The Central Georgia Sports Report

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Who's going to win this week's Central Georgia high school football games?

Last week: 19-6

Season: 110-37, 74.8 percent
Within 7 points of margin: 7, 27 for the season

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

Class 6A
Veterans (1-4/5A) at Houston County (3-3)
          Can Houston County show some consistency and feel some momentum after a big win last week over No. 9/7A Newton? Can Veterans avoid the snake bites that have left marks in the two losses to West Laurens and Oconee County?
TSR pick: Houston County by 9 (upset watch)

Class 5A
Warner Robins (5-0) at Camden County (4-2/7A)
          Well, here we go again, Warner Robins playing another bigger school with a winning record. Camden County is unranked, and the Demons have hammered bigger ranked teams. The Demons loooong ride is the best thing going for the Wildcats.
TSR pick: Warner Robins by 30

Class 4A
Spalding (4-1/1-0) at Perry (4-0/1-0)
          This wasn’t supposed to be a battle of the top contenders at this point of the season, but here Spalding is, feeling good after controlling West Laurens. Alas, Jags, Perry isn’t West Laurens, and this is at The Pit.
TSR pick: Perry by 22

Class AA
Northeast (3-1) at Washington County (4-0/1-0)
          The round-robin 3-AA championship tournament begins, and it’ll leave marks with teams of physicality and size. The Raiders were off last week, and the Golden Hawks have played three straight weeks and gotten better each week. A worth-the-drive game.
TSR pick: Washington County by 11

Notables
Class 4A
West Laurens (2-3/0-1) at Howard (2-2)
          Both teams are hard to figure out, between breaks in action and losses. These are the two most in line for the fight for fourth, and to stay alive for a shot at third in Region 4. And neither has anything resembling momentum. So it should be a battle.
TSR pick: West Laurens by 5

Class AAA
Crisp County (2-3/1-1) at Mary Persons (3-2/1-1)
          The Bulldogs should be 4-1, and the Peach County loss was more competitive than people think. And the gap is closer with Crisp County and Mary Persons than with Crisp County and Peach County.
TSR pick: Mary Persons by 3 (Upset special)

Class A Public
ACE (1-2/1-0) at Crawford County (0-4/0-1)
          The Gryphons have momentum and confidence. Will they have overconfidence? Can the Eagles must up confidence against a team they lost to 30-13 last year?
TSR pick: ACE by 9

Class A Private
Stratford (4-0) at Calvary Day (6-0)
          The Eagles don’t have the hype of Calvary Day, nor the ranking, nor the college prospects. The Cavs might overlook the Eagles a bit.
TSR pick: Stratford by 4 (Upset special)

The Games
Class 5A
Jones County (3-2/2-0) at Locust Grove (0-5/0-2)
TSR pick: Jones County by 29

Class 4A
Rutland (1-4/0-1) at Baldwin (2-2/1-0)
TSR pick: Baldwin by 34
Westside (1-3) at Heritage-Conyers (0-4/6A)
TSR pick: Westside by 3

Class AAA
Central (0-4/0-1) at Jackson (2-3/1-1)
TSR pick: Jackson by 19
Pike County (1-3/1-1) at Peach County (2-2/2-0)
TSR pick: Peach County by 38
Sumter County (0-3/0-1) at Upson-Lee (2-3/0-2)
TSR pick: Upson-Lee by 18

Class AA
Swainsboro (3-2) at East Laurens (4-1)
TSR pick: Swainsboro by 20
Jasper County (0-5/0-1) at Bleckley County (5-0/1-0)
TSR pick: Bleckley County by 29
Lamar County (3-2/0-1) at Southwest (1-2/1-0), Henderson
TSR pick: Lamar County by 24
Putnam County (5-0/2-0) at Oglethorpe County (1-3/1-0)
TSR pick: Putnam County by 36

Class A Public
Dublin (1-3/1-1) at Hawkinsville (1-4/0-3)
TSR pick: Dublin by 9
Taylor County (1-3/0-3) at Macon County (4-0/2-0)
TSR pick: Macon County by 29
Warren County (3-2/1-0) at Hancock Central (0-4/0-1)
TSR pick: Warren County by 22
GMC (5-0/2-0) at Wilkinson County (2-3/1-1)
TSR pick: GMC by 20

Class A Private
Savannah Christian (3-2) at FPD (2-2)
TSR pick: FPD by 8
Mount de Sales (2-2) at Aquinas (4-1)
TSR pick: Aquinas by 17
Tattnall (4-0) at Brookwood (0-4/GISA AAA)
TSR pick: Tattnall by 33

GISA
Trinity Christian (1-4) at Tiftarea (2-3)
TSR pick: Tiftarea by 14
John Milledge (5-0) at Valwood (1-4)
TSR pick: John Milledge by 38
Creekside Christian (0-4) at Piedmont (4-1)
TSR pick: Piedmont by 19
Terrell (5-0) at Westfield (2-1)
TSR pick: Terrell by 4
Augusta Prep (3-1) at Brentwood (4-1)
TSR pick: Brentwood by 15
Briarwood (5-1) at Gatewood (2-2)
TSR pick: Briarwood by 12
Central Christian (GAPPS) at Fullington (1-4)
TSR pick: Fullington by 3