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Stay here with 13WMAZ for all of your live high school football scores and updates for Week 10 of Football Friday Night.

As the high school football season slowly reaches its conclusion, there's still plenty of exciting games to look forward to, including several this week.

Week 10 has the Shamrock Bowl in Dublin once again, as the Fighting Irish are hosting the Bleckley County Royals.

Southwest and ACE are facing off, Washington County and East Laurens are set to play. In GIAA, Stratford is travelling to play Mount de Sales, and John Milledge will host Tattnall.

There's also plenty of teams facing region opponents outside of Central Georgia. Houston County is hosting Coffee, as the Bears try and remain undefeated.

Peach County hosts Bainbridge, while Perry travels to Ware County. West Laurens may have a tough battle against Hephzibah.

There's plenty of big games to get excited about this week, and as such, it will definitely be an amazing Friday for football, and we at 13WMAZ will have you covered for all of it.

We'll take you through the scores and highlights of various games around Central Georgia. Miss it live? Check out the 13WMAZ+ app for a replay of all the action.

As always, this will be your place for all updated scores, so keep this story tabbed and check on it to see the scores of your favorite Central Georgia teams.

Northeast 61 - Central 6

John Milledge 52 - Tattnall 7

Brentwood 46 - Augusta Prep 16

Stratford 49 - Mount de Sales 3

Southwest Georgia 48 - Trinity Christian 0

Houston County 45 - Coffee 21

Thomas County Central 70 - Northside 0

Lee County 48 - Veterans 3

Ware County 21 - Perry 14

West Laurens 42 - Hephzibah 7

Schley County 61 - Central-Talbotton 6

Fitzgerald 41 - Berrien 6

Windsor 16 - CFCA 14

Westfield 17 - Brookstone 7

ACE 35 - Southwest 21

Dublin 42 - Bleckley County 19

Hawkinsville 46 - Montgomery County 7

Mary Persons 26 - Spalding 0

Lamar County 25 - Putnam County 14

Jasper County 42 - Social Circle 7

Crisp County 28 - Pierce County 16

Wheeler County 35 - Telfair County 7

Morgan County 42 - Jackson 18

Dodge County 51 - Jefferson County 12

Aquinas 27 - Baldwin 20

Upson-Lee 42 - Fayette County 10

Warner Robins 34 - New Hampstead 26

Howard 40 - Cross Creek 0

Treutlen 15 - Dooly County 13

WCA 39 - Covenant 18

Bethlehem Christian 17 - Piedmont 7

Edmund Burke 20 - Gatewood 0

Peach County 42 - Bainbridge 7

Washington County 26 - East Laurens 14

Macon County 27 - Marion County 0

Taylor County 38 - Chattahoochee County 2

At the new Smokin’ Oak Wood-Fired Pizza and Taproom in Warner Robins, guests can watch their pizzas made fresh and pour their own drinks from a tap wall.

The new spot at 1012 Ga. 96, Suite 700, is the first in Georgia for this Florida headquartered restaurant brand with the franchise owners planning to open a second location in Macon.

The restaurant bills itself to be the first in Middle Georgia to offer a self-pour tap wall.

Five cool things about the new gathering space

Wood-fired oven - Fueled by oak wood, the oven reaches temperatures of about 900 degrees to cook a pizza in 90 seconds to two minutes. Meats are also cooked in the oven, which is the only cooking method in the restaurant.

Fresh ingredients - The pizza dough and most sauces and salad dressings are made in-house. Meats and veggies are sliced fresh daily. No freezer is on site.

Variety - Guests may build their own pizza from more than 30 cheese, vegetable and meat toppings, or choose from the brand’s 12 signature pizzas. Starters, salads and desserts complete the menu.

The tap wall - RFID-enabled bracelets allow guests to explore the tap wall with 30 taps featuring craft and domestic beer, wine, cider and mixed cocktails. Choices rotate. Craft beers from Macon’s Fall Line and Piedmont Brewery are currently among the choices. Guests establish a tap and are charged by the ounce.

Tap-wall attendant - Not sure what to try? The restaurant will staff a tap-wall attendant for the next few weeks to answer questions and offer recommendations.

The new restaurant can seat up to 85 guests. It offers a roll-up glass garage door that can be opened to create a patio-style space. The space also can be used for private events.

Try these menu items

Darshil Patel, co-owner and general manager of the Warner Robins franchise restaurant, offered up a few food and drink items to try:

The diverse beer selection with 20 taps includes stouts, lagers, pilsners, IPAs, double IPAs and ciders with a mix of craft, domestic and even German-style beers, Patel noted.

Who’s behind the new restaurant?

Patel, with close friends Jigar Patel and Divyansh Prajapati, are behind the new restaurant. The men are currently focused on the Warner Robins location, but expect to start searching for a site for their Macon location in the next three to four months.

“It feels great,” Darshil Patel said of opening the Warner Robins restaurant. “It’s been a long process. It’s been a journey.

“But it’s awesome that we finally got to here, and we’re looking forward to this.”

Smokin’ Oak was developed by lifelong friends Matt Mongoven and Linda Black off of Pi Wood-Fired Pizza that Black opened in 2009 in Rochester, Minnesota, according to the company’s franchise website. They started franchising as Smokin’ Oak Wood-Fired Pizza in 2016. The taproom concept was added in 2020.

Mongoven and Black were on hand with the franchise owners to launch the restaurant at its soft opening.

Free pizza day!

A grand opening is expected within four weeks, at which the restaurant will have a free pizza day. Guests may pick up a personal pizza from among four to five signature pizzas expected to be offered. The grand opening date will be posted on the restaurant’s social media accounts as it draws close.

With the new Warner Robins location, Smokin’ Oak Wood-Fired Pizza and Taproom now has eight locations with two in the process of customizing commercial space to prepare to open: one in Olathe, Kansas, and the other in Lithia, Florida. An Atlanta location also is in the works, Mongoven said.

Hours for the Warner Robins location are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Dine-in, takeout, online ordering, and online delivery scheduling is available. Third-party delivery is coming. The number is 478-336-1625.

Although Savannah, Georgia is known as one of the scariest places for spooky activity, places all over the state have set the stage for vampires, witches, psycho killers and more.

We’re talking about Georgia’s filming history, of course. So, if you’re looking for a reason to stay in and have a scary movie marathon, we’ve got you covered.

Here are horror/thriller shows and movies filmed in Georgia:

Terrifying television shows filmed in GA

The Vampire Diaries (2009-2017)

Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 86%

Filming locations: Monroe County, Covington, Atlanta

Where to watch: HBO Max, Peacock

The Originals (2013-2018)

Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 84%

Filming locations: Conyers, Macon

Where to watch: Netflix, Prime Video

Teacup (2024-)

Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 76%

Filming locations: Atlanta

Where to watch: Peacock, Sling TV (SyFy channel)

The Walking Dead (2010-2022)

Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 80%

Filming locations: Senoia, Newnan, Griffin, Atlanta

Where to watch: Netflix, AMC app, Prime Video

Stranger Things (2016-present)

Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 92%

Filming locations: Jackson, Douglasville, Stockbridge, Powder Springs, Duluth, Atlanta

Where to watch: Netflix

Witches of East End (2013-2014)

Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 65%

Filming locations: Macon

Where to watch: Hulu, Prime Video

Teen Wolf (2011-2017)

Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 81%

Filming locations: Atlanta

Where to watch: Hulu, Paramount+, Prime Video

First Kill (2022)

Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 59%

Filming locations: Savannah

Where to watch: Netflix

The Haunting of Hill House

Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 93%

Locations: LaGrange, Atlanta

Where to watch: Netflix

Agatha All Along (2024)

Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 83%

Locations: Atlanta

Where to watch: Disney+

Frightening films made in GA

Scream II (1997)

Tomatometer: 82%

Filming locations: Decatur, Atlanta

Where to watch: Paramount+, Prime Video

Weapons (2025)

Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 93%

Atlanta, Covington, Tucker, Griffin,

Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video

Haunted Mansion (2023)

Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 37%

Filming locations: Atlanta

Where to watch: Disney+, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)

Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 55%

Filming locations: Newnan and Atlanta

Where to watch: Max

Bone Lake (2025)

Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 81%

Filming locations: Conyers

Where to watch: currently in theaters (2025)

The 5th Wave (2016)

Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 17%

Filming locations: Macon

Where to watch: Prime Video

Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)

Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 50%

Filming locations: Rutledge, Covington, Madison

Where to watch: Prime Video

Halloween II (2009)

Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 23%

Filming locations: Covington, Madison, Decatur, Atlanta

Where to watch: Peacock, Hulu

Zombieland (2013) and Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)

Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 89% (Zombieland), 68% (Zombieland: Double Tap)

Filming locations: Valdosta, Macon

Where to watch: Hulu, Prime Video

The Crazies (2010)

Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 71%

Filming locations: Macon, Perry

Where to watch: Prime Video

Doctor Sleep (2019)

Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 78%

Locations: Covington, Atlanta

Where to watch: Prime Video, Hulu

Hell Fest (2018)

Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 39%

Filming locations: Atlanta

Where to watch: Hulu

Deliverance (1972)

Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 89%

Filming locations: North Georgia, Chattooga River

Where to watch: Netflix, Prime Video

Fear Street Trilogy (2021)

Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 83% (Part One), 87% (Part Two), 89% (Part Three)

Filming locations: Decatur, Rutledge, Atlanta

Where to watch: Netflix

What is your favorite scary movie or show filmed in Georgia? Let us know in the comments or email me at cmadden@mcclatchy.com

Alligator biologist Kara Nitschke with the Department of Natural Resources says contributing factors include a rise in temperatures rising and habitat encroachment.

MACON, Ga. — A 12-foot alligator caused a stir outside a Macon McDonald’s last week, drawing crowds and sparking a flurry of calls to authorities as locals tried to capture the massive reptile themselves.

The incident, which quickly gained attention on social media, is just the latest in a string of alligator sightings reported across Central Georgia this summer.

But experts say the increase in reports may have more to do with people than with gators.

Kara Nitschke, the official state alligator biologist for Department of Natural Resources, said alligators have long been a part of life in southern Georgia. But as more people move into areas where alligators live, sightings are becoming more common in places like Macon.

“In south Georgia, alligators are a part of life. But north of the fall line, many people don’t even realize they’re here,” Nitschke said. “Any body of fresh water within the alligator’s range could hold an alligator.”

Nitschke, who has worked with the DNR for 15 years and has led the alligator program for the past three to four years, said the state’s alligator population is holding steady at about 250,000.

She emphasized that an uptick in sightings doesn’t necessarily mean there are more gators.

“We rarely see rapidly exploding populations of alligators. It’s usually more people seeing the same gators that have been there for years,” Nitschke said.

The DNR receives calls ranging from simple sightings to reports of alligators in swimming pools, under cars or even stopping traffic. Nitschke said the agency encourages the public to call with any concerns, stressing that safety is the top priority.

“We respond to any call, even if it’s just, ‘I see an alligator, it makes me uncomfortable.’ We will talk to that person on the phone,” she said.

Climate change may also be playing a role in the northward movement of alligators. As summers stay hotter for longer, alligators are able to expand their range into areas where they were once rare.

Another factor behind the rise in sightings is people moving into areas where alligators have long lived.

“As temperatures continue to increase, alligators will be able to keep creeping upwards,” Nitschke said. “I can’t rule out that they could just be making their way north. People moving, people encroaching into alligator habitat, people being vigilant...seeing probably the same alligators that have been there for a long time.”

When alligators are removed from urban areas, the DNR works with contracted trappers to relocate them to private, DNR-approved locations where they won’t pose a threat to the public.

Nitschke said the agency does not expect trappers to tag every relocated gator, but staff do tag some as part of ongoing population studies.

Despite the recent headlines, Nitschke said there’s no reason for panic. She urges residents to respect alligators, keep a safe distance and never attempt to capture or relocate one themselves.

“We respond to any call, even if it’s just, ‘I see an alligator, it makes me uncomfortable.’ We will talk to that person on the phone,” Nitschke said. “We would like to encourage the public to call us whenever they have a conflict with an alligator or an issue revolving around an alligator."

For more information or to report a sighting, visit georgiawildlife.com.