By Michael A. Lough

The Sports Report

centralgasports@gmail.com

Last week: 17-7, 70.1 percent
The season: 134-46, 74.4 percent
Within 7: 4, 42 for the season
Upsets/perfect spread: No upset picks; Perfect: Putnam County by 8 over McNair, 45-37 final
Maximum spread prediction of 39 points

Classification listed first if games pit games of different classes. Rankings are from the Georgia High School Football Daily composite polls

Games of the week

Class 4A
Jones County, 4-1/3-1, at Stockbridge, 4-1/4-0
          The Greyhounds have a more explosive offense, even though they score less than Stockbridge. Jones County, which has a slightly tougher schedule, has an edge on defense, and on a wet field, that makes the difference.
TSR pick: Jones County by 9

Class AAA
No. 8 Westover, 5-0, at No. 2 Peach County, 4-1
          It’s a bit of a stretch to put the Trojans at No. 2 so quickly after a 4-7 year and without any real attention-getting quality wins. Neither does Westover. Both have hammered inferior competition. Both are balanced on offense (Peach County has not updated MaxPreps stats). Glorious Saturday weather should make for a good crowd on both sides.
TSR pick: Peach County by 11

Class A/I
No. 7 Northeast, 4-1/4-0, at No. 3 Dublin, 4-0/3-0, ppd., TBA

GIAA
Tattnall Square, 4-1, at Bulloch, 6-0
          The Gators will have their chests puffed out after winning six by an average of 25.5 points, four points less than last year during an 11-1 season, the lone loss coming to Brookstone by two in the semifinals. The Trojans have had close games, including a 26-15 season-opening loss to Brookstone. This is Tattnall’s fourth straight road game, and the Trojans have won the first three.
TSR pick: Tattnall by 2

The Schedule

Class 5A
No. 8 Houston County, 4-1, at Veterans, 0-5
TSR pick: Houston County by 35

Northside, 2-3, at No. 4 Coffee, 5-0
TSR pick: Coffee by 33

Class 4A
New Hampstead, 2-3, at No. 10T Perry, 3-2
TSR pick: Perry by 19

This week
* Roundup, coming Saturday
* Scouting Reports: This week’s GHSA and GIAA games, coming Friday
* Maxwell Predictions, coming Thursday
* Central Georgia state composite rankings
* Central Georgia rankings
* Monday Morning Quarterback: Two good weeks of football for Atlanta? Loughdmoutings galore (the wit, the wisdom, the sarcasm)
* Macon Touchdown Club players of the week

Last week
* Roundup: No trouble for Warner Robins, Peach County, Northeast, Southwest, Dublin, Jasper County, others; Thriller wins for Washington County,Putnam County, FPD; Howard, Westside with surprises
* 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

Class AAA
Aquinas, 2-2/1-1, at Howard, 3-2/2-1, ppd. TBA
Upson-Lee, 2-3/1-2, at No. 12T Mary Persons, 3-1/1-1
TSR pick: Mary Persons by 8

No. 17 West Laurens, 4-1/2-1, at Baldwin, 1-3/1-1
TSR pick: Baldwin by 4

Class AA

No. 2 Morgan County, 5-0, at Westside, 2-3
TSR pick: Morgan County by 25

Rutland, 0-5, at Jackson, 1-4, ppd. TBA

Class A/Division I

East Laurens, 2-3/1-3, at ACE Charter, 3-2/2-2
TSR pick: ACE by 19

Jasper County, 3-1, at Utopian Academy, 0-5/0-1
TSR pick: Jasper County by 35

Jefferson County, 0-4/0-3, at Bleckley County, 2-3/1-3.
TSR pick: Bleckley County by 25

No. 9 Lamar County, 3-1, at McNair, 2-3/0-1
TSR pick: Lamar County by 15

Social Circle, 3-2/1-0, at Putnam County, 1-4/0-1
TSR pick: Putnam County by 4

Class A/Division II

Central, Talbotton, 1-3, at Crawford County, 2-3/0-2
TSR pick: Crawford County by 29

Glascock County, 1-4, at Wilkinson County, 2-3 (moved to Oct. 17)

GMC Prep, 0-5 at Twiggs County, 1-4, ppd., TBA

Hancock Central, 2-3, at Johnson County, 3-2
TSR pick: Johnson County by 18

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

Wheeler County, 4-1, at Hawkinsville, 3-1
TSR pick: Hawkinsville by 5

Many thanks to Dublin, Jasper County, John Milledge, Mount de Sales, and Northside for sending information in on Friday, and FPD and Lamar County for information on Saturday.

🏈 Teams: Please email game information – stats (offense and defense), names, big plays, etc. – to centralgasports@gmail.com by 2 a.m. Saturday morning to be in Central Georgia’s most comprehensive game-night coverage - the most names and stats and details - for the first roundup, and by 10:30 a.m. Saturday to be added.

GIAA

Class AAA
FPD, 5-1, at Mount de Sales, 3-2
TSR pick: FPD by 28

AA Heritage-Newnan, 0-6, at Piedmont, 4-1
TSR pick: Piedmont by 37

John Milledge, 1-5, at Stratford, 5-1
TSR pick: Stratford by 18

Class AA
Briarwood Academy, 5-0, at Brentwood, 5-1/1-0
TSR pick :Brentwood by 8

Central Fellowship, 1-5, at Trinity Christian, 4-2
TSR pick: Trinity Christian by 23

Gatewood, 3-2, at Augusta Prep, 2-3
TSR pick Gatewood by 21

Rock Springs, 6-0, at Windsor, 2-3
TSR pick: Rock Springs by 18

Wednesday
(Posted Wednesday morning)

Wayne County, 0-5, at No. 6 Warner Robins, 4-1, 6 p.m.
TSR pick: Warner Robins by 33 (Final: Warner Robins 36-3)

Class A/Division I
Southwest, 2-3/2-2,, at No. 6 Dodge County, 5-0/4-0, 7:30 p.m.
TSR pick: Dodge County by 24 (Final: Dodge County 49-0)

Washington County, 2-3/2-2, at Central 0-5/0-4 (Ed DeFore), 7 p.m.
TSR pick: Washington County by 30 (Final: Washington County 40-0)

GIAA
Pinewood Christian, 1-4, at Westfield, 3-2, 6:30 p.m.
TSR pick: Westfield by 23 (Final: Westfield 39-9)