The Turd Furgeson Report

The Class 3-A playoffs feature 4 teams who are not strangers to the big stage. For Peach County, this is their second consecutive year to reach the semi-finals They will be looking for their first state title since 2009. Standing in their way this week is Greater Atlanta Christian (GAC). GAC is in the semi-finals for the fifth time in six years. They reached the finals in two of the last three seasons as well. The Spartans are seeking their first state title.

In the other semi-final matchup, the Cedar Grove Saints are in the semi-finals for the third straight season. They are the defending champs and are looking to repeat for the school’s second state title. Their opponent will be the Calhoun Yellow Jackets. Calhoun has reached the semi-finals eight out of the last ten seasons. The Yellow Jackets are looking for their fourth state title; their last one was in 2014.

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The St. Pious Golden Lions might be the hottest team in Class 4-A. They are the winners of 8 straight and are looking to knock of rival Marist in the 53rd meeting of the two schools. Marist won by a field goal earlier this season. Both teams will rely on the run mixing in several backs during the course of the game.

In the other semi-final game, Blessed Trinity will travel to take on the Mary Persons Bulldogs. Mary Persons beat Blessed Trinity in the quarter-finals last season by 1. The Titans have been on a roll themselves, and have been road warriors in the playoffs. By now we all know how they upset Cartersville and also beat Thomson on the road. Can Blessed Trinity make it back to the finals as it did two years ago? The Bulldogs are trying to make it back to the finals for the first time since 1993.

The winners of these games will play on Saturday, December 9th at Mercedes Benz Stadium.

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Perhaps the best semi-final game in all classifications will be the battle of the Wolves, in which Buford will travel to Rome in a true clash of titans. These teams met for the state title last season and this games has all the makings of an instant classic. Will the Rome defense continue to dominate or will Buford be able to break through and find a chink in the armor.

In the other semi-final matchup, Carver of Atlanta makes their first semifinal appearance since 1968. The Carver offense can beat you in many ways. Will the Warner Robins Demons be able to match Carver’s high octane offense? The Demons showed the can score last week, with a 63 point outburst. Could this be an offensive highlight reel for both teams. Only time will tell.

The winners of these games will play each other in Mercedes Benz Stadium on Friday, December 8th.

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Perhaps the only surprise in the final four here are the Glynn Academy Terrors. But we won’t take anything away from Glynn Academy, they are 3-0 and thus have earned their spot in the semi-finals as have Tucker, Coffee, and Lee County. Interesting that 3 of the four contenders here are from south Georgia. Tucker is still our favorite to win the title, but Coffee is a very formidable challenge for Tucker. We just really like the Tucker Tiger defense.

In any event, the winners will square off on Friday, December 8th in Mercedes Benz Stadium.

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The Final Four is all set with a foursome of heavy weights. While we might be surprised to not see teams such as Lowndes or Grayson in the final four, these four have battled their way through a tough bracket. Colquitt will head to metro Atlanta for the fourth straight week. Will the fourth straight road trip finally de-rail the Packers? The McEachern Indians will face possibly the hottest team in 7-A, the North Gwinnett Bulldogs. McEachern has already knocked off the Lowndes Vikings so they won’t be intimidated by the big stage. The winners off this weeks games will play in the state title game at Mercedes Benz Stadium on December 9th.

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Happy Thanksgiving! Today we will preview all four Class A public games. The winner of the Mt. Zion-Manchester game will play the Clinch County-Mitchell County winner. While the Charlton County-ECI winner will play the Macon County-Irwin County winner. The semifinals will be played next Friday, December 1st.

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This might be the most difficult classifications in the GHSA playoffs this year. All of the remaining teams are serious title contenders. There are even two matchups, (Rabun County vs Screen County and Hapeville vs Benedictine) that would have mad a dandy of a state title game. There is really no easy path to the title for any time. I would highly recommend if you are in the vicinity of one of these games to get out and watch them compete this week.

Our second preview will feature the Thomasville-Heard County game and the Hapeville-Benedictine matchup. The winners of these games will play each other on December 1st in the semifinals.

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This might be the most difficult classifications in the GHSA playoffs this year. All of the remaining teams are serious title contenders. There are even two matchups, (Rabun County vs Screen County and Hapeville vs Benedictine) that would have mad a dandy of a state title game. There is really no easy path to the title for any time. I would highly recommend if you are in the vicinity of one of these games to get out and watch them compete this week.

Our first preview will feature the Callaway-Brooks County game and the Rabun County-Screven County matchup. The winners of these games will play each other on December 1st in the semifinals.

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The road will gets a little tougher this week as we reach the 3rd round of the state playoffs. Our favorites to make it to the MBS, GAC and Cedar Grove are still alive, but both will face stiff tests this week. Last week Pike County upset Crisp County and this week they’ll have their eyes set on the defending state champions, Cedar Grove. Perhaps the best matchup of the 4 games is the GAC-Jenkins game which will be played in Pooler.

Our second preview will feature the Cedar Grove-Pike County game and the Calhoun-Liberty County game. The winners of these two games will play each other in the semi-finals on December 1st.

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The road will gets a little tougher this week as we reach the 3rd round of the state playoffs. Our favorites to make it to the MBS, GAC and Cedar Grove are still alive, but both will face stiff tests this week. Last week Pike County upset Crisp County and this week they’ll have their eyes set on the defending state champions, Cedar Grove. Perhaps the best matchup of the 4 games is the GAC-Jenkins game which will be played in Pooler.

Our first preview will feature the aforementioned GAC-Jenkins game and the Westminster-Peach County game. The winners of these two games will play each other in the semi-finals on December 1st.

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