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Monday, October 1, 2007
Jags take over top AAAAA slot
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
No matter which team you think is No. 1 in Class AAAAA this week, most people will disagree.
That was what I gleaned from the AJC’s online fan poll. No team got more than 50 percent of the votes.
The candidates were Stephenson, North Cobb, North Gwinnett and M.L. King.
My choice is Stephenson. Not sure that Lowndes or Harrison wouldn’t have received quite a few votes, even if they’ve lost games.
Among the undefeated teams in Georgia , the Jaguars are the one that I thought was best in preseason, and they’ve done nothing in four games to dispute that. They’ve also done nothing in four games to prove it, either, so that’s why the debate is such a good one. The Jags have not played much of a schedule yet.
North Cobb and North Gwinnett have scored bigger wins than Stephenson — N.C. over Harrison and N.G. over Walton and Brookwood. But they’ve also each had one-point victories. So they’re much closer to 4-1 than Stephenson is.
One other talking point: With few big games in AAAAA this week, I’m looking forward to Baldwin-Westside and North Hall-Flowery Branch.
Curious what fans who have seen those teams think. I’m siding with Westside and North Hall. North Hall was a team that many complained that I ranked too highly in preseason. I looked good last week when the Trojans handled Gainesville , but Flowery Branch is a bit tougher.
I’m really liking Westside in AAAA. That might be a team that can stand up to Northside.
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