The schedule is set for the first round of the Class 6A football playoffs. Listed below are the times and locations for all of Saturday’s first-round games, followed by the matchups for Round 2:

First-round games

Houston County at Evans, 1:30 p.m. Saturday

Johns Creek at Rome, 7:30 p.m. Saturday

Pope at Dacula, 1 p.m. Saturday

Tucker at Brunswick, 7:30 p.m. Saturday (Glynn County Stadium)

Lakeside-Evans at Northside-Warner Robins, 2 p.m. Saturday (McConnell-Talbert Stadium)

Douglas County at Riverwood, 1 p.m. Saturday

Shiloh at Allatoona, 7:30 p.m. Saturday

Glynn Academy at Hughes, 7:30 p.m. Saturday

Effingham County at Westlake, 4 p.m. Saturday

Lanier at Kennesaw Mountain, 7:30 p.m. Saturday

Creekview at Carrollton, 7:30 p.m. Saturday

Alcovy bye

Lovejoy at Richmond Hill, 1 p.m. Saturday

Kell at Buford, 5:30 p.m. Saturday

South Paulding at Cambridge, 7:30 p.m. Saturday

Grovetown at Lee County, 4 p.m. Saturday

Second-round matchups

Houston County/Evans winner vs. Johns Creek/*Rome winner

Pope/Dacula winner vs. Tucker/*Brunswick winner

Lakeside-Evans/Northside-Warner Robins winner vs. Douglas County/*Riverwood winner

Shiloh/Allatoona winner vs. Glynn Academy/*Hughes winner

Effingham County/Westlake winner vs. Lanier/*Kennesaw Mountain winner

Creekview/Carrollton winner at *Alcovy

Lovejoy/Richmond Hill winner vs. Kell/*Buford winner

South Paulding/Cambridge winner vs. Grovetown/*Lee County winner

Note: Teams marked with an asterisk are No. 1 seeds and would host second-round games if they win this week. If a No. 1 seed loses, the winner of the other game would be the home team.

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