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Alpharetta at West Forsyth

Brian Paglia, Sports editor: West

John McWilliams, Sports writer: Alpharetta

Forsyth Central at Sprayberry

Paglia: Sprayberry

McWilliams: Central

Lambert at South Forsyth

Paglia: Lambert

McWilliams: South

North Forsyth at Chattahoochee

Paglia: North

McWilliams: Chattahoochee

Pinecrest Academy at Lakeview Academy

Paglia: Pinecrest

McWilliams: Pinecrest

Last week:

Paglia: 4-1

McWilliams: 4-1

Season record

Paglia: 13-3

McWilliams: 12-4

3 THINGS TO WATCH

1. Hold on tight

Forsyth teams committed 18 turnovers combined last week. Some overcame them (North, Pinecrest, West). Some didn’t (Central, Lambert). Now’s not the time to give opponents extra possessions with region play starting.

2. Same script?

North and South find themselves in familiar territory. Both were 3-0 at this point last year before going on lengthy losing streaks. But both have reason to believe this year could be different.

3. Looks can be deceiving

Sure, Alpharetta, Lakeview and Sprayberry have losing records, but they’ve all played strong non-region schedules. Don’t be surprised when they give Forsyth teams all they can handle tonight.