PLAYOFF TIME HAS ARRIVED FOR AREA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAMS

Local high school football teams take the field over the weekend in the first round of the 2024 GHSA state playoffs.

WLAQ 1410 AM and 96.9 FM will provide coverage of Darlington football this afternoon as the Tigers hit the road to take on the King’s Ridge Christian Tigers in a Class A Division 1 battle.

Darlington finished the regular season with a record of 5-5 overall and 3-3 in Region 6-A D1 play.

In an interview with WLAQ Sports, head coach Wayne Groves encouraged Darlington fans to pack the stands in support of their team versus King’s Ridge Christian.

And if you can’t be at the game in person, WLAQ has you covered. Here’s the broadcast schedule for today –

1:15 p.m. – Coach Groves Show (Radio Edition)

1:45 p.m. – Darlington Pregame

2:00 p.m. – Kickoff – Darlington @ King’s Ridge Christian

10:00 p.m. – ROC Scoreboard Show

In other playoff match-ups for this weekend involving area teams:

GAPPS AA Region 1 (9 Man) Football

Unity Christian Lions @ Lafayette Christian Cougars

Class A Division 1 –

Chattooga Indians @ Dodge County Indians

Coosa Eagles @ Worth County Rams

Class A Division 2 –

Trion Bulldogs @ Schley County Wildcats

Class AA-

Redan Raiders @ Rockmart Yellow Jackets

Class AAA –

Spalding Jaguars @ Calhoun Yellow Jackets

Class AAAA –

Cambridge Bears @ Cedartown Bulldogs

Westminster Wildcats @ Cartersville Canes

Class AAAAA

Glynn Academy Terrors @ Rome Wolves