The Georgia High School Football Daily’s Weekend Predictions: Who’s winning and losing in Week Eleven

By CHIP SAYE
For the AJC

Since the start of the 1995 season, the Brookwood-Parkview rivalry has been the best in metro Atlanta and one of the best in the state. In that time, the Gwinnett County schools have combined for 12 region championships, many of which came directly at the expense of the other. They have combined for five state championships, including the 2002 game in which Parkview beat Brookwood 28-7 in the final.

This year they add a new dimension to the rivalry. Brookwood and Parkview enter tonight’s game tied for fourth place in Region 8-AAAAA, trailing Grayson, South Gwinnett and Dacula, all of which have clinched playoff berths. So for the first time in the history of the series, the winner of the Brookwood-Parkview game will go to the playoffs while the other’s season comes to an end. Parkview hasn’t missed the playoffs since 1993. Brookwood has missed the postseason just once since 1995.

Which team will travel to McEachern for a first-round playoff game next week? It’s a tough call. Their records are similar (Brookwood is 4-5 overall, Parkview is 5-4, and both are 4-3 in the region). So are their results. Both teams lost to the region’s three playoff teams by 10 points or less, and both beat most of their other region opponents pretty handily. So, I’ll take the scientific approach. Brookwood has outscored its region opposition by 92 points; Parkview’s margin has been 90 points. Then let’s take Brookwood by two points at home tonight.

But that’s not the only big game in Class AAAAA tonight. Here’s a look around the rest of the state:

Region 6-AAAAA: Lassiter and Roswell, who play tonight for the region championship, can put up points. Lassiter averages 38 points per game and has scored at least 42 in six consecutive games. Roswell averages 36.3 this season and 40 in the past five games. But Lassiter has quarterback Hutson Mason, and I look for him to be the difference. It would be the first region championship in Lassiter’s history.

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Region 7-AAAAA: The North Gwinnett-Peachtree Ridge game will determine the region champion. Everything appears to be in Peachtree Ridge’s favor: The Lions are the defending region champions; North Gwinnett has been in this position three years in a row and failed each time; and North Gwinnett quarterback C.J. Uzomah is questionable. But I’m going with North Gwinnett to come through this time and join Lassiter in winning its first region title.

Region 1-AAAAA: Warner Robins’ upset of Northside-Warner Robins dropped the Eagles into a three-way tie for first place with Lowndes and Colquitt County. However, Northside will win the region championship by beating Colquitt County tonight. And Warner Robins will miss the playoffs after it loses to Lowndes and Valdosta beats Houston County on Saturday.

Elsewhere: In tonight’s other region championship games … Sandy Creek beats Banneker for back-to-back 5-AAAA titles. … Dalton beats Hiram in 7-AAAA. … St. Pius gets revenge for last year and beats Dunwoody for the 5-AAA crown. … Carrollton does likewise to Ridgeland in 6-AAA and avenges its 2008 loss. … Fitzgerald stops Thomasville to win 1-AA. … Calhoun beats Armuchee to win 7-AA (again). … Jefferson beats East Jackson to win the 8-AA title. … Miller County beats Clinch County to win 1-A.

The weekend predictions
Last week: 150-28 (.843); Overall: 1,352-342 (.798)
Friday
Winner-Loser
Allatoona-Murray Co.
Alpharetta-Campbell
Apalachee-Salem
Appling Co.-Benedictine
Archer-Langston Hughes
Athens Acad.-Social Circle
Athens Christ.-Lakeview Acad.
Avondale-Cross Keys
Baldwin-Thomson
Berrien-Mitchell Co.
Bowdon-Bremen
Brooks Co.-Albany
Brookstone-Schley Co.
Brookwood-Parkview
Brunswick-Statesboro
Buford-GAC
Burke Co.-West Laurens
Cairo-Westover
Calhoun-Armuchee
Camden Co.-Bradwell Inst.
Carrollton-Ridgeland
Cartersville-Lakeview-Ft. Ogle.
Cedar Shoals-Heritage-Conyers
Centennial-Wheeler
Central-Talb.-Pacelli Catholic
Chamblee-Miller Grove
Charlton Co.-McIntosh Co. Acad.
Chattahoochee-Duluth
Chattooga-Rockmart
Clarke Central-Madison Co.
Coffee-Tift Co.
Collins Hill-Norcross
Columbus-Eagle’s Landing
Commerce-Prince Avenue
Cook-Early Co.
Creekside-Riverdale
Creekview-Chestatee
Dacula-Meadowcreek
Dade Co.-Coosa
Dalton-Hiram
Darlington-Trion
Dodge Co.-East Laurens
Dougherty-Perry
Douglas Co.-McIntosh
ELCA-Whitefield Academy
Eastside-Franklin Co.
ECI-Calvary Day
Etowah-Harrison
Evans-Richmond Academy
Fitzgerald-Thomasville
Gainesville-Flowery Branch
Glenn Hills-Butler
Gordon Central-Temple
Gordon Lee-Mt. Zion-Carroll
Grady-Cedar Grove
Grayson-Central Gwinnett
Greenville-Marion Co.
Griffin-Alcovy
Harris County-Amer.-Sumter
Hart Co.-Elbert Co.
Hawkinsville-Turner Co.
Heard Co.-Crawford Co.
Henry Co.-Monticello
Hephzibah-Cross Creek
Hillgrove-Woodland-Bartow
Jackson-Spalding
Jefferson-East Jackson
Jefferson Co.-Dublin
Jenkins-Groves
Johnson-Sav.-Savannah
Johnson Co.-Sav. Country Day
Jones Co.-Upson-Lee
Kell-Milton
LaFayette-Haralson Co.
LaGrange-Troup
Lakeside-Evans-Josey
Landmark Christ.-Mt. Pisgah
Laney-Southeast Bulloch
Lanier Co.-Calhoun Co.
Lassiter-Roswell
Lincoln Co.-Warren Co.
Lithia Springs-Heritage-Catoosa
Lithonia-North Springs
Locust Grove-Drew
Loganville-Winder-Barrow
Lovett-Decatur
Lowndes-Warner Robins
Manchester-Lamar Co.
Marietta-Kennesaw Mountain
Marist-Lakeside-DeKalb
Mary Persons-Jackson-Atlanta
McEachern-Cherokee
Metter-Portal
Mill Creek-South Forsyth
Miller County-Clinch Co.
Monroe-Worth Co.
Montgomery Co.-Bryan Co.
Mt. Paran-Grovetown
Newnan-East Coweta
Newton-Luella
North Clayton-Dutchtown
North Cobb-South Cobb
North Forsyth-Northview
North Gwinnett-Peachtree Ridge
North Hall-Lumpkin Co.
North Murray-River Ridge
North Oconee-Fannin Co.
North Paulding-Ga. Military
Northeast-Macon-Greene Co.
Northside-W.R.-Colquitt Co.
NW Whitfield-Paulding Co.
Oconee Co.-Morgan Co.
Oglethorpe Co.-Rabun Co.
Osborne-Cass
Pace Academy-O.L. of Mercy
Peach Co.-Crisp Co.
Pebblebrook-Mundy’s Mill
Pelham-Randolph-Clay
Pepperell-Adairsville
Pickens-East Hall
Pierce Co.-Long Co.
Ringgold-Central-Carroll
Riverside Military-Dawson Co.
Riverwood-Columbia
Rockdale Co.-Monroe Area
Rome-South Paulding
Rutland-South Atlanta
St. Pius-Dunwoody
Sandy Creek-Banneker
Savannah Christian-Jenkins Co.
Seminole Co.-Bacon Co.
Shaw-Kendrick
Sonoraville-Model
South Effingham-Wayne Co.
South Gwinnett-Berkmar
SE Whitfield-Cedartown
Southwest-Macon-Howard
SW Atl. Christian-Fellowship
SW DeKalb-Stone Mountain
Sprayberry-Sequoyah
Starr’s Mill-Villa Rica
Stephens Co.-Jackson Co.
Stephenson-Douglass
Swainsboro-Toombs Co.
Tattnall Co.-Brantley Co.
Taylor Co.-Stewart Co.
Telfair Co.-Wheeler Co.
Terrell Co.-Atkinson Co.
Therrell-Clarkston
Thomas Co. Central-Bainbridge
Towns Co.-Glascock Co.
Treutlen-Claxton
Tri-Cities-Fayette Co.
Tucker-Forsyth Central
Twiggs Co.-Dooly Co.
Union Co.-Banks Co.
Vidalia-Bleckley Co.
Walton-Pope
Ware Co.-Effingham Co.
Washington Co.-Richmond Hill
Washington-Wilkes-Aquinas
West Forsyth-West Hall
Westlake-Chapel Hill
Westminster-Blessed Trinity
Westside-Augusta-Harlem
White Co.-Gilmer
Whitewater-Alexander
Wilcox Co.-Irwin Co.
Wilkinson Co.-Hancock Central
Windsor Forest-Beach
Woodstock-East Paulding
Woodward Acad.-Woodland-Henry

Saturday
Winner-Loser
Carver-Atlanta-Towers
Greenbrier-Redan
M.L. King-Union Grove
Mays-Northgate
North Atlanta-Druid Hills
Spencer-Jordan
Valdosta-Houston Co.
Washington-McNair

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