Everybody wants to go out with a bang and all of the local football

teams have something special hinging on tonight's games. Whitewater,

playing a non-region schedule this season, finished their season last

night with a home game against North Oconee.

Region 4-AAAAA

Starr's Mill (8-1) will face Fayette County (1-8) tonight at Tiger

Stadium. The Panthers can win the region title with a win and a little

help from East Coweta. Assuming Lovejoy beats Mundy's Mill, Starr's

Mill beats Fayette County and East Coweta defeats Newnan, there would

be a three way tie for th top spot in the region. Starr's Mill has

defeated a higher percentage of AAAAA teams and would take the top spot.

The Panthers can't worry about any of that though until after the

game and Fayette County would love to play spoilers to Starr's Mill's

title hopes.

The Tigers have had a disappointing season and have been bitten by the

injury bug of late. They will have a lot of young players facing Starr's

Mill for the first time and a win would make their season and give them

a good launching pad into the offseason. They have their work cut out

for them as the Panther defense played what Coach Mike Earwood felt was

one of their best games last week, citing excellent play from Justin

Dupont, Bradley Connor, Dante Allen and Carter Scurry. Their offense

is clicking as well. Kyle McCreary ran for 171 yards and four touchdowns

last week, getting a big boost from the offensive line.

County rivalries always seem to produce intriguing games and this one

is no exception.

Region 4-AAAA

Sandy Creek (9-0) has been waiting all season for tonight's game

against Creekside (9-0). It has been assumed for weeks that these two

teams would both be undefeated coming into this game and that the winner

would be crowned region champs. The Patriots have been averaging over

36 points a game and have allowed an average of eight points a game.

Sandy Creek will need to play their best game of the year this week,

getting good offensive performances from quarterback Josh Haney and running

backs Jamal Rome and Reggie Ellington, as well as a solid defensive effort

capable of slowing down a Creekside offense averaging just over 29 points

per game.

McIntosh (4-5) is looking for a win at home tonight against Chapel Hill

(0-9) to give them a .500 season. The Chiefs defeated Haralson County

22-21 last week and got touchdowns from Tyson Sandlin and Jamael Owens.

A win would also give McIntosh their second two game winning streak of

the season. McIntosh has had a successful season running the ball and

their defense has also had success creating turnovers.

Region 5-A

Landmark Christian (5-4, 3-0) will be battling for another region championship

tonight when they host Eagle's Landing Christian Academy (8-1, 3-0).

Landmark has won four games in a row and has outscored opponents 148-59

in that span. Quaterback Matt Moody has come in to his own in recent

weeks, as has Jimmy Edens. The team should be at full strength for tonight's

game and a win would give them the region title.

Our Lady of Mercy (0-9) will host Mt. Zion, Carroll (0-9) tonight and

the winner will get the fourth and final playoff spot from region 5-A.

The Bobcats have been playing better of late. They were shutout twice

in their first four games of the season but have scored 59 points in

their last four games. Mt. Zion Carroll has had a season similar to Our

Lady of Mercy's and both will be trying to play their best game

of the season tonight.

All of tonight's games are scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. start.