After 270 readers on the Macon top 15 list, my plan was to come back to that every week. But after thinking about it, I decided that every week was too much for that, so I will use that every two weeks.
This week I will give myself the task of rating the 12 Macon schools, in order. Yes I am rating all of them together. If I have Covenant at number 9, I am saying that they would beat numbers 10, 11, and 12.
12- Windsor - I have nothing but good things to say about Windsor. They have a few players that could play for almost anyone in Macon, and they have a good young coach in Jimmy Watts. I feel like having them in the 12 position shows that Macon football is way better this year than it has been for awhile. But I can't rate then any higher because they lost to Piedmont at home. If they would have won that game they probably would have moved up at least one spot.
11- Covenant- Yes they are undefeated, however it is the GICAA. I don't want to dwell on that because this is a very talented team, but I don't think they could beat anyone else in Macon, except Windsor. Khristian Tate went for 253 yards last game, which is good no matter who you are playing, but I have to wonder where he would stack up if he went to Central. I know for a fact that if I could arrange a game with the teams above them , the Rams would take the opportunity , but sadly that will never happen. Hats off to Covenant and I hope they will win a state championship.
10-Northeast- Putting Northeast at number 10 is me saying that the Raiders could not beat Mount de Sales or Tattnall this year. Hmmm, ok yes that's what I am saying. Northeast is young at the skill positions and just isn't very good this season. They may not win a game. Bruce Mullen will have them back playing good football and making the playoffs by next year though. You can mark that down.
9-Mount de Sales- I know Keith Hatcher has to be disappointed by a 1-4 start. I talked to him before the first game of the year and he was very upbeat about the season. But the thing is, everyone is better. They lost to Strong Rock by one point and then rant into a much improved Twiggs County team and all of a sudden the season is half over and they have won one game. The bad news is that could be the only win of the season as they close with FPD,Wilkinson County, Stratford, and Tattnall.
8-Rutland.- They are very young and they have also probably won their last game of the year. LaDarion Womack is a solid running back, but the Canes don't have much else offensively and really haven't been able to stop anyone either. .
7-Tattnall Square-They made it to the region championship game last year and got off to a good start this year, but I was hearing through the grapevine that the Trojans were not the same team as the year before. They have lost the last two games by huge margins, and with Stratford, FPD, Twiggs, and Mount de Sales left on the schedule, wins could be tough to come by. Does a 6-4 record get them into the top 16 in the power poll ? That's a tough question and I think the answer is probably no.
6- FPD- I think the Vikings are getting better and they did come out fighting after being humiliated in the first half against Stratford. McCormick to Weaver looked like a great combination and I am sure the Greg Moore will use it a lot down the stretch. They are on the outside looking in right now in the power poll, and they have must win games the next two weeks against Mount de Sales and Tattnall before closing with Wilkinson and Twiggs. At 2-3,they probably need to win 3 out of 4 to make the playoffs.
5-Southwest- I have no clue about these guys. I saw them before the season and after watching them, I declared them playoff ready. Two Slocums and solid head coach have not been enough however. After watching UGA ruin my Saturday I went looking for a SW score against one of those Columbus schools and I saw they had lost 35-0. What ?? I have no clue how the Patriots got shut out. I could understand 35-31, but I just could not believe they got shut out. Now, barring some big upsets, Southwest will end up at 4-6 at best and once again miss the playoffs.
4-Stratford- They are the best private school football team in Macon right now, and O'Showen might be the best back in Macon. Cephus has big play written all over him, and against FPD it was on the defensive side of the ball. Go to the Telegraph and look at the pictures from last weeks game and you will see my friend Don Rodenroth getting the shot of the year of a Cephus interception. The dude is showing off the vertical. The picture cant show him taking it the other way for 56 yards and a score. But the Eagles are not two hit wonders. Umerah is a beast up front, and Sanders and Jordan also ran for over 100 yards, so it was quite a show. But they cant have a letdown. They have Tattnall, Twiggs, De Sales and Wilkinson and have to win at least two and maybe three of those games to make the playoffs. They should get revenge against Tattnall this week.
3-Central- The Chargers are a very talented football team but have not been able to come up with that signature win, despite being close against region opponents Westside and Peach County. They have a great shot a making the playoffs and Jesse Hicks feels like they can make noise. The offense has not been the same over the last six quarters, but they are getting an off week to rest up and get ready for the rest of the year. Evans is the top player in the city and still has not thrown an interception through six games.
2- Howard- They are 5-1 but only 1-1 in a very tough region and nothing is guaranteed at this point. They have what is probably the biggest game in school history on Friday night when they host undefeated Mary Persons. Its very simple, if they can beat Mary Persons, they will probably make the playoffs. If they lose, they have got to find some wins. The go on the road against a very good Upson Lee team the following weekend and then close with Veterans and Baldwin. That's not weasy but they need two wins out of four games to make the playoffs. Its time for Courvoisier to play the best four games of his career.
1-Westside- To be the man you gotta beat the man and no local has ever beat the Seminoles. Spoon Rispers team has Savion Knowlton, Steve Dolphus and Gerimie Mitchell leading the way and they will make the playoffs. But they will go into Peach County in three weeks with a 7-1 record, and if they lose that game, they could be a three seed heading into the playoffs. Risper does not want a three seed.
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