Predictions: McEachern is Region 4-AAAAAA’s best shot at preventing sweep

It’s not often that a region pulls off a four-game sweep in the first round of the playoffs in the highest classification. The task of preventing it this year in Class AAAAAA falls to McEachern, which offers Region 4 its best shot against Region 1. I expect the Indians to survive in a tough battle with Colquitt County, but if Colquitt wins it will be a long night for Cobb County. Valdosta should prevail at North Cobb, and Marietta and Hillgrove can expect long rides home from Lowndes and Camden County, respectively.

Congratulations go out to Maurice Graham of Lithonia, who was last week’s winner in the High School Football Pickoff contest. Graham was one of five contestants to correctly pick the winner in 13 of 15 games and won the tiebreaker for the closest guess of the score in the Eagle’s Landing Christian-Landmark Christian game. Click here to sign up and participate in this week’s contest.

THE WEEKEND PREDICTIONS

Last week: 163-31 (.840); Overall: 1,531-324 (.825)

CLASS AAAAAA

Winner##Loser

Alpharetta##Mill Creek

Camden Co.##Hillgrove

East Coweta##Newton

Grayson##Wheeler

Hughes##Rockdale Co.

Lassiter##Brookwood

Lovejoy##Tri-Cities

Lowndes##Marietta

McEachern##Colquitt Co.

Newnan##Alcovy

Norcross##Chattahoochee

North Gwinnett##Johns Creek

Parkview##Walton

South Gwinnett##Milton

Valdosta##North Cobb

West Forsyth##Collins Hill

CLASS AAAAA

Bainbridge##Union Grove

East Paulding##Clarke Central

Flowery Branch##North Paulding

Gainesville##Rome

Glynn Academy##Jones Co.

Harris Co.##Northgate

Heritage-Conyers##Allatoona

Kell##Southwest DeKalb

M.L. King##Sequoyah

Northside-Warner Robins##Effingham Co.

Stephenson##Pope

Thomas Co. Central##Creekside

Tucker##Creekview

Ware Co.##Lakeside-Evans

Warner Robins##Richmond Hill

Whitewater##Lee Co.

CLASS AAAA

Baldwin##Wayne Co.

Burke Co.##Perry

Cairo##Riverdale

Carrollton##Stephens Co.

Chestatee##LaGrange

Dalton##Carver-Atlanta

Grady##River Ridge

Griffin##Monroe

Jonesboro##Westover

Marist##Gilmer

Monroe Area##Shaw

Ridgeland##Washington

Sandy Creek##Eastside

Statesboro##Mary Persons

Stockbridge##Worth Co.

Westside-Macon##South Effingham

CLASS AAA

Appling Co.##Rockmart

Blessed Trinity##White Co.

Buford##Cedar Grove

Callaway##Tattnall Co.

Cartersville#Jackson Co.

Carver-Columbus##Dodge Co.

Chapel Hill##Johnson-Savannah

Hart Co.##Adairsville

Morgan Co.##Gordon Central

North Oconee##Ringgold

Peach Co.##Jefferson Co.

Pierce Co.##Central-Carroll

St. Pius##Dawson Co.

Thomson##Jackson

Washington Co.##Pike Co.

Woodward Academy##North Hall

CLASS AA

Brooks Co.##Macon Co.

Calhoun##Wesleyan

Early Co.##Bleckley Co.

Fitzgerald##Northeast-Macon

Greater Atlanta Christian##Model

Heard Co.##Rabun Co.

Jefferson##Kendrick

Lamar Co.##Cook

Laney##Benedictine

Lovett##Coosa

Manchester##Greene Co.

McIntosh Co. Academy##East Laurens

Screven Co.##Bacon Co.

Vidalia##Westside-Augusta

Washington-Wilkes##Bowdon

Westminster##Pepperell