TFR 2018 GHSA-6-A Week 2 Playoff Preview 1 of 2

Posted on November 12, 2018 by admin

Our first set of week two GHSA-6-A Playoff previews are listed below. This preview features matchups between Valdosta-Glynn Academy, Allatoona-Dacula, Northside Warner Robins-Bradwell Institute and Sequoyah-Creekside. Congratulations to all of these teams that won their first round game. Best of luck to you all as you play this Friday.

As always, thanks for reading. Please feel free to contact me if there are any errors.

 

Key: 

TFR – Turd Ferguson Report

GSWA – Georgia Sports Writers Association

NR – Not Ranked

 

 

The Skinny

 

The Valdosta Wildcats and Glynn Academy Terrors last met in the first round of the 2017 state playoffs; the Wildacts were victorious in that match up. In order to duplicate that success, Valdosta will lean on quarterback Tate Rodemaker (3,202 yards, 30-TDs). The Wildcats are averaging 42.5 points per game. But the defense is also giving up 36.2 points per game. The Terrors are winners of their last five games. They are averaging 29.4 points per game, but their defense is only giving up 17.8 points per game. The Terrors will depend primarily on the run game. The biggest question will be whether the can control the clock and keep Valdosta’s high scoring offense on the sidelines. We certainly think it’s possible…but not probable. We like Valdosta by 10 this week.


 

 

 

The Skinny

 

There is a saying that defense travels. You can bet the Allatoona Buccaneers hopes their defense travels with them this week as they take on the Dacula Falcons. The Bucs are only giving up 14.2 points per game this season on defense. Calvin Rucker and Eric Carty have combined for 15.5 sacks, while Jansen Trigg has picked off 5 passes. The Bucs will face a Dacula team that is scoring 34 points per game. Dacula’s only two losses came to the hands of 7-A schools Mill Creek and Mountain View, (both of whom made the playoffs). Trenton Jones leads the Falcons rushing attack, but it’s not a one-man show. As Jalen Perry, Kyle Efford have all played big roles this season. The Dacula defense has been just as stout as Allatoona’s; giving up 14.2 points per game. A Falcons win would get them to the quarterfinals for the first time in 5 years. We like their chances this week. Give us Dacula by 4 points.


 

 

 

The Skinny

 

The Bradwell Institute Tigers were one of the No. 4 seeds to upset a No.1 seed in Class 6-A. The Tigers will be back on the road this week, this time in Warner Robins, to take on the Northside Eagles. Northside rushed for 444 yards in their game last week against Tucker. Jadin Daniels has rushed for 1,289 yards on the season while Eric Smith has added 679 yards on the ground. Meanwhile, the Bradwell Institute offense has been powered by running back Kevin Harris (1,466 yards, 8-TDs) and quarterback Vencent Gilbert (1,508 yards passing, 8-TDs).  Both teams have a common opponent in Valdosta. Bradwell lost to Valdosta by 50, while Northside beat Valdosta by 2. We don’t think Northside will win by 50 this week, but we do like the Eagles by three touchdowns.

 


 

 

 

 

The Skinny

 

The Sequoyah Chiefs will take their ground attack to Fairburn as they face off with the Creekside Seminoles. Sequoyah is averaging 36 points per game on the season. Cole Jacobs and Jackson “Brick” Smith have combined for over 1,650 yards and 18-TDs. Senior quarterback Collier Pecht, (Pecht rhymes with faith), has 1,198 passing yards on the season with 11-TDs. The Chiefs defense has been pretty stingy, giving up 15.3 points per game. Meanwhile, the Creekside Seminoles have turned things around in one season. Last year, the Seminoles were winless. This season, Creekside is averaging 31.9 points per game and have recorded 8 wins this season. The Seminoles will use a balanced attack led be quarterback Lazarus Anderson (1,736 yards 13-TDs) and running backs Tyler Malone and Kentavious Rogers. Malone and Rogers have combined for 1,180 yards rushing and 11-TDs. We think the weather this week favors teams that can run the ball more effectively. We believe the Chiefs have the edge there. This game should be another nip and tuck affair. We’ll take the Chiefs by two.


 

 

 

 

 

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TFR 2018 GHSA-7-A Week 2 Playoff Preview 2 of 2

Posted on November 11, 2018 by admin

Our last set of week two GHSA-7-A Playoff previews are listed below. This preview features matchups between East Coweta-TIft County, Archer-Parkview, McEachern-COlquitt County, and West Forsyth-North Gwinnett. Congratulations to all of these teams that won their first round game. Best of luck to you all as you play this Friday.

 

As always, thanks for reading. Please feel free to contact me if there are any errors.

 

Key: 

TFR – Turd Ferguson Report

GSWA – Georgia Sports Writers Association

NR – Not Ranked

 

The Skinny

 

Tift County scored the at-large bid and made the most of their opportunity by beating Roswell on the road. This week, the Blue Devils will head back to metro Atlanta; this time to take on the East Coweta Indians. If Tift County is going to advance, they’ll need to slow down Gerald Green. Green has rushed for 1,369 yards, including 270 yards last week against Marietta. The Indians are averaging 28.4 points per game, but are giving up 34.2 points per game. Mike Jones went over the century mark for the 4th time this season. He’s got 1,005 yards on the season. Tift is averaging 33.9 points per game this season. If East Coweta can get Green going again, they could make their deepest run in the playoffs since 2002. We think that Tift will be up to the task this week to take down the Indians. We like Tift by a touchdown.

 

 

 

 

 

This game might be the best game of the second round in Class 7-A. Both the Archer Tigers and Parkview Panthers have been playing at a high level this season. The Tigers are averaging 41.7 points per game this season. (Their only losses are to Milton and Grayson, two top-10 teams that are still alive in the playoffs.) The Tiger’s defense has pitched 3 shutouts this season. Meanwhile the Panthers have gone undefeated in 2018, with their offense generating 45.8 points per game, while their defense is only surrendering 13.8 points per game. Both teams have a common opponent in Milton; Parkview beat Milton by 2 while Archer lost to Milton by the same margin. We think this game will come down to the wire, but we like Parkview at home by a field goal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Skinny

 

McEachern and Colquitt County will face off for the second time this season. Colquitt won the first meeting by 34 points. The Colquitt County Packers got off to a slow start last week, but did put away the Etowah Eagles in the second half. Jaycee Harden has guided the Packers with 1,906 passing yards and 19-TDs. His offense is scoring 46.1 points per game while the defense is giving up 9.6 points this season. McEachern’s offense is averaging 41.8 points per game behind quarterback Carlos Del Rio, and running backs Jordan Simmons and Paris Brown. We really think both teams have improved since game one, but we don’t think that McEachern has closed the gap that much. The Indians are talented, but we still think the Packers are at least two touchdowns better thank McEachern this week.

 

 

 

 

 

The Skinny

 

The North Gwinnett Bulldogs continue their march to the Benz. This season, the North Gwinnett defense is giving up 12.2 points per game. The Bulldogs have shutout their last 3 opponents. Ty Goodson left last week’s playoff game early, but Devin Crosby was able to pick up the slack for the Bulldogs. North Gwinnett’s opponent this week will be the West Forsyth Wolverines. West has won their last 5 games. They have challenged the likes of Roswell, and Camden County this season as well. The West offense is averaging 27.3 points per game, while their defense is allowing 21.2 points. This game should be close for 3 quarters, but we expect the Bulldogs to pull away late and win this one by two touchdowns.

 

 

 

 

 

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TFR 2018 GHSA-7-A Week 2 Playoff Preview 1 of 2

Posted on November 11, 2018 by admin

Our first set of week two GHSA-7-A Playoff previews are listed below. This preview features matchups between  Lowndes-Westlake, Norcross- Grayson, Walton-Hillgrove and Mill Creek-Milton. 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

 

 

If the Westlake Lions were ever looking for some respect, a win in the second round of the playoffs against Lowndes would certainly add some validation to an already great season. Westlake’s only losses this season came at the hands of Grayson and nationally ranked Deerfield Beach. The Westlake offense is averaging 42.9 points per game. The Lowndes Vikings will travel to Atlanta and bring with them an offense that is averaging 45.7 points per game. They are powered by running back Travis Tisdale who has over 1,500 yards on the season. Jacurri Brown and Joe Almond have split time filling in for the injured Andrew Koenemann at quarterback. Although both teams are scoring over 40 points per game, we think this will be a lower scoring game and will take the visiting Lowndes Vikings on the road by 4 over Westlake.

 

 

The Skinny

 

The last time that Norcross and Grayson faced off was in the first round of the 2017 playoffs. The two teams will play again in the playoffs for the right to advance to the quarter-finals. Norcross is averaging 33 points per game this season. They are led by quarterback Louis Williams, wide receiver Isaiah Wilson and running backs Lance Jackson and Kameryn Jackson.  Grayson will counter with an offense that’s led by quarterback J’kori Jones, running back Jonathan Halyard and receiver Kenyon Jackson. They are averaging 42.2 points per game. However, we think that the difference in this ballgame will be the Grayson defense. The Rams are only giving up 16 points per game this season. We think Kevin Harris, Owen Pappoe and the rest of the Rams defense will be able to keep the Blue Devils in check. We like the Rams by two touchdowns.

 

The Skinny

 

Two of the top schools in Cobb County will face off on Friday as the Walton visits Hillgrove. The Walton Raiders primarily attack through the air with quarterback Austin Kirksey passing for over 1,200 yards this season in limited action due to injury. Last week, the Raiders got a big performance from running back D.J. Soyoye. On the season, the Raiders are averaging 39 points per game. The host Hillgrove Hawks are averaging 36.8 points per game and come into this game undefeated. They have done most of their damage on the ground this season. The Hillgrove defense is only giving up 15.8 points per game this season. Yet, the Walton offense is a little more prolific than any of the others that Hillgrove has seen this season. We like Walton by a touchdown this week.

 

 

 

 

 

The Skinny

 

The Milton Eagles will host the Mill Creek Hawks this Friday. Milton got past a stubborn South Gwinnett team last week. The Eagles are led by Georgia Tech commit Jordan Yates who has passed for 1,882 yards and rushed for 709. The Eagles are averaging 39.5 points per game, while their defense is surrendering 19.5 points. Milton’s only two losses were by a combined 4 points; and both of those teams made the playoffs. Mill Creek edged Brookwood in their first round game last week. Chancellor Lee-Parker leads the Mill Creek attack. Last week, he and Parker Wroble led the way on the ground to get the Hawks past Brookwood in overtime. Mill Creek is averaging 34.1 points per game this season, but their defense is giving up 24.2. Their only losses were to 3 top ten ranked teams. Milton is our pick to advance to the quarterfinals; we like the Eagles by 11.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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TFR 2018 1-A-Private Playoff Preview 2 of 2

Posted on November 9, 2018 by admin

Our second and final set of Class A-Private playoff previews are listed below. This preview features matchups between  Riverside Military Academy-George Walton Academy, Hebron Christian-Mount Paran Christian, Stratford Academy-Aquinas, and Whitfield Academy-Trinity Christian. Congratulations to all of the teams that have qualified for the playoffs. Best of luck as you play for your teammates, coaches and community this evening.

As always, thanks for reading. Please feel free to contact me if there are any errors.

 

Key: 

TFR – Turd Ferguson Report

GSWA – Georgia Sports Writers Association

NR – Not Ranked

 

 

The Skinny

 

The Riverside Military Eagles will travel to Monroe to face the George Walton Academy Bulldogs. Isaac Teasley leads the Eagles in passing with 1,323 yards and in rushing yards with 794 while accounting for 19-total TDs. Khalid Duke leads the team in receiving with 529 yards and 4-TDs. They will face a George Walton team that is only surrendering 12.5 points per game and their two losses are by a combined 10 points. We think the Bulldogs defense will be the difference this week. We like George Walton by two touchdowns.



 

 

 

The Skinny

 

Hebron Christian will face off against Mt. Paran Christian in Kennesaw on Friday. Hebron Christian is led by sophomore quarterback Colton Gauthier, who has passed for 1,782 yards and 18-TDs. Jeff Saturday has been his main target, as he’s racked up 829 yards and 10-TDs. Mount Paran sports a defense that is only allowing 14.5 points per game this season. The Eagles are averaging 30.2 points per game on offense, but have only beaten one team that has qualified for the playoffs. We think the Eagles are ripe for an upset. We like Hebron by a field goal on the road.

 



 

 

 

 

 

The Skinny

 

The Stratford Academy Eagles head east to take on the Aquinas Fighting Irish in Augusta for the second time in as many weeks. Stratford has had some issues getting points on the board, as they are only averaging 16.7 points per game. Much of that might have to do with a pretty challenging schedule Stratford has played. Meanwhile, Aquinas is averaging 30.4 points per game. Most of that production has come on the ground. Kam Brinson and Ashlon Williams have combined for 1,451 yards and 16-TDs on the season. Stratford did get the win last week, but we look for Aquinas to right the ship and win this week by a touchdown.



 

 

 

 

 

 

The Skinny

 

 The Whitefield Academy Wolfpack will travel to Sharpsburg to face the Trinity Christian Lions. Whitefield is averaging 23.6 points per game this season, but has not beaten a team that qualified for the post season. Meanwhile, Trinity Christian is making their first GHSA playoff appearance this week. The Lions will look to running back Zach Jones to lead them again this week. On the season, Jones has rushed for 988 yards and 10-TDs. Trinity Christian is averaging 22.7 points per game but does have wins over three teams that qualified for the playoffs. We like Trinity Christian in this game by a touchdown.

 



 

 

 

 

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TFR 2018 1-A-Private Playoff Preview 1 of 2

Posted on November 9, 2018 by admin

Our first set of Class A-Private playoff previews are listed below. This preview features matchups between  Holy Innocents-Mount de Sales, Savannah Country Day-Mount Vernon Presbyterian, Brookstone-Christian Heritage, and Tattnall Square-Wesleyan. Congratulations to all of the teams that have qualified for the playoffs. Best of luck as you play for your teammates, coaches and community this evening.

As always, thanks for reading. Please feel free to contact me if there are any errors.

 

Key: 

TFR – Turd Ferguson Report

GSWA – Georgia Sports Writers Association

NR – Not Ranked

 

 

The Skinny

 

Holy Innocents will travel to Macon to take on the Mount de Sales Cavaliers. The Bears are averaging 34.7 points per game this season and most of that offense comes by way of the ground. The team has churned out over 3,100 yards rushing and is led my Michael Cox (1,262 yards, 20-TDs). They will face a Mount de Sales team that is only giving up 14.1 points per game. Mt. De Sales has beaten four teams that qualified for the state tournament. We’ll take the Cavaliers over the Bears by 10 points.


 

 

 

The Skinny

 

Savannah Country day will travel to Atlanta to take on the Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Mustangs. Mount Vernon is led on offense by running back Austin Douglas (1,278 yards 14-TDs) and quarterback Blake Kytle (2,072 yards, 22-TDs). The Mustangs are averaging 30.7 points per game and have two wins over teams that qualified for the state tournament. Savannah Country Day is led by a defense that is only allowing 11.4 points per game. On offense, Donovan Davelaar has rushed for 652 yards and 4-TDs while Matthew Mims leads the team in receiving with 365 yards and 6-TDs. We believe the Hornets might have trouble containing Douglas and that should be the difference. We like the Mustangs at home by 13.


 

 

 

The Skinny

 

The Brookstone Cougars will travel to Dalton to face the Christian Heritage Lions. Brookstone’s offense is powered by running back Jeremiah Burgess who has rushed for 1,140 yards and 17-TDs. As a team, the Cougars have rushed for almost 3,000 yards on the season. Brookstone is averaging a healthy 40.8 points per game, but the defense is giving up 28.6 points per game. Christian Heritage is led by quarterback Matthew Neff who is having a banner year leading the Lions. Even Lester and Zach Gentry are two big time receivers. The Lions scored a big win early in the season against Mt. Zion, Carroll and proved they can play with the top teams in Class-A. Christian Heritage is only giving up 16 points per game. We think they will be the difference in a close game. We’ll take the Lions by a field goal.

 


 

 

 

 

 

The Skinny

 

The Tattnall Square Trojans head north to take on the Wesleyan Wolves. The Trojans have wins over two teams that qualified for the state tournament. They are averaging 30.4 poins per game, but their defense is allowing 26.5 points. Wesleyan will counter with an offense led by freshman quarterback J.C. French. French has passed for 1,582 yards and 12-TDs on the year. The Wolves have closed out the season strong with four consecutive wins. We aren’t sure if they’ll have enough offense to keep pace with the Trojans, but we like the home team anyway this week. Wesleyan by a touchdown.


 

 

 

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TFR 2018 1-A Public Playoff Preview 2 of 2

Posted on November 9, 2018 by admin

Our second and last set of Class A-Public playoff previews are listed below. This preview features matchups between Wilcox County-Trion, Montgomery County-Claxton, Taylor County-Charlton County and Hancock Central-Dooly County. Congratulations to all of the teams that have qualified for the playoffs. Best of luck as you play for your teammates, coaches and community this evening.

As always, thanks for reading. Please feel free to contact me if there are any errors.

 

Key: 

TFR – Turd Ferguson Report

GSWA – Georgia Sports Writers Association

NR – Not Ranked

 

 

 

The Skinny

 

The Trion Bulldogs will host the Wilcox County Patriots. The Patriots are averaging 23.7 points per game while the defense is giving up 19.5 points per game. Wilcox County has not beaten a team that qualified for the playoffs this season. Meanwhile, the Trion Bulldogs will lean on the run game and senior Hagen Willingham who can do a little of it all. The Bulldogs defeated 2 playoff-bound teams in the regular season and are averaging 24.9 points per game Trion’s defense has given up 16.8 points per game. Trion is undefeated at home this season. We think that streak continue this week; we like Trion by 10.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Skinny

 

The Montgomery County Eagles will travel to Claxton to face the Claxton Tigers for the third time this season. The Eagles won both battles so far this season. The most recent victory was a one point win last week. Needless to say, these teams are very familiar with each other. Montgomery County is averaging 31.8 points per game, while their defense is surrendering 18.9 points per game. DaQuan Jackson is a name to keep an eye on in this game. The Eagles should try to get him the ball in many different ways. The Claxton Tigers are led by dual threat quarterback Karon Taylor, who has passed for 640 yards, rushed for 516 yards and accounted for 15 total-TDs. Shakari Denson has intercepted 6 passes on the season for the Tigers defense. Claxton is only averaging 17.7 points per game. We think they’ll need to outpace that this week. We don’t believe that the third time is a charm, we like Montgomery County to win this one by 10.

 

 

 

 

The Skinny

Taylor County has had an up and down season. They are averaging 25.8 points per game and giving up 21.1 points per game. The Vikings have favored the run this season by almost a two-to-one margin. Isaiah Waymon and Jabin Ford have combined for almost 900 yards rushing. The Charlton County Indians are averaging 28 points per game, while their defense is giving up 193.6 points per game. Charlton County’s losses came against two of the top teams in 1-A and to 3-A Appling. That’s enough information to convince us that Charlton should win this game this week. We like the Indians by 10.

 

 

 

 

 

The Skinny

 

Hancock Central and Dooly County have not met in 27 years. The Hancock Central Bulldogs are averaging 27.7 points per game. Their defense is giving up 19.3 points per game.  Dooly County is led by dual threat quarterback, Bo Lawson. Lawson has passed for 1,655 yards and rushed for 1,104 yards. And accounted for 33-TDs. The Bobcats defense have recorded 24 sacks on the season. We think Bo Lawson might be the difference maker in this game. We like Dooly by a touchdown.

 

 

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TFR 2018 1-A Public Playoff Preview 1 of 2

Posted on November 9, 2018 by admin

Our first set of Class A-Public playoff previews are listed below. This preview features matchups between Seminole County-Commerce, Turner County-Miller County, Macon County-Chattahoochee County and Manchester-Emmanuel County Institute. Congratulations to all of the teams that have qualified for the playoffs. Best of luck as you play for your teammates, coaches and community this evening.

As always, thanks for reading. Please feel free to contact me if there are any errors.

 

Key: 

TFR – Turd Ferguson Report

GSWA – Georgia Sports Writers Association

NR – Not Ranked

 

 

The Skinny

 

The Seminole County Indians will travel almost 300 miles to take on the Commerce Tigers. The Indians are in the post season for the first time in five years. Seminole County is averaging 23.5 points per game, while their defense is giving up 23.7 points per game. The Indians enter the post season on a three game losing streak. The Commerce Tigers have also dropped their last two games, but the Tigers offense has been a little more prolific. Commerce is averaging 34.2 points per game, while their defense is only surrendering 11.3 points per game. We think Commerce wins this game going away on Friday night; Tigers by three touchdowns.


 

 

 

 

The Skinny

 

The Turner County Rebels will travel to Colquitt, Georgia to take on the Miller County Pirates. Turner County is led by quarterback Demarcus Barnes, who has accounted for over 1,100 yards of total offense and 16-TDs. The Rebels are averaging 20.9 points per game while the defense is giving up 19.1 points per game. Miller County will look to the ground game this week as they have most of the season. As a team, they have rushed for 2,081 yards. Chris Stovall and Janorris Byrd have combined for over 1,600 yards and 20-TDs. Byrd has also picked off 7 passes on the season. We think that duo will be enough for the Pirates to win this first round matchup. We like the Pirates by 17.

 


 

 

 

The Skinny

 

The Macon County Bulldogs will visit Cusseta to face the Chattahoochee County Panthers. Macon County is averaging 30.8 points per game on offense. DeShawn Cumby has passed for 1,397 yards and 18-TDs, while Davion Clark has rushed for 728 yards and 8-TDs. Meanwhile, the Panthers will rely heavily on the run. This season, the team has rushed for over 2,00 yards. Brandon Thomas leads the way with 549 yards and 10-TDs. The Panthers are also averaging 31.2 points per game. This game looks like a toss-up, so we’ll take the home team, Chattahoochee County, by a field goal.


 

 

 

The Skinny

 

The ECI Bulldogs will host the Manchester Blue Devils. The Bulldogs are averaging 33.3 points per game, while the defense is giving up 17.6 points per game. ECI went undefeated in sub-region play this season. Manchester is averaging over 35 points per game, while their defense is giving up 19.2 points per game. Last season both teams made deep runs in the post season. This season, we think it will be host, ECI that advances. We like the Bulldogs by a touchdown.


 

 

 

 

 

 

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TFR 2018 2-A Playoff Preview 4 of 4

Posted on November 8, 2018 by admin

Our final 2-A playoff previews are listed below. This preview features matchups between Washington County-Vidalia, Screven County-Brooks County, Elbert County-Callaway, and Coosa-Hapeville Charter. Washington County has been battle tested but the Vidalia Indians aren’t going to back down. Dyquan Bloodsaw has been electric for Washington County but Vidalia hopes to match him with Chris Gay and Nyshun Bell…Screven County and Brooks County will battle it out in Quitman. Jacolby Brown will look to lead the Trojans to another deep playoff run…Elbert County travels across the state to take on Callaway. Both teams are averaging over 34 points per game so the scoreboard operator at Callaway Stadium could be busy…Hapeville Charter will begin its title defense against the Coosa Eagles.

 

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Key: 

TFR – Turd Ferguson Report

GSWA – Georgia Sports Writers Association

NR – Not Ranked

 

 

The Skinny

 

Washington County knocked the Vidalia Indians out of the playoffs in the quarterfinals last season. Vidalia looks to return the favor in week one of the playoffs. Washington County is averaging 36.7 points per game on offense while only giving up 18.4 points per game. Their only losses this season were to top-10 ranked Dublin and Doge County. Dyquan Bloodsaw is an electric player on both sides of the ball. The Vidalia Indians are also scoring in bunches, averaging 34.5 points per game. Their only loss this season is a 7-point setback to Swainsboro. The Indians are powered by Chris Gay and Nyshun Bell, who have combined for 1,707 yards and 18-TDs. Can Bloodsaw and the Golden Hawks slow down Vidalia? We think it will be close, but we like the Indians to win by a touchdown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Skinny

 

Screven County will travel to Quitman to take on the Brooks County Trojans. The Gamecocks are led by running back Gary Hawkins who has rushed for 1,173 yards and 18-TDs. As a team, the Gamecocks have rushed for 2,782 yards. The Gamecocks are averaging 27 points per game while the defense is giving up 25.4 points. Brooks County is also averaging 27.3 points per game, but the Trojans defense has been a little better, only giving up 16 points per game. Through 9 games, senior Deon Fountain has caught 49 passes for 635 yards, rushed for 306 yards and accounted for 14 total TDs. We think Brooks takes care of business at home this week and beats the Gamecocks by 13.

 

 

 

The Skinny

 

The Elbert County Blue devils will make the trek all the way across Georgia to take on the Callaway Chargers in LaGrange. The Blue Devils are averaging 34.3 points per game. They have wins over two teams that made the playoffs. Their defense is giving up 15 points per game. Their opponent, the Callaway Chargers are also averaging 34.6 points per game and their defense has been equally as good, giving up 10.9 points per game. Their only loss to a Class 2-A opponent was a 3-point loss to Heard County. Two way star Cartavious “Tank” Bigsby might be too much for the Blue Devils to contain this week. We like the Cavaliers by 16.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Skinny

 

Coosa Eagles will take on the defending state champions Hapeville Hornets. Coosa is averaging a respectable 25.6 points per game while their defense is giving up 28 points per game. The Eagles have been close in games against a handful of playoff teams, but Hapeville is probably like no other team Coosa has faced, save for Rockmart. The Hapeville defense is giving up 3.2 points a game. Their only loss is to 6-A Allatoona. That defense has recorded seven shutouts this season, including a 30-point beating of Heard County. All signs point to a big Hapeville win this season. Hornets by five touchdowns.

 

 

 

 

 

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TFR 2018 2-A Playoff Preview 3 of 4

Posted on November 8, 2018 by admin

Our third set of 2-A playoff previews are listed below. This preview features matchups between Jeff Davis-Dodge County, Early County-Jefferson County, Bremen-Union County, and South Atlanta-Rockmart. The Dodge County offense has had a lot of success on the ground. Jeff Davis will try to slow them down this week…Early County will try to overcome all odds to take down Jefferson County. Jefferson County looks primed to make a deep run this season…Union County has moved down from 3-A and has played well this season behind the arm of Pierson Allison. But Bremen another team moving down from 3-A has a stout defense…Meanwhile Rockmart looks like they can challenge Hapeville later in the playoffs. But first they must take care of business against South Atlanta…

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Key: 

TFR – Turd Ferguson Report

GSWA – Georgia Sports Writers Association

NR – Not Ranked

 

 

The Skinny

 

 

Outside of a mid-season loss to Dublin, Dodge County has looked very good this season. Jeff Davis will try to knock if the Indians this week when they visit Eastman. The Yellow Jackets area averaging 29.4 points per game, while the defense is giving up 22.1 points per game. Meanwhile Dodge County will try to run past the Yellow Jackets. Dodge has rushed for over 2,300 yards on the season as a team. They are led by quarterback RJ Carr and running back Erin Pitts. The duo has combined for over 1,478 yards rushing and 20-TDs. The Indians are only attempting four passes per game. Dodge is averaging 27.4 points per game and have beaten four playoff teams on the season. We think this one will be close, but we like Dodge to win by a touchdown.

 

 

 

The Skinny

 

Early County returns to playoffs for the first time in 3 years and will travel to Louisville to take on the Jefferson County Warriors. Not only has Early County had to face opponents on the field, the entire community has had to battle the after effects of  Hurricane Michael. Early County is averaging 15.5 points per game on the season, while their defense is giving up 17.2 points per game. Jefferson County is averaging 36.3 points per game while they are giving up 15.7 points per game. The Warriors have also beaten three playoff teams. We like the Warriors to make the win streak 9 this week. Jefferson County wins by four touchdowns this week.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Skinny

 

Union County was reclassified this offseason and moved down from 3-A. The Panthers have made the best of the move and are averaging 42.5 points per game behind junior quarterback Pierson Allison. Allison has passed for 2,695 yards and 23-TDs. Chad Buzzard has churned out 558 rushing yards and 11-TDs on the ground. Sawyer Drake has caught 43 passes for 886 yards as well. Bremen, who visits Union County on Friday, is averaging 35.4 points per game, while their defense is only giving up 11 points per game. Bremen will look to control the game on the ground. Bremen beat Rabun County early in the season. Why is that important… because Rabun County beat Union by 28 last week. We think this game will be somewhat closer, but we still like Bremen by three touchdowns.

 

 

 

 

 

The Skinny

 

The South Atlanta Hornets will travel to Rockmart to take on the Rockmart Yellow Jackets. The Hornets have an unenviable task in this weeks game. The Hornets are averaging 26.1 points per game this season and are only giving up 17 points per game. But Rockmart is averaging 47.5 points per game and are only giving up 6.1 points. We think Rockmart has a chance to make a deep run and possibly challenge Hapeville later on down the road. We like the Jackets by four touchdowns this week.

 

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TFR 2018 2-A Playoff Preview 2 of 4

Posted on November 8, 2018 by admin

Our second set of 2-A playoff previews are listed below. This preview features matchups between  Thomasville-Hephzibah, Toombs County-Dublin, Pepperell-Douglass, Monticello-Heard County. Thomasville has been up and down this season. They will have their hands full with Hephzibah who sports a very good rushing attack…Toombs County will try to slow down Dublin’s rushing attack. The Fighting Irish are averaging over 38 points per game…The Pepperell Dragons will try to get their offense on track but will have a hard time against a Douglass team that is only giving up eleven points per game…Finally, Monticello travels to Heard County to face another stingy defense. The Braves are only allowing 12.5 points per games…

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Key: 

TFR – Turd Ferguson Report

GSWA – Georgia Sports Writers Association

NR – Not Ranked

 

The Skinny

 

The Thomasville Bulldogs will travel to Hephzibah to take on the Rebels this week. The Bulldogs Freshman quarterback Chase Mascoe has passed for 1,937 yards and 17-TDs. Kevin Cochran and Jakarius Tillman have combined for 76 receptions and 1,224 yards and 9-TDs. Tan Gelin leads the rushing attack with 723 yards and 9-TDs. The Bulldogs are averaging 29.9 points per game on offense. Hephzibah dropped down two classes this season and have had a lot of success. They are averaging 29.7 points per game. Most of their damage has been done on the ground. Rayquan Riley has run for 1,591 yards and 20-TDs. He has been the beneficiary of running behind Corby “Big Country” McIntyre and MacKenzie Woodruff. This game is one might be the best opening round game and it could go either way, but we’ll go with the home team to edge Thomasville by 1 point this week.

 

 

 

 

 

The Skinny

 

Toombs County will travel to Dublin to take on the Fighting Irish in the Shamrock Bowl. The Bulldogs are led by junior quarterback Trey Cloud who has passed for 1,410 yards and 10-TDs. Derrick Mincey and Demetrius Owns have combined to rush for over 1,200 yards and 19-TDs on the season. Toombs will have their hands full with a Dublin team that is averaging 38.1 points per game and are only giving up 7.1 points per game on defense. Dublin has done  most of their damage on the ground this season. We expect the Fighting Irish to run away with this one. Dublin by four touchdowns.

 

 

 

 

 

The Skinny

 

The Pepperell Dragons will travel to Atlanta to face the Douglass Astros at Lakewood Stadium. The only blemish on the Astros record is a loss to Hapeville Charter. Outside of that, the Astros are averaging 35.4 points per game while their defense is allowing 11.1 points per game. The Astros have rushed for 3,132 on the year. Juan Powell leads the way with 1,432 yards and 19-TDs. The Pepperell Dragons and sophomore quarterback Gage Moses will try to figure out the Douglass defense. Through 9 games, Moses has passed for 1,349 yards and 16-TDs. Moses also leads the team with 420 yards rushing. Moses is a budding star for Pepperell, but this Friday we think that it’s Douglass that will shine the brightest. We like the Astros by 13.

 

 

 

 

The Skinny

 

The Monticello Hurricanes will travel to Franklin to face the Heard County Braves. The Hurricanes are led by Dylan Jackson and Chance Hope who have combined for over 1,100 yards and 7-TDs. Jaymerious Fleetwood has passed for 1,129 yards and accounted for 19 total TDs. Fleetwood has also intercepted 4 passes on the season. Monticello is averaging 22.5 points per game on the season, but their defense is surrendering 25.1 points per game. Since back to back 30-point losses, Heard County has reeled of 7-straight wins. They are led by two-way star Aaron Beasley. The Braves Defense has been staunch this season, surrendering 12.5 points per game.We think that the Heard County defense will keep Fleetwood in check this week. Heard wins by 17.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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