AA blog: Road teams pull surprises

The first round of the state playoffs is not typically kind to the road teams. The No. 3 and No. 4 seeds are stuck traveling in a bus and are usually matched against teams with better records and better talent. But five teams in Class AA bucked the trend by going on the road and responding with a victory.
The biggest upset was provided by Cook, the No. 4 seed from Region 1-AA. The Hornets traveled to Blackshear and knocked off Pierce County, which was still emotionally spent from last week's region-winning performance against Appling County. Cook's 43-22 win sends coach Ken Cofer's team into the second round against Elbert County at the Granite Bowl in Elberton.
That's because No. 6-ranked Elbert was one of five No. 3 seeds to respond with a road victory. The Blue Devils scored an impressive 33-20 road win at Pepperell and reached the second round for the first time since 2002.
Other No.3 seeds that won on Friday were Westminster, Adairsville and Jefferson County.
Westminster