Not easy to rank ‘em after the events of Friday night. Highlights of the new poll -
- Tucker is the new No. 1 team in AAAAA, replacing Gainesville, with dropped to No. 6 after losing to Buford. For one, I was not surprised at the Buford-Gainesville outcome. Not that I saw a 24-point spread, but Buford is the best defensive team that Deshaun Watson has seen in his career. Buford is better this season. Gainesville is not. Buford nearly won last year, and beat Gainesville 49-0 the year before. People remember Gainesville from last year’s title game (beating Ware County) and forget its inconsistency last season. The Elephants lost to Loganville and Flowery Branch, and I don’t think it was on purpose.
- Notice that the highest-ranked team in Class AAAAAA that played a game (didn’t have a bye) has lost every week – Norcross, Colquitt County, Lovejoy. Now, No. 1 North Gwinnett plays Nocross this week. Yep, these are fun times in the highest class. So would you rank McEachern No. 2?
- You might notice that North Oconee slipped into the rankings despite losing to St. Pius. Feel free to debate that one.
- Class A is a royal mess. ELCA is No. 1. We got that right. How do you rank them after that? Six ranked teams lost last week, but usually to another ranked team or a larger school. Landmark Christian jumped to No. 2 from unranked. Feel free to grill us on that one.
- Some good games this week –
Calhoun vs. Carrollton
Colquitt vs. Carver-Columbus
North Gwinnett vs. Norcross
Marietta vs. Hillgrove
Northside vs. Westside
Thomas Central vs. Cairo
Kell vs. Lassiter
Warner Robins vs. Peach County
Ware vs. Brunswick
Burke vs. Coffee
Marist vs. Lovett
North Hall vs. Jefferson
Just to name a few.
Class AAAAAA
1. (1) North Gwinnett (2-0)
2. (3) McEachern (2-0)
3. (4) Colquitt County (2-1)
4. (2) Lovejoy (1-1)
5. (5) North Cobb (1-0)
6. (6) Norcross (1-1)
7. (8) Mill Creek (2-0)
8. (9) Camden County (2-1)
9. (10) Peachtree Ridge (2-0)
10. (NR) Marietta (2-0)
Class AAAAA
1. (2) Tucker (2-0)
2. (3) Stephenson (2-0)
3. (4) Northside-Warner Robins (2-0)
4. (5) M.L. King (2-0)
5. (6) Kell (2-0)
6. (1) Gainesville (1-1)
7. (7) Thomas County Central (2-1)
8. (8) Allatoona (2-0)
9. (9) Warner Robins (1-0)
10. (NR) Ware County (1-1)
Class AAAA
1. (1) Sandy Creek (1-0-1)
2. (2) Carrollton (2-0)
3. (3) Burke County (1-0)
4. (5) Stockbridge (2-0)
5. (4) Marist (1-1)
6. (6) Monroe Area (2-0)
7. (7) Griffin (2-0)
8. (8) Wayne County (2-0)
9. (9) Mary Persons (2-0)
10. (10) Westside-Macon (2-0)
Class AAA
1. (1) Buford (2-0)
2. (2) St. Pius (2-0)
3. (3) Cartersville (2-0)
4. (4) Carver-Columbus (2-0)
5. (5) North Hall (2-0)
6. (6) Washington County (2-0)
7. (8) Callaway (2-0)
8. (9) Jefferson County (2-0)
9. (NR) Hart County (2-0)
10. (NR) North Oconee (0-1)
Class AA
1. (1) Calhoun (2-0)
2. (2) Lamar County (2-0)
3. (3) Jefferson (2-0)
4. (4) Greater Atlanta Christian (3-0)
5. (6) Lovett (2-0)
6. (9) Washington-Wilkes (1-0)
7. (7) Vidalia (2-0)
8. (5) Brooks County (2-1)
9. (10) Benedictine (2-0)
10. (NR) Thomasville (2-1)
Class A
1. (1) Eagle’s Landing Christian (2-0)
2. (NR) Landmark Christian (3-0)
3. (3) Lincoln County (1-1)
4. (7) Aquinas (2-0)
5. (9) Savannah Christian (1-0-1)
6. (4) George Walton Academy (1-1)
7. (2) Prince Avenue Christian (2-1)
8. (8) Seminole County (2-0)
9. (5) Wilcox County (1-1)
10. (NR) Johnson County (2-0)
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