Our Week-10 polls have been published and are listed below.
Most of the shake-up in our poll occurred in Class 7A Walton was upset by Roswell by one, while Tift County edged Lowndes by 4. While we weren’t high on Tift in the preseason because of their graduation losses, the Blue Devils sit at 6-2 and are still in play for a region title.
Lee County continues their dominance in Class 6A The Trojans beat Valdosta to move to 8-0 on the season. Johns Creek enters the poll for the first time this season. The Gladiators can wrap up the region title with a win this week against Alpharetta.
In 5A, the only change to the rankings is a flip-flop of Dutchtown and Stockbridge. The Bulldogs beat the Tigers and are in the driver’s seat for the Region title.
The Pickens Dragons picked up their first region title in school history as they knocked off Ridgeland. The Dragons are undefeated on the season and up to No. 8 in the poll. Flowery Branch drops to No. 9 after a shutout loss to Marist. Cairo is back in the top ten in Class 4A; the Syrupmakers look to be in control of Region 1.
Monroe Area picked up a big win against Jefferson on Friday. The Canes clinched the Region 8 title. The loss drops the Dragons to No. 10. All of the other ranked 3-A teams won on Friday night.
In 2A, Heard County got a big win at home as they edged Callaway 13-10. The win gets Heard back into the top-10 this week.
There were no changes to the 1-A Public poll, but Greene County did score a big win against 1-A Private Aquinas.
The aforementioned Aquinas loss drops the Fighting Irish to No. 9. While Savannah Christian picked up a big win against region rival Savannah Country Day. The Raiders are up to No. 6 this week.
Polls are fun and can provide for spirited and healthy conversations and debates. We welcome any and all poll feedback.
