High school football is back in Northwest Georgia!
WLAQ 1410 AM/96.9 FM will have coverage of Darlington football again in 2023. The Tigers will open up the regular season this Friday night as hosts to Christian Academy of Knoxville, TN.
In other week one matchups:
Armuchee Indians @ Gordon Central Warriors
Chattooga Indians @ Lafayette Ramblers
Coosa Eagles @ Southeast Whitfield Raiders
Gordon Lee Trojans @ Trion Bulldogs
Pepperell Dragons @ Northwest Whitfield Bruins
Rockmart Yellow Jackets @ Cedartown Bulldogs (Thursday @ 7:00 p.m.)
Calhoun Yellow Jackets @ Blessed Trinity Titans
Cherokee Warriors @ Cartersville Canes
Cass Colonels @ Rome Wolves (Barron Stadium – Corky Kell Classic)
Off this week:
Model (open @ Pepperell next Friday)
Here is the WLAQ programming line-up for week one:
The Coach Groves Show will debut this Wednesday at 7:00 PM on WLAQ’s Facebook Live and the WLAQ Radio YouTube channel. You can hear the audio from the program during the pregame of our radio coverage of Darlington football all season long.
This Week in NWGA Football returns LIVE on Facebook Live and the WLAQ Radio YouTube channel this Thursday at 10:30 a.m. The program, sponsored by Riverside Auto Group, will air on the radio Fridays at 6:00 p.m. so fans can get our take on the week’s matchups as they drive to the games!
Friday Night Lights on WLAQ Schedule:
6:00 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. – This Week in NWGA Football
6:45 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. – The Coach Groves Show
7:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – LIVE pregame commentary from Darlington games
7:30 p.m. – Darlington Football
**Rome Orthopaedic Scoreboard Show will go live immediately following our broadcast of Darlington football. Father/son duo of Lin Butler and Austin Butler are back to give you scores, take your calls, and recap the night’s action. **