Our 5A region previews are listed below. You’ll find players to watch, key games and our predicted region finish. Please feel free to comment if there are any corrections that need to be made. Thanks for reading. Please feel free to share.
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We expect Warner Robins to be right back at the top of Region 1 when the season ends. We expect a shift in power below Warner Robins. Look for Harris County and TCC to be improved over last season. October 19th should be a big date in the region which will answer a lot of questions.
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We expect for Wayne County and Ware County to be at the top of the class this season. Quite frankly, we’d be shocked if either of them had a region loss come their November 2nd contest. We gave Wayne the nod again. But we won’t be surprised if Coach Stephens has the Gators ready to reclaim the top spot in the region.
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We like Griffin to lay claim to the region title this season, but it won’t be a run away. Starr’s Mill has to replace a lot of talent from a season ago. We think Whitewater could be a team that challenges the Bears. Our sleeper team is McIntosh. They’ve got a pretty good signal caller under center. While McIntosh won’t surprise folks in Peachtree City, they could be a surprise team for the rest of the state.
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Jones County and Stockbridge are our picks to battle for the top spot in Region 4. We think that Ola is a team on the risen this region. But ultimately, we believe the region will be decided by the November 2nd game between Stockbridge and Jones County.
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Wa believe Arabia Mountain will be right back on top in Region 5 when the dust settles. We don’t expect for Miller Grove or Southwest DeKalb to go quietly into the night. Look for these teams to battle it out all season long.
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The Carver Panthers are our pick to top Region 6 this season. They return perhaps the best running back in the region and we believe that will be just enough to edge out Banneker and Jackson.
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It’s no surprise that we selected Rome to be on top of Region 7. They are also our pick to repeat. Perhaps their QB does not get as much press as he should, but I’m sure that the Wolves signal caller is just fine guiding his team to victories. Carrollton has a couple of outstanding linebackers and will probably present the biggest challenge for Rome on September 14th. Hiram is our sleeper team here to make the playoffs. While we have them finishing outside of the top 4, they’ve got a senior quarterback and could be re-energized with a new head coach.
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Buford looks to be best in class again in region 8. They look to be the closest thing to a sure bet outside of Rome and Warner Robins. We believe Clarke Central and Cedar Shoals will be battling it out for second and third place. Loganville gets our nod to round out the top four.