ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) — It’s week 1 of high school football, and several South Georgia teams are taking the field tonight!

Colquitt County vs. Thomas County Central is this week’s Game of the Week.

Below is a list of the games we’re covering tonight.

SCHEDULES

7A

• Colquitt County @ TCC - FINAL: TCC 57, Colquitt County 21
• Jenkins @ Lowndes - FINAL: Lowndes 31, Jenkins 6
• Valdosta @ Jones County - FINAL: Valdosta 52, Jones County 14

6A

• Hapeville Charter @ Lee County*
  • *POSTPONED to Saturday, Aug. 22, at 7:30 p.m.
• Parkview @ Coffee - FINAL: Coffee 49, Parkview 14
• Luella @ Tift County - FINAL: Tift County 41, Luella 0

4A

• Ware County @ Bainbridge - FINAL: Ware County 22, Bainbridge 21
• Thomasville @ Cairo - FINAL: Cairo 36, Thomasville 14
• Kings Ridge @ Westover - FINAL: Westover 30, Kings Ridge 12

3A

• Sumter County @ Dutchtown - FINAL: Dutchtown 26, Sumter County 7
• Brooks County @ Worth County - FINAL: Worth County 42, Brooks County 29

2A

• Cook @ Swainsboro - FINAL: Cook 36, Swainsboro 35

A DIVISION I

• Crisp County @ Early County*
• Southland Academy @ Baconton - FINAL: Baconton 13, Southland 7
• Calhoun County @ Pelham - FINAL: Calhoun County 22, Pelham 20
• Randolph-Clay @ Hardaway (Thursday, Aug. 20) - FINAL: Randolph-Clay 38, Hardaway 6
• Terrell County @ Chattahoochee County - FINAL: Chattahoochee County 32, Terrell County 22
• RSCA @ STEM Charter - SCORE NOT REPORTED
• Miller County @ Kendrick - FINAL: Miller County 51, Kendrick 8
• Mitchell County @ Seminole County -
  • *POSTPONED to Saturday, Aug. 22, at 6:00 p.m.
• Berrien @ Lanier County*
  • *POSTPONED to Saturday, Aug. 22, at 10:00 a.m.
• Fitzgerald @ Clinch County*
  • *POSTPONED to Saturday, Aug. 22, at 7 p.m.
• GMC @ Atkinson County*
• Wilcox County @ Irwin County - FINAL: Irwin County 35, Wilcox County 11
• Wewahitchka @ Pataula Charter - FINAL: Wewahitchka 30, Pataula Charter 24
• Schley @ Turner County - FINAL: Schley 41, Turner County 26
• Dooly @ Macon County - FINAL: Macon County 36, Dooly County 0

GIAA Class 3A

• FPDHS @ Deerfield-Windsor - FINAL: FPDHS 6, Deerfield 0
• JMA @ Tiftarea - FINAL: JMA 38, Tiftarea 0

GIAA Class 2A

• Valwood @ Cottonwood - FINAL: Cottonwood 40, Valwood 21
• SGA @ Terrell Academy - FINAL: SGA 52, Terrell Academy 28
• Sherwood Christian Academy @ CFCA - FINAL: Sherwood 47, CFCA 7
• NMA @ Brookwood - FINAL: Brookwood 30, NMA 7

8-MAN

• Baker County @ Westwood (Thursday, Aug. 20) - FINAL: Westwood 48, Baker County 40
• David Emanuel Academy @ Citizens Christian Academy - FINAL: DEA 20, CCA 14
• Grace Christian @ Crisp Academy - FINAL: Grace Christian 54, Crisp Academy 6
• John Hancock @ Georgia Christian - FINAL: John Hancock 20, Georgia Christian 40
• Spring Creek @ Fullington Academy - FINAL: Fullington Academy 60, Spring Creek 28

BYE WEEK

• Dougherty
• Monroe
• Scintilla Charter
• Stewart County

For a full recap of the games, tune into Locker Room Report on WALB News 10 at 11 p.m. tonight, and make sure you stay after for Locker Room Report Overtime for even more on Friday night football.

Then, come back Saturday at 6 p.m. to vote for your favorite play, player, coach and team from this week.

WATCH MORE from WALB Sports’ coverage leading up to this week’s games:

HOMETOWN TAILGATE

WALB’s Aaron Meaux and McKenzie Blaze are hosting Your Hometown Tailgate, a mid-Friday show discussing the Game of the Week.

During this week’s Your Hometown Tailgate, Aaron and Blaze grabbed a bite at one of their favorite local spots, Fallin’s BBQ in Thomasville. Tune in live each Friday at 3 p.m.!

GAME OF THE WEEK

Colquitt County and Thomas County Central will meet Friday night for the first time in 14 years, renewing a matchup between two of South Georgia’s most decorated high school football programs.

The teams are separated by less than 30 miles of highway.

The last meeting between the two programs came in 2012, when the Packers won 35-33.

Colquitt County won back-to-back state titles in 2014 and 2015. Thomas County Central won state titles in 2023 and last season, capping an undefeated championship run with a 62-21 win against Gainesville at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Friday’s game does not carry region implications. Under the GHSA’s new playoff format, which uses a power ranking system, this week 1 result could factor into postseason positioning in November.

“The whole community is excited. The team’s excited, the school’s excited! We just gotta get to Friday!” TCC head coach Justin Rogers said.

“Two just ultra passionate communities, super close to each other. Game 1, I mean, does it get any better than that?” Colquitt County head coach Sean Calhoun said.

Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, at Thomas County Central.

OVERTIME

After all that, there’s still so much to talk about in Locker Room Report Overtime. Join WALB Sports as they break down all the action LIVE after Locker Room Report.

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