Maxwell Ratings’ forecast for Week 9 games
Here is the Week 9 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. Games involving out-of-state teams are not included because of lack of data on those opponents, but they are listed below.
Thursday
Buford at Dacula -45
Bulloch Academy at Frederica Acad. -11
Calvary Day at Islands -46
Carver, Atlanta vs. Holy Innocents, -21
Central Gwinnett at Mountain View -9
Columbia at Miller Grove -7
Columbus vs. Hardaway -35
Grayson vs. Rockdale Co. -49
Greenbrier vs. Lakeside, Evans -7
Griffin vs. Northside, Columbus -21
Hapeville Charter vs. Washington -36
Lakeview Academy vs. King's Acad. -21
Lanier vs. Johns Creek -45
Northview at Clarkston -16
Oconee Co. at West Hall -35
Pace Academy at Midtown -21
South Gwinnett vs. Heritage, Conyers -35
Treutlen vs. Montgomery Co. -30
Friday
Adairsville at Ridgeland -13
Appling Co. at Crisp Co. -9
Archer vs. Grovetown -19
Athens Academy at Providence Christ. -35
Atkinson Co. vs. Crawford Co. -11
Baldwin at Hephzibah -6
Beach at Johnson, Savannah -13
Bowdon vs. Mount Zion, Carroll -22
Brooks Co. vs. Clinch Co. -4
Brookstone vs. St. Anne-Pacelli -18
Brunswick at Statesboro -23
Bryan Co. at McIntosh Co. Academy -4
Burke Co. vs. Josey -45
Cairo at Monroe -20
Calhoun at Northwest Whitfield -7
Callaway vs. Rutland -34
Cambridge vs. Centennial -37
Carrollton vs. Chapel Hill -50
Cartersville vs. Allatoona -42
Carver, Columbus at Sumter Co. -1
Cent. Fellowship vs. Heritage, New. -22
Chamblee at Tri-Cities -25
Charlton Co. vs. Irwin Co. -5
Cherokee Bluff at Monroe Area -1
Christian Heritage vs. Chattooga -20
Clarke Central at Loganville -29
Claxton vs. Savannah -4
Coahulla Creek vs. Murray Co. -10
Colquitt Co. vs. Tift Co. -30
Cook at Tattnall Co. -24
Creekside vs. Drew -62
Creekside Christ. vs. Cherokee Christ. -7
Creekview vs. Pope -34
Dalton at Cedartown -4
Dawson Co. at White Co. -5
Deerfield-Windsor vs. Tiftarea Acad. -25
Denmark vs. Forsyth Central -38
Douglas Co. at Westlake -18
Douglass at Luella -11
East Paulding at Alexander -15
Edmund Burke vs. Augusta Prep -28
Effingham Co. vs. Evans -25
Elbert Co. at Banks Co. -20
Emanuel Co. Institute vs. Portal -27
Fellowship Christian at Mount Pisgah -47
Flint River Academy vs. Windsor Acd. -22
Flowery Branch at Madison Co. -9
Gatewood vs. Briarwood Academy -8
GMC Prep vs. Hancock Central -5
Gilmer vs. LaFayette -14
Glascock Co. vs. Twiggs Co. -11
Glynn Academy vs. South Effingham -17
Gordon Lee at Armuchee -44
Habersham Central vs. Alcovy -38
Hampton vs. Eagle's Landing -13
Haralson Co. vs. Temple -13
Harlem at Aquinas -2
Harris Co. at Starr's Mill -2
Harrison at South Cobb -42
Hawkinsville vs. Telfair Co. -8
Heard Co. vs. Darlington -31
Hillgrove at Campbell -33
Hiram vs. Woodland, Cartersville -28
Jackson, Atlanta at Forest Park -32
Jeff Davis at Bacon Co. -7
Jefferson at East Hall -42
Jenkins vs. Southeast Bulloch -30
John Milledge at First Presbyterian -9
Johnson Co. vs. Wilkinson Co. -25
Jones Co. vs. Eagle's Landing Christ. -25
Jonesboro at Mundy's Mill -42
Kell vs. Westminster -34
KIPP Atlanta Collegiate at Therrell -20
LaGrange at Mary Persons -16
Lakeview Ft. Oglethorpe at Sonoraville -2
Lamar Co. at Utopian Academy -43
Lambert at Alpharetta -14
Landmark Christian vs. Walker -49
Lanier Christian at Mt. Bethel Christian -21
Lassiter vs. Riverwood -19
Liberty Co. at Groves -42
Lincoln Co. at Washington-Wilkes -31
Lithonia at North Springs -35
Locust Grove vs. McDonough -25
Long Co. vs. Windsor Forest -24
Lowndes at Camden Co. -24
Lumpkin Co. vs. Johnson, Gainesville -46
Marist vs. St. Pius -36
Mays vs. M.L. King -1
McEachern vs. Pebblebrook -42
McIntosh at Banneker -33
Mill Creek vs. Collins Hill -4
Milton vs. Gainesville -7
Mitchell Co. vs. Pelham -23
Mount Vernon at Greenville -14
Newton at Heritage, Conyers -42
North Atlanta vs. North Forsyth 0
North Clayton at Cedar Grove -12
North Cobb at Marietta -4
North Hall at Greater Atlanta Christian -11
North Murray at Ringgold -11
North Oconee at Eastside -34
Ola vs. Woodland, Stockbridge -30
Paulding Co. at Osborne -17
Pepperell vs. Model -23
Pickens vs. Chestatee -14
Piedmont Academy at Riverside Prep -3
Pike Co. vs. Westside, Macon 0
Pinewood Christian at St. Andrew's -28
Putnam Co. at Towers -19
Rabun Co. at Oglethorpe Co. -23
Randolph-Clay vs. Terrell Co. -35
River Ridge vs. Sprayberry -4
Rockmart at North Cobb Christian -20
Rome at Lithia Springs -44
Roswell vs. Chattahoochee -51
Sandy Creek vs. Fayette Co. -49
Savannah Christian at Vidalia -27
Screven Co. vs. Metter -10
Sequoyah at Woodstock -24
Social Circle vs. McNair -19
South Atlanta at Salem -1
South Paulding vs. Kennesaw Mtn. -11
Southeast Whitfield vs. Cross Keys -35
Southland Academy vs. Trinity, Dublin -17
Southwest DeKalb vs. Tucker -16
SW Georgia Acad. vs. Robert Toombs -10
SW Georgia STEM vs. Calhoun Co. -9
Stockbridge vs. Union Grove -41
Stratford Academy vs. Tattnall Square -37
Swainsboro at Savannah Country Day -24
Taylor Co. vs. Central, Talbotton -47
Thomasville vs. Fitzgerald -17
Thomson at Glenn Hills -50
Troup at Trinity Christian -26
Turner Co. at Lanier Co. -26
Valdosta vs. Richmond Hill -8
Valwood at Terrell Academy -22
Villa Rica vs. New Manchester 0
Walnut Grove at East Forsyth -3
Walton vs. Cherokee -24
Warren Co. at Lake Oconee Academy -13
Wesleyan vs. King's Ridge Christian -14
West Forsyth vs. South Forsyth -41
West Laurens at Richmond Academy -14
Westfield at Calvary Christian -11
Westside, Augusta vs. Cross Creek -40
Wheeler at Etowah -4
Whitefield Academy vs. B.E.S.T. Acad. -47
Whitewater at Spalding -14
Wilcox Co. at Dooly Co. -18
Woodward Academy at Dunwoody -35
Worth Co. at Berrien -37
Saturday
Laney vs. Butler -40
Other games
Scintilla Charter at Pataula Charter
Towns Co. at Spartanburg Christian, S.C.
Westbrook Christian, Ala. at Trion