By Michael A. Lough

The Sports Report

centralgasports@gmail.com

Last week: 25-4, 86.2 percent
The season: 117-39, 75 percent
Within 7: 7, 38 for season
Upsets/perfect spread: 2 for 3 (Ws Jasper County, Westfield; L GMC Prep); Perfect: Jasper County by 3 over Jackson, 10-7 final
Maximum spread prediction of 39 points

Games of the week

Class 3A
Harlem, 3-0/1-0, at West Laurens, 4-0/2-0
          Being 4-0 is one thing, and a rare thing lately, for West Laurens. But that 2-0 region mark is more important. The Raiders now have some expectations, and that defense is starting to look Raider-like. Can’t they keep it up in a big region game?
TSR pick: West Laurens by 4

Class A/Division I
ACE Charter, 3-1/2-1 at Northeast 3-1/3-0
          The best matchup in Central Georgia, even though the scores in the two previous meetings haven’t been too close, Northeast by 26 twice. While that’s possible again, it’s highly doubtful. ACE went toe to toe with Dodge County, good preparation for Northeast.

TSR pick: Northeaast by 10 (Upset watch)

GIAA
Westfield, 3-1, at FPD, 4-1
          Who knows if this one will be defensive or offensive? There is likely to be plenty of action if not an abundance of points. FPD is still in the identity-searching stage, and Westfeld’s last two games came down to the wire.
TSR pick: FPD 9

Class 4A

5A Veterans, 0-4, at Warner Robins, 3-1
TSR pick: Warner Robins by 28

6A East Coweta, 2-2, at Perry, 3-1
TSR pick: Perry by 11

This week
* 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
* What do the Central Georgia area rankings look like?
* Monday Morning Quarterback: Another black and blue battle in Lexington; Loughdmouthings: Falcons, silly second-guessing, county records …
* Macon Touchdown Club players of the week

Last week
* Roundup: Big nights-Houston County, Perry, West Laurens, ACE, FPD, Brentwood, Trinity Christian; Last-minute Ws-Jasper County, Westfield; huge game for Gatewood’s Johnsons; clutch W-Dodge County
* 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: Suddenly, we saw Ridder and Smith …; Notable numbers, on campus, Loughdmouthings
* Macon Touchdown Club players of the week

Class 3A

6A Northside, 2-2, at Peach County, 3-1
TSR pick: Peach County by 19

Howard, 2-2/1-1, at Hephzibah, 1-3/0-2
TSR pick: Howard by 5

Whitewater, 1-2/1-0, at Upson-Lee, 2-2/1-1
TSR pick: Upson-Lee by 2

Class A/Division I

Bleckley County, 2-2/1-2, at Washington County, 1-3/1-2
TSR pick: Bleckley County by 25

Central, 0-4/0-3, at Southwest, 1-3/1-2 (Ed DeFore)
TSR pick: Southwest by 11

Dodge County, 4-0/3-0, at East Laurens, 2-2/1-2
TSR pick: Dodge County by 28

Dublin, 4-0/3-0, at Jefferson County, 0-4/0-3
TSR pick: Dublin by 39

McNair, 2-2, at Putnam County, 1-3
TSR pick: Putnam County by 8

Towers, 2-1, at Jasper County, 3-1
TSR pick: Jasper County by 23

AA Westside, 1-3, at Lamar County, 3-0
TSR pick: Lamar County by 20

Class A/Division II

Chattahoochee County, 1-3/0-1, at Macon County, 2-3/1-0
TSR pick: Macon County by 4

Crawford County, 2-2/0-1, at Schley County, 2-3/1-0
TSR pick: Schley County by 28

Taylor County, 2-1, at Marion County, 1-3
TSR pick: Taylor County by 12

Many thanks to ACE, FPD, Jasper County, John Milledge, Jones County, Perry, and Tattnall on Friday for sending in postgame information and/or stats, and Upson-Lee for information afterward.

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GIAA

Class AAA

Central Fellowship, 1-4, at Mount de Sales, 2-3
TSR pick: Mount de Sales by 10

Piedmont, 3-1/1-1, at King’s Academy, 2-3/0-2
TSR pick: King’s by 16

Stratford, 5-0, at Brookstone, 2-2
TSR pick: Stratford by 14

Class AA

John Milledge, 1-4, at Brentwood, 4-1
TSR pick: Brentwood by 15

Thomas Jefferson, 0-5, at Trinity Christian, 3-2
TSR pick: Trinity Christian by 27

Windsor, 2-2, at Briarwood, 4-0
TSR pick: Briarwood by 17