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Football preview: South Forsyth at Centennial
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South Forsyth's Ronnie Chambliss (84) and the War Eagles look to keep their high-powered offense going against Centennial. - photo by Micah Green

South Forsyth at Centennial

When, where: Friday, 7:30 p.m., at Centennial High Stadium in Roswell.

Records, rankings: South is 1-0 overall, 0-0 in Region 6-AAAAAA and unranked in Class AAAAAA; Centennial is 0-1, 0-0 and unranked.

Series history: South leads 4-1.

Last meeting: South won 49-20 in 2014.

What to know: Centennial is another of Region 6-AAAAAA’s three teams breaking in first-year head coaches this season. The Knights hired Lenny Gregory to replace Jeff Carlberg, who went 9-21 in three seasons. Gregory was on the Grayson staff since 2008, most recently as defensive coordinator, during which time the Rams went 84-16 with a state championship in 2011. He’s also a familiar face for South – Gregory was a defensive line coach for the War Eagles in 2003 under then-head coach Norris Vaughn.

But South hasn’t been too kind to Centennial in recent seasons. The War Eagles hung 49 points on the Knights last season, and if South’s season-opener two weeks ago is any indication, they could do it again. The War Eagles dominated Gwinnett County’s Mountain View, 45-14. Most encouraging was the play of first-year starting quarterback Davis Shanley. The junior completed 14 of 22 passes for 236 yards and two touchdowns and ran for two more touchdowns.