As calm as last week was with regards to upsets, this week was quite the opposite as rankings in almost all of the classes were turned upside down after Friday night’s results. This is our weekly feature in which we rank the top teams in each of the classifications for Georgia High School Football.
Perhaps the biggest surprise in 7A was North Cobb beating Milton, at Milton. The win for the Warriors puts them in the rankings for the first time this season at No. 7 while Milton falls to No. 9. Meanwhile, the Newton Rams finally crack the Top-10 at No. 8. Parkview is down to No. 10 after their loss to Mill Creek. In Class 6A, Douglas County pulled the biggest upset, downing the defending state champs and previous No. 2 Langston Hughes. With the win, the Tigers are up to No. 6 this week while Hughes falls to No. 8. Brunswick drops out of the poll after an overtime loss to rival Glynn Academy. That made room for North Atlanta to settle in at No. 10.
Down in Class 5A, Ware County dropped a game to Class 4A Bainbridge which was a surprise to us. That loss drops the Gators down to No. 10 this week. Meanwhile, Warner Robins got the short end of the stick in a middle Georgia battle as they fell to Class 6A Houston County. The loss drops Warner Robins to No. 9 this week. The big upset in Class 4A was Starr’s Mill defeating Troup County. The win catapults Starr’s Mill into the rankings this week at No. 9 while Troup falls all the way to No. 10. One other team of note, Spalding shut out Baldwin, who was previously No. 6. The win for Spalding moves them up to No. 6 this week while Baldwin fell out of the Top-10.
In Class 3A there were no real surprises. Calvary Day won a battle of Top-10 teams as they defeated Savannah Christian. As a result of that game, Savannah Christian falls to No. 10. The rankings in Class 2A remained the same this week as those teams in action avoided upsets.
Down in Class A-Division I, Irwin County was upset by Metter. The loss drops the Irwin from the Top-10 this week for the first time in a few years. Meanwhile, Lamar County is back in at No. 10 for the first time in a few weeks. In Class A-Division II, Schley County continued their mastery of this classification as they knocked off previous No. 2 Macon County by 24. The loss by Macon drops them to No. 4 this week.
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Historical records are provided by the Georgia High School Football Historians Association. (ghsfa.org)
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