Who's going to win this week's Central Georgia high school football games?
Last week: 20-7
Season: 109-34, 74.15 pct.
Within 7 points of margin: 3, 25 for the season
Upset specials: none
A note: The Sports Report policy is to max out picks at 39 points although some games could earn a predicted margin of victory in the 40s and 50s.
Games of the Week
Houston County (4-2/6A) at No. 7 Veterans (4-1)
The Bears are two games over .500, and have given up 13 more points than they’ve scored. Veterans is miffed about how everything went last week, and have too many weapons to struggle again.
TSR pick: Veterans by 9
Jackson (2-1/1-0) at Central (3-1/2-0), Henderson
The Chargers are in rare air for the Chargers at 3-1 and 2-0 and in a position to improve on that record against a team with a winning record. It’s a big game. How will Central react?
TSR pick: Central by 4
No. 6 Macon County (3-1/2-0) at No. 7 Taylor County (4-0/3-0)
Best game in the area. Two ranked teams, not that far apart, with a little recent history as region rivals. A playoff atmosphere in the middle of the year, with a chunk of good high school players going at it.
TSR pick: Taylor County by 3
Class 5A
Camden County (4-2/7A) at No. 3 Warner Robins (4-1)
TSR pick: Warner Robins by 11
Class 4A
Baldwin (1-0/1-0) at Rutland (1-3/0-1), Ed DeFore
TSR pick: Baldwin by 13
Spalding (0-4/0-1) at Perry (1-3/1-0)
TSR pick: Perry by 24
Howard (2-1/0-0) at West Laurens (2-2/1-0)
TSR pick: Howard by 3
Class 3A
Upson-Lee (3-2/1-1) at Americus-Sumter (0-4/0-2)
TSR pick: Upson-Lee by 22
Mary Persons (2-3/0-2) at No. 2 Crisp County (4-0/1-0)
TSR pick: Crisp County by 23
No. 4 Peach County (3-1/2-0) at Pike County (0-3/0-2)
TSR pick: Peach County by 39
Class AA
No. 6 Bleckley County (4-1/1-0) at Jasper County/Monticello (2-3/1-0)
TSR pick: Bleckley County by 24
East Laurens (2-1) at Swainsboro (2-3)
TSR pick: Swainsboro by 28
Oglethorpe County (1-3/1-0) at Putnam County (5-0/2-0)
TSR pick: Putnam County by 30
Southwest (1-2/0-1) at Lamar County (2-3/0-1)
TSR pick: Lamar County by 23
Class A
No. 9 Aquinas (6-0) at Mount de Sales (2-2)
TSR pick: Aquinas by 20
Brookwood (2-2/GISA 3A) at Tattnall (3-2)
TSR pick: Tattnall by 19
Calvary Day (4-2) at Stratford (2-1)
TSR pick: Stratford by 2
Dooly County (0-1/0-1) at Montgomery County (3-1/2-1)
TSR pick: Montgomery County by 3
Hawkinsville (2-3/1-2) at No. 5 Dublin (2-1/1-0), Saturday, 3:30 p.m.
TSR pick: Dublin by 22
Savannah Christian (5-1) at FPD (2-2)
TSR pick: Savannah Christian by 10
Hancock Central (2-0/1-0) at Warren County (4-1/1-0)
TSR pick: Warren County by 20
GISA/GAPPS
Brentwood (3-1) at Augusta Prep (3-2)
TSR pick: Brentwood by 6
Briarwood (2-2) at Gatewood (3-1)
TSR pick: Gatewood by 19
Creekside Christian (4-) at Piedmont (4-1)
TSR pick: Creekside Christian by 21
Tiftarea (3-1) at Trinity Christian (0-4)
TSR pick: Tiftarea by 25
Valwood (2-2) at John Milledge (4-0)
TSR pick: John Milledge by 26
Westfield (3-0) at Terrell (4-1)
TSR pick: Terrell by 15