While only McIntosh will be playing a region game tonight when they

play at Villa Rica, all of the local teams will be facing good competition

in some very intriguing matchups.

Region 4-AAAAA: Fayette County (0-1) hopes to get in the win column

this week as they host Jonesboro. The Tigers lost 28-3 at Upson-Lee last

week but hung in with the Knights for the first half. Kip Rossi had a

good game on defense with seven tackles, Channing Welch and Jeremy Fowler

helped the Tigers put up over 200 yards rushing. Jonesboro ended up tied

at 13 with Mundy's Mill last week. The game also has significance

because Fayette County coach Tommy Webb used to coach at Jonesboro and

a win over his former school would be welcome.

Starr's Mill (1-0) trades in the glitz and glamour of playing in

the Georgia Dome for a match against Pebblebrook (0-0) that will be broadcast

on Comcast channel 45. The Panthers defeated Walton 20-3 last week thanks

to some huge plays on offense from Antonio Scott and Sean O'Brien

and an awesome performance from their defense. If teams improve from

week to week, Starr's Mill should have another good performance

against the Falcons, who have good team speed and run the option, which

makes them often difficult to defend.

Region 4-AAAA: Sandy Creek has a week to prepare for what will be an

epic battle at Northgate next Friday, while McIntosh gets to face Villa

Rica, the team the Patriots easily defeated last week. McIntosh (1-0)

faced an extremely talented Douglas County team last Friday and lost

47-3. They got the win by forfeit, however, when it was learned that

several Douglas County players were ruled ineligible. The Chiefs showed

occasional flashes of brilliance on both sides of the ball from Tyson

Sandlin and Zach Brown on offense and Anthony Caldwell and Sean Nerny

on defense. The Chiefs should have a much better game tonight against

a team that they should match up well with.

Whitewater (1-0) outlasted Temple last week 13-12 and had a great night

defensively with four interceptions. They got touchdowns from Kevin Lewallen

and Blake Underwood. Tonight, the Wildcats are on the road once again,

as they will travel to take on Heard County (1-0). The Braves defeated

Callaway 18-13 last week and should give Whitewater a good game.

Region 5-A: Landmark Christian (0-1) was smacked around a bit by Twiggs

County last week, but coach Kenny Dallas feels the team will learn from

their mistakes and continue to improve. Tonight, they will host Cross

Keys (0-1), which lost to Druid Hills 33-8 last Friday.

Our Lady of Mercy (0-1) lost to a highly-ranked and talented Pacelli

team last week 61-0 and lost sophomore Matt Sanchez to a severe injury.

Sanchez broke his fifth vertebrae and is currently at Shepherd Spinal

Center. The Bobcats will host Walker (0-1) tonight. Walker fell to Whitefield

Academy last week. Walker and Our Lady of Mercy are similar in that both

teams are playing under new coaches and are still putting the pieces

together.

Games tonight are scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m.