High school football: Coming up this week

By Michael A. Lough and Ron Seibel

sports@macon.com

September 17, 2016 4:11 PM

Amarrian Brown (4) and the Veterans Warhawks will host Perry at Freedom Field for the first time Friday. Evan Rodenroth For The Telegraph

Houston County at Spalding

The Bears hit the road and actually go outside of the county and past Macon to face the Class 4A Jaguars, who are on a three-game winning streak with two shutouts, including over Class 6A Jonesboro.

West Laurens at Warner Robins

The Raiders could easily by undefeated and ranked in Class 4A, and they’ll bring hunger and momentum to McConnell-Talbert and the winless Demons.

Perry at Veterans

The Warhawks get to play Perry away from Perry, their former “home.” The Panthers are on the verge of a “here we go again” season.

Westside at Peach County

Peach County is riding high after a big comeback win over Mary Persons and might be ripe to overlook Westside.

Bleckley County at Northeast

GHSA Region 3-2A begins at Thompson Stadium with Northeast still looking for its first victory after losing three of four games by fairly close margins. Bleckley County avoided an 0-4 start by defeating Treutlen 14-13 on Sept. 2.

Dodge County at Southwest

A bit of a mystery matchup is set to take place between two 1-3 teams at Henderson Stadium. Both Southwest (Westside) and Dodge County (West Laurens) have wins over quality opponents, but both also have faced strong schedules thus far and have the records to show for it.

Lincoln County at Stratford

A couple of GHSA Region 7-A heavyweights go at it in a crossover game. Lincoln County beat Class 6A Grovetown in its only game against Georgia competition, while Stratford bounced back from a loss to Landmark Christian with a 17-point win over Atkinson County and had an off week to prepare for the Red Devils.

East Laurens at Dublin

The Irish had the week off, not good news for the Falcons, who are off a spanking by Tattnall Square. Still, neighborhood battles are neighborhood battles.

Taylor County at Macon County

Refs better be in shape for this quarterback showdown (Gunnar Watson of Taylor County and K’Hari Lane of Macon County) that also features impressive talent on both sidelines.

Crawford County at Hawkinsville

The 2-0 Eagles play their first region game since a 53-0 loss to Lamar County on Nov. 8, 2013, and might be favored against a recent state champ.

This story was originally published September 17, 2016 at 4:11 PM with the headline "High school football: Coming up this week."