Each week, I attempt to predict the winners for our area high school football matchups. Being the competitive person that I am, I pride myself on posting a certain percentage of winners. Well, this season, that number (which has always been 80%) was in jeopardy due to a terrible start. However, I am happy to report that, after posting my best week of the season last week, I am now over 80%. I went 22-1 a week ago to being my season total to 142-33 (81.1%).
Now, all I have to do is not blow it over the next couple of weeks…
All kidding aside… we have 16 area teams still alive in the playoffs this week, including an area private school competing for an eight-man football state championship in the GISA ranks. Here is a look at the games involving ranked teams, with my predicted outcome for each contest.
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Georgia
GISA Eight-Man Football State Championship
Windsor Academy 36, Westminster (Augusta) 27
Class A – Semi-Finals
Thomas Jefferson Academy 37, John Hancock Academy 13
Class AA – Quarterfinals
Briarwood Academy 20, Edmund Burke Academy 13
Terrell Academy 41, Augusta Prep 23
GHSA – Round 2 (Sweet 16)
Class AAAAAA – Round 2
Johns Creek 26, Evans 20
Class AAA – Round 2
Thomson 30, Ringgold 27
Stephens Co. 32, Burke Co. 24
Class AA – Round 2
South Atlanta 20, Westside 17
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Class A – Round 2
Irwin Co. 33, Lincoln Co. 21
Wash-Wilkes 42, Brooks Co. 41
Warren Co. 34, Pelham 16
South Carolina
Class AA – Quarterfinals
Silver Bluff 44, Cheraw 14
Philip Simmons 35, Barnwell 19
Class A – Quarterfinals
Lamar 40, Ridge Spring-Monetta 36
Bamberg Ehrhardt 27, Baptist Hill 26
Ashley Brown covers sports for The Augusta Press. Reach him at Ashley.brown@theaugustapress.com
