The regular

season of high school football ended for several teams last Friday night.

For some teams, there is a postseason to look forward to, while others

look forward to a better season next year.

Starr's Mill

(10-0) won its final game of the regular season to remain undefeated.

The 41-18 win over Eagle's Landing crowned them Region 4-AAAAA Division

A champs.

The Panthers

did it like they have all season with a solid ground attack and a stingy

defense. Reuben Houston scored two touchdowns in the victory and gained

167 yards on the ground on seven carries.

Starr's Mill,

now ranked eighth in AAAAA, has a week off before the playoffs start.

It is the first

time a Fayette County team has gone undfeated and it is also the first

time a Fayette County team has won the division title. This is only the

third year of varsity play for the Panthers.

Starr's Mill

has been succesful thanks to an outstanding offensive line as well as

tremendous efforts from the defense. Some defensive standouts are David

Clark, Eric Advincula, Tony Tofanelli and Andrew Bashakes.

East Coweta

(9-0) also got one step closer an undefeated season by defeating Jonesboro

42-13. East Coweta got two touchdowns from Jay Walton but the real star

was the defense which only allowed 68 yards.

Should the

Indians, currently ranked ninth in AAAAA, defeat Newnan Friday night,

they will tie Starr's Mill for the top spot in the region and a coin toss

will determine who is the top seed. Newnan's playoff hopes were squashed

on Friday night with a loss to Mt. Zion, Jonesboro but the Cougars (6-3)

would love to play spoiler against their rivals.

The Fayette

County Tigers(1-9) finished their season with a 35-17 loss to the Morrow

Mustangs. The Tigers rolled up 353 yards including 248 yards passing from

quarterback Nathaniel Enloe. Drew Furey and Matt Tedford scored the two

touchdowns for the Tigers while Jason Deraney added a field goal. Tedford

had 43 yards rushing and 80 yards receiving, while T.J. Brandenburg added

108 yards receiving.

McIntosh (2-7)

got its second win of the season by defeating Stockbridge 24-17. They

did it with a solid ground attack, led by Jim O'Shea's 208 yards and Rusty

Stewart's 105 yards. The defense also did a tremendous job, causing four

turnovers and stalling several Stockbridge scoring drives.

The Chiefs

hope to keep the momentum going as they travel to take on North Clayton

(3-6) Friday night. The Eagles have heated up late in the season and will

present a challenge for the Chiefs.

Sandy Creek

(7-2) clinched a trip to playoffs and a home playoff game by beating Rockdale

County, 34-3. The Patriots got an outstanding performance from quarterback

Andre Green, who kept several drives alive with long runs. Kelvin German

also looked impressive in the win, scoring two touchdowns and gaining

a lot of yards.

Sandy Creek

also got great performances from their defense. omar Espinoza blocked

several passes and Riley Swanson made a huge interception in the third

quarter which set up another Sandy Creek touchdown.

The Patriots,

now ranked seventh in AAAA, will host Salem (4-5) Friday night and a win

will lock up a good seeding when the playoffs begin.

In other games

last week, Northgate hammered Decatur 40-0 and Landmark Christian lost

to Heard County 6-0. The Vikings prevailed despite a slew of injuries

that kept several starters on the sideline.

A win by the

Vikings this week will lock up the region title and will allow them to

host at least two playoff games. Northgate will host Grady (6-3) Friday

night.

The War Eagles

did enough to keep the game close but had trouble putting points on the

board. They will travel to Mt. Zion-Carrollton (3-6) this week looking

for a win and some momentum heading in to the Class A playoffs.

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