By Michael A. Lough

The Sports Report

centralgasports@gmail.com

          So, this is how 2024 is?

          John Milledge is unranked, and frankly, is facing the solid possibility of a losing season.

          It’s complicated.

          Southwest goes to Cochran and beats Bleckley County? Seriously?

Last week
* Roundup: Houston County & Warner Robins provide fireworks; FPD-Brookstone in championship rematch; ACE and Dodge County in battle; Lamar County enjoys Macon visit
* Thursday’s roundup
* Scouting Reports: This week’s GHSA and GIAA games
* Maxwell Predictions
* Who’s going to win this week’s games
* Central Georgia state composite rankings
* Central Georgia rankings
* Monday Morning Quarterback: Notes, reviews, Loughdmouthings
* Macon Touchdown Club players of the week

          Both are unranked in Central, and that hasn’t happened in awhile. And it’ll be tough for Bleckley County to get back in for a few weeks. 

Division I (5A, 4A, 3A) 12 teams

5. Jones County

Goodness, three points for Jones County? Welcoming Union Grove this week should make for a burly Barking Lot in Gray.

4. Peach County

          A week off after a second straight romp gives the Trojans time to get ready for Northside.

3. Perry

          A week off after the Houston County loss doesn’t bode well for Veterans this week.

2. Houston County

          Teams in the County of Houston are going to have to bow up on defense. The Bears had a 24-13 lead four minutes into the third quarter. A good lesson, though.

1. Warner Robins

          Dang. Come back, tie, take the lead, and put it away? That was one impressive win over Houston County. Demons have more than people may realize.

Division II (2A, A, GIAA) 33 teams

Top 10

10. Tie: Hawkinsville, Crawford County

9. FPD

          The Vikings scrap back in, barely, after their second straight 6-point game.

8. Jasper County

          Had the week off to work on some offense, because the defense is doing pretty good.

7. Tattnall

          The Trojans would love another shot at Brookstone at this point.

6. Stratford

          They got what they needed out of the Wilkinson County win, a taste of better athletes, and they handled it.

5. ACE Charter

          The Gryphons stay put because of, well, a lack of candidates to move up enough, and because they went toe to to with a bigger, stronger, faster, more physical team, Dodge County. It was a game that may linger in a positive way.    

4. Dodge County

          The Indians sure sweated out the trip to ACE, no doubt more than they – the players – expected. But they made just enough plays to win against an upstart team. May tighten the focus a little bit.   

3. Northeast

          Those concerns some had a few weeks ago? Gone. No, Jefferson County isn’t good, but doing what you’re supposed to do to teams like that is good.

2. Lamar County

          The Trojans haven’t been themselves, but they were themselves last week against Rutland.

1. Dublin

          That Washington County would be Dublin’s first shutout of the season would have ben a surprise a month ago, only because Washington County doesn’t – well … - get shut out. To think they got the Irish fairly early is good for Dublin, bad for WACO.