Class 4A Blog: Week 3 Takeaways

The Week 3 results are in and this blog will examine how each region performed. In Region 1, Bainbridge earned a win after Valdosta forfeited the matchup and Cairo led Thomasville 21-0 before falling 26-21 to the Bulldogs. Dougherty improved to 2-0 with a solid 38-8 win over Lithonia, Thomas County Central dominated Lake Placid FL 50-6 and Monroe dropped a 52-26 game to Irwin County.

Region 2 had just two of its nine teams in action this weekend and both were defeated. Hardaway fell 23-14 to Callaway and Spencer was defeated 62-6 by Northside-Columbus. Region 3 went 2-1 and Jenkins’ game with Jeff Davis was cancelled. Benedictine fell short 33-23 to Beaufort SC, Islands scored a 19-7 win over Johnson-Savannah and New Hampstead scored a big 51-0 win over Savannah.

In Region 4, Baldwin dropped a 41-20 loss to Class 5A powerhouse Ware County, Howard forfeited its game to Northside-Warner Robins and Perry scored a big 21-0 win over Crisp County. Rutland was defeated 40-13 to Region 5′s Luella, West Laurens was defeated by Dodge County 30-22 and Spalding defeated Ola 27-17.

Fayette County dropped a 35-28 battle to Class 5A’s McIntosh, McDonough won 19-6 to Woodland-Stockbridge and Riverdale improved to 2-0 with a 7-6 win over Drew. In Region 6, defending Class 4A champion Marist fell 14-9 to Woodward Academy on a last minute touchdown. Stephenson moved to 3-0 with a 30-0 win over ML King and Miller Grove posted a 35-13 win over Therrell.

In Region 7, Heritage-Catoosa opened its season with a 34-14 win over King’s Academy TN and Central-Carroll scored a big 49-6 win over Towers. In Region 8, No. 1 ranked Jefferson defeated Southside SC 45-7. Jefferson scored 42 points in the first quarter in its home win over visiting Southside. Sophomore Sammy Brown had a return for a touchdown on the opening kickoff, rushed for a touchdown and recovered a fumble. Malaki Starks, Reese Anderson and Isaiah Copeland also rushed for scores for the Dragons.

REGION 1-AAAA

Bainbridge 1, Valdosta 0

Thomasville 26, Cairo 21

Dougherty 38, Lithonia 8

Irwin County 52, Monroe 26

Thomas County Central 50, Lake Placid FL 6

Westover (BYE)

REGION 2-AAAA

Carver-Columbus (BYE)

Columbus (BYE)

Callaway 23, Hardaway 14

Jordan (BYE)

Kendrick (BYE)

LaGrange (BYE)

Shaw (BYE)

Northside-Columbus 62, Spencer 6

Troup (BYE)

REGION 3-AAAA

Benedictine at Beaufort SC 33, Benedictine 23

Islands 19, Johnson-Savannah 7

Jenkins at Jeff Davis (CANCELLED)

New Hampstead 51, Savannah 0

REGION 4-AAAA

Ware County 41, Baldwin 20

Northside-Warner Robins 1, Howard 0

Perry 21, Crisp County 0

Luella 40, Rutland 13

Spalding 27, Ola 17

Dodge County 30, West Laurens 22

Westside-Macon (BYE)

REGION 5-AAAA

McIntosh 34, Fayette County 28

Hampton (BYE)

Luella 40, Rutland 13

McDonough 19, Woodland-Stockbridge 6

Morrow 37, Mt. Zion-Jonesboro 7

Tri-Cities 32, North Clayton 0

Riverdale 7, Drew 6

REGION 6-AAAA

Columbia 18, Arabia Mountain 13

Riverside Military 32, Druid Hills 26

Pebblebrook 40, Hapeville Charter 20

Woodward Academy 14, Marist 9

Mays (BYE)

Miller Grove 35, Therrell 13

Stephenson 30, ML King 0

REGION 7-AAAA

Cedartown (BYE)

Central-Carroll 49, Towers 6

Heritage-Catoosa 34, King’s Academy TN 14

North Murray 31, Northwest Whitfield 30

White County 20, Pickens 7

Ringgold 44, Ridgeland 0

Southeast Whitfield 48, Gordon Central 22

REGION 8-AAAA

Cedar Shoals (BYE)

Chestatee 41, Union County 28