Just like that, four weeks of the GHSA football regular season are in the books. Each week, we rank the Top-10 teams in every classification across Georgia, and Week 4 delivered several notable shakeups. Here’s a rundown of the biggest results and how they impacted the rankings:
Class 6A
Douglas County dropped four spots to No. 7 after falling to Class 5A No. 1 Langston Hughes. Grayson and Buford held firm in the top two positions with convincing wins. North Cobb fell out of the rankings after being upset by Class 4A Cass. That opened the door for Camden County, who debuts at No. 10 this week.
Class 5A
Langston Hughes reaffirmed its No. 1 ranking with a statement win over Douglas County. Roswell fell to Class 6A No. 2 Buford and slid five spots to No. 10. The rest of the Top-10 teams all took care of business Friday night.
Class 4A
Cambridge dropped out of the rankings after a surprising loss to previously winless Denmark (Class 6A). Cass, fresh off its upset of North Cobb, moves in at No. 10. Eastside of Covington also took a loss to Class 6A Archer, slipping to No. 7 this week.
Class 3A
Top-ranked Calhoun came up short in a thriller against Class 4A No. 4 Cartersville. Despite the setback, the Yellow Jackets hold onto the No. 1 spot in Class 3A. All other Top-10 teams either won or had a bye.
Class 2A
Appling County tumbled six spots to No. 10 after being shut out 14-0 by Swainsboro. Meanwhile, Callaway earned a statement road win over Cook (17-3), moving up two places to No. 7. No new teams entered the rankings this week.
Class A – Division I
Thomasville and Toombs County both took one on the chin Friday night as the fell to Class 5A opponents. Those results did not drop either any spots this week. Haralson County dropped out after a loss to Putnam County. Putnam moves in at No. 10, while the rest of the rankings remain unchanged.
Class A – Division II
Brooks County continued its grueling non-region schedule and fell to Class A-Division I No. 3 Worth County. Despite the loss, Brooks held its ranking, and there were no changes this week.
Private School Rankings
Greater Atlanta Christian and Holy Innocents entered the Top-10 at Nos. 9 and 10, replacing North Cobb Christian and Trinity Christian, both of whom dropped region contests Friday.
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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