The\u00a0second round of the state playoffs are here and for the smaller classifications (1A-4A) that means one win\u00a0from advancing to the state semi-finals.<\/p>\n
We started\u00a0with 22 area teams in the playoffs last week and\u00a0now we are down to 13. By tonight we will be down to\u00a0at least a minimum of 9 teams.<\/p>\n
So what do the\u00a0experts think about tonight’s games, lets find out.<\/p>\n
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Class 7A:\u00a0Columbia (7-3) at Lee (8-1) <\/strong><\/p>\n Outlook: Rematch of\u00a0regular season meeting Sept. 13 in Lake City, a lot has changed since then\u00a0as Columbia\u00a0got some of its playmakers back who were suspended. The Tigers\u00a0haven’t lost since and have won six in\u00a0row but this Lee team is stacked in all three phases and winning in Lake City wasn’t a fluke.<\/p>\n Andre: Lee<\/p>\n Corey: Lee<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Class 7A: Bartram Trail (7-4) at Buchholz (8-2)<\/strong><\/p>\n Outlook: Rematch of regular season meeting Oct. 14 at\u00a0Bartram Trail,\u00a0in which the Bobcats won a low 17-10 scoring affair. While the Bobcats have 5 in a row, the Bears haven’t lost since have won\u00a04 in a row\u00a0too. Never count out\u00a0Darrell Sutherland, whose team seems to be clicking offensively right now averaging 45 points a game ever since.<\/p>\n Andre: Buchholz<\/p>\n Corey: Bartram Trail<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Class 6A: Crestview (10-1) at St. Augustine (10-1) <\/strong><\/p>\n Outlook: Intriguing game\u00a0in St. Johns County, as Crestview comes into Foots Brumley Stadium with their high powered air attack (44 passing touchdowns). St. Augustine surprised me last week in a 35-28 win over\u00a0Niceville,\u00a0who lost to\u00a0Crestview 27-21\u00a0three weeks ago. Both beat Middleburg by nearly 35 points as well. To close to call, go with the home team here.<\/p>\n Andre: St. Augustine<\/p>\n Corey: St. Augustine<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Class 6A: Mainland (10-0) at Sebastian River (10-1)<\/strong><\/p>\n Outlook: Top ranked Mainland continues to roll teams and traveling to Sebastian River, while will prove to be a tough challenge; it’s hard to phathom Mainland\u00a0my state champion pick to stumble here.<\/p>\n Andre: Mainland<\/p>\n Corey: Mainland<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Class 5A: Ribault (6-3) at Ponte Vedra (10-0) <\/strong><\/p>\n Outlook: Andre and I disagree with this game,\u00a0but I come from the hard knocks class of defense wins championships and offense sells tickets. Yes Ponte Vedra has put up nearly 50 points every game but have they truly played a defense as good as Ribault.<\/p>\n Andre: Ponte Vedra<\/p>\n Corey: Ribault<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Class 5A: Clay (8-3) at Baker County (9-1)<\/strong><\/p>\n Outlook: Rematch of regular season meeting\u00a0Oct. 21 in Maclenny, in which the Wildcats won 28-14 to win the District 5-5A title. While Clay has made some changes on offense, they likely\u00a0won’t be enough. Can the Wildcats get to the\u00a0third round of the playoffs for the first time in the schools 70 year plus\u00a0history ?<\/p>\n Andre: Baker County<\/p>\n Corey: Baker County<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Class 4A: Raines (7-2) at Bolles (10-0) <\/strong><\/p>\n Outlook: We have been greatly entertained for the most part when these two pair up in\u00a0the playoffs. If the last meeting won by Bolles 24-23 is any indication of what to expect, buckle your seat belts folks its going to be\u00a0a\u00a0long and bumpy ride.<\/p>\n Andre: Bolles<\/p>\n Corey: Bolles<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Class 3A: Florida High (6-4) at Trinity (8-3) <\/strong><\/p>\n Outlook: Miss match on paper, but the game isn’t played on paper its settled on the field. Florida High barely got by Episcopal last week, look for Trinity to role into the state semi-finals.<\/p>\n Andre: Trinity<\/p>\n Corey: Trinity<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Class 2A: NFC (7-3) at UC (7-2) <\/strong><\/p>\n Outlook: These two know each other well having played 13 previous times in the playoffs since 1986. Even head coach David Penland played against NFC back in the days. This one comes down to experience and UC is senior driven.<\/p>\n Andre: UC<\/p>\n Corey: UC<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Class 1A: Madison County (10-0) at Fort White (9-2) <\/strong><\/p>\n Outlook:\u00a0If Fort White\u00a0was\u00a0playing\u00a0any other team in 1A,\u00a0I would have no problem picking Fort White; but this is Madison County. Top ranked team in the state is undefeated and is 2-0 all-time against Fort White in the playoffs.<\/p>\n Andre: Madison<\/p>\n Corey: Madison<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Overall record\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Corey (130-35)<\/p>\n Andre (125-40)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The\u00a0second round of the state playoffs are here and for the smaller classifications (1A-4A) that means one win\u00a0from advancing to the state semi-finals. We started\u00a0with 22 area teams in the playoffs last week and\u00a0now we are down to 13. By tonight we will be down to\u00a0at least a minimum of 9 teams. 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