my picks for the few locals

I figured I would throw these picks out real quick this morning for the few local teams that are left in the state playoffs. Congrats to all of them for having great seasons. WRHS-Rome I went to this game last year with high hopes that the Demons could indeed play with Rome University and it was evident in the first three minutes that they couldn't. I am telling you that if Warner Robins finds a way to stay close in this game its a small miracle. Rome has not lost in forever and they have a running back named Jamious Griffin who has over 2500 yards to go with 37 touchdowns. Did I mention they have not lost in forever ? I think Warner Robins gives the effort and the Wolves defense has given up some points this year, but can the Demons give Dylan Fromm time to do what he needs to do ? Last year they could not and Fromm took a beating. I think it's a little better this year but I don't think Rome loses this year. Rome 40 WRHS 21 Peach County- Calhoun This game has all the emotions possible for a high school football game with what happened last year. I don't think I need to repeat what happened last year except to state the fact that Peach got screwed out of a possible state championship. I would take Chad Campbell to win any game against any coach when the talent is fairly equal. I respect Chad Campbell more than any high school coach in this area and that is saying a lot because I respect the majority of them. As a former reporter the way I judge coaches is how they treated me when I needed them. Sometimes it would be a text saying hey coach can we talk today. 90 percent of the time Chad Campbell calls me back immediately. If he didn't do that it was a text saying what time to call him. When he did that he would always be waiting for the call. I wish that all coaches would be that way. Most of the coaches are like that but we have a few in this area that wont give you the time of day. I talked to coach Campbell at the Northside game and he was nice enough to give me an interview at halftime of a close game. He was also willing to talk to me after that game. He understands that doing that is a part of his job. I know he probably didn't want to do either one because he had more important stuff to do, but he took the time to do it. Peach has the chance of a lifetime tonight to avenge a heartbreaking loss. You see Peach County and Chad Campbell don't play football just for the school, they play football for the community. You may as well close the county down tonight because no one will be there. Chad Campbell gets the fact the he is playing this game for the community, and I just cannot pick against him right now, even though when I started writing I had planned to pick Calhoun. Peach 24 Calhoun 23 Northside- Dacula Jadin Daniels has put Northside on his back for the last five weeks and has the amazing stats of 1500 yards rushing and passing. 400 of those rushing yards are over the last three weeks while he has only 116 yards passing. He will have to pass in this game to win, but I think the Eagles season ends tonigh Dacula 28 Northside 24