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Thursday, September 6, 2007
Opening the dough to let yeast back in
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
None other than C.J. Cregg, then the press secretary under President Bartlet, was heard to say while aboard Air Force One, “Our numbers are less than yeasty.”
The same holds true away from the fictional world of “The West Wing,” looking back over last week’s predictions. I expected a little more rise than almost 74 percent correctness for the first week, but I guess that’s what this week and the rest of the season is for.
I picked against Grayson last week and once it was published, before the kickoff, I knew it was a prediction that would suck the yeast out of last week’s dough. Before we applied the warp speed to our posting things online, I would’ve changed the pick before it got published and no one would have been the wiser. This week, there are no pregame pangs of regret about it. In fact, dare I say it, this one has the yeasty feel about it. (“Yeast is such a fun word to say,” C.J. said. She’s right.) Peachtree Ridge might be a defending Class AAAAA co-champion and the Lions might be undefeated and unscored upon after waxing Shiloh last week.
Grayson can take ‘em.
Even when it wasn’t a high-faluting state champ, Peachtree Ridge hardly found Grayson a light touch. The Lions won last year’s meeting 9-0, and that at home in their own familiar confines. Now, they take to the road to meet the Rams, who are bent on proving they’re a team with which to reckon.
And there are other big games to monitor.
Warner Robins looks like this year’s Parkview, the team you could tell from one opening-game loss didn’t have the juice it would take to go all the way.
Parkview found that out in 2006 by losing to none other than Warner Robins. Warner Robins found that out in 2007 by losing to Camden County for the first time ever. It’s a lesson that will be reinforced tonight by archrival Northside-Warner Robins.
Marist has its hands full tomorrow night with Tucker, one of the few teams that has had the War Eagles’ number.The Tigers have beaten Alan Chadwick’s team three in a row, and stand just four quarters from being the first team in 33 years to make it four in a row against the War Eagles.
Won’t happen. Two weeks after beating Marist, the Tigers suffered a fatal three-game losing streak, missed the playoffs, changed coaches and lost some of the aura that helped them temporarily own the War Eagles.
Certain losses make Marist stronger. The rare boo-boo against St. Pius in 2003 led to the Class AAAA crown. Last year’s loss to Tucker woke the War Eagles up and they reached the final.
How does Duluth at Meadowcreek fit into such lofty talk? Meadowcreek hasn’t won since a week before Marist lost to St. Pius. But after 33 downers in a row, the Mustangs win tonight.
- FRIDAY
- Winner / Loser
- Alcovy / Newton
- Alpharetta / Sprayberry
- Apalachee / Jackson Co.
- Athens Academy / Mt. Pisgah Christ.
- Athens Christian / Fellowship Christ.
- Baldwin / Jefferson Co.
- Banks Co. / North Oconee
- Banneker / Tri-Cities
- Beach / Brantley Co.
- Berkmar / North Forsyth
- Berrien / Atkinson Co.
- Bleckley Co. / Jenkins Co.
- Bremen / Central-Carroll
- Brooks Co. / Americus-Sumter
- Brookstone / ELCA
- Brookwood / North Gwinnett
- Brunswick / Groves
- Buford / Cartersville
- Burke Co. / Screven Co.
- Cairo / Thomasville
- Calhoun / Villa Rica
- Calhoun Co. / Stewart-Quitman
- Camden Co. / Chattahoochee
- Campbell / Shiloh
- Carrollton / Newnan
- Carver-Atlanta / Druid Hills
- Cass / Adairsville
- Cedartown / Darlington
- Central-Mac. / Rutland
- Chapel Hill / Lithia Springs
- Chattahoochee Co. / Temple
- Chattooga / Lakeview-Ft. Ogle.
- Clarke Central / Cedar Shoals
- Coffee / Clinch Co.
- Columbia / Lakeside-DeKalb
- Commerce / Franklin Co.
- Cook / Worth Co.
- Coosa / Trion
- Crawford Co. / Pelham
- Creekside / Riverdale
- Crisp Co. / Southwest-Macon
- Cross Creek / Aquinas
- Dacula / Mill Creek
- Dalton / Murray Co.
- Dodge Co. / Hawkinsville
- Dublin / Twiggs Co.
- Dutchtown / Luella
- Early Co. / Miller Co.
- East Coweta / McIntosh
- East Jackson / West Forsyth
- Eastside / Loganville
- ECI / Treutlen
- Effingham Co. / South Effingham
- Etowah / Milton
- Fayette Co. / Jonesboro
- Flowery Branch / Gilmer
- Forsyth Central / Dawson Co.
- Ga. Military Coll. / Glascock Co.
- GAC / Greene Co.
- Gainesville / White Co.
- Glenn Hills / Hephzibah
- Glynn Academy / Wayne Co.
- Grady / Therrell
- Grayson / Peachtree Ridge
- Greenbrier / Lakeside-Evans
- Griffin / Bradwell Institute
- Haralson Co. / Bowdon
- Harris Co. / Jordan
- Hart Co. / Wesleyan
- Hillgrove / South Paulding
- Holy Innocents’ / Decatur
- Irwin Co. / Lanier Co.
- Jefferson / Oglethorpe Co.
- Jenkins / Benedictine
- Johnson Co. / Claxton
- Johnson-Gaines. / East Hall
- Jones Co. / Henry Co.
- Josey / Butler
- LaGrange / Columbus
- Landmark Christ. / Ola
- Lincoln Co. / Harlem
- Long Co. / Bryan Co.
- Lovett / Clarkston
- Lowndes / Eagle’s Landing
- Lumpkin Co. / West Hall
- Macon Co. / Turner Co.
- Madison Co. / Elbert Co.
- Marietta / Kell
- Marion Co. / Central-Talbotton
- Mary Persons / Lamar Co.
- McIntosh Co. Ac. / Calvary Day
- Meadowcreek / Duluth
- Mitchell Co. / Montgomery Co.
- Model / Sonoraville
- Monroe / Lee Co.
- Norcross / Northview
- North Clayton / Forest Park
- North Cobb / South Cobb
- North Hall / Pickens
- Northside-W.R. / Warner Robins
- NW Whitfield / Pepperell
- Oconee Co. / Winder-Barrow
- Pacelli Catholic / Manchester
- Perry / Dougherty
- Pierce Co. / Bacon Co.
- Pike Co. / Woodland-Stock.
- Pope / Centennial
- Portal / SE Bulloch
- Prince Ave. Christ. / Cross Keys
- Putnam Co. / Monticello
- Ridgeland / Gordon Lee
- Ringgold / LaFayette
- Riverwood / Southside
- Rockmart / Callaway
- Rome / McNair
- Roswell / Lassiter
- Salem / Morgan Co.
- Sav. Christian / Sav. Country Day
- Schley Co. / Mt. Zion-Carroll
- Shaw / Carver-Columbus
- Social Circle / Monroe Area
- South Gwinnett / Heritage
- St. Pius / Stone Mountain
- Starr’s Mill / Rockdale Co.
- Stephens Co. / Habersham Cent.
- SW DeKalb / North Springs
- Tattnall Co. / Richmond Hill
- Telfair Co. / Jeff Davis
- Terrell Co. / Taylor Co.
- Thomas Co. Cent. / Colquitt Co.
- Thomson / Wash.-Wilkes
- Tift Co. / South Forsyth
- Toombs Co. / Metter
- Towers / Avondale
- Troup / Hardaway
- Union Co. / Towns Co.
- Union Grove / Stockbridge
- Upson-Lee / Mt. Zion-Jonesboro
- Valdosta / Collins Hill
- Walton / Kennesaw Mtn.
- Washington / Miller Grove
- Washington Co. / Westminster
- Westlake / Douglass
- West Laurens / East Laurens
- Westover / Albany
- Westside-Augusta / Richmond Acad.
- Westside-Macon / Peach Co.
- Wheeler / Lithonia
- Whitefield Acad. / Walker
- Whitewater / Sandy Creek
- Wilcox Co. / Wilkinson Co.
- Woodstock / Gordon Central
- Woodward Acad. / Dunwoody
- SATURDAY
- Winner / Loser
- Dooly Co. / South Atlanta
- Harrison / Hiram
- Houston Co. / Windsor Forest
- Marist / Tucker
- Mays / Cedar Grove
- M.L. King / Redan
- McEachern / Paulding Co.
- Northside-Col. / Spencer
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