Our final set of week two GHSA-A-Public Playoff previews are listed below. This preview features matchups between Trion-Schley County, Montgomery County-Marion County, Charlton County-Clinch County and Dooly County-Mt. Zion. Congratulations to all of these teams that won their first round game. Best of luck to you all as you play this Friday.
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Key:
TFR – Turd Ferguson Report
GSWA – Georgia Sports Writers Association
NR – Not Ranked
The Skinny
There are a lot of similarities between The Trion Bulldogs and Schley County Wildcats. Both Schley County and Trion will utilize the running attack primarily this Friday. Schley county sandwiched 8 consecutive wins in between two losses to Marion County this season. The Wildcats will rely on the combination of Tra Sampson and Zamon Ross. The duo has rushed for 1,934 yards and 27 -TDs on the season. Archer Hathaway anchors the Wildcats offensive line. Meanwhile, the Trion Bulldogs will look to Hagen Willingham t lead them on offense. Willingham can score in all phases of the game. Willingham will be running behind an offensive line anchored by Jake Hayes. This game will certainly come down to which team executes their offense better. We do think that Trion can beat Schley, but this week, we are going with the home team, Schley County to win by two field goals.
The Skinny
If the Montgomery County Eagles are going to knock off the Marion County Eagles, they will need to have another big game from De’quan Jackson. Jackson leads Montgomery County in rushing, receiving and return yards. He just about does it all for the Eagles. The Montgomery County offense is averaging 31.7 points per game this season. They are looking to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time since 1987. Marion County has gone through the year unscathed. Their closest competition in Class-A has been Schley County. Trice McCannon and Travon Matthews lead Marion in most of the offensive statistical categories. McCannon has passed for 1,357 yards and rushed for 823 yards , while Matthews has rushed for 1,400 yards and 24-TDs. We think that Montgomery County can compete, but we like Marion to stretch the lead as the game goes along. Marion County by 18.
The Skinny
The Charlton County Indians and the Clinch County Panthers will meet for the 2nd time this season and the 58th time overall. Clinch County got the best of Charlton in the first matchup and has won the last 4 tilts. On the season the Indians are averaging 28.9 points per game on offense, while the defense is allowing 17.8 points per game. Meanwhile, Clinch County is averaging 36.6 points per game on offense and allowing 13.4 points a game on defense. This was a tough draw for Charlton County. Generally, we don’t like the time that won the first game to win the rematch, but circumstances are different here. We like Clinch by 16.
The Skinny
The Dooly County Bobcats will travel to West Georgia to take on the Mt. Zion Eagles. Bo Lawson continues to lead the Bobcats in both rushing (1,216 yards) and passing (1,711 yards) with 34-Total TDs. On the season, the Bobcats are averaging 31.8 points per game while the defense is allowing 26.6- points per game. They will be matched up with a Mt. Zion defense that is only allowing 10.7 points per game. The Eagles are looking to advance to the quarterfinals for the 4th time in the past 5 years. Expect Mt. Zion to use the run game this week. We like the Eagles, but we think it will be closer than some expect. Mt Zion by 8.