We are previewing all of the 2020 GHSA playoff games. Next up is Class 6A. This will be a two-part series. This preview features games between River Ridge – Rome, Lee County – Brunswick, Westlake – Richmond Hill and Allatoona – Dacula.
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The Skinny
The River Ridge Knights won their first playoff game in school history in dramatic fashion. The Knights are in uncharted territory at this point in the season. Their opponent will be the Rome Wolves. Rome is in the 2nd round for the sixth consecutive year. The Wolves have turned to freshmen quarterback Reece Fountain lately, and he’s responded well. Rome is facing a very confident River Ridge team this week. The Knights feature Class 6A’s leading rusher in Amehre Morrison. If they can slow him down, then Rome should be in this game late. River Ridge seems to have plenty of momentum coming into this week, but we aren’t sure if they’ve played a team as physical as Rome. We like the Wolves by three in a nail biter.
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The Lee County Trojans are in the second round of the playoffs for the fifth straight season. Lee County flexed their muscle again against Tucker last week and will host the Brunswick Pirates on Friday. Brunswick advanced to the second round for the second straight season. The Pirates have held their last three opponents to a total of 18 points. Unfortunately for them, Lee County has scored 90 points in their last two games. We like the Trojans by no less than three touchdowns this Friday.
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The Westlake Lions advanced to the second round of the playoffs for the fifth time in seven years. In their last five games, Westlake has scored no less than 42 points and during that same stretch have only surrendered 41 total points. They will host the Richmond Hill Wildcats who are in the second round for the third straight season. Richmond hill has outscored their last two opponents by a score of 111-7. The scoreboard operator might be busy at Westlake on Friday. Two running backs to keep an eye on this week, Ashaud Roberson of Richmond Hill and Zina Mulbah of Westlake. It’s hard to pick against the Lions at home. We like Westlake by a touchdown.
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The Allatoona Buccaneers advanced to the second round for the seventh consecutive season. Allatoona recorded their fourth shutout win of the season. They will host the Dacula Falcons this Friday who got back on track by defeating Alexander last week to advance to their fifth straight second round playoff appearance. Dacula will look for another big game from Kaleb Edwards and Kyle Efford to advance past Allatoona. The Bucs have been playing pretty good defense all season and we look for them to rise to the occasion again this week. We don’t anticipate a blowout here, Allatoona by 6.