Welcome to

the seventh week of the high school football season. The

nights are a little more chilly now and the football

action is more intense.

Tonight's

matches could have some significant post-season

ramifications for many of the teams playing.

The biggest

game of the night has to be the battle of the two

unbeatens. Starr's Mill (5-0) hosts Mt. Zion, Jonesboro

(6-0) at Tiger Stadium in Fayetteville. Mt. Zion narrowly

defeated Sandy Creek last Friday and a win over Starr's

Mill would lock them in the top spot for the regular

season. The Panthers have a long season left ahead of

them, but a win would vault them into the top ten and

make the road to the playoffs a little easier.

Sandy Creek

(4-1) will host Jones County (4-1) this Friday. The

interesting thing in this match is that both teams lost

to Mt. Zion, Jonesboro. The Patriots would like to keep

their defensive game plan in and definitely look to

bounce back from their loss. They have plenty of

offensive weapons which seem to get better as the season

wears on.

Fayette

County (3-3) travels to East Coweta (4-2) for a match

that could tie things up in 4-AAAA if the Tigers can pull

off an upset. East Coweta has won four games in a row and

has been simply explosive on offense. Fayette County has

lost two games in a row and has had some trouble scoring

lately. Look for the Indians to rely on W. J. Jordan and

for the Tigers to try and establish a running game early.

McIntosh

(1-5) travels to face the Upson Lee Knights(2-4) this

Friday in what could be one of the closer games of the

season for the Chiefs. While McIntosh has struggled this

season, there are a few bright spots that can lead the

team to a victory. Jim O'Shea has been doing a good job

at quarterback and his receivers have come up with some

big catches in the past few weeks. It will be a battle,

but it will also be close.

In other

games this Friday, Landmark Christian (0-5) will try to

get its first win against Bremen (3-3). Landmark is a

young team that has had some trouble being overmatched

this season. Bremen is a tough team but the War Eagles

are due and might just sneak away with this one.

The

Northgate Vikings (2-3) will travel to play an opponent

in AA, Tri-County (2-3). Northgate beat Landmark last

week and, despite being a young team, their confidence

continues to grow. It will take some solid defense and a

few Tri-County mistakes, but Northgate could be at .500

Saturday morning.