Class 6A Blog: Six more region champs to be crowned on Friday

Region 3 (McEachern) and Region 7 (North Gwinnett) are the only two regions in Class 6A that have crowned this year’s champions, but all but three playoff spots have been secured heading into the Week 12 slate. In Region 1, Lowndes, Valdosta, Colquitt County and Richmond Hill have secured the four playoff spots, but the seeding is yet to be determined. The two teams outside of the playoffs are Camden County and Tift County and they will conclude their seasons Friday night at Tift County. Both Camden County and Tift County have been swept by the four playoff teams this season. Lowndes has an opportunity to win its first region title since 2021 and complete a perfect regular season at Valdosta in the 64th edition of the Winnersville Classic. Colquitt County will be travelling to Richmond Hill for the other matchup that will impact the standings. Lowndes will win the No. 1 seed with a victory. If Valdosta wins, it would force a three-way tie if Colquitt County also wins and Richmond Hill would get the No. 4 seed. If Richmond Hill defeats Colquitt County and Valdosta defeats Lowndes then it would be Valdosta No. 1, Lowndes No. 2, Richmond Hill No. 3 and Colquitt County No. 4. If Richmond Hill defeats Colquitt County and Lowndes defeats Valdosta it would be Lowndes No. 1, Colquitt County No. 2, Valdosta No. 3 and Richmond Hill No. 4. Region 1 will be paired with Region 8 in the first round so we will examine Region 8 next.

In Region 8, the winner of Buford and Mill Creek will get the No. 1 seed and the loser will get the No. 2 seed. Collins Hill has already secured the No. 3 seed. The No. 4 seed will go to the winner of Central Gwinnett at Dacula.  

The Region 2 title will be determined Friday night when Carrollton hosts Douglas County and the loser of that matchup will earn the No. 2 seed. East Coweta moved into third place last week by defeating Westlake 28-27. Now, East Coweta will take on Chapel Hill. A Chapel Hill victory over East Coweta would create a three-way tie between East Coweta, Westlake and Chapel Hill at 1-3 in region play. An East Coweta victory would give the Indians the No. 3 seed and Westlake would be the No. 4 seed.

Region 6 will meet Region 2 in the first round and there is still much up in the air heading into this week. West Forsyth can clinch the region title with a win over Alpharetta this week and the other big game is North Atlanta at Denmark.

McEachern clinched the Region 3 No. 1 seed last week and will look to complete a perfect 10-0 season at Osborne on Friday. Harrison needs to defeat Paulding County to secure the No. 2 seed and Hillgrove will need to handle business against South Cobb to capture the No. 3 seed. Paulding County, Hillgrove, Harrison and McEachern are all guaranteed playoff spots. Region 3 will meet Region 5 in the first round and that will set up a rematch between Walton and McEachern in the first round. McEachern won 50-17 Week 1 in Mercedes-Benz Stadium and Walton fell to the No. 4 seed in Region 5 last week with its 34-22 loss to North Paulding to close out the year with a 5-5 overall record and 3-3 region mark. Marietta (5-0), North Paulding (4-1) and North Cobb (4-1) are all in the running for the top 3 seeds. North Cobb has a win over North Paulding, but a loss to Marietta on its record. North Paulding can force a three-way tie with a win over Marietta and a North Cobb win over Wheeler.

In Region 4, Grayson, Archer, Newton and South Gwinnett have secured the four playoff spots. Newton and South Gwinnett will faceoff and then Grayson will travel to Archer. Archer’s lone region loss came to Newton and Newton’s region loss came to Grayson. South Gwinnett already lost to Archer and Grayson and would have to defeat Newton to ascend from the No. 4 seed. Region 7 will take on Region 4 in the first round and North Gwinnet has already clinched the No. 1 seed. Peachtree Ridge has losses to Brookwood and North Gwinnett on its resume, but the Lions defeated Norcross and own the tie-breaker over the Blue Devils. As a result, a Brookwood win over Norcross would move Peachtree Ridge up to the No. 3 seed. If Norcross defeats Brookwood and Peachtree Ridge can beat Peachtree Ridge, then there would be a three-way tie at 5-2.    

CLASS 6A WEEK 12 STANDINGS AND SCHEDULE

REGION 1

Lowndes 4-0, 9-0

Valdosta 3-1, 8-1

Colquitt County 3-1, 7-2

Richmond Hill 2-2, 6-3

Camden County 0-4, 5-4

Tift County 0-4, 3-6

Friday, Oct. 31

Richmond Hill vs. Colquitt County

Tift County vs. Camden County

Valdosta vs. Lowndes

Friday, Oct. 24

Colquitt County 45, Camden County 28

Lowndes 49, Richmond Hill 23

Valdosta 48, Tift County 35

Friday, Oct. 17

REGION BYE WEEK

Friday, Oct. 10

Lowndes 35, Camden County 14

Colquitt County 39, Tift County 20

Valdosta 41, Richmond Hill 0

Friday, Oct. 3

Colquitt County 18, Valdosta 17

Lowndes 35, Tift County 0

Richmond Hill 24, Camden County 20

REGION 2

Carrollton 3-0, 9-0

Douglas County 3-0, 7-2

East Coweta 1-2, 2-7

Westlake 1-3, 4-6

Chapel Hill 0-3, 1-8

Friday, Oct. 31

Carrollton vs. Douglas County

East Coweta vs. Chapel Hill

Friday, Oct. 24

Douglas County 48, Chapel Hill 10

East Coweta 28, Westlake 27

Friday, Oct. 17

Carrollton 50, East Coweta 23

Westlake 42, Chapel Hill 10

Friday, Oct. 10

Carrollton 56, Chapel Hill 7

Douglas County 45, Westlake 20

Friday, Oct. 3

Douglas County 42, East Coweta

Carrollton 48, Westlake 9

REGION 3

McEachern 6-0, 9-0

Harrison 5-1, 8-1

Hillgrove 4-2, 7-2

Paulding County 4-2, 4-5

Campbell 2-4, 5-4

Pebblebrook 2-4, 3-6

Osborne 1-5, 1-8

South Cobb 0-6, 2-7

Thursday, Oct. 30

Harrison vs. Paulding County

Friday, Oct. 31

Campbell vs. Pebblebrook

Osborne vs. McEachern

South Cobb vs. Hillgrove

Friday, Oct. 24

Campbell 36, Osborne 24

Harrison 30, Hillgrove 23

McEachern 56, South Cobb 16

Paulding County 30, Pebblebrook 22

Friday, Oct. 17

Harrison 56, Osborne 7

McEachern 35, Hillgrove 14

Paulding County 24, Campbell 15

Pebblebrook 22, South Cobb 20 (3OT)

Friday, Oct. 10

Hillgrove 54, Campbell 0

McEachern 51, Pebblebrook 14

Paulding County 34, Osborne 14

Harrison 49, South Cobb 7

Friday, Oct. 3

McEachern 48, Harrison 21

Hillgrove 52, Paulding County 0

Pebblebrook 35, Osborne 12

Campbell 26, South Cobb 10

REGION 4

Grayson 5-0, 9-0

Archer 4-1, 6-3

Newton 4-1, 6-3

South Gwinnett 3-2, 5-4

Rockdale County 2-4, 5-4

Grovetown 0-5, 3-6

Heritage-Conyers 0-5, 1-8

Friday, Oct. 31

Archer vs. Grayson

Grovetown vs. Heritage-Conyers

Newton vs. South Gwinnett

Friday, Oct. 24

Archer 41, Heritage-Conyers 6

Grayson 42, South Gwinnett 3

Saturday, Oct. 25

Newton 59, Rockdale County 3

Friday, Oct. 17

Newton 54, Heritage-Conyers 13

Rockdale County 34, Grovetown 28

Archer 24, South Gwinnett 7

Friday, Oct. 10

Archer vs. Grovetown

Heritage-Conyers vs. Newton

Friday, Oct. 3

Newton 30, Grovetown 0

Grayson 41, Heritage-Conyers 0

Archer 38, Rockdale County 14

REGION 5

Marietta 5-0, 5-4

North Paulding 4-1, 7-2

North Cobb 4-1, 6-3

Walton 3-3, 5-5

Wheeler 2-3, 3-6

Etowah 1-5, 3-7

Cherokee 0-6, 1-9

Friday, Oct. 31

Marietta vs. North Paulding

Wheeler vs. North Cobb

Thursday, Oct. 23

North Cobb 70, Etowah 21

Friday, Oct. 24

Marietta 52, Cherokee 9

North Paulding 34, Walton 22

Friday, Oct. 17

Etowah vs. Walton

North Cobb vs. Cherokee

Wheeler vs. North Paulding

Friday, Oct. 10

Wheeler 34, Etowah 24

Marietta 36, North Cobb 35

Walton 34, Cherokee 9

Friday, Oct. 3

Wheeler 21, Cherokee 8

North Paulding 33, Etowah 20

Walton vs. Marietta 41, Walton 38 (2OT)

REGION 6

West Forsyth 5-1, 7-2

Denmark 5-1, 6-3

Lambert 4-2, 5-4

North Atlanta 4-2, 5-4

North Forsyth 3-3, 5-4

Alpharetta 2-4, 2-7

Forsyth Central 1-5, 1-8

South Forsyth 0-6, 2-7

Friday, Oct. 31

Alpharetta vs. West Forsyth

Denmark vs. North Atlanta

Forsyth Central vs. North Forsyth

South Forsyth vs. Lambert

Friday, Oct. 24

Forsyth Central 35, South Forsyth 28

Denmark 31, Lambert 28

North Forsyth 28, Alpharetta 7

North Atlanta 31, West Forsyth 17

Thursday, Oct. 16

Lambert 38, Forsyth Central 10

West Forsyth 35, North Forsyth 28

Friday, Oct. 17

Denmark 36, South Forsyth 15

Friday, Oct. 10

Lambert 34, Alpharetta 17

Denmark 34, Forsyth Central 6

North Forsyth 10, North Atlanta 6

West Forsyth 42, South Forsyth 10

Friday, Oct. 3

Denmark 10, North Forsyth 7

West Forsyth 42, Forsyth Central 14

Lambert 33, North Atlanta 31 (3OT)

Alpharetta 40, South Forsyth 14

REGION 7

North Gwinnett 6-0, 8-1

Brookwood 5-1, 7-2

Norcross 4-2, 6-3

Peachtree Ridge 4-2, 6-3

Duluth 2-4, 4-5

Parkview 2-4, 3-6

Meadowcreek 1-5, 1-7

Berkmar 0-6, 0-9

Thursday, Oct. 30

North Gwinnett vs. Duluth

Friday, Oct. 31

Berkmar vs. Peachtree Ridge

Brookwood vs. Norcross

Parkview vs. Meadowcreek

Friday, Oct. 24

Brookwood 57, Duluth 27

Meadowcreek 21, Berkmar 14

North Gwinnett 44, Norcross 6

Peachtree Ridge 36, Parkview 26

Friday, Oct. 17

Norcross 35, Berkmar 19

Brookwood 45, Peachtree Ridge 27

North Gwinnett 63, Meadowcreek 0

Parkview 42, Duluth 29

Friday, Oct. 10

REGION BYE WEEK

Friday, Oct. 3

Duluth 54, Berkmar 7

Brookwood 57, Meadowcreek 7

Norcross 22, Parkview 16

North Gwinnett 45, Peachtree Ridge 14

REGION 8

Buford 5-0, 9-0

Mill Creek 5-0, 7-2

Collins Hill 3-2, 5-4

Central Gwinnett 2-3, 4-4

Dacula 2-3, 4-5

Mountain View 1-5, 1-9

Discovery 0-5, 0-8

Friday, Oct. 31

Buford vs. Mill Creek

Collins Hill vs. Discovery

Dacula vs. Central Gwinnett

Friday, Oct. 24

Buford 55, Mountain View 7

Collins Hill 28, Dacula 7

Central Gwinnett 45, Discovery 0

Friday, Oct. 17

Buford 75, Central Gwinnett 0

Mill Creek 51, Discovery 6

Mountain View vs. Dacula 61, Mountain View 24

Thursday, Oct. 9

Buford 58, Dacula 7

Central Gwinnett 47, Mountain View 17

Friday, Oct. 10

Mill Creek 20, Collins Hill 14 (OT)

Friday, Oct. 3

Buford 34, Collins Hill 3

Mill Creek 37, Dacula 17

Mountain View 34, Discovery 20

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