TFR 2018 GHSA-6-A Week2 Playoff Preview 2 of 2

We saw perhaps the most apropos tweet during last weeks Coffee-Stephenson game… It said, “Coffee is starting to brew.” There is no doubt that the Trojans were on their game last week as they beat the No.1 seed Stephenson Jaguars. Coffee will now travel just south of Savannah to face Richmond Hill. Coffee is led by quarterback AJ Wilkerson who has passed for 1,179 yards and rushed for 461 yards and has accounted for 18 total TDs. Josiah Killebrew leads the team in rushing with 602 yards and 9-TDs. Meanwhile, the Richmond Hill Wildcats will host their first playoff game since 2013. Offensively, Richmond Hill has done most of their work on the ground this season. Jalen Rouse and Jamal Polite have been the leaders on offense. This season, the duo has combined for 1,149 yards and 12-TDs. Both teams have a common opponent in Brunswick. Coffee won their game by 13 while the Wildcats won by 34. With all of that said, we think that Coffee will get the best of Richmond Hill this week. We like the Trojans by 10.

The Harrison Hoyas were the third No. 4 seed to beat a No. 1 seed last week in Class 6-A. The Hoyas will travel to Sugar Hill to take on the Lanier Longhorns. We mentioned last week that the Hoyas are not the run of the mill No. 4 seed. Harrison was within one-point of a region title the last game of the regular season.  The Hoyas are led by quarterback Gavin Hall and junior running back David Roberts. Harrison is averaging 38.2 points per game, while their defense is giving up 18.4 points per game. The host Lanier Longhorns will be looking to get past the 2^ndround for the first time in school history. The Longhorns are averaging 23.3 points per game, while their defense is giving up 14.9 points per game. Zach Calzada has passed for 1,431 yards and 13-TDs while Taj Barnes continue to lead the rushing attack with 856 yards and 4-TDs. We think that Lanier will be challenged against a physical Harrison defense. But we also believe the Hoyas win this game by a touchdown.

The Effingham County Rebels are next up for the Lee County Trojans. The Rebels got by Lakeside Evans by 6 points last week. Desmond House and Ashaud Roberson have combined for over 1,200 yards rushing through 10 games. Effingham County is averaging 26.1 points per game while the defense is allowing 17.9 points per game. The Rebels will be facing a Lee County team that is averaging 47.2 points per game and giving up 5 points per game. The 13 points allowed against Mundy’s Mill was the most that the team has given up in one game the entire season. We can’t think of many scenarios where the Rebels will have much success beating Lee County this week. We’ll take Lee County by four touchdowns.

The Creekview Grizzlies will host the Habersham Central Raiders in Canton on Friday. The Grizzly ground machine was back in action with Cade Radam leading the way with another 100-yard rushing game. Creekview is averaging 36.8 points per game, while their defense is only giving up 13.9 points per game. The Grizzlies defense will need to be on their game again this week as they try to corral Habersham Quarterback Tre’ Luttrell. During the regular season, Luttrell passed for over 2,000 yards and rushed for 674 yards. He accounted for 28 total TDs. Donovan Curry led the team during the regular season with 792 receiving yards. The Raiders are averaging 33 points per game but the defense is giving up 30.5 points per game. The Raiders got a big shutout win last week against Douglas County. However, we think the Grizzlies are the best team that Habersham has faced all season. We like the Grizzlies this week by seventeen.