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DEL.ICIO.USPats next into playoff pool
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Fayette County has its region championship. Sandy Creek is looking to make it two, though the Patriots will need some help. They need a win over Cedartown along with a Cass win over Haralson County and a Villa Rica win over Carrollton. It could happen, though the other two games look much more iffy than Sandy Creek’s own game, which figures to be close. Says here, Patriots win to get into the playoffs, but they won’t get the required help.
MOVING ON …
Our Lady of Mercy seems to have turned a corner, though beating Landmark to finish 5-5 is a longshot. Still, Bryan Pinabel’s club might very well challenge for a playoff spot in 2008, the third year in his three-year plan. And if the Bobcats can pull off the upset Friday night, it sets up what could be a watershed weekend at the Fairburn private school, which likely will challenge for state titles in boys and girls cross country Saturday at the state meet in Carrollton …
GAME OF THE WEEK
Fayette County at Starr’s Mill — 7:30 p.m. Friday
RECORDS: Fayette County, 9-0, 7-0 Region 2-AAAA; Starr’s Mill 5-4, 4-3.
COACHES: Fayette County, Tommy Webb (40-50); Starr’s Mill, Mike Earwood (173-73-1)
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Fayette County — QB/DB Brandon Boykin (Sr., 5-10, 175); FB/DB Matt Daniels (Sr., 6-1, 195); HB Cuincy Carruthers (Sr., 6-11, 175); Starr’s Mill — QB Matt Sweat (Sr., 6-0, 185), LB Parker duPont (Sr., 6-0, 210), CB Santrez Collier (Sr., 6-10, 165).
LAST YEAR: Starr’s Mill won, 42-14.
LAST WEEK: Fayette beat McIntosh 41-3; Starr’s Mill beat Northgate 37-0.
THE SKINNY: Oh. And. Seven. That’s Fayette County’s all-time record against Starr’s Mill. So even though the Tigers have turned in their best season ever and they’re adorned with their first-ever region championship, they’ve got some business to finish. Four of those seven Starr’s Mill wins in the series have been by four touchdowns or more. In a season where Fayette has flipped the script on virtually everyone, erasing this particular bagel is particularly important to the Tigers. For its part, Starr’s Mill needs a win to keep its faint playoff hopes alive, and the Panthers find themselves in the unique position of rooting for crosstown rival McIntosh; they need the Chiefs to beat Creekside to open the playoff door. Says here, though, that game won’t matter, because Fayette will exorcise another demon.
PREDICTION: Fayette County, 24-21.
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