Predictions: Tucker, Lowndes will win grudge matches

The three-game round-robin that will determine the top three playoff seeds from 6-AAAAA begins on Friday when second-ranked Tucker meets No. 4 Stephenson. Tucker has won 20 consecutive games, and I give the Tigers a slight edge in making it 21, but nothing in this region will be decided until both teams play No. 3 M.L. King in the next couple of weeks. Lowndes and Valdosta also meet this week in the state’s biggest rivalry, and I expect Lowndes to come out on top and keep pace with Camden County.

Congratulations go out to David Foley of Alpharetta, who was last week’s winner in the High School Football Pickoff contest. Foley was the only contestant to correctly pick the winner in 14 of 15 games. Click here to sign up and participate in this week’s contest.

THE WEEKEND PREDICTIONS

Last week: 140-23 (.859); Overall: 875-213 (.804)

THURSDAY

Winner##Loser

Aquinas##Lincoln Co.

M.L. King##Dunwoody

Mays##Arabia Mountain

Miller Grove##Lakeside-DeKalb

Riverdale##Spalding

Statesboro##Liberty Co.

FRIDAY

Albany##Dougherty

Alpharetta##North Forsyth

Apalachee##Loganville

Appling Co.##Brantley Co.

Archer##Central Gwinnett

Armuchee##Chattooga

Athens Academy##Pinecrest Academy

Athens Christian##Hebron Christian

Baconton##St. Francis

Bainbridge##Harris Co.

Banneker##South Atlanta

Benedictine##Bacon Co.

Bleckley Co.##Macon Co.

Blessed Trinity##Decatur

Bowdon##Temple

Bremen##Spencer

Brooks Co.##Fitzgerald

Brookstone##Hawkinsville

Brookwood##Shiloh

Buford##White Co.

Burke Co.##Richmond Academy

Butler##Glenn Hills

Cairo##Worth Co.

Calhoun##Pepperell

Callaway##Central-Carroll

Camden Co.##Tift Co.

Campbell##Pebblebrook

Carrollton##Troup

Carver-Columbus##Henry Co.

Cass##Gilmer

Cedar Grove##McNair

Cedartown##Pickens

Chamblee##Columbia

Chapel Hill##Douglass

Charlton Co.##Lanier Co.

Chattahoochee##South Forsyth

Chattahoochee Co.##Jordan

Chestatee##Walnut Grove

Claxton##Portal

Clinch Co.##Irwin Co.

Coffee##Brunswick

Cook##Pelham

Creekside##Northgate

Creekview##Northview

Cross Creek##Hephzibah

Dade Co.##Coosa

Darlington##Christian Heritage

Dodge Co.##Wheeler Co.

Dooly Co.##Central-Talbotton

Drew##Mundy’s Mill

Dublin##Josey

Dutchtown##Eagle’s Landing

ELCA##Mount Vernon Presbyterian

East Coweta##Westlake

East Laurens##Harlem

East Paulding##Hiram

Eastside##Lanier

Elbert Co.##Morgan Co.

Emanuel Co. Institute##Treutlen

Fayette Co.##Columbus

First Presbyterian##Twiggs Co.

Flowery Branch##Winder-Barrow

Forsyth Central##Cambridge

Gainesville##Salem

Glynn Academy##Groves

Grayson##Berkmar

Greater Atlanta Christian##Westminster

Greenville##Schley Co.

Habersham Central##Meadowcreek

Hart Co.##Oconee Co.

Heard Co.##Manchester

Heritage-Conyers##Clarke Central

Holy Innocents’##Our Lady of Mercy

Hughes##Douglas Co.

Jackson-Atlanta##B.E.S.T. Academy

Jefferson##Rabun Co.

Jenkins Co.##Savannah Country Day

Johnson Co.##Montgomery Co.

Jones Co.##Evans

Kell##Osborne

King’s Ridge##Mount Pisgah

LaFayette##Heritage-Catoosa

LaGrange##Alexander

Lakeside-Evans##Houston Co.

Lakeview Academy##Cross Keys

Lamar Co.##Monticello

Lambert##Centennial

Landmark Christian##Strong Rock Christian

Laney##Westside-Augusta

Locust Grove##Woodland-Stockbridge

Lovejoy##Morrow

Lowndes##Valdosta

Luella##Rockdale Co.

Lumpkin Co.##Madison Co.

Marietta##Kennesaw Mountain

Marion Co.##Pacelli

Marist##Lithonia

McEachern##South Cobb

Miller Co.##Randolph-Clay

Mitchell Co.##Terrell Co.

Model##Murray Co.

Monroe##Americus-Sumter

Monroe Area##Stephens Co.

Mount Paran Christian##Whitefield Academy

Newnan##Tri-Cities

Newton##Druid Hills

Norcross##Collins Hill

North Cobb##Hillgrove

North Gwinnett##Mill Creek

North Hall##Fannin Co.

North Oconee##Franklin Co.

Northeast-Macon##Taylor Co.

Northwest Whitfield##Dalton

Oglethorpe Co.##Social Circle

Ola##Mount Zion-Jonesboro

Parkview##Dacula

Peach Co.##Jackson

Peachtree Ridge##Mountain View

Pierce Co.##Southeast Bulloch

Pike Co.##Southwest-Macon

Prince Avenue Christian##Commerce

Providence Christian##North Cobb Christian

Richmond Hill##Effingham Co.

Ridgeland##Southeast Whitfield

Riverwood##Sprayberry

Rockmart##Haralson Co.

Rome##North Paulding

Sandy Creek##Shaw

Savannah##Johnson-Savannah

Savannah Christian##Calvary Day

Seminole Co.##Stewart Co.

Sequoyah##North Springs

South Paulding##New Manchester

Tattnall Co.##Beach

Thomas Co. Central##Northside-Columbus

Thomasville##Berrien

Thomson##Swainsboro

Trion##Mt. Zion-Carroll

Tucker##Stephenson

Union Co.##Riverside Military

Union Grove##Forest Park

Upson-Lee##North Clayton

Villa Rica##Lithia Springs

Walker##Fellowship Christian

Ware Co.##Jenkins

Warner Robins##Greenbrier

Warren Co.##Georgia Military

Washington Co.##Jefferson Co.

Washington-Wilkes##Greene Co.

Wesleyan##Hapeville

West Forsyth##Johns Creek

Westover##Crisp Co.

Whitewater##McIntosh

Wilcox Co.##Turner Co.

Wilkinson Co.##Hancock Central

Windsor Forest##Bradwell Institute

Woodland-Cartersville##Paulding Co.

Woodward Academy##Towers

SATURDAY

Carver-Atlanta##Therrell

Johnson-Gainesville##Clarkston

Northside-Warner Robins##Grovetown

Redan##Stone Mountain

Southwest DeKalb##North Atlanta

Washington##Grady