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 6A

(Friday)

Brookwood vs. West Forsyth -6

Buford vs. East Coweta -38

Carrollton vs. Dacula -48

Collins Hill vs. Westlake -14

Colquitt Co. vs. Wheeler -35

Douglas Co. vs. Mill Creek -10

Grayson vs. Pebblebrook -41

Harrison vs. Archer -15

Hillgrove vs. South Gwinnett -1

Lowndes vs. North Paulding -28

Norcross at Lambert -5

North Atlanta vs. Peachtree Ridge -4

North Cobb vs. Camden Co. -12

North Gwinnett vs. Denmark -38

Valdosta at Walton -1

(Saturday)

Newton vs. McEachern -9

Class 5A

(Friday)

Brunswick vs. Villa Rica -22

Coffee at Jackson Co. -26

Decatur vs. Dutchtown -11

East Paulding vs. Effingham Co. -7

Gainesville at Sequoyah -13

Houston Co. at Clarke Central -5

Hughes vs. Dunwoody -42

Lakeside, Evans vs. New Manchester -13

Lee Co. vs. Habersham Central -54

Milton vs. Woodstock -42

Newnan vs. Tri-Cities -21

Rome vs. Glynn Academy -26

Roswell vs. River Ridge -21

Sprayberry vs. Lanier -8

Thomas Co. Cent. vs. Winder-Barrow -43

Woodward Academy vs. Lovejoy -32

Class 4A

(Friday)

Benedictine at Southwest DeKalb -17

Blessed Trinity vs. Cass -32

Cartersville vs. Westminster -24

Cedartown vs. Cambridge -6

Central, Carrollton vs. M.L. King -41

Creekside vs. Harris Co. -27

East Forsyth at Jones Co. -7

Eastside vs. Hampton -41

Jonesboro vs. Jackson, Atlanta -21

Kell vs. Hiram -10

Marist vs. Warner Robins -16

North Oconee vs. Eagle's Landing -45

Ola vs. Flowery Branch -15

Perry vs. St. Pius -15

Starr's Mill at Mays -2

Ware Co. vs. Tucker -15

Class 3A

(Friday)

Baldwin vs. West Laurens -3

Calhoun vs. Spalding -13

Cherokee Bluff vs. Monroe Area -17

Harlem vs. Cedar Grove -11

Jefferson vs. Monroe -38

Jenkins vs. Northwest Whitfield -15

LaGrange at Lumpkin Co. -10

North Hall vs. Gilmer -15

Oconee Co. at Westside, Augusta -21

Peach Co. vs. Chestatee -35

Sandy Creek vs. Adairsville -27

SE Bulloch at Heritage, Ringgold -5

Stephenson vs. Whitewater -6

Upson-Lee vs. Long Co. -17

Westover vs. Luella -21

(Saturday)

Douglass vs. Cairo -11

Class 2A

(Friday)

Appling Co. vs. Crisp Co. -21

Burke Co. vs. Cook -21

Callaway vs. Miller Grove -35

Carver, Columbus vs. Therrell -28

Columbia vs. Butler -36

Hapeville Charter vs. Lakeview-FO -37

Hart Co. at Ringgold -13

Morgan Co. vs. East Jackson -19

Pierce Co. vs. Jackson -34

Rockmart vs. Redan -35

Stephens Co. vs. North Murray -27

Sumter Co. vs. Union Co. -19

Thomson vs. Pike Co. -27

Westside, Macon vs. Spencer -7

(Saturday)

Carver, Atlanta vs. Shaw -34

Laney at South Atlanta -3

Class A Division I

(Friday)

ACE Charter at Jasper Co. -3

Fannin Co. vs. Vidalia -28

Jeff Davis vs. Washington Co. -10

Lamar Co. vs. Dade Co. -19

Northeast vs. Swainsboro -16

Fitzgerald vs. Rabun Co. -13

Dodge Co. vs. Chattooga -19

Worth Co. vs. Coosa -41

Heard Co. vs. McNair -28

Elbert Co. at Gordon Lee -8

Commerce vs. Bremen -11

Toombs Co. vs. Southwest -43

Thomasville vs. Bacon Co. -38

Temple vs. Putnam Co. -12

Dublin vs. Gordon Central -43

Social Circle vs. Bleckley Co. -6

Class A Division II

(Saturday)

Bowdon vs. Taylor Co. -37

Brooks Co. vs. Washington-Wilkes -33

Clinch Co. vs. Warren Co. -9

Early Co. vs. Glascock Co. -42

Irwin Co. at Greene Co. -8

Jenkins Co. vs. Wheeler Co. -20

Johnson Co. vs. Pelham -3

Lincoln Co. vs. Charlton Co. -25

Macon Co. vs. Greenville -18

Manchester vs. Marion Co. -41

McIntosh Co. Academy at Wilcox Co. -2

Metter vs. Hawkinsville -21

Miller Co. at Wilkinson Co. -15

Mitchell Co. vs. Hancock Central -20

Telfair Co. vs. Emanuel Co. Institute 0

Trion at Schley Co. -16

Class 3A-A private

(Friday)

Aquinas vs. Holy Innocents’ -2

Darlington at King's Ridge Christian -7

GAC at Mount Paran Christian -9

Landmark Christ. vs. Providence Chr. -11

Lovett vs. Trinity Christian -22

Sav. Country Day vs. Mount Vernon -7

Wesleyan vs. Mount Pisgah Christian -42

GIAA

(Friday)

Brentwood vs. Southland Academy -12

Bulloch Academy vs. Brookstone -5

First Presbyterian vs. Bethlehem Christ. -4

Southwest Georgia vs. Gatewood -28

Tiftarea Academy vs. Valwood -4

Westfield vs. Deerfield-Windsor -4

GAPPS

(Friday)

Cherokee Christ. vs. Creekside Christ. -11

Lanier Christian vs. Skipstone Acad. -38