Class 6A Blog: Lowndes, East Coweta, Hillgrove and Etowah clinch region titles

Lowndes, East Coweta, Hillgrove and Etowah have already clinched region titles and will be No. 1 seeds in the upcoming Class 6A baseball state playoffs and the rest of the classification will crown its other four region champions this week. In Region 4, Grayson has two games left against Archer and the Rams can clinch the region title by winning either of the two matchups. Archer, which dropped the opener to the Rams can force a tie-breaker with back-to-back wins that would give them the edge for the top seed. Region 6 is the most complicated region heading into this week. Currently, West Forsyth is in control of its own destiny and can clinch the top seed with its two games this week against Forsyth Centralwhich currently sits at No. 2 in the region. Denmark, North Atlanta and South Forsyth are all three at eight losses heading into this week. Denmark lost a 9-2 game to last-place Alpharetta and will have two games against the Raiders to regain its footing in the playoff race. Denmark previously lost 2-of-3 to West Forsyth and South Forsyth, but won the head-to-head with Forsyth Central. North Atlanta has two games left against South Forsyth and was able to win Game 1 9-8.

In Region 7, North Gwinnett and Parkview split their head-to-head and so the results will come down to whether or not Parkview is able to sweep rival Brookwood this week and whether or not North Gwinnett can close out strong with wins over Peachtree Ridgewhich they will face on Tuesday and Thursday. If Parkview and North Gwinnett both win their final two region games, then they will both be 13-1 and there would be a complete tie-breaker. The Region 8 championship comes down to Bufords final two games against Dacula. If the Wolves can win their two final games or if Mill Creek drops one of its final two games against Collins Hill, then Buford will be able to easily hold on to the top seed in Region 8.



CLASS 6A TOP 10 REMAINING SCHEDULE

1. Etowah (25-2, 17-1 R5): Wednesday 4/16 DH vs. Blessed Trinity 5:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.; Thursday 4/17 at Hillgrove, 6:00 p.m.

2. North Gwinnett (22-2, 11-1 R7): Tuesday at Peachtree Ridge, 6:00 p.m.; Thursday vs. Peachtree Ridge, 6:00 p.m.

3. Buford (19-6, 13-2 R8): Wednesday vs. Dacula, 5:55 p.m. Friday at Dacula, 5:55 p.m.

4. Lowndes (15-9, 10-2 R1): Wednesday vs. Thomas County Central, 5:30 p.m.

5. Parkview (20-6, 11-1 R7): Tuesday vs. Brookwood, 7:00 pm..; Thursday at Brookwood, 7:00 p.m.

6. Walton (18-7, 11-4 R5): Tuesday at Marietta, 5:55 p.m.; Thursday DH vs. Marietta, 5:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

7. North Paulding (18-6, 10-5 R5): Tuesday vs. Cherokee, 5:55 p.m.; Thursday DH at Cherokee, 5:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

8. East Coweta (20-4, 9-0 R2): Tuesday vs. Douglas County, 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday at Douglas County, 5:55 p.m.; Friday vs. Douglas County, 5:45 p.m.

9. Grayson (17-7, 13-2 R4): Wednesday vs. Archer, 5:45 p.m.; Friday at Archer, 5:55 p.m.

10. Tift County (17-8, 7-5 R1): Thursday vs. Schley County, 5:30 p.m.; Friday vs. Lee County, 5:30 p.m.

CLASS 6A REGION STANDINGS AS OF APRIL 15

REGION 1

13-2 Lowndes

10-5 Tift County

10-5 Colquitt County

9-6 Richmond Hill

3-12 Valdosta

0-15 Camden County

REGION 2

9-0 East Coweta

6-3 Carrollton

7-6 Westlake

3-7 Chapel Hill

0-9 Douglas County

REGION 3

11-1 Hillgrove

7-3 Harrison

6-4 McEachern

5-5 Campbell

3-7 Osborne

3-7 Paulding County

2-9 Pebblebrook

0-1 South Cobb

REGION 4

14-2 Grayson

12-4 Archer

11-5 Newton

9-6 Grovetown

5-10 Heritage-Conyers

5-13 Rockdale County

0-16 South Gwinnett

REGION 5

17-1 Etowah

11-4 Walton

10-5 North Paulding

9-6 Cherokee

6-9 Marietta

1-14 North Cobb

0-15 Wheeler

REGION 6

13-6 West Forsyth

11-7 Forsyth Central

11-8 Denmark

11-8 North Atlanta

10-8 South Forsyth

9-10 North Forsyth

6-13 Lambert

4-15 Alpharetta

REGION 7

11-1 North Gwinnett

11-1 Parkview

10-2 Brookwood

8-4 Peachtree Ridge

4-8 Duluth

4-8 Norcross

0-12 Meadowcreek

0-12 Berkmar

REGION 8

14-2 Buford

13-3 Mill Creek

10-6 Dacula

8-8 Collins Hill

8-8 Mountain View

3-13 Discovery

1-17 Central Gwinnett

FIRST ROUND PAIRING

R2#3 at R8#2

R5#4 at R1#1 Lowndes

R7#3 at R6#2

R3#4 at R4#1

R8#3 at R2#2

R1#4 Richmond Hill at R5#1 Etowah

R6#3 at R7#2

R4#4 at R3#1

R4#3 at R3#2

R7#4 at R6#1

R1#3 Colquitt County at R5#2

R8#4 at R2#1 East Coweta

R3#3 at R4#2

R6#4 at R7#1

R5#3 at R1#2 Tift County

R2#4 at R8#1