Our 7A 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.
Short Take
Colquitt County appears to be the usual suspect here to win the region. While the Packers finished third in the region last season, they return plenty of talent on both sides of the ball to make another deep run into the state tournament. Our surprise, which might not be a surprise, will be Camden County. We think the Wildcats will improve enough to return to the playoffs in 2018.
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The Pebblebrook Falcons are in the midst of a resurgence. But we believe this is still Westlake’s region for the taking. We know we aren’t going out on a limb with the top four teams here, but these look like a safe bet. It’s up to East Coweta and Wheeler to prove us wrong.
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On paper, there really isn’t much reason to doubt that Marietta is the best team in the Region. Hillgrove and McEachern should have enough talent to make things interesting. But we believe there is just too much offensive firepower for most teams in the region to keep up. But if there’s anyone that will give Marietta a test, we believe it will be the McEachern Indians, who have a talented but raw sophomore at quarterback who’s looking to step in to the limelight himself.
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This region should be Walton’s for the taking. They return a very talented quarterback and receiver tandem. Probably too much for any region opponent to keep in check. The real battle will be for the last three playoff spots. We like Etowah, because they return an experienced back and a pretty good offensive line. We expect Woodstock and Roswell to be somewhere in the mix come late-October.
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We believe that this will be a two-horse race ultimately between Milton and South Forsyth. The South Forsyth Eagles do get hit a little bit with the opening of Denmark High, but we think they’ll play well enough to be in contention for a region title. The October 12th matchup with Milton should go a long way in determining the region champion.
Short Take
North Gwinnett is the defending 7A state champion. This region is no cake-walk, but we think that North Gwinnett will bring home another Region Title. We expect for Mill Creek and Mountain View to contend for the 2nd spot in the region. Peachtree Ridge and Discovery should be improved, but not enough to make the top four this season.
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If there is a trend in Region 7 it would be the youth movement. Brookwood, Norcross and Parkview are perennial powers. We give Brookwood the edge this season over both Norcross and Parkview, but it won’t be a run-away. The last two games between the Panthers and Broncos have been decided by a total of 4 points. Meadowcreek had an amazing run in 2017, but lose one of the best backs in the state to graduation.
Short Take
The Grayson roster is littered with talent on both sides of the ball. We expect the Rams to get the best of Archer this season. We really believe that this is a two-horse race. And it should be decided on October 12th.