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Posted: 3:48 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013
By Staff
Here’s what to look for during Week 7 of the high school football season.
Class AAAAAA
Collins Hill and Etowah are the only undefeated teams that aren’t ranked in AAAAAA. They’ll get their chance Friday when each plays a Top 10 team.
Collins (4-0) is at home against No. 5 Peachtree Ridge and is the underdog despite defeating the Lions 41-10 last season. Collins Hill, Peachtree Ridge and No. 1-ranked North Gwinnett are the only teams without losses in Region 7.
Etowah (5-0) is at No. 9 Milton in a game between two of the three teams that haven’t lost in Region 5. Walton is the other. Etowah edged Roswell 38-36 last week. Milton beat Roswell 33-3 the week before.
Other things to watch this week in AAAAAA and the other classifications:
Class AAAAA
Class AAAA
Class AAA
Trying to break into the Region 6 playoff picture are Decatur and Towers. Both suffered their first losses of the season a week ago, Decatur losing to Cedar Grove and Towers losing to St. Pius. This week Cedar Grove plays Towers, and Decatur travels to Woodward Academy.
Cedar Grove vs. Towers (Panthersville): Towers hopes its newfound surge can lead to a turnaround against old rival Cedar Grove. The Saints lead the series 11-3-1 and have won the past three meetings, including last year’s game 66-8. A repeat of that lopsided outcome isn’t likely, but Towers faces a difficult challenge in stopping Cedar Grove’s Deion Sellers, who has rushed for 100 yards in five games and ran for 194 last week.
Decatur at Woodward Academy: The Decatur defense, led by linebacker Kyle Kitchens, has been solid, even in last week’s loss. The Bulldogs will have their hands full against a Woodward Academy team that features gifted quarterback Terry Googer and an excellent group of running backs that includes Elijah Holyfield.
Pierce County at Appling County: The No. 10 Bears have yet to be challenged, but that might change this week with a visit to Appling County. Pierce County has won the past two meetings. Last year’s 36-34 victory essentially gave the Region 1 title to Pierce. The Bears have won 12 consecutive regular-season games and 16 consecutive games in their region. This could be a showcase for quarterback Tyler Harris, who committed to SMU. He has passed for 1,305 yards and 11 touchdowns.
Class AA
Class A
Our Lady of Mercy (1-3, 1-0) at No. 2 Landmark Christian (5-0, 1-0): The War Eagles will look to stay unbeaten in their Region 5 home opener, after dismantling Mt. Vernon Presbyterian (56-19) on the road last week. Mercy is coming off of a 22-14 victory against resurgent Pace Academy (3-2, 0-1). Landmark Christian won last year’s meeting in overtime 30-27.
No. 3 Aquinas (4-0, 1-0) at Hancock Central (3-1, 1-0): The Irish will look to stay unbeaten when they visit Sparta for a Region 7 contest. Hancock Central’s only loss was a 63-0 blowout at AAA No. 1 Buford. The Bulldogs have outscored their opponents 130-32 in their three victories.
No. 4 Seminole County (4-0) at Terrell County (3-2, 1-0): Seminole County will begin defense of its Region 1 title with a visit to Dawson to take on the Greenwave. Terrell is out to prove it belongs in the region championship conversation, although the combined record of the three teams the Greenwave have beaten is 1-12.
No. 7 Prince Avenue Christian (4-1, 1-0) at Athens Academy (3-1, 1-0): This game will go a long way toward deciding the Region 8 champion. In their respective region openers last week, Prince Avenue Christian trounced Athens Christian (2-3, 0-1) 50-10, and Athens Academy, last year’s region champion, dominated Pinecrest Academy 35-7.
The high school bloggers on ajc.com include Todd Holcomb (Class AAAAAA), Chip Saye (AAAAA), David Purdum (AAAA), Stan Awtrey (AAA), Adam Krohn (AA) and S. Thomas Coleman (A).
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