The regular

season of high school football ends tonight and the biggest game for our

local teams takes place at Newnan High School's Drake Stadium. Starr's

Mill (7-2) will face the Newnan Cougars (7-2) in a win-and-you're-in situation.

The victor will head to the state playoffs and the loser will have to

start planning for next year.

Both teams

have had great seasons. The Panthers have won five in a row and have looked

impressive on both sides of the ball. Their defense has been intense,

forcing teams to make costly mistakes and the offense has played better

week after week. Newnan lost to the Indians last week but has a high powered

offense lead by running back Rod Gray. Gray was held to 61 yards last

week and may be out to prove something tonight. This will be a battle

between two of the region's top teams.

East Coweta

(9-0) travels to Twelve Oaks Stadium in Hampton tonight to take on Forest

Park (3-6). The Indians would like to remain undefeated but may be playing

without Preston Stricklin who sprained an ankle in last week's game. East

Coweta is talented on both offense and defense and will look to this game

as a tune up for the state playoffs which start next Friday.

McIntosh (1-8)

won their first game of the year last week and they would like to finish

the season with a win at home against Morrow (2-7). The Chiefs have had

solid efforts in their running game from Cameron Hall and Nick Achor and

quarterback Luke Wiggs has made some big plays in the past few weeks as

well. Expect a tremendous effort from the Chiefs tonight.

Sandy Creek

(3-6) defeated Salem last week after outstanding performances from Kelvin

German and Phillip Hyde. German had 177 yards rushing and is 30 yards

shy of setting a school rshing record. Fans can expect German to break

the record tonight and they can also count on an intense performance from

the team as they close out their season at home against Pickens.

Landmark Christian

(6-3) is guaranteed a second place finish in Class 5-A. They will also

be entering the state playoffs next week and would like to build some

momentum with a win tonight against Athens Academy (7-1). The War Eagles

got three touchdowns from Dillon Haynes last week in their 30-13 victory

over Mt. Zion, Carroll. The team seems to get a big performance every

week from a new face and is laying the groundwork for another super seaosn

next year as many players will return.

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