Warner Robins rallied for a 34-33 win over Perry, Clinch County defeated Atkinson County 38-7 and Villa Rica was off.
The playoffs.
The playoffs.
This season the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) decided to use a computer ranking system to determine playoff qualifiers and seeding instead of the top four teams in each region qualifying. I do not like this computer ranking system. It basically renders regions and region standings useless. Basically, here's how the Post Season Rankings (PSR) works:
The PSR is a mathematical formula that considers winning percentage (WP), opponents' winning percentage (OWP) and opponents' opponents' winning percentage (OOWP)....yes, I'm already lost on this last one. This ranks each team in each classification with the top 32 teams making the playoffs.
I don't like it. I would really like to go back to region playoffs and region champions going to the state rounds.
Let's take a look at my teams:
WARNER ROBINS 34, PERRY 33
Warner Robins has had an odd season. They have been routed in many of their losses but have won some thrillers too. In the game against Perry, they trailed most of the game. On third-and-8 from the Perry 11, Chandler Dyson connected with Daylen Kirksey with 1:50 left for the win.
Warner Robins (6-4, 4-2) finished 3rd in the region.
Next: Friday at Jefferson
Jefferson finished the regular season (8-2, 5-0) and is ranked #6 in the PSR. This will be the first meeting between the teams. Jefferson has won seven straight games after opening the season at 1-2. This is Warner Robins' 16th straight playoff appearance. They lost in the second round last year 64-0. This is also Jefferson's 16th straight playoff appearance. They have lost in the state finals the past two seasons.
CLINCH COUNTY 38, ATKINSON COUNTY 7
The Panthers left no doubt against winless Atkinson County. Traviian Miller threw for 261 yards and three touchdowns. Kamarion Johnson had four catches for 113 yards and two touchdowns.
Next: Friday vs. McIntosh County Academy
Clinch County (7-3, 4-1) won their region and is the #15 seed in Class A. The Panthers will host McIntosh County Academy (5-5, 2-2) which finished #18 in the PSR.
Clinch County is 11-4 in their all-time series against McIntosh County Academy. They won their last meeting in the first round of the 2023 playoffs 38-14. The last time McIntosh County Academy won in the series was in the 2016 state semifinals where they snagged a 24-8 win.
VILLA RICA - bye
The Wildcats had a bye week after finishing their regular season two weeks ago with a 45-32 win over Cedartown.
Next: Friday at Cass
Villa Rica finished 6-4, 2-4 and is ranked #26 in the PSR. In the first round they will play Cass (8-2, 4-2). They lost to Cass 31-21 earlier in the season. Villa Rica leads the all-time series 11-5. They have never met in the playoffs. This is Villa Rica's third straight playoff appearance. They were eliminated by Thomas County Central 55-14 in the second round last year. This is the sixth straight season that Cass has made the playoffs. They were eliminated in the second round 21-7 by Benedictine.
The PSR is a mathematical formula that considers winning percentage (WP), opponents' winning percentage (OWP) and opponents' opponents' winning percentage (OOWP)....yes, I'm already lost on this last one. This ranks each team in each classification with the top 32 teams making the playoffs.
I don't like it. I would really like to go back to region playoffs and region champions going to the state rounds.
Let's take a look at my teams:
WARNER ROBINS 34, PERRY 33
Warner Robins has had an odd season. They have been routed in many of their losses but have won some thrillers too. In the game against Perry, they trailed most of the game. On third-and-8 from the Perry 11, Chandler Dyson connected with Daylen Kirksey with 1:50 left for the win.
Warner Robins (6-4, 4-2) finished 3rd in the region.
Next: Friday at Jefferson
Jefferson finished the regular season (8-2, 5-0) and is ranked #6 in the PSR. This will be the first meeting between the teams. Jefferson has won seven straight games after opening the season at 1-2. This is Warner Robins' 16th straight playoff appearance. They lost in the second round last year 64-0. This is also Jefferson's 16th straight playoff appearance. They have lost in the state finals the past two seasons.
CLINCH COUNTY 38, ATKINSON COUNTY 7
The Panthers left no doubt against winless Atkinson County. Traviian Miller threw for 261 yards and three touchdowns. Kamarion Johnson had four catches for 113 yards and two touchdowns.
Next: Friday vs. McIntosh County Academy
Clinch County (7-3, 4-1) won their region and is the #15 seed in Class A. The Panthers will host McIntosh County Academy (5-5, 2-2) which finished #18 in the PSR.
Clinch County is 11-4 in their all-time series against McIntosh County Academy. They won their last meeting in the first round of the 2023 playoffs 38-14. The last time McIntosh County Academy won in the series was in the 2016 state semifinals where they snagged a 24-8 win.
VILLA RICA - bye
The Wildcats had a bye week after finishing their regular season two weeks ago with a 45-32 win over Cedartown.
Next: Friday at Cass
Villa Rica finished 6-4, 2-4 and is ranked #26 in the PSR. In the first round they will play Cass (8-2, 4-2). They lost to Cass 31-21 earlier in the season. Villa Rica leads the all-time series 11-5. They have never met in the playoffs. This is Villa Rica's third straight playoff appearance. They were eliminated by Thomas County Central 55-14 in the second round last year. This is the sixth straight season that Cass has made the playoffs. They were eliminated in the second round 21-7 by Benedictine.
