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.
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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.