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WEEK 8 TOP GAMES

Today, we post Thursday's Fall Sports Scores, including more results from the Softball State Playoffs. Also, we preview the top games on the Week 8 slate. Please visit ScoreATL.com for more coverage and contact us at info@scoreatl.com for story ideas and information to help us make this year's newsletter great. Follow tonight's scoreboard HERE

Friday, October 11, 2019

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WEEK 8 TOP GAMES

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THURSDAY NIGHT FALL SPORTS SCORES

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WEEK 8 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

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TODAY'S QUESTION

How many undefeated teams are left in Class AAAAAAA heading into Week 8?

THURSDAY'S QUESTION

How many times in its history has Greater Atlanta Christian played in a football state championship?

THURSDAY'S ANSWER

Three

WEEK 8 SCHEDULE

Thursday, Oct. 10

Brookwood 47, Meadowcreek 19

Cedar Grove 60, Towers 0

Alcovy 28, Grovetown 21

Callaway 46, Lamar County 7

Northeast-Macon 28, Southwest 22

Parkview 69, Lakeside-DeKalb 0

Westover 27, Shaw 6

Friday, Oct. 11

Adairsville at Calhoun

Alexander at Tri-Cities

Aquinas at Washington-Wilkes

Athens Christian at Prince Avenue

Bacon County at Swainsboro

Bainbridge at Veterans

Benedictine at Windsor Forest

Berkmar at Central Gwinnett

Brantley County at Pierce County

Brooks County at Thomasville

Brunswick at Richmond Hill

Bryan County at Toombs County

Burke County at Cross Creek

Butler at Westside-Augusta

Cairo at Carver-Columbus

Calhoun County at Mitchell County

Calvary Day at Savannah Christian

Camden County at Colleton, S.C.

Campbell at Pebblebrook

Cartersville at LaGrange

Cedar Shoals at Buford

Cedartown at Central-Carroll

Central-Talbotton at Greenville

Chapel Hill at Sandy Creek

Chattahoochee at Centennial

Cherokee Bluff at Lumpkin County

Clarke Central at Loganville

Claxton at Portal

Coahulla Creek at North Murray

Columbus at Americus-Sumter

Commerce at Lakeview Academy

Crawford County at Macon County

Cross Keys at Ridgeland

Denmark at Blessed Trinity

Discovery at Mountain View

Douglas County at Mays

Douglass at McNair

Drew at Mt. Zion-Jonesboro

Dublin at Dodge County

Eagles Landing at Locust Grove

Eagles Landing Christian at Our Lady of Mercy

Effingham County at Bradwell Institute

Emanuel County Institute at Treutlen

Fannin County at East Hall

Fellowship Christian at St. Francis

First Presbyterian at Wilkinson County

Fitzgerald at Berrien

Flowery Branch at Chestatee

Forest Park at Stephenson

Franklin County at Morgan County

George Walton Academy at Athens Academy

Georgia Military at Warren County

Gilmer at Southeast Whitfield

Glascock County at Academy For Classical Education

Glenn Hills at Josey

Grayson at Shiloh

Greater Atlanta Christian at Dawson County

Greene County at Hancock Central

Griffin at Jonesboro

Groves at Beach

Habersham Central at Gainesville

Hapeville Charter at South Atlanta

Haralson County at Sonoraville

Harlem at Hephzibah

Harris County at Warner Robins

Harrison at Allatoona

Hawkinsville at Dooly County

Heritage-Conyers at Greenbrier

Hillgrove at McEachern

Hiram at Cass

Holy Innocents' at Strong Rock Christian

Houston County at Valdosta

Jefferson at Hart County

Jefferson County at Laney

Jenkins at Southeast Bulloch

Jenkins County at Johnson County

Johnson-Savannah at Islands

Jones County at Dutchtown

Jordan at Bremen

Kell at Villa Rica

LaFayette at Northwest Whitfield

Lakeside-Evans at Evans

Lambert at South Forsyth

Landmark Christian at Trinity Christian

Lassiter at Walton

Long County at Appling County

Lovejoy at M. L. King

Luella at Hampton

Manchester at St. Anne Pacelli

Marietta at North Paulding

Marion County at Brookstone

Marist at West Hall

McIntosh at Fayette County

McIntosh County Academy at Savannah Country Day

Miller County at Baconton Charter

Miller Grove at Tift County

Milton at West Forsyth

Monroe Area at Jackson County

Mt. de Sales at Twiggs County

Mt. Zion, Carroll at Bowdon

Murray County at Ringgold

North Atlanta at Alpharetta

North Clayton at McDonough

North Cobb at Kennesaw Mountain

North Cobb Christian at Gordon Lee

North Forsyth at Forsyth Central

North Gwinnett at Mill Creek

North Oconee at Madison County

Northgate at New Manchester

Northside-Columbus at Dougherty

Northside-Warner Robins at Coffee

Northview at Cambridge

Oconee County at St. Pius X

Pace Academy at Westminster

Pataula Charter at Sneads High School, FL

Peachtree Ridge at Collins Hill

Pickens at Heritage-Catoosa

Pinecrest Academy at Mt. Pisgah Christian

Pope at Johns Creek

Providence Christian at Riverside Military

Randolph-Clay at Chattahoochee County

Richmond Academy at Baldwin

Rome at East Paulding

Roswell at Cherokee

Rutland at Pike County

Salem at Druid Hills

Social Circle at Clarkston

South Cobb at Dalton

South Paulding at Hughes

Sprayberry at Sequoyah

Statesboro at Wayne County

Stewart County at Pelham

Stockbridge at Union Grove

Stone Mountain at Lovett

Stratford Academy at Tattnall Square

Tattnall County at Liberty County

Taylor County at Schley County

Temple at Heard County

Therrell at KIPP Atlanta Charter

Towns County at Hebron Christian

Trinity Christian at Colquitt County

Trion at Christian Heritage

Tucker at Morrow

Upson-Lee at Mary Persons

Vidalia at Jeff Davis

Walker at King's Ridge

Walnut Grove at Johnson-Gainesville

Washington County at Bleckley County

Wesleyan at Mt. Vernon Presbyterian

West Laurens at Spalding

Westlake at East Coweta

Wheeler at Newnan

Wheeler County at Montgomery County

Whitefield Academy at Mt. Paran Christian

Whitewater at Starr's Mill

Woodland-Cartersville at Carrollton

Woodland-Stockbridge at Ola

Woodstock at Etowah

Woodward Academy at Eastside

Worth County at Thomas County Central

Saturday, Oct. 12

Archer at Newton

B.E.S.T. Academy at Washington

Central-Macon at Kendrick

South Effingham at New Hampstead

CLASS AAAA SPOTLIGHT: WEEK 8 TOP GAMES

There are premiere matchups that stick out heading into each week, and there are also of course, plenty of games that might have been under the radar, that end up surpassing those perceived expectations. Then, there are the weeks that are absolutely stacked with intriguing matchups. Week 8, is indeed one of those weeks that is loaded with major matchups, and there are five games in particular that are worthy of the hype.

Carver-Columbus vs. Cairo (at Kinnett Stadium)

This matchup pairs last year’s Region 1-AAAA champion (Cairo), with its runner-up (Carver), and both of the teams are coming in with 4-0 starts to their 2019 race for the Region 1 top seed. Carver dropped a 28-26 loss to Harris County in its season opener and then has strung together five straight victories. Against Region 1, the Tigers have toppled Hardaway (34-14), Dougherty (44-8), Columbus (51-10) and Northside-Columbus (52-0) in convincing fashion. Cairo has looked just as stout on both sides of the football. The Syrupmakers opened the year with a 45-21 win at Thomasville and then dropped a 14-10 game to defending Class AAAAA Bainbridge before taking on the region. Cairo’s region dominance includes a win over Northside-Columbus (53-7), Hardaway (21-7), Westover (49-14) and Columbus (39-0). Cairo has won the last three regular season meetings, including a 43-14 win last year. Carver-Columbus also fell 42-13 to Cairo in the 2008 Class AAA semifinals. The Tigers’ only win against Cairo in the six all-time meetings, however, was a big one—a 16-13 victory in the 2007 Class AAA state championship.

Eastside vs. Woodward Academy (at Sharp Stadium)

Eastside allowed a whopping 42.8 ppg in its three non-region games, but the Eagles have found their footing on the defensive side of the ball ever since, opening up Region 4-AAAA with a 39-2 win over North Clayton and scoring a 21-0 win at Luella this past Friday. The Eagles have now won three-straight following back-to-back losses to open the season, and look a lot more like last year’s team, which completed its first-ever undefeated regular season and swept its way to the Region 4-AAAA title. Woodward Academy’s defensive turnaround is a different success story. After struggling on that side of the ball in 2018, the War Eagles have been nothing short of dominant this season, opening up the year with a 5-0 start and limiting opponents to just 5.4 ppg. Woodward Academy defeated Westminster (19-0), Grady (35-7) and Blessed Trinity (13-0) in non-region play and have scored lopsided wins over McDonough (47-7) and Druid Hills (44-3)

LaFayette at Northwest Whitfield

This Region 6-AAAA matchup has major playoff implications. Northwest Whitfield reached a fourth-straight postseason last year as the No. 4 seed, but this year’s Bruins have a chance to compete for region title after opening region play with a massive 27-16 win at Ridgeland. The victory snapped a three-year losing streak against the Panthers and moved the Bruins to 4-1 overall. LaFayette is fighting for a shot at the playoffs this season and comes in with a 3-3 overall record and a 1-1 Region 6-AAAA start. The Ramblers scored a 33-6 win over Southeast Whitfield, but then dropped a tough 37-34 loss to Heritage-Catoosa this past Friday. Northwest Whitfield scored a 36-14 win in last year’s meeting.

Denmark at Blessed Trinity

A two-year-old program (Denmark) that is loaded with talent is facing off against two-time defending state champion (Blessed Trinity) in a unique top 10 showdown. Last year, Blessed Trinity dominated 47-6, but this year will likely be much more competitive with Denmark coming in with a 5-0 record that includes four shutouts and a 44-point average margin of victory. Denmark’s roster featured only underclassmen last season and now they have a core group of guys familiar with the challenge this week. The Denmark program is expected to be reclassified into a higher classification after this season, so there is a window of opportunity to do something big this season. It is not hyperbole to say that ‘this is the biggest game in the history of the Denmark program,’ because it absolutely is.

Oconee County at St. Pius

Region 8-AAAA is kicking off this week with undefeated North Oconee (6-0) taking on Madison County (3-3) and Oconee County (5-1) at St. Pius (3-3) with Stephens County (1-5) off on a bye week. Oconee County and St. Pius are clearly not the only contenders in Region 8 this year, but the result of their matchup this Friday is going to send the winner that much closer to achieving that goal. Oconee County dropped last year’s meeting 28-14 and 2017’s 41-13, but scored a 20-16 victory in 2016.

THURSDAY FALL SPORTS SCORES

The softball playoffs continued Thursday alongside a large batch of football games and some of the last volleyball matches of the regular season.

On the softball field, Class AAA No. 6 Calhoun won a decisive third game 12-8 over No. 8 Jackson County after splitting Wednesday’s games with a 5-2 victory and a 12-10 loss. Molly Banks put the Yellow Jackets ahead with a 2-run homerun in the first inning. Emma Rogers’ RBI double gave Calhoun a 3-0 lead and the Jackets went up 5-0 on a 2-run homerun from Kayleigh Warren. Hannah Mashburn’s walk with the bases loaded put Calhoun up 6-0. Jackson County scored two runs in the top of the third inning but Lyndi Rae Davis’ RBI-double put Calhoun up 8-2. An RBI-single from Jackson’s Abby Harrell made it an 8-3 game. Madison Miller added another run for the Panthers with an RBI-single to make it a 4-run game, 8-4. Davis added a run on an RBI-single in the bottom of the fifth inning to give Calhoun a 9-4 lead. In the top of the sixth inning, Peri Foster’s single cut into the lead 9-5 for Jackson County. Calhoun took a commanding lead in the bottom of the sixth on a groundout by Espee Reyes, and singles by Emma Rogers and Warren, which put the Yellow Jackets up 12-5. Jackson County rallied with a 3-run homerun by Sara Beth Allen, but the game was out of reach. Calhoun will face Rutland, the No. 1 seed from Region 4, in the second round.

Loganville advanced to face Region 4 No. 1 Locust Grove in the Class AAAAA bracket after a sweep of North Springs 9-0, 9-1 and will face Locust Grove in the second round. In Class AAA, Pace Academy and Cherokee Bluff split the games and forced a decisive third game on Friday. Pace won the first game 3-1 and Cherokee Bluff rebounded with a 4-3 victory in the second game.

On the volleyball court, Harrison beat No. 5 Allatoona 2-1 in the Class AAAAAA Area 6 region tournament. The Hoyas won the opening set 25-14 but lost the second set 25-18. Harrison commanded a 25-11 victory in the third set to take the match. Also in the Class AAAAAA Area 6 tournament, No. 1 Sequoyah got a 2-0 victory over River Ridge with set victories of 25-15 and 25-11. In the state’s highest classification, Milton won 3-0 over No. 7 South Forsyth in the Area 5 tournament. Milton won with set scores of 25-19, 25-19 and 25-17.

See the rest of the scores below.

Football

Alcovy 28, Grovetown 21

Brookwood 47, Meadowcreek 19

Callaway 46, Lamar County 7

Cedar Grove 60, Towers 0

Central Gwinnett 57, Berkmar 16

Central-Macon 41, Kendrick 12

Collins Hill 35, Peachtree Ridge 0

Grayson 45, Shiloh 7

Northeast-Macon 28, Southwest 22

Parkview 69, Lakeside-DeKalb 0

Toombs County 62, Bryan County 0

Westover 27, Shaw 6

Softball

Calhoun 12, Jackson County 8

Cherokee Bluff 4, Pace Academy 3

Jefferson 5, Sonoraville 4

Lassiter 6, Newnan 2

Loganville 9, North Springs 0

Loganville 9, North Springs 1

Lowndes 11, North Paulding 3

Lumpkin County 6, Westminster 5

Pace Academy 3, Cherokee Bluff 1

Pierce County 8, Pike County 0

South Forsyth 9, Brookwood 4

Trinity Christian 5, Calvary Day 1

Volleyball

Adairsville 2, Rockmart 0

Allatoona 2, Dalton 0

Allatoona 2, River Ridge 0

Buford 2, Loganville 0

Eastside 2, Luella 0

Fellowship Christian 2, Pinecrest Academy 0

Gainesville 2, Dacula 0

Gainesville 2, Habersham Central 0

Gatewood 3, West Laurens 1

Grady 2, Douglas County 0

Habersham Central 2, Winder-Barrow 1

Harrison 2, Allatoona 1

Hebron Christian 2, George Walton Academy 0

Hebron Christian 2, Providence Christian 0

Holy Innocents’ 3, Mt. Vernon Presbyterian 0

Kell 2, Carrollton 1

LaFayette 2, Gilmer 0

Lake Oconee Academy 3, Oglethorpe County 0

Lassiter 3, Roswell 2

Madison County 3, North Oconee 2

Milton 3, South Forsyth 0

Mt. Pisgah Christian 2, Fellowship Christian 0

Mt. Pisgah Christian 2, St. Francis 0

North Cobb 3, Marietta 0

Northwest Whitfield 2, Southeast Whitfield 0

Pinecrest Academy 2, King’s Ridge 1

Richmond Academy 3, Johnson-Augusta 0

Sequoyah 2, Harrison 0

Sequoyah 2, River Ridge 0

Shaw 2, Hardaway 1

St. Pius X 3, Oconee County 0

Tucker 2, Mundy’s Mill 0

Westminster 3, Pace Academy 0