Most of Georgia’s top high school football teams took care of business this week, cruising to dominant wins and keeping the rankings mostly intact. River Ridge’s upset of Sequoyah in Class 5A was the biggest headline, ending the Chiefs’ long in-county win streak and dropping them to No. 10. In Class 4A, Marist climbed back into the Top-10 after a third straight win while Blessed Trinity slid following its loss to Hebron Christian. Outside of those moves, the state’s elite programs largely held firm as region play heats up. Here are some notable results in each classification.
Class 6A
Seven of the ten ranked teams were in action Friday night — and all seven posted convincing wins. Four of those (Grayson, Buford, McEachern, and North Gwinnett) eclipsed the 50-point mark. The dominance means no changes in the Top-10 this week.
Class 5A
The big news came from Cherokee County: River Ridge upset Sequoyah, handing the Chiefs their first loss to an in-county opponent since 2022 — also at the hands of River Ridge. Sequoyah drops to No. 10, while the rest of the Top-10 rolled to easy victories.
Class 4A
Blessed Trinity slipped three spots after falling to Hebron Christian. Meanwhile, Eastside drops out of the rankings altogether following their loss. That opens the door for Marist, winners of three straight since their opening-week defeat, to return at No. 10 after a 55-point victory over Druid Hills.
Class 3A
Status quo at the top. All six ranked teams in action won, led by No. 1 Sandy Creek’s 33-point victory over Trinity Christian. North Hall stayed perfect and now heads to Pickens for a battle of unbeatens that could decide the region champion. Meanwhile, unranked Jenkins turned heads with a 41-33 win over Calvary Day and is knocking loudly on the door of the Top-10.
Class 2A
No surprises here. All eight ranked teams that played came away with wins, so the rankings stay the same.
Class A – Division I
Thomasville erupted for a season-high 74 points in its region opener to hold firm at No. 1. Worth County continued its surge with a big win over Fitzgerald. Jeff Davis, now 4-0, enters the rankings at No. 10 replacing Fitzgerald and faces a massive test at No. 1 Thomasville this week.
Class A – Division II
Brooks County was the only ranked team to stumble, falling to Class 2A Pierce County. The Trojans slide one spot but now shift from a brutal non-region schedule into region play, where they’re expected to rebound.
Class 3A – Private
Hebron Christian scored a signature victory over Class 4A Blessed Trinity but stays at No. 2 behind Prince Avenue Christian, who also won. Calvary Day drops two spots after its loss to Jenkins, and Aquinas tumbles five places following a 6-point loss to Westside-Augusta.
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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