MOULTRIE – Last year, after being upset by Brooks County, Tift County took out its frustration on Cook High, winning 51-7.

The Blue Devils would certainly like to knock off the Hornets on Friday at Brodie Field and will be gratified, no matter what the score.

Tift will take an 0-2 record into its meeting with Cook, and the Blue Devils have scored just two touchdowns while being outscored by Roswell and Brooks County by a combined 69-14.

The Blue Devils lost a number of outstanding seniors from the 2008 team and its inexperience on defense showed in a season-opening 42-7 loss at Roswell.

At home last Friday, Tift lost for the second straight year to Region 1-AA’s Brooks County, falling to the Trojans 27-7.

Tift County will try to rebound behind the leadership of senior quarterback Malcolm Dixon, who has completed 18-of-30 passes for 150 yards in the first two games.

Cook will head to Tifton with a 1-1 record after beating Pierce County 27-17 in its opener, but falling to Region 2-AAAA’s Brunswick Pirates 16-10 last Friday.

The Hornets are throwing the football out of the spread offense installed by Mac Thompson, a former assistant coach under Colquitt County’s Rush Propst at Hoover (Ala.) High.

In other games Friday featuring Region 1-AAAAA teams, it will be Coffee (1-1) at Shaw (0-2); Houston County (2-0) at Bradwell Institute (2-0); Jonesboro (1-0) at Valdosta (2-0); Lowndes (2-0) at Ware County (1-1) and Carver-Columbus (2-0) at Northside (1-0).

On Saturday, Warner Robins (1-1) will play host to Beach (0-1).

Coffee at Shaw: The Trojans got back on track after a disappointing season-opening loss to Ware County by easing past Pierce County 30-6 last Friday.

After winning their first six games to open the 2008 season, Coffee let a 13-0 halftime lead slip away in a 17-13 defeat at the hands of the Gators.

Coffee has been relying on the rushing of sophomore Tony Clark in the first two games.

Shaw is 0-2 after falling to Central of Phenix City, Ala., 49-0 and losing to Sandy Creek 48-7.

Houston County at Bradwell Institute: Coach Greg Robinson’s Bears have Region 1-AAAAA’s leading rusher in Robert Williams and hope to set him loose against Bradwell on Friday in Hinesville.