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  Today, we give you Thursday's volleyball and softball state playoff results and get you ready for the Week 9 football slate. Also, Craig Sager II previews Class AAAA's busy night of games.

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THURSDAY SCORES 

SOFTBALL
 
Bowdon 10, McIntosh County Academy 2
Bowdon 9, McIntosh County Academy 3
Brookstone 6, Hebron Christian 3
Brunswick 15, Lovejoy 0
Brunswick 16, Lovejoy 10
Buford 12, North Springs 0
Buford 17, North Springs 0
Cherokee 14, Wheeler 0
Cherokee 20, Wheeler 0
Collins Hill 5, Archer 3
Crisp County 6, Jenkins 1
Eagles Landing Christian 23, Galloway School 1
Eagles Landing Christian 8, Galloway School 0
East Hall 15, Pace Academy 0
East Hall 19, Pace Academy 0
Eastside 10, Perry 6
Glascock County 9, Washington-Wilkes 6
Glynn Academy 5, Mundy's Mill 0
Grovetown 4, Coffee 0
Heard County 3, Armuchee 1
Hillgrove 11, Camden County 3
Hillgrove 6, Camden County 2
Jeff Davis 11, Screven County 2
Jefferson 5, Heritage-Catoosa 0
Jenkins 5, Crisp County 4
Lamar County 5, Pepperell 0
Lee County 3, Greenbrier 0
Loganville 15, Riverwood 0
Loganville 9, Riverwood 1
Lowndes 4, North Paulding 3
Lowndes 6, North Paulding 5
Mundy's Mill 8, Glynn Academy 3
Northgate 6, Chattahoochee 1
Oconee County 15, Northwest Whitfield 14
South Effingham 5, Jones County 3
South Effingham 8, Jones County 2
Union Grove 18, Statesboro 1
West Forsyth 5, Brookwood 0
Woodward Academy 5, Upson-Lee 3
Woodward Academy 5, Upson-Lee 3
Worth County 16, Windsor Forest 0
Worth County 18, Windsor Forest 1

VOLLEYBALL
 
Allatoona 3, Lee County 2
Alpharetta 3, Creekview 1
Athens Academy 3, Strong Rock Christian 0
Blessed Trinity 3, North Clayton 0
Cambridge 3, Mundy's Mill 0
Columbus 3, LaFayette 0
Dunwoody 3, Lovejoy 0
Eagles Landing Christian 3, George Walton Academy 0
Fellowship Christian 3, Brookstone 0
Gordon Lee 3, First Presbyterian 0
Greenbrier 3, Douglas County 0
Grovetown 3, Alexander 1
Harris County 3, North Springs 0
Harrison 3, Jonesboro 0
Hebron Christian 3, Our Lady of Mercy 0
Jefferson 3, West Laurens 0
Johns Creek 3, Forest Park 0
Lakeside-Evans 3, South Paulding 0
Landmark Christian 3, Tallulah Falls 0
Marist 3, Luella 0
Mt. de Sales 3, Darlington 2
Mt. Paran Christian 3, Stratford Academy 0
Mt. Pisgah Christian 3, Mitchell County 0
North Cobb Christian 3, Aquinas 2
North Oconee 3, Upson-Lee 0
Northgate 3, Evans 0
Northside-Columbus 3, Heritage-Catoosa 1
Northwest Whitfield 3, Shaw 1
Oconee County 3, Mary Persons 0
Pace Academy 3, Fannin County 0
Pinecrest Academy 3, St. Anne Pacelli 0
Pope 3, River Ridge 1
Ridgeland 3, Carver-Columbus 0
Sandy Creek 3, Cross Creek 0
Sequoyah 3, Northside-Warner Robins 0
St. Pius 3, Perry 0
Walker 3, Chattahoochee County 0
Wesleyan 3, Greenville 0
West Hall 3, Eastside 2
Winder-Barrow 3, Brunswick 0
Woodward Academy 3, White County 0

 
 
WEEK 9 SCHEDULE 

FOOTBALL
 
Friday, Oct. 14

Albany at Brooks County
Alexander at Hughes
Allatoona at Sprayberry
Alpharetta at Johns Creek
Aquinas at Greene County
Archer at Grayson
Atkinson County at Telfair County
Bacon County at Swainsboro
Baconton Charter at Stewart County
Baldwin at Thomson
Banneker at Decatur
Berkmar at Parkview
Berrien at Fitzgerald
Bradwell Institute at Richmond Hill
Brantley County at Tattnall County
Bremen at Haralson County
Brookwood at Central Gwinnett
Bryan County at Metter
Buford at Cedar Shoals
Butler at Jefferson County
Calvary Day at Portal
Camden County at Colquitt County
Campbell at Newnan
Carrollton at Hiram
Cartersville at Sandy Creek
Carver-Atlanta at Riverwood
Carver-Columbus at Cairo
Centennial at North Atlanta
Central-Talbotton at Marion County
Chapel Hill at Central-Carroll
Chattahoochee County at Calhoun County
Chestatee at Blessed Trinity
Clarke Central at Johnson-Gainesville
Claxton at McIntosh County Academy
Clinch County at Turner County
Collins Hill at Mountain View
Columbus at Westover
Commerce at Riverside Military
Coosa at Dade County
Crawford County at Dooly County
Cross Keys at Clarkston
Dacula at Gainesville
Dalton at Sequoyah
Darlington at Trion
Dawson County at Fannin County
Dougherty at Cook
Douglas County at Tri-Cities
Dunwoody at Pope
Dutchtown at Woodland-Stockbridge
East Jackson at Franklin County
East Laurens at Bleckley County
East Paulding at Woodland-Cartersville
Gilmer at Southeast Whitfield
Glascock County at Georgia Military
Glynn Academy at Brunswick
Gordon Central at Armuchee
Grady at North Springs
Griffin at Fayette County
Groves at Jenkins
Grovetown at Evans
Habersham Central at Lanier
Hancock Central at Washington-Wilkes
Hapeville Charter at B.E.S.T. Academy
Hart County at Jackson County
Henry County at Salem
Heritage-Catoosa at Ridgeland
Heritage-Conyers at Greenbrier
Houston County at Coffee
Jackson at Central-Macon
Jefferson at North Oconee
Johnson-Savannah at Windsor Forest
Jones County at Union Grove
Jordan at Lamar County
Kendrick at Pike County
King's Ridge at St. Francis
LaGrange at Troup
Lakeside-DeKalb at Norcross
Lakeview Academy at George Walton Academy
Lambert at North Forsyth
Lanier County at Irwin County
Lee County at Northside-Warner Robins
Liberty County at Appling County
Lithia Springs at Jackson-Atlanta
Locust Grove at Ola
Loganville at Flowery Branch
Long County at Pierce County
Lovejoy at Tucker
Lumpkin County at Greater Atlanta Christian
M. L. King at Jonesboro
Macon County at Schley County
Madison County at Stephens County
Manchester at Brookstone
Marietta at Hillgrove
Marist at West Hall
McEachern at Kennesaw Mountain
McIntosh at Starr's Mill
Miller County at Sneads High School, FL
Miller Grove at Southwest DeKalb
Milton at South Forsyth
Model at Chattooga
Monroe at Crisp County
Morgan County at Monroe Area
Mt. de Sales at Wilkinson County
Mt. Paran Christian at Whitefield Academy
Mt. Zion, Carroll at Bowdon
Mundy's Mill at Mt. Zion-Jonesboro
Murray County at Coahulla Creek
North Cobb Christian at Christian Heritage
North Gwinnett at Duluth
North Hall at Union County
North Murray at Ringgold
North Paulding at North Cobb
Northside-Columbus at Hardaway
Northview at Cambridge
Oglethorpe County at Banks County
Pace Academy at Cedar Grove
Peach County at Rutland
Peachtree Ridge at Mill Creek
Pelham at Randolph-Clay
Pickens at Northwest Whitfield
Pinecrest Academy at Fellowship Christian
Prince Avenue at Hebron Christian
Providence Christian at Athens Academy
Putnam County at Monticello
Redan at Lovett
Richmond Academy at Burke County
River Ridge at Creekview
Rockdale County at Shiloh
Rockmart at Pepperell
Rome at Cass
Roswell at Walton
Savannah at Southeast Bulloch
Savannah Country Day at Savannah Christian
Seminole County at Mitchell County
Shaw at Americus-Sumter
Social Circle at Rabun County
Sonoraville at Adairsville
South Cobb at Harrison
South Paulding at New Manchester
St. Anne Pacelli at Greenville
St. Pius X at Oconee County
Statesboro at Ware County
Stephenson at Drew
Stockbridge at Eagles Landing
Stratford Academy at First Presbyterian
Taylor County at Hawkinsville
Temple at Spencer
Thomas County Central at Veterans
Thomasville at Early County
Tift County at Lowndes
Toombs County at Benedictine
Towns County at Athens Christian
Twiggs County at Tattnall Square
Upson-Lee at Perry
Vidalia at Jeff Davis
Villa Rica at Kell
Warner Robins at Harris County
Warren County at Lincoln County
Washington County at Dodge County
West Forsyth at Forsyth Central
Westlake at Pebblebrook
Westminster at McNair
Westside-Augusta at Screven County
Wheeler at East Coweta
Wilcox County at Charlton County
Woodstock at Lassiter
Woodward Academy at Eastside
 
Saturday, Oct. 15

Chamblee at Lithonia
Columbia at Arabia Mountain
Creekside at Mays
Harlem at Josey
KIPP Atlanta Charter at Washington
Lakeside-Evans at Alcovy
Morrow at Riverdale
Stone Mountain at Towers
Therrell at Douglass

 
 
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SOFTBALL & VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
 

Your guide for following state playoff action
 
The state playoffs are here and we have the brackets, schedules and scores available across our media platforms. Access the nightly scoreboard with the GA HS Scoring APP or with our online scoreboard HERE. Click the image directly below to access our state playoff homepage that contains all the information from Round 1 to the state championships. 




CLASS A POWER RANKINGS
 

Wolverines, Cobras lead Week 9 rankings
 
The weekly GHSA Class A Power Rankings can be accessed  HERE.


*Last updated 10/11/16

CLASS A-PRIVATE

Rank
School
Region
Record
Ranking
1
Prince Avenue Christian
8-A
7-0
14.76
2
Eagle's Landing Christian
5-A
7-0
14.46
3
Darlington
6-A
5-2
14.16
4
Landmark Christian
5-A
7-0
14.05
5
Wesleyan
5-A
6-1
14.00
6
Fellowship Christian
6-A
6-0
13.49
7
Stratford Academy
7-A
4-2
13.42
8
Mt. Paran Christian
6-A
5-1
13.33
9
Athens Academy
8-A
6-0
13.29
10
First Presbyterian
7-A
5-1
12.96
11
Calvary Day School
3-A
5-0
12.82
12
Aquinas
7-A
4-2
12.67
13
George Walton Academy
8-A
5-1
12.59
13
Pinecrest Academy
6-A
4-2
12.59
15
Savannah Christian
3-A
3-2
12.07
16
Tattnall Square Academy
7-A
6-0
11.79
17
Athens Christian
8-A
3-3
11.56
17
Mt. Pisgah Christian
6-A
5-1
11.56
19
Hebron Christian Academy
8-A
4-2
11.44
20
Savannah Country Day
3-A
4-1
11.21
21
Holy Innocents'
5-A
3-4
10.80
22
Mt. Vernon
5-A
4-3
9.66
23
Brookstone
4-A
3-3
9.65
24
Mount de Sales Academy
7-A
2-4
9.46
25
Our Lady of Mercy
5-A
2-5
8.74
26
Walker
6-A
1-6
8.67
27
Riverside Military
8-A
1-5
8.33
28
King's Ridge
6-A
1-4
8.19
29
Strong Rock Christian
5-A
3-4
8.12
30
Lakeview Academy
8-A
1-5
7.94
31
St. Anne-Pacelli
4-A
1-6
7.59
32
Christian Heritage
6-A
0-6
6.85
33
Whitefield Academy
6-A
2-4
6.29
34
St. Francis
6-A
1-5
6.23
35
North Cobb Christian
6-A
0-6
5.91
36
Providence Christian
8-A
1-5
5.83



CLASS A-PUBLIC

Rank
School
Region
Record
Ranking
1
Twiggs County
7-A
5-1
15.57
2
McIntosh County Academy
3-A
4-1
14.80
3
Macon County
4-A
4-2
14.04
4
Manchester
4-A
7-0
13.61
4
Mt. Zion, Carroll
6-A
6-0
13.61
6
Lincoln County
7-A
4-1
13.29
7
Randolph-Clay
1-A
6-0
13.26
8
Clinch County
2-A
5-1
13.21
9
Emanuel County Institute
3-A
7-0
12.63
10
Mitchell County
1-A
5-1
12.60
11
Bowdon
6-A
5-2
12.34
12
Taylor County
4-A
5-1
12.10
13
Turner County
2-A
4-2
11.79
14
Wheeler County
3-A
4-1
11.76
15
Commerce
8-A
4-2
11.56
16
Greene County
7-A
4-2
11.46
17
Jenkins County
3-A
4-2
11.34
18
Warren County
7-A
3-3
11.33
19
Pelham
1-A
5-1
11.21
20
Gordon Lee
6-A
4-3
11.13
21
Miller County
1-A
4-2
11.04
22
Irwin County
2-A
3-3
10.97
23
Terrell County
1-A
5-3
10.94
24
Dooly County
4-A
3-3
10.80
24
Marion County
4-A
5-2
10.80
26
Crawford County
4-A
3-2
10.62
27
Trion
6-A
4-2
10.56
28
Telfair County
2-A
2-3
10.43
29
Washington-Wilkes
7-A
1-5
10.40
30
Johnson County
3-A
4-3
10.06
31
Towns County
8-A
2-4
9.72
32
Hancock Central
7-A
3-3
9.35
33
Seminole County
1-A
3-2
9.34
34
Hawkinsville
4-A
3-3
9.24
35
Atkinson County
2-A
2-4
8.61
36
Montgomery County
3-A
1-6
8.03
37
Chattahoochee County
1-A
1-5
7.72
38
Claxton
3-A
0-5
7.70
39
Treutlen
3-A
2-4
7.67
40
Charlton County
2-A
1-4
7.60
41
Wilkinson County
7-A
0-6
7.44
42
Schley County
4-A
1-4
7.43
43
Central, Talbotton
4-A
1-5
7.29
44
Portal
3-A
0-5
7.20
45
Calhoun County
1-A
1-5
7.14
46
Wilcox County
2-A
1-5
6.91
47
Greenville
4-A
0-7
6.87
48
Fulton Leadership Academy
5-A
0-6
6.75
49
Baconton
1-A
0-5
6.58
50
Stewart County
1-A
0-6
6.39
51
Lanier County
2-A
1-5
6.31





CLASS AAAA BLOG
By Craig Sager II
 

Eight regions, 21 games & what to watch for
 
As we enter Week 9, the playoff race ripens with opportunity and significance. Some teams find their postseason aspirations on the brink, while others look to continue gaining steam with just four weeks of regular season action left. This time of year allows us to look at the classification more as a whole as the storylines become clearer with each passing week. All the action is finally starting to enter focus, and rather than the 40-plus matchups we were tracking during non-region play, there are only 21 games in all of Class AAAA this weekend. As you will see, however, quantity has yielded itself to quality.

REGION 1

Region 1 is back in action after observing and regrouping with a region-wide bye week last Friday. Cairo leads the eight-team field with a 3-0 region record and will host Carver-Columbus, which is in a three-way tie with Northside-Columbus and Westover at 2-1. Americus-Sumter and Columbus are each 1-2 in region play and winless Shaw sits in the basement at 0-3. Shaw was stunned in its region opener on Sept.  16,  when Columbus defeated the Raiders for the first time in 22 years (46-26). After posting  nine-straight  double-digit winning seasons from 1999-2007, Shaw sits at 1-5 and will complete its nine-straight season without double-digit wins. Shaw (0-3) and Americus-Sumter (1-2) square off in a critical game to keep their respective playoff hopes alive. When Americus-Sumter hosted Shaw last season, they won 65-49 in one of the highest scoring games of the season. Americus-Sumter handed Westover (2-1) its only region loss of the season (21-6), but has fallen to Northside-Columbus (24-7) and Cairo (36-21) in its last two games. Westover has trended in the other direction since its loss to Americus-Sumter, scoring a 23-20 victory over Carver-Columbus and a comfortable 35-7 win over Hardaway in its last outing. The storylines and scenarios go on and on, and if this seems complicated, it kind of is. Class AAAA's only eight-team region has already exceeded expectations and this is another week to keep a close eye on this crowded region race.

Shaw at Americus-Sumter

Carver-Columbus at Cairo

Columbus at Westover (M)

Northside-Columbus at Hardaway (K)

REGION 2

Region 2 will be the easiest region to keep track of this weekend as Howard (0-2), Mary Persons (2-0), West Laurens (2-0) and Spalding (0-2) are all off. Upson-Lee (0-1) and Perry (1-0) is the only game slated for Week 9. Upson-Lee was shutout by Mary Persons 24-0 last Friday, while Perry shutout Howard 27-0.

Upson-Lee at Perry

OFF-Howard, Mary Persons, Spalding, West Laurens

REGION 3

Baldwin at Thomson and Richmond Academy at Burke County headline Region 3, while Cross Creek and Hephzibah are on the bye. Baldwin (1-0) handed Richmond Academy (0-1) a 7-0 loss last Friday and will have its hands full with No. 2 Thomson. Thomson opened up region play last Friday night with a 70-0 win at Hephzibah. Richmond Academy will look to avoid  an 0-2  region start against a Burke County team that scored a 55-12 win over  Cross Creek last Thursday.

Baldwin at Thomson

Richmond Academy at Burke County

OFF-Cross Creek, Hephzibah

REGION 4

Three matchups are set for Region 4, while Druid Hills takes  an 0-3  region record into its bye week. Henry County (0-6, 0-2) is still winless on the season and will travel to Salem (1-1), which is fresh off a bye week. Luella (1-1) heads to North Clayton (1-2) Thursday night in a pivotal region game. Woodward Academy (3-0) and Eastside (3-0) play in the premiere Region 4 matchup Friday night as they battle for sole possession of first place. Eastside has outscored Luella, Druid  Hills  and Henry County by a combined 114-0 and Woodward Academy has outscored Salem, Henry County and North Clayton 164-12.

Woodward Academy at Eastside (SH)

Henry County at Salem

Luella at North Clayton (SC) [ Thursday]

OFF-Druid Hills

REGION 5

I previewed the  Cartersville (3-0) at Sandy Creek (1-1) matchup on Tuesday, but I didn't talk about the rest of Region 5. Troup is quietly 2-0 in region play after its 28-20 upset over Sandy Creek two weeks  ago,  and is coming off a bye week to host LaGrange (1-2). Central-Carroll's 0-7 season and 0-3 region record  has  the Lions' playoff hopes on the brink as they host Chapel Hill, which is also winless (0-2) in region action.

Cartersville at Sandy Creek

Chapel Hill at Central-Carroll

LaGrange at Troup (C)

OFF-Cedartown

REGION 6

Undefeated Ridgeland (5-0, 2-0) leads the Region 6 field with Pickens (3-3, 2-0), but this playoff race is  well-alive  with Heritage-Catoosa (2-1), Northwest Whitfield (2-1) and Southeast Whitfield (1-2) in striking distance. Gilmer will visit Southeast Whitfield with a chance to push the Raiders further down the region standings, and Pickens faces a road test as well with a trip to Northwest Whitfield. Heritage-Catoosa is next on the list for the red-hot Ridgeland Panthers as they travel to Ridgeland High Stadium Friday night.

Gilmer at Southeast Whitfield

Heritage-Catoosa at Ridgeland

Pickens at Northwest Whitfield

OFF-LaFayette

REGION 7

In the small five-team Region 7, Marist is the last team in the state to enter region action. The War Eagles (0-0) will travel to West Hall (1-0), which outscored Chestatee (1-0) 35-28 last Friday. Chestatee will have to visit Blessed Trinity (1-0) this week after the Titans defeated White County (0-1) 34-7 last week. White County is off this week.

Chestatee at Blessed Trinity

Marist at West Hall

OFF-White County

REGION 8

Finally, there are three intriguing matchups in Region 8. Each matchup pins a 1-0 region team against  an 0-1  region team, which makes these matchups that much more important for this talented six-team region. Jefferson (1-0) visits North Oconee (0-1), Madison County (0-1) visits Stephens County (1-0) and St. Pius (0-1) visits Oconee County (1-0). Jefferson's win was a 28-7 victory over Madison County, while North Oconee's loss was a lopsided 55-14 home game against Oconee County. Stephens County edged St. Pius 27-13 last week to drop the Golden Lions to 0-6. St. Pius will be fighting to salvage its season Friday night as Oconee County has its sights still set on the region title and No. 1 seed.

Jefferson at North Oconee

Madison County at Stephens County

St. Pius at Oconee County



FALCONS HS GAME OF THE WEEK
 

Cartersville's success comes full-circle with trip to Sandy Creek
 
A win at Sandy Creek on Friday would give Cartersville some rare company. Out of Sandy Creek's 87 all-time opponents, Cartersville is one of 12 just teams that has a winning record against the Fighting Patriots. It's Marist that leads the way with a 4-0 all-time record against Sandy Creek, but Cartersville could join the War Eagles at 4-0 all-time with a win at the Battlefield. The two programs last met in the quarterfinals of the 2014 playoffs. What seems like a distant memory, is actually the game that previewed the unparalleled success we are seeing today with Cartersville.

Then-freshman quarterback Trevor Lawrence, passed for 305 yards and a touchdown to lead the Purple Hurricanes to a back-and-forth 35-31 victory. It was this game that I realized how good Lawrence was and how good Cartersville was going to be for years to come. Seeing a freshman quarterback show the poise and  skillset  to eliminate three-time state champion Sandy Creek was eye-opening. The week following Cartersville's win over Sandy Creek, Buford stopped the Purple Hurricanes run with a 27-3 semifinal victory on Dec. 5, 2014. If you hadn't heard, this was the last time Cartersville saw the loss column.

Since the semifinal loss to Buford, Lawrence and Cartersville have compiled a state-best 22-game winning streak, including a 10-0 state championship win over Buford in last year's Class AAAA final.

Lawrence will face the Patriots once again, now that the two programs are region opponents for the first time since 2007. It's impressive to see how far he has come since bursting on the scene with his ninth grade victory over Sandy Creek. Today, Lawrence wears the title of the No. 1 ranked junior prospect in the entire country (and has been surgical passing the football this year to validate his status). The 6-foot-5 quarterback has completed 63 percent of his passes for 1,900 yards, 24  touchdowns  and seven interceptions through Cartersville's first seven games of the season. He has also rushed for four touchdowns in the past two games.

Sandy Creek will need a solid performance from junior quarterback Bryant Walker and much more to keep pace with Lawrence. Running back  Jaelen  Green is coming off his second three-touchdown performance of the season after taking 13 carries for 106 yards in last week's 47-19 win over Chapel Hill. Sandy Creek has excellent team speed, but it will also take timely plays to keep the ball out of the hands of Cartersville. Kaleb Slaughter is the top receiving threat for Sandy Creek and enters Friday with a team-high six receiving touchdowns.

Watch Cartersville at Sandy Creek LIVE HERE in the Atlanta Falcons HS Game of the Week.










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