Georgia High School Football Games of the Week: Oct. 4-5

The second half of the 2024 high school football season in Georgia is set to get underway in the coming days and another slate of ranked matchups are on deck.

Three games between teams ranked in the On3 Massey Ratings Georgia top 25 are set to kick off on Friday night, headlined by a top-15 clash between Collins Hill and Buford. (Note: Friday’s game between No. 1 Lee County and No. 9 Coffee has been postponed due to lingering effects of Hurricane Helene in Lee County.)

Below are the top games to keep an eye on in the Peach State this week:

The On3 Massey Ratings — which were officially used during the BCS era and have generated college high school sports team rankings since 1995 — rank sports teams by analyzing game outcomes, strength of schedule and margin of victory.

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#12 Collins Hill vs. #5 Buford — Friday, Oct. 4
Many chalked Collins Hills’ season-opening upset victory over top-10 Grayson as nothing more than a letdown for the home team, but the Eagles have continued to prove that they’re up to snuff and are capable of competing with the state’s best. They shutout Mountain View 51-0 last time out and are now 6-0 on the year thanks to an elite defense. No. 5 Buford is the team with the top-ranked defense in the state, per the Massey Ratings, however. The Wolves are now 4-1 after a 46-0 win at Discovery and already have a pair of ranked wins under their belt. They’ll offer the toughest test of the season for Collins Hill on Friday.

#19 Lowndes vs. #20 Colquitt County — Friday, Oct. 4
Hurricane Helene led to a second consecutive week off for 5-0 Lowndes, which will finally return to the field on Friday for its biggest game of the season thus far against Colquitt County. The No. 19 Vikings are yet to allow more than two touchdowns in a game, though the No. 20 Packers will pose a tougher challenge than normal. Colquitt enters the matchup with a 3-2 record, though both of its losses have come against top-five teams in-state. Four of Colquitt’s final five games this season are currently against ranked opponents.

#14 Camden County vs. #15 Valdosta — Saturday, Oct. 5
Camden County and Valdosta were also postponed last week due to the hurricane and altered their schedules, pushing the matchup back just one week. Both teams will enter undefeated at 5-0, with the Saturday tilt set to be the first ranked showdown for either team this season. Camden County enters with the No. 7 offense in the state while Valdosta checks in at No. 16, per the Massey Ratings. Both defenses face a tough task in the coming days.