This may

surprise you, but we are almost midway through the high

school football season. Teams all over the state will be

playing in the fifth game of their ten game season this

Friday and for some, the tension is mounting.

The biggest

game of the week has to be the east Coweta Indians (2-2)

hosting the Griffin Bears (2-2). East Coweta has won two

games in a row and look like the Indians of old. A win

gives the Indians a good edge with most of their hard

games out of the way.

The leader

in Region 4-AAAA, Lovejoy, hosts the McIntosh Chiefs

(1-3) on Friday night. The Chiefs won their first game of

the season last week and will definitely be pumped up

about the game, but there work is cut out for them.

Lovejoy is an incredibly big and strong team, that has

handled some extrordinary competition already. If the

Chiefs keep it close it's a moral victory.

Fayette

County (3-1) travels to Stockbridge (0-4) this week and

if they aren't prepared they may go home with a loss.

Stockbridge is the heartbreak team of 4-AAAA. All of

their games have been close and they have lost twice in

the last minute of the game. Fayette County needs to play

mistake free and re-establish their ground attack. When

the Tigers gain a lot on the ground, the rest of their

game opens up as well.

Our two

4-AAA teams will have their work cut out for them this

week as well. Both Starr's Mill and Sandy Creek will be

celebrating their homecoming this weekend.

The Starr's

Mill Panthers (4-0) host Jonesboro (0-3) at Tiger Stadium

in Fayetteville on Friday. Jonesboro's record is very

misleading. They lost to Forest Park by a small margin

and lost to the other two 4-0 teams in 4-AAA, Mt. Zion,

Jonesboro and Jones County. Starr's mill has executed

well on offense, but there game must jump to a higher

level if they are to contend for the regional

championship.

Sandy Creek

(3-0) is coming off a bye week to host Forest Park (2-2).

The Patriots won their last game against Eagle's Landing

but looked real sloppy while doing it. They have most

likely worked very hard in the off week to correct the

several mistakes they made and should come out sharp

against the Panthers.

There will

be a lot of football left to be played in the next five

weeks, but midway through it looks as if the local boys

are doing quite well.