The day after Thanksgiving isn’t just about the start of Christmas sales and Black Friday — for high school football teams means first-round playoff matchups begin.
The regular season ended Friday for local teams, with Bowdon, Bremen, Carrollton, and Mt. Zion coming away with victories.
After battling through a season of uncertainty because of COVID-19, the high school regular football season ends this week.
Several key games were played last week with Heard, Bowdon, and Mt. Zion taking key wins.
Heard County 21, Bremen 14 (Final)
Bremen 28, Haralson County 14 (Final)
Carrollton 55, Winder-Barrow 7 (Final)
This week’s football schedule kicked off with a rare Tuesday night game as Haralson County won the Region 5-AA contest 36-29 against Callaway.
It was a season filled with uncertainty thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.
It will go down as rivalry week, and it lived up to the billing with several dramatic showdowns.
Rivalry week might be the best way to describe this week’s football action for local teams.
COLUMBUS, Georgia — Three local high school softball teams had a busy weekend in pursuit of a state championship title at the South Commons Softball Complex in Columbus.
Local high school football teams continue to gear up for the final weeks of the season with just one thing in mind — finishing in the top four of their respective regions to earn a spot in the playoffs.
It will be a busy weekend for three local high school softball teams as Central, Bremen and Heard County earned spots in their respective Final Fours in Columbus starting Friday.
The first round of the GHSA softball tournament opened this week with Bremen, Central and Carrollton each earning sweeps to advance to the Sweet 16.
Bowdon 23, Gordon Lee 21 (Final)
The Villa Rica Lady Wildcats had plenty of reason to celebrate Monday night, sweeping Chapel Hill 12-6 and 9-7 in the Region 6-AAAAA championship.
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Central 49, Villa Rica 28Â
Carrollton 34, Rome 12 (End 3Q)
Bowdon 14, Heritage School 9 (Final)
My name is Madelyn Turner, and I am currently a senior at Central High School. For me, and many of my fellow class of 2020 seniors, this has not been the typical and presumed senior year. The year that was meant to be one of final high school successes and last goodbyes turned out to be the …
Senior year. The time I’ve looked forward to since I was a kid.
Being quarantined on the last months of your senior year is definitely less than ideal.
The Central High School baseball team began the season with a sluggish start, but rebounded with some positive momentum shortly before sporting activities were suspended by the GHSA over COVID-19 precautions last week.
With Senior Night and another opportunity to bag a Region 5-AAAA win on the line, the Central High School girls’ basketball club hosted the Cedartown Lady Bulldogs on Friday night inside Rayford Walker Gym.
With Senior Night and another opportunity to bag a Region 5-AAAA win on the line, the Central High School girls’ basketball club hosted the Cedartown Lady Bulldogs on Friday night inside Rayford Walker Gym.
The local area was represented by four prep wrestling teams in Macon at the GHSA Team Dual Wrestling State Championships over the weekend.
This time last year, the Central High School wrestling team made a statement when it went down to Macon and earned a third-place finish in the Class AAAA Team Duals Championship.
Outside of two hard-fought losses at the hands of state powerhouse Villa Rica, the Central High School girls' basketball team has dominated the field throughout the first half of the 2019-20 season.
The SMI Carroll County Holiday Classic continued right along Friday night with three games taking place at both Villa Rica High School and Temple High School.
Karley Fuller lives for big moments.
Fresh off its victory at the 2019 CRWA Varsity Tournament on Saturday, the Central High School wrestling team kept its momentum going by repeating as Carroll County Duals champions Tuesday night.
The Central High School wrestling team welcomed 16 schools to the Carroll County Recreational Center on Friday and Saturday to compete in the 2019 CRWA Varsity Tournament.
The Central High School girls' and boys' basketball teams rolled to a sweep of cross-county adversary Temple High School at Rayford Walker Gym on Friday night.
Winter is upon us once again, which means the prep wrestling season is getting ready to kick back into full swing.
The Central High School girls’ basketball team extended its winning streak to five games after hosting the Bremen Lady Blue Devils on Cowart Court on Tuesday night and pulling out a 48-41 victory.
After making it to the semifinals of the Region 5-AAAAA tournament last season, the Central High School girls’ basketball team went on to earn a spot in the state playoffs upon knocking out Cedartown, 46-33, in the region consolation game. The Lady Lions entered postseason action as a No. 3 seed.
The second year of the Kenny Edwards era at Central High School tipped off earlier this week.
A season removed from plowing their way to an unblemished record in the regular season and earning their first state championship berth since 1969, the Lady Wildcats appear to be picking up right where they left off.
The Central High School football team’s Senior Night didn’t go according to plan Friday.
The Central High School football team’s Senior Night didn’t go according to plan Friday.
The Lions of Central High School have not had the best of luck on the field throughout the 2019 football season.
The prep cross country season concluded over the weekend with the GHSA and GISA holding their state championship meets at various locations on Friday and Saturday.
Calhoun 28, Haralson County 14
On a muggy afternoon in July of this year, Dave McKenna set the expectations astronomically high for the Central High School softball team’s 2019 season.
Christian Heritage 28, Bowdon 14
After sweeping Troup County in the Area 5-AAAA tournament, the Central High School volleyball team locked up its spot in the Class AAAA state playoffs for the third consecutive year.
The Central High School softball team took to its home field on Wednesday to compete in a second-round doubleheader against the Columbus Lady Blue Devils for a spot in next week’s Class AAAA State Tournament.
Coming off back-to-back heartbreaking losses at Roy Richards Memorial Stadium, the Central High School football team will hope for better luck this Friday night when it hits the road to take on Region 5-AAAAA adversary Chapel Hill.
The Central Lions fell short to the Cedartown Bulldogs in a Region 5-AAAA fight at Roy Richards Memorial Stadium on Friday night.
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