Friday wrap: Champs crowned, draw is set

Congrats to newly crowned region champs - Colquitt County, Newton, Westlake, McEachern, Roswell, South Forsyth, Mill Creek and Grayson.

Also congrats to teams that got in the playoffs with clutch wins Friday - Lowndes, Wheeler, Northview and Parkview. Also congrats to North Paulding, which made it at 3-7 after Marietta upset Harrison, opening the door.

Region 1

-No. 1 Colquitt County (10-0) won a game between unbeaten teams and clinched the region with a 33-14 victory over No. 8 Camden County (9-1). Colquitt trailed 14-6 in the first half. Valdosta (7-3) beat Lee County, and Lowndes (6-4) beat Tift County in games that settled No. 3 and No. 4.

Seeds - #1 Colquitt, #2 Camden, #3 Valdosta, #4 Lowndes

Region 2

-Newton (8-2) clinched its first region title since 1987 by beating Rockdale County 42-0, as expected.

Seeds - #1 Newton, #2 Tucker, #3 Lovejoy, #4 Lakeside

Region 3

-Newnan (8-2) beat Hughes 14-0 in the best game of the night, but Westlake (8-2) won the region again.

Seeds - #1 Westlake, #2 Newnan, #3 Hughes, #4 East Coweta

Region 4

-McEachern (9-1) beat Hillgrove 37-17 in a game that decided the No. 1 seed. Marietta (3-7) upset Harrison 17-13, knocking out the Hoyas and opening the door for North Paulding (3-7, 3-3) to sneak in.

Seeds - #1 McEachern, #2 North Cobb, #3 Hillgrove, #4 North Paulding

Region 5

-Third-ranked Roswell (10-0) won its first region title since 2010 with a 24-7 victory over No. 10 Etowah (8-2) in 5-AAAAAA. Roswell is 10-0 for the first time since 1985. Wheeler (5-5) beat Lassiter 35-14 to get the No. 4 seed. That will be Wheeler’s second playoff appearance in 10 seasons, first since 2012.

Seeds - #1 Roswell, #2 Walton, #3 Etowah, #4 Wheeler

Region 6

-South Forsyth (9-1) won its first region title (6-AAAAAA) since 1997 with a 31-6 victory over Lambert  (8-2). Northview (6-4) beat Centennial 42-35 for the final playoff berth.

Seeds - #1 South Forsyth, #2 Lambert, #3 West Forsyth, #4 Northview

Region 7

-No. 5 Mill Creek beat No. 6 Peachtree Ridge 20-17 in overtime. The victory gives Mill Creek, which opened in 2004, its first region championship and 10-0 regular season in its history. Collins Hill beat Norcross 13-9 to decide No. 3 and No. 4.

Seeds - #1 Mill Creek, #2 Peachtree Ridge, #3 Collins Hill, #4 Norcross

Region 8

-Parkview blocked a 50-yard field goal attempt in the final seconds and beat Dacula 13-11 to get the final playoff berth. Parkview finished tied with Brookwood and Dacula, but defeated both.

Seeds - #1 Grayson, #2 Archer, #3 Central Gwinnett, #4 Parkview

Here are the unofficial first-round matchups. Holler if it doesn't look right --

Hillgrove at Camden County

Parkview at Roswell

Collins Hill at Lambert

East Coweta at Newton

Valdosta at North Cobb

Wheeler at Grayson

West Forsyth at Peachtree Ridge

Lakeside at Westlake

Central Gwinnett at Walton

North Paulding at Colquitt County

Hughes at Tucker

Norcross at South Forsyth

Etowah at Archer

Lowndes at McEachern

Lovejoy at Newnan