Football Game Preview: Temple Tigers vs. Heard County Braves + How To Watch

By Team Reports Sep 30, 2025, 1:07am

Football Preview: Temple Tigers vs. Heard County Braves

HOW TO WATCH: This game can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the GA High School Assn. (GHSA) & Temple High School. Watch Full Replay

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Temple hasn't had much luck against Heard County recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Braves at 7:30 p.m.

Temple's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Bremen on Friday. They had to suffer through a 30-0 loss at the hands of the Blue Devils. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Tigers were not able to get on the board.

Meanwhile, Heard County put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down Haralson County 20-3.

A big part of Heard County's win came down to the chemistry between Ethan Tisdale and his top target Darience Coleman. Tisdale rushed for 84 yards and one TD while Coleman rushed for 136 yards and one score while picking up 8.5 yards per carry.

Heard County's run defense was locked in: Haralson County could only muster 2.3 yards per carry. The team can thank Max Lasseter for the heroic effort on defense: he. Heard County didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.7.

Temple's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Heard County, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.

Temple lost to Heard County at home by a decisive 31-14 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tisdale, who rushed for 158 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also threw for 225 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 76.5% of his passes. Now that the Tigers know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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