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Class A
Brookstone 4, Georgia Military 1
Class AA
Buford 5, Jeff Davis 1
Class AAA
Spalding 2,
Class AAAA
Northgate 3, Starr’s Mill 2
Greenbrier 2, Cherokee 1
Sequoyah 4, Whitewater 1
Class AAAAA
Lowndes 3,
An inside look at high school sports in the Bi-City area
Class A
Brookstone 4, Georgia Military 1
Class AA
Buford 5, Jeff Davis 1
Class AAA
Spalding 2,
Class AAAA
Northgate 3, Starr’s Mill 2
Greenbrier 2, Cherokee 1
Sequoyah 4, Whitewater 1
Class AAAAA
Lowndes 3,
Class A
Brookstone 2, Pacelli 0
Kimby Hobbs struck out 10 in the shut-out win against Pacelli.
Tillery Tanzie had a double and Slade Stillwell had a pair of hits for Brookstone.
Pacelli’s Kristi Bullard struck out nine in the loss.
Class AA
Jeff Davis 12,
Jeff Davis scored nine times in the sixth to break the game open.
Savannah
Emily Corish had eight strikeouts in the win for Savannah Christian.
Class AAAA
Sequoyah 4, Eastside 0
Alicia Mills struck out 14 in the shut-out win for Sequoyah.
Cherokee 13, Loganville 0
Abbey Meixel hit a two-run home run in the first inning and Cherokee never looked back against Loganville.
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Lassiter 18, South Cobb 16
Lassiter scored seven times in the first inning and held off South Cobb for the win.
McEachern 17, Sprayberry 7
McEachern scored nine times in the third inning.
ELCA 3, Jefferson 0
ELCA’s Hope Rush struck out 10 as the Chargers defeated
Kayla Cooper and Rush each hit a home run in the victory.
GAC 9,
Greater Atlanta Christian scored six times in the second inning as it knocked off
Linsey Dallas and Kristen Thomas each hit a home run to lead
Central-Carrollton 2, Shaw 0
Shaw’s Corri Connally gave up four hits in the loss.
Haley Bird had a two-run double as
Starr’s Mill 1, Whitewater 0
Kayla Deis had a sacrifice bunt to drive in the game’s only run as Starr’s Mill won 1-0.
Northgate 6, Greenbrier 5
Stephanie Farmakis had a run-scoring single in the ninth inning to lead Northgate past Greenbrier.
Farmakis and Kate Kuzma each hit a two-run home run for Northgate.
Mill Creek 6, Collins Hill 1
Mill Creek scored six times on three Collins Hill errors in the sixth, leading them to a 6-1 win.
Pinch hitter Carrie Williams hit a two-run, walk-off home run in the 11th inning to give
Class A
Jefferson 6, Brookstone 3
Callie Holloway drove in four runs as
Melanie Trevathan had a triple for Brookstone.
ECLA 12, Pacelli 0
ECLA’s Julia Echols hit for the cycle as the Chargers defeat Pacelli.
Pacelli’s Kristi Bullard had 13 strikeouts in the loss.
Georgia Military scored eight times in the seventh inning to beat
Kaylee Fuller hit a two-run home run in that seven-run inning.
Gordon Lee 1,
Maddie McKinley’s sacrifice fly in the eighth inning gave Gordon Lee a 1-0 win.
Class AAA
Michaela Hamilton threw a no-hitter as
Lyndi Duff hit a two-run home run and Pamela Wilkes hit a solo home run for the Tigers.
Shaw 3,
Corri Connally struck out eight in the complete-game win for Shaw.
Alan Thomas threw a no-hitter as
Kaley White went 2-for-3 for the Warriors.
Central-Carrollton 6, Spalding 1
Nicole Yancey led off the game with a home run and Central-Carrollton never looked back, winning 6-1.
Class AA
Amanda Mason went 2-for-4 with a double as
GAC 5,
Jessica Coan struck out 11 in the 5-0 shutout of
Jesse Groves threw a 6-hit shutout in the victory against
Class AAAA
Whitewater 2, Cherokee 0
Whitewater’s Ashley Pederson struck out 13 and Whitewater scored two runs in the eighth to knock off Cherokee. Cherokee pitcher Ginny Morris had 11 strikeouts.
Starr’s Mill’s Karlie Bureau had an RBI in the 6-2 win. Loganville’s Cali Lovett went 1-for-3 in the loss.
Northgate 5, Sequoyah 3
Rachell Adkins went 1-for-2 with two RBI’s in Northgate’s 5-3 win. Alicia Mills struck out 17 for Sequoyah in the loss.
Tiffany Blackburn’s double drove in the game-winning run in the eighth inning to give Greenbrier 2-1 victory. Eastside pitcher Brandi Richards struck out 13 in the loss.
Week 7 predictions
It's crunch time. The playoffs are about a month away, and those teams that want to earn a berth need to WIN. This week will have a couple of surprises, so here a quick look at tonight's games:
Troup at Harris County
The Tigers MUST win to have a shot at the playoffs. That goes for both Troup and
Harris County 21, Troup 17
Shaw vs. Hardaway
The Hawks are still in the hunt and could use a marquee victory. The only problem is that Shaw still has a chance to win the Region 2-AAA championship if it wins out. The Raiders will cruise.
Shaw 31, Hardaway 7
The Red Devils will try to end
Stewart-Quitman at Brookstone
The Knights are 0-5. Brookstone is the best team in Region 4-A.
Brookstone 38, Stewart-Quitman 6
Chattahoochee County at Greenville
The Panthers struggled against the athletic Pacelli front two weeks ago. They face a similar unit this week. The outcome also will be similar.
Pacelli at Central-Talbotton
Following an overtime loss to
Pacelli 35, Central-Talbotton 0
Spencer at LaGrange
LaGrange won't lose.
LaGrange 38, Spencer 0
Northview at Smiths Station
The Panthers need a win to continue to control their own destiny. A loss will leave them fighting for a playoff spot. Smiths Station knows it and will win.
Smiths Station 28, Northview 24
Glenwood at Edgewood
The Gators appear satisfied that they have made the playoffs. If they have that approach tonight, they will get beat.
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There is still plenty of people that have their doubts about Carver. The only problem with that is the Tigers haven't lost.
It's hard to argue with their 5-0 record that includes a 14-9 victory against Shaw – a perennial playoff team.
And it seems as if more people around the state are beginning to realize that Carver is a pretty good team. The Tigers were ranked No. 10 in this week's Georgia Associated Press Poll.
The Tigers won't get respect until Oct. 26 when they play LaGrange. If they can beat the Grangers on their field, the Tigers would earn that respect.
They could be 7-0 by Oct. 26, but they still would have some doubters.
Some would question who have they beaten beside Shaw? Those would then argue that Shaw played its worst game of the season against Carver and still almost won.
The Tigers can’t worry about that. They must take focus on their next game and avoid a slip up. They must get to Callaway Stadium 7-0 to have a chance to silence the doubters.
If they lose one before that, the doubters will have more questions.
WEEK 5 PREDICTIONS
It looks like a week where a lot of the teams that are expected to win will win. There are no guarantees until they play the game.
But here's a quick look at this week's games.
This is an easy one. The Raiders' defense is still too good. They won't allow
Prediction: Shaw 31,
Northside at Harris County
This might be the best game of the week. Both teams need to win. They can't afford another loss.
Whoever can get their playmaker more involved -- Northside's Carlos Ross and
The Tigers will win a close one as they can also get the ball to Charles Purchase and Chris Bullard.
Prediction:
Spencer vs. Kendrick at Memorial Stadium
The Cherokees will improve to 2-2. They won't do anything that let will leave the spectators impressed, but they will win.
Expect a lot of running and the Kendrick defense to force some turnovers.
Prediction: Kendrick 28, Spencer 6
Hardaway at LaGrange
The Hawks will struggle to move the ball against the LaGrange defense. The Grangers will do everything to shut down the Hardaway running game. LaGrange's offense will score just enough, like it has done the last few weeks. The Grangers remain unbeaten.
Prediction: LaGrange 16, Hardaway 6
Chattahoochee County at Pacelli
Lots of offense. Both teams will move the ball up and down the field. It's going to come down to who makes less mistakes. Neither team has a lot of experience, but the Vikings have more.
That will make the difference in a close game.
Prediction: Pacelli 35,
Pickens at Glenwood
The Gators offense will score some points against Pickens. Glenwood will take advantage of some turnovers and use its three-headed monster in its backfield -- Devin Piernas, Brant Hamilton and Cody Marsh -- to win the game.
The Gators will score a couple of second-half touchdowns and turn it into a blow out.
Prediction: Glenwood 35, Pickens 7
Tallassee at Russell County
It won't be pretty, but the Warriors will win their first game of the season. Deveon Alexander will run the ball and Branden Williams will manage the game. Williams will be the difference maker in the game. He will pick up first downs with his feet and preserve the lead.
Prediction:
Central -
Can the Red Devils keep the momentum from last week's win going this week?
Prediction: Central 21,
Robert E. Lee at Smiths Station
The Panthers appear to have learned how to win. Smiths Station has won three straight and after tonight it will be four straight. The Panthers' spread offense has caused problems for opposing defenses. Kyle Barr will find open receivers and throw two touchdowns.
Prediction: Smiths 34, Lee 17
Columbus vs. Carver Saturday at Kinnett Stadium
The Blue Devils will give a lot of effort and make this game closer than it should be. They just don't enough to pull off the upset. Carver will make mistakes but use its athleticism to overcome those miscues.
Prediction: Carver 27, Columbus 14
WEEK 4 LACKS SURPRISES
There were a lot of predictable outcomes in the fourth week of the season.
Shaw won.
Carver remained unbeaten.
Brookstone won its Region 4-A opener.
While there weren't a lot of upsets, it was still an interesting week of football. Here's a quick look at the week:
Flying under the radar
Smiths Station and Hardaway are quietly winning football games. The Panthers and Hawks both are 3-1 this season.
In 2005, they each only won one game.
The Panthers won by the narrowest of margins – 10-9 against
Smiths Station is now 3-0 in Class 6A, Region 3 and tied for first with
Hardaway is also trying to make the playoffs for time this century.
If the Hawks continue to win the close games, they will make the playoffs for the first time since 1999. Hardaway has won all three games by a touchdown or less.
Still, first-year coach Morgan Ingram has them playing hard and making enough plays to win.
That was the case Saturday night against
Plenty of points
Glenwood didn't have any problem running the ball on Friday.
The Gators rushed for more than 400 yards and scored 70 points against
The Gators had eight different players score a touchdown, including William Tanzie, who scored on a 99-yard run.
Must wins
With losses this week, Kendrick,
The Cherokees were competitive but still lost 13-0 to LaGrange, falling to 1-2. The Patriots were shutout 22-0 by Carver and are 1-2.
Kendrick has a good chance to get 2-2 when it plays Spencer this week, while Northside and
The loser of that game will have an extremely difficult road to the playoffs.
RALLYING LATE
Instead, running back Josh Wallace continued to run hard play after play. He ran hard on each toss to the short side of the field. Running back David Ray found opening whenever he got the ball.
The offensive line started pushing around the
Wallace dove into the end zone with 2:49 left in the game, but the Red Devils were still down, 17-14.
If
They would have been 0-3 in Class 6A, Region 3 and still have to play
That all started to change when Justin Rogers and the Red Devils recovered an onside kick at the 50-yard line.
The Red Devils went 50 yards, and Geoffrey James scored on a 1-yard run.
That gave Central its first win of the year and a chance to make the playoffs for 15th straight season.
The Red Devils still need to beat Northview,
But that chance would have all but disappeared Friday night had they lost.