I am in a battle with several others in the Telegraphs high school pick-ems and I have a chance to at least pick up a few games on the leader, Brad Harrison. However , I could also lose a few games to him, Here is hoping for the best and here is what I see this weekend.
Northside- HOCO
Brad and Ryan Jordan go with HOCO in this game and I will admit, that thought never ever entered my mind. Although I grew up hating everything Eagle ish (except for my wife) I never even thought about picking against them in this game. Northside is a complete team and I think they may go all the way , while HOCO is just good enough to miss the playoffs this year. They have not been able to stop anyone, but Jake Fromm will find a way to keep this game close
Northside 35 HOCO 30
Jones County - Stockbridge
Stockbridge is undefeated, Jones County is good but not great. I mean someone explain to me how they lost to Woodland 38-9 and only beat Ola 24-21. Stockbridge by the way, beat Woodland 26-10 and Ola 37-0. Justin Rogers would have to pull a rabbit our of his hat to get a win here and he usually saves those for the playoffs.
Stockbridge 34 Jones County 20
Central - Westside
All the leaders picked Westside and that is the correct pick. I don't think the Chargers have a chance to win this game. I mean I would be shocked if it was not a two touchdown win for Westside. But I have been wrong before once or twice. Westside and Savion Knowlton get it done in a must win game.
Westside 26 Central 13
Tattnall - Stratford
I wrote a lot on this game, and I will say its a big game for me because most folks picked Tattnall. Even with Zion Blasingame set to play, I still think its a terrible matchup for Tattnall going against a powerful front of Stratford. I will stick to my pick
Stratford 22 Tattnall 20
West Laurens - Upson Lee
I always lose West Laurens when I pick West Laurens so I am not sure why I am picking them to win on the road. I have seen both teams this year and Upson was impressive over Perry, but it was Perry. I saw WL stink it up against Warner Robins, so every thing says go Upson.
I cant do it
West Laurens 13 Upson Lee 10
FPD- MDS
FPD showed signs of getting healthy last week and I think that continues this week. Run the foortball Greg Moore and good things will happen. Its funny how the run sets up the pass isn't it.
FPD 41 MDS 10
Twiggs- Wilkinson
Twiggs has some anger issues and I know they have taken some beatings at Wilkinson in the past. Twiggs is for real and will roll in this game.
Twiggs 36 Wilkinson 13
Bleckley Co-Dodge
One team playing good, one team playing bad, one team needing a win worse than the other
Dodge 31 Bleckley 14
Perry -Mary Persons
Perry is better but still not in the class of a Mary Persons
Gotta take the Dawgs here
Mary Persons 30 Perry 10
Peach County- Pike County
Chad Campbell does not lose these games and his team will not look ahead to Jackson next week
Peach 34 Pike 22
Coach of the week from last week
Spoon Risper- The Seminoles went on the road and beat a good Pike County team. Everyone game up on Westside but they have won two straight and played Jackson tough , so they are primed to get a 3 seed with a win over Central. Spoon has got the job down with an inexperienced team and they are peaking at the right time.
Player of the week
Ahmad Barron_ ok so it was not his best game. He mishandled a punt in the first quarter that gave FPD three points. He dropped a touchdown pass in the end zone. But when it was time to shine he did. He carried the ball almost every play in the fourth quarter and that is when he dominated. The guy is 5'7 and about 175 pounds but he is HANDS DOWN, the best back in Macon this year. If you have never seen him play, watch Darren Sproles play on Sunday and you have Ahmad Barron. The colleges are starting to notice him too. He will need a huge game Friday night against Stratford to get a win.
Friday, October 28, 2016
Thursday, October 27, 2016
Stratford and Tattnall football- Does it get any better than that
Well well well look what we have happening at the end of the season.
A classic old school matchup between two teams that really do hate each other.
Oh lets not hide it
Stratford and Tattnall do hate each other
Stratford has always been looked at as the wealthy school in Macon and Tattnall, well, maybe not so wealthy but more of a pick up truck bunch that's lives in North Macon.
They have played each other 48 times and Tattnall has won 26 times, something that doesn't sit well with Stratford.
However Stratford won last year 41-14.
Stratford is 6-2 this season and Tattnall is rolling around undefeated at 8-0. No one saw Tattnall being 8-0 this season and if someone claims they did they are lying.
Much has been said about the record of the teams that Tattnall has played this year. Yes its true, they have played a terrible schedule. Really it is worse than terrible. I mean most of the coaches that Chance Jones has coached against this year will probably get fired.
Tattnall has played four teams this year that are 1-7. They have played one team that is 2-6. The only teams they have played with winning records are Twiggs, who they caught in the third week of a FPD,Stratford, and Tattnall three game stretch, and FPD, who had been dismantled by Stratford the week before.
The total record of Tattnall opponents this year ?
20-44
Now, lets everyone agree that Tattnall is coming off of a four win season, and really nobody knew that the teams they scheduled would be this terrible. They really can't be blamed for the schedule. All the Trojans can do is win the football games on the schedule and they have done that. But do they have chinks in the armor ?
Yes they do.
I saw FPD line up and run the football right at Tattnall- If you don't think Stratford is going to run the football right at Tattnall, then maybe you don't know Mark Farriba and offensive coordinator Cater Pierce. There is no doubt that Kasey Sanders,Russell Mole, Tyler Jordan and Drew Duehart will pose quite a challenge for Tattnalls defense.
I saw Tattnall unable to pass the football-They have not really tried to throw the football this year, but they had one completion against FPD. This tells me that they also will line up and run the football all night long. Now FPD held Tattnall down for a long time last Friday night and Stratford poses and even bigger challenge defensively with highly recruited Tobe Umerah, Tucker Massey, Jamie O'Quinn and Justin Griffin leading the way. But the guy I hear that makes the biggest difference for that defense is Jourdain Irvin. I have heard from two different coaches the guy cant be blocked.
I saw Tattnall give up 29 points to a struggling FPD offense. Now lets give FPD credit. They are pretty good and they were coming off of a terrible performance. They were motivated to run the football and score points. Do I think Stratford will score 29 points against Tattnall? No I do not. Christian Rogers, Sean Brown, Dayton Steinmeyer and Vasco Sanders will not let that happen. Tattnall will not have to worry about the pass on Friday night because Stratford cant and wont pass. This is a mans football game and both teams will line up and pound.
Tattnall also has taken some hits in the running game. Ahmad Barron is the best running back in Macon this year, but Antoine Davis is explosive and turned the FPD game around with a kickoff return. However he went out with what looked to be an ankle issue late last game. With Zion Blasingame iffy for Friday night Tattnall could be a little thin on what has been a solid bunch for them. But it is possible that all three of those guys will play at close to full strength.
Tattnall is on that three game Twiggs, FPD and Stratford part of the schedule, while Stratford played 1-7 Wilkinson County last week.
In other words, Tattnall is worn down a bit and Stratford is fresh.
So do you want me to tell you who will win this football game ?
I think I have a pretty good feel for it.
Some will not like my decision and others will not
Lets just say this is one of three games that I have went back and fourth on all week.
The other two are Northside over HOCO and West Laurens over Upson Lee.
As for Tattnall and Stratford well I will have to go
Stratford 24 Tattnall 21
Go see a high school football game. Its a great time of the year
A classic old school matchup between two teams that really do hate each other.
Oh lets not hide it
Stratford and Tattnall do hate each other
Stratford has always been looked at as the wealthy school in Macon and Tattnall, well, maybe not so wealthy but more of a pick up truck bunch that's lives in North Macon.
They have played each other 48 times and Tattnall has won 26 times, something that doesn't sit well with Stratford.
However Stratford won last year 41-14.
Stratford is 6-2 this season and Tattnall is rolling around undefeated at 8-0. No one saw Tattnall being 8-0 this season and if someone claims they did they are lying.
Much has been said about the record of the teams that Tattnall has played this year. Yes its true, they have played a terrible schedule. Really it is worse than terrible. I mean most of the coaches that Chance Jones has coached against this year will probably get fired.
Tattnall has played four teams this year that are 1-7. They have played one team that is 2-6. The only teams they have played with winning records are Twiggs, who they caught in the third week of a FPD,Stratford, and Tattnall three game stretch, and FPD, who had been dismantled by Stratford the week before.
The total record of Tattnall opponents this year ?
20-44
Now, lets everyone agree that Tattnall is coming off of a four win season, and really nobody knew that the teams they scheduled would be this terrible. They really can't be blamed for the schedule. All the Trojans can do is win the football games on the schedule and they have done that. But do they have chinks in the armor ?
Yes they do.
I saw FPD line up and run the football right at Tattnall- If you don't think Stratford is going to run the football right at Tattnall, then maybe you don't know Mark Farriba and offensive coordinator Cater Pierce. There is no doubt that Kasey Sanders,Russell Mole, Tyler Jordan and Drew Duehart will pose quite a challenge for Tattnalls defense.
I saw Tattnall unable to pass the football-They have not really tried to throw the football this year, but they had one completion against FPD. This tells me that they also will line up and run the football all night long. Now FPD held Tattnall down for a long time last Friday night and Stratford poses and even bigger challenge defensively with highly recruited Tobe Umerah, Tucker Massey, Jamie O'Quinn and Justin Griffin leading the way. But the guy I hear that makes the biggest difference for that defense is Jourdain Irvin. I have heard from two different coaches the guy cant be blocked.
I saw Tattnall give up 29 points to a struggling FPD offense. Now lets give FPD credit. They are pretty good and they were coming off of a terrible performance. They were motivated to run the football and score points. Do I think Stratford will score 29 points against Tattnall? No I do not. Christian Rogers, Sean Brown, Dayton Steinmeyer and Vasco Sanders will not let that happen. Tattnall will not have to worry about the pass on Friday night because Stratford cant and wont pass. This is a mans football game and both teams will line up and pound.
Tattnall also has taken some hits in the running game. Ahmad Barron is the best running back in Macon this year, but Antoine Davis is explosive and turned the FPD game around with a kickoff return. However he went out with what looked to be an ankle issue late last game. With Zion Blasingame iffy for Friday night Tattnall could be a little thin on what has been a solid bunch for them. But it is possible that all three of those guys will play at close to full strength.
Tattnall is on that three game Twiggs, FPD and Stratford part of the schedule, while Stratford played 1-7 Wilkinson County last week.
In other words, Tattnall is worn down a bit and Stratford is fresh.
So do you want me to tell you who will win this football game ?
I think I have a pretty good feel for it.
Some will not like my decision and others will not
Lets just say this is one of three games that I have went back and fourth on all week.
The other two are Northside over HOCO and West Laurens over Upson Lee.
As for Tattnall and Stratford well I will have to go
Stratford 24 Tattnall 21
Go see a high school football game. Its a great time of the year
Thursday, October 20, 2016
another great week of high school football
GAMES OF THE WEEK
I want everyone to know that I trying hard to win the Telegraphs picks, and after last week I moved into second place , just three games behind Brad Harrison. It seems as If I am doing well with the Macon schools and not so good with everyone else. But I am fired up about being back in the mix.
Coffee County vs Northside
I refuse to miss Northside for a third straight week. Northside at home is money in the bank, as they proved last week against Lee County. Of course I went with Lee County. No more mistakes on the Eagles.
Northside 34 Coffee County 14
Southwest vs Washington County
I am thinking huge region game here. One team is new to winning football games while the other one has been a power for years. As much as I want to pick Southwest, I just cant do it. I must go with the home team.
Washington County 20 Southwest 16
Mary Persons vs West Laurens
I have readers from both of these areas and my friend Doug is always giving me grief about not ever picking West Laurens. Well I picked them once and they lost so I have no faith in them.They have been playing much better football since a terrible loss to Warner Robins, but I am going with proven system on this one. If you want to be Mary Persons you have to beat Mary Persons, and Raider Nation is not ready for Zach Harvey or Malik Herring.
Mary Persons 23 West Laurens 13
Ola vs Jones County
High scoring game but I don't think Ola can match the firepower of Hunnicutt to Singleton
Jones 41 Ola 20
Harris County vs Veterans
Veterans is another game I lose every week and this week it could happen again. Thanks to Leyton Pinckney for making me look stupid when I picked against them a week ago. I wont make that error again. Pick the home team dummy
Veterans 21 Harris County 16
Tattnall Square vs FPD
I drank the FPD kool-aid and I liked it. But all of a sudden they are struggling to make the playoffs. I am not sure what the problem is because they still have weapons and I expect them to play the game of their season on Friday night against Tattnall. I mean these guys are almost playing for their playoff lives. Here is two things that I know for surre: FPD will right the ship and make the playoffs, and as well as they play Friday night (which will be pretty good) it wont be enough to stop the Tattnall train.
Tattnall 36 FPD 28
Westside vs Pike
Westside badly needs a win to secure a playoff berth. Pike County is pretty good and at home. No reasoning to this one except I love the Spoon as a coach in a big game.
Westside 22 Pike 20
Northeast vs Dublin
Two struggling football teams tell me to take the home team
Dublin 31 Northeast 20
Twiggs County vs MDS
Twiggs is probably still mad about losing to Tattnall and they will take it out on the Cavs
Twiggs 40 MDS 6
Wilkinson vs Stratford
Ok this is not an easy game. Hear me it is not an easy game for Stratford. Wilkinson is not bad, even though they have only one win. I am betting this is a one score game into the third quarter. Stratford will not take them for granted and will find a way to set up a huge game against Tattnall the following week.
Stratford 33 Wilkinson 22
Coach of the week for last week
Southwest and Joe Dupree with a huge win over Dublin. Southwest it seems has not made the playoffs in about 200 years and they are in a prime position to get in as a 1 or 2 seed this year. Go Patriots.
Quick hitting top 20-
20 - Sean Brown- Tattnall
19-Tyler Jordan - Stratford
18-Vasco Sanders- Tattnall
17-Jimmy Marshall- Tattnall
16-Titus Moore- FPD
15- Adrian Hardwick -MDS
14- Jordan Slocum- SW
13-Markess Burton -SW
12-Torrian McSwain- FPD
11-Christian Rogers-Tattnall
10-Qua Solomon- SW
9-Dalton Cox- FPD
8-Antonio Sanders- Central
7-Nick Singleton- Jones Co
6-Zach Harvey- Mary Persons
5-Jamon Height- Twiggs
4-Ahmad Barron- Tattnall
3-Bradley Hunnicutt- Jones Co
2-Tobe Umerah- Stratford
1 Malik Herring- Mary Persons
I am sure I missed some kids and feel free to tell me about it. We have a lot of great football players in this area, so I have not caught all of them. Obviously it is more difficult to pick defensive players because stats are not seen that much, but I did the best I could.
I want everyone to know that I trying hard to win the Telegraphs picks, and after last week I moved into second place , just three games behind Brad Harrison. It seems as If I am doing well with the Macon schools and not so good with everyone else. But I am fired up about being back in the mix.
Coffee County vs Northside
I refuse to miss Northside for a third straight week. Northside at home is money in the bank, as they proved last week against Lee County. Of course I went with Lee County. No more mistakes on the Eagles.
Northside 34 Coffee County 14
Southwest vs Washington County
I am thinking huge region game here. One team is new to winning football games while the other one has been a power for years. As much as I want to pick Southwest, I just cant do it. I must go with the home team.
Washington County 20 Southwest 16
Mary Persons vs West Laurens
I have readers from both of these areas and my friend Doug is always giving me grief about not ever picking West Laurens. Well I picked them once and they lost so I have no faith in them.They have been playing much better football since a terrible loss to Warner Robins, but I am going with proven system on this one. If you want to be Mary Persons you have to beat Mary Persons, and Raider Nation is not ready for Zach Harvey or Malik Herring.
Mary Persons 23 West Laurens 13
Ola vs Jones County
High scoring game but I don't think Ola can match the firepower of Hunnicutt to Singleton
Jones 41 Ola 20
Harris County vs Veterans
Veterans is another game I lose every week and this week it could happen again. Thanks to Leyton Pinckney for making me look stupid when I picked against them a week ago. I wont make that error again. Pick the home team dummy
Veterans 21 Harris County 16
Tattnall Square vs FPD
I drank the FPD kool-aid and I liked it. But all of a sudden they are struggling to make the playoffs. I am not sure what the problem is because they still have weapons and I expect them to play the game of their season on Friday night against Tattnall. I mean these guys are almost playing for their playoff lives. Here is two things that I know for surre: FPD will right the ship and make the playoffs, and as well as they play Friday night (which will be pretty good) it wont be enough to stop the Tattnall train.
Tattnall 36 FPD 28
Westside vs Pike
Westside badly needs a win to secure a playoff berth. Pike County is pretty good and at home. No reasoning to this one except I love the Spoon as a coach in a big game.
Westside 22 Pike 20
Northeast vs Dublin
Two struggling football teams tell me to take the home team
Dublin 31 Northeast 20
Twiggs County vs MDS
Twiggs is probably still mad about losing to Tattnall and they will take it out on the Cavs
Twiggs 40 MDS 6
Wilkinson vs Stratford
Ok this is not an easy game. Hear me it is not an easy game for Stratford. Wilkinson is not bad, even though they have only one win. I am betting this is a one score game into the third quarter. Stratford will not take them for granted and will find a way to set up a huge game against Tattnall the following week.
Stratford 33 Wilkinson 22
Coach of the week for last week
Southwest and Joe Dupree with a huge win over Dublin. Southwest it seems has not made the playoffs in about 200 years and they are in a prime position to get in as a 1 or 2 seed this year. Go Patriots.
Quick hitting top 20-
20 - Sean Brown- Tattnall
19-Tyler Jordan - Stratford
18-Vasco Sanders- Tattnall
17-Jimmy Marshall- Tattnall
16-Titus Moore- FPD
15- Adrian Hardwick -MDS
14- Jordan Slocum- SW
13-Markess Burton -SW
12-Torrian McSwain- FPD
11-Christian Rogers-Tattnall
10-Qua Solomon- SW
9-Dalton Cox- FPD
8-Antonio Sanders- Central
7-Nick Singleton- Jones Co
6-Zach Harvey- Mary Persons
5-Jamon Height- Twiggs
4-Ahmad Barron- Tattnall
3-Bradley Hunnicutt- Jones Co
2-Tobe Umerah- Stratford
1 Malik Herring- Mary Persons
I am sure I missed some kids and feel free to tell me about it. We have a lot of great football players in this area, so I have not caught all of them. Obviously it is more difficult to pick defensive players because stats are not seen that much, but I did the best I could.
Thursday, October 13, 2016
another high school week
I am trying to get on a roll with picking high school games and I think I have somewhat of a feel for Macon teams but I am missing badly with the others. I need some good weeks and hopefully this will be the week.
HOCO- Coffee County
I picked Coffee County to win this game and I am hedging a bit right now but I will stick with my original pick, although it would not surprise me if Jake Fromm finds a way to get a win. HOCO has not been able to run the ball and Lee County was all over him the entire game. I expect more of the same and I will go with the home team
Coffee 36 HOCO 28
Northside vs Lee County
Talk about a huge game with two great teams. Northside is at home coming off a loss, and Lee County beat HOCO. Can Lee County beat the big two ? I think so
Lee County 23 Northside 20
Stratford vs FPD
Both teams could not handle Twiggs, and FPD struggled against winless Wilkinson before opening things up late. Stratford wants to run while FPD wants to throw. Its really a tossup of who can put points on the board and I think 20 wins it. Can FPD win without running the football ? I don't think so.
Stratford 21 FPD 20
Tattnall vs Twiggs
My goodness is does not get easier with this one. I have been on the Tattnall band wagon all year but Twiggs is a different beast. Twiggs is battle tested and Tattnall is not but I believe Tattnall is a little quicker than Stratford or FPD. Can the defense stop those Twiggs running backs ? Maybe not. But I believe that Tattnall has a little more balance than FPD or Stratford.
Tattnall 23 Twiggs 21
WACO vs Dodge County
I think this one might be a bit easier to pick. WACO has won four in a row and Dodge County shocked Dublin a week ago. I think WACO on the road is risky, however I will take
WACO 30 Dodge 22
Upson Lee vs Perry
I am so happy that Perry is finding some success in Carl Dixons second year, but Upson Lee is a pretty good football team
Upson 24 Perry 14
Jones County vs Union Grove
Maybe this will be a win for me. Hunnicutt is healthy and dealing and Union Grove has struggled.
Jones 37 Union Grove 14
Jackson vs Central
This is a game that Central needs badly but Jackson beat Westside a few weeks ago and that is a quality win. Central struggles again
Jackson 28 Central 16
Mount de Sales- Wilkinson
Wilkinson is winless but MDS is struggling. Wilkinson battled FPD a week ago while MDS struggled. Wilkinson finds a win
Wilkinson 24 MDS 20
Thomas County Central vs Veterans
I have not hit with Veterans all year and they got beat up a week ago.
TCC 27 Veterans 14
I just realized I could have a 2 win week if things dont go right,
for my rankings I decided to add Jones County, Crawford County and Mary Persons and Peach County. I still don't want to fool with the Houston County teams so lets see how it goes with a top ten but not Houston County teams
10}Crawford County
They are sitting at 3-2 and need a win badly against Dooly County this week. I had to make them a top 10 this week because of the respect I have for what Greg Street had done with this football team. They are only a few years form losing 40 straight games and the eagles have 3 wins this year. That in itself deserves a top 10 ranking.
9}Central
The Chargers have to find a way to stop the bleeding but has a record of 5-2. Jesse Hicks is working hard to get some wins and make it to state but someone else besides Antonio Sanders has to step up for the offense
8}Southwest
The Patriots are 3-3 and have two straight wins over decent football teams. They play Thursday against Dublin. If they win they are in the thick of the region race. If not they are fighting for a playoff berth. Jordan Slocum and Qua Solomon are coming on
7}FPD- I love Dalton Cox, who is putting up numbers. But they have to have success running the football to win big games. Obviously they would be higher, but I added some very good football teams to the poll.
6}Stratford
The Eagles need a big win on Friday. They are winning with defense, which is good but have to put points on the board if they are to make a playoff run
5}Twiggs
I have heard from many coaches that Twiggs and JaMon Height are the real deal and they proved they can throw the ball a little bit against Stratford. Ashley Harden might be the hottest coach in the area,
4}Tattnall Square
The Trojans finally get tested but watch out for a sophomore quarterback Miles Morris to handle it. Jimmy Marhsall might break out in the passing game and I just don't think Twiggs will shut down Barron, Davis, Sanders and Mack. Look for the defense to play big against Twiggs
3]Mary Persons
a 5-2 record against a very tough schedule and a Zack Harvey led offense makes the Bulldogs a dangerous team. Oh and lets not forget Malik Herring
2}Peach County
Chad Campbell wins, its just what he does. They are 5-1 so far and go ahead and make that 6-1 with a date with Rutland coming next
1} Jones County
Jutsin Rogers wins football games. Bradley Hunnicutt wins football games. Nick Singleton wins football games. They are a dangerous team right now
Player of the week
JaMon Height
Best running back in the area led his team to a huge win over Stratford
Coach of the week
Carl Dixon- The Perry head coach man handled Howard a week ago and he has the Panthers thinking playoffs. A win over Upson Lee puts them in a great position
HOCO- Coffee County
I picked Coffee County to win this game and I am hedging a bit right now but I will stick with my original pick, although it would not surprise me if Jake Fromm finds a way to get a win. HOCO has not been able to run the ball and Lee County was all over him the entire game. I expect more of the same and I will go with the home team
Coffee 36 HOCO 28
Northside vs Lee County
Talk about a huge game with two great teams. Northside is at home coming off a loss, and Lee County beat HOCO. Can Lee County beat the big two ? I think so
Lee County 23 Northside 20
Stratford vs FPD
Both teams could not handle Twiggs, and FPD struggled against winless Wilkinson before opening things up late. Stratford wants to run while FPD wants to throw. Its really a tossup of who can put points on the board and I think 20 wins it. Can FPD win without running the football ? I don't think so.
Stratford 21 FPD 20
Tattnall vs Twiggs
My goodness is does not get easier with this one. I have been on the Tattnall band wagon all year but Twiggs is a different beast. Twiggs is battle tested and Tattnall is not but I believe Tattnall is a little quicker than Stratford or FPD. Can the defense stop those Twiggs running backs ? Maybe not. But I believe that Tattnall has a little more balance than FPD or Stratford.
Tattnall 23 Twiggs 21
WACO vs Dodge County
I think this one might be a bit easier to pick. WACO has won four in a row and Dodge County shocked Dublin a week ago. I think WACO on the road is risky, however I will take
WACO 30 Dodge 22
Upson Lee vs Perry
I am so happy that Perry is finding some success in Carl Dixons second year, but Upson Lee is a pretty good football team
Upson 24 Perry 14
Jones County vs Union Grove
Maybe this will be a win for me. Hunnicutt is healthy and dealing and Union Grove has struggled.
Jones 37 Union Grove 14
Jackson vs Central
This is a game that Central needs badly but Jackson beat Westside a few weeks ago and that is a quality win. Central struggles again
Jackson 28 Central 16
Mount de Sales- Wilkinson
Wilkinson is winless but MDS is struggling. Wilkinson battled FPD a week ago while MDS struggled. Wilkinson finds a win
Wilkinson 24 MDS 20
Thomas County Central vs Veterans
I have not hit with Veterans all year and they got beat up a week ago.
TCC 27 Veterans 14
I just realized I could have a 2 win week if things dont go right,
for my rankings I decided to add Jones County, Crawford County and Mary Persons and Peach County. I still don't want to fool with the Houston County teams so lets see how it goes with a top ten but not Houston County teams
10}Crawford County
They are sitting at 3-2 and need a win badly against Dooly County this week. I had to make them a top 10 this week because of the respect I have for what Greg Street had done with this football team. They are only a few years form losing 40 straight games and the eagles have 3 wins this year. That in itself deserves a top 10 ranking.
9}Central
The Chargers have to find a way to stop the bleeding but has a record of 5-2. Jesse Hicks is working hard to get some wins and make it to state but someone else besides Antonio Sanders has to step up for the offense
8}Southwest
The Patriots are 3-3 and have two straight wins over decent football teams. They play Thursday against Dublin. If they win they are in the thick of the region race. If not they are fighting for a playoff berth. Jordan Slocum and Qua Solomon are coming on
7}FPD- I love Dalton Cox, who is putting up numbers. But they have to have success running the football to win big games. Obviously they would be higher, but I added some very good football teams to the poll.
6}Stratford
The Eagles need a big win on Friday. They are winning with defense, which is good but have to put points on the board if they are to make a playoff run
5}Twiggs
I have heard from many coaches that Twiggs and JaMon Height are the real deal and they proved they can throw the ball a little bit against Stratford. Ashley Harden might be the hottest coach in the area,
4}Tattnall Square
The Trojans finally get tested but watch out for a sophomore quarterback Miles Morris to handle it. Jimmy Marhsall might break out in the passing game and I just don't think Twiggs will shut down Barron, Davis, Sanders and Mack. Look for the defense to play big against Twiggs
3]Mary Persons
a 5-2 record against a very tough schedule and a Zack Harvey led offense makes the Bulldogs a dangerous team. Oh and lets not forget Malik Herring
2}Peach County
Chad Campbell wins, its just what he does. They are 5-1 so far and go ahead and make that 6-1 with a date with Rutland coming next
1} Jones County
Jutsin Rogers wins football games. Bradley Hunnicutt wins football games. Nick Singleton wins football games. They are a dangerous team right now
Player of the week
JaMon Height
Best running back in the area led his team to a huge win over Stratford
Coach of the week
Carl Dixon- The Perry head coach man handled Howard a week ago and he has the Panthers thinking playoffs. A win over Upson Lee puts them in a great position
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
this weeks game and power 7 rankings
I think you heard it here first that FPD was going to struggle with Twiggs County, but I did not think the Cobras could pull off the upset.
Boy was I wrong on that one.
I should have gone with my gut and went ahead with Twiggs in my picks.
But even though I thought FPD and the magic bubble would burst, I thought that the Vikings, with 55 players strong to Twiggs 31, would find a way to win.
But for some reason, with three linemen over 300 pounds, the ground game was anemic.
You gotta be able to run the ball if you are playing football in this state,
Ok here are my picks for the games this week, and we have some tough ones.
HOCO vs Lee County: It is very tough for me to pick against Jake Fromm and all those receivers, Even with all the weapons in the passing game, the Bears can still run the football. I saw Lee County play Jones County, and sneak out a win, bur Bradley Hunnicutt, the best quarterback in this area not named Fromm, was hobbled the entire game. Fromm wont be hobbled and HOCO wins a tough game on the road, HOCO 31 Lee County 26
Northside vs Valdosta: I don't know much about Valdosta, except they have lost only one game. But hey this is Northside, the most dominant football in this area over the last 10 years or so. Gotta stick with the Eagles. Northside 24 Valdosta 21
Stratford vs Twiggs County: FPD could not stop the Twiggs run game, but Stratford is much better up front. Stratford is also battle tested. Those running backs will have a hard time and I dont know if Twiggs can stop all the Eagle backs. It will be old fashioned football because Twiggs had 10 yards passing a week ago, which was 10 yards more than Stratford had.
In a close one Stratford 17 Twiggs 14
Northeast vs Southwest: Northeast made my top seven last week and then got blown out. Jordan Slocum and Qua Solomon go off in this game. Southwest 34 Northeast 12
Central vs Peach County: Jesse Hicks has been winning games with smoke and mirrors but that wont win in this region. Antonio Sanders Jr, wont get loose in this game, and when he doesn't, the Chargers cant move the football, The Central slide will continue. Peach 34 Centra14
Veterans vs Bainbridge: Its a tossup but I will take a David Bruce team in most close game. Veterans 20 Bainbridge 13
Howard vs Perry: Barney Hester is at least a year away and Perry wins this one at home. Perry 22 Howard 16
Rutland vs Westside: Its a must win for both teams and I was not sure Rutland would get to two wins but they have. I don't see another as Westside is starting to get things moving. They lost to a very good Jackson team a week ago and will roll this week, Westside 36 Rutland 12
MDS vs Tattnall: Zion Blasingame will miss this game with an ankle, but Barron, Davis, Mack and Vasco Sanders had 340 yards rushing last week. MDS wont stop that run game, and if they do, watch out for Jimmy Marshall to bust out in a big way. MDS beat Tattnall a year ago, but this one will not be close. Tattnall 30 MDS 6
It is getting a bit hard to pick 7 Macon teams to put in my top seven. I guess I could sneak some others into the mix and I will do that next week if you want me to. I could add Twiggs, Crawford and Jones and I think all of these teams would make it, But I will stick to Macon this week.
7} I thought about adding Windsor at this spot but they got blown out last week. I had to take out Northeast because they got blown out last week, Howard ? well they got blown out last week.Mount de Sales got blown out last week, So by default, I will go with Rutland, who came up with a hard fought win over Kendrick last week. I will not claim to know anything about them, but head coach Mark Daniel, who got the job over some very qualified Middle Georgia coaches, gets the number seven spot before they lose to Westside.
6}Southwest- The Patriots are 2-3 and finally got out of the fog they went in after the Westside win by beating Dodge County a week ago.Slocum had a very good game and Solomon and Burton have been solid so far, but they have not found a way to run the football yet. That will change against Northeast,
5} Central- The Chargers take a big fall and I think the rest of the season will be tough for them. I think they will play Westside late in the season with a chance to make the state p layoffs as a four seed.
4}Westside is 2-5 but have played a fairly difficult schedule. Savion Knowlton threw for 196 yards in a tough loss to Jackson and that bodes well for the Seminoles. There is no way I am betting against Spoon Risper to turn this thing around.
3}FPD-124 points in the first three games and 30 point sin the last two. The Vikings should get will against Wilkinson County, but they have to figure out a way to run the football and take some of the pressure off of Dalton Cox. The last two games they have a total of 100 yards rushing on 41 attempts. Thats not gonna be good enough as the season gets tougher. But I am sure that the Vikings are working hard on the run game this week and will be a threat late in the season.
2}Tattnall Square- I think the Trojans are pretty good but they absolutely have not played anyone. I mean not anyone. But they can only play who is scheduled. This week it is a struggling Mount de Sales team that has been a disappointment so far this year. Tattnall seems to have a great defense, but its the offense that turns heads. We will find out soon enough though because after MDS they play Twiggs at home and then Stratford and FPD on the road. Time to step up Ahmad, Destin, Jimmy, Vasco, and Zion.
1}Stratford-a 4-1 record against a very difficult schedule lands the Eagles in the one spot. I honestly dont know much about them, but I know that they have a fantastic coaching staff and they found a senior, Russell Mole, who has barely carried the ball in his career to rush for over 200 yards last week. Everyone knows Tobe Umerah and he leads the way for a defense that only gives up about 10 points a game. They are in for a battle with Twiggs, but Mark Farriba finds a way.
Coach of the week
Ashley Harden- Finds a way to get his undermanned Twiggs County team all the way to number one in class A public schools. What a great coaching job he has done with a down and out Twiggs team the last two years,
Boy was I wrong on that one.
I should have gone with my gut and went ahead with Twiggs in my picks.
But even though I thought FPD and the magic bubble would burst, I thought that the Vikings, with 55 players strong to Twiggs 31, would find a way to win.
But for some reason, with three linemen over 300 pounds, the ground game was anemic.
You gotta be able to run the ball if you are playing football in this state,
Ok here are my picks for the games this week, and we have some tough ones.
HOCO vs Lee County: It is very tough for me to pick against Jake Fromm and all those receivers, Even with all the weapons in the passing game, the Bears can still run the football. I saw Lee County play Jones County, and sneak out a win, bur Bradley Hunnicutt, the best quarterback in this area not named Fromm, was hobbled the entire game. Fromm wont be hobbled and HOCO wins a tough game on the road, HOCO 31 Lee County 26
Northside vs Valdosta: I don't know much about Valdosta, except they have lost only one game. But hey this is Northside, the most dominant football in this area over the last 10 years or so. Gotta stick with the Eagles. Northside 24 Valdosta 21
Stratford vs Twiggs County: FPD could not stop the Twiggs run game, but Stratford is much better up front. Stratford is also battle tested. Those running backs will have a hard time and I dont know if Twiggs can stop all the Eagle backs. It will be old fashioned football because Twiggs had 10 yards passing a week ago, which was 10 yards more than Stratford had.
In a close one Stratford 17 Twiggs 14
Northeast vs Southwest: Northeast made my top seven last week and then got blown out. Jordan Slocum and Qua Solomon go off in this game. Southwest 34 Northeast 12
Central vs Peach County: Jesse Hicks has been winning games with smoke and mirrors but that wont win in this region. Antonio Sanders Jr, wont get loose in this game, and when he doesn't, the Chargers cant move the football, The Central slide will continue. Peach 34 Centra14
Veterans vs Bainbridge: Its a tossup but I will take a David Bruce team in most close game. Veterans 20 Bainbridge 13
Howard vs Perry: Barney Hester is at least a year away and Perry wins this one at home. Perry 22 Howard 16
Rutland vs Westside: Its a must win for both teams and I was not sure Rutland would get to two wins but they have. I don't see another as Westside is starting to get things moving. They lost to a very good Jackson team a week ago and will roll this week, Westside 36 Rutland 12
MDS vs Tattnall: Zion Blasingame will miss this game with an ankle, but Barron, Davis, Mack and Vasco Sanders had 340 yards rushing last week. MDS wont stop that run game, and if they do, watch out for Jimmy Marshall to bust out in a big way. MDS beat Tattnall a year ago, but this one will not be close. Tattnall 30 MDS 6
It is getting a bit hard to pick 7 Macon teams to put in my top seven. I guess I could sneak some others into the mix and I will do that next week if you want me to. I could add Twiggs, Crawford and Jones and I think all of these teams would make it, But I will stick to Macon this week.
7} I thought about adding Windsor at this spot but they got blown out last week. I had to take out Northeast because they got blown out last week, Howard ? well they got blown out last week.Mount de Sales got blown out last week, So by default, I will go with Rutland, who came up with a hard fought win over Kendrick last week. I will not claim to know anything about them, but head coach Mark Daniel, who got the job over some very qualified Middle Georgia coaches, gets the number seven spot before they lose to Westside.
6}Southwest- The Patriots are 2-3 and finally got out of the fog they went in after the Westside win by beating Dodge County a week ago.Slocum had a very good game and Solomon and Burton have been solid so far, but they have not found a way to run the football yet. That will change against Northeast,
5} Central- The Chargers take a big fall and I think the rest of the season will be tough for them. I think they will play Westside late in the season with a chance to make the state p layoffs as a four seed.
4}Westside is 2-5 but have played a fairly difficult schedule. Savion Knowlton threw for 196 yards in a tough loss to Jackson and that bodes well for the Seminoles. There is no way I am betting against Spoon Risper to turn this thing around.
3}FPD-124 points in the first three games and 30 point sin the last two. The Vikings should get will against Wilkinson County, but they have to figure out a way to run the football and take some of the pressure off of Dalton Cox. The last two games they have a total of 100 yards rushing on 41 attempts. Thats not gonna be good enough as the season gets tougher. But I am sure that the Vikings are working hard on the run game this week and will be a threat late in the season.
2}Tattnall Square- I think the Trojans are pretty good but they absolutely have not played anyone. I mean not anyone. But they can only play who is scheduled. This week it is a struggling Mount de Sales team that has been a disappointment so far this year. Tattnall seems to have a great defense, but its the offense that turns heads. We will find out soon enough though because after MDS they play Twiggs at home and then Stratford and FPD on the road. Time to step up Ahmad, Destin, Jimmy, Vasco, and Zion.
1}Stratford-a 4-1 record against a very difficult schedule lands the Eagles in the one spot. I honestly dont know much about them, but I know that they have a fantastic coaching staff and they found a senior, Russell Mole, who has barely carried the ball in his career to rush for over 200 yards last week. Everyone knows Tobe Umerah and he leads the way for a defense that only gives up about 10 points a game. They are in for a battle with Twiggs, but Mark Farriba finds a way.
Coach of the week
Ashley Harden- Finds a way to get his undermanned Twiggs County team all the way to number one in class A public schools. What a great coaching job he has done with a down and out Twiggs team the last two years,
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