THOMASVILLE — The Brookwood Warriors improved in all three phases of the game Friday night, according to coach Shane Boggs. Though it didn’t show on the scoreboard, as Terrell Academy dealt Brookwood a 19-15 loss, the Warriors were a different team than the one that got hammered 38-0 by Lafayette (Fla.) the week before.

Still, as Brookwood prepares for its third straight road game Friday night at Southwest Georgia Academy, the Warriors hope to take the next step and find success in the win column.

“I think it’s easy for me to see the improvement. It’s easy for me to see how we really improved in all three phases last week and I feel like we really have over the last two weeks,” Boggs said. “But I also know that the kids need to see success on the scoreboard, too, when the game’s over. I’d love to see it. You can’t really focus on the result, you’ve got to focus on the input and not the output. For the most part, these last couple of weeks, I’ve been pleased with how we’ve gone to work and had a purpose every day.”

Brookwood has one final week to make strides before games with postseason implications begin. Even though the Warriors’ first GISA Region 3-AAA game is not until Oct. 11 at Southland Academy, Brookwood’s next game at home against Loganville Christian on Sept. 20 could determine a playoff berth in November. Since Loganville is in Region 1-AAA, it will serve as a cross-over game for Brookwood, as will the Heritage game on Oct. 4.

“That’s all starting next Friday,” Boggs said. “You might as well call those region games.”

Before Boggs and the Warriors start thinking about next week, though, they’ll need to take care of the SGA Warriors, who are 2-1 to begin the season.

“They’ve got some really big backs that can go. They’ve got some speedsters that are, I joke and say only about 190. They’ve got three backs, they’re up there and can be really good players for anybody we’ve played,” Boggs said. “They’re extremely talented. Southland was certainly one of the favorites in our region. I don’t know if they are the favorite. A lot of people knew they had a great team coming back. A couple of weeks ago, SGA lost in a two-score game. It was really competitive the whole way.”