Football is back in Georgia. In Week-1 we were treated some great action and also witnessed a few surprises. Today we release our Week-1 GHSA Football poll. In Class 7-A the top two teams, Collins Hill and Milton had dominate performances while Lowndes and North Cobb (previously ranked No. 3 and No. 4) fell to No. 5 and No 6 respectively. Mill Creek and East Coweta make their debut at No. 9 and No. 10.
In Class 6A, both Langston Hughes and Allatoona dropped a spot after defeats to 7A opponents last week. Northside Warner Robins and Brunswick make their way into the poll this week after big wins. Over in class 5A the Top-10 is relatively unchanged, save for the Griffin Bears who march into this week’s rankings at No. 9.
Class 4A also remains relatively unchanged. Despite losing to Class 6A Lee County, the Carver Columbus Tigers remain at No. 3 this week. The Hardaway Hawks crack the Top-10 coming in at No. 10 this week. Conversely, Class 3A saw a bit of jockeying in the rankings. This week’s poll welcomes in Thomson and Hart County and No. 9 and No. 10.
Down in Class 2A the Callaway Cavaliers take over the top spot with an impressive win over Opelika, AL. Previous No. 1 Rabun slips down to No. 2 after a loss to class 4A Jefferson. While we snubbed Northeast in our preseason poll, they storm in this week at No. 7 after a huge win over Jones County in the opening week. Harrison County also checks in at No. 10 as the 3rd team from region 5 that appears in this weeks poll.
Class A-Public did see some shuffling, but no new teams enter the poll this week. Perhaps the most impressive performance was Macon County’s shutout of Clinch. Meanwhile Class A-Private saw a pair of top ten matchups take place with Fellowship Christian downing Heritage Christian, while Calvary Day downed reigning State Champ Prince Avenue Christian. Trinity Christian also put teams on notice with their thumping of Athens Academy. Athens Christian makes their debut at No. 10 this week as well.
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