It’s time for Friday night lights for some area high school football teams that continue in the 2024 state playoffs.
Unity Christian School will play for a state title tonight. The Lions will be on the road to face the Pinecrest Academy Paladins in the GAPPS AA Region 1 (9 Man) Football Championship Game.
The UCS football team was well-represented during a recent edition of WLAQ’s ‘Later This Morning in Rome’.
Evan Whiteside, senior, said that he still has not fully grasped that this will be his last high school football game.
Davis Blankenship, junior, stated that he is sentimental about the big game because it will be Evan’s last.
Elliot Whiteside, junior, said that he has enjoyed playing football with Evan and Davis, and he doesn’t want it to end.
UCS head football coach David Humphreys said that he is proud to coach this team, which has played for a state championship four out of the past five years.
A handful of area high school football teams are headed to the second round of the 2024 GHSA state playoffs tonight. Here’s the schedule:
Class A Division 2 – Trion Bulldogs @ Telfair County Trojans
Class AA – Westside Seminoles @ Rockmart Yellow Jackets
Class AAA – Douglass Astros @ Calhoun Yellow Jackets
Class AAAA – Starr’s Mill Panthers @ Cartersville Canes
Class AAAAA – Thomas County Central Yellow Jackets @ Rome Wolves