last week: Westwood beat Fullington 45-0; Robert Toombs beat Pinewood 47-20.
Series history: Robert Toombs leads 6-5.
Last meeting: Westwood won 41-18 in 2007.
Notes: Jimbo Hale picked up his first victory as Westwood’s head coach last week against GICAA member Fullington.
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Playing late Thursday: Pelham at Baconton Charter.
Off this week: Americus-Sumter, Dougherty.
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Note: Historical information provided by the Georgia High School Football Historians Association.
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Southwest Georgia schedule
GHSA Region 1-7A
Today
Locust Grove at Camden County
Thomasville at Colquitt County
Lowndes at Parkview
GHSA Region 1-6A
Today
Coffee at Ware County
Rutland at Houston County
Jones County at Northside-Warner Robins
Bradwell Institute at Valdosta
GHSA Region 1-5A
Today
Bainbridge at Lincoln (Tallahassee, Florida)
Harris County at Upson-Lee
Veterans at Baldwin
GHSA Region 1-4A
Thursday
Columbus at Troup County, late
Today
Hardaway at Fayette County
Spencer at Northside-Columbus (Kinnett Stadium)
GHSA Region 1-3A
Today
Cook at Early County
Dutchtown at Crisp County
GHSA Region 1-2A
Today
Bacon County at Berrien
Brooks County at Clinch County
Fitzgerald at Dooly County
GHSA Region 1-1A
Today
Randolph-Clay at Stewart County
GISA Region 3-3A
Today
Notre Dame at Valwood
GISA Region 3-2A
Today
Southwest Georgia at Crisp Academy
GICAA Region 1-2A
Today
Covenant Academy at Holy Ground Baptist
King’s Academy at Skipstone