MACON, Ga. — The playoffs are underway and Football Friday Night is back with more action. This week offered up some big upsets, a couple of nail-biters, and multiple Central Georgia teams advancing to the second round including Warner Robins on a walk-off field goal.
Here is a look at a roundup of scores and highlights from around Central Georgia:
Game Of the Week:
Warner Robins 23, Ware County 21
Ware County gave the Demons quite a scare in the second round. The two teams facing off in a rematch of last year’s title game went back and forth all night. Warner Robins led 20-14 before the Gators marched down the field to take the lead with just over a minute left in the game. That is when the Demons went to work. Quarterback Judd Anderson hit a series of quick passes to drive Warner Robins including a deep pass into the middle of the field with two seconds left to get into field goal range. Kicker Alberto Medina nailed a 42-yard field goal as time expired to send Warner Robins to the next round.
Three Stars
Perry's defense: The defense has not been the strong suit for the Panthers this season. But when it counted the most they managed to lift the offense up on a tough night as they held Bainbridge to just 3 points on the night. Bainbridge’s offense came into the game averaging 40 points per game this season.
Mary Persons: The Bulldogs continue to reel off wins, this time against a tough Crisp County team. The two teams were meeting for just the third time ever and Mary Persons had lost both of those matchups by an average of 33 points. This team seems to be finding its groove at just the right time.
Telfair County: Party like it's 1993! That is the last time Telfair County made its only appearance in the quarterfinals in the state playoffs. Next they will take on Macon County who is fresh off an overtime win in its second-round matchup.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD
- Coffee 45, Jones County 14
- Perry 7, Bainbridge 3
- Carver (Columbus) 8, Upson-Lee 7
- Brooks County 22, Dublin 7
- Irwin County 31, Bleckley County 0
- Mary Persons 42, Crisp County 20
- Telfair County 14, Portal 12
- Warner Robins 23, Ware 21
- Woodward 24, Houston County 7
- John Milledge 48, Tiftarea 19
- FPD 23, Strong Rock 13
- Swainsboro 18, Lamar County 6
- Lee County 50, Lovejoy 6
- Tattnall 34, Bethlehem Christian 20
- Schley County 49, Lincoln County 23
- Thomas County Central 56, Jonesboro 6
- Gatewood 54, Augusta Prep 12
- Southwest Georgia 42, CFCA 14
- Briarwood 21, Brentwood 6
- Dooly County 28, Jenkins County 24
- Macon County 38, Aquinas 35
- Flint River Academy 41, Fullington 0
- Manchester 35, Johnson County 0
- Edmund Burke 35, Piedmont 0
WHAT'S NEXT?
It is time for the quarterfinals. Central Georgia has several teams left. 13WMAZ will have coverage of those games on next week’s Football Friday Night.