The stage has been set for our Week 3 Georgia High School football matchup as the 7A Carrollton Trojans travel to historic Barron Stadium to face off against the 6A Rome Wolves.

This highly anticipated top 10 matchup will be the tenth time these teams have matched up against one another. Carrolton holds a 5-4 edge in that all-time series. Carrollton managed to pull out the victory 23-6 last season behind the reins of freshman QB Julian ‘JuJu’ Lewis.

The USC commitment completed 22 of his 26 passes for 229 yards and two scores in that contest. That performance offered up the promise of the 4,100 yards and 48 touchdowns he would put up as a freshman.

Rome (2-0) has not lost a home game since November 13, 2021. The Trojans (1-1) fell in their opener to reigning Class 6A champion Langston Hughes by a 39-34 margin. That’s the same team that knocked Rome out of the playoffs in the state semifinals in 2022.

Carrollton rebounded last week with a 49-0 win against South Paulding.

Rome won state titles in 2016 and 2017. The Trojans played for it all a year ago behind one of the nation’s top QBs in any classification in Lewis. Both teams are expected to go deep into their respective brackets this fall and they will lean on their quarterbacks to do so.

The QB storyline is what makes this game stand out from other marquee matchups around the state tonight.

According to 247Sports, Lewis is rated as the nation’s No. 1 overall prospect for 2026. The young star, who continues to make national headlines, has thrown for 427 yards and four scores so far this year.

The Wolves continue to place their trust in senior QB Reece Fountain. The four-year starter holds several collegiate offers and has amassed over 6,700 passing yards in his tenure at Rome.

This contest will also feature two of the best coaches in Georgia. Joey King is in his third year with the Trojans. He gained national acclaim for the state titles he won at Cartersville in 2015 and 2016 with QB Trevor Lawerence. King knows a thing or three about coaching elite prep QBs and he places Lewis in the same rare air as Lawrence during his varsity days.

His teams at Carrollton have gone 27-4. That includes the state finals appearance last year in one of the most competitive 7A playoff brackets the state of Georgia has seen this far.

“I expect two really good teams to battle it out,” King said when asked about the matchup. “Rome is well-coached and has really good players. We know they are a big challenge!”

This is Reid’s ninth season with the Wolves. He has maintained a winning record and led the Wolves to the playoffs in every season as head coach.

The contest will kick off at 8 p.m. tonight on Peachtree TV. DawgNation’s Brandon Adams and On3′s Rusty Mansell will have the call in tonight’s featured matchup.