In less than

one month, high school football for 2003 will be underway in Fayette County.

Local teams

have already begun summer practice with an eye toward November and the

state playoffs. Fayette will be represented in three separate classifications

in the Georgia High School Association.

The largest

contingent of local interest will be in Region 5-AAAAA, which includes

Fayette County, McIntosh and Starr's Mill. Also in the region are Carver-Columbus,

East Coweta, Lovejoy, Newnan and Riverdale. Mundy's Mill is listed as

a member, but will play a non-region schedule.

Fayette County

opens at home Friday, Aug. 29, against AAAA school Douglas County. McIntosh

travels to Eagle's Landing in Henry County that same night.

Starr's Mill

kicks off its season in the Georgia Dome the following day against Gwinnett

County powerhouse Brookwood, last season's AAAAA state runnerup. The Panthers

found some measure of playoff success last season, defeating Tift County

in the first round before losing to Northside of Warner Robins.

Sandy Creek

will compete in Region 4-AAAA along with Alexander, Chapel Hill, Douglas

County, Forest Park, Lithia Springs, North Clayton, Northgate, Pebblebrook

and Woodward Academy. The Patriots open the 2003 season Friday, Sept.

5, with a road game against Fayette County.

Region 5-A

contains two teams of local interest Our Lady of Mercy, located in north

Fayette, and Landmark Christian in Fairburn, whose enrollment is mostly

Fayette County residents. Other teams in the region are Bowdon, Heard

County, Mt. Zion of Carroll County and Whitefield Academy. Landmark's

season opener is Aug. 29 at home against Cross Keys. Our Lady of Mercy

opens that same night, also at home against Pacelli Catholic.

Fayette County

Aug. 29 DOUGLAS

COUNTY

Sept. 5 SANDY

CREEK

Sept. 12 at

Newnan

Sept. 19 at

Lovejoy (TO)

Sept. 26 EAST

COWETA

Oct. 3 at Creekside

Oct. 10 at

McIntosh

Oct. 17 CARVER-COLUMBUS

Oct. 24 RIVERDALE

Nov. 7 at Starr's

Mill

McIntosh

Aug. 29 at

Eagle's Landing

Sept. 5 UPSON-LEE

Sept. 12 at

Lowndes

Sept. 19 at

East Coweta

Sept. 26 NEWNAN

Oct. 4 at Carver-Columbus

(CM)

Oct. 10 FAYETTE

COUNTY

Oct. 17 at

Riverdale

Oct. 24 STARR'S

MILL

Oct. 31 LOVEJOY

Starr's Mill

Aug. 30 vs.

Brookwood (Dome)

Sept. 5 at

Cherokee

Sept. 12 SPALDING

Sept. 19 RIVERDALE

Sept. 26 CARVER-COLUMBUS

Oct. 3 at Lovejoy

(TO)

Oct. 10 EAST

COWETA

Oct. 17 at

Newnan

Oct. 24 at

McIntosh

Nov. 7 FAYETTE

COUNTY

Sandy Creek

Sept. 5 at

Fayette County

Sept. 12 ALEXANDER

Sept. 19 NORTHGATE

Sept. 26 at

Chapel Hill

Oct. 3 LITHIA

SPRINGS

Oct. 10 at

Douglas County

Oct. 17 NORTH

CLAYTON

Oct. 25 at

Forest Park (T)

Oct. 31 WOODWARD

Nov. 7 at Pebblebrook

Landmark Christian

Aug. 29 CROSS

KEYS

Sept. 5 at

Decatur

Sept. 12 BROOKSTONE

Sept. 19 at

Jefferson

Oct. 3 CARVER-ATLANTA

Oct. 17 at

Heard County

Oct. 24 WHITEFIELD

ACADEMY

Oct. 31 BOWDON

Nov. 7 at Our

Lady of Mercy

Nov. 14 at

Mt. Zion-Carroll

Our Lady of

Mercy

Aug. 29 PACELLI

CATHOLIC

Sept. 5 at

Aquinas

Sept. 12 TEMPLE

Sept. 26 at

Whitefield Academy

Oct. 3 BLESSED

TRINITY

Oct. 10 at

Walker

Oct. 17 MT.

ZION-CARROLL

Oct. 24 at

Bowdon

Oct. 31 at

Heard County

Nov. 7 LANDMARK

CHRISTIAN

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