We have made it to end of the GHSA Football Season. It has been an interesting ride, but hats off to all of the teams in every classification around the state of Georgia who made high school football possible this season. Our 2A Finals preview is all about Callaway and Fitzgerald. Callaway will be in search of their first state title while Fitzgerald is seeking their second title and first since 1948.
Last week in our picks, we went 1-1 in Class 2A. We underestimated the Callaway last week. Congratulations to the Cavs for proving us wrong!
Best of luck to both teams competing in the finals. As always, thanks for reading. Please feel free to comment and share.
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The Skinny
The Callaway Cavaliers advanced to the finals for the first time in school history with a huge win over Rabun County. Offensive leaders this season for the Cavs include multi-year starter at quarterback Demetrius Coleman and running back Charlie Dixon. Defensive leaders for Callaway include Jalin Shephard, Austin Thomas, LaQuize Gilbert and Keshawn Suggs. Callaway is averaging 28.3 points per game while the defense is allowing 14.8. In their three playoff games, Callaway is averaging 30.3 points per game while allowing 15.6. They have defeated nine playoff teams this season, (including a first-round forfeit by Banks County). A win on Wednesday would be the first state title in school history.
The Fitzgerald Purple Hurricanes recorded their first shutout of the season as they defeated Jefferson County last week to make their seventh appearance in a state final game. The Purple Hurricanes are led offensively by dual threat quarterback Rashad Davis, receiver/defensive back Chance Gamble and running back Mario Clark. (Clark has rushed for over 1,000 yards on the season.) DeQuavion Harper, E.J. Lightsey and the aforementioned Gamble are leaders on defense for the Purple Hurricanes. Fitzgerald is averaging 35.6 points per game while allowing 11.6. In their four playoff games, Fitzgerald is averaging 41.2 points per game while allowing 11 points. The Canes have defeated ten playoff teams this season. (Eleven if you include the second win over Jefferson County.) A win would be the second state title in school history. We have picked against the Cavs in each of the previous two weeks. Suffice to say we won’t be making that mistake again this week. We believe Charlie Dixon will be the difference. Cavs by a touchdown.