Central Georgia Sports ReportComment

Who's going to win this week's Central Georgia high school football games?

Central Georgia Sports ReportComment
Who's going to win this week's Central Georgia high school football games?

By Michael A. Lough

The Sports Report

centralgasports@gmail.com

Last week: 24-5, 82.8 percent
The season: 171-54, 76 percent
Within 7: 9, 51 for the season
Upsets/perfect spread: Perfect: Westfield by 21, won 28-7
Maximum spread prediction of 39 points

 

Classification listed first if games pit games of different classes. Rankings are from the Georgia High School Football Daily composite polls 

Games of the week

Mary Persons, 1-5/1-3, at LaGrange, 5-2/4-1
          Thanks to the forfeits from using an ineligible player, Mary Persons has a bad record. But there’s no doubt the Bulldogs are the best 1-5 team in the state, considering in reality they’re basically a 4-2 team. So this game is more one of two playoff teams in terms of quality. It’s a stretch, but Mary Persons can win two or three of its final four and have a shot to squeeze into the playoffs. It’ll take the Bulldogs’ best game of the year so far to get this one.
TSR pick: LaGrange by 11 (Upset watch)

No. 6 Northeast, 5-1/5-0, at No. 2T Dublin, 6-0/5-0
          This game being delayed helps Northeast somewhat, giving the Raiders even more time to prepare for the Wing-T, and more time to work on drastically improving fundamentals and the mental discipline needed to have any success against it. The Raiders may have a size and speed advantage that’ll mean little if they can’t play with discipline and fundamentals and avoid a flurry of penalties. Dublin doesn’t much waste the mistakes of the opponent.
TSR pick: Dublin by 18

Stratford, 6-2/1-1, at Tattnall Square, 5-1/1-0
          Neither team comes in very happy, which means it was likely a physical week of work. Stratford needs a better physical effort, and some tweaks to improve the passing game in case Tattnall can match FPD’s success last week against the run. Tattnall has to tighten up, well, everything after staggering past Mount de Sales last week. If either team plays like last week, it’ll be a struggle. If both do, it’ll be an unattractive slugfest that goes down to the wire. But it’ll be a slugfest, won by whoever slows down the opposing playamaker (Tyler Stephens for Stratford, Antone Johnson for Tattnall) the best and doesn’t make the big fourth-quarter mistake.
TSR pick: Stratford by 4

The schedule

Class 4A

Jones County 5-2/4-2, at Eagle’s Landing Christian,  1-5/1-5
TSR pick: Jones County by 21

Class 3A

Richmond Academy, 1-4/1-2, at West Laurens, 4-1/2-1
TSR pick: West Laurens by 16

Hephzibah, 1-4/0-3, at Baldwin, 1-3/1-1
TSR pick: Baldwin by 19

Class AA

Pike County, 4-2/0-1, at Westside, 2-5/0-2 (Ed DeFore)
TSR pick: Pike County by 2 (Upset special)

Callaway, 4-2/1-0, at Rutland, 0-7/0-2 (Thompson)
TSR pick: Callaway by 28

Class A/Division I

East Laurens, 2-3/1-3, at ACE Charter, 3-3/2-3
TSR pick: ACE by 17

Towers, 2-3/0-2, at Putnam County, 3-4/2-1
TSR pick: Putnam County by 16

Utopian Academy, 0-6/0-2, at No. 11 Lamar County, 5-1/2-0
TSR pick: Lamar County by 35

Class A/Division II

Atkinson County, 4-2, at Crawford County, 2-4
TSR pick: Crawford County by 3

Glascock County, 1-4, at Twiggs County, 2-4/1-0
TSR pick: Twiggs County by 2 (Mild upset special)

GMC Prep, 0-6/0-1, at Hancock Central, 2-4/0-1
TSR pick: Hancock Central by 29

Hawkinsville, 4-2/1-1, at Telfair County, 3-2/1-0
TSR pick: Hawkinsville by 9

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Johnson County, 3-2, at Wilkinson County, 3-3/1-0
TSR pick: Johnson County by 10

Taylor County, 4-2/1-1, at Central-Talbotton, 1-4/0-1
TSR pick: Taylor County by 29

GIAA

Class AAA

Calvary Christian, 1-6/0-1, at Westfield, 5-2/1-0
TSR pick: Westfield by 25

First Presbyterian, 7-1/2-0, at John Milledge, 1-6/0-1
TSR pick: FPD by 28

Riverside Prep, 0-7/0-4, at Piedmont, 4-2/2-2
TSR pick: Piedmont by 25

Class AA

Central Fellowship, 1-6/0-3, at Heritage-Newnan, 0-6/0-1
TSR pick: CFCA by 15

Flint River, 6-0/1-0, at Windsor, 2-5/0-2
TSR pick: Flint River by 18

Gatewood, 3-2, at Briarwood, 5-0
TSR pick: Briarwood by 10

Southland, 1-6, at Trinity Christian, 5-2
TSR pick: Trinity Christian by 26