Maxwell Ratings’ forecast for first round of playoffs
Here are the first-round playoff games with projected margins of victory, courtesy of the Maxwell Ratings. The projected winner is on the left. The projected margin of victory is on the right. The Maxwell computer ratings take into account each team’s historical and current season performance. The projected margins also consider actual scoring patterns and so may not match the projected margins when using the ratings alone.
GHSA
Class 7A
(Saturday)
Brookwood vs. Harrison -15
Buford vs. Peachtree Ridge -42
Camden Co. vs. East Coweta -8
Carrollton vs. Lowndes -20
Colquitt Co. vs. Pebblebrook -41
Grayson vs. Hillgrove -31
Lambert vs. Wheeler -36
Marietta vs. Newton -7
Mill Creek vs. Meadowcreek -38
Milton vs. Cherokee -41
Norcross vs. Mountain View -6
North Cobb vs. Denmark -22
North Gwinnett vs. Dacula -15
Parkview at North Paulding -3
Walton vs. South Forsyth -14
Westlake vs. Valdosta -2
Class 6A
(Friday)
Alpharetta vs. Shiloh -16
Blessed Trinity at North Forsyth -8
Douglas Co. at Allatoona -1
Gainesville vs. Sprayberry -29
Houston Co. at Brunswick -7
Hughes vs. River Ridge -42
Lee Co. at Effingham Co. -18
Marist vs. Morrow -42
North Atlanta at Lovejoy -2
Northside, W.R. vs. Glynn Academy -32
Rome vs. Paulding Co. -28
Roswell vs. Lanier -40
South Paulding vs. Sequoyah -13
St. Pius vs. Mundy's Mill -10
Thomas Co. Central vs. Evans -46
Woodward Academy vs. Riverwood -42
Class 5A
(Saturday)
Calhoun vs. Eastside -11
Cambridge vs. Jackson, Atlanta -26
Cartersville vs. Clarke Central -12
Chamblee vs. McIntosh -9
Coffee vs. Ola -23
Creekside vs. Greater Atlanta Christ. -33
Decatur vs. Harris Co. -15
Dutchtown vs. Statesboro -22
Jefferson vs. Cass -30
Kell vs. Lithia Springs -9
Loganville vs. Dalton -14
Mays vs. Centennial -11
Northgate vs. Arabia Mountain -14
Northside, Columbus vs. Tucker -16
Ware Co. vs. Jones Co. -32
Warner Robins vs. Jenkins -34
Class 4A
(Friday)
Bainbridge vs. Baldwin -35
Benedictine vs. Whitewater -24
Cairo vs. Westside, Macon -13
Cedartown vs. Cedar Shoals -42
Central, Carrollton vs. Madison Co. -20
Heritage, Ringgold at Walnut Grove -11
Holy Innocents’ vs. Hampton -14
North Oconee vs. Sonoraville -31
Perry vs. Shaw -45
Spalding vs. Westover -18
Stephenson vs. Pace Academy -2
Stockbridge vs. Hapeville Charter -21
Troup vs. New Hampstead -18
Wayne Co. vs. Trinity Christian -8
Westminster at Lovett -1
(Saturday)
LaGrange vs. Burke Co. -1
Class 3A
(Saturday)
Adairsville vs. Douglass -26
Calvary Day vs. Salem -48
Carver, Atlanta at Ringgold -25
Carver, Columbus vs. Upson-Lee -24
Cedar Grove vs. Bremen -42
Dougherty at Mary Persons -4
Harlem vs. Long Co. -10
Hebron Christian vs. Pickens -24
Monroe Area at Dawson Co. -12
Morgan Co. vs. Liberty Co. -4
Oconee Co. at Lumpkin Co. -25
Peach Co. vs. Crisp Co. -16
Sandy Creek vs. Coahulla Creek -41
Savannah Christian vs. Hephzibah -28
Stephens Co. vs. Wesleyan -34
Thomasville vs. Jackson -24
Class 2A
(Today)
Callaway vs. Washington -35
(Friday)
Appling Co. vs. Washington Co. -39
Athens Academy vs. Fannin Co. -15
Berrien at Spencer -13
Cook vs. ACE Charter -36
ELCA vs. Mount Paran Christian -22
Fellowship Christian vs. North Murray -19
Fitzgerald vs. Central, Macon -47
Model vs. Union Co. -7
North Cobb Christian vs. Columbia -3
Pierce Co. vs. Laney -28
Putnam Co. vs. Toombs Co. -10
Rockmart vs. East Jackson -39
South Atlanta vs. Landmark Christian -36
Thomson vs. Tattnall Co. -21
Worth Co. at Northeast -2
Class A Division I
(Friday)
Brooks Co. vs. Bleckley Co. -18
Darlington vs. Athens Christian -36
Dublin vs. Pelham -22
Elbert Co. vs. Pepperell -28
Heard Co. vs. Bryan Co. -8
Irwin Co. vs. Jefferson Co. -42
Lamar Co. vs. Claxton -42
Metter vs. Temple -35
Mount Pisgah Christ. vs. Jasper Co. -19
Prince Avenue vs. Mount Vernon -44
Rabun Co. vs. Dade Co. -40
Screven Co. vs. Crawford Co. -32
Social Circle vs. Whitefield Academy -3
St. Francis vs. Oglethorpe Co. -35
Swainsboro vs. Bacon Co. -42
Trion vs. Commerce -1
Class A Division II
(Friday)
Bowdon vs. Aquinas -22
Charlton Co. vs. Seminole Co. -40
Christian Heritage at Greene Co. -4
Clinch Co. vs. Mitchell Co. -28
Early Co. vs. Turner Co. -27
Jenkins Co. vs. Dooly Co. -7
Johnson Co. vs. Chattahoochee Co. -34
Lanier Co. at Miller Co. -14
Macon Co. at Wilkinson Co. -4
Manchester vs. Hancock Central -33
McIntosh Co. Acad. vs. Wheeler Co. -31
Mount Zion, Carroll vs. Wash.-Wilkes -4
Schley Co. vs. GMC Prep -36
Telfair Co. vs. Emanuel Co. Institute -1
Wilcox Co. vs. Montgomery Co. -27
GIAA
(Friday)
Bethlehem Christ. vs. Mount de Sales -5
Edmund Burke vs. Georgia Christian -14
Flint River Academy vs. Memorial Day -3
Fullington Acad. vs. Grace Christian -37
George Walton vs. Strong Rock -13
Heritage, Newnan vs. Lakeview Acd. -12
Piedmont Acd. vs. Trinity Chr., Dublin -12
Pinewood Christ. vs. Southland Acd. -17
GAPPS
(Friday)
Cherokee Christian vs. Rock Springs -42
King's Academy vs. Calvary Christian -11
Lanier Christian at Creekside Christian -9
Skipstone Acad. vs. Pinecrest Acad. -35
