Python, 140 chars
My first code golf, weighing in at a hefty 140 chars (import statement, I deny you!):
import operator as o
def c(t):return({1:1,8:2}.get(reduce(o.mul,t[:3]),0))
def g(t):return max([c(t[x::y]) for x,y in zip((0,0,0,1,2,2,3,6),(1,3,4,3,3,2,1,1))])
Slightly less obscure g:
def g(t):return max([c(t[x::y]) for x,y in [[0,1],[0,3],[0,4],[1,3],[2,3],[2,2],[3,1],[6,1]]])
