Central Georgia Sports ReportComment

Central Georgia HS football scouting reports

Central Georgia Sports ReportComment
Central Georgia HS football scouting reports

By Michael A. Lough

The Sports Report

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           Rankings are from the Georgia High School Football Daily Composite poll. Stats are mostly based on what teams report to MaxPreps.

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Class 5A
Jones County, 4-3/3-0, at Perry, 2-4/1-1
          With the new playoff setup, Perry is in must-win mode the rest of the season to make the playoffs, at No. 33 in the playoff rankings. The teams are even, Jones County with 12 more yards of offense a game, but the Greyhounds are stronger on defense. Perry has won the two most recent meetings (2022-23) and leads the series 14-6, which was dormant from 1994-2021,  having started in 1954 with head coaches Goot Steiner and Herb St. John.

Editor’s note: Thanks to FPD, John Milledge, and Dublin for sending game information Friday night to The Central Georgia Sports Report., and Perry on Saturday.

Class 4A
Spalding, 3-3/0-3, at Upson-Lee, 0-6/0-3
          The Jaguars are more than doubling the Knights in total offense, 324.8-143. Upson-Lee has had epic struggles on offense, being shut out three times and failing to hit double figures yet. Spalding has given up 142 points in its last three games. The Knights lead the series 8-2, having won the two most recent meetings (15-6 in 2025 and 16-13 in 2024).

Harlem, 4-2/2-0, at West Laurens, 3-3/2-0
          West Laurens can take a big step toward a playoff spot with a win, while a loss pushes Harlem nearer the bubble. The Raiders are still working on the passing game to go with a respectable run game, while Bulldogs are pretty balanced. The series is tied at 1.

Class 3A
Callaway, 3-3/2-1, at No. 14T Lamar County, 4-2/2-1
          Both teams run the ball well, but Callaway is a bigger threat through the air, with about 100 more passing yards a game. Callaway leads the series 13-4-1, winning 46-7 in the last meeting, in 2019, the ninth straight win.

Southwest, 0-6/0-3, at Rutland, 2-4/0-3 (Ed DeFore)
          Rutland is more than doubling Southwest in offensive yards,296-105.5, led by Gabriel Jolly’s 374 rushing yards. Southwest has won the last three, averaging 37 points, for a 6-4 series lead.

Class AA
No. 13T Dodge County, 3-2/1-0, at East Laurens, 2-4/1-1
          East Laurens has the momentum of upsetting ACE Charter last week on the Gryphons’ homecoming, taking a late lead and holding on. Kain Mincey passes for 215 yards a game for Dodge County, which leads 15-1, the lone loss coming in 2008.

Glenn Hills, 3-3/1-2, at No. 13T Putnam County, 5-1/2-1
          Glenn Hills will have to deal with Kumari Thomas, who gets 141 yards rushing a game and has 12 touchdowns. The War Eagles are perfect in five meetings, last winning 47-12 in 2023, and giving up a total of 38 points..

No. 11T Jasper County, 4-2/3-0, at No. 11T Social Circle, 5-1/2-1
          Here’s a nice battling of running backs with Jasper County’s Chance Ross and Social Circle’s Kayden Fears, that latter averaging 177 yards a game (in 3 games). Wailer Sands passes for 148.3 yards a game to lead Jasper County. The Hurricanes have owned the series, leading 24-11., but the teams have split the last four matchups.

Swainsboro, 2-4/1-1, at No. 3 Dublin, 4-1/1-0
          The Irish are getting 334 yards a game on the ground and have 13 rushing touchdowns spread out among seven players. Jamarcus Knight leads the way with 117.2 yards, while Ryland Yates has 4 TDs. Knight eads Dublin’s defense with 6.4 tackles a game. This is Dublin’s most active rival, the Irish holding a 46-27-2 lead, but it’s 5-4 with Roger Holmes against Scott Roberts. In those losses, Dublin has been held to 46 points. In the wins, Dublin has averaged 35.8 points.

Class A
Central-Talbotton, 3-3/0-2, at Crawford County, 0-6/0-2 (12 p.m. Friday: The game has been postponed to Monday at 5 p.m. '“Due to unforeseen circumstances, Central Talbotton is unable to come to tonight's game.”
          The Eagles are one of the few teams with a losing record against  Central, trailing 14-11. Of the Hawks’ series with at least 10 games, the only other team they have a winning mark against  is 11-5 over Stewart-Quitman, which stopped playing in 2007.

Wilkinson County, 2-4/1-1, at GMC, 3-2/0-1
          The Bulldogs have an advantage of about 80 yards a game on offense, led by Evan Stasney’s 111 rushing yards weekly. Both are near the playoff bubble, GMC on the inside and Wilkinson County on the outside. The Warriors have the upper hand with a 21-7 series lead and three straight wins, by a cumulative 114-6.

Hancock Central, 1-4/0-1, at Glascock County, 2-4/1-1
          Glascock County leads the series 6-2, but Hancock Central won 41-22 last year to break a six-game losing streak.

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No. 3 Macon County, 5-0/2-0, at No. 13 T Schley County, 5-1/2-0
          Macon County’s Noah Parker is among the state leaders in rushing with 830 yards while Schley County’s Clay Hicks is among Class A’s passing leaders with 1,117 passing yards. The Bulldogs trail 7-5 in the series, but have won three of the last four, including 17-0 last year.

Twiggs County, 1-5/0-2, at Johnson County, 5-0/1-0
          The Trojans, who are good for more than 450 yards a game,  have won seven straight for a 10-5 lead in the series, the Cobras having scored only 7 points total in the last 5 meetings, dating back to 2013.

GIAA

John Milledge, 7-0/1-0, at Tattnall Square, 4-3/1-0
          John Milledge doesn’t have dominant stats, only 35 yards better than Tattnall in total offense, But the visitors have held all but one opponent to 10 points or less while scoring at least 30 in all but one game. Tattnall is on a 2-game winning streak, handling Crawford County and Mount de Sales, keyed by Angelo Bellamy’s 147.7 passing yards a game. Tattnall leads the series 20-11, but John Milledge has won 5 of the last six.

Mount de Sales, 5-2/0-1, at Stratford, 6-1/1-0
          Stratford is on a run, now 17-3 since the start of 2025 with eight wins of at least 30 points. The Cavs will have to deal with a balanced offense, rushing and passing for nearly the same amount per game. QB Jett Johnston has cruised past the 1,000-yard mark and is completing 64.2 percent of his passes. MdS counters with Benjamin Burney, who is 68 yards from that milestone. Stratford leads the series 35-19 and has won 5 straight after a 3-game losing streak.

Athens Christian, 5-3, at Piedmont, 2-4
          Piedmont is on a 2-game winning streak, and leads the series 2-1, beating Athens Christian 18-10 last year.

Windsor, 5-1/1-0, at Gatewood, 4-3/2-0
          Both teams roll in with some confidence. Gatewood topped Flint River 27-21 in overtime on the road last week, while Windsor has scored at least 32 points in its last 4 wins. Jaquan Leis gets 113.8 yards a game on the ground for Windsor, while Heath Woodard passes for 146 yards. The series is even at 5-5.

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