What a start, what a performance and what a comeback for the undefeated Eastside Eagles. In their crucial Region 4 matchup with Woodward Academy last Friday night, the Eagles rallied from a 24-7 halftime deficit and outscored Woodward 31-7 in the second half to close out a 38-31 win. The game was tied 31-31 when Jeff Haynes intercepted a Woodward pass and returned it 52 yards for the game-winning touchdown.

Mary Persons looked unstoppable in a 49-14 route over Upson-Lee and will sit on the bye this week 7-0 with a 32.86 average margin of victory.

Cairo looks like the team to beat in Region 1 after toppling previously-unbeaten Carver-Columbus 43-14 last Friday.

Cartersville cruised past LaGrange 45-7 to improve to 7-0 and will face Sandy Creek this Friday in an intriguing Region 5 showdown, putting a 44-game region winning streak on the line.

Pickens has existed since 1957, but the Dragons have never posted a perfect regular season. This year’s team, could change that. Pickens have opened with a strong 7-0 start and have dominated their first three region opponents with a 44.4 average margin of victory.

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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