News and Notes on Tonight's Games

Lowndes faces Coffee tonight with a chance to clinch Region 1-AAAAA for the third time in four years. The Vikings have won 14 of the last 15 in the series and should cruise against the Trojans. Meanwhile, across the county, Valdosta (7-1) has a chance to clinch a playoff berth against Tift County. Should Lowndes and Valdosta finish with the same record, Lowndes would get the nod as region champion due to their head-to-head win. … Class 4A No. 1 Northside-Warner Robins will take on county neighbor Houston County tonight. This would be a huge rivalry - if Houston County could ever beat the War Eagles. Northside has won all 12 prior meetings and will likely win another tonight despite the Bears getting off to a solid 5-2 start. … There are two showdowns in Region 6-AAAAA tonight as Milton hosts West Forsyth and Centennial travels to North Forsyth. Five teams in the region have one region loss and the two previously mentioned games include four of them. Roswell is the other team in the logjam and should pick up a win tonight against 1-7 Northview. … Lincoln County legendary coach Larry Campbell said this year’s Aquinas team is the best since 1972. It better be if they hope to beat the Class A traditional superpower Red Devils, who have dominated the series by winning 29 of 32 games. With a win, Aquinas would cause a three-way tie for second place in Region 7. … Class AA No. 1 Carver sat star running back Isaiah Crowell last night against Kendrick. No worries, Tiger fans, Carver had no trouble with their winless opponents, winning 47-0. … Walton faces Wheeler tonight in what used to be a huge rivalry in Cobb County. The Raiders have won 11 of the past 12 and have taken a 19-18 lead in a series they once trailed by a significant margin. In the 80’s and 90’s, these two rivals played for playoff berths and subregion titles (not to mention bragging rights) on a regular basis. But from 1988 to 1995, Wheeler won 11 consecutive meetings, including three playoff games.