IT’S TIME FOR FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, WEEK NINE!

It’s time for Friday night lights in Northwest Georgia as area high school football teams take the field for the ninth week of play in the 2024 regular season!

WLAQ 1410 AM/96.9 FM have coverage of Darlington football again this year. The Tigers will play host to the Heard County Braves in a Region 6-A D1 game tonight.

Darlington enters week nine with a record of 4-2 overall and 2-0 in region play.

Here is WLAQ’s broadcast schedule for tonight –

5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. – This Week in NWGA Football, sponsored by Riverside Auto Group

6:45 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. – The Coach Groves Show, featuring Darlington’s head football coach Wayne Groves

7:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – LIVE pregame commentary

7:30 p.m. – Darlington vs. Heard County

**The Rome Orthopaedic Center Scoreboard Show will go live immediately following our broadcast of Darlington football.

In other week nine match-ups:

7-A D1

Gordon Central Warriors @ Gordon Lee Trojans

Christian Heritage Lions @ Chattooga Indians

7-AA

North Cobb Christian Eagles @ Rockmart Yellow Jackets

7-AAA

Northwest Whitfield Bruins @ Calhoun Yellow Jackets

7-AAAA

Cedartown Bulldogs @ Dalton Catamounts

Cartersville Canes @ Allatoona Buccaneers

5-AAAAA

Lithia Springs Lions @ Rome Wolves

6-A D1

Haralson County Rebels @ Temple Tigers

Pepperell Dragons @ Model Blue Devils

OFF:  Armuchee Indians, Coosa Eagles, Trion Bulldogs, UCS Lions