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
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