Playoff previews ... all up in your area: Gulf Shores at Tallassee

Since I’m obsessive and psycho, I’ve decided to do more in-depth playoff previews than what’s going to run in the paper. Three a day until Friday.

Today: Gulf Shores at Tallassee in the Class 5A first round:

Gulf Shores Dolphins (8-2)

Aug. 28 at Robertsdale (W, 30-15)
Sept. 4 at Spanish Fort (L, 20-21, OT)
Sept. 11 vs. LeFlore (W, 41-14)
Sept. 18 at Vigor (L, 27-43)
Sept. 25 vs. Wilcox Central (W, 49-6)
Oct. 2 vs. Citronelle (W, 56-33)
Oct. 9 vs. Escambia County (W, 42-6)
Oct. 16 at St. Pauls (W, 33-14)
Oct. 23 vs. Faith Academy (W, 35-7)
Oct. 30 at Bayside Academy (W, 17-0)

Points scored: 350 (35.0)
Points allowed: 159 (15.9)

Key Players
LB Tevon Arrington (Sr., 5-11, 220)
WR Brandon Gottfried (Sr., 6-5, 205)
QB Logan Paul Sr., 6-1, 185)

Tallassee Tigers (8-2)

Aug. 28 at Elmore County (W, 42-7)
Sept. 4 vs. Charles Henderson (W, 31-20)
Sept. 11 at Eufaula (L, 14-28)
Sept. 18 vs. Rehobeth (W, 24-12)
Sept. 25 at Chilton County (L, 36-43)
Oct. 2 at Carroll-Ozark (W, 49-19)
Oct. 9 vs. Beauregard (W, 35-22)
Oct. 16 vs. BTW (W, 20-0)
Oct. 23 at Valley (W, 17-14, OT)
Oct. 29 vs. Holtville (W, 41-13)

Points scored: 309 (30.9)
Points allowed: 178 (17.8)

Key Players
QB/DB Trey Cochran-Gill, Jr., 5-10, 175
LB Caleb Parker, Jr., 6-1, 220
LB T.C. Robinson, Jr., 6-0, 232: 134 tackles
RB/DB Mike Smith, Sr., 5-9, 170: 161 att., 1384 yds., 8.6 avg. 13 TD
RB Quan Williams, Sr., 5-8, 224: 122 att., 852 yds., 7.4 avg., 11 TD

Gulf Shores on the road: 3-2
Tallassee at home: 5-0
Last meeting: First meeting.

Pick: Tallassee 26, Gulf Shores 19