BUFORDGAWOLVES Posted December 11, 2019 Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 https://www.ajc.com/blog/high-school-sports/class-aaaaaaa-blog-marietta-lowndes-classic-matchup/v6IYU1gElk98xB94GoOXVO/?amp_js_v=0.1&usqp=mq331AQCKAE= 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootballGuy Posted December 11, 2019 Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 I'm about 75 percent sure that Lowndes will win this game, but Marietta has been on point during the playoffs. I would not surprised if Marietta pulled the upset. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLien12x Posted December 11, 2019 Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 Lowndes needs to be ready for the scripted drive. Marietta has been scoring waaaay too quickly on opening drives throughout the playoffs. 3-5 plays and they’re up 7-0 before you blink. Too easy. Vikings need to get off the field to open the game. Going to take the defense a little bit to adjust to their offensive talent and scheme. I believe the same can be said for Marietta’s defense. Lowndes runs such a unique offense. Marietta is going to key on that QB all week in practice. I expect a unique script and some easy throws to open it up for Brown. I think the first drive by both teams will tell a lot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolebull813 Posted December 11, 2019 Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 If Morgan wins he will join Randy Mac and Rush as coaches who won titles in GA and another state Mac won in FL and Rush in Bama. I know Knotts won in SC and NC. Any other coaches done it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootballGuy Posted December 11, 2019 Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 In addition, now would be a good time for that Lowndes' pass rush to show their true colors. We all know their secondary is their weakness, and I highly doubt they're gonna be able to stop Arik and Ricky. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rufus69 Posted December 11, 2019 Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 Lowndes sucks. Marietta sucks worse. Lowndes should win. Rufus>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rufus69 Posted December 11, 2019 Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 1 minute ago, CODBEARD said: shush Rufus... They're still trying to figure out a way to get a GA team to Vegas..lol If they're serious about that...they probably should invite Blessed Trinity. They have pesos...and they will travel. Rufus>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasball Posted December 11, 2019 Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 Both are really good...However, I am really high on this Lowndes team. I believe they could potentially beat anyone in the country. Side note - this may be old news. My coaching buddy in GA told me today that Buford will be forced to play 6A next year due to rule change. Goes something like this. Transfers from outside of the city of Buford count twice on the enrollment numbers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rufus69 Posted December 11, 2019 Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 43 minutes ago, Texasball said: Both are really good...However, I am really high on this Lowndes team. I believe they could potentially beat anyone in the country. Side note - this may be old news. My coaching buddy in GA told me today that Buford will be forced to play 6A next year due to rule change. Goes something like this. Transfers from outside of the city of Buford count twice on the enrollment numbers. Buford has been getting away with the OOD transfers for years. The GHSA finally decided to clamp down. As an aside...Lowndes losing No.2 really hurt them...but it didn't kill their chances of winning the AAAAAAA State Championship. Rufus>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HooverOutlaw Posted December 11, 2019 Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 6 hours ago, BUFORDGAWOLVES said: https://www.ajc.com/blog/high-school-sports/class-aaaaaaa-blog-marietta-lowndes-classic-matchup/v6IYU1gElk98xB94GoOXVO/?amp_js_v=0.1&usqp=mq331AQCKAE= Saw where the Buford Girls Basketball team is loaded again this year. As of this week Maxpreps computer has Hoover 6th and Buford 14th. Saw where Buford beat Holy Innocents. We play Holy Innocents, Norcross and Forest Park in the big south tournament in Atlanta along with 50 plus teams. We are young but have freshman pg who is already a 5 star by several services. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFORDGAWOLVES Posted December 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 1 hour ago, HooverOutlaw said: Saw where the Buford Girls Basketball team is loaded again this year. As of this week Maxpreps computer has Hoover 6th and Buford 14th. Saw where Buford beat Holy Innocents. We play Holy Innocents, Norcross and Forest Park in the big south tournament in Atlanta along with 50 plus teams. We are young but have freshman pg who is already a 5 star by several services. https://www.gwinnettprepsports.com/sports/prep-roundup-huge-rally-gives-buford-girls-win-over-holy/article_7920f8a5-e76c-57ab-908e-7bf64ce3d989.html Durden lost his ever loving mind for about 2-3 years then got the program back on track. Damn near fractured the community, thankfully back to core values now. BGW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawgGoneIt Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 5 hours ago, ATLien12x said: Lowndes needs to be ready for the scripted drive. Marietta has been scoring waaaay too quickly on opening drives throughout the playoffs. 3-5 plays and they’re up 7-0 before you blink. Too easy. Vikings need to get off the field to open the game. Going to take the defense a little bit to adjust to their offensive talent and scheme. I believe the same can be said for Marietta’s defense. Lowndes runs such a unique offense. Marietta is going to key on that QB all week in practice. I expect a unique script and some easy throws to open it up for Brown. I think the first drive by both teams will tell a lot I think Lowndes weathered Colquitt through a bit of a scare early, and I figure a similar type outcome with Marietta. I do also understand that saying they weathered Colquitt may not appear to mean a lot after seeing Colquitt fade to Parkview, but, they were a different team vs. Lowndes imo. Just for that reason, I figure Lowndes to take the game. The wildcard is Gilbert. He is practically impossible to totally shut down, so, he would be where I concentrate as a fan. If he has a huge game it could be trouble. Of course, Bailey would need time to find him as well. I expect Lowndes to be ready and to win, in spite of missing their big linebacker/rb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedZone Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 LSU has 2 commits from Marietta. 5* TE/WR Arik Gilbert https://247sports.com/player/arik-gilbert-94709/ 4* DE BJ Ojulari https://247sports.com/player/bj-ojulari-46040436/ Looking forward to watching this game. Marietta probably has Lowndes out D1ed 3/1.....sometimes that means something, sometimes not so much. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawgGoneIt Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, RedZone said: LSU has 2 commits from Marietta. 5* TE/WR Arik Gilbert https://247sports.com/player/arik-gilbert-94709/ 4* DE BJ Ojulari https://247sports.com/player/bj-ojulari-46040436/ Looking forward to watching this game. Marietta probably has Lowndes out D1ed 3/1.....sometimes that means something, sometimes not so much. They definitely have Lowndes out talented heavily. This Lowndes is much like the 2014 Colquitt team. A lot of try hards. Young in some places. Most of the kids will have opportunity to play college ball somewhere... albeit not D1 schools. Lowndes is going to play hard nosed, bruising type football that I don't think Marietta has come close to seeing across the field from them yet this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedZone Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 7 minutes ago, HawgGoneIt said: Lowndes is going to play hard nosed, bruising type football that I don't think Marietta has come close to seeing across the field from them yet this year. I can believe that. That Arik Gilbert for Marietta is the real deal though. Watched him twice this year and he's a game changer. One of the best players I've seen this year truthfully. If I was Marietta I'd throw it to him 20 times or more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLien12x Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 58 minutes ago, RedZone said: I can believe that. That Arik Gilbert for Marietta is the real deal though. Watched him twice this year and he's a game changer. One of the best players I've seen this year truthfully. If I was Marietta I'd throw it to him 20 times or more. Ojulari is an absolute freak. Thought Tennessee was getting a highly underrated player in him before the flip. Younger brother of a starter at UGA. He had an outstanding game against St Joseph Prep in the season opener and caught my eye. He stands out every week as their best front seven guy. Explosive athlete 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootballGuy Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 Seriously tho... how is lowndes gonna stop marietta's receiving core with that weak secondary? Could be along night for the lowndes defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLien12x Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 6 minutes ago, FootballGuy said: Seriously tho... how is lowndes gonna stop marietta's receiving core with that weak secondary? What makes you think their secondary is so bad? They’ve only allowed 20+ points in three of their 13 games. If they were horrific that number would be much higher. They're definitely not the strength and they play off receivers at times to keep from getting burnt deep, but their strategy has worked all season. They’ve seen film on Marietta. McPherson has been around a very long time. I’m sure his guys will be up to the challenge. Bailey will get passing yards by sheer volume of attempts alone. But I believe their pass rush and secondary will force some incompletions. Completion % will be more indicative of a win than yards to me on Saturday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootballGuy Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 35 minutes ago, ATLien12x said: What makes you think their secondary is so bad? They’ve only allowed 20+ points in three of their 13 games. If they were horrific that number would be much higher. They're definitely not the strength and they play off receivers at times to keep from getting burnt deep, but their strategy has worked all season. They’ve seen film on Marietta. McPherson has been around a very long time. I’m sure his guys will be up to the challenge. Bailey will get passing yards by sheer volume of attempts alone. But I believe their pass rush and secondary will force some incompletions. Completion % will be more indicative of a win than yards to me on Saturday Josh Downs, who's only about 5'10 got busy on their entire secondary. One guy. Marietta has Taji, Ricky and Arik. The front seven has definitely masked Lowndes' weakness, but I feel like it's gonna be a different story come Saturday night (And I hope I'm wrong). I feel like Lowndes' secondary has always been their weakness. I hope the injury to Gary Osby and number 3 for lowndes doesn't come back to haunt them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLien12x Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 Josh Downs is better than every skill player on Marietta’s team not named Arik Gilbert. He’s an elite receiver and has been since he was a kid. He’s ranked ahead of Taji, Ricky, Bailey, and the bunch. That said Marietta may be able to move the ball at will, I honestly don’t know. Collectively with Vidal and their OL, they’ve been getting the job done every week. They’re definitely the best offense in the state with the best QB, but we’ll soon find out if they’re the best team According to AJC, they think Osby will play 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootballGuy Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 Off topic: Saturday has GOT to be one of the best sports days this year. You got the high school football championships, Army/Navy game (which has been pretty entertaining the last 3 seasons), UFC 245 Usman vs Covington, Heisman Trophy Ceremony and boxing on ESPN (3 entertaining fights headlined by Terence Crawford). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLien12x Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 Marietta vs. Lowndes When, where: 8 p.m. Saturday, Georgia State Stadium, Atlanta Records, rankings: Marietta is 12-2, the No. 2 seed from Region 3-AAAAAAA and No. 6; Lowndes is 14-0, the No. 1 seed from 1- AAAAAAA and No. 1. Last meeting: Marietta won 30-27 in the first round of the 2012 Class AAAAAA playoffs. Things to know: Marietta was the preseason No. 1 team and made the top 10 of several national polls. Lowndes is the current No. 1 and now ranked high nationally, peaking at No. 3 by PrepNation. Marietta has six of Georgia's top 100 senior prospects but no state title appearances since its 1967 Class AAA championship. Lowndes has no top-100 players but five state titles since 1980, the most of any current Class AAAAAAA school. Add the north-south thing - Marietta is metro Atlanta's oldest football program, Lowndes the flag bearer for storied Region 1 - and this game is full of intrigue. Marietta has won seven straight games, four against top-10 teams, since losing to McEachern in October. Only one team this century, Peachtree Ridge in 2006, has won a state title in the highest class after losing a game that late. The Blue Devils' list of blue chips include QB Harrison Bailey (4,000 yards passing, committed to Tennessee), WR Arik Gilbert (1,614 yards receiving, LSU), WR Ricky White (1,246 receiving, Michigan State), RB Kimani Vidal (1,511 rushing, Troy), DE B.J. Ojulari (LSU) and DB Rashad Torrence (Florida). Lowndes' offense is built around sophomore QB Jacurri Brown, who has rushed for 1,508 yards and passed for 1,253 yards. Lowndes allowed more than 21 points for the first time last week in a 49-28 victory over North Gwinnett. Marietta has allowed 21 or more six times. Marietta and Lowndes have four common opponents. Lowndes beat Grayson 28-20 in the quarterfinals. Grayson beat Marietta 28-14 on Sept. 13. They're both 3-0 against the others. Maxwell Ratings' projection: Lowndes by 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLien12x Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 Interesting to note in the four common opponents between the two, Lowndes outperformed Marietta in all four games Lowndes def Grayson 28-20Grayson def Marietta 28-14 Lowndes def Parkview 38-7 Marietta def Parkview 42-31 Lowndes def Hillgrove 38-8 Marietta def Hillgrove 38-17 Lowndes def Camden 45-13 Marietta def Camden 41-13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTP28 Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 15 hours ago, Rufus69 said: Lowndes sucks. Marietta sucks worse. Lowndes should win. Rufus>> Hate and 1800 are a wonderful combination when in fact your team sucks way more. But hey Colquitt is on the right track. Look forward to nexts years game at the shitpen. Here’s to ya Rufus lift one for the Vikings as ya eat your fancy dinner and pretend your not interested in the score. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTP28 Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 2 hours ago, ATLien12x said: Interesting to note in the four common opponents between the two, Lowndes outperformed Marietta in all four games Lowndes def Grayson 28-20Grayson def Marietta 28-14 Lowndes def Parkview 38-7 Marietta def Parkview 42-31 Lowndes def Hillgrove 38-8 Marietta def Hillgrove 38-17 Lowndes def Camden 45-13 Marietta def Camden 41-13 Comparable Scores. Game will come down to turnovers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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