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Thursday, October 9, 2008
AJC Football Predictions: Harrison falls into a trap
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
II’m not going to crow over the end of the Northside winning streak (didn’t take a genius to pick that one). And even though I could be excused for climbing to the top of the building and giving a good shoutout to the northwest for Sequoyah making me 2-1 in Upset Specials of the Week, we’ve got a lot to get to this week.
We are at Week 7 of the high school football season, and that means that the true contenders are starting to show themselves, injuries may be starting to stack up, and people are hoping their homecoming opponent proves to be good cannon fodder (not an East Paulding reference … more about them next week).
The peerless prep pigskin prognosticator was 8-4 last week, which is about as good as you can expect in these difficult economic times. For the season my record is 41-16, which probably would get me in the Stanley Cup playoffs if I knew how many games hockey teams play in a year. Sorry, I am from Savannah, and the only ice we have is in our sweet tea. On with the picks, and I will try not to throw any voodoo curses on anyone this week.
Unbeatens all around: So who will fall down? That was the question on our website this week, and the obvious favorite in that position has to be No. 4 Grayson. Now, I have had a Gwinnett lovefest with Grayson all season, but is there anyone out there that would put their life on the line saying that Brookwood can’t beat the Rams? Grayson has an 0-4 record against the Broncos. Upset Special of the Week: Fooled ya, Grayson goes to 7-0, and Gwinnett is Great! … OK, so the last time I checked our unbeaten-getting-beat poll, No. 8 Coffee was leading that list by a wide margin. One thing about Coffee is that you haven’t heard a whole lot of crowing from their fan base. The 800-pound gorilla in the room is that Coffee has been in this position before and finished with a 6-4 or 7-3 record. Is this the year to re-write some Coffee history? Nope. …Harrison has an obvious trap game at Woodstock this week with East Paulding on the horizon. Harrison has a way of losing a game it shouldn’t. Heck, why not? Prove me wrong, Robbie Godhigh!
Upset Special of the Week: Wolverines pull it out.
Class AAAAA unbeaten rundown: Lowndes, East Paulding, Camden County, Newnan and Walton all stay that way.
Elsewhere: In Class A, top-ranked ECI is facing undefeated Treutlen in a Region 3 showdown. Yeah, that wasn’t a typo. TREUTLEN is undefeated this late in a season for the first time in decades. The Vikings won’t be that way for long. … Whitewater keeps Starr’s Mill in the Winless Protection Program (we miss you, Darryl Maxie). … McNair is 4-2 on the year, but the Mustangs haven’t beaten a team with a winning record. Cedar Grove has been putting up ridiculous numbers. Saints go marching out with the win. … Southwest DeKalb has allowed just nine points since losing to M.L. King in the opener. Chamblee scores more than nine points, but the Panthers move to 5-1 and get back into the state talk. … Lovett had its biggest win of the season last week, while Blessed Trinity had its first loss. Make it two in a row for the Titans.
Last week: 127-31 (.804)
Overall: 740-227 (.765)
FRIDAY
Winner / Loser
Alexander / Douglas Co.
Amer.-Sumter / Upson-Lee
Apalachee / Habersham Central
Aquinas / North Paulding
Athens Academy / Mt. Paran Christ.
Benedictine / Brantley Co.
Berkmar / Meadowcreek
Bowdon / Gordon Lee
Bradwell Institute / Windsor Forest
Bremen / Darlington
Brooks Co. / Early Co.
Brookstone / Stewart Co.
Brunswick / Effingham Co.
Burke Co. / Richmond Hill
Cairo / Peach Co.
Calhoun / Chattooga
Calhoun Co. / Randolph-Clay
Callaway / Lamar Co.
Calvary Day / Sav. Country Day
Camden Co. / Groves
Campbell / Pope
Carrollton / Haralson Co.
Carver-Atlanta / Riverwood
Cedar Grove / McNair
Cedar Shoals / Rockdale Co.
Central-Carroll / Cedartown
Chapel Hill / Mundy’s Mill
Charlton Co. / Long Co.
Chattahoochee Co. / Taylor Co.
Chestatee / Gilmer
Clarke Central / Salem
Claxton / Portal
Clinch Co. / Lanier Co.
Collins Hill / Duluth
Columbia / Druid Hills
Commerce / Athens Christian
Cook / Mitchell Co.
Coosa / Rockmart
Creekside / Westlake
Creekview / White Co.
Crisp Co. / Worth Co.
Cross Creek / Harlem
Dalton / Cass
Dooly Co. / Hawkinsville
Dougherty / Monroe
Dublin / Vidalia
Dunwoody / Towers
Dutchtown / Ola
ELCA / Mt. Pisgah
East Coweta / Lovejoy
East Paulding / North Cobb
Eastside / Hart Co.
Elbert Co. / Morgan Co.
ECI / Treutlen
Evans / Westside-Aug.
Fitzgerald / Berrien
Flowery Branch / North Hall
Franklin Co. / Jackson Co.
Gainesville / East Hall
Georgia Military / Montgomery Co.
Glascock Co. / Hancock Central
Glenn Hills / Hephzibah
Gordon Central / Adairsville
Grady / Therrell
Grayson / Brookwood
GAC / Decatur
Greenville / Central-Talbotton
Hardaway / Jones Co.
Heard Co. / Macon Co.
Henry Co. / Greene Co.
Hillgrove / Osborne
Hiram / South Paulding
Jackson / Woodland-Stock.
Jefferson Co. / East Laurens
Jenkins / Savannah
Johnson-Sav. / Beach
Johnson Co. / Jenkins Co.
Jordan / Crawford Co.
Josey / Butler
Kell / Centennial
Kennesaw Mountain / Cherokee
Landmark Christ. / Holy Innocents’
Laney / Bleckley Co.
Lassiter / Alpharetta
Loganville / Madison Co.
Lovett / Blessed Trinity
Lowndes / Valdosta
Luella / Greenbrier
Lumpkin Co. / Pickens
M.L. King / Newton
Marietta / South Cobb
Marion Co. / Webster Co.
Marist / Forsyth Central
Mary Persons / Eagle’s Landing
McIntosh Co. Acad. / Jeff Davis
Metter / Wheeler Co.
Monroe Area / Winder-Barrow
Monticello / Howard
Mt. Zion-Carroll / Walker
Newnan / Riverdale
Norcross / Northview
North Clayton / Griffin
North Gwinnett / Chattahoochee
Northeast-Macon / Central-Macon
Northgate / Fayette Co.
Northside-W.R. / Coffee
Our Lady of Mercy / S.W. Atl. Christian
Parkview / Dacula
Peachtree Ridge / Mill Creek
Pebblebrook / Morrow
Pelham / Bacon Co.
Pepperell / Temple
Pike Co. / Spencer
Richmond Academy / Lakeside-Evans
Ridgeland / Ringgold
Rome / Murray Co.
Roswell / Wheeler
Sandy Creek / McIntosh
Sav. Christian / Bryan Co.
Schley Co. / Pacelli Catholic
Screven Co. / Swainsboro
Seminole Co. / Terrell Co.
Sequoyah / Woodland-Carters.
Shiloh / Central Gwinnett
Social Circle / Lakeview Academy
Sonoraville / Dade Co.
South Forsyth / North Forsyth
Southwest-Macon / Putnam Co.
Southwest DeKalb / Chamblee
Spalding / South Atlanta
Sprayberry / Paulding Co.
Statesboro / Glynn Academy
Stephens Co. / Oconee Co.
Stephenson / Redan
Tattnall Co. / Pierce Co.
Thomas Co. Central / Lee Co.
Thomasville / Albany
Tift Co. / Colquitt Co.
Toombs Co. / Dodge Co.
Tri-Cities / Lithia Springs
Tucker / North Springs
Turner Co. / Telfair Co.
Twiggs Co. / Irwin Co.
Union Grove / Douglass
Villa Rica / Banneker
Walton / Milton
Ware Co. / South Effingham
Washington / North Atlanta
Washington Co. / Thomson
Wesleyan / Prince Avenue
West Hall / Johnson-Gaines.
West Laurens / Liberty Co.
Westside-Macon / Harris Co.
Whitewater / Starr’s Mill
Wilkinson Co. / Warren Co.
Woodstock / Harrison
Woodward Academy / Jackson-Atl.
SATURDAY
Winner / Loser
Buford / Cross Keys
Carver-Col. / Troup
Miller Grove / Lithonia
Shaw / Columbus
Stone Mountain / Lakeside-DeKalb
Westminster / Avondale
Whitefield Academy / Fellowship Christ.
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