In the fourth

week of the high school football season, Starr's Mill found a way to continue

their dominance over Riverdale and Landmark Christian continued to put

up lots of points, while McIntosh fell to East Coweta and Fayette County

got dominated by Lovejoy.

Starr's Mill

(3-1) went to overtime against Riverdale and stopped them from scoring

as time expired to win the game, 27-26. Deante Battle and Chris Strauch

both had two touchdowns for the Panthers. Starr's Mill will travel to

Carver, Columbus (2-1) this Friday night.

Landmark Christian

(4-0) had a huge second quarter last Friday night, scoring 28 points,

on their way to a 45-21 win over Jefferson. Sean Hill had three touchdowns,

two rushing touchdowns and one touchdown reception, while Dylan Hanes

rushed for another two touchdowns. Quarterback Alex Mortensen threw for

224 yards and a touchdown an Wren Gibby recovered a fumble and ran it

back 70 yards for a touchdown.

The War Eagles

are off to an incredible start. They have scored 167 points so far this

season and have averaged 44.1 points per game. Their defense has been

stingy, only allowing 40 points this season. Landmark Christian, currently

ranked eighth in Class A, has a week off before playing Carver, Atlanta

at Grady Stadium.

McIntosh had

East Coweta playing their type of game for three quarters. The Chiefs

(1-3) trailed the Indians 14-7 at the end of the third quarter and would

have had the score tied had an first half drive not stalled due to a turnover

in the red zone. Nick Achor and Cortez Phillips had little trouble running

the ball against East Coweta, often going right up the middle, sustaining

long drives and getting first downs. They had 248 yards of rushing. McIntosh

got the ball to start the third quarter and had a nine minute drive capped

off by a three yard run from quarterback Chip Jett. They made East Coweta

punt the ball on their next possession but the ball touched Cameron Hall

and the Indians recovered the ball as the third quarter ended. Things

fell apart in the fourth quarter.

East Coweta

scored on a 37 yard touchdown run on the first play of the fourth quarter.

McIntosh fumbled on the first play of their next drive and the Indians

scored on a seven yard touchdown pass on their next drive to give them

a 28-7 lead and victory. Coach Butch Prosser cited good play from the

offensive line, including Sean Digby, Patrick Griffith, Joe Maddox, Robert

Leon and Brian Kelch, as well as Devin Lemons on defense. Lemons had eight

tackles and five assists. The Chiefs will travel this Friday to take on

the Newnan Cougars (3-1).

Fayette County

coach Jim Lindsey knew he'd be facing a talented team in the Lovejoy Wildcats

on Friday. He was hoping however that his team would avoid getting behind

early, as they have in several games this year. This was not to be. The

Wildcats put up 413 yards of total offense on Fayette County and scored

22 points in the first quarter, including two touchdowns in less than

a minute. Lovejoy's defense also did a good job of keeping Fayette County

off the board until the fourth quarter when Ryan mickey ran 24 yards for

a touchdown. Fayette County (1-3) lost 55-7 and will travel to take on

East Coweta(1-3) this Friday.

Other games

this week will include severalteams who were off last week. Sandy Creek

(1-1) will host Chapel Hill (0-3), while Northgate (0-2) will play at

Woodward Academy (1-2) and Our Lady of Mercy (0-3) will host Whitefield

Academy (1-2).

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