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,