Volleyball Round 2 Pairings

VOLLEYBALL ROUND 2 PAIRINGS

Today, we list tonight's volleyball state playoff pairings in the left panel. Also, Craig Sager II lists his most surprising Class AAAA's storylines as we enter Week 10 of the regular season.

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VOLLEYBALL PAIRINGS

Class AAAAAAA

Second Round Oct. 18

Mill Creek at North Cobb

Lassiter at Grayson

Mountain View at South Forsyth

Etowah at Newnan

North Forsyth at North Gwinnett

Archer at Norcross

Lambert at Camden County

East Coweta at Walton

Class AAAAAA

Second Round Oct. 18

Pope at Lakeside-Evans

Johns Creek at Winder-Barrow

Sequoyah at Northgate

Lanier at Dunwoody

Greenbrier at Harrison

Habersham Central at Alpharetta

Allatoona at Grovetown

Cambridge at Gainesville

Class AAAAA

Second Round Oct. 18

Decatur at Whitewater

Locust Grove at Buford

Harris County at Chamblee

Union Grove at Loganville/TBD winner

McIntosh at Riverwood

Walnut Grove at Kell

Starr's Mill at Veterans

Clarke Central/TBD winner at Ola

Class AAAA

Second Round Oct. 18

Chapel Hill at Northwest Whitfield

Marist at St. Pius

Northside-Columbus at Cartersville

West Hall at Jefferson

Troup at Ridgeland

North Oconee at Blessed Trinity

Sandy Creek at Columbus

Oconee County at Woodward Academy

Class AAA

Second Round Oct. 18

Haralson County at Towers/Islands winner

GAC at Jenkins/Morgan County winner

Ringgold at Groves/Westminster winner

Lovett at Hart County/Savannah Arts winner

Stone Mountain at Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe

East Jackson at North Hall

Savannah/Redan winner at Sonoraville

Jackson County/Liberty County at Pace Academy

Class AA

First Round Oct. 18

A2 #3 Westside-Augusta at A3 #2 Chattooga

A4 #4 Forfeit at A1 #1 Temple

A3 #3 Rockmart at A2 #2 Harlem

A1 #4 Spencer at A4 #1 Rabun County

A1 #3 Callaway at A4 #2 Washington-Atlanta

A3 #4 Armuchee at A2 #1 St. Vincent's

A4 #3 KIPP Atlanta Collegiate at A1 #2 Jordan

A2 #4 Toombs County at A3 #1 Coosa

Class A

Second Round Oct. 18

Walker at Mt. Vernon/Savannah Christian winner

North Cobb Christian at Athens Academy

Pinecrest Academy at Wesleyan

Gordon Lee at Landmark Christian

Galloway/Calvary Day winner at Mt. Pisgah

Hebron Christian at Mount de Sales

Fellowship Christian at Savannah Country Day/Holy Innocents' winner

Eagle's Landing Christian at Mt. Paran

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

CLASS AAAA BLOG

By Craig Sager II

The most surprising storylines through Class AAAA's first nine weeks

The top 10 in Class AAAA has been more consistent than any of the other seven classifications, however, that doesn't give any indication to the parity and surprising storylines we've seen unfold throughout the first nine weeks of the season. Here are my top 3 most surprising storylines entering week 10.

1. Organized Chaos, or pure madness: When looking at the Region 1 standings entering Week 10, there's really no better way to describe it.

Cairo heads the eight-team region at 4-0, while Shaw occupies the basement at 0-4. Six teams (Hardaway, Northside-Columbus, Westover, Americus-Sumter, Carver-Columbus and Columbus) are all locked at 2-2 with just three weeks left. Cairo has beaten Hardaway, Shaw, Americus-Sumter and Carver-Columbus, while Westover, Columbus and Northside-Columbus have lost two region games without playing the red-hot Syrupmakers. Each week seems to get crazier in this region and Friday night will no doubt make the playoff race even more interesting.

2. Title contending Thomson: Defending champion Cartersville and Woodward Academy were consensus favorites entering the season, but Thomson has proved to be amongst the top tier of Class AAAA with a dominant 7-0 start. The Bulldogs have pounded the football for a 306.7 rushing yards per game average, while senior Michael Thomas continues an all-state pace. The 5-foot-10, 200-pound back has already surpassed his rushing total from last season (820 yards) with 938 yards through seven games. He has ran in 11 of the team's 28 rushing touchdowns while averaging an incredible 8.8 yards per carry. But don't just think it is Thomas able to do all the work. As a team, the Bulldogs are averaging 9.2 rushing yards per game this season. Sophomore Bubba Murray has been a spark to the backfield as well, taking his 44 carries for 397 rushing yards and eight touchdowns.

3. Good, the bad & the just plain ugly: There's five winless teams in Class AAAA entering Week 10 and three of them were playoff teams just a year ago. Central-Carroll has compiled 30 wins over the past three seasons, but sits at 0-8 entering its bye with Troup and Sandy Creek still to come. North Oconee (0-7) snuck into the playoffs with a 5-5 record last season, and winless St. Pius (0-7) are coming off a 10-3 quarterfinal run. As disappointing as the season has been for both North Oconee and St. Pius, they both still control their playoff destiny. In the six-team Region 8 race, three teams sit at 2-0, while North Oconee and St. Pius join Madison County at 0-2. At least one of those 0-2 teams is going to make the postseason and St. Pius or North Oconee could even mathematically do it with a 2-8 record if both teams beat Madison County and go winless the rest of the way. An even crazier scenario would be if Madison County, and a one-win St. Pius team and a one-win North Oconee team find themselves in a three-way tie.

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