Maxwell Ratings’ forecast for GHSA first-round 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.
GHSA
(All games Friday unless noted)
Class 6A
Brookwood vs. Archer -3
Buford vs. Richmond Hill -35
Carrollton vs. North Forsyth -44
Colquitt Co. at Mill Creek -8
Denmark vs. East Coweta -6
Douglas Co. vs. Lambert -32
Grayson vs. Norcross -41
Harrison vs. Marietta -10
Hillgrove at North Paulding -2
Lowndes vs. Collins Hill -28
McEachern vs. Walton -28
Newton vs. Peachtree Ridge -11
North Cobb vs. Paulding Co. -39
North Gwinnett vs. South Gwinnett -28
Valdosta vs. Dacula -39
West Forsyth vs. Westlake -2
Class 5A
Brunswick vs. Winder-Barrow -24
Effingham Co. vs. Clarke Central -14
Gainesville vs. Dunwoody -42
Habersham Central vs. Statesboro -5
Houston Co. vs. Creekview -28
Hughes vs. East Paulding -42
Jackson Co. vs. Glynn Academy -24
Lee Co. at Sprayberry -4
Milton at Shiloh -31
New Manchester vs. Newnan -2
Northgate vs. Villa Rica -10
Rome vs. Lovejoy -19
Roswell vs. Chamblee -48
Sequoyah vs. Coffee -20
Thomas Co. Central vs. Woodstock -42
Woodward Academy vs. Seckinger -10
Class 4A
Benedictine vs. East Forsyth -35
Blessed Trinity at Stockbridge -1
Cambridge vs. Ola -8
Cartersville vs. Jackson, Atlanta -47
Cass vs. Mays -27
Central, Carrollton vs. Tucker -25
Creekside vs. Dalton -54
Eastside at Warner Robins -8
Griffin vs. Lithonia -6
Hiram at M.L. King -1
Kell vs. Hampton -17
Locust Grove vs. Centennial -36
Marist vs. Starr's Mill -35
North Oconee vs. Perry -34
Southwest DeKalb vs. Jonesboro -1
Ware Co. at Flowery Branch -4
Class 3A
Cairo vs. Liberty Co. -30
Calhoun vs. Lumpkin Co. -20
Douglass vs. Gilmer -27
Harlem at Heritage, Ringgold -9
Jefferson vs. Dougherty -40
Jenkins vs. Whitewater -16
LaGrange vs. North Clayton -15 (Saturday)
Monroe Area vs. Pickens -11
North Hall vs. Mount Zion, Jonesboro -28
Oconee Co. at Northwest Whitfield -4
Peach Co. vs. Cherokee Bluff -11
Sandy Creek vs. Cedar Grove -42
Stephenson vs. Richmond Academy -9
Troup vs. Westover -24 (Thursday)
West Laurens vs. Beach -38
Westside, Augusta vs. Long Co. -21
Class 2A
Appling Co. vs. Hart Co. -14
Burke Co. vs. Sonoraville -20
Callaway vs. Franklin Co. -7
Carver, Atlanta vs. Butler -48
Carver, Columbus vs. Redan -44
Columbia vs. East Jackson -9
Crisp Co. vs. Stephens Co. -3
Hapeville Charter vs. Columbus -31
Lakeview Ft. Oglethorpe vs. Laney -1
Miller Grove vs. Spencer 0 (Thursday)
Morgan Co. vs. Westside, Macon -36
North Murray vs. Cook -13
Pierce Co. vs. Ringgold -14
Rockmart vs. South Atlanta -42
Sumter Co. vs. KIPP Atlanta -36
Thomson vs. Jackson -17
Class A Division I
Bleckley Co. vs. Jeff Davis -7
Dublin vs. Washington Co. -15
Elbert Co. vs. Oglethorpe Co. -4
Fitzgerald vs. ACE Charter -29
Gordon Lee vs. Towers -37
Haralson Co. vs. Social Circle -1
Heard Co. vs. East Laurens -27
Jasper Co. vs. Gordon Central -37
Lamar Co. vs. Berrien -32
Northeast vs. Fannin Co. -35
Pepperell vs. Bremen -6
Rabun Co. vs. Dodge Co. -2
Swainsboro vs. Bacon Co. -27
Thomasville vs. Putnam Co. -27
Toombs Co. vs. Temple -48
Worth Co. vs. McNair -45
Class A Division II
Bowdon vs. Wilcox Co. -16
Brooks Co. vs. Taylor Co. -21
Charlton Co. at Macon Co. -10
Clinch Co. vs. Chattahoochee Co. -40
Early Co. vs. Greene Co. -40
Emanuel Co. Institute vs. GMC Prep -37
Hawkinsville vs. Trion -14
Jenkins Co. at Wilkinson Co. -9
Johnson Co. vs. McIntosh Co. Acad. -24
Lincoln Co. vs. Randolph-Clay -34
Mitchell Co. at Warren Co. -3
Schley Co. vs. Lanier Co. -9
Screven Co. vs. Glascock Co. -42
Seminole Co. vs. Washington-Wilkes -22
Treutlen at Mount Zion, Carroll 0
Wheeler Co. vs. Manchester -21
Class 3A-A Private
Aquinas vs. Darlington -27
Holy Innocents’ vs. Mt. Paran Christ. -40
Landmark Christian vs. Mount Pisgah -38
North Cobb Christian at King's Ridge -10
Sav. Country Day at Mount Vernon -9
Trinity Christian at Lovett -7
Wesleyan vs. Providence Christian -40