Treutlen sent Bobby Driggers Stadium out a winner, Brentwood's hopes of a third-straight GIAA title were dashed in the first round, Wheeler County hung 50 on the board to clinch another region title and Dodge and Montgomery counties got back in the win column in the rest of the area's week 12 football action.
Friday's victory in Millen completed a historic regular season for the Trojans, who have achieved new milestones by finishing with a perfect record in consecutive years, and the state's No. 1 ranking for the first time.
The Falcons kept it close through three quarters, but the Irish poured on three touchdowns in the fourth to win another drama-filled chapter in the schools' crosstown grudge match.
The Raiders' 22-12 win over Windsor Forest, combined with a 33-28 Harlem loss to New Hampstead later Friday night, made them region champions for a second-straight season.
Last Tuesday's 13-6 win over Dodge County was a big boost for the Falcons as they continue to build up momentum ahead of the state playoffs.
Dublin was joined by three other Heart of Georgia neighbors in the ranks of region champs Friday as the GHSA regular season drew to a close.
The 2026 cross country season is bearing down on the finish line, with the last of the fall's postseason events coming up in this weekend's GHSA championships.
GHSA members wrap up the regular season, and make their final playoff cases before brackets are set this weekend, as GIAA qualifiers begin the first round of postseason play Friday night.
Unexpected upsets, and some wins for top teams to snap region and playoff races into much clearer focus, marked a busy next-to-last week of regular-season play in the Heart of Georgia.
Their young 2026 team wasn't one many would have picked to win it all. But the Raiders, in a season-long process of growing and improvement, discovered the makings of their program's second-ever fastpitch state title.
