Here are some big games this weekend, along with a few others of note:
(No. 5 AJC Top 10, No. 4 Private Power Rating) Calvary Day at (No. 7 Private PR) Savannah Christian. These two Savannah private school heavy weights have been slugging it out most every year since 1979, most of the time with a region title on the line. This year's winner will more than likely win the Region 3-Division A championship. Calvary Day (5-0, 1-0) tuned up with a 48-6 win over Jenkins County, while Savannah Christian (4-1, 1-0) took last week off. Both squads are led by dynamic playmakers – junior quarterback Sal Calderon for Calvary Day and senior receiver/defensive back Demetris Robertson for Savannah Christian, which leads the all time series 21-13. However, the Cavaliers have won the last two meetings, including last year, 7-3.
(No. 9 Private PR) Athens Academy at (No. 2 AJC, No. 1 Private PR) Prince Avenue Christian. This matchup features two of the six unbeaten teams in Class A. The winner will be the heavy favorite to go on and take the Region 8 title. Prince Avenue (6-0, 4-0), last year's region champ and winners of three of the last four, had the more impressive win last week. The Wolverines downed Commerce (3-3, 2-2) 35-14, while Athens Academy (5-0, 3-0) drilled struggling Towns County (1-5, 1-3) 36-7. The teams have met every year since 2006, twice in 2012, and the all-time series is tied 5-5. But Prince Avenue has won three in a row and five of the last six contests, including last season, 29-7.
Other games of note:
(No. 11 Public PR) Emanuel County Institute (4-1, 0-0 in Region 3-Division B) at
Johnson County (3-3, 1-0)
(No. 10 Private PR) Brookstone (3-2, 3-0 in Region 4) at
(No. 4 AJC, No. 6 Public PR) Marion County (4-1, 3-0)
(No. 1 AJC, No. 3 Private PR) Mt. Paran Christian (5-0, 0-0 in Region 6-Division A) at
(No. 15 Private PR) Walker (3-3, 0-1)
(No. 16 Private PR) Fellowship Christian (3-2, 1-0 in Region 6-Division B) at
Mt. Pisgah Christian (2-3, 1-0)
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