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Sunday, November 16, 2008
First-round wrapup: Which games made you smile?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
People think I have favorite teams, but I don’t - not until I’m provoked. I admit I’ve pulled for teams I’ve taken criticism for ranking (and pulled against teams I’ve taken criticism for not ranking).
So which first-round games gave you the most pleasure?
Here are mine:
Thomson 28, Jackson 14: Earlier this month, I tabbed Jefferson, Jackson, Evans and Pike County the Fake Four - teams that were unbeaten and whose fans were calling me names for not ranking them. Three lost in the first round last week. Jefferson is facing execution this week against Lovett.
Fitzgerald 39, Charlton County 7: Fitz bailed me out last week by validating its controversial No. 4 ranking. One poster, who is normally astute in his observations, opined that I should resign and turn over my duties to Whitefield on account of putting Fitz and Thomasville so highly. But as I said in Fitz’s defense, Region 1-AA rules!!!! And that includes Thomasville, that four-loss team that shows up only in the AJC’s Top 10 poll.
Woodstock 28, Walton 7: Who doesn’t pull for Mike O’Brien, the former Valdosta coach who must get a grin from the irony that his former team didn’t make the playoffs? And I’ll confess: All that ‘’you never give Cobb enough credit’’ stuff I got the past few weeks needed a swift and decisive response.
Bradwell Institute 19, East Coweta 6: For three weeks, we laughed at SportsFan31313 for his steadfast insistence that Bradwell is no joke this season. As I said before, you are indeed brave, sir knight. Congrats to Bradwell and its staunchest fan.
Henry County 34, Laney 25: I can’t say that Henry solidified my faith as a Top 10 team last week, but losing to Laney in the first round - on the night that I came to McDonough to do a story on Drew Little - would have been totally uncool.
And finally, I’m not doing rankings against until the playoffs are done, but here’s what would have happened if I did them:
AAAAA - Enter Tift & Coffee. Exit Walton & Etowah.
AAAA - Enter Rome & SWD. Exit Evans & Loganville.
AAA - Enter Burke, Flowery Branch, Ridgeland, Carrollton.
Exit WaCo, Jackson, Peach, SPX
AA - Enter Dublin, Calhoun (jump Henry). Exit Charlton, Appling
A - No change.
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