Area Sports Calendar plus College and Pro Sports
From Staff Reports
Week No. 4 in the 2023 high school football season takes place on Friday as undefeated East Coweta (3-0) hosts traditional power Sandy Creek in the area’s Game of the Week.
Other local games include Hardaway at Newnan (0-2), Northgate (2-1) visiting Griffin, Mt. Zion at Heritage School (0-2) and Hearts Academy at Central Christian (1-1). Trinity Christian (1-2) is open.
The second week of the college football season is this weekend. Locally, Georgia hosts Ball State and South Carolina State is at Georgia Tech.
On the pro sports scene, the Atlanta Braves continue to post Major League Baseball’s best record at 90-46 after an 8-2 West Coast trip. The Braves are in town for 6 games – three each with St. Louis and Pittsburgh.
United returns to the pitch on Sept. 16, hosting Lionel Messi and Inter Miami and the Dream, now 17-20, finishes its regular season on Sunday with three games this week.
And last but not least, the Atlanta Falcons kick off the 2023 NFL regular season on Sunday entertaining the Carolina Panthers at Mercedes Benz Stadium.
THIS WEEK’S SPORTS CALENDAR
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
THIS WEEK – FRIDAY, SEPT. 8
Sandy Creek at East Coweta (3-0), 7:30 p.m.
Hardaway at Newnan (0-2), 7:30 p.m.
Northgate (2-1) at Griffin, 7:30 p.m.
Mt. Zion at Heritage School (0-2), 7:30 p.m.
Hearts Academy at Central Christian (1-1), 7:30 p.m.
Trinity Christian (1-2), open
LAST WEEK – SEPT. 1
East Coweta 38, Hillgrove 10
Villa Rica 24, Northgate 23
Mary Persons 23, Trinity Christian 20
Kendrick 14, Heritage School 0
Central Christian 44, Unity Christian 36
Newnan, open
COLLEGE FOOTBALL ON TV / GAMES OF INTEREST
SATURDAY, SEPT. 9
Vanderbilt at Wake Forest, 11 am – ACC Network
Ball State at Georgia, Noon – SEC Network
Youngstown State at Ohio State, Noon – Big 10 Network
Notre Dame at North Carolina State, Noon – ABC
Utah at Baylor, Noon – ESPN
Troy at Kansas State, Noon – FS1
Nebraska at Colorado, Noon – FOX
South Carolina State at Georgia Tech, 1 pm – ACC NX
Charleston Southern at Clemson, 2:15 pm – ACC Network
Eastern Kentucky at Kentucky, 3 pm – SEC Network+
UNLV at Michigan, 3:30 pm – CBS
Ole Miss at Tulane, 3:30 pm – ESPN2
Texas A&M at Miami, 3:30 pm – ABC
Iowa at Iowa State, 3:30 pm – FOX
Kent State at Arkansas, 4 pm – SEC Network
Austin Peay at Tennessee, 5 pm – SEC Network+
Appalachian State at North Carolina, 5:15 pm – ACC Net
SMU at Oklahoma, 6 pm – ESPN+
UAB at Georgia Southern, 6 pm – ESPN+
Texas at Alabama, 7 pm – ESPN
Oregon at Texas Tech, 7 pm – FOX
Jacksonville State at Coastal Carolina, 7 pm – ESPN+
Connecticut at Georgia State, 7 pm – ESPN+
Middle Tennessee at Missouri, 7 pm – SEC Network+
Grambling at LSU, 7:30 pm – SEC Network+
Wisconsin at Washington State, 7:30 pm – ABC
McNeese State at Florida, 7:30 pm – ESPNU
Arizona at Mississippi State, 7:30 pm – SEC Network
Furman at South Carolina, 7:30 pm – SEC Network+
Southern Mississippi at Florida State, 8:30 pm – ACC Net
Stanford at Southern Cal, 10:30 pm – FOX
Auburn at California, 10:30 pm –ESPN
PRO SPORTS ON TV
MLB – ATLANTA BRAVES (90-46)
Sept. 5, Tues. – St. Louis Cardinals, 7:20 pm – BSS
Sept. 6, Wed. – St. Louis Cardinals, 7:20 pm – BSS
Sept. 7, Thurs. – St. Louis Cardinals, 7:20 pm – BSS
Sept. 8, Fri. – Pittsburgh Pirates, 7:20 pm – BSSE
Sept. 9, Sat. – Pittsburgh Pirates, 7:20 pm – BSSE
Sept. 10., Sun. – Pittsburgh Pirates, 1:35 pm – BSSE
All Home Games at Truist Park
MLS – ATLANTA UNITED (11-8-9)
Sept. 16, Sat. – Inter Miami, 5 pm – Apple TV
All Home Games Played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium
WNBA – ATLANTA DREAM (17-20)
Sept. 6,Wed. – Seattle Storm, 7 pm – BSSE / Prime
Sept. 8, Fri. – at Washington Mystics, 7 pm – ION TV
Sept. 10, Sun. – Dallas Wings, 1 pm – BSS
All Home Games played at Gateway Center Arena
NFL – ATLANTA FALCONS (0-0)
Sept. 10 – Carolina Panthers, 1 pm – FOX
All Home Games played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium
BSS – Bally Sports South / BSSE – Bally Sports Southeast
