Ridgeland’s Terrance Roberts (6) and Ryan Frost (14) celebrate after Roberts picked up a turnover during the Ridgeland vs. Heritage football game Friday, September 21, 2018 at Ridgeland High School in Rossville, Georgia.When the dust settles on the regular season in Georgia Region 6-AAAA football, one factor likely will decide who’s standing in the end.
Scoring points will not be a problem for a league that has plenty of offensive talent returning. Stopping folks, however, could prove challenging.
A poll of league coaches predicts a fairly wide-open race for the top spot among three teams: defending champion Pickens, runner-up Ridgeland and offensively charged Heritage. Each returns elite playmakers from offenses that ranged from Pickens’ 45-plus points per game to Ridgeland’s nearly 40 points and Heritage’s 31 points.
“Those three teams are strong,” Northwest Whitfield coach Josh Robinson said. “The rest of us have to fight to get in. There is a lot of parity right now. I don’t think there are pushovers, but I don’t know if there are any Top 10-ranked teams, either. It will be a challenge for sure.”
Pickens, coming off the program’s most successful season (11-1), has a new coach. The Dragons also have senior quarterback C.J. Streicher and his nearly 3,000 yards of total offense and one of the state’s most physical front lines.