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High School Football Preview

Allatoona tries to keep winning tonight against a tough football foe from last year, while two Christian private schools try to show which Eagles soar higher. All games start at 7:30.

Ridgeland (0-1) at (1-0)—These two teams played twice a season ago, and they could not have been more evenly matched. Ridgeland won the first meeting 17-14, while the Buccaneers avenged that loss in the battle for state playoff seeding with a 13-12 win. Allatoona’s young program has some momentum after making the playoffs in its first year of sanctioned region play last season.

(1-0) at (0-1)—Harrison will host Woodstock in search of its first win after dropping the season opener to West Forsyth, 21-13. Woodstock quarterback Jonathan Weiner showed signs of his playmaking ability in last week’s 14-10 win over North Forsyth, but Woodstock came into the season hoping to generate some excitement with Weiner and Pryce Washington alternating at quarterback. Harrison has to be more concerned about scoring points against a tough Woodstock defense that made an early 14-0 lead stand up in the season opener.

(0-1) at (1-0)—North Cobb will have to find some emotional resiliency after losing to Alpharetta, 29-26, on a touchdown pass in the closing seconds in last week’s season opener. Centennial enters this game off a 27-22 win over Campbell, thanks to some late heroics by quarterback Jimmy Meyer. Meyer, who is committed to Harvard, has at least one big-time target to throw to in receiver Wade Francis.

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(1-0) at (1-0)—Mount Paran opens its Region 6-A schedule against North Cobb Christian, with each team looking to get a leg up in the early standings. North Cobb Christian crushed Mount Zion (Carrollton) 42-0 last week, while Mount Paran opened its season with a 27-23 win over Pace Academy. Mount Paran won this game 54-8 a year ago.

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