Here is a look at some of the top games of Week 6:
No. 5 (Public) Charlton County (4-1, 2-0 in Region 2) at No. 1 (Public) Irwin County (5-0, 2-0). (Preview courtesy Georgia High School Football Daily.) Irwin County, the Class A public-school runner-up last year, and Charlton County are among three ranked teams in Region 2-A. The other is No. 2 Clinch County, which has lost to Irwin. Irwin has beaten Charlton the past two seasons, neither game particularly close. Irwin's D.J. Lundy, a junior with SEC offers, is having an all-state season with 638 yards rushing on just 55 carries. But Irwin's defense is unsung. It held both Clinch County and Fitzgerald to less than 180 yards of total offense. Clinch was 0-for-9 passing. Charlton's best player is Raykwon Anderson, an N.C. State pledge as a wide receiver. Anderson was moved to quarterback this season. He's 35-of-72 passing for 474 yards and eight touchdowns. He's the team's leading rusher with 390 yards while averaging 7.5 yards per carry. WR/KR/DB Seaquon Clark has 471 all-purpose yards and averages 17.4 yards per touch. He has 18 tackles on defense. DE Daniel Mack has seven sacks.
No. 2 (Private) Prince Avenue Christian (5-0, 1-0 in Region 8 South) at No. 3 (Private) Athens Academy (4-0, 0-0). (Preview courtesy Georgia High School Football Daily.) These two teams have accounted for the past eight titles in Region 8-A. Athens Academy won in 2010, 2012 and 2017, and Prince Avenue Christian won in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. Athens Academy broke a five-game losing streak against Prince Avenue last year and ended the Wolverines' 35-game winning streak in regular-season games. Prince Avenue is averaging 50.6 points and 507.5 yards of total offense (285.6 passing, 221.8 rushing) this season. Sophomore QB Brock Vandagriff is 80-of-125 passing for 1,428 yards and 12 touchdowns and is the team's leading rusher with 317 yards and six TDs on 41 carries. Mack Simmons has 33 receptions for 580 yards and six touchdowns, and Christian Parrish (offer from Army) has 349 yards receiving and 127 rushing. Athens Academy has outscored its first four opponents 129-36. QB Palmer Bush is 30-of-42 passing for 573 yards and seven touchdowns. He tied or surpassed his season highs in attempts (12), yards (173) and TDs (two) in a 46-8 victory over Towns County last week. Junior Len'Neth Whitehead (four Division I offers) has rushed for 285 yards and two TDs on 26 carries (11 ypc).
No. 7 (Private) Savannah Country Day (4-0, 0-0 in Region 3-Division A) at Claxton (3-1, 0-0). This is the sub-region opener for both teams. Savannah Country Day is 4-0 for the first time since 1980, when the Hornets finished 13-1 and advanced to the state semifinals. Claxton started the season 3-0 but the Tigers were smacked down to earth last week in a 41-0 loss to Montgomery County. The all-time series is tied at 16-16, but Savannah Country Day has won the last two meetings including 36-7 last season. Claxton is trying to avoid the second three-game losing streak in the series. The Tigers went 0-3 against the Hornets in 2006-2008. This is the first time the teams have met with Savannah Country Day in the top 10 since 1975, when the Hornets were ranked No. 9.
No. 7 (Public) Mt. Zion-Carroll (4-1, 1-1 in Region 6-Division A) vs. Trion (4-1, 1-1). This is a key game in the sub-region as both still have a shot at playing for the region championship but will need help. Another league loss would snuff out any championship hopes. Both teams started 3-0 before losing on the road the night of September 14. Mt. Zion, ranked No. 3 at the time, fell at unranked Christian Heritage (30-22), while Trion was beaten by upstart North Cobb Christian (28-7). Trion owns a 10-5 advantage in the overall series, including a 34-20 win last season, which ended a three-game winning streak for the Eagles over the Bulldogs.
Other games of note:
No. 1 (Private) Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy at Wesleyan
No. 4 (Private) Calvary Day at St. John’s (South Carolina)
No. 8 (Private) George Walton Academy at Providence Christian
No. 9 (Private) Mt. Paran Christian vs. Mt. Pisgah Christian
No. 10 (Private) Christian Heritage vs. Darlington
No. 2 (Public ) Clinch County vs. Atkinson County
No. 10 (Public) Macon County at Dooly County
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