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Sunday, August 31, 2008
AJC high school football rankings: August 31, 2008
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
There’s a new No. 1 in AAAA - Tucker. Last time the Tigers were No. 1 they had Patrick Pass and Corey Robinson and went 10-0 but lost in the second round. That was 1995.
Some tough calls in the new rankings - I went w/ Coffee over Tift to take the place of North Gwinnett. Some might say NG should stay.
Three AAA teams lost but stayed in the Top 10 (Shaw, Flowery Branch, Perry), but not LaGrange. I’m sure I’ll have to answer to that.
On to our “Famous Last Words’’ segment …
‘’Are you crazy Todd? Don’t ever bet against LaGrange - even though Newnan is a good team. LaGrange always find a way to win.’’ - Kew
(Newnan beat LaGrange 31-7.)
Absolutly shocked not to see Calhoun on this list. … Do you get out of the perimeter much? 7 straight Region Championships should mean something.” - Joe
Where’s Calhoun High School ? You know, the Double A powerhouse that just held pre-season #5 ranked AAAA Rome to three points in a scrimedge? - Old Gold
(Calhoun lost to Dalton 30-7.)
‘’rome over east paulding by 14. just think of the fun AAAAA is going to have with these east paulding boys.’’ - Extiger
(Rome lost to East Paulding 10-7.)
”with a much improved offensive line and a stronger defence, LANDMARK CHRISTIAN should be ranked in the top 10, especially with tanner bryant returning @ quarterback.” - Richard
(Brookstone beat Landmark Christian 34-14.)
‘’St. Pius??? Come on, I know they are new to AAA, but why are they added to the top ten list?’’ - Football Fan
(St. Pius beat Marist 21-10.)
‘’don’t be surprised if you get there late and NSC (Carver) is already up by 28. It’s not going to be a close game. I think the battle between the bands will be a better show.’’ - Panther Fan
(Mays beat Carver 37-19.)
‘’ML King will lose Big-Time. They lost too many players and coaches.’’ - Tj
(MLK beat SWD 21-12.)
‘’Way off with Harrison! are you kidding me? Campbell beat them the last two years, they lost alot of players and have a new coach. They be doing good to break .500 this year.’’ - Xplayer
(Harrison beat Peachtree Ridge 13-3.)
‘’Coffee, NOT.’’ - slalom1
‘’I agree with you on Coffee, it wouldn’t surprise me by year end if they aren’t at the bottom of the barrel except for possibly HoCo.’’ - yo
(Two Poll Talk Hall of Fame posters finally agree on something, and they’re both wrong. Coffee beat AAAA’s No. 1 team, Ware County, 24-0.)
Of course, a few people were astute when they said …
‘’I don’t know much about Timberview, but I just don’t see Buford losing.’’ - whs’86
(Buford beat Mansfield Timberview, a ranked Class AAAA team in Texas, 42-21)
‘’Here’s hoping none of the kids at Woodland-Stockbridge get seriously hurt vs. Lowndes. Yikes.’’ - Ken
(Lowndes led Woodland 56-0 at halftime.)
‘’ Rome high school … They are rated @ #5 BUT will drop after the beat down East Paulding will put on them.’’ - EPRAIDERNUT
(It wasn’t a beat down, but EP did beat Rome.)
‘’It will be a very long drive home for the Grangers.’’ - Dawgsig
(It was.)
‘’North Gwinnett and Norcross are way too high on the list. And Brookwood have something going on we do not know about? And the question on Parkview, they are wallowing in the basement with South Gwinnett now.’’ -T.J.
(North Gwinnett, Norcross, Brookwood and Parkview are 0-1. Parkview is history.)
‘’Okay, all this AAA talk and one team gets no ink? “Dunwoody” - DeKalb
(Dunwoody beat Griffin, a ranked team from a higher class, 41-34. Of course, Dunwoody did get some ink beforehand with an AJC preseason ranking.)
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AJC RANKINGS - WEEK OF AUG. 31
Class AAAAA
1. Lowndes (1-0) vs. Peachtree Ridge
2. Northside-Warner Robins (1-0) vs. Washington (Fla.)
3. Camden County (1-0) vs. Columbia (S.C.)
4. Newnan (1-0) at Chapel Hill
5. M.L. King (1-0) at North Cobb
6. Grayson (1-0) at Warner Robins
7. Valdosta (1-0) vs. Windsor Forest
8. Walton (1-0) vs. Kell
9. Harrison (1-0) OFF
10. Coffee (1-0) vs. Pierce County
Class AAAA
1. Tucker (1-0) vs. Lakeside-Atlanta
2. Westside-Macon (1-0) vs. Forest Park (Thu.)
3. Thomas County Central (1-0) vs. Cairo
4. Chamblee (1-0) at North Springs
5. Bainbridge (1-0) vs. Lee County
6. Whitewater (1-0) vs. Upson-Lee
7. Ware County (0-1) vs. Burke County
8. Cedar Shoals (1-0) at Apalachee
9. Dalton (1-0) at Sprayberry
10. Statesboro (1-0) vs. Groves
Class AAA
1. Cairo (0-0)
2. Carver-Columbus (1-0) at Tri-Cities
3. Baldwin (1-0) at Troup (Sat.)
4. St. Pius (1-0) at GAC
5. Dunwoody (1-0) at Oconee County
6. Stephens County (1-0) vs. Seneca (S.C.)
7. North Hall (1-0) at Buford
8. Shaw (0-1) at Sandy Creek
9. Perry (0-1) vs. Wilcox County
10. Flowery Branch (0-1) vs. Lumpkin County
Class AA
1. Buford (1-0) vs. North Hall
2. Charlton County (1-0) at First Coast (Fla.)
3. Westminster (1-0) vs. Woodward Academy
4. Henry County (1-0) vs. Decatur
5. Fitzgerald (1-0) vs. Hawkinsville
6. Lovett (1-0) at Callaway
7. Thomasville (0-1) at Colquitt County
8. Dublin (1-0) OFF
9. Cook (1-0) vs. Brunswick
10. Jefferson County (1-0) vs. Dodge County
Class A
1. ECI (1-0) vs. Savannah Christian
2. Wilcox County (1-0) at Perry
3. Lincoln County (1-0) at McCormick (S.C.)
4. Clinch County (0-1) at Irwin County
5. Athens Academy (1-0) vs. Whitfield Academy
6. Savannah Christian (1-0) at ECI
7. Bremen (1-0) at Central Carrollton
8. Twiggs County (1-0) vs. Hancock Central
9. Brookstone (1-0) vs. Chattahoochee County
10. Wesleyan (1-0) at Darlington
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