Week 9 Top Games & Schedule

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WEEK 9 TOP GAMES

Today, we preview the top games of the Week 9 slate. Thursday night's scores are below and the Week 9 schedule in in the lefthand column. Brackets for the 2018 GHSA Softball State Playoffs can be found HERE . Visit ScoreATL.com for more fall sports coverage and follow tonight's live football scoreboard HERE .

Friday, October 12, 2018

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WEEK 9 TOP GAMES

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WEEK 9 SCHEDULE

Friday, Oct. 12

Adairsville at Sonoraville

Alexander at Langston Hughes

Athens Christian at Athens Academy

Atkinson County at Telfair County

Bacon County at Metter

Baconton Charter at Terrell County

Baldwin at Thomson

Banks County at Union County

Banneker at Decatur

Berkmar at Parkview

Blessed Trinity at Flowery Branch

Brantley County at Tattnall County

Brooks County at Early County

Brookwood at Central Gwinnett

Brunswick at Effingham County

Bryan County at Swainsboro

Buford at Loganville

Butler at Josey

Camden County at Colquitt County

Campbell at Newnan

Cartersville at Sandy Creek

Cedar Grove at Westminster

Cedar Shoals at Johnson-Gainesville

Central-Macon at Pike County

Central-Talbotton at Marion County

Chapel Hill at Central-Carroll

Chattahoochee at Alpharetta

Cherokee Bluff at East Hall

Christian Heritage at Bowdon

Clarke Central at Walnut Grove

Clarkston at Union Grove

Claxton at Calvary Day

Coahulla Creek at Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe

Coffee at Valdosta

Columbia at Arabia Mountain

Columbus at Shaw

Commerce at Hebron Christian

Crawford County at Dooly County

Creekside at Mays

Creekview at River Ridge

Denmark at Marist

Discovery at Mill Creek

Douglas County at Tri-Cities

Dublin at Southwest

Dunwoody at Centennial

East Laurens at Bleckley County

East Paulding at Cass

Elbert County at Rabun County

Emanuel County Institute at Wheeler County

Etowah at Walton

Fannin County at North Hall

Fitzgerald at Thomasville

Forest Park at M. L. King

Franklin County at East Jackson

Georgia Military at Washington-Wilkes

Gilmer at Heritage-Catoosa

Glenn Hills at Jefferson County

Grady at North Springs

Greater Atlanta Christian at Lumpkin County

Greene County at Lincoln County

Griffin at Fayette County

Groves at Windsor Forest

Grovetown at Greenbrier

Hancock Central at Aquinas

Haralson County at North Murray

Harlem at Screven County

Harris County at Veterans

Heard County at Jordan

Hephzibah at Westside-Augusta

Heritage-Conyers at Evans

Hillgrove at Kennesaw Mountain

Hiram at Villa Rica

Jefferson at Morgan County

Johns Creek at Cambridge

Johnson County at Academy For Classical Education

Johnson-Savannah at Savannah

Jonesboro at Riverdale

Kell at Carrollton

Kendrick at Jackson

King's Ridge at Fellowship Christian

LaFayette at Ridgeland

LaGrange at Troup

Lakeside-DeKalb at Norcross

Lambert at North Forsyth

Lassiter at Roswell

Lee County at Northside-Warner Robins

Liberty County at Appling County

Lithia Springs at Jackson-Atlanta

Lithonia at Chamblee

Long County at Pierce County

Lovejoy at Mt. Zion-Jonesboro

Luella at Henry County

Macon County at Schley County

Manchester at Brookstone

Marietta at McEachern

McIntosh at Starr's Mill

McIntosh County Academy at Savannah Christian

Miller County at Stewart County

Milton at South Forsyth

Monroe Area at Hart County

Monroe at Crisp County

Montgomery County at Jenkins County

Monticello at Oglethorpe County

Mt. de Sales at Tattnall Square

Mt. Zion, Carroll at North Cobb Christian

Mundy's Mill at Stephenson

Murray County at Calhoun

North Atlanta at Pope

North Clayton at Druid Hills

North Cobb at North Paulding

North Gwinnett at Collins Hill

North Oconee at St. Pius X

Oconee County at Stephens County

Osborne at Harrison

Pace Academy at Lovett

Pacelli Catholic at Greenville

Pataula Charter at Sneads High School, FL

Peachtree Ridge at Duluth

Pelham at Chattahoochee County

Pickens at Northwest Whitfield

Portal at Savannah Country Day

Providence Christian at Glascock County

Randolph-Clay at Calhoun County

Richmond Academy at Burke County

Richmond Hill at Glynn Academy

Riverside Military at Lakeview Academy

Rockdale County at South Gwinnett

Rome at Paulding County

Rutland at Peach County

Salem at Eastside

Social Circle at Putnam County

South Cobb at Sequoyah

South Effingham at Wayne County

South Paulding at New Manchester

Sprayberry at Dalton

St. Francis at Pinecrest Academy

Statesboro at Ware County

Stratford Academy at First Presbyterian

Taylor County at Hawkinsville

Temple at Bremen

Tift County at Lowndes

Trion at Darlington

Twiggs County at Wilkinson County

Vidalia at Toombs County

Walker at Mt. Paran Christian

Warner Robins at Thomas County Central

Washington County at Dodge County

West Forsyth at Forsyth Central

Westlake at Pebblebrook

Westover at Carver-Columbus

Wheeler at East Coweta

White County at West Hall

Wilcox County at Charlton County

Woodstock at Cherokee

Woodward Academy at Hampton

Worth County at Cook

Saturday, Oct. 13

Benedictine at Islands

Clinch County at Turner County

Hardaway at Dougherty

Jenkins at Beach

Lanier County at Irwin County

Miller Grove at Southwest DeKalb

Northside-Columbus at Americus-Sumter

Riverwood at Carver-Atlanta

Seminole County at Mitchell County

Spencer at Callaway

Stone Mountain at Redan

WEEK 9 TOP GAMES

Cedar Grove at Westminster

Region 5 likely will be decided Friday night when No. 2 Cedar Grove (6-0-4-0) travels to Alfred E. Thompson Stadium in Atlanta to face fifth-ranked Westminster (4-2, 2-0). Cedar Grove won the region title last year, but during a state championship run in 2016, Westminster was the No. 1 seed from Region 5 before Cedar Grove, a No.2-seed, ran through the playoff bracket to beat GAC in the championship game (30-19).

The two programs have met on three occasions, and Westminster has won two of them – 24-8 in 2015 and in 42-21 in 2016. Cedar Grove’s loss to Westminster on Oct. 10, 2016 was final loss for the Saints in a streak that lasted 23 games – the longest in school history. Calhoun defeated Cedar Grove in the semifinals last year, 14-6, to end the 13-month run. Cedar Grove defeated Westminster 41-10 last season.

Since entering region play this season, Cedar Grove has controlled things on offense and defense while shutting out four of its last five opponents. Against Towers last week the Saints won 80-0. Twenty of the 23 plays Cedar Grove ran on offense went for a first down or a touchdown.

The nation’s top receiver, Jadon Haselwood, who recently reopened his recruitment after being committed to UGA since his sophomore year, caught two touchdown passes from quarterback Austin Smith against Towers. Haselwood has caught 29 passes for 497 yards and five touchdowns. The five-star recruit took a visit to Miami on Oct. 5 and is listed as the No. 1 recruit in the state and third-ranked nationally.

Westminster’s offense is led by quarterback Parks Harber, who has passed for 10 touchdowns and 1,144 yards. Harber, a 6-foot-3, 200-pound junior, is also a star on Westminster’s baseball team and has committed to UGA for baseball. Two-way player John Izlar, a defensive back and receiver, is a 6-2, 180-pound play-maker who leads the Wildcats in receiving yards. He’s also third in tackles.

Westminster also faced Towers earlier this season and won 35-14. Based on that comparison, the Wildcats will need a rallying offensive effort and a stifling defense to have a shot at a victory.

Blessed Trinity at Flowery Branch

This 7-AAAA contest will be broadcast on GPB at 7 p.m. on Friday as Blessed Trinity travels to Flowery Branch.

This will be the first-ever meeting between the schools, after Flowery Branch entered Class AAAA from Class AAAAA this season, but the head coaches have stood across the sideline recently before. Flowery Branch’s Ben Hall led the now-AAA Jefferson program to tremendous success before going to Flowery Branch. His Dragons fell 38-12 to McFarlin’s Titans in the second round of the 2015 state playoffs and were defeated 28-21 in overtime of the team’s quarterfinal clash the previous year.

Defending state champion Blessed Trinity is led by quarterback Jake Smith who is 58-of-85 passing for 883 yards and six touchdowns. Steele Chambers, an Ohio State commit, has rushed for 632 yards and 15 touchdowns on 68 carries. Elijah Green adds 213 rushing yards and one touchdown on 38 carries. Ryan Davis leads receivers with 346 yards and one touchdown.

Flowery Branch quarterback Elijah Gainey, a 6-3, 220-pounder, is 69-of-123 passing for 1,352 yards and 13 touchdowns. His favorite target is Jalin Strown, a 5-10, 150-pound senior, who has caught seven touchdown passes on 29 receptions for 694 yards.

Coffee at Valdosta

The teams have met on 29 previous occasions and Valdosta has won 21 of them. In a rivalry that dates to 1982, each of Coffee’s eight victories have come after 1999. However, since Coffee’s 42-7 blowout win that year, Valdosta only carries a 9-8 margin. Valdosta won the first 12 contests.

Tate Rodemaker leads the Valdosta offense and is 133-of-200 passing for 1938 yards and 20 touchdowns. Aalah Brown has 37 catches for 605 yards and eight touchdowns. Jaheim Bell has 24 catches for 299 yards and five touchdowns. Tarrell Roberts has two touchdowns and 245 yards on 14 receptions. Rajaez Mosley’s six rushing touchdowns and 633 yards lead the Wildcat ground attack.

Coffee features a rush-heavy offense as it averages 207.7 yards of rushing to just 121 passing yards per game. A.J. Wilkerson has passed for seven touchdowns and 803 yards on 57 completions. The Trojan running game is led by junior Josiah Killiebrew who has rushed for six touchdowns and 452 yards on 55 carries. Antonio Dawson adds 282 yards and four touchdowns on 42 touches. Wilkerson has rushed for five touchdowns and 234 yards. B.J. Hodge has 137 yards and three touchdowns on 33 carries.

Lee County at Northside-Warner Robins

This game was originally scheduled for Friday night and has been moved to Saturday because of Hurricane Michael. Top-ranked Lee County defeated Northside-Warner Robins 16-13 last year and, this season, the game holds vast amounts of weight in the 1-AAAAAA race. Lee County leads Class AAAAAA in defensive scoring with just 2.67 points per game while it ranks second in offensive power at 42.3 points per game. Kyle Toole, a 6-2 junior, has passed for 1,064 yards and 14 touchdowns on 74-of-118 passing. Artavius Warren is a 5-8, 170-pound senior who leads Lee in rushing yards. Warren and Daveon Sanders, a 5-10, 170-pound senior, combine for five touchdowns and 446 receiving yards. Jadin Daniels, a 6-3, 170-pound senior, leads the Northside offense and has 790 rushing yards and is 76-of-120 passing for 865 yards. Daniels has rushed for eight touchdowns on 106 carries. Eric Smith, a 6-1, 175-pound senior, has rushed for 484 yards and seven touchdowns on 82 carries.

Pace Academy at Lovett

The series is dead-even (2-2) in the four matchups between these two programs, which have been played across two classifications, AA and AAA. In 2014 in Class AA, the first-ever meeting, Lovett got the upper hand 38-3 before Pace answered with a 24-0 shutout, the only of the series, in 2015. In 2016, once both teams entered AAA, Lovett answered back with a 35-0 victory. Last year, Pace won the first-ever closely contested matchup between the programs, outlasting Lovett 17-14.

THURSDAY FALL SPORTS SCORES

The first-round of the GHSA softball playoffs continued as southern parts of the state recover from the impact of Hurricane Matthew. Volleyball teams also continued their region tournaments and, in a nationally-televised football games, Grayson defeated Archer 41-14 in a Class AAAAAAA slugfest on ESPN2.

In the softball games that could be played on Thursday, Woodland-Cartersville swept North Springs 9-1 and 8-0. Jackson County finished off its series with Westminster and, after winning (12-1) in Game 1 yesterday, Jackson took Game 2 (12-0) to advance to face Calhoun in the second-round.

In volleyball action on Thursday, Woodward volleyball advanced to the region semifinals after defeating Henry County in two sets. Woodward won the first set 25-8 and the second set 25-12 to advance. Marist captured the 7-AAAA region title with a 3-0 victory over rival Blessed Trinity. North Gwinnett won the 6-AAAAAAA region title with a four-set match over Mill Creek.

We will track the softball and volleyball action Friday and Saturday and each night next week so follow along! The rest of the scores are below.

Football

Grayson 41, Archer 14

Softball First-Round Playoff Scores

Alexander 19, Lanier 0

Alexander 8, Lanier 0

Allatoona 5, Cambridge 1

Allatoona 7, Cambridge 2

Chapel Hill 9, North Oconee 1

Chapel Hill 13, North Oconee 1

Christian Heritage 11, Mount Vernon 3

Christian Heritage 17, Mount Vernon 2