High School Football

Norcross gets another national ranking: No. 6 in RivalsHigh100

Four high school state championship games were played at the Georgia Dome Saturday. The fourth and final game of the day featured metro Atlanta powers Norcross and Lovejoy battling for the Class AAAAAA title.

Norcross is ranked No. 5 nationally in the RivalsHigh100 released Thursday.

Sandy Creek is No. 10, and Gainesville is No. 25. Those represent Georgia’s reigning state champions in the three highest classifications.

Other Georgia teams in the top 100 are No. 28 North Gwinnett, No. 49 North Cobb, No. 60 Camden County and No. 63 Colquitt County.

Norcross plays No. 4 Booker T. Washington of Miami at Norcross on Aug. 24. Washington plays No. 1 Central of Miami on Sept. 6.

Norcross also has been ranked No. 3 by MaxPreps, No. 6 by National Prep Football Poll and No. 11 by CalPreps.

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