1A Public…Six of the back eight, from #7 through the Honorable Mention, lost last week. I echo the “header” from 1A Private. Come the last power ranking release, the bottom teams will not be happy.
1. Marion County 3-0 (Defeated Columbus 34-31) No disrespect to Columbus, even versus a 5A team, this was too close.
2. Charlton County 4-0 (Defeated Atkinson County 33-0) This was a nice win versus a solid, potential playoff team.
3. Hawkinsville 4-0 (Defeated Brookstone 33-7) Brookstone is a 1A Private-Top 10 team; so a score like this tells us a lot about how good these guys can be.
4. Dooly County 3-1 (Defeated Central, Talbotton 55-12)
5. Commerce 3-1 (Defeated Athens academy 27-20) Geez, I cannot put my finger on this team.
6. Irwin County 2-1-1 (Defeated Clinch County 47-7)
7. ECI 3-1 (Lost to Claxton 29-23) This loss, and Trion’s below, should not be concerning. At least, not yet.
8. Trion 3-1 (Lost to Pinecrest Academy 21-14)
9. Lincoln County 2-2 (Defeated Twiggs County 41-13)
10. Jenkins County 4-0 (Defeated Wheeler Co 22-13) One of the best stories in the early part of the 1A year.
HM: Randolph-Clay 2-2 (Lost to Turner Co 32-16), Atkinson Co 3-1 (Lost to Charlton Co 33-0), Turner Co 2-2 (Lost to Telfair Co 34-13), Clinch Co 1-3 (Lost to Irwin Co 47-7)