The Week Ten Game of the Week takes us to The Brickyard as an undefeated North Hall Trojans take on the Lumpkin County Indians.

NORTH HALL

The Trojans were a surprise Region Championship team a year ago – that’s not the case this year. Bringing back so many key players like QB Alex Schlieman, WR Ty Kemp, and RB Parker Carlton, it was easy to see this team dominating in 2025. So far, the Trojans are 7-0 overall and 4-0 in region play, with all the momentum and the inside track on back-to-back titles.

LUMPKIN COUNTY

The Indians are 5-2 and have been amazing on the offensive side of the ball. Both losses were within 10 points, and Lumpkin County has one of the state’s fastest and shiftiest running backs in Nolan Matthews. In the past three games, the defense has made some big strides as well.

BY THE NUMBERS

NORTH HALL

• 7-0 (4-0 IN 6-AAA)
• Region Standings: 1st
• 47.0 OFFENSE AVG (1st in 3A)
• 20.9 DEFENSE AVG
• #4 State Ranking

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LUMPKIN COUNTY

• 5-2 (3-1 IN 6-AAA)
• Region Standings: T-2nd
• 35.4 OFFENSE AVG
• 18.4 DEFENSE AVG
• N/A State Ranking

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Be looking for highlights post-game later tonight as well as a story recapping the contest. BLITZ partners with Fox 5’s 11 PM “High 5 Sports” show throughout the season. We make sure to get Lumpkin County coverage on the big market show! You can also follow us on Twitter (@BlitzSportsGa) for live score updates (5G pending).

OUR PREDICTION

We typically make a case for both, with our official pick linked below. Let’s begin with the Trojans. North Hall is one of the top offensive teams in the state. They haven’t scored fewer than 38 points in an unbeaten start. Their games against GAC and even East Hall show that the defense is susceptible to give up some big plays. If North Hall can produce just an average night offensively, and the defense limits big plays, they will win at home. The Indians will have to get huge production from Nolan Matthews again, but also from Mason Hester. The margin for error is extremely thin here, so a shootout could favor Lumpkin if they can take care of the ball. OUR PICK: SEE HERE

DO WE BRING LUCK?

For Lumpkin County, the Indians have gone 8-16 overall in our 24 games covered for them. That includes dropping each of the last three we’ve taken in.

DETAILS OF THE MATCHUP

TIME: 7:30 PM Kickoff
PLACE: North Hall High School / The Brickyard / Gainesville, GA
LAST MEETING: 2024: North Hall 21, Lumpkin County 16
ALL-TIME RECORD: North Hall leads the all-time series 24-7
RECORDS: #4 North Hall Trojans (7-0) vs Lumpkin County Indians (5-2)
HEAD COACHES: Sean Pender (155-106-1; 24 Seasons); Heath Webb (93-77; 16 Seasons)

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING

This rivalry runs deep, with 31 all-time meetings. North Hall has owned the series to say the least, going 24-7 overall. Lumpkin won the first all-time meeting in 1962, and it was a regular matchup through the 60s, 70s, and 80s. After 1985, they wouldn’t play again for 20 years, when in 2006 they renewed it. Since then, the Trojans have gone 12-1, including winning the last eight meetings. Lumpkin last won in 2010 – at The Brickyard.

TEAM LEADERS (2025 Stats)

*Stats accumulated by team-published data on Ga MaxPreps

NORTH HALL

PASSING
Alex Schlieman – 1,976 yds, 14 TD, 4 INT, 74% completion

RUSHING
Parker Carlton – 389 yds, 7 TD
Wyatt Tumlin – 384 yds, 4 TD
Justin Allen – 274 yds, 10 TD
Smith McGarvey – 213 yds, 5 TD
Jacob Adams – 118 yds, 3 TD
Alex Schlieman – 31 yds, 1 TD

RECEIVING
Ty Kemp – 773 yds, 8 TD, 49 rec
Cole Cable – 631 yds, 3 TD, 38 rec
Dawson Gray – 243 yds, 2 TD, 13 rec
Smith McGarvey – 211 yds, 0 TD, 17 rec
Parker Carlton – 149 yds, 2 TD, 9 rec
Noah Kemp – 46 yds, 1 TD, 1 rec

DEFENSIVE LEADERS
Buddy Clark – 63 TKL, 4.5 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 FR, 1 FF
Dalton Husley – 44 TKL, 3 TFL, 0.5 Sacks, 1 INT, 3 FF
Walker Davis – 40 TKL, 1 TFL, 1 FF
Hunter Robertson – 37 TKL, 3.5 TFL, 1.5 Sacks, 1 FF
Dawson Reed – 36 TKL, 5 TFL, 2 Sacks
Wade Haynes – 31 TKL, 2 INT, 1 FR
Michael Donatelli – 27 TKL, 4.5 TFL, 3 Sacks
Cole Lindlief – 7 TKL, 2 INT

LUMPKIN COUNTY

PASSING
Mason Hester – 1,103 yds, 10 TD, 4 INT, 60% completion

RUSHING
Nolan Matthews – 1,245 yds, 21 TD
Caleb Wendl – 122 yds, 1 TD
Caleb Yorkey – 118 yds, 1 TD
Mason Hester – 105 yds, 0 TD

RECEIVING
MacLane Powell – 418 yds, 3 TD, 31 rec
Martin Hulsey – 372 yds, 5 TD, 32 rec
Nolan Matthews – 107 yds, 1 TD, 5 rec
Colton Lee – 71 yds, 0 TD, 4 rec

DEFENSIVE LEADERS
Caleb Wendl – 47 TKL, 5 TFL, 2 Sacks
Wolf Harbin – 41 TKL, 1 FF
Mike Nichols – 38 TKL, 2 TFL, 1 INT, 1 FR
Preston Cox – 33 TKL
River Kelley – 32 TKL, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks
Patrick Woody – 28 TKL, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks
Kolson Howell – 25 TKL, 1 TFL, 2 INT, 1 FR
Micah Popko – 12 TKL, 2 INT

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