Undefeated Powder Springs rivals McEachern and Hillgrove will go head-to-head for sole possession of first place in Region 3-6A in one of Week 10's best matchups. Undefeated top-10 teams Hughes and Northgate will battle to retain at least a share of first place in Region 3-5A game, and Troup and LaGrange resume their rivalry in Class 3A.
Statesboro hasn’t won a region title since 2011, and capturing one this season is still three victories away But without last week’s 28-21 victory over Brunswick – a 23-point favorite – the elusive championship would be out of the Blue Devils’ control. Now, Statesboro can win Region 1-5A with victories over Evans, South Effingham and Effingham County.
In a scoreless game, a 33-yard field goal attempt with 2:12 left is a priceless opportunity. Sometimes for the other team. On Friday night, Clinch County’s Fred Causey blocked the field goal, and Jakyri Posley returned it 80 yards for a touchdown in a 6-0 victory over Brooks County in a game that decided first place in Region 2-A Division II.
Nalani Gainey, a senior quarterback and middle linebacker at Seckinger, is GHSF Daily’s flag football player of the week. Gainey has passed for 590 yards and nine touchdowns, rushed for 366 yards and seven touchdowns and intercepted six passes, returning four for touchdowns, while leading her team in flag pulls with 33 through seven games.
Ben Corhei, a 6-foot-5, 290-pound senior offensive lineman at Lowndes, has been named the scoutSMART Student-Athlete of the Week. Corhei carries a 99.15 GPA. Lowndes is 7-0 overall, 2-0 in Region 1-6A and ranked No. 4 in Class 6A going into Friday night’s game against Camden County.
Thursday’s question: There are three pairs of undefeated GHSA teams from the same cities. All are ranked. Two of the teams are playing each other this week. What are the teams and cities? (Answer Friday)
Answer to Wednesday’s question: College football’s fifth-leading rusher is Michigan’s Justice Haynes, with 705 yards in six games. He played at Buford and Blessed Trinity.
