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ROUND 2 TOP GAMES

Today, we preview the top games on the Second-Round slate. Follow tonight's Live Round 2 Scoreboard HERE.

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Friday, November 22, 2019

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ROUND 2 TOP GAMES

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ROUND 2 TOP GAMES

The second round of the GHSA football playoffs brings together 128 programs trying for berths in the quarterfinals of their respective brackets. With 64 games littering the state, here is our shot at picking five of the best.

-- Class AAAAAAA – Marietta at Milton

The programs have met eight previous times and Marietta has won seven of them, but it’s been 22 years since they’ve played. Milton won the first meeting 19-9 in 1988 before Marietta won the next eight times including a 31-14 victory in 1997. This will be the first playoff meeting between the teams. Marietta averages 284 receiving yards and 119 rushing yards per game. Milton averages 232 rushing yards to 104 receiving yards per game. Marietta’s Tennessee-commit quarterback Harrison Bailey is 188-0of-283 passing for 3,061 yards and 34 touchdowns. Tight end Arik Gilbert, an LSU-commit, has 67 receptions for 1,245 yards and 12 touchdowns. Milton’s sophomore quarterback Devin Farrell is 67-of-113 passing for 840 yards and eight touchdowns with 92 carries for 791 yards and eight touchdowns. Six different Milton receivers have caught touchdowns and three – Jackson Weaver, Matthew Evert and Jack Nickel – each have two touchdown receptions. Ahmad Junearick leads the running game with 149 carries for 1,001 yards and 14 touchdowns. Sophomore Jordan McDonald had 78 carries for 492 yards and eight touchdowns.

-- Class AAAAA – Rome at Warner Robins

The programs have met three times – all in the playoffs – and for Rome, all on the road. In the quarterfinals in 2004, Warner Robins won 35-32. In the championship game in 2017, Rome traveled to Warner Robins after an ice storm caused the postponement of the title games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Rome defeated the hosting Demons 38-0 to defend its 2016 title. Warner Robins enacted revenge last year with a 45-28 in the semifinals. Rome favors the run – 255 rushing yards to 91 receiving yards per game. Warner Robins also likes to run but is more balanced – 235 rushing yards to 192 receiving yards per game. Warner Robins quarterback Jalen Addie is 118-of-226 passing for 1,881 yards and 20 touchdowns. Armon Porter has 21 receptions for 441 yards and a team-leading five touchdowns. Marcayll Jones has 33 catches for 656 yards and two touchdowns. Junior Jahlen Rutherford has 150 carries for 1,054 yards and four touchdowns. Ahmad Walker has 37 carries for 231 yards and six touchdowns. Rome back Ahijah Blackwell has 171 carries for 1,442 yards and 21 touchdowns to lead the Wolves’ running game. Junior E.J. Burks has 108 carries for 740 yards and 17 touchdowns.

-- Class AAAA – St. Pius X at Woodward Academy

St. Pius and Woodward Academy are meeting in the playoffs for the third time in the last six seasons. The two teams previously clashed in the 2017 quarterfinals and the 2014 semis with St. Pius taking both meetings. Woodward Academy, however, holds a 15-5-2 record in the series and comes into the matchup with a perfect 11-0 record. St. Pius has a 6-5 overall record and defeated Heritage-Catoosa 42-14 in the first round. Woodward Academy defeated Upson-Lee 40-14 in the first round and carries a 30.6 average margin of victory into the matchup.

-- Class AAAA – Baldwin at Blessed Trinity

Defending state champion Blessed Trinity showcased its defensive dominance in last week’s 40-14 win over Troup and is taking a 10-1 record into its second-round showdown with Baldwin. The Braves scored an impressive 38-30 road win over Cairo in the first round to improve to 5-6 overall, however that sub-500 record includes five wins in the last six outings. Baldwin trailed Cairo 14-6 at the end of the first quarter, but shutout the Syrupmakers in the next two frames and took a 31-14 lead into the fourth quarter.

-- Class AAA – Calhoun at Peach County

The history of the Peach-Calhoun matchup is well-known, although it's only the third meeting between the programs. Calhoun won the first game at home -- 20-14 in overtime in 2015 during the second round of the playoffs. In 2017, Calhoun defeated Peach 10-6 in a controversial state title game. Peach County got its revenge in the semifinals last season, winning 22-14 at Calhoun. Peach County defeated Brantley County 19-0 last week in a driving rain. It was the Trojans' its lowest point total of the season, but Peach has outscored opponents 519-144, and the offense should pose a constant threat to the Yellow Jackets. During the regular season, quarterback Jaydon Gibson was 96-of-145 passing for 1,762 yards and 20 touchdowns. Senior Noah Whittington led the Trojans running game with 824 yards and 18 touchdowns on 80 carries. Linebacker Sergio Allen, a Clemson-commitment, and senior defensive end Jaqualin McGhee lead the Trojans defense. Calhoun enters the game after beating Morgan County 38-10 in the first round, but the Yellow Jackets will have to weather a hostile environment. The Yellow Jackets offense has relied on quarterback Jake Morrow and running back Jerrian Hames, who combined for five touchdowns last week. A Calhoun loss would mark the first time since 2007 that the Yellow Jackets have not advanced past the second round.

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Class AAAAAAA

Second Round schedule

R6 #2 Mill Creek at R4 #1 Roswell

R3 #2 Marietta at R5 #1 Milton

R4 #4 Cherokee at R8 #2 Archer

R1 #2 Colquitt County at R7 #1 Parkview

R2 #2 East Coweta at R8 #1 Grayson

R7 #2 Norcross at R1 #1 Lowndes

R4 #2 Walton at R6 #1 North Gwinnett

R5 #2 North Forsyth at R3 #1 McEachern

First Round scores

R6 #2 Mill Creek 45, R8 #3 Newton 14

R4 #1 Roswell 31, R2 #4 Wheeler 0

R3 #2 Marietta 41, R1 #3 Camden 13

R5 #1 Milton 42, R7 #4 Central Gwinnett 7

R8 #2 Archer 31, R6 #3 Collins Hill 28

R4 #4 Cherokee 41, R2 #1 Westlake 23

R1 #2 Colquitt County 35, R3 #3 North Cobb 7

R7 #1 Parkview 35, R5 #4 West Forsyth 14

R2 #2 East Coweta 20, R4 #3 Etowah 13

R8 #1 Grayson 31, R6 #4 Mountain View 0

R7 #2 Norcross 21, R5 #3 South Forsyth 0

R1 #1 Lowndes 38, R3 #4 Hillgrove 8

R4 #2 Walton 27, R2 #3 Newnan 24

R6 #1 North Gwinnett 51, R8 #4 Shiloh 14

R5 #2 North Forsyth 44, R7 #3 Brookwood 41

R3 #1 McEachern 47, At Large North Paulding 29

Class AAAAAA

Second Round schedule

R6 #2 Allatoona at R4 #1 Stephenson

R1 #3 Coffee at R5 #1 Mays

R8 #2 Lanier at R2 #1 Richmond Hill

R1 #2 Valdosta at R7 #1 Johns Creek

R2 #2 Glynn Academy at R8 #1 Dacula

R5 #3 Creekside at R1 #1 Lee County

R2 #3 Brunswick at R6 #1 Harrison

R1 #4 Houston County at R5 #2 South Paulding

First Round scores

R6 #2 Allatoona 49, R8 #3 Gainesville 7

R4 #1 Stephenson 47, R2 #4 Bradwell Institute 20

R1 #3 Coffee 60, R3 #2 Heritage-Conyers 0

R5 #1 Mays 39, R7 #4 Northview 7

R8 #2 Lanier 15, R6 #3 Sprayberry 14

R2 #1 Richmond Hill 28, R4 #4 M.L. King 12

R1 #2 Valdosta 45, R3 #3 Lakeside-Evans 9

R7 #1 Johns Creek 59, R5 #4 Alexander 34

R2 #2 Glynn Academy 31, R4 #3 Tucker 7

R8 #1 Dacula 49, R6 #4 Dalton 10

R5 #3 Creekside 28 R7 #2 Alpharetta 0

R1 #1 Lee County 50, R3 #4 Greenbrier 0

R2 #3 Brunswick 34, R4 #2 Morrow 13

R6 #1 Harrison 45, R8 #4 Winder-Barrow 25

R5 #2 South Paulding 41, R7 #3 North Atlanta 27

R1 #4 Houston County 31, R3 #1 Evans 21

Class AAAAA

Second Round schedule

R8 #3 Cedar Shoals at R4 #1 Jones County

R7 #4 Hiram at R3 #2 Griffin

R8 #2 Buford at R2 #1 Ware County

R1 #2 Veterans at R7 #1 Carrollton

R2 #2 Wayne County at R8 #1 Clarke Central

R7 #2 Rome at R1 #1 Warner Robins

R4 #2 Dutchtown at R6 #1 Riverwood

R7 #3 Kell at R3 #1 Starr’s Mill

First Round scores

R8 #3 Cedar Shoals 30, R6 #2 Carver-Atlanta 12

R4 #1 Jones County 26, R2 #4 South Effingham 13

R3 #2 Griffin 21, R1 #3 Bainbridge 20

R7 #4 Hiram 16, R5 #1 Southwest DeKalb 12

R8 #2 Buford 43, R6 #3 Decatur 6

R2 #1 Ware County 35, R4 #4 Ola 22

R1 #2 Veterans 28, R3 #3 Riverdale 6

R7 #1 Carrollton 42, R5 #4 Arabia Mountain 14

R2 #2 Wayne County 20, R4 #3 Stockbridge 2

R8 #1 Clarke Central 63, R6 #4 Lithia Springs 34

R7 #2 Rome 52, R5 #3 Lithonia 0

R1 #1 Warner Robins 28, R3 #4 Jonesboro 7

R4 #2 Dutchtown 20, R2 #3 Statesboro 0

R6 #1 Riverwood 17, R8 #4 Loganville 14

R7 #3 Kell 48, R5 #2 Columbia 32

R3 #1 Starr’s Mill 28, R1 #4 Harris County 7

Class AAAA

Second Round schedule

R8 #3 St. Pius at R4 #1 Woodward Academy

R3 #2 Thomson at R5 #1 Cartersville

R8 #2 North Oconee at R2 #1 West Laurens

R3 #3 Baldwin at R7 #1 Blessed Trinity

R2 #2 Perry at R8 #1 Oconee County

R7 #2 Marist at R1 #1 Carver-Columbus

R8 #4 Madison County at R2 #3 Mary Persons

R1 #4 Americus-Sumter at R5 #2 Sandy Creek

First Round scores

R8 #3 St. Pius X 42, R6 #2 Heritage-Catoosa 14

R4 #1 Woodward Academy 40, R2 #4 Upson-Lee 14

R3 #2 Thomson 34, R1 #3 Hardaway 0

R5 #1 Cartersville 14, R7 #4 Flowery Branch 6

R8 #2 North Oconee 45, R6 #3 Pickens 24

R2 #1 West Laurens 37, R4 #4 Luella 6

R3 #3 Baldwin 38, R1 #2 Cairo 30

R7 #1 Blessed Trinity 40, R5 #4 Troup 14

R2 #2 Perry 38, R4 #3 Hampton 0

R8 #1 Oconee County 41, R6 #4 Northwest Whitfield 14

R7 #2 Marist 42, R5 #3 Cedartown 22

R1 #1 Carver-Columbus 52, R3 #4 Richmond Academy 7

R2 #3 Mary Persons 28, R4 #2 Eastside 21

R8 #4 Madison County 27, R6 #1 Ridgeland 20

R5 #2 Sandy Creek 42, R7 #3 Denmark 7

R1 #4 Americus-Sumter 13, R3 #1 Burke County 6

Class AAA

Second Round schedule

R6 #2 Calhoun at R4 #1 Peach County

R3 #2 Benedictine at R5 #1 Cedar Grove winner

R8 #2 Hart County at R2 #1 Pierce County

R1 #2 Cook at R7 #1 Greater Atlanta Christian

R2 #2 Appling County at R8 #1 Jefferson

R7 #2 North Hall at R1 #1 Crisp

R4 #2 Jackson at R6 #1 North Murray

R7 #3 Dawson County at R3 #1 Jenkins

First Round scores

R6 #2 Calhoun 38, R8 #3 Morgan County 10

R4 #1 Peach County 19, R2 #4 Brantley County 0

R3 #2 Benedictine 58, R1 #3 Monroe 0

R5 #1 Cedar Grove 36, R7 #4 Fannin County 7

R8 #2 Hart County 56, R6 #3 Haralson County 27

R2 #1 Pierce County 49, R4 #4 Central-Macon 6

R1 #2 Cook 7, R3 #3 Windsor Forest 6

R7 #1 Greater Atlanta Christian 35, R5 #4 Pace Academy 14

R2 #2 Appling County 28, R4 #3 Westside-Macon 7

R8 #1 Jefferson 49, R6 #4 Sonoraville 17

R7 #2 North Hall 24, R5 #3 Lovett 21

R1 #1 Crisp 46, R3 #4 Southeast Bulloch 0

R4 #2 Jackson 28, R2 #3 Liberty County 11

R6 #1 North Murray 28, R8 #4 Monroe Area 14

R7 #3 Dawson County 27, R5 #2 Westminster 3

R3 #1 Jenkins 41, At Large Adairsville 0

Class AA

Second Round schedule

R6 #2 Douglass-Atlanta at R4 #1 Jefferson County

R1 #3 Fitzgerald at R5 #1 Callaway

R8 #2 Union County at R2 #1 Metter

R1 #2 Brooks County at R7 #1 Rockmart

R2 #2 Toombs County at R8 #1 Rabun County

R7 #2 Pepperell at R1 #1 Thomasville

R2 #3 Swainsboro at R6 #1 Hapeville Charter

R5 #2 Bremen at R3 #1 Dublin

First Round scores

R6 #2 Douglass-Atlanta 48, R8 #3 Elbert County 21

R4 #1 Jefferson County 20, R2 #4 Vidalia 3

R1 #3 Fitzgerald 30, R3 #2 Bleckley County 12

R5 #1 Callaway 54, R7 #4 Chattooga 7

R8 #2 Union County 19, R6 #3 South Atlanta 15

R2 #1 Metter 27, R4 #4 Screven County 19

R1 #2 Brooks County 42, R3 #3 Washington County 14

R7 #1 Rockmart 24, R5 #4 Temple County 7

R2 #2 Toombs County 37, R4 #3 Hephzibah 34

R8 #1 Rabun County 38, R6 #4 BEST Academy 0

R7 #2 Pepperell 27, R5 #3 Heard County 7

R1 #1 Thomasville 31, R3 #4 Dodge County 26

R2 #3 Swainsboro 37, R4 #2 Harlem 3

R6 #1 Hapeville Charter 55, R8 #4 Putnam County 0

R5 #2 Bremen 17, R7 #3 Model 0

R3 #1 Dublin 32, R1 #4 Early County 9

Class A-Public

Second Round schedule

#9 Manchester at #8 Johnson County

#17 Chattahoochee County at #1 Irwin County

#21 Warren County at #5 Bowdon

#20 Emanuel County Institute at #4 Clinch County

#10 Commerce at #7 Lincoln County

#18 Schley County at #2 Marion County

#11 Wilcox County at #5 Pelham

#14 Turner County at #3 Mitchell County

First Round scores

#9 Manchester 40, #24 Taylor County 0

#17 Chattahoochee County 12, #16 Washington-Wilkes 7

#21 Warren County 20, #12 Terrell County 0

#20 Emanuel County Institute 28, #13 McIntosh County Academy 23

#10 Commerce 23, #23 Trion 6

#18 Schley County 39, #15 Claxton 15

#11 Wilcox County 55, #22 Seminole County 6

#14 Turner County 31, #19 Macon County 12

Class A-Private

Second Round schedule

#9 Wesleyan at #8 Christian Heritage

#16 Savannah Christian at #1 Savannah Country Day

#12 Hebron Christian at #5 Mount de Sales

#13 North Cobb Christian at #4 Fellowship Christian

#23 Mount Paran Christian at #7 Darlington

#18 St. Francis at #2 Holy Innocents’

#11 Prince Avenue Christian at #6 Eagle’s Landing Christian

#19 Brookstone at #3 Athens Academy

First Round scores

#9 Wesleyan 35, #24 First Presbyterian Day 28 OT

#16 Savannah Christian 31, #17 Calvary Day 28

#12 Hebron Christian 13, #21 Mount Vernon Presbyterian 7

#13 North Cobb Christian 16, #20 George Walton 14

#23 Mount Paran Christian 29, #10 Aquinas 27

#18 St. Francis 34, #15 Trinity Christian 31

#11 Prince Avenue Christian 46, #22 Stratford Academy 0

#19 Brookstone 10, #14 Whitefield Academy 7

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