Northside's Walker ranked

Northside junior Torrin Walker was ranked the 100th-best prospect in the country when Rivals.com released its rankings for the Class 2009 on Saturday.
Walker, a 6-foot-9, 221-pound forward, helped guided the Patriots to their first-ever berth in the state playoffs last year. Northside finished 23-7 and advanced to the second round of the Class AAA playoffs.
Walker is considered a four-star prospect. He averaged 7.8 points and 8.1 rebounds as a sophomore.
Walker isn't ranked by Scout.com. He and teammate James Vincent are both ranked as three-star prospects by Scout.com.

Hardaway leads

Hardaway 41, Franklin County 40

Seqouoyah Griffin's layup with 18 seconds left in the quarter gave Hardaway the lead.

Hawks trail

Franklin County 29, Hardaway 21


The Lady Lions closed the half on a 8-0 run. Oceana Jackson has 14 points for Franklin County.

Sequoyah Griffin has eight in the first half.

First quarter

Franklin County 11, Hardaway 8

Franklin County fell behind 5-1 but rallied to take a 11-8 lead after one.

Contenders and Pretenders

Today is the start of the girls GHSA state playoffs and the Bi-City has some of the state's top teams. But that doesn't automatically give them a berth in the final four.
Everyone begins earning their trip to Macon tonight.

Here is a look at eight teams in Class AAA that have a chance to advance to Macon.

Hardaway -- The Lady Hawks suffered a devastating 69-68 overtime loss in the Region 2-AAA final to Kendrick. But that might have been the best thing to happen to them. The Hawks were upbeat at practice this week and are focused. They will make it at least to the quarterfinals.

Northeast-Macon -- Northeast knocked off Southwest-Macon in the Region 4-AAA final to earn the top seed. Northeast shouldn't have a problem winning its first two games.

Gainesville -- Gainesville lost in the final to East Hall, but are always good. Gainesville is capable of making some noise in the tournament.

Sandy Creek -- Sandy Creek couldn't beat Carrollton -- who is undefeated -- but that doesn't diminish the type of team it is. Sandy Creek has tough opening round game against North Hall but should survive.

Hephzibah -- The Lady Rebels have the toughest draw in the state. If they can get past Southwest -- which they will do next Friday -- they have to play Kendrick. Arguably, the top three teams in the state are in the same bracket. This might be Wendell Lofton's best coaching job.

Kendrick -- The Lady Cherokees will be tested by Worth County in the second round but they will win. Just last season, Kendrick beat Worth County by 28 points in the quarterfinals. The question is can Kendrick make it back to Macon?

East Hall -- East Hall only has one loss and is capable of getting to Macon. Last year, East Hall made it to the quarterfinals of AA and will try to improve on that. Carrollton will try to have something to say about them making a trip to Macon.

Carrollton -- Carrollton is the only unbeaten team in Class AAA. Sometimes that isn't the best thing going into the playoffs. Kendrick was unbeaten going into the semifinals when Avondale beat them last year. Carrollton might have a similar experience.


The final four: Hardaway vs. Franklin County (the surprise team)
Kendrick vs. Carrollton

Final four selections will be made later. Tomorrow we will breakdown the boys.

Trying to break a tie is never easy, especially when the teams split during the regular season.
Just ask Northside and Jordan -- who finished tied for second.
The Georgia High School Association has a set of tiebreakers that includes records against all Class AAA teams. The Region 2-AAA coaches have a tiebreaker that starts with the top seeded team not involved in the tie and works it way down.
Ultimately, the final tiebreaker is flipping a coin or drawing a number out of a hat.
But are any of these really fair.
Spencer coach George Williams likes what they did about 20 years ago. In 1988, when Spencer and Columbus High were tied for first in the region, they played a game to determine who was the top seed and earn the automatic bid.
In 1988, only two teams made the playoffs and one received the automatic bid. That year, like this year, Spencer and Columbus High had identical region records and split during the season.
Spencer won that game. And Columbus never made the playoffs. The Blue Devils lost to a Baker team that included Kendrick coach Sterling Hicks, who was a freshman.
Determining it on the court might be a better solution than flipping a coin.

Greenlee will sign with Georgia

Hardaway offensive tackle Antwane Greenlee has maintained for the last few months that he was going to Georgia.
Despite that, Greenlee continued to flirt with other schools -- mainly Florida State. He even took an official visit to Florida State on Jan. 12.
But the 6-foot-6, 315-pound lineman reconfirmed his decision Wednesday.
"He called Florida State and told them he wasn't interested," Hardaway coach Morgan Ingram said. "He's solid on Georgia."
Greenlee, who is ranked the fifth-best offensive tackle in the country by Rivals.com, met with some of the Georgia coaches on Wednesday afternoon.
Greenlee's teammate Kelcie McCray has verbally committed to Arkansas State and will sign with the Indians on national signing day -- next Wednesay.

THIS WEEK'S POLL

It's pretty much the same as last week, even though a couple of Bi-City teams lost some games. Carver is ranked fourth and Jordan is sixth. Northside has moved up to seventh. Still three teams ranked.

Who is the best of the group?

Here is the poll.

Georgia Sportswriters Association Basketball polls

Numbers in parenthesis represent first place votes

Girls

Class AAAAA

1. Collins Hill (9)
2. Stephenson
3. South Gwinnett
4. Mill Creek
5. McEachern
6. Campbell
7. Marietta
8. Berkmar
9. North Cobb
10. Warner Robins

Others receiving votes: Etowah, Camden, Morrow, Beach, Sprayberry.

Class AAAA

1. St. Pius (6)
2. Greenbrier (2)
3. Northside-Warner Robins (1)
4. Mays
5. Marist
6. Clarke Central
7. Dalton
8. Westlake
9. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe
10. Cherokee

Others receiving votes: Westside-Macon, North Clayton, Sequoyah, Jonesboro, Jones County.

Class AAA

1. Southwest-Macon (7)
2. Carrollton (2)
3. Kendrick
4. East Hall
5. Hephzibah
6. Hardaway
7. Worth County
8. Towers
9. Franklin County
10. Sandy Creek

Others receiving votes: Northeast-Macon, Dougherty, Liberty County, West Laurens.

Class AA

1. Greater Atlanta Christian (8)
2. Avondale
3. Randolph-Clay (1)
4. McIntosh County Academy
5. Wesleyan
6. Laney
7. Rutland
8. Screven County
9. Paideia
10. Armuchee

Others receiving votes: Model, Dodge County, Lafayette, Greenville.

Class A

1. Landmark Christian (9)
2. Southwest Atlanta Christian
3. Calhoun County
4. Calvary Day
5. Bowdon
6. Hancock Central
7. Truetlen
8. Hebron Christian
9. Savannah Country Day
10. Hawkinsville

Others receiving votes: St. Francis, Greenville, Towns County, Gordon Lee, Jefferson, Lincoln County, Echols County, Portal.

Boys

Class AAAAA

1. Norcross (9)
2. Meadowcreek
3. Beach
4. Peachtree Ridge
5. Wheeler
6. McEachern
7. Tri-Cities
8. Marietta
9. Centennial
10. Camden County

Others receiving votes: Johnson-Savannah, Chattahoochee.

Class AAAA

1. Columbia (9)
2. Cedar Shoals
3. Tucker
4. Cherokee
5. Lithia Springs
6. Stone Mountain
7. Riverdale
8. Fayette County
9. North Clayton
10. Stockbridge

Class AAA

1. Dunwoody (9)
2. East Hall
3. Southside
4. Carver-Columbus
5. Hart County
6. Jordan
7. Northside-Columbus
8. Glenn Hills and South Atlanta (tie)
9. Washington County and Westover (tie)

Class AA

1. Thomasville (9)
2. Buford
3. Swainsboro
4. Randolph-Clay
5. Decatur
6. Wesleyan
7. Coosa
8. Dodge County
9. Darlington
10. Manchester

Others receiving votes: Dawson County, Appling County, Tattnall County, Josey, Union County.

Class A

1. Wilkinson County (9)
2. Calvary Day
3. Whitefield Academy
4. Turner County
5. Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy
6. Wilcox County
7. Providence Christian
8. Taylor County
9. Jefferson
10. St. Francis

Others receiving votes: Bremen, Hancock Central, Trion, Chattahoochee County, Portal, Aquinas, Hawkinsville.

Power polls

Boys basketball

1. Carver (16-1) The Tigers haven’t lost a game in about two months.
2. Jordan (16-3) The Red Jackets continued to roll along with a 60-53 victory against Shaw on Tuesday.
3. Northside (12-5) The Patriots snapped a three-game losing streak with a win against Harris County on Tuesday.
4. Shaw (12-6) The Raiders take on Kendrick tonight at 7:30 p.m.
5. Glenwood (24-0) The Gators are the only unbeaten boys team in the Bi-City.

Girls

1. Kendrick (18-1) The Lady Cherokees lost to Hardaway 64-57 last Friday.
2. Hardaway (17-2) The Lady Hawks have lost twice to Kendrick this season.
3. Glenwood (24-0) The Lady Gators are getting closer to an unbeaten regular season.
4. Columbus High (11-6) The Lady Blue Devils has won three straight games since losing to LaGrange.
5. Smiths Station (10-4) The Lady Panthers are led by forward Danielle Anderson.

Here is this week's high school poll. With the loss to Hardaway, Kendrick has fallen from the top spot to No. 3. Hardaway moves up to No. 6. On the boys side, Carver is still No. 3. The Red Jackets has now ranked No. 4 and Northside is No. 10.


Georgia Sportswriters Association Basketball Poll

Number in parenthesis is first place votes

Girls

Class AAAAA

1. Collins Hill (10)
2. Stephenson
3. South Gwinnett
4. Mill Creek
5. Campbell
6. Berkmar
7. McEachern
8. Warner Robins
9. Etowah
10. Marietta

Others receiving votes: Houston County, Beach, Sprayberry, Redan Camden County.

Class AAAA

1. St. Pius (9)
2. Greenbrier (1)
3. Northside-Warner Robins
4. Mays
5. Marist
6. Clarke Central
7. Dalton
8. Westside-Macon
9. Lakeview-Fort Olgethorpe
10. North Clayton and Cherokee (tie)

Others receiving votes: Salem, Jonesboro, Southwest DeKalb, Jones County, Westlake, Sequoyah.

Class AAA

1. Southwest-Macon (7)
2. Carrollton (2)
3. Kendrick
4. East Hall
5. Hephzibah (1)
6. Hardaway
7. Franklin County
8. Worth County
9. Towers
10. Sandy Creek

Others receiving votes: Northeast-Macon, Liberty County, Pickens County, Doughtery, West Laurens.

Class AA

1. Avondale (6)
2. Greater Atlanta Christian (1)
3. Randolph-Clay (3)
4. Wesleyan
5. McIntosh County Academy
6. Laney
7. Rutland
8. Model
9. Screven County
10. Paideia

Others receiving votes: Dodge County, Swainsboro, Armuchee, Lafayette.

Class A

1. Landmark Christian (10)
2. Southwest Atlanta Christian
3. Calhoun County
4. Calvary Day
5. Bowdon
6. Hancock Central
7. Savannah Country Day
8. Hebron Christian
9. Treutlen
10. Towns County

Others receiving votes: Hawkinsville, Gordon Lee, Echols County, Jefferson, Trion, St. Francis.


Boys

Class AAAAA

1. Norcross (10)
2. Peachtree Ridge
3. Meadowcreek
4. Wheeler
5. Beach
6. McEachern
7. Tri-Cities
8. Camden County and Milton (tie)
10 Chattahoochee

Others receiving votes: Johnson-Savannah, Centennial, Coffee,

Class AAAA

1. Columbia (10)
2. Cherokee
3. Cedar Shoals
4. Tucker
5. Stone Mountain
6. Riverdale
7. Lithia Springs
8. Stockbridge
9. North Clayton
10. Pebblebrook

Others receiving votes: Westlake, Jonesboro, Greenbrier, Ware County.

Class AAA

1. Dunwoody (10)
2. East Hall
3. Carver-Columbus
4. Jordan
5. South Atlanta
6. Hart County
7. Southside
8. Glenn Hills
9. Westover-Albany
10. Northside-Columbus

Others receiving votes: Washington County, Northeast-Macon, Burke County, Monroe-Albany, Franklin County, Central-Macon, Perry.

Class AA

1. Thomasville (10)
2. Decatur
3. Buford
4. Randolph-Clay
5. Darlington
6. Swainsboro
7. Dodge County
8. Coosa
9. Manchester
10. Wesleyan

Others receiving votes: Josey, Bleckley County, Tattnall County, Appling County, Union County, Dawson County.

Class A

1. Wilkinson County (10)
2. Turner County
3. Southwest Atlanta Christian
4. Calvary Day
5. Whitefield Academy
6. Taylor County
7. Wilcox County
8. Providence Christian
9. Hancock Central
10. Jefferson

Others receiving votes: W.D. Mohammed, Bremen, St. Francis, Portal, Hawkinsville. Trion.

POWER RANKINGS

Boys basketball

1. Carver (11-1) Since the football season ended and the Tigers have their full squad, they haven’t lost. The Tigers’ only loss was to Troup on Dec. 8.
2. Jordan (12-3) Two of Jordan’s three losses have come against Carver. The most recent one was a 60-58 loss last Friday.
3. Northside (10-2) The Patriots will be tested when they play Carver on Saturday night.
4. Shaw (9-4) The Raiders lost 90-85 in overtime to Northside on Tuesday evening.
5. Glenwood (19-0) The Gators will take on region rival Lee-Scott (12-2) tonight.

Girls basketball

1. Kendrick (14-0) The Lady Cherokees have lost just one game in the last two seasons. Since the start of the 2004-2005 season, Kendrick has 74 of its 77 games.
2. Hardaway (12-2) Both of Hardaway’s losses have come against Kendrick. The Lady Hawks knocked off Carver 77-37 on Tuesday.
3. Smiths Station (9-4) The Lady Panthers defeated Loachapoka 67-34 last Friday.
4. Glenwood (19-0) The Lady Gators beat Northside Methodist 77-45 on Saturday.
5. Columbus (8-4) The Lady Blue Devils knocked off Harris County 60-43 last Friday.

Kedrick safety commits

Kendrick safety Jermaine Richardson has verbally committed to Memphis.

The 6-foot-2, 195-pound safety selected the Conference USA school over Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Indiana and UCLA.

“The coaching staff at Memphis really impressed him,” Kendrick coach Ahmand Tinker said. “He likes what they do defensively and the atmosphere of the city.”

Richardson, who visited Memphis on Dec. 8, suffered a handful of nagging injuries throughout his senior season. Despite those injuries, he finished with 89 tackles and four interceptions.

WELL REPRESENTED

The Muscogee County schools were well represented in this week's basketball poll. Two girls teams and four boys teams were ranked in the top 10.
Over the last two seasons, the Lady Cherokees have been the best team in the Bi-City. This year, they are still strong. Even with a 14-0 start, Kendrick will likely lose before the playoffs -- but only once.
Kendrick coach Sterling Hicks will have them ready for the playoffs and the Cherokees are likely headed for another trip to Macon.
The Lady Hawks are talented enough to make the trip to Macon with Kendrick. Their only two losses came to Kendrick. Sequoyah Griffin, Jessica Edwards and Kelly Ellison make up a talented trio that gives them a chance in every game.
On the boys side, Carver is the most talented team. With the Jarvis Jones and Jarmon Fortson the Tigers have two difficult matchups for opposing teams. The Tigers survived a scare -- 60-58 on Friday night against Jordan.
Jordan is the second-best team in Region 2-AAA and will make run in the playoffs. Jordan coach Gerald Turner has his team ready for every game. Depending on the draw, Jordan could play in Macon this season.

Georgia Sports Writers Association Basketball Poll
Girls
Class AAA

1. Kendrick (8)
2. Carrollton
3. Southwest-Macon
4. Hephzibah
5. East Hall
6. Worth County
7. Franklin County
8. Hardaway
9. Westminster
10. West Laurens

Others receiving votes: Northeast-Macon, Westover-Albany, Monroe Area, North Hall, Liberty County.

Boys
Class AAA

1. Dunwoody (7)
2. Glenn Hills
3. Carver (1)
4. East Hall
5. Jordan
6. Hart County
7. South Atlanta & Northside
9 Monroe-Albany
10 Shaw

Others receiving votes: Gilmer, Burke County, Central-Macon, Sandy Creek, Franklin County, Westover-Albany

Here are some more scores:

Slow pitch

Kennesaw Mountain 12, Kell 1

Pope 14, Harrison 12

South Cobb 8, Kell 7

Sprayberry 5, Harrison 4

Class A
Brookstone 4, Georgia Military 1

Savannah Country Day 5, Jefferson 1

Class AA

North Oconee 2, GAC 1

Buford 5, Jeff Davis 1

Savannah Christian 2, Union County 1

Class AAA

Spalding 2, Sandy Creek 1

South Effingham 1, Blessed Trinity 0

Class AAAA

Northgate 3, Starr’s Mill 2

Greenbrier 2, Cherokee 1

Sequoyah 4, Whitewater 1

Class AAAAA

Lowndes 3, East Coweta 0

Warner Robins 1, Houston County 0

Class A

Brookstone 2, Pacelli 0
Kimby Hobbs struck out 10 in the shut-out win against Pacelli.
Tillery Tanzie had a double and Slade Stillwell had a pair of hits for Brookstone.
Pacelli’s Kristi Bullard struck out nine in the loss.

Savannah Country Day 5, Schley County 3

Class AA
Jeff Davis 12, Southeast Bulloch 1
Jeff Davis scored nine times in the sixth to break the game open.

Savannah Christian 1, Screven County 0
Emily Corish had eight strikeouts in the win for Savannah Christian.

Class AAAA
Sequoyah 4, Eastside 0
Alicia Mills struck out 14 in the shut-out win for Sequoyah.

Cherokee 13, Loganville 0
Abbey Meixel hit a two-run home run in the first inning and Cherokee never looked back against Loganville.

Slow pitch
Lassiter 18, South Cobb 16
Lassiter scored seven times in the first inning and held off South Cobb for the win.

McEachern 17, Sprayberry 7
McEachern scored nine times in the third inning.

ELCA 3, Jefferson 0
ELCA’s Hope Rush struck out 10 as the Chargers defeated Jefferson 3-0.
Kayla Cooper and Rush each hit a home run in the victory.

GAC 9, Union County 1
Greater Atlanta Christian scored six times in the second inning as it knocked off Union County 9-1.

North Oconee 5, Buford 4
Linsey Dallas and Kristen Thomas each hit a home run to lead North Oconee to the 5-4 victory.

Central-Carrollton 2, Shaw 0
Central Carrollton’s Brittany Ivey hit a sacrifice fly in the fifth as Central-Carrollton knocked off Shaw 2-0.
Shaw’s Corri Connally gave up four hits in the loss.

Oconee County 5, Harris County 0
Haley Bird had a two-run double as Oconee County shut out Harris County 5-0.

Starr’s Mill 1, Whitewater 0
Kayla Deis had a sacrifice bunt to drive in the game’s only run as Starr’s Mill won 1-0.

Northgate 6, Greenbrier 5
Stephanie Farmakis had a run-scoring single in the ninth inning to lead Northgate past Greenbrier.
Farmakis and Kate Kuzma each hit a two-run home run for Northgate.

Mill Creek 6, Collins Hill 1
Mill Creek scored six times on three Collins Hill errors in the sixth, leading them to a 6-1 win.

Woodstock 4, Peachtree Ridge 2
Pinch hitter Carrie Williams hit a two-run, walk-off home run in the 11^th inning to give Woodstock the 4-2 win.

Class A

Jefferson 6, Brookstone 3
Callie Holloway drove in four runs as Jefferson rallied from a 3-0 deficit to knock off Brookstone.
Melanie Trevathan had a triple for Brookstone.

ECLA 12, Pacelli 0
ECLA’s Julia Echols hit for the cycle as the Chargers defeat Pacelli.
Pacelli’s Kristi Bullard had 13 strikeouts in the loss.

Georgia Military 9, Schley County 5
Georgia Military scored eight times in the seventh inning to beat Schley County.
Kaylee Fuller hit a two-run home run in that seven-run inning.

Gordon Lee 1, Savannah Country Day 0
Maddie McKinley’s sacrifice fly in the eighth inning gave Gordon Lee a 1-0 win.

Class AAA
Harris County 6, Blessed Trinity 0
Michaela Hamilton threw a no-hitter as Harris County cruised to a 6-0 win.
Lyndi Duff hit a two-run home run and Pamela Wilkes hit a solo home run for the Tigers.

Shaw 3, Sandy Creek 1
Corri Connally struck out eight in the complete-game win for Shaw.

Oconee County 3, South Effingham 0
Alan Thomas threw a no-hitter as Oconee County knocked off South Effingham.
Kaley White went 2-for-3 for the Warriors.

Central-Carrollton 6, Spalding 1
Nicole Yancey led off the game with a home run and Central-Carrollton never looked back, winning 6-1.

Class AA

Union County 12, Jeff Davis 4
Amanda Mason went 2-for-4 with a double as Union County cruised past Jeff Davis 12-4. Lauren Matthews hit a home run in the loss for Jeff Davis.

GAC 5, Southeast Bulloch 0
Jessica Coan struck out 11 in the 5-0 shutout of Southeast Bulloch.

Buford 7, Screven County 0
Jesse Groves threw a 6-hit shutout in the victory against Screven County.

North Oconee 4, Savannah Christian 0

North Oconee’s Kristen Thomas had an RBI double as North Oconee shut out Savannah Christian.

Class AAAA

Whitewater 2, Cherokee 0
Whitewater’s Ashley Pederson struck out 13 and Whitewater scored two runs in the eighth to knock off Cherokee. Cherokee pitcher Ginny Morris had 11 strikeouts.

Starr’s Mill 6, Loganville 2
Starr’s Mill’s Karlie Bureau had an RBI in the 6-2 win. Loganville’s Cali Lovett went 1-for-3 in the loss.

Northgate 5, Sequoyah 3
Rachell Adkins went 1-for-2 with two RBI’s in Northgate’s 5-3 win. Alicia Mills struck out 17 for Sequoyah in the loss.

Greenbrier 2, Eastside 1
Tiffany Blackburn’s double drove in the game-winning run in the eighth inning to give Greenbrier 2-1 victory. Eastside pitcher Brandi Richards struck out 13 in the loss.

Week 7 predictions


It's crunch time. The playoffs are about a month away, and those teams that want to earn a berth need to WIN. This week will have a couple of surprises, so here a quick look at tonight's games:

Troup at Harris County
The Tigers MUST win to have a shot at the playoffs. That goes for both Troup and Harris County. Troup has more talent, but Harris County is going to pull off the upset.
Harris County running back Derrius Brooks found the end zone three times last week and will do it again. This time, he'll score the game winner.
Harris County 21, Troup 17

Shaw vs. Hardaway
The Hawks are still in the hunt and could use a marquee victory. The only problem is that Shaw still has a chance to win the Region 2-AAA championship if it wins out. The Raiders will cruise.
Shaw 31, Hardaway 7

Central-Phenix City at Opelika
The Red Devils will try to end Opelika's perfect Class 6A, Region 3 record, but will fall short. Central losses late on a turnover.
Opelika 21, Central 14

Stewart-Quitman at Brookstone
The Knights are 0-5. Brookstone is the best team in Region 4-A.
Brookstone 38, Stewart-Quitman 6

Chattahoochee County at Greenville
The Panthers struggled against the athletic Pacelli front two weeks ago. They face a similar unit this week. The outcome also will be similar.
Greenville 28, Chattahoochee County 13

Pacelli at Central-Talbotton
Following an overtime loss to Schley County, the Vikings are ready to prove something. Jacquise Terry will carry more than 25 times and rush for 175 yards.
Pacelli 35, Central-Talbotton 0

Spencer at LaGrange
LaGrange won't lose.
LaGrange 38, Spencer 0

Russell County at Enterprise
Russell County will still be looking for its first win of the season when it plays one-win Dothan next week.
Enterprise's balanced offense will give the Russell County defense problems.
Enterprise 31, Russell County 13

Northview at Smiths Station
The Panthers need a win to continue to control their own destiny. A loss will leave them fighting for a playoff spot. Smiths Station knows it and will win.
Smiths Station 28, Northview 24

Glenwood at Edgewood
The Gators appear satisfied that they have made the playoffs. If they have that approach tonight, they will get beat.
Edgewood 27, Glenwood13

BI-CITY TEAM RANKED

There is still plenty of people that have their doubts about Carver. The only problem with that is the Tigers haven't lost.
It's hard to argue with their 5-0 record that includes a 14-9 victory against Shaw – a perennial playoff team.
And it seems as if more people around the state are beginning to realize that Carver is a pretty good team. The Tigers were ranked No. 10 in this week's Georgia Associated Press Poll.
The Tigers won't get respect until Oct. 26 when they play LaGrange. If they can beat the Grangers on their field, the Tigers would earn that respect.
They could be 7-0 by Oct. 26, but they still would have some doubters.
Some would question who have they beaten beside Shaw? Those would then argue that Shaw played its worst game of the season against Carver and still almost won.
The Tigers can’t worry about that. They must take focus on their next game and avoid a slip up. They must get to Callaway Stadium 7-0 to have a chance to silence the doubters.
If they lose one before that, the doubters will have more questions.