GHSA playoffs are here. These Macon schools are looking for a state title
What with computers, programs, and humans, there’s suspense even when there’s probably not supposed to be. But Bibb County’s GHSA teams pretty much knew all of their postseason fates when they went to bed Friday night. Westside, Central, Rutland and Southwest were done. Howard, Northeast and ACE Charter were not. The suspense for the Huskies, Raiders, and Gryphons was the same: where would they be ranked in the GHSA’s final Post Season Rankings, and who would they play in this Friday’s first round. The GHSA had issues on the day of the announcement, promoting a schedule of releases starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday and at 3 p.m., because of a Saturday makeup game that would affect ratings. But the first batch didn’t come out until nearly 1 p.m. And the GHSA told Coosa in the morning that it was in the playoffs, but rescinded that around lunchtime. The latest change by the GHSA started this year, basically dumping the importance of region placement for power ratings for all playoff spots. The calculations include record, opponents’ record, and the record of opponents’ opponents. The inability of all athletics directors in the state to properly post scores with the GHSA has
