Playoffs.

There may be

no sweeter word to a football fan and they have finally arrived.

This may be

the first time in the history of the area that so many of our teams have

sent representatives from their respective regions to the state playoffs.

The new 4-AAAAA

region has two undefeated teams, East Coweta and Starr's Mill, hosting

games tonight, while Sandy Creek, a playoff team in 4-AAAA, is hosting

a playoff game for the first time in their school history.

Northgate is

the top seed in 5-AA and will host a game tonight and Landmark Christian

is the fourth seed in 5-A and is the only local team traveling this week.

East Coweta

(10-0) will host Bradwell Institute (7-3) tonight. The Indians have been

very balanced this season and have a super defense and explosive offense.

Bradwell Institute is no pushover though. They have only allowed 89 points

this season. They only allowed double digit points in their three losses.

Starr's Mill

(10-0) will face Wayne County (6-4) at Tiger Stadium in Fayetteville tonight.

The Panthers have an incredible ground attack, with several key backs

including Jason Laney and Reuben Houston, and a very stingy defense that

has contributed heavily to the Panthers undefeated season. Wayne County

is also capable of putting up points and will not be an easy opponent

for Starr's Mill.

Sandy Creek

(8-2) faces a Thomson team that has scored 108 points over the last two

weeks. Thomson (7-3) has recorded three shutouts this season, as have

the Patriots, and will match up very well with Sandy Creek. The Patriots

have a strong offense with several threats on the ground and a defense

that plays intense, hardnose ball and has only allowed 85 points all season.

Northgate (9-1)

will host Darlington (7-3) tonight. The Vikings have an incredible offense

that features Marlon Cruver, Kenny Strozier, Dominique Partridge and Mitch

Stewart. If they get going, many teams will be hard pressed to stop them.

Darlington defeated Rockmart earlier this week in a mini game to take

the fourth seed and qualify for the playoffs.

Landmark Christian

(1-9) has known they would make the playoffs since before the season started

but they have continued to work and improve as the season wore on. They

will travel to take on Trion (6-4) tonight. The War Eagles would love

to make the second round of the playoffs, but to do that requires playing

mistake free football and capitalizing on any mistakes made by the Bulldogs.

No matter how

these games turn out, all of these teams have played hard all season and

have excellent shots to go deeper in the playoffs. Whichever game you

choose to watch, be sure to bundle up and enjoy.

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