In Region 1, Hardaway opened the week with a 15-14 win over Westover to improve to 1-1 in the region and No. 7 ranked Bainbridge scored a 42-6 win over Shaw to improve to 2-0 in the region with Cairo—which was off on its bye. In Region 2, No. 3 ranked Perry remains alone at the top of the standings at 7-1 and 4-0 after a 35-0 win over Baldwin and Spalding bounced back from last week’s loss to Howard with a 33-24 win over West Laurens.
In Region 3, No. 5 Benedictine topped Southeast Bulloch 52-7, No. 6 Burke County bounced back from its loss to Benedictine last week with a 63-0 win over Islands and No. 9 Wayne County held off New Hampstead 31-24 in overtime.
All eight teams in Region 8 were off this week and in Region 6, Stephenson maintained its grip on the standings with a 55-20 win over Miller Grove, Holy Innocents’ held off Southwest DeKalb 36-34 and Westminster topped Hapeville Charter 20-7. Region 7 was off this week and in Region 8, Cherokee Bluff suffered another tough loss in a 28-25 defeat to Walnut Grove and No. 2 ranked North Oconee improved to 5-0 in the region with a 48-0 win over East Forsyth.
No. 2 North Oconee clinched back-to-back Region 8 championships and improved to 8-0 with a 44-0 victory over host Walnut Grove. Quarterback Max Wilson threw three touchdown passes and running back Khalil Barnes accounted for a touchdown reception and two rushing scores. The Titans have outscored their six region opponents 311-26.
Preston Lusink threw two touchdown passes and rushed for another score as visiting Lovett shut out Mt. Zion-Jonesboro 44-0. Lusink connected with Kalil Townes and Dylan Mayers, who both accounted for two touchdowns. Townes also ran for a five-yard touchdown and Mayers tossed a scoring strike of his own to Michael Mitchell. The Lions led 14-0 after one quarter, 30-0 at halftime and 37-0 going into the fourth quarter.
No. 4 ranked Troup cruised past host Fayette County 49-21 to improve to 8-0 overall and 5-0 in Region 4—giving the Tigers an opportunity to clinch the program’s first region title since 1987 next week against Trinity Christian. The Tigers jumped out to a 30-0 halftime lead and were led by quarterback Taeo Todd, who finished with two touchdown passes to Qua Moss and three touchdown runs.
No. 1 ranked Cedartown gained just eight yards in the first quarter, but the defense got them on the board with Demarcus Gardner’s 90-yard interception touchdown return in a 48-0 win over Sonoraville. Gardner’s big play sparked Cedartown and the Bulldogs went on to out-gain the Phoenix 494-to-109 in total yards. Quarterback Reece Tanner found Harlem Diamond for a 34-yard passing touchdown and Diamond returned to the endzone with a 27-yard touchdown run. Mikey Esquivel and Juelz Davis also rushed for Cedartown touchdowns in the second half.
CLASS 4A STANDINGS
REGION 1
Cairo 7-2, 3-0
Bainbridge 4-4, 2-0
Shaw 4-5, 1-2
Hardaway 2-7, 1-2
Westover 2-7, 0-3 Friday, Oct. 28
Bainbridge vs. Hardaway
REGION 2
Perry 7-1, 4-0
Spalding 6-3, 4-1
Griffin 3-6, 3-2
Baldwin 3-5, 2-2
Howard 5-3, 1-3
Westside 5-3, 1-3
West Laurens 1-7, 0-4
Thursday, Oct. 27
Howard vs. West Laurens
Friday, Oct. 28
Perry vs. Spalding
Westside-Macon vs. Baldwin
REGION 3
Benedictine 6-2, 3-0
New Hampstead 6-2, 2-1
Wayne County 6-2, 2-1
Burke County 6-1, 1-1
SE Bulloch 2-6, 1-2
Islands 0-9, 0-4
Friday, Oct. 21
Burke County vs. New Hampstead
Islands vs. Benedictine
Southeast Bulloch vs. Wayne County
REGION 4
Troup 8-0, 5-0
Trinity Christian 5-3, 4-1
LaGrange 6-2, 3-2
Starr’s Mill 6-2, 3-2
Whitewater 6-2, 3-2
Riverdale 3-6, 2-4
Fayette County 1-7, 1-4
North Clayton 1-8, 0-6
Thursday, Oct. 27
LaGrange vs. Fayette County
Friday, Oct. 28
Starr’s Mill vs. North Clayton
Troup vs. Trinity Christian
Whitewater vs. Riverdale
REGION 5
Stockbridge 6-2, 5-0
Pace Academy 7-1, 4-1
Lovett 4-4, 4-1
Hampton 6-2, 3-2
Woodland 4-4, 2-3
McDonough 3-5, 1-4
Luella 1-7, 1-4
Mt. Zion-Jonesboro 0-8, 0-5
Thursday, Oct. 27
Mt. Zion-Jonesboro vs. Woodland-Stockbridge
Friday, Oct. 21
Hampton vs. Lovett
McDonough vs. Luella
Pace Academy vs. Stockbridge
REGION 6
Stephenson 5-2, 3-0
Holy Innocents’ 5-3, 2-1
Westminster 5-3, 2-1
Miller Grove 3-5, 1-2
Hapeville Charter 1-7, 1-2
Southwest DeKalb 2-6, 0-3
Druid Hills 4-4, X-X
Stone Mountain 2-6, X-X
Clarkston 1-7, X-X
Thursday, Oct. 27
Clarkston vs. Johnson-Gainesville
Hapeville Charter vs. Miller Grove
Friday, Oct. 28
Druid Hills vs. Lakeside-DeKalb
Holy Innocents’ vs. Stephenson
Stone Mountain vs. Midtown
Westminster vs. Southwest DeKalb
REGION 7
Cedartown 8-0, 3-0
Heritage-Catoosa 7-1, 2-1
Sonoraville 5-3, 2-1
Central-Carroll 5-3, 1-2
NW Whitfield 5-3, 1-2
SE Whitfield 4-4, 0-3
Friday, Oct. 28
Cedartown vs. Southeast Whitfield
Central-Carroll vs. Northwest Whitfield
Heritage-Catoosa vs. Sonoraville
REGION 8
North Oconee 8-0, 6-0
Walnut Grove 6-2, 4-2
Madison County 5-3, 4-2
Cedar Shoals 4-5, 4-3
East Forsyth 5-3, 3-3
North Hall 3-5, 3-3
Cherokee Bluff 3-6, 4-4
Chestatee 1-7, 1-5
East Hall 2-6, 0-6
Johnson-Gainesville 0-8, X-X
Seckinger 0-6, X-X
Thursday, Oct. 27
Johnson-Gainesville vs. Clarkston
Friday, Oct. 21
Chestatee vs. East Forsyth
Madison County vs. Walnut Grove
North hall vs. Cedar Shoals
North Oconee vs. East Hall
Seckinger at Berkmar
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