Both Chattooga County high school football teams celebrated victories Friday night, as the Chattooga Indians picked up a road win over Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe and the Trion Bulldogs rolled to a homecoming victory over Manchester.
Both Chattooga County high school football teams will be in action tonight, with the Trion Bulldogs celebrating homecoming and the Chattooga Indians traveling to Fort Oglethorpe for a region matchup.
Chattooga High School’s construction and welding students brought home the Gold Cup from the Northwest Georgia Skills Challenge held Thursday in Rome, earning multiple first-place finishes and demonstrating their skills against students from across the region.
Both Chattooga County high school football teams suffered losses Friday night, October 16, as the Chattooga Indians fell to the Dade County Wolverines at home and the Trion Bulldogs saw their five-game winning streak come to an end on the road against Bowdon.
The Chattooga Indians returned to the Little Big Horn in Summerville Friday night following an open week, but the Dade County Wolverines came away with a commanding 54-14 victory.
Chattooga entered Friday night’s contest hoping to build on its 38-22 Homecoming victory over Gordon Central on October 2, which gave the Indians their first win of the season.
The loss drops Chattooga to 1-6 overall and 1-2 in Region 7-AA competition.
Meanwhile, the Trion Bulldogs traveled to Bowdon Friday night riding a five-game winning streak, but the Bowdon Red Devils brought that streak to an end with a 34-7 victory.
Trion entered the matchup following an impressive 50-0 shutout of Greenville last week in its region opener. Friday night’s loss drops the Bulldogs to 6-2 overall and 1-1 in Region 7-A competition.
Both Chattooga and Trion will look to regroup as the regular season continues, with teams competing for postseason positioning.
Next Friday, October 23, Chattooga travels to Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe, while Trion returns home to face Manchester.
Both Chattooga County high school football teams are back in action tonight, Friday, October 16, with the Chattooga Indians returning to the Little Big Horn in Summerville and the Trion Bulldogs traveling to Bowdon for a region showdown.
The Trion Bulldogs continued their winning ways Friday night with a dominating 50-0 victory over the Greenville Patriots, extending their winning streak to five games and opening region play with a shutout.
The Chattooga Middle School Indians are celebrating a championship after defeating the Model Blue Devils in Thursday evening’s championship football game.
The victory on October 8 capped an impressive postseason run for the young Indians, who earned their spot in the title game with a dominating 52-8 semifinal victory over Darlington on Saturday, October 3.
Chattooga entered Thursday’s championship matchup with momentum following that 44-point semifinal victory.
Model advanced to the championship after defeating Pepperell in the other semifinal, setting up a showdown between the two Northwest Georgia middle school programs.
The championship victory gives Chattooga Middle School players and coaches a memorable conclusion to their football season and provides another reason for the Chattooga County community to celebrate its young athletes.
The title represents the hard work and dedication of the players, coaches and families who supported the team throughout the season.
Congratulations to the Chattooga Middle School Indians on their championship season!
Chattooga Middle School football players celebrate following Saturday’s 52-8 semifinal victory over Darlington. The Indians advance to the championship game and will face Model Thursday, October 8, at 5 PM.
It was a big weekend for Chattooga football, with both the varsity Indians and Chattooga Middle School picking up important victories.
On Friday night, the Chattooga Indians earned their first win of the season, defeating Gordon Central 38-22 in front of the Homecoming crowd at the Little Big Horn.
The 38 points were a season high for Chattooga, which improved to 1-5 overall and 1-1 in Region 7-AA.
Chattooga will have an open date this coming Friday before returning to action October 16, when the Indians host Dade County in another region matchup.
Then on Saturday, Chattooga Middle School punched its ticket to the championship game with a dominant semifinal victory over Darlington.
The middle school Indians defeated Darlington 52-8, winning by 44 points to advance to the title game.
Chattooga now knows its championship opponent after Model defeated Pepperell in the other semifinal.
Chattooga Middle School will face Model for the championship Thursday, October 8, at 5 PM.
The back-to-back victories made for a strong weekend for Chattooga football, with the varsity Indians breaking into the win column and the middle school team earning an opportunity to bring home a championship.
The Chattooga Indians broke into the win column in a big way Friday night, defeating Gordon Central 38-22 in front of the Homecoming crowd at the Little Big Horn.
The victory was the first of the season for Head Coach Roone Gable and the Indians, who entered Friday night’s Region 7-AA contest with an 0-5 record. Gordon Central also came into the game looking for its first victory of the year.
Chattooga’s offense had its biggest night of the season, putting 38 points on the scoreboard. Before Friday night, the Indians’ season high was 17 points in a 27-17 loss at Ridgeland. Chattooga had scored 14 against LaFayette, seven against Model, seven against Coosa and was shut out 23-0 by Gordon Lee last week.
The win also came on Homecoming night at Chattooga High School, capping a week of activities that included Wednesday night’s Red & Black Bash. Students, alumni and supporters gathered Friday night at the Little Big Horn for the Homecoming celebration and the Indians’ region matchup with Gordon Central.
The 2026 Homecoming Court was recognized during the evening.
Daysa Connie Martin was crowned the 2026 Homecoming Queen.
Claira Moseley was named First Runner-Up, while Carlee Alissa Childers was named Second Runner-Up.
Class princesses were also recognized. Addison Deberry was named Junior Princess, Emma Kate Veatch was named Sophomore Princess, and Layla Monet Albert was named Freshman Princess.
Trion had the week off Friday night. The Bulldogs are 5-1 following last week’s 48-21 road victory over Northview. Trion returns to action next Friday, October 9, traveling to Greenville to take on the Patriots at 7:30 PM.
Chattooga will have next Friday off before returning to the Little Big Horn on Friday, October 16, when the Indians host Dade County at 7:30 PM.
The Chattooga Indians return to the Little Big Horn Friday night for Homecoming, taking on the Gordon Central Warriors in a Region 7-AA matchup.
Kickoff is set for 7:30 PM.
Both teams enter Friday night’s game looking for their first win of the season. Chattooga is 0-5 overall and 0-1 in region play, while Gordon Central is also 0-5 overall and 0-1 in the region.
Chattooga is coming off a 23-0 loss to Gordon Lee, while Gordon Central fell to Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe 35-26 last Friday.
For Head Coach Roone Gable and the Indians, Friday night’s game provides an opportunity to pick up an important region victory in front of the Homecoming crowd.
The game caps off a week of Homecoming activities at Chattooga High School, including the Red & Black Bash held Wednesday evening. The Homecoming Court will also be featured Friday night as students, alumni and supporters gather at the Little Big Horn.
Trion has the week off, making the Chattooga-Gordon Central matchup the featured WZQZ football broadcast this week.
The game will be heard live on WZQZ 99.1 FM and will also be streamed live on the WZQZ Facebook page.
The Chattooga broadcast crew of Chris “Bubba” Wilson and Steiner Davis, along with cameraman Mason Gilreath, will bring listeners and viewers all the action from the Little Big Horn.
Kickoff between the Chattooga Indians and Gordon Central Warriors is at 7:30 PM Friday.