MACON, Ga. — The ninth week of Football Friday Night is in the books. This week offered up some big upsets, a couple of nail-biters, and a region showdown with Baldwin and Perry.
Here is a look at a roundup of scores and highlights from around Central Georgia:
Game Of the Week
Perry 33, Baldwin 16
The Panthers looked like they were in trouble early in a game with big region title aspirations on the line. Baldwin put up 16 and looked to be cruising to a win but Perry’s defense didn’t allow another score. This allowed the offense, which struggled through the first couple of quarters to flip the switch and rally for a big win.
Three Stars
Mary Persons: The Bulldogs had not beaten Peach County since 2018 but in a low-scoring affair on Friday night they managed to pull out the tough win. Another key stat from 2018? It is the last time they won their region. The win over Peach County seems to put them in the driver's seat with a few games to play.
Upson-Lee: Speaking of teams looking to win a region title, the Knights went out on Friday night and took care of business with a shutout win over Jackson. With Peach County and Mary Persons left on the schedule, it would have been easy to look past Jackson but they stayed focused. Now they must take down Peach County and Mary Persons to win the region title but they still control their own destiny. It will be a tough task as they are just 2-14 in program history against those two teams.
Jones County: Speaking of teams keeping their region title hopes alive, the Greyhounds did just that on Friday night with a gutsy win over Dutchtown. The game against Warner Robins in a couple of weeks will likely decide the region champion and the No. 1 seed.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD
- Mary Persons 13, Peach County 7
- Westfield 52, Heritage 0
- Brookstone 64, Crawford County 16
- Swainsboro 63, East Laurens 0
- Bleckley County 42, Jefferson County 2
- Westside 29, Griffin 16
- Upson-Lee 43, Jackson 0
- Spalding County 43, West Laurens 6
- John Milledge 40, Stratford 6
- Dublin 65, Dooly County 21
- Wilkinson County 28, Twiggs County 0
- Lamar County 23, Temple 0
- Schley County 45, Taylor County 6
- Pierce County 17, Toombs County 14
- CFCA 41, Trinity Christian 6
- Carver-Columbus 24, Crisp County 7
- Tattnall 47, Mount de Sales 14
- Jones County 35, Dutchtown 28
- Sumter County 17, Dodge County 0
- Perry 33, Baldwin 16
- Gatewood 34, Fullington 6
- Vidalia 29, Brantley County 7
- GMC 34, Hancock-Central 22
- Fitzgerald 48, Jeff Davis 0
- Johnson County 45, Glascock County 14
- Windsor 20, David Emanuel 14
- Piedmont, Briarwood
WHAT’S NEXT?
Upson-Lee vs Peach County
As mentioned above, the Knights are looking to keep its region hopes alive and the Trojans are looking to play spoiler. These two programs are really good. Peach County’s record this year is not a true indication of just how tough they are to beat. Mary Persons has consistently been one of the top 5 teams in Central Georgia this season and Peach County took them down to the wire. Upson-Lee is riding high but it is a must-win game against Peach County next Friday.
