STATE FINALS: Championship previews part 1

<p>'' IS THIS THE END?''  This is the end of the 2019 High school basketball season, as the finals are schedule to start Wednesday and end on Saturday. A lot of interesting topics and plots will go on at the Macon Coliseum this week. Let's take a look at all 4 of the state championship games today. We will take a look at the higher classifications in Part 2 tomorrow.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>1A PRIVATE</p> <p>WEDNESDAY 4PM</p> <p>ST.FRANCIS 27-4 VS ELCA 22-8</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>St.Francis top players</strong></p> <p><strong>Dwon Odom (Xavier commit)</strong></p> <p><strong>Seth Hubbard</strong></p> <p><strong>Chase Ellis</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>ELCA top players</strong></p> <p><strong>Trevor Reddish</strong></p> <p><strong>Kamari Smith</strong></p> <p><strong>Kelvin Jones</strong></p> <p><strong>Jordan Smalls</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>These are the top 2 teams  in 1A private. St.Francis is led by Xavier commit, Dwon Odom. ELCA is led by Trevor Reddish. Both of these teams kind of breezed through their semifinal matchups. At the end of the day, St.Francis will cut down the nets. <strong>PREDICTION: St.Francis 56 ELCA 48</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>1A PUBLIC</p> <p>WEDNESDAY 8PM</p> <p>CALHOUN CO 31-0 VS TREUTLEN 30-1</p> <p>Top players</p> <p><strong>Bryan Smith Calhoun Co</strong></p> <p><strong>Tykevious Curry Calhoun Co</strong></p> <p><strong>Arkavias Lovett Treutlen</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>This game will feature two 30 win teams. Combined, both teams are 60-1. Perhaps the highest win total of 2 state championship finalist ever. Calhoun Co had to come from behind against defending state champion Wilkinson Co in double OT. Treutlen, fought off a scrappy Irwin Co squad. Both of these expected to be here at the beginning of the season. Im going with the number 1 seed again. <strong>PREDICTIONS: Calhoun Co 87 Treutlen 76</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>2A</p> <p>THURSDAY 4PM</p> <p>THERRELL 25-7 VS VIDALIA 27-4</p> <p><strong>Top players Robbie Armbester (Therrell)                           Xavier McClendon (Vidalia)</strong></p> <p><strong>                   Cam Fortson(Therrell)                                    Antrell Williams (Vidalia)</strong></p> <p><strong>                   Ra'sean Frederick (Therrell)                           Jonathan Moody (Vidalia)</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Vidalia and Therrell, play in the two toughest regions in AA (2 and 6). Vidalia defeated powerhouse South Atlanta and Laney to get to the finals. Therrell defeated NE Macon and Elbert Co. to get to Macon. These 2 teams play like the old running rebels. Vidalia, is one of the top defense teams in the state.. The 2A title is headed down I-16.</p> <p><strong>PREDICTION: VIDALIA 55 THERRELL 52</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>3A</p> <p>THURSDAY 8PM</p> <p>MORGAN CO 29-2 VS HART CO 24-7</p> <p><strong>TOP PLAYERS</strong></p> <p><strong>MORGAN CO Alec Woddard, Tyrin Lawrence, Stevie Green</strong></p> <p><strong>HART CO Rex McCord, Jordan Langston, Shone Webb</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>This will be the 3rd time these two teams have played this season.Both teams hail from Region 8. Morgan Co won both contest during the regular season. On January 15, they won 70-53.January 26, the won by 11. Hart Co, won two games on the road before defeating Savannah power Johnson. Last week, they knocked off one of the favorites in 3A, Dawson Co. Morgan Co won the state title in 2014 and 2016. This will be there 5th appearance in the last 6 years in the state championship game. What will the bulldogs of Hart Co do to beat their region rival? Is the 3rd time a charm? I think Morgan Co, with the trio of  stud seniors on their roster, will bring the trophy back to Northeast Georgia.</p> <p><strong>PREDICTION: Morgan Co 69 Hart Co 63</strong></p> [caption id="attachment_634261" align="alignnone" width="189"] 2019 G Tyrin Lawrence at the 2018 Holiday Hoopsgiving Showcase. Photo by Ty Freeman.[/caption] <p>&nbsp;</p>