PLAYOFF TIME HAS ARRIVED FOR AREA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAMS

Local high school football teams take the field over the weekend in the first round of the 2025 GHSA state playoffs.

WLAQ 1410 AM and 96.9 FM will provide coverage of Darlington football tonight as the Tigers head to Augusta to face the Aquinas Fightin’ Irish.

Darlington’s head football coach Wayne Groves told WLAQ Sports that his team should not take for granted this opportunity to head to the playoffs and perhaps extend their season.

Fans who are unable to make the trip for tonight’s game may tune in for the play by play story on WLAQ. Here is the programming line-up:

  • 6:15 p.m. – This Week in NWGA Football (Radio Edition)
  • 6:45 p.m. – The Coach Groves Show (Radio Edition)
  • 7:15 p.m. – Tiger Kick Off Show
  • 7:30 p.m. – Darlington @Aquinas
  • After the game, stay tuned for the ROC Scoreboard Show, sponsored by Rome Orthopaedic Center.

In other playoff match-ups involving area teams:

  • Gordon Central Warriors @ Jasper County Canes
  • Bremen Blue Devils @ Pepperell Dragons
  • Sonoraville Phoenix @ Burke County Bears
  • South Atlanta Hornets @ Rockmart Yellow Jackets
  • Lumpkin County Indians @ Calhoun Yellow Jackets
  • Mays Raiders @ Cass Colonels  
  • Maynard Jackson Jaguars @ Cartersville Canes
  • Lovejoy Wildcats @ Rome Wolves