Tuesday, October 24, 2006

7-AAA Game Previews for Oct 27th

Flowery Branch at Pickens
Series History: Pickens leads 3-1 (Last year: FB 31-0)
Keys to a Falcon win: The Falcons will be back in action after a week off and they should be well-rested for the long trip to Jasper. They will continue to rely on a balanced offensive attack. For the year, the Falcon offense has rushed for 1,333 yds and passed for 1,461 yds. The offense will of course rely on the arm and feet of Jaybo Shaw. The Falcon defense will look to replicate the Gainesville game plan in shutting down the Pickens ground game. The Falcon's strength on defense is their speedy secondary which if they force Pickens to pass the ball should play right into the Falcons hands.
Most Memorable Falcon win: 10-14-2005, FB - 31, PC - 0. Since this is their only win in the series it would obviously be the most memorable one. The defense would register their school-record 6th shutout in Jasper.
Keys to a Dragon win: Pickens has to get the duo of RBs, George Weaver & Kevin Kinsey into a rhythm on offense. When they have been successful, Pickens has run the ball for 200+ yds. Pickens will look to rebound from last week's hard fought game vs Gainesville. Look for the Dragons to shut down the Falcons ground game and force them to be one dimensional.
Most Memorable Dragon win: 10-15-2004 PC-27, FB-21. Well, it could be this Friday if they pull out a 'W' but I suppose it would have to be in 2004 as PC barely won in route to a 8-3 record and a playoff appearance.


White Co at East Hall
Series History: East Hall leads 22-13 (Last year, EH won 32-29 at home)
Keys to a Warrior win: Well, let's just say as a former alumni of WC, it would take a minor miracle for WC to win. Actually, if the Warriors will just hold onto the freakin' ball they might have a shot. They have to find a way to get the offense on track as they have been shut down the past several weeks. Tyler Norman will need some help from his OL in order to get the ball to the WC playmakers, Moss & Vaught. The defense will have to force EH to be 1 dimensional to have a legitimate shot at the victory.
Most Memorable Warrior win: 9-21-2001 WC - 21, EH - 11. Obviously i haven't been to every EH/WC game but this has to be the best one I could think of as WC snapped a 14 game losing streak dating back to 1981.
Keys to a Viking win: As I've said on this blog every week, for EH to be successful they have to establish the ground game to open up the passing game. In the EH past 2 wins, they've gotten Jonathan Osbourne going and then Walter Hill has been able to find open WRs and in the end they've been victorious. Just as simple as that....
Most Memorable Viking win: 11-13-1981, EH-28, WC-27. This has to be the biggest win in this series for EH. They had lost to WC in the regular season 7-6 but this game was for the Region Semifinal with a chance to win the Region. East Hall was able to sqeak by WC with a 28-27 win in Cleveland as WC featured future Georgia Bulldog & Atlanta Falcon, Gary Moss. EH would eventually lose to the State Champ, Commerce, the next week 41-14 but for that one night in Cleveland it was certainly sweet revenge.


North Hall at Lumpkin
Series History: NH leads 12-6 (Last mtg - 1985, NH-25, LC-7)
Keys to a Trojan win: This isn't even a fair matchup. Maybe if the NH JV was playing. In fact, by halftime, they may end-up playing. I've got a feeling that NH will continue to run the ball, shut down the LC offense and create a couple of turnovers into points. NH will probably run up the score in the 1st half and let the young guys play in the 2nd half.
Most Memorable Trojan win: 8-28-1964, NH-53, LC-0. Ok, so I had to dig this up but in 1964 NH went 1-9. They won the 1st game 53-0 vs LC and lost 9 in a row. Sorry, they haven't met since 1985 & this appeared to be the best one I could find.
Keys to an Indian win: If perhaps, the entire NH squad were to be suspended for being late to school then LC might have a shot. Most likely, it will be an ugly night to be a LC fan.
Most Memorable Indian win: 9-24-1976, LC - 51, NH-6. In one of the very few winning seasons for LC they would run all over NH, 51-6. They would go on to an 8-1-1 record which is to this date the best single season record ever for a LC team.


Johnson at Gainesville
Series History: Gainesville leads 32-7-1 (Last yr - GHS-31, JHS-12)
Keys to a Knight win: The offense will have to hold onto the ball. Last week's game changed on turnovers. They will also have to score when they get close to the end-zone. Last week they were inside the Spartan 5 twice and came away with 0 points. The defense will have to create some turnovers in order to pull out a 'W' in City Park.
Most Memorable Johnson win: 9-6-1974, JHS-10, GHS-7. This was the very first Knight win in the series after they had lost the first 9 vs. Gainesville. I'm sure they have played some other memorable games that would stick out in people's mind but this is the one that I think would be most memorable for longtime Knight fans.
Keys to a Red Elephant win: GHS got back on track last week with a potent ground game and a precise passing game. They will look to stay in the playoff hunt by running behind their massive OL and quick RBs. The defense stepped up last week by shutting down the Pickens ground game and they will look to shut down the JHS running game and force them to pass. It should be a good night for football and whichever team can avoid the silly mistakes and turnovers should win.
Most Memorable Gainesville win: 10-3-2003, GHS-21, JHS-7. Both teams were undefeated with JHS being 4-0 and GHS being 3-0 but GHS would come away with the 'W' and go on to an 11-1 season.


Off: West Hall
Most Memorable Off week: just kidding....

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