Half the region championships in Class AA were decided last week, which obviously still leaves a lot left to be determined on the final Friday of the regular season.
We’ll go region by region looking at where the playoff hopefuls stand as of now.
Region 1
Brooks County 5-1 7-3
Thomasville 4-1 5-4
Fitzgerald 4-1 8-1
Early County 2-3 3-5-1
Berrien 1-4 3-6
Seminole County 1-4 4-5
Pelham 1-4 4-5
Friday’s games
Early County at Thomasville
Fitzgerald at Seminole County
Pelham at Berrien
Notes: Despite the logjam of one-loss teams at the top, this one is Fitzgerald's to lose. The fifth-ranked Purple Hurricanes hold the edge in the region's three-way tiebreaker, as well as the head-to-head tiebreaker with Brooks County, if a two-way tie were to occur.
In the event of a three-way tie, Fitzgerald is No. 1, Brooks County is No. 2, and Thomasville is No. 3 seed. All three teams have been ranked in the top 10 for a large portion of the season.
Early County can clinch the No. 4 seed with a win over Thomasville. If Early County loses (and Seminole County loses), Early County will be tied for the No. 4 seed with Pelham/Berrien winner. In that scenario:
- Berrien holds head-to-head tiebreaker over Early County
- Early County holds head-to-head tiebreaker over Pelham
So, Berrien can clinch fourth-place if:
- It defeats Pelham
- Early County loses to Thomasville, and
- Seminole County loses to Fitzgerald
Multiple other less-likely scenarios also exist.
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Region 2
Vidalia 6-0 9-0
Benedictine 5-1 7-2
Bacon County 4-2 5-4
Bryan County 4-2 5-4
Groves 2-4 5-4
Jeff Davis 2-4 4-5
Long County 1-5 3-6
McIntosh County Academy 0-6 0-9
Friday’s games
Bacon County at McIntosh County Academy
Bryan County at Vidalia
Jeff Davis at Groves
Long County at Benedictine
Notes: Vidalia is the region champ and will host the No. 4 seed from Region 1 in the first round of the playoffs.
Benedictine is locked in at No. 2 and awaits the No. 3 seed from Region 1.
Bacon County and Bryan County will be No. 3 and 4 seeds, and Bacon County can clinch No. 3 with win over McIntosh County Academy. For Bryan County to take No. 3, the Redskins would need a win over Vidalia as well as a Bacon County loss.
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Region 3
Screven County 4-1 8-1
Jefferson County 4-1 6-3
Swainsboro 4-1 5-4
Dublin 4-2 6-4
Metter 2-3 4-5
East Laurens 0-5 2-6-1
Harlem 0-5 1-8
Friday’s games
Harlem at East Laurens
Jefferson County at Swainsboro
Metter at Screven County
Notes: The playoff teams are established: Screven County, Jefferson County, Swainsboro and Dublin. Everything else starts with the outcome of the Metter/Screven County game.
If Screven defeats Metter:
- Screven County is No. 1
- The winner of Jefferson County/Swainsboro will be No. 2
- The loser of Jefferson County/Swainsboro will be No. 3
- Dublin will be No. 4
If Metter defeats Screven, it creates a three-way tie between Screven, the Jefferson County/Swainsboro loser and Dublin for Nos. 2-4, and the Jefferson County/Swainsboro winner is the region champ.
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Region 4
Lamar County 4-0 7-1-1
Macon County 4-0 7-2
Bleckley County 2-2 4-5
Monticello 1-3 3-6
Northeast-Macon 1-3 3-6
Putnam County 0-4 2-7
Friday’s games
Lamar County at Macon County
Northeast-Macon at Monticello
Putnam County at Bleckley County
Notes: For my money, Lamar County at Macon County is the clear-cut game of the week in Class AA. The winner will be region champ, the loser will take the No. 2 seed.
Bleckley County has already clinched the No. 3 seed, as it holds the head-to-head tiebreaker over both Northeast-Macon and Monticello. The winner of that game will get in as the No. 4 seed.
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Region 5
Bowdon 4-0 7-2
Bremen 3-1 6-3
Heard County 3-1 4-5
Chattahoochee County 2-2 6-3
Manchester 0-4 2-7
Temple 0-4 2-7
Friday's games
Bremen at Heard County
Chattahoochee County at Bowdon
Manchester at Temple
Notes: It's all pretty straight forward here:
- Bowdon has already wrapped up the region championship via its win over Bremen last week.
- Bremen and Heard are playing for Nos. 2/3
- Chattahoochee is No. 4
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Region 6
GAC 6-0 9-0
Lovett 6-1 7-3
Wesleyan 4-2 6-3
BEST 3-3 5-4
Pace Academy 3-3 4-5
Hapeville Charter 2-4 3-6
Holy Innocents’ 1-5 2-7
KIPP 0-6 1-8
Friday’s games
BEST at Pace Academy
GAC at Wesleyan
Hapeville at KIPP
Notes: Another region with blessedly little left to be decided.
- GAC is No. 1
- Lovett is No. 2
- Wesleyan is No. 3
- BEST/Pace are playing to get in
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Region 7
Darlington 5-0 8-1
Coosa 4-1 6-3
Model 4-2 8-2
Chattooga 3-2 4-5
Dade County 1-4 2-7
Gordon Lee 1-4 2-7
Armuchee 0-5 1-8
Friday’s games
Armuchee at Coosa
Dade County at Gordon lee
Darlington at Chattooga
Notes: Darlington grabbed the No. 1 seed last week with its win over Coosa, which could clinch No. 2 with a win over Armuchee on Friday. As long as that happens (or if Darlington beats Chattooga), Model would be No. 3 and Chattooga would be No. 4.
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Region 8
Rabun County 5-0 7-2
Union County 4-1 8-1
Greene County 4-1 5-4
Washington-Wilkes 3-2 6-3
RMA 1-4 2-7
Oglethorpe County 1-5 1-8
Social Circle 0-5 0-9
Friday’s games
Greene County at Rabun County
RMA at Social Circle
Washingt0n-Wilkes at Union County
Notes: We already know who the four playoff teams are: Rabun, Union, Greene and Washington-Wilkes. Seeding is yet to be determined.
- Rabun clinches No. 1 with a win over Greene
- If Rabun wins and Washington-Wilkes wins, Rabun is the region champ and the other three are tied for Nos. 2-4
- If Rabun County wins and Union County wins, the seeding is as follows: 1. Rabun County, 2. Union County, 3. Greene County, Washinton-Wilkes
- If Greene County wins and Union County wins, it creates a three-way tie for Nos. 1-3 between Greene, Rabun and Union
- If Greene County wins and Washington-Wilkes wins, the seeding is as follows: 1. Greene County, 2. Rabun County, 3. Washington-Wilkes, 4. Union County
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Everybody got all that? Barring any late coin-flips, we should have everything figured out by Saturday morning's blog and we'll have the brackets posted as soon as they're available. If you want to go ahead and take a peak, you can do so by clicking here. Looks like there's going to be some interesting matchups all the way through this year.
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