We have made it to end of the GHSA Football Season and our final preview. 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 Class A-Private Finals preview features Prince Avenue Christian and Trinity Christian. Both teams are seeking their first state title.
Last week in our picks, we went 2-0 in Class A-Private.
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 Prince Avenue Christian Wolverines advanced to the state title game for the first time since 2012 and only the second time in school history. Last week the Wolverines were led by the usual suspects as Brock Vandagriff threw for 269 yards and 3-TDs while Landon Owens rushed for 132 yards and 2-TDs and Zac Dyer added 7 receptions for 139 and a touchdown in route to a 47-point victory over Wesleyan. Vandagriff has now thrown for 3,907 yards and 44-TDs while Owens has rushed for 1,145 yards and 16-TDs. Logan Johnson (65 receptions, 1,133 yards, 18-TDs) and the aforementioned Dyer (60 receptions 1,230 yards, 10-TDs) are the top receivers for Prince Avenue. Davis Ridings leads the team with 140 total tackles while B.J. Green leads the team in sacks with 9 and Chas Scoggins has intercepted 5 passes. As a team the Wolverines have intercepted 19 passes and recorded 35 sacks. They are averaging 48.1 points per game this season while allowing 13.8. In their four playoff games, the Wolverines are averaging 48.2 points per game while allowing 9.2. They have defeated 9 different playoff teams and eleven if you count the playoff rematches between Wesleyan and Hebron Christian. A win would give the Wolverines their first state title in school history.
The Trinity Christian Lions have reached the GHSA finals for the first time in school history. Last week, quarterback David Dallas threw for 177 yards and 2-TDs while Tyson Wall rushed for 101 yards and Danny Baird and Shawn Braxton both intercepted two passes to help lead the way to victory. This season Dallas has thrown for 1,978 yards and 16-TDs while Wall has rushed for 1,164 yards and 12-TDs. Leading receivers for the Lions include Joshua Dallas (45 receptions 721 yards, 4-TDs) Danny Baird (40 receptions, 424 yards, 6-TDs) and Bryce Wilcox (36 receptions, 369 yards, 4-TDs). Christian Hanson leads the team with 111 total tackles while Cameron Matthews is tops on the team with 7 sacks. Baird and Aaron Gates have each intercepted 5 passes not he year. As a whole the defense has 17 interceptions this season. The Lions are averaging 29.6 points per game while allowing 13.6. In their four playoff games, they are averaging 40.7 while the defense is allowing 11.7. The Lions have defeated 10 playoff teams this season and 11 if you include the Whitefield Academy rematch in the second round of the playoffs. A win would give the Lions their first state title in school history. The Lions are talented and young, but we believe the Wolverines are just that good behind Vandagriff, Owens, Johnson and Dyer. We like the Wolverines by four touchdowns.