FRIDAYS STATE SEMIFINAL GAME preview from the AJC Daily: Class A (public) Hawkinsville at Marion County When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Eagle Stadium, Buena Vista Records, rankings: Hawkinsville is 11-1, the No. 4 seed and No. 5; Marion County is 12-0, the No. 1 seed and No. 2. Last meeting: Marion County won 13-6 on Oct. 17. Three things to know: 1. This will be the fourth meeting between these Region 4-A rivals since the start of the 2013 season. Hawkinsville won 14-10 in the regular season last year, handing Marion County its only loss in a championship season. Marion County won the rematch 40-7 in the state semifinals and won this years regular-season game that determined the region champion. 2. Hawkinsville has one of the states top defenses. The Red Devils are allowing just 6.9 points per game and have not given up more than 14 in any game this season. NG Devin Adams, DE Royce Owens and DE Keshun Wright have at least six sacks and 20 tackles for losses, and Warren Singletary Jr. is outstanding at linebacker. 3. Marion County averages 235.8 yards rushing and 103.5 passing led by a 1,000-yard passer (Dustin Eckert, 1,242 yards) and 1,000-yard rusher (Johnny Royal, 1,057). Lorenzo Smothers has 837 rushing yards, 802 receiving yards and 33 total TDs. The Eagles were held to a season-low 192 yards in the regular-season game against Hawkinsville. Maxwell Ratings projection: Marion County by 7
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 11:55:04 +0000
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