The playoff field continues to be whittled down. Up next, we preview the 6A GHSA Football semifinals. Similar to Class 7A, there are three No. 1 seeds and one No. 2 seed that make up the field for the semifinals. There are two teams from Region 6-6A (Harrison and Allatoona), still alive and if they both win, we would have an All Cobb County final. Dacula and Richmond Hill are looking to get to the finals for the first time in school history. The matchups this week are Dacula-Harrison and Richmond Hill-Allatoona. Best of luck to all teams competing this weekend. As always, please let us know if there are any corrections. Thanks as always for reading and sharing!!!
The Skinny
The Dacula Falcons have advanced to the semifinals for the second consecutive season and for the fifth time in school history. The Falcons are also 13-0 for the first time in program history. Running Back Kaleb Edwards and quarterback Jarrett Jenkins helped spearhead the victory for the Falcons. Dacula’s offense has been on a roll in the playoffs as they are averaging 49 points per game while the defense is allowing 19.6 points per game. Since September 20th, the Flacons have not scored less than 34 points in a game. A win this week would put the Falcons into the finals for the first time in school history.
The Harrison Hoyas are in the semifinals for the first time since 2000. The Hoyas are also 13-0 for the first time in program history. Harrison’s David Roberts rushed for two-TDs while Gavin Hall tossed a touchdown to Jay Ziglor to help lead the way for the Hoyas last week. The 28-point output was the lowest point production for the offense since early October. In the playoffs, Harrison is averaging 41.3 points per game while the defense is allowing 17 points per game. A win this week would put the Hoyas in the finals for the first time since 2000. Harrison has been our No.1 ranked team for several weeks now, but we believe Dacula is clicking on all cylinders, we like the Falcons this week by 6.
The Skinny
The Richmond Hill Wildcats are in the semifinals for the first time in school history. The Wildcats have also won 9 games for only the third time in school history. They have now won 8 games in a row. Jalen Rouse had 84 yards rushing to pace the Wildcats and has now rushed for 1,754 yards and 23-TDs on the year. Britton Williams added three field goals to help pace Richmond Hill in their win over Valdosta. In three playoff games, Richmond Hill is averaging 30.6 points per game while the defense is allowing 20 points per game. A win this week will put the Wildcats in the finals for the first time in school history.
Allatoona advanced to the semifinals for the first time since 2015 and the third time in school history. The Bucs have won six games in a row and in the process, recorded their second shutout of the season. Last week, quarterback Dante Marshall’s only completion went for a touchdown to Asante Das. Marcus Taylor, Dequori Garrett and Alex Wilson led the way on the ground for Allatoona as the trio combined for 235 yards and 2-TDs. Allatoona is averaging 32 points per game in the playoffs while the defense is allowing 6.6 points per game. A win this week will put Allatoona into the finals for the first time since 2015. The long road trip may take its toll on the Allatoona offense, but we like the Bucs defense. Allatoona by 3.