The final week

of the regular season is upon us.

It seems as

though the 2000 season began a few weeks ago and yet here we are on the

cusp of another exciting postseason, with several teams headed to the

state playoffs.

The Starr's

Mill Panthers (10-0), Fayette County's first-ever undefeated team and

division champion, has the week off to rest up and prepare for the playoffs.

The Fayette County Tigers (1-9) played their final game of the season

last week and will now rest up for next year.

East Coweta

(9-0) hosts its biggest rival, the Newnan Cougars (6-3), tonight at Shoemake

Stadium. The Indians have had a very successful year by clinching the

division and could tie Starr's Mill for the region championship with a

win. If they do win, a coin toss will determine which team, the Indians

or the Panthers, will be the top seed coming out of region 4-AAAAA.

McIntosh (2-7)

hosts North Clayton (3-6) tonight in a game that could equal a 200-percent

improvement by the Chiefs on last year's record. McIntosh picked up its

second win of the season last week with a strong running game and a defense

that capitalized on mistakes. If the Chiefs can have a similar game this

Friday, they can have a similar result.

Sandy Creek

(7-2) is going to the playoffs and will host a home game in the first

week. Another win helps seal that seeding and to get there the Patriots

need big games from running back Kelvin German, quarterback Andre Green

and the entire defense. Sandy Creek's opponents tonight will be Salem

(4-5).

Northgate (8-1)

has clinched a trip to the playoffs and could capture the top seed tonight

with a win over Grady (6-3). The Vikings offense, featuring Kenny Strozier

and Marlon Cruver, will have to be near perfect, scoring early and often,

and the defense must be able to stop the Grady offense from putting too

many points on the board. The Vikings may be without quarterback Mitch

Stewart, who did not play last week due to a hand injury.

Landmark Christian

(1-8) is going to the playoffs next week, despite only having one win

under their belt. Coach Fred Gilkeson has seen improvement over the course

of the season and believes that the team could capture some momentum entering

the playoffs and be a surprise to some teams. The defense needs to force

mistakes and the offense must capitalize for Landmark's season to be extended

past next week.

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