Several local high school football teams will continue to compete in the state playoffs this week.
WLAQ 1410 AM and 96.9 FM will provide coverage of the Unity Christian School Lions as they face the LaFayette Christian Cougars at Northgate High School in the ’25 GAPPS Class AA 9-Man Football Championship Game this Saturday afternoon.
In games of local interest that are on tap for this weekend in the second round of the GHSA state playoffs:
- Class A Division 1 – Pepperell Dragons @ Jasper County Canes
- Class AA – Laney Wildcats @ Rockmart Yellow Jackets
- Class AAA – Douglass Astros @ Calhoun Yellow Jackets
- Class AAAA – Cass Colonels @ Benedictine Cadets, Warner Robins Demons @ Cartersville Canes
- Class AAAAA – Houston County Bears @ Rome Wolves
Here is the WLAQ programming line-up for this week:
- Wednesday –
1:30 p.m. – This Week in NWGA Football (WLAQ Radio YouTube and Facebook LIVE)
Thursday –
- 1:30 p.m. – Unity Lions Football Coaches Show with Coach David Humphreys (YouTube/FB Live)
Saturday (on the radio)–
- 4:00 p.m. – Unity Lions Football Coaches Show with Coach David Humphreys
- 4:45 p.m. – Lions Kick Off Show – Live from Northgate HS (Newnan, GA)
- 5:00 p.m. – Unity Lions vs. Lafayette Christian Cougars (GAPPS Class AA 9-Man Championship Game)
- After the game, we will join Georgia Tech versus Pitt football coverage from the Georgia Tech Radio Network in progress.