Friday Night Football Roundup — Week 12

The regular season is officially over after Friday night, and there were only three games in Houston County.

Recap Week 12 football with the weekly Friday Night Football Roundup:

Houston County vs. Lee County

The Bears (9-1, 4-1 Region 2-5A) secured their first home playoff game in a decade with their 34-28 win over Lee County on Friday.

M.J. Mathis caught a pair of touchdown passes and Austin Stinson electrified the crowd with a 75-yard touchdown in the second half. Colin Anderson also broke off a big play with a 25-yard touchdown run to open the scoring.

HoCo will host Creekview, the third place team from Region 6-6A on Friday, Nov. 14.

Northside vs. Veterans

Veterans beat Northside in 2024 to avoid a winless season, and the Eagles returned the favor in 2025 with a 36-22 victory over the Warhawks to finish their first campaign under head coach Daniel Williams.

Northside jumped out to a 23-0 lead after the first quarter and got it up to 30-0 at halftime.

Veterans scored 14 unanswered in the third quarter before the Eagles added another touchdown for their final score of the night.

Northside finishes their season 1-9 and 1-4 in the region, while Veterans finished 2-8 and 0-5 in the region in their first year under Steven DeVoursney.

Perry vs. Warner Robins

Warner Robins fully bounced back from their rough start to region play with a 33-26 victory over Perry in the Panther Pit on Friday.

The Demons’ Demarquis Cooper returned an interception 35 yards for a touchdown with under a minute to go in the game to seal the victory.

The Panthers scored with under three minutes to go and tried to go for the win with a two-point conversion, but it was no good and left them with a 27-26 deficit.

Warner Robins will host Eastside, the third place team from Region 8-4A. The Eagles were 6-4 overall and 4-2 in their region.

Perry will travel to face undefeated Region 8-4A champion North Oconee in the first round.