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As Caleb Hutchins said at the end of the Hardy Chevrolet Scoreboard Show Friday night, Week 10 was a week that sets up so many storylines heading into the final two weeks of the regular season.
Here are five things we learned in Week 10 of high school football.
1. Region 7-5A comes down to this week.
Yes, there is a scenario for a three-way tie if Milton beats Roswell in Week 12. BUT Gainesville plays Roswell this week at City Park after showing little mercy to Chattahoochee Friday night. If Gainesville wins, they claim Region 7-5A and cement themselves as one of the favorites to win Class 5A. If they lose, they hope for a Milton win and the tiebreaks to fall in their favor. Either way, this week will likely decide who gets the crown.
2. Region 6-3A is the most interesting playoff race in our area.
The Trojans have too much talent to not get past Johnson this week, which will give North Hall their second straight region title and the top seed out of the region. What is more interesting though is where will they end up in the PSRs when all is said and done. A healthy Trojan team is probably the best in Class 3A, but North Hall is far from healthy right now.
Further down the ladder, Pickens’s only loss in region play is to North Hall with GAC looming for the Dragons. There is a real possibility with the Spartans and Lumpkin still on the schedule that they end the region schedule at 4-3, which might leave Pickens out of an automatic bid.
The Indians currently sit in fourth place with Dawson County just one game back. They play this week, and we know rivalry games can bring weird outcomes, especially when playoff spots are on the line. And don’t count Chestatee out yet. The War Eagles have White County and GAC still left on the schedule, and Chestatee beat the Spartans last year to get into the playoffs.
3. Buford continues to show dominance.
I know Mill Creek is on the horizon, which will be a massive test, but the Wolves have proved up to this point to be the most dominant team in the state of Georgia. You can argue Grayson is as dominant and I’ll listen, but here’s the justification for Buford. In region play, the Wolves are scoring 59.5 points per contest while giving up just over four points per game. They have only given up more than 14 points twice this season, once to Class 5A top-10 ranked Roswell and once to Class 6A No. 6 Douglas County. And, oh by the way, they get better each game. There aren’t many flaws in this version of Buford football. Good luck to the rest of the state.
4. Playoff berths have been clinched, and others are close.
We already mentioned Gainesville, North Hall and Buford, but there are multiple other teams in our area that have clinched playoff berths. Jackson County and Habersham Central, on a collision course in Week 12 for the 8-5A championship, each clinched spots this week. Jefferson also clinched a berth out of 8-3A. Flowery Branch is a win away from clinching, and they can win the 8-4A title by pulling off an upset of North Oconee at home this week. Rabun is the other team one win away, and they can insert themselves right back into the 8-A Division I title race with a win over Athens Academy this week.
5. Banks County and Commerce fight for first wins of season.
This cross county rivalry has been played pretty much every year since 1970. Only a handful of times have the two schools not met in a season. Never have these two teams faced where they are both trying to find their first win in a season. Commerce has never started a year 0-8 until now. Banks County has only had it happen twice in their nearly 60 years of football. One of these teams will get their first win Friday, and if for nothing more than pride, both teams will be hungry for it.
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