Area Sports Calendar, Plus College & Pro Sports on TV
NOTE: Edited 11/3/23 … From Staff Reports
It’s Week No. 12 and the final week of the prep football regular season.
Possible playoff berths are on the line for East Coweta, Northgate and Trinity Christian on Friday as the top four seeds of each region qualify for postseason play. Entering Friday’s action, those three teams are among the top four in region standings. Newnan is likely out of the playoffs, tied for 5th place with three other teams in Region 5, 6A.
East Coweta (6-3, 1-2) travels to Pebblebrook, Northgate (6-3, 2-1) hosts Drew and Fayette County visits Trinity Christian (5-4, 4-2). Newnan (3-6, 2-4) is at New Manchester.
Heritage School (2-7, 0-3) ends its GIAA regular season on the road at Brookstone. And Central Christian (5-4) opens the GAPPS AA State Playoffs at Lafayette Christian.
Below, we have the top major college football games and Georgia Colleges with TV Networks and kickoff times, plus this week’s pro sports calendar featuring the Falcons, United and Hawks.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
THIS WEEK – FRIDAY, NOV. 3
East Coweta (6-3, 1-2) at Pebblebrook, 7:30 pm
Newnan (3-6, 2-4) at New Manchester, 7:30 pm
Drew at Northgate (6-3, 2-1), 7:30 pm
Fayette County at Trinity Christian (5-4, 4-2), 7:30 pm
Heritage School (2-7, 0-3) at Brookstone, 7:30 pm
Central Christian (5-4) at Lafayette Christian, 7:30 pm (1)
(1) – GAPPS AA State Playoffs
LAST WEEK – OCT. 27
Westlake 28, East Coweta 7
Douglas County 41, Newnan 7
Troup 28, Trinity Christian 14
St. Anne-Pacelli 21, Heritage School 0
Young Americans 36, Central Christian 30
Northgate – open
COLLEGE FOOTBALL ON TV
(games of interest / Georgia Colleges )
TUESDAY, OCT. 31
Central Michigan 37, Northern Illinois 31
Toledo 31, Buffalo 13
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 1
Bowling Green 24, Ball State 21
Akron 31, Kent State 27
THURSDAY, NOV. 2
Texas Tech 35, TCU 28
Duke 24, Wake Forest 21
Troy 28, South Alabama 10
FRIDAY, NOV. 3
Boston College at Syracuse, 7:30 pm – ESPN2
Colorado State at Wyoming, 8 pm – CBS SN
SATURDAY, NOV. 4
Ohio State at Rutgers, Noon – CBS
Kansas State at Texas, Noon – FOX
Texas A&M at Ole Miss, Noon – ESPN
Notre Dame at Clemson, Noon – ABC
Campbell at North Carolina, Noon – ACC Network
Connecticut at Tennessee, Noon – SEC Network
Arkansas at Florida, Noon – ESPN2
Wisconsin at Indiana, Noon – Big Ten Network
Nebraska at Michigan State, Noon – FS1
Jacksonville State at South Carolina, Noon – ESPNU
Kennesaw State at Sam Houston, 1 pm – ESPN+
Arizona State at Utah, 2 pm – Pac 12 Network
Georgia Tech at Virginia, 2 pm – CW Network
Navy at Temple, 2 pm – ESPN+
Army at Air Force, 2:30 pm – CBS SN
Missouri at Georgia, 3:30 pm – CBS
Florida State at Pittsburgh, 3:30 pm – ESPN
Oklahoma at Oklahoma State, 3:30 pm – ABC
Penn State at Maryland, 3:30 pm – FOX
Virginia Tech at Louisville, 3:30 pm – ACC Network
Tulane at East Carolina, 3:30 pm – ESPNU
James Madison at Georgia State, 3:30 pm – ESPN2
Illinois at Minnesota, 3:30 pm – Big Ten Network
Iowa at Northwestern, 3:30 pm – Peacock
Houston at Baylor, 3:30 pm – ESPN+
Central Florida at Cincinnati, 3:30 pm – FS1
Auburn at Vanderbilt, 4 pm – SEC Network
California at Oregon, 5:30 pm – Pac 12 Network
Marshall at Appalachian State, 6 pm – NFL Network
Kansas at Iowa State, 7 pm – ESPN
BYU at West Virginia, 7 pm – FS1
Georgia Southern at Texas State, 7 pm – ESPN+
Purdue at Michigan, 7:30 pm – NBC
Washington at Southern Cal, 7:30 pm – ABC
Kentucky at Mississippi State, 7:30 pm – SEC Network
LSU at Alabama, 7:45 pm – CBS
Miami at North Carolina State, 8 pm – ACC Network
Stanford at Washington State, 9 pm – Pac 12 Network
Oregon State at Colorado, 10 pm – ESPN
UCLA at Arizona, 10:30 pm – FS1
OTHER GEORGIA COLLEGES
Reinhardt at Kentucky Christian, Noon
Shorter at North Greenville, 1 pm
LaGrange College at Methodist, 1 pm
Valdosta State at West Alabama, 2 pm
Albany State at Fort Valley State, 2 pm – ESPN+
Morehouse College at Clark Atlanta, 2 pm – ESPN+
Mercer at The Citadel, 2 pm – ESPN+
Savannah State at Lane, 3 pm
Berry College at Birmingham Southern, 5:30 pm
Delta State at West Georgia, 6 pm
Point University at Faulkner, 7 pm
PRO SPORTS ON TV
NFL – ATLANTA FALCONS (4-4)
Nov. 5, Sun. – Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m. – FOX
MLS – ATLANTA UNITED (0-1)
MLS Round 1 Playoffs – Best of 3
Nov. 1, Wed. – at Columbus Crew … L, 0-2
Nov. 7, Tues. – Columbus Crew, 7 pm – Apple TV
Nov. 12, Sun. – #at Columbus Crew, 7 pm – Apple TV
# if necessary
NBA – ATLANTA HAWKS (3-2)
Oct. 30, Mon. – Minnesota Timberwolves … W, 127-113
Nov. 1, Wed. – Washington Wizards … W, 130-121
Nov. 4, Sat. – at New Orleans Pelicans, 7 pm – BSSE
Nov. 6, Mon. – at Oklahoma City Thunder, 8 pm – BSSE
BSSE – Bally Sports Southeast
