Week 2 Picks: Cedar Grove, Peachtree Ridge have chance to bounce back in Week 2

The teams that lost their openers last weekend had to do so in a pretty bright spotlight, considering there were only about 50 games played around the state. Many will get a chance to recover in Week 2, although the stage will be a lot more crowded as the majority of teams kick off their seasons. Look for Cedar Grove, Clinch County, Colquitt County, Landmark Christian, Marietta, Peachtree Ridge and Woodward Academy to be among the teams bouncing back from opening-week losses.

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THE WEEKEND PREDICTIONS

Last week: 36-11 (.766)

THURSDAY

Winner##Loser

Alcovy##Jones Co.

Creekview##Cherokee

Dunwoody##Chamblee

East Laurens##Howard

Evans##Richmond Academy

Gainesville##West Forsyth

Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe##Gordon Lee

Shaw##Northside-Columbus

FRIDAY

Adairsville##Cass

Albany##Greenville

Allatoona##Woodland-Cartersville

Alpharetta##Milton

Americus-Sumter##Kendrick

Apalachee##Lanier

Appling Co.##Wayne Co.

Archer##Mountain View

Armuchee##Trion

B.E.S.T. Academy##Cross Keys

Baldwin##Jefferson Co.

Banks Co.##East Jackson

Bleckley Co.##Hawkinsville

Brooks Co.##Monroe

Brookstone##Columbus

Buford##Elbert Co.

Cairo##Thomasville

Calhoun##Ridgeland

Calhoun Co.##Berrien

Calvary Day##Bryan Co.

Cartersville##Darlington

Carver-Columbus##Spencer

Cedartown##Rockmart

Cedar Grove##Columbia

Cedar Shoals##Hart Co.

Centennial##Roswell

Central-Carroll##Douglass

Chapel Hill##Douglas Co.

Charlton Co.##Brantley Co.

Chattahoochee##Forest Park

Chattahoochee Co.##Stewart Co.

Chattooga##East Hall

Clinch Co.##Mitchell Co.

Coffee##Ware Co.

Collins Hill##Central Gwinnett

Colquitt Co.##Thomas Co. Central

Cook##Worth Co.

Crawford Co.##Pacelli

Creekside##Hughes

Creekview##Cherokee

Crisp Co.##Turner Co.

Dacula##Mill Creek

Dawson Co.##Lumpkin Co.

Dooly Co.##Macon Co.

Druid Hills##Clarkston

Dublin##Dodge Co.

Duluth##Berkmar

East Coweta##Henry Co.

East Paulding##North Paulding

Effingham Co.##Benedictine

Etowah##Lambert

Evans##Richmond Academy

Fellowship Christian##Lakeview Academy

George Walton##First Presbyterian

Gilmer##Fanning Co.

Gordon Central##Coosa

Groves##Screven Co.

Glynn Academy##Brunswick

Grady##Decatur

Greater Atlanta Christian##Savannah

Griffin##Dutchtown

Habersham Central##White Co.

Hancock Central##Randolph-Clay

Haralson Co.##Temple

Hardaway##Jordan

Harlem##Georgia Military

Harris Co.##Houston Co.

Harrison##Woodstock

Hiram##Paulding Co.

Jackson##Mary Persons

Jackson-Atlanta##Therrell

Jackson Co.##Winder-Barrow

Jeff Davis##Atkinson Co.

Jefferson##Commerce

Jenkins##Beach

Johnson Co.##Jenkins Co.

Jonesboro##Mt. Zion-Jonesboro

Josey##Hephzibah

King’s Ridge##Pinecrest Academy

Lamar Co.##Spalding

Landmark Christian##Athens Christian

Laney##Butler

Lanier Co.##Long Co.

Lassiter##Hillgrove

Lee Co.##Dougherty

Liberty Co.##Bradwell Institute

Loganville##Monroe Area

Lovejoy##Mundy’s Mill

Lovett##Blessed Trinity

Lowndes##Luella

Manchester##Central-Talbotton

Marietta##Pope

Marion Co##Terrell Co.

Marist##Clarke Central

Mays##Carver-Atlanta

McIntosh##North Springs

Miller Co.##Schley Co.

Miller Grove##Lithonia

Model##Christian Heritage

Morgan Co.##Monticello

Mount Paran Christian##Our Lady of Mercy

Murray Co.##Coahulla Creek

New Manchester##Lithia Springs

Newnan##LaGrange

Newton##Eastside

Norcross##South Gwinnett

North Clayton##Riverdale

North Cobb##Starr’s Mill

North Forsyth##Forsyth Central

North Hall##Chestatee

Northeast-Macon##Twiggs Co.

Northgate##Heritage-Conyers

Northside-Warner Robins##Flowery Branch

Ola##Eagle’s Landing

Oconee Co.##Madison Co.

Oglethorpe Co.##Johnson-Gainesville

Osborne##McNair

Pace Academy##Whitefield Academy

Peach Co.##Perry

Peachtree Ridge##Parkview

Pelham##Baconton

Pepperell##Northwest Whitfield

Pierce Co.##Bacon Co.

Portal##Southeast Bulloch

Prince Avenue Christian##Hapeville

Putnam Co.##Greene Co.

Richmond Hill##Johnson-Savannah

Ringgold##Heritage-Catoosa

Riverwood##Cambridge

Rome##South Paulding

Rutland##Southwest-Macon

St. Francis##Mount Vernon Presbyterian

St. Pius##Westminster

Salem##Rockdale Co.

Sandy Creek##Banneker

Seminole Co.##Early Co.

Sequoyah##River Ridge

Shiloh##Meadowcreek

Social Circle##Strong Rock Christian

Sonoraville##Pickens

South Cobb##Westlake

South Forsyth##Northview

Southeast Whitfield##North Murray

Southwest DeKalb##Pebblebrook

Sprayberry##Kennesaw Mountain

Statesboro##Lakeside-Evans

Stephens Co.##Franklin Co

Stone Mountain##North Atlanta

Tattnall Co.##Claxton

Taylor Co.##Irwin Co

Toombs Co.##Montgomery Co.

Troup##Redan

Union Co.##Towns Co.

Union Grove##Locust Grove

Upson-Lee##Pike Co.

Vidalia##West Laurens

Walton##McEachern

Warner Robins##Veterans

Warren Co.##Glascock Co.

Washington Co.##Grovetown

Wesleyan##Holy Innocents’

Westside-Augusta##Cross Creek

Westside-Macon##Central-Macon

Wheeler Co.##Telfair Co.

Wilcox Co.##Wilkinson Co.

Woodland-Stockbridge##Walnut Grove

Woodward Academy##Fayette Co.

SATURDAY

M.L. King##Stockbridge

Tift Co.##Westover

Tri-Cities##Washington

*Games involving out-of-state teams not included