Maxwell Ratings’ forecast for Round 1 of playoffs
Here are this week’s 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 may not match the projected margins when using the ratings alone.
GHSA
Class 7A
(Friday)
Buford vs. Wheeler -29
Carrollton vs. Harrison -38
Colquitt Co. vs. Parkview -13
Grayson vs. Richmond Hill -34
McEachern vs. Campbell -34
Mill Creek vs. Osborne -35
Milton vs. Duluth -41
Norcross vs. Denmark -29
North Cobb vs. Collins Hill -19
North Gwinnett at West Forsyth -4
North Paulding vs. East Coweta -6
Peachtree Ridge vs. Lambert -9
Valdosta vs. Archer -3
Walton vs. Mountain View -43
Westlake vs. Marietta -24
(Saturday)
Newton vs. Camden Co. -21
Class 6A
(Friday)
Blessed Trinity vs. Creekview -7
Brunswick at Mundy's Mill -4
Douglas Co. vs. Habersham Central -43
East Paulding at Lanier -2
Effingham Co. vs. Lovejoy -9
Gainesville vs. South Paulding -35
Glynn Academy vs. Jonesboro -4
Houston Co. at North Atlanta -1
Hughes vs. North Forsyth -36
Lee Co. vs. Dunwoody -38
Marist vs. Northside, Warner Robins -31
Rome vs. Sprayberry -40
Roswell vs. River Ridge -25
Sequoyah vs. Alpharetta -10
Thomas Co. Central vs. St. Pius -41
Woodward Academy vs. Evans -35
Class 5A
(Friday)
Arabia Mountain vs. Jenkins -18
Cartersville vs. Centennial -35
Coffee vs. Chamblee -45
Creekside vs. Flowery Branch -24
Dalton at Greater Atlanta Christian -4
Eastside vs. Chapel Hill -7
Harris Co. vs. Ola -10
Hiram vs. Cambridge -21
Jefferson vs. Jackson, Atlanta -32
Jones Co. vs. Northside, Columbus -14
Kell vs. Cass -10
Mays vs. Loganville -24
Northgate vs. Dutchtown -2
Tucker vs. Statesboro -8
Ware Co. vs. Decatur -31
Warner Robins vs. McIntosh -23
Class 4A
(Saturday)
Bainbridge vs. Trinity Christian -23
Benedictine vs. Baldwin -29
Central, Carroll vs. Hapeville Charter -11
Holy Innocents at Cedartown -1
LaGrange vs. Westover -30
Luella vs. East Forsyth -1
Madison Co. vs. Lovett -5
New Hampstead vs. Westside, Macon -4
North Oconee vs. Pace Academy -34
Perry vs. Burke Co. -8
Spalding vs. Wayne Co. -22
Starr's Mill vs. Shaw -35
Stephenson vs. Northwest Whitfield -27
Stockbridge vs. North Hall -28
Troup at Cairo 0
Westminster vs. Heritage, Ringgold -24
Class 3A
(Friday)
Adairsville vs. Gilmer -10
Calvary Day vs. Jackson -43
Carver, Columbus vs. Richmond Acd. -38
Cedar Grove vs. Hebron Christian -21
Crisp Co. vs. Hephzibah -16
Lumpkin Co. vs. Gordon Lee -41
Mary Persons vs. Long Co. -35
Morgan Co. vs. Monroe -14
Oconee Co. vs. Douglass -1
Sandy Creek vs. Monroe Area -9
Savannah Christian vs. Peach Co. -8
Stephens Co. vs. Carver, Atlanta -14
Thomasville at Harlem -4
Upson-Lee vs. Sav. Country Day -28
Wesleyan vs. Ringgold -15
White Co. at Bremen 0
Class 2A
(Friday)
Callaway vs. Providence Christian -10
(Saturday)
Appling Co. at Northeast -1
Athens Academy at Columbia 0
Cook vs. Washington Co. -27
Fellowship Christian vs. Redan -36
Fitzgerald vs. Putnam Co. -27
Laney vs. Worth Co. -8
North Cobb Christian vs. Fannin Co. -10
North Murray vs. South Atlanta -13
Pierce Co. vs. ACE Charter -25
Rockmart vs. Washington -34
Spencer vs. Vidalia -12
Therrell vs. Model -3
Thomson vs. Jeff Davis -27
Toombs Co. vs. Southwest -29
Union Co. vs. Eagle's Landing Christ. -20
Class A Division I
(Friday)
Bleckley Co. vs. Claxton -42
Brooks Co. vs. Crawford Co. -46
Bryan Co. vs. East Laurens -35
Commerce vs. Jasper Co. -40
Dade Co. vs. Mount Pisgah Christian -21
Dublin vs. Screven Co. -36
Elbert Co. vs. Oglethorpe Co. -35
Irwin Co. vs. Temple -15
Lamar Co. vs. Bacon Co. -18
Mount Vernon vs. Pepperell -12
Pelham at Heard Co. -5
Rabun Co. at Social Circle -30
Swainsboro at Metter -11
Trion vs. St. Francis -42
Whitefield Academy vs. Darlington -9
Class A Division II
(Friday)
Aquinas vs. Glascock Co. -42
Bowdon vs. Taylor Co. -37
Clinch Co. vs. McIntosh Co. Academy -34
Dooly Co. vs. Miller Co. -24
Early Co. vs. Hawkinsville -8
Greene Co. vs. Hancock Central -37
Jenkins Co. vs. Charlton Co. -18
Lanier Co. vs. Emanuel Co. Institute -6
Lincoln Co. at Wilkinson Co. -22
Macon Co. at Christian Heritage -24
Manchester vs. Mount Zion, Carroll -39
Portal vs. Turner Co. -19
Telfair Co. vs. Randolph-Clay -31
Washington-Wilkes at Johnson Co. -6
Wilcox Co. at Seminole Co. -13
GIAA
(Friday)
George Walton Acad. vs. Westfield -14
Georgia Christian at Augusta Prep -7
Memorial Day vs. Harvester Christian -28
Piedmont Acad. vs. Trinity Chr., Dublin -9
Stratford Academy vs. Strong Rock -6
Thomas Jefferson vs. Fullington Acd. -14
Tiftarea Academy vs. St. Andrew's -5