Most GHSA football teams have two games remaining in the regular season, and in most regions involving northwest Georgia programs, there is still much to be decided.
There is plenty of drama in Region 6-A, where the “A” subregion has three top-10 state-ranked teams with one loss apiece in league competition: Darlington (5-1), Mount Zion-Carroll (4-1) and Trion (4-1). Each has a win and a loss against the others, setting up several scenarios ahead of next week’s region crossover games.
If Trion defeats rival Gordon Lee and Mount Zion gets past Christian Heritage tonight – Darlington is off – there will be a three-way tie for first place in the subregion. Such a tie would be broken via the GHSA’s power ratings, and Darlington would be third in that case.
The other two? Well, that’s not so clear.
The power ratings – which are released each Tuesday during the season – factor in a team’s wins and strength of schedule, with wins against successful teams from higher classifications particularly desirable. Mount Zion was fourth with a power ranking of 13.40 this week, when Trion was sixth at 13.02.