The GHSA Football season turns the page to the second half of the regular season and while the fall temperatures are cooling off, the action on the field continues to heat up. Here is a look at our Top-10 teams in each of the 8 classifications.
Perhaps the biggest upset in Class 7A was Newton’s come from behind victory over Grayson. The loss drops Grayson from the rankings this week while Newton is up to No. 7. Westlake is back in at No. 10 this week. Perhaps the biggest matchup in Class 6A was the Lee County-Houston County tilt, which Lee County won by 9. The Trojans hold steady at No. 3 this week while the loss drops Houston down to No. 10.
Cartersville notched a come from behind victory of their own this past Friday, as they scored 21 unanswered to defeat region rival Calhoun. The Canes retain the top spot in our rankings, while Calhoun drops to No. 6 in the Class 5A rankings. The Top half of the Class 4A rankings remains unchanged, but the bottom half continues to be a roller coaster. Two teams are out, (Starr’s Mill and Holy Innocents), while Trinity Christian and Westminster are in at No. 8 and 9 respectively after vicotories over the aforementioned Starr’s Mill and Holy Innocents.
In Class 3A, Sandy Creek drops a few spots to No. 5, after losing to Class 5A Harris County. Otherwise there was relatively little movement in the Top-10 this week. Class 2A saw Appling County with a win over region rival Pierce County on Friday. That drops Pierce down one spot to No. 5 this week. Meanwhile, Cook is back in the poll at No. 9, while Toombs County makes their debut at No. 10.
Class A Division-I saw little movement as well. Brooks County is down to No. 10 after a defeat at the hands of Class 5A Bainbridge. Prince Avenue Christian fell to Monroe Area, but maintains the No. 1 spot this week. Finally, Class A-Division II was shaken up a little bit as Manchester defeated Macon County in a battle of Top-10 teams. Macon County drops to No. 6 this week. Meanwhile, Aquinas downed region rival Lincoln County. That win catapults them into the rankings at No. 9 this week while Wilcox County rounds out the Top-10 at No. 10.
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Historical records are provided by the Georgia High School Football Historians Association. (ghsfa.org)
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