Area high school football teams will take the field over the weekend for the first round 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.
Matt Davis, voice of the Tigers on WLAQ Sports, believes that several area teams have a chance to go deep in the playoffs (including Darlington).
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