Division II Upperstate
Blackville-Hilda (2-8) at (1) Lamar (7-3) I'm afraid this one will go like most 8 vs. 1 seed match-ups...which is to say badly. Lamar has speed to burn on offense with Trey Ceasar, Decobie Durant and a bevy of other skill guys. They've got to still be riding high off their win over McBee two weeks ago. I've corresponded with a Lamar fan who thinks the offense the Silver Foxes are running this year, fits the talent better than the more pass-oriented spread of recent years. Like most schools in this bracket, Lamar doesn't have a ton of depth, so a lot guys play both ways. The fellow I talked to thinks not having guys running routes on every offensive play leaves them fresher as the game wears on. I saw them...they were using a lot of three-back sets with some misdirection. They run it well and on defense they have good size up front and really keep stuff in front of them to avoid giving up the big play. Blackville scored two or fewer touchdowns six times this year. The Pick-Lamar Great Falls (1-9) at (2) McCormick (5-5) Unfortunately, this game is over before it even starts. The numbers crunch that haunted Great Falls all year finally got the better of them. With only 17 players left on the roster and only about four of them being linemen, the decision was made to end the season and forfeit this game. It's a shame for the kids that were left, the ones who wanted to finish their season. It's also a shame because if stud hoss running back Mataeo Durant is still out for the Chiefs, this game might've been interesting. The Pick-I guarantee you McCormick wins. Whitmire (6-4) at (3) Ridge Spring-Monetta (6-4) I want to pull the trigger on an upset here. Whitmire has assured itself of a winning record for the first time since 2008 and has a head coach and a bunch of players named Jenkins. Hard to go against the athletic prowess of people named Jenkins. I know if you slept on distance runner Travis Jenkins back in his prep athletic days then...uh, he'd probably still be asleep when you woke up. Anyway, the Wolverines already lost to Ridge Spring-Monetta 39-14 earlier this season and for the past few years, the Trojans have gotten on a roll at the end of the season and into the playoffs. Whitmire keeps it tight with the Trojans, but... The Pick-Ridge Spring-Monetta Denmark-Olar (4-6) at (4) Hunter-Kinard-Tyler (6-4) HKT finished the season with three straight wins, have already beaten Denmark-Olar this year and every prediction doesn't have to come with a long-winded discertation. Nope. Totally fine to just declare and move on sometimes. The Pick-HKT Lowerstate Lincoln (4-6) at (1) C.E. Murray (9-1) I'm as happy as I can be for Lincoln. When a team with not much over 100 students manages to field a team, wins four games and qualifies for the post-season, it's a reason to celebrate. Which is cool, because I don't think they'll be celebrating a playoff win. I got to see C.E. Murray last week. They play no-frills football. They are a physical running team on offense with a thumper at fullback and an athletic quarterback, they play good defense and they don't beat themselves with dumb mistakes. Darius Rush is the quarterback and he went for 152 yards on the ground and four touchdowns last week. Jarmaine Kirkland is the big back that wears you down, Jamariqoui Barr is a North-South All-Star on the offensive line and other high school children probably don't like lining up across from him and the large friends that flank him. The War Eagles have a chance to make a very nice run... The Pick-C.E. Murray…who I wrote a little story about. Scott's Branch (4-6) at (2) Lake View (8-2) Remember that time when I said every game didn't need lots of ME saying what ME thinks is important to ME? The Pick-Lake View Estill (5-5) at (3) Cross (8-2) Estill was actually ranked at one point when they stood at 5-2...that was threee bad losses ago, including that head-scratching 6-0 defeat to Denmark-Olar. Cross beat their last four opponents by a combined score of 214-28. Hate to go all Pee Wee Herman on you here but 'CONNECT THE DOTS, LA LA LA!" The Pick-Cross Baptist Hill (3-7) at (4) Timmonsville (2-8) Timmonsville is hosting a playoff game after going 2-8...alrighty. I don't know a ton about either of these teams, but the Whirlwinds won a pair of close games against struggling teams. Baptist Hill only won three games, but it was the last three of the year and came by a combined total of 181-16. Granted it came over teams with five total wins, but that's about all I have to go on. Well, that and the fact that fellow BLAWGGER James and I started a fun Baptist Hill game last week. He called them Methoidst Mountain, I countered with Presbyterian Plateau...Hindu Ridge was offered up...fun game. The Pick-Baptist Hill. Agree? Disagree? Completely Disinterested? Weigh in in the comments section or at [email protected]
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