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Three Wins in Two Days: Columbus Keeps Rolling Toward the Playoffs

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November 2, 2026

The Columbus Blue Devils pose for a team photo during their three win week.

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Nobody in west Georgia had a better week than Columbus. The Blue Devils won three games in two days, beating Harris County 27-6 on Tuesday, then Kendrick 34-7 and Shaw 20-0 on Wednesday, outscoring the three opponents by a combined 81 to 13.

Columbus is now 11 wins and one loss, with 28 wins in its last 30 games. Head coach Chris Grier has built the Blue Devils into one of the most consistent programs in Georgia: 107 wins against 19 losses across seven seasons, with four alumnae of the program now playing college flag football. Weeks like this one are what that foundation looks like in the standings.

The offense traveled all week. Columbus threw for 180 yards against Harris County and 176 yards against Kendrick. Haylee Jarvis was named Player of the Game for the Harris County win, and Audrina McDowell took the honor against Kendrick. Jarvis and Karlee Burt were honored again in the program’s Oct. 30 postings, a sign of how many different players are driving this run.

Senior Harmony Franklin, a quarterback and linebacker who wears No. 3, has been at the center of it all month, twice earning Player of the Game honors in October. On a roster producing a new headliner every night, Franklin is the constant, and Columbus leans on her on both sides of the ball.

Next comes a Nov. 2 showdown with Northside, seven wins and six losses, and then the final stretch of the regular season. The GHSA state playoffs open Nov. 18, and on current form, Columbus plans to be a problem for somebody in that bracket. Three wins in two days says the Blue Devils are built for exactly the kind of week the playoffs demand.

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James Clemens Gets the Hardest Draw in 6A: A Playoff Trip to Hewitt-Trussville

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November 2, 2026

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James Clemens players in action during the Jets' Oct. 20 win over Mae Jemison.

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Every bracket has a draw nobody wants, and in Class 6A it belongs to James Clemens. The Jets travel to Hewitt-Trussville on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 6 p.m. for a first round playoff game, a road trip confirmed on Hewitt-Trussville’s official athletics schedule.

James Clemens, from Madison, won six of its 14 games and closed the regular season the right way, with a 6-0 shutout win at Columbia on Oct. 27. The Jets’ wins include a 36-6 rout of Bob Jones, a 35-0 shutout of St. John Paul II, a 31-13 win over Mae Jemison on Oct. 20 and an 18-0 shutout of Hazel Green. The losses show the gap the Jets have to close. Gadsden City beat them 36-6 on Oct. 22, and Sparkman edged them 13-6 on Oct. 13.

Hewitt-Trussville is the standard on the other sideline. The Huskies are one of the powers of the 6A bracket, and the program’s flag account still points to the inaugural state title it won in 2021, before flag became an official AHSAA championship sport.

Three of the Jets’ six wins were shutouts, so the defense has traveled before. The game is also one of eight first round matchups in the Class 6A bracket, while eight other teams, including Spain Park and Smiths Station, sit out the week on byes and wait for the winners.

For James Clemens, the math is simple. The Jets have already shown they can pitch a shutout and score in bunches against their own level. Tuesday asks them to do it in the hardest building in the bracket.