Predictions: The Sports Report, and Maxwell Ratings

          Next week’s picks will include, hopefully, last year’s record.

          The goal is 80 percent accuracy, and to be within seven points of the margin.

Michael A. Lough

          This week, short and sweet and in alphabetical order as listed. Next week, it’ll be organized by classification (of the home team if local) and some observations. Also next week, the Maxwell Ratings will be posted separately.

          There are some mighty nifty games to open the season.

Friday

GHSA

ACE over Crawford County by 5

Bleckley County 27 over Dodge County by 3

Crisp County over Dooly County by 17

Dublin over Wilkinson County by 32

GMC Prep over Wheeler County by 8

Hawkinsville over Portal by 21

Hancock Central by Glenn Hills 10

Houston County over Sumter County by 20

Howard 28 over Southwest by 9

Lee County over Warner Robins by 2

Macon County over Whitefield Academy 24

Peach County over Baldwin by 4

Taylor County over Southland by 18

Union Grove over Upson-Lee by 12

Veterans 28 over Richmond Academy by 14

Walnut Grove over Jasper County by 20

Washington-Wilkes over East Laurens by 17

Westside over Central by 13

Wilcox County over Lamar County 12

GIAA

Central Fellowship over Rock Springs by 15

Fullington over Aucilla, Fla. by 18

John Milledge over Brentwood by 13

Mount de Sales over Strong Rock by 14

Piedmont over Trinity Christian by 27

Schley County over Tattnall by 15

Westfield over Deerfield-Windsor by 28

Saturday

At Mercer

Jones County over Northside by 3

Mary Persons over Northeast by 6

Maxwell Ratings picks

ACE Charter over Crawford County by 4

Bleckley Co. vs. Dodge Co. even

Central Fellowship over Rock Springs by 30

Crisp Co. over Dooly Co. by 33

Dublin over Wilkinson Co. by 37

Hancock Central over Glenn Hills by 20

Hawkinsville over Portal by 13

Houston Co. over Sumter Co. by 26

Howard over Southwest by 15

Jeff Davis over Charlton Co. by 10

John Milledge over Brentwood by 21

Mount de Sales over Strong Rock by 15

Peach Co. over Baldwin by 11

Piedmont over Trinity Christian by 5

Schley Co. over Tattnall Square by 1

Taylor Co. over Southland Academy by 7

Union Grove over Upson-Lee by 4

Veterans over Richmond Academy by 22

Walnut Grove over Jasper Co. by 11

Warner Robins over Lee Co. by 2

Washington-Wilkes over East Laurens by 16

Westfield School over Deerfield-Windsor by 4

Westside over Central by 7

Wilcox Co. over Lamar Co. by 4

Saturday’s games

Northeast over Mary Persons by 2

Northside over Jones Co. by 2