The playoffs are down to just a handful of teams in both the GHSA and GISA. Listen to this special Thanksgiving week installment of the High School Football Round-Up to find out which squads from the Southwest Georgia Network coverage area are moving on in the postseason.
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Which teams from the Southwest Georgia Network coverage area are moving on the quarterfinals? Find out here below with this brief update.
NOTE: Only games involving teams in the Southwest Georgia Network coverage area (telephone area code 229) are included in this post. As always, the winners of each game are listed in BOLD type.
Last updated at 12:27 p.m. EST on Tuesday, November 26, 2019.
GHSA Playoffs-Second Round: Friday, November 22, 2019
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Class 7A
Lowndes 44, Norcross 14
Parkview 40, Colquitt County 21
Class 6A
Lee County 49, Creekside 7
Valdosta 28, Johns Creek 24
Class 4A
Sandy Creek 56, Americus-Sumter 7
Class 3A
Crisp County 41, North Hall 3
Greater Atlanta Christian 38, Cook 0
Class 2A
Brooks County 41, Rockmart 3
Callaway 50, Fitzgerald 31
Thomasville 58, Pepperell 14
Class 1A Public
GISA Playoffs-Quarterfinals: Friday, November 22, 2019
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Irwin County 48, Chattahoochee County 22
Mitchell County 36, Turner County 7
Pelham 41, Wilcox County 36
Class 3A
John Milledge 21, Southland 0
Tiftarea 24, Heritage (Newnan) 21
Valwood 34, Deerfield-Windsor 7
Class 2A
Brentwood 42, Terrell Academy 14
Edmund Burke 21, Southwest Georgia Academy 18
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Which teams from the Southwest Georgia Network coverage area are moving on? Which teams are going home? Also, hear a sneak peek of the newly reclassified regions in the GHSA. That’s all on this week’s installment of the High School Football Round-Up Podcast:
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GHSA Reclassification November 12, 2019
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The regular season is over!!! The playoffs are here!!! Here’s what you’ll hear on this week’s episode of the High School Football Round-Up Podcast!!!:
-A preview of first-round playoff action.
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By Walter L. Johnson II
The regular season has ended. The playoffs are just around the corner.
Instead of doing the usual scoreboard post, here’s a quick wrap-up of games involving multiple teams within the Southwest Georgia Network coverage area for Week 12. The following five games to be mentioned below either had region championships on the line or winner-take-all situations where the winners advanced to the playoffs while the losers season came to a close.
So, without further ado, here’s a summary of the following games:
Lee County clinches Region 1-6A championship: The Trojans from Leesburg beat Coffee 35-17 to clinch their third straight Region 1-6A title at Trojan Field. Lee County finished the regular season undefeated in Region 1-6A play at 4-0 while also finishing at 9-1 overall.
Bainbridge clinches playoff berth: The defending GHSA Class 5A state champion Bainbridge Bearcats will have a chance at winning back-to-back state championships after blowing out Thomas County Central 42-7. The Bearcats clinched the #3 seed in Region 1-5A with the convincing win over the Yellow Jackets. Bainbridge finished the regular season at 7-3 overall, and 2-2 in region play.
Westover misses playoffs again: For the fifth straight season, the Westover Patriots from Albany will sit out the GHSA state playoffs, losing to Hardaway 7-3 at Hugh Mills Stadium on Friday. Westover finished the 2019 season at 6-4 overall, and 4-4 in GHSA Region 1-4A with the loss. The Patriots’ last playoff appearance came in 2014, when they finished that campaign at 6-5 overall, losing to Mary Persons in a 14-0 shutout in the first round.
Mitchell County stuns Pelham for 1-1A title: The Mitchell County Eagles will head into the Class 1A public school playoffs with tremendous momentum after pulling off the upset over the previously undefeated Pelham Hornets 36-28. The Eagles clinched the Region 1-1A title with the stunning win over the Hornets. Both teams go into postseason play at 9-1 overall.
Deerfield-Windsor falls to Valwood: The Deerfield-Windsor Knights saw their opportunity to win one last GISA region title fall by the wayside on Friday night, falling to Valwood 10-7 at Webb Stadium in Albany. Valwood clinched the Region 3-3A crown at 4-0 and 8-2 with the win over DWS, while the Knights finished 5-5 overall, and 2-2 in region play. Deerfield-Windsor now waits to find out whom they’ll face in the first round of the GISA Class 3A playoffs. DWS joins the GHSA in the Class 1A private school ranks in 2020.
Honorable Mention: The Southwest Georgia Academy Warriors clinched the GISA Region 3-2A championship after defeating the Terrell Academy Eagles from 36-28. SGA enters the playoffs at 7-3 overall, and 2-0 in region play.
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By Walter L. Johnson II
The Georgia High School Association (GHSA) announced the reclassification numbers for its member schools earlier this week (Tuesday). Expect tremendous changes for multiple schools within the Southwest Georgia Network coverage area for the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years.
Here’s a quick recap on which schools are going where heading into 2020:
The Lee County Trojans will stay in Class 6A but will lose Coffee to Class 5A, while Northside (Columbus) moves up two spots from 4A to 6A. That means there could be two Northside’s in Region 1-6A next season, as the Columbus-based school could join their counterparts in Warner Robins, as well as Houston County, Lee County, and Valdosta.
The real shake-up starts within the Dougherty County School System, with the Westover Patriots moving up from Class 4A to Class 5A, while the Monroe Golden Tornadoes will move up from 3A to 4A. The Patriots could find themselves in a region that will likely include Coffee, Harris County, Veterans, and Warner Robins.
As for Monroe and Dougherty, both the Tornadoes and Trojans could end up in a new-look Region 1-4A that will likely include Bainbridge, Cairo, and Thomas County Central, as well as Columbus, Hardaway, and Shaw in the Columbus area. Dougherty gains Monroe as a region rival while losing Westover.
The now four-time Region 1-3A football champion Crisp County Cougars lose their other three region foes, as Cook and Worth County move down to Class 2A, while longtime archrival Americus-Sumter moves down from Class 3A. Both teams will probably play in a region that includes Columbus area schools Carver, Jordan, and Spencer.
After many years in Class 3A, the Worth County Rams will make the move down to Class 2A for 2020. The Rams could join Berrien, Cook, Early County, Fitzgerald, and Thomasville in a potentially loaded Region 1-2A, where many of those aforementioned teams have made deep postseason runs in the past.
Longtime Class 2A powerhouse Brooks County moves down to the Class 1A public school subdivision. The Trojans from Quitman, Ga. could either land in Region 1 with Mitchell County and Pelham or in Region 2 with Clinch County, Irwin County, and Turner County, among other schools.
Finally, the Deerfield-Windsor Knights from Albany will make history, as they’ll become the first Southwest Georgia school to join the Class 1A private school subdivision. DWS will join the GHSA in 2020 after many years in the GISA.
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The final week of the regular season has arrived!!! This is what you’ll hear on this week’s episode of the High School Football Round-Up Podcast!!!:
-A quick breakdown of Week 11 action, combined with potential playoff possibilities and scenarios going into Week 12, going region-by-region.
-Region 1-7A
-Lowndes downs Colquitt County for the region championship.
-Camden County travels to Tift County for third place.
Region 1-6A
-Coffee at Lee County in a “Battle of the Trojans” for the region title.
-Houston County at Northside (Warner Robins) for the fourth and final playoff berth.
Region 1-5A
-Veterans vs. Warner Robins for the region championship.
-Bainbridge battles Thomas County Central for bragging rights and more.
Region 1-4A
-Westover hosts Hardaway at Hugh Mills Stadium for the final playoff berth.
Region 1-3A
-Crisp County crushes Cook for the region title.
-Monroe outlasts Worth County for the third and final playoff spot.
Region 1-2A
-Thomasville clinches the region title.
-Brooks County, Fitzgerald, and Early County make up the rest of the representatives from the region.
Class 1A
-Mitchell County and Pelham square off for the region crown.
-Irwin County takes on Turner County.
-Other key games.
GISA/GAPPS
-Deerfield-Windsor does battle with Valwood for the GISA Region 3-3A crown.
-Other games of interest, including Southwest Georgia Academy and Terrell Academy.
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Editor’s Note: With every team in the Southwest Georgia Network coverage area now into region play, effective with this post, all final scores will still be posted in alphabetical order, but under each region. As always, the winners of each game will be marked in BOLD type.
Note to coaches and/or statisticians: Please send all final stats and game information to southwestgeorgianetwork@gmail.com within at least 30 minutes after the game ends. The more information provided, the better. Thanks.
Note: Region champions are marked in BOLD type.
Last updated at 1:31 a.m. EDT on Saturday, November 2, 2019.
GHSA Scores for the Week of Friday, November 1, 2019
Region 1-7A
Lowndes 28, Colquitt County 17
(Vikings clinch the Region 1-7A championship with the win over the Packers, finishing the regular season undefeated at 10-0 overall.)
Standings (Region Games Only)
Lowndes 3-0
Colquitt County 2-1
Camden County 0-2
Tift County 0-2
Next Week’s Games
Camden County at Tift County
Region 1-6A
Standings (Region Games Only)
Lee County 24, Houston County 20
Valdosta 48, Northside (Warner Robins) 7
Lee County 3-0
Valdosta 3-1
Coffee 2-1
Houston County 0-3
Northside-WR 0-3
Next Week’s Games
Coffee at Lee County
(Lee County can clinch the Region 1-6A championship outright with a win over Coffee.)
Houston County at Northside (Warner Robins)
(The winner of this game goes to the playoffs, while the loser’s season is over.)
Region 1-5A
Standings (Region Games Only)
Bainbridge 68, Veterans 14
Veterans 27, Thomas County Central 21
Veterans 3-0
Warner Robins 3-0
Bainbridge 1-2
Harris County 1-3
Thomas Co. Cent. 0-3
Next Week’s Games
Thomas County Central at Bainbridge
(Another winner in, loser-out game.)
Warner Robins at Veterans
(While the contest mentioned above will be for the Region 1-5A title.)
Region 1-4A
Thursday, October 31
Hardaway 44, Northside (Columbus) 10
Friday, November 1
Americus-Sumter 58, Westover 45
Cairo 31, Shaw 0
Dougherty 23, Columbus 15
Standings (Region Games Only)
Carver (Columbus) 7-0
Cairo 6-1
Americus-Sumter 5-2
Westover 4-3
Hardaway 4-3
Shaw 4-4
Dougherty 2-5
Columbus 0-7
Northside-Cols. 0-7
Next Week’s Games
Hardaway at Westover
(With their stunning loss to Americus-Sumter, the Patriots find themselves in a must-win situation against the Hawks at Hugh Mills Stadium next week.)
Region 1-3A
Crisp County 35, Cook 7
(Cougars win their fourth-straight region championship, and will be the #1 seed for the state playoffs.)
Monroe 40, Worth County 28
(The Golden Tornadoes clinch their third straight playoff berth, and will be the #3 seed.)
Standings (Region Games Only)
Crisp County 3-0
Cook 2-1
Monroe 1-2
Worth Co. 0-3
Region 1-2A
Brooks County 28, Fitzgerald 24
Early County 49, Berrien 8
Standings (Region Games Only)
Thomasville 3-0
Brooks Co. 2-1
Fitzgerald 2-2
Early Co. 1-2
Berrien 0-3
Region 1-1A
Chattahoochee County 42, Baconton 0
Miller County 28, Calhoun County 14
Mitchell County 50, Randolph-Clay 0
Pelham 41, Seminole County 0
Terrell County 62, Stewart County 0
Next Week’s Games
Pelham at Mitchell County
(Hornets travel to Camilla to face the Eagles for the Region 1-1A title yet again.)
Standings (Region Games Only)
Pelham 8-0
Mitchell Co. 8-0
Terrell Co. 6-2
Chatt. Co. 5-3
Seminole 4-4
Miller Co. 4-4
Calhoun Co. 2-6
Baconton 2-6
Stewart Co. 1-7
R-Clay 0-8
Region 2-1A
Clinch County 48, Charlton County 0
Irwin County 52, Atkinson County 0
Telfair County 20, Lanier County 13
Wilcox County 22, Turner County 7
Standings (Region Games Only)
Irwin County 6-0
Clinch County 5-1
Wilcox County 4-2
Turner County 4-2
Atkinson Co. 2-4
Telfair County 2-4
Lanier County 1-5
Charlton Co. 0-6
GISA/GAPPS Scores for the Week of Friday, November 1, 2019
Region 3-3A
Southland 43, Creekside Christian 6*
Tiftarea 35, Deerfield-Windsor 0
Valwood 44, Brookwood 29
Standings (Region Games Only)
Valwood 3-0
Tiftarea 2-1
Deerfield 2-1
Southland 1-2
Brookwood 0-4
Region 3-2A
Southwest Georgia Academy 53, Monsignor Donovan 7*
Terrell Academy 43, Westwood 6
Standings (Region Games Only)
Southwest Georgia Academy 1-0
Terrell Academy 1-0
Westwood 0-2
Next Week’s Games
Terrell Academy at Southwest Georgia Academy
*-Non-Region Game