Week-11 is in the books for Georgia High School Football, as region standings are getting sorted out. There are several teams who have clinched a home playoff berth as the regular season is drawing to a close. In terms of the Top-10 rankings, Class 5A and Class A Division-I had no movement in the polls this week. Here is a breakdown on some of the movement in the other classifications.
In Class 7A, Colquitt County defeated Valdosta in a battle of Top-10 teams, the loss dropped the Wildcats down to No. 10 this week and moves Norcross up to No. 9. In Class 6A, the Langston Hughes Panthers continued their dominance of Region-5, defeating South Paulding by 54 points. The loss by South Paulding drops them out of the poll and makes way for Northside Warner Robins to jump back in at No. 9. Meanwhile, Lee County falls to No. 10 this week after losing to Thomas County Central.
In Class 4A, there was some shuffling at the bottom of the poll as both Stephenson and Trinity Christian, our No. 8 & 9 teams respectively, lost big on Friday. That made way for Wayne County and Burke County to jump back in to the Top-10 at No. 9 & No. 10 respectively. These two teams will face off this Friday to determine who will finish second in the region and host a first round playoff game.
Down in Class 3A, the Dougherty Trojans dropped back to back games and find themselves on the outside looking in this week in the rankings. They were shutout by region foe Carver-Columbus. Meanwhile, Dawson County claimed the Region-7 crown with a big win over Lumpkin County. That win catapults them into the Top-10 at No. 10 this week.
Over in Class 2A, it was the Fitzgerald Purple Hurricanes big over the Cook Hornets on Friday night in a battle of Top-10 teams. Cook’s loss has them down to No. 10 this week. Meanwhile, Laney’s stay in the Top-10 was short lived, as they fell to Putnam County Friday night. North Cobb Christian is in the Top-10 for the first time this season as they check in at No. 9.
Finally in Class A-Division II we have a new No. 1 this week, as the Johnson County Astros take over the top spot with another loss by previous No. 1 Early County. In other Top-10 action, Charlton County defeated Clinch County and can win the region title outright with a win on Friday. These two teams swap spots in the rankings this week with Charlton at No. 6 and Clinch at No. 7
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Special thanks to the Georgia Helmet Project for providing each team’s helmet. You can find all of their work here: http://gahelmetproject.com
Special thanks to the Georgia Helmet Project for providing each team’s helmet. You can find all of their work here: http://gahelmetproject.com
Historical records are provided by the Georgia High School Football Historians Association. (ghsfa.org)
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