For Eagle’s Landing High, any success this year will be better than what they had in 2018.

The team that made the playoffs struggled with an all-new cast of players. The wins they achieved as a team were few, but the momentum should be there in 2019. The final game of the season came up good in overtime over Ola.

The Golden Eagles open the season with three non-region games this year. For the first two weeks, Eagle’s Landing will be tasked with facing Rockdale County and Douglas County. One of the wins for the Golden Eagles came against Rockdale.


Douglas County will be a huge test for Eagle’s Landing in Week 2. The Douglas Tigers are coming off a state playoff appearance and will look for a second victory in two years over Eagle’s Landing. The third and final non-region game of the season will see Eagle’s Landing hit the road to face Thomson.

Thomson also made the playoffs last year out of Class AAAA but the Golden Eagles should have a better show than the 54-18 loss.

The Region 4-AAAAA slate opens on the road against Woodland High before the Golden Eagles will host Stockbridge High on Sept. 20. A bye week returns right after Stockbridge before the Golden Eagles host Union Grove.

The next road game of the season for Eagle’s Landing will find the program at state playoff program Locust Grove. From there, the Golden Eagles will close out their home stands against Jones County and reigning region champion Dutchtown.

The season ends with a road game against Ola.

The month of October will be key for the Golden Eagles if they perform well early in the season. In particular, three games could spell the season out for the Golden Eagles. Union Grove falls in October, and it was a three-point game last year.

Locust Grove was separated by 10, but the Golden Eagles, who struggled all season, gave a run for it against the Wildcats, and Ola will be one of those games that could be as exciting, as the two teams are brewing some bad blood.


Goodman’s Take: Eagle’s Landing had to bring in a number of new faces in 2018, and many of them return in 2019. The team will have to look for better successes over the opening games of the season with three non-region games to shake out the new season jitters. It should be an interesting stretch for all involved in October.

2019 Eagle’s Landing High Schedule

Aug. 23 Rockdale County

Aug. 30 Douglas County

Sept. 6 at Thomson

Sept. 13 at Woodland

Sept. 20 Stockbridge


BYE

Oct. 4 Union Grove

Oct. 11 at Locust Grove

BYE

Oct. 25 Jones County

Nov. 1 Dutchtown

Nov. 8 at Ola
