Tigers feast on Knights

Team: Fayette County Tigers

Coach: Clint Burton

Record: 5-3

Last Week: beat Upson-Lee, 22-12

Key Players: QB Gerald Johnson, ran and threw for a touchdown, Wes Clark, ran for a touchdown and played solid defense.

Notes: The Tigers produced 358 total yards of offense and scored 14 points in the final four minutes to defeat Upson-Lee. QB Gerald Johnson and RB Wes Clark each ran for a touchdown, Johnson's being a five yard sneak for the win. Clark also intercepted an Upson-Lee pass on a two point conversion.After losing two weeks in a row, the Tigers needed the win to stay alive in the playoff hunt.

Chiefs lose to Griffin Bears

Team: McIntosh Chiefs

Coach: Clint Ashmore

Record: 2-6

Last Week: lost to Griffin, 39-12

Key Players: Dion Stokes, 112 yards rushing. DJ Dunlap, 75 yard TD reception.

Notes: The Chiefs led the Bears 6-0 in the first quarter and played a strong first half but the injury bug bit and hurt the Chiefs defensively. Ronnie Melton and Nate Wesley were injured, allowing the Bears to exploit McIntosh up the middle. The defensive rotations were altered, compromising the defense and leading to a breakdown of the special teams. The offense is coming together for the Chiefs, Stokes leads the region in kickoff returns and is nearing the 1,000 yard rushing mark. As the team runs the ball more, Quarterback Nathan Bittner is becomeing more comfortable and more effective.

Indians overpower Grangers

Team: East Coweta Indians

Coach: Danny Cronic

Record: 8-0

Last Week: beat Lagrange, 67-41

Key Players: Marvin Smith, 270 yards and six TD's, QB Dantra Clements and W.J. Jordan both had two TD's.

Notes: The Indians led 27-13 at the half and proceeded to score 40 points in the second half. The game was a showdown between two high powered offenses, accumulating close to 1100 yards of offense between them. Both teams offensive lines proved to be the strength of the offenses as they produced the holes that led to the touchdowns.

Greyhounds outlast Panthers

Team: Starr's Mill Panthers

Coach: Mike Earwood

Record: 2-5

Last Week: lost to Jones County, 28-21

Key Players: QB Brad McClaren threw a touchdown pass. RB's Ladon Cooper and Matt Tuttle each ran for a touchdown.

Notes: This game is a bitter pill to swallow for the Panthers as they could have had a 14-0 lead early in the second half. There were two drives that stalled within the Jones County five yard line. They fumbled on the first drive in the first quarter and then after going for it on fourth and goal in the second quarter and holding the Greyhounds on the first two plays, they gave up a 95 yard touchdown run. The fight did not go out of the Panthers however. McClaren hooked up with Reuben Houston for a 26 yard touchdown pass to close the gap to 14-7 at the half. Both teams scored two more touchdowns in the second half but the two stalled drives certainly haunted the Panthersas they lost the game in overtime. Cooper and Tuttle are picking up where Craig Maddock left off after his injury, by finding and hitting holes and pushing their way through the line for good sized yards on every carry.

War Eagles edge out the Patriots

Team: Sandy Creek Patriots

Coach: Don Tyre

Last Week: lost to Woodward Academy, 14-6

Key Players: QB Dusty Peppers, threw an 11 yard touchdown pass to John Bettis. Defensive standouts were Gavin Bourgeois with seven tackles and one assist, Cedric Goalston with five tackles and one assist and Jermaine Harris with four tackles and three assists.

Notes: The Patriots played a great game with the exception of two major defensive breakdowns. QB Chris Sizemore played well but got a little banged up and Peppers saw his first action at QB since being injured against Morrow in the first week. "We just can't get a break," Tyre said. "The onside kick we kicked at the end took the right bounce but they recovered it. We may be outsized and outplayed, but we are never outhearted."

Landmark loses wild one to Temple

Team: Landmark War Eagles

Coach: Bill Thorn

Record: 3-4

Last Week: lost to Temple, 40-35

Key Players: HB's Duran Rice and Eric Quint gave a good running performance as did FB Marvin Jinks. QB C.R. Palmer rushed for over 100 yards but had two fumbles that led to Temple TD's.

Notes: "If you didn't see it, you wouldn't believe it" Coach Thorn said of the game. Landmark led the entire game until Temple scored with about 3:30 left. The same Temple player ran back two fumbles for touchdowns from the exact same play. Temple also kicked three onside kicks, recovering two of them and producing touchdowns on those drives. " They scored four touchdowns before you could even blink," Coach Thorn said. "The offense and the defense played well, neither of them lost the game, they were just unlucky." Landmark was poised to win the region before the loss and now must win at least two of their next three games to make the playoffs.

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