Maxwell Ratings’ forecast for Friday’s GIAA, GAPPS playoff games

Here is this week's playoff schedule 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 historical scores, weighing the more recent seasons the most heavily.

GIAA

Class 4A

Brookstone vs. St. Anne-Pacelli -12

Bulloch Academy vs. George Walton -7

First Presbyterian vs. Strong Rock Christian -11

Stratford Academy vs. Calvary Christian -23

Class 3A

Deerfield-Windsor vs. Pinewood Christian -34

John Milledge vs. Piedmont Academy -41

Valwood vs. Frederica Academy -6

Westfield vs. Tiftarea Academy -15

Class 2A

Brentwood vs. Windsor Academy -42

Briarwood Academy vs. Trinity Christian, Dublin -6

Southland Academy vs. Central Fellowship -27

Southwest Georgia vs. Gatewood -30

Class A

Edmund Burke vs. Flint River Academy -5

Robert Toombs vs. Thomas Jefferson -35

GAPPS

Creekside Christian vs. Rock Springs -4

Lanier Christian vs. Cherokee Christian -18