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.
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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
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54 comments Add your comment
bksmith14
October 11th, 2012
1:51 pm
valdosta will not get blownout in this game……i give them a 10% chance of pulling the upset over lowndes……just bc of the rivalry factor….and emotion…..
two weeks of prep didnt help colquitt……..we will see how it works for valdosta
lowndes win 31-17
Gamer
October 11th, 2012
2:02 pm
What happened to Tri-Cities? Were they just a one year wonder?
Camden Fan
October 11th, 2012
2:14 pm
I also see Lowndes taking this one
BigDave
October 11th, 2012
2:45 pm
Calhoun cruising to another State Championship!
rwdekalb
October 11th, 2012
3:15 pm
Tri-Cities looked like this last year, then went to the playoffs playing like a totally different team.
gman57
October 11th, 2012
3:17 pm
V-Wildcats will be emotionally up for the Lowndes game, but it won’t help them. Lowndes by 14…maybe 21!
Taylor Wooten
October 11th, 2012
3:51 pm
yep…hard to beat lowndes vikings….binoculars, stolen playbooks, anything to win a high school game
NeutralFan
October 11th, 2012
3:53 pm
Ive seen Lowndes play. They are not that good….even not as good as their team last year. The Colquitt win was a giant fluke and we all know why. They have not played anyone. Im not sure Valdosta beats them but they will get exposed very shortly.
THE "CANNON RULES"!!
October 11th, 2012
3:59 pm
CHIP…CHIP…CHIP…Where’s the faith?
“ROME over NORTH PAULDING”…Not this time, NORTH is on a roll since the loss to EAST in game 1,
Look for a great game, a packed house as the ROME Wolves get whipped by the WOLFPACK of NORTH PAULDING…look for something like a 24 / 21 or 28 / 24 game!
Meanwhile the RAIDERS of EAST will be on the other end of the county SWATTING some HORNETS!!! as they travel to HIRAM!
TICK…TICK…TICK…BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
GO RAIDERS!!!!
5-Time
October 11th, 2012
5:31 pm
The team that executes and makes the least amount of mistakes in the “WINNERSVILLE CLASSIC” wins the ballgame!!
graphite
October 11th, 2012
5:45 pm
Tucker kitties will lose the first of three straight.
NeutralFan
October 11th, 2012
6:39 pm
Valdosta got beat by a 2AA
5-Time
October 11th, 2012
6:40 pm
And believe me, after what happened last year, Lowndes will not collapse in the 4th Qtr!! They had to wait a WHOLE YEAR to get a chance to erase that moment from their minds. . . .
BigGrown
October 11th, 2012
6:50 pm
Lowndes vs Valdosta is not the states biggest rivalry… try Northside WR vs Warner Robins, by far the biggest in the southeast…. Nov. 2
cat doc
October 11th, 2012
7:36 pm
valdosta 21-17 lowndes
DeeDawg
October 11th, 2012
7:53 pm
Tucker v Stephenson should be a great game. Two great programs that are only a few miles from each other geographically.
Dboy Scott
October 11th, 2012
7:56 pm
@Graphite..If you dont know by now WE ARE TUCKER and we dont ever lose much less lose 3 straight. Give me some of what you smoking ova there cause it got you feeling good behind that keyboard. hahahaha….
Columbia Blue
October 11th, 2012
8:31 pm
Valdosta is a lot better than people give them credit. I smell a potential upset.
spider
October 11th, 2012
8:31 pm
collins hill 34 norcross 27
JAB
October 11th, 2012
9:10 pm
Don’t be so sure to pick Tucker over Stephenson; Tucker has not played the quality of teams that Stephenson has been accustomed to playing. Critics are picking Tucker based on history of Tucker, keep in mind that Stephenson has been playing out of it’s league playing in the state’s highest classification. New year! new classification! New mind set! Let show em Jags…
The Cross
October 11th, 2012
9:20 pm
Spider quit sipping the corn mash.
Norcross 49 Collins Hill 14…another beatdown is coming
The Cross
Swamp Lizard
October 11th, 2012
9:25 pm
Lincoln Co wil beat Aquinas tonight !! …… I NEED A SCORE !!
Swamp Lizard
October 11th, 2012
9:33 pm
Lincoln Co 13 Aquinas 10 ….. after 3 qtrs
5-Time
October 11th, 2012
9:48 pm
JAB….LoL…. “New year! new classification! New mind set! Let show em Jags”…But the same old Stephenson, which means the same old results!!
Swamp Lizard
October 11th, 2012
10:00 pm
It’s a final …… # 7 Lincoln Co 20 ….. # 2 Aquinas 13 !!!
TomDawg
October 11th, 2012
10:17 pm
Aquinas should not have even been in the top 10.
Dekalb County Guy
October 11th, 2012
10:18 pm
Miller Grove 62 Lakeside 10
JAB
October 11th, 2012
10:50 pm
5-Time, what do you mean same old Stephenson–these guys are playing down in classification. You guys act like Stephenson go the beat down playing in the State highest classification; they would always come up short in the play-offs by loosing by either a touchdown or 7 points and or in overtime. They have beaten Tucker in the preseason and tied them when they ran the tables and won the state championship while they played in AAAA… Stephenson is ready and are not intimidated by no Dekalb County teams…
football-legend
October 12th, 2012
12:13 am
NeutralFan
October 11th, 2012
3:53 pm
Ive seen Lowndes play. They are not that good….even not as good as their team last year. The Colquitt win was a giant fluke and we all know why. They have not played anyone. Im not sure Valdosta beats them but they will get exposed very shortly.
have you lost your mind? Lowndes is much better than last years team. you dont even need to be on this site, you have 0 football knowledge
JAB
October 12th, 2012
1:40 am
Stephenson Jaggggggggggguarsssssss.
King Of Diamonds
October 12th, 2012
2:26 am
Very good points JAB. Taking nothing away from Tucker High School I expect a very good football although I also expect some mistakes made on boths sides of the ball. I believe this game will come down to a penalty resulting in a firrst down, or whoever has the ball last will win the game. Stephenson can win this game if they do to things.
1. Win field position & score when opportunity present itself
2. Defense Defense Defense getting off the field. Clock mangaement. Staying relaxed & playing loose.
These are the keys to me for a victory for Jaguar nation.
Still got be baffled how this is not the game of the week in Metro Area?
RCHS Grad.
October 12th, 2012
7:36 am
Of course Rockdale County, wil not score ANY point’s. Get BLOWN OUT, as ALWAYS.
sportsnut
October 12th, 2012
7:52 am
@ RCHS == They could have been better people say if not for the mis-fortune of the Qb. this past summer. I am not sure about that as I watched them against Lovejoy and unless he was a prolific runner, the end result I believe would have been the same. They play no D. The Qb. is O.K. and he has a nice receiver, #81 I think. Coaching is bad. They had a third and 6 and quick kicked, in the first quarter. To me, that made no sense.
Monroe's First Redcoat
October 12th, 2012
7:59 am
Can’t wait for Stephens County to find out what the Hurricanes are all about this year!! This is Monroe Area’s year. The Hurricanes are more stacked than they have ever been. Stephens’ Thornton will get his yards, but the Indians’ D has never seen the likes of Kwan Brooks and Stanton Truitt in the backfield.
GO ‘CANES!!!!
Coffee Trojan#44
October 12th, 2012
10:25 am
I don’t think that Valdosta is as bad as people think, they have 2 loses, both to top ranked teams. I think Lowndes will pull it out tonight, but it will not be a blowout.
Coffee should get a big win tonight over a beat up Brunswick football team, that one could be a blowout. Go Trojans!
Camden should win easily over a rebuilding Tift Co football team, Tift Co much like Coffee is in it’s 5th consecutive rebuilding season, but should be back next year.
5-Time
October 12th, 2012
10:49 am
BigGrown….I don’t think so!! Nothing matches the “WINNERSVILLE CLASSIC” » http://m.espn.go.com/wireless/story?storyId=4412088
Bobo
October 12th, 2012
10:51 am
Chip, there is NO WAY you can possibly know enough about all 300 or so teams in the state to make predictions on ALL of them. Why don’t you stick with predicting the big marquee games and not offend the fans of at least 50 to 100 schools who know better than your glance-at-a-page and look at the teams’ records predictions?
Bobo
October 12th, 2012
10:54 am
Monroe, you guys ARE really good and you’re blowing up the scoreboard, but Stephens loss last week was more due to the absence of 5 starters (including a WR with 700 yards of catches and a linebacker with almost 50 tackles this year), than it was to the quality of Chestatee. Chestatee is a solid, 3 yards and a cloud of dust team, but 8 games out of 10, Stephens would’ve won. I think this score is going to resemble a basketball game more than a football game. Someone will win like 56-49 and I’d say ya’ll are only favored because you’re at home.
Tiger4Life
October 12th, 2012
12:39 pm
@JAB and the rest of Stepehnson posters
Just to get the record straight…
Tucker and Stephenson has played 3 Scrimmage games (might I add they don’t count in any record books) and the series is tied 1-1-1
2008 Tucker Won 18-15 Tucker Finished 14-1 State Chapms SHS Finished 9-2 (lost to Luella & Coffee Co.)
2009 SHS Won 16-0 SHS Finished 11-1 (lost to Colquitt)Tucker finished 9-3 (lost to Sandy Creek)
2011 7-7 Tie. Tucker was undefeated that year with a perfect 15-0 season
, and SHS finished 9-2 (lost to MLK and Lowndes) 
96Plowboy#27
October 12th, 2012
1:03 pm
@ NeutralFan….please explain why you feel the Vikes aren’t that good. is it due to lack of playmakers? is it b/c of the level of competition that the Vikes have played? is it b/c you feel that the team you support is better? if you’re going to make a statement such as that please do us all a favor & back up your comment with some intelligent facts…
96Plowboy#27
October 12th, 2012
1:09 pm
@BigGrown…. i can understand your argument. in another post i was explaining to Suwanee Owns about rivalries, traditions, & pride. the NSWR / WR is a huge rivalty, very similar to the Vikings & Wildcats. But how many times have the Eagles & Demons been on national television? Other good rivalries would include
TCCHS / THS
Parkview / Brookwood
i’m sure there are more that i can’t think of right now….
RealisticFan
October 12th, 2012
1:49 pm
@Cannon,
I’m with you on the North/Rome game. I think it’s a big turn out and that North gets it first ever truly signature win on Homecoming night. Think it might be a little higher scoring maybe 41-38 or 38-35.
Just don’t see either team really stopping the other much.
RealisticFan
October 12th, 2012
1:51 pm
Oh and ….. East big over Hiram 41-7.
BigGrown
October 12th, 2012
2:41 pm
How many have had a 25,000+ crowd
dougmo2
October 12th, 2012
4:04 pm
Aquinas hasn’t beaten Lincoln County since the 70’s.
96Plowboy#27
October 12th, 2012
4:14 pm
@BigGrown……….. trust & believe if we had a stadium that could fit that many in there, we’d still need to bring more bleachers in b/c there still wouldn’t be enough room.
5-Time
October 12th, 2012
4:20 pm
BigGrown….C’mon now!! You know the only reason you have that amount is because you guys obviously have a bigger stadium. We would surpass that amount easily if we had a seating capacity of 30,000+ LoL. . . .
lol
October 12th, 2012
10:08 pm
Stephenson just beat Tucker 13-6
THS94
October 12th, 2012
10:32 pm
Yes Tucker Lost !!! but i will take that loss… We needed that tune -up !!! It wont happen again this year !!
Dylan
October 12th, 2012
11:07 pm
Good Job to Stephensons D
2000 DeKalb County Defensive Player of the Year
October 14th, 2012
12:27 pm
GREAT win for the Jags over the weekend. Next up a very dangerous Miller Grove team considering MLK is the next week. One game at a time Jags, each game at this point is just as important as the next regardless of the opponent.
Regardless, of how the first three seeds fall in from our region… That number three seed is going to be the most dangerous three seed in the tournament.
obee
October 14th, 2012
7:41 pm
good foretell went bad for tucker football great game.
almamater
October 15th, 2012
5:39 pm
I’m excited for the Camden/Lowndes game. Good o’l fashion rivalry!
DOSTA DAWGS
October 16th, 2012
4:12 am
I am hoping that VALDOSTA/LOWNDES recover quickly from last weeks game. Last year both teams lost the next week after playing the “WINNERSVILLE CLASSIC”. Coffee and Tift will be ready to pull off the upset!!!