In Region 1-AAAA, Americus-Sumter, Shaw, Dougherty, Cairo and Carver-Columbus observed byes this past week. Columbus suffered the lone Region 1 defeat in a 47-14 loss to Region 5’s Troup. Hardaway shutout Fayette County 28-0 to improve to 2-0, and after opening the season with a 49-0 win over Kendrick is yet to give up a point heading into this week’s region opener against Carver-Columbus. Northside-Columbus held off Spencer 20-19 and Westover jumped to a 14-6 halftime lead and rolled past Monroe 26-6.
Region 2
Mary Persons improved to 3-0 with a 62-12 win over Morrow. The Bulldogs racked up 235 rushing yards and six touchdowns while quarterback J.T. Hartage balanced out the offense with a steady 13-of-17 passing for 246 yards and two touchdowns. Perry also improved to 3-0 with a 30-27 win over Westside-Macon. Howard sits at 2-1 after a 46-26 victory over Central-Macon and so does Upson-Lee after a 33-28 win over Harris County. Spalding (24-10 to Oconee County) and West Laurens (22-10 to Dodge County) each suffered defeats in non-region action.
Region 3
Richmond Academy is the only unbeaten team left in Region 3 and improved to 3-0 with a 41-7 win over Evans. Cross Creek was an 18-6 winner over Glenn Hills this weekend and Thomson quarterback Damekus Taylor passed for two scores and rushed for two scores with a game-high 141 yards in the Bulldogs’ lopsided 54-18 win over Eagle’s Landing. Baldwin dropped to 0-3 with a 38-30 loss to Veterans.
Region 4
Eastside improved to 3-0 with a 35-7 win over Alcovy. The Eagles’ junior quarterback Noah Cook was sensational once again, completing 11-of-15 passes (73.3%) for 146 yards and three touchdowns. The rest of the region struggled against Class AAAA’s other regions. Woodward Academy lost 43-21 to Region 7’S Blessed Trinity, Luella was dominated 55-3 by Region 5’s Cartersville and Hampton fell 38-7 to Region 5’S Sandy Creek. North Clayton dropped to 3-0 after falling 35-0 to two-time Class AAAAA defending champion Rome and Henry County fell short 7-0 to Class AAAAA McIntosh.
Region 5
Region 5 had another impressive week and joins Region 7 as the only two regions in the classification that each have four undefeated teams heading into Week 4. Cartersville obliterated Luella 55-3 and led 55-0 at the half after outgaining the Lions 339-to-(-18) in first half yardage. LaGrange’s offensive woes continued in a 14-0 loss to Callaway and Central-Carroll fell 24-21 to Mundy’s Mill. Sandy Creek dominated Hampton 38-7 and Troup outmatched Columbus 47-14. Chapel Hill, the region’s other undefeated team had a Week 3 bye.
Region 6
Pickens (2-0) looks like the hottest team in Region 6 so far this season and was no match for Pepperell in a 43-14 rout. Southeast Whitfield held off neighbor Coahulla Creek 9-6 and LaFayette beat Gordon Lee 35-0 while the rest of the region wound up in the loss column (Heritage-Catoosa 55-20 to Chattooga, Northwest Whitfield 24-14 to Dalton, Gilmer 44-15 to Gordon Central)
Region 7
As previously-mentioned, Region 7 continues to look extremely competitive. The Defending state champion Blessed Trinity outscored Woodward Academy 28-7 in the second half of its 43-21 victory this Friday. Marist scored a 33-14 road win over Baylor (TN) and first-year program Denmark improved to 2-0 with a hard-fought 39-32 road victory over North Springs. Flowery Branch used a 14-0 advantage in the second half to top Clarke Central 28-14. White County fell 34-20 to Habersham Central and West Hall dropped a 48-6 loss to Jefferson.
Region 8
St. Pius limited Westminster to just a 52-yard field goal and a blocked punt return for a touchdown in a signature 35-9 win over the Wildcats this Friday. Oconee County topped Spalding 24-10 and Madison County scored a 20-14 win over Apalachee. North Oconee dropped a 20-14 loss to Loganville and Athens Academy served Stephens County a 28-7 defeat.
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