So let's make some high school football picks. The Class AAA bracket for the first round of the state playoffs is set. And below the first-round schedule that's listed up top? My projections for the matchups in Round 2.
Round 1
Region 4 No. 3-seed Jackson at Region 1 No. 2-seed Monroe, 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
R3 #4 Windsor Forest at R2 #1 Pierce County, 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
R6 #3 Haralson County at R7 #2 Dawson County, 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
R5 #4 Pace Academy at R8 #1 Monroe Area, 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
R1 #3 Cook County at R4 #2 Westside-Macon, 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
R2 #4 Tattnall County at R3 #1 Benedictine, 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
R7 #3 North Hall at R6 #2 Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe, 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
R8 #4 Hart County at R5 #1 Cedar Grove, 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
R2 #3 Liberty County at R3 #2 Southeast Bulloch, 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
At Large Ringgold at R4 #1 Peach County, 8 p.m. on Friday.
R5 #3 Westminster at R8 #2 Jefferson, 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
R6 #4 North Murray at R7 #1 Greater Atlanta Christian, 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
R3 #3 Jenkins at R2 #2 Appling County, 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
R4 #4 Pike County at R1 #1 Crisp County, 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
R8 #3 Morgan County at R5 #2 Lovett, 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
R7 #4 Fannin County at R6 #1 Calhoun, 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Round 2 (based on my projections):
R1 #2 Monroe at R2 #1 Pierce County
R7 #2 Dawson County at R8 #1 Monroe Area
R4 #2 Westside-Macon at R3 #1 Benedictine
R6 #2 Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe at R5 #1 Cedar Grove
R3 #2 Southeast Bulloch at R4 #1 Peach County
R5 #3 Westminster at R7 #1 Greater Atlanta Christian
R3 #3 Jenkins at R1 #1 Crisp County
R5 #2 Lovett at R6 #1 Calhoun
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