GHSA first-round playoff pairings (3 a.m. edition)

GHSA first-round playoff pairings (3 a.m. edition)

By Michael A. Lough

The Sports Report

centralgasports@gmail.com

3 a.m. update, as per GHSA website postings. Next update: 12:30 a.m.

The region and region finish accompany each team. Saturday, return for another update, including records as available.

          Some things that appeared likely? Didn’t go that way.

          Mostly, the Washington County win over Dublin was fairly unexpected. In the process, it put Dodge County in the Class AA playoffs and ended Northeast’s season.

          Dublin and Jones County watched perfect seasons go by the wayside, the Irish at home and the Greyhounds on the road.

          Baldwin took third in Region 3-4A, and Putnam County got the fourth seed in Region 8-AA.

          Lamar County lost its fourth in a row, and lost its way out of the postseason in Class AA. Monticello couldn’t squeeze in the Class A playoffs, either.

          The final Class A power ratings will be released on Sunday. Appeals will be heard and ties broken on Monday, with the final pairings to be released by 4 p.m. Mount de Sales is an automatic qualifier, and Macon County seems safely in.

          At bottom is a list of the order of seeds for each GHSA region with a Central Georgia team.

 

Central Georgia

GHSA pairings

First Round

Class 6A
Houston County, R1/4, at Evans, R3/1
Class 5A
Jonesboro, R3/4, at Warner Robins, R1/1
Riverdale, R3/3, at Veterans, R2/2
South Effingham, R2/4, at Jones County, R4/1
Class 4A
Luella, R4/4, at West Laurens, R2/1
Hampton, R4/3, at Perry, R2/2
Mary Persons, R2/3, at Eastside, R4/2
Upson-Lee, R2/4 at Woodward Academy, R4/1
Baldwin, R3/3, at Cairo, R1/2
Class 3A
Brantley County, R2/4, At Peach County, R4/1
Westside, R4/3 at Appling County, R2/2
Central, R4/4 at Pierce County, R1/1
Class AA
Early County, R3/4 at Dublin, R3/1
Fitzgerald, R1/3 at Bleckley County, R3/2
Washington County, R3/3 at Brooks County, R1/2
Dodge County, R3/4 at Thomasville R1/1
Putnam County, R8/4, at Hapeville, R6/1

 

Class A to be determined

The GHSA updated power rankings late Friday night, and it will be “officially” released Saturday.

Mount de Sales is the only official playoff team as of Friday night. The rankings are tentative.

The top 24 teams make the playoffs. Tattnall is No. 25, just behind Walker in Private, and Dooly County is 27th in Public.

Class A Private
9. Mount de Sales
          Will get one of the eight first-round byes as a region champ

22. Stratford

23. FPD

Class A Public
19. Macon County
          The Bulldogs are unofficially in, and will travel.

23. Taylor County
          The Vikings are 5-5, with a 9.70 rating, not far ahead of Gordon Lee (9.55), Seminole County (9.53), and Montgomery County (9.52)

 

Area region seeds

Region 1-6A
1. Lee County; 2. Valdosta; 3. Coffee; 4. Houston County

Region 1-5A
1. Warner Robins; 2. Veterans; 3. Bainbridge; 4. Harris County

Region 4-5A
1. Jones County; 2. Dutchtown; 3. Stockbridge; 4. Ola

Region 2-4A
1. West Laurens; 2. Perry; 3. Mary Persons; 4. Upson-Lee

Region 3-4A
1. Burke County; 2. Thomson; 3. Baldwin; 4. Richmond Academy

Region 4-3A
1. Peach County; 2. Jackson; 3. Westside; 4. Central

Region 3-AA
1. Dublin; 2. Bleckley County; 3. Washington County; 4. Dodge County

Region 5-AA
1. Callaway; 2. Bremen; 3. Heard County; 4. Temple

Region 8-AA
1. Rabun County; 2. Union County; 3. Elbert County; 4. Putnam County