Class 6A Blog: Week 9 Primer, six teams remain unbeaten

Week 9 has 21 region matchups on the schedule with a pair of Thursday games and the remaining 19 on Friday night. Score Atlanta’s Graham David reported on the departure of four-star running back Jae Lamar from Colquitt County’s roster and the Packers will be hosting Tift County this week. Currently, Lowndes and Richmond Hill are at the top of the Region 1 standings with 2-0 marks. Lowndes will travel to Camden County next and Richmond Hill has a tough road trip to Valdosta. Last week, Valdosta suffered its first loss of the season in an 18-17 heartbreaker to Colquitt County. The third matchup to watch will be Tift County at Colquitt County.

Region 2 opened its region schedule last week with four of its five teams in action. Now, Chapel Hill will have to take on No. 3 ranked Carrollton to finally open its region slate and Carrollton is coming off a 48-9 win over Westlake to move to 7-0 overall and 1-0 in region play. The Trojans have accumulated a 32.57 average margin of victory this season and won this matchup 42-0 last season. Douglas County will travel to Westlake on Friday in a rematch of last year’s 35-22 win over the Lions. The Tigers opened up region play with a 42-17 win last week and will not meet Carrollton until Oct. 31 in their regular season finale.

Region 3 has two of Class 6A’s remaining undefeated teams with McEachern and Hillgrove (Lowndes, Carrollton, Grayson, Buford). McEachern defeated previously unbeaten Harrison last Friday 48-21 to move ahead of the reigning Region 3 champions in the standings. In Region 4, Grayson, South Gwinnett and Rockdale County will be off this week—leaving just two matchups. Grovetown will visit Archer and Newton will travel to Heritage-Conyers.

Last week, Marietta defeated Walton 41-38 in double overtime and moved to the top of the Region 5 standings. Now, Marietta will host North Cobb—the only other team in Region 5 yet to suffer a region defeat. Walton will try to rebound at home against Cherokee. Defending Region 6 champion North Atlanta dropped its first region game last week against Lambert 33-31 in triple overtime. Now, the Warriors will host North Forsyth. Region 7 will have a comprehensive bye week with all of its teams off this week. Finally, Region 8 will play two games on Thursday with Buford at Dacula and Central Gwinnett at Mountain View. On Friday, Mill Creek will host Collins Hill. Last year, Collins Hill won this matchup 13-12.

CLASS 6A WEEK 9 STANDINGS AND SCHEDULE

REGION 1

Lowndes 2-0, 7-0

Richmond Hill 2-0, 6-1

Valdosta 1-1, 6-1

Colquitt County 1-1, 5-2

Camden County 0-2, 5-2

Tift County 0-2, 3-4

Friday, Oct. 10

Camden County vs. Lowndes

Colquitt County vs. Tift County

Valdosta vs. Richmond Hill

Friday, Oct. 3

Colquitt County 18, Valdosta 17

Lowndes 35, Tift County 0

Richmond Hill 24, Camden County 20

Friday, Sept. 26 (REGION GAMES)

Valdosta 63, Camden County 19

Lowndes 31, Colquitt County 14

Richmond Hill 35, Tift County 10

REGION 2

Carrollton 1-0, 7-0

Douglas County 1-0, 5-2

Chapel Hill 0-0, 1-5

Westlake 0-1, 3-4

East Coweta 0-1, 1-6

Friday, Oct. 10

Carrollton vs. Chapel Hill

Westlake vs. Douglas County

Friday, Oct. 3 (REGION GAMES)

Douglas County 42, East Coweta

Carrollton 48, Westlake 9

Friday, Sept. 26

Centennial 13, Chapel Hill 0

Douglas County 6, Columbia 0

Cambridge 45, East Coweta 21

REGION 3

Hillgrove 3-0, 6-0

McEachern 3-0, 6-0

Harrison 2-1, 5-1

Campbell 1-2, 4-2

Pebblebrook 1-2, 2-4

Osborne 1-2, 1-5

Paulding County 1-2, 1-5

South Cobb 0-3, 2-4

Friday, Oct. 10 (REGION GAMES)

Campbell vs. Hillgrove

McEachern vs. Pebblebrook

Osborne vs. Paulding County

South Cobb vs. Harrison

Friday, Oct. 3 (REGION GAMES)

McEachern 48, Harrison 21

Hillgrove 52, Paulding County 0

Pebblebrook 35, Osborne 12

Campbell 26, South Cobb 10

Friday, Sept. 26

Region BYE week

REGION 4

Grayson 3-0, 7-0

South Gwinnett 2-0, 4-2

Newton 2-1, 4-3

Archer 1-1, 3-3

Rockdale County 1-2, 4-2

Grovetown 0-3, 3-4

Heritage-Conyers 0-2, 1-5

Friday, Oct. 10 (REGION GAMES)

Archer vs. Grovetown

Heritage-Conyers vs. Newton

Friday, Oct. 3 (REGION GAMES)

Newton 30, Grovetown 0

Grayson 41, Heritage-Conyers 0

Archer 38, Rockdale County 14

Friday, Sept. 26 (REGION GAMES)

Grayson 50, Newton 3

Rockdale County 38, Heritage-Conyers 21

South Gwinnett 26, Grovetown 7

REGION 5

Marietta 3-0, 3-4

North Cobb 2-0, 4-2

North Paulding 2-1, 5-2

Etowah 1-2, 3-4

Walton 1-2, 3-4

Wheeler 1-2, 2-5

Cherokee 0-3, 1-6

Friday, Oct. 10 (REGION GAMES)

Etowah vs. Wheeler

Marietta vs. North Cobb

Walton vs. Cherokee

Friday, Oct. 3 (REGION GAMES)

Wheeler 21, Cherokee 8

North Paulding 33, Etowah 20

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

Friday, Sept. 26 (REGION GAME)

Etowah 40, Cherokee 27

REGION 6

West Forsyth 3-0, 5-1

North Atlanta 3-1, 4-3

Denmark 2-1, 3-3

Lambert 2-1, 3-3

Alpharetta 2-2, 2-5

North Forsyth 1-2, 3-3

South Forsyth 0-3, 2-4

Forsyth Central 0-3, 0-6

Friday, Oct. 10 (REGION GAMES)

Alpharetta vs. Lambert

Denmark vs. Forsyth Central

North Atlanta vs. North Forsyth

West Forsyth vs. South Forsyth

Friday, Oct. 3 (REGION GAMES)

Denmark 10, North Forsyth 7

West Forsyth 42, Forsyth Central 14

Lambert 33, North Atlanta 31 (3OT)

Alpharetta 40, South Forsyth 14

Friday, Sept. 26 (REGION GAME)

North Atlanta 28, Alpharetta 18

REGION 7

North Gwinnett 4-0, 6-1

Brookwood 3-1, 5-2

Norcross 3-1, 5-2

Peachtree Ridge 3-1, 5-2

Duluth 2-2, 4-3

Parkview 1-3, 2-5

Berkmar 0-4, 0-7

Meadowcreek 0-4, 0-6

Friday, Oct. 10

Region BYE Week

Friday, Oct. 3 (REGION GAMES)

Duluth 54, Berkmar 7

Brookwood 57, Meadowcreek 7

Norcross 22, Parkview 16

North Gwinnett 45, Peachtree Ridge 14

Friday, Sept. 26 (REGION GAMES)

Norcross 34, Meadowcreek 0

North Gwinnett 57, Berkmar 0

Brookwood 32, Parkview 20

Peachtree Ridge 43, Duluth 7

REGION 8

Mill Creek 3-0, 5-2

Buford 2-0, 6-0

Collins Hill 2-1, 4-3

Dacula 1-1, 3-3

Mountain View 1-2, 1-6

Central Gwinnett 0-2, 2-3

Discovery 0-3, 0-6

Thursday, Oct. 9 (REGION GAMES)

Dacula vs. Buford

Mountain View vs. Central Gwinnett

Friday, Oct. 10 (REGION GAME)

Mill Creek vs. Collins Hill

Friday, Oct. 3 (REGION GAMES)

Buford 34, Collins Hill 3

Mill Creek 37, Dacula 17

Mountain View 34, Discovery 20

Friday, Sept. 26 (REGION GAMES)

Mill Creek 45, Central Gwinnett 6

Dacula 42, Discovery 16

Collins Hill 48, Mountain View 0

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