AREA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAMS HEADED TO THE FIRST ROUND OF THE GHSA STATE PLAYOFFS

Area high school football teams will take the field this weekend for round one of the GHSA state playoffs.

Tune into WLAQ 1410 AM/96.9 FM for Darlington football on Friday night as the Tigers host Athens Christian in a Class A Division 1 showdown. Kick off is scheduled for 7:30 pm; airtime is 7 pm. Listen via the radio dial, online at www.wlaq1410.com, or by using the TuneIn app.

Tune into This Week in Northwest Georgia Football, sponsored by Riverside Auto Group, on WLAQ at 5 pm on Friday. Stay tuned after the game for the High School Football Scoreboard Show, sponsored by the Rome Orthopaedic Center.

In other games on tap for Friday –

Class A Division 1:

Dade County at Rabun County

Pepperell at Elbert County

Commerce at Trion

Class AA:

Union County at Model

East Jackson at Rockmart

Class AAAA:

Cedar Shoals at Cedartown

Class AAAAAA:

Paulding County at Rome

In games slated for Saturday –

Class AAA:

Douglas, ATL at Adairsville

Class AAAAA:

Clarke Central at Cartersville

Eastside at Calhoun