The second

week of the high school football season is here and there are a number

of exciting games taking place tonight.

The biggest

local matchup is Fayette County at Sandy Creek. The Patriots had a bye

week last week and are looking to start the 2002 season with a win. Fayette

County lost to Douglas County 38-21 last week but showed some positive

things. The Tigers need to find a way to get past the Sandy Creek defense

and the Patriots must find a way to shut down Fayette County's offense.

This will be the first time these two teams have met during the regular

season and it should be a good one.

Starr's Mill

got a 24-7 win against Dacula in the Corky Kell Kickoff Classic last Saturday

in the Georgia Dome. The Panthers will host the Cherokee Warriors tonight

and will try to slow down an offense that scored 57 points against Northview

last week. Starr's Mill saw lots of good things as they got their first

win in the Dome including a solid rushing attack from several players.

East Coweta

lost to top ranked Parkview 21-0 in the Corky Kell Kickoff Classic last

Saturday night but are still a talented and potent team. The Indian defense

held Parkview to eight points through three quarters and their offense

had several opportunities to score that were thwarted due to penalties.

This week East Coweta will host Douglass, Atlanta, a team from 7-AAAAA,

which tied Washington 21-21 last week.

Landmark Christian

also started their season with a win last week by defeating Cross Keys

49-12. The War Eagles were efficient on offense scoring 21 points in a

row and proving they have many weapons on offense including Eric Worrell,

who scored three touchdowns and quarterback Alex Mortensen, who threw

four touchdown passes. This week Landmark hosts Decatur, which lost to

Wesleyan, 33-0.

McIntosh High

School scored 17 unanswered points in the fourth quarter last week to

defeat Eagle's Landing 24-17. The Chiefs got big plays from both their

offense and defense and will need to turn in a similar performance when

they travel to take on Upson Lee tonight. Upson Lee had a bye week last

week but finished last season with an overall record of 7-3.

Our Lady of

Mercy started their first full varsity season last week with a 44-0 loss

to Pacelli Catholic. The Bobcats are hoping for a better result tonight

when they host Aquinas, which lost to Harlem, 24-0 last week. Newnan handily

defeated Northgate 56-6 last week. This week, Newnan will host Carrollton,

which had a bye last week, and Northgate will host North Clayton, which

lost to Riverdale 35-6.

All games are

scheduled for 7:30 p.m. kickoffs.

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