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Sunday, September 21, 2008
AJC high school rankings: Overrated, but still No. 1 — Region 1-AAAAA
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I was about to write a ‘’Region 1-AAAAA is overrated’’ blog today, and then go on to say that ‘’overrated’’ doesn’t mean 1-AAAAA isn’t still the state’s best region.
Then, I thought I should make this fun for all and rank the regions by class, which you can see below.
But isn’t it true that 1-AAAAA has been a little disappointing? Lowndes and Northside are legit, and Coffee looks pretty good. But I’d bet the fan bases of Valdosta, Warner Robins, Tift and Colquitt aren’t getting the results they’d expected at this point. And HoCo is still HoCo.
Beside each region number, I’ve listed the four teams that I think are the region’s best or the likely playoff qualifiers. I concede that I have not gone through each region to find the seeding rules and subregion/playoff scenarios to make these seedings as scientific as they could be. But these are what appear to me to be the best four teams without spending three days analyzing every score and upcoming schedule. I’m sure somebody will tell me where I missed the target.
AAAAA
1 - Lowndes, Northside-WR, Coffee, Valdosta
5 - Harrison, Etowah, East Paulding, Kennesaw Mountain
7 - North Gwinnett, Norcross, Peachtree Ridge, Collins Hill
8 - Grayson, Brookwood, Parkview, Dacula
6 - Walton, Kell, Roswell, Lassiter
4 - Newnan, East Coweta, Creekside, Chapel Hill
2 - Stephenson, MLK, Luella, Union Grove
3 - Camden, Bradwell, Groves, Windsor Forest
AAAA
6 - Tucker, Marist, Chamblee, Southwest DeKalb
1 - Westside, TCC, Harris County, Bainbridge
5 - Mays, Whitewater, Sandy Creek, Banneker
2 - Statesboro, Brunswick, Ware, Glynn Academy
7 - Dalton, Rome, Sequoyah, Sprayberry
4 - Mount Zion, Griffin, Forest Park, Jonesboro
8 - Cedar Shoals, Clarke Central, Rockdale, Apalachee
3 - Evans, Glenn Hills, Lakeside, Hephzibah
AAA
2 - LaGrange, Carver-Columbus, Troup, Shaw
1 - Cairo, Peach, Worth County, Perry
5 - St. Pius, Dunwoody, Carver-Atlanta, McNair
3 - Baldwin, Thomson, WaCo, Burke County
7 - Gainesville, Flowery Branch, West Forsyth, Creekview
8 - Stephens, Eastside, Hart County, Franklin
6 - Carrollton, Cartersville, Ridgeland, Central Carrollton
4 - Woodward, Mary Persons, Woodland, Jackson
AA
6 - Buford, Westminster, Blessed Trinity, Lovett
1 - Fitzgerald, Thomasville, Cook, Brooks
3 - JeffCo, Laney, Dublin, Vidalia
2 - Charlton County, McIntosh, Appling, Pierce
4 - Henry County, NE Macon Central Macon, SW Macon
5 - Callaway, Manchester, Pike, Heard
7 - Pepperell, Calhoun, Rockmart, Chattooga
8 - Jefferson, Union County, Riverside, North Oconee
A
2 - Wilcox, Twiggs, Turner, Dooly
1 - Clinch, Miller, Randolph-Clay, Terrell County
3 - ECI, Savannah Christian, Johnson County, Savannah Country Day
4 - Brookstone, Greenville, Schley, Pacelli
5 - Landmark Christian, ELCA, Holy Innocents’, Whitefield
6 - Bremen, Darlington, Bowdon, Gordon Lee
7 - Lincoln County, Wash-Wilkes, Wilkinson, Warren
8 - Athens Academy, Wesleyan, Social Circle, Commerce
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AJC TEAM RANKINGS - Week of Sept. 22, 2008
Class AAAAA
1. Lowndes (4-0) at Tift County
2. Camden County (3-0) at Windsor Forest
3. Northside-Warner Robins (4-0) at Houston County
4. Newnan (4-0) at Creekside
5. Grayson (4-0) vs. Parkview
6. Walton (4-0) at Alpharetta
7. Harrison (3-0) vs. Kennesaw Mountain
8. Coffee (4-0) at Colquitt County
9. North Gwinnett (3-1) at Mill Creek
10. Stephenson (3-0) vs. Newton
Class AAAA
1. Tucker (4-0) at Marist
2. Westside-Macon (4-0) at Bainbridge
3. Mays (4-0) at Douglas County
4. Dalton (4-0) vs. Woodland-Cartersville
5. Statesboro (4-0) at Wayne County
6. Sandy Creek (4-0) OFF
7. Marist (3-1) vs. Tucker
8. Chamblee (3-1) vs. Lakeside-DeKalb
9. Thomas County Central (2-1) vs. Jones County
10. Rome (3-1) vs. Sequoyah
Class AAA
1. Cairo (2-0) vs. Monroe-Albany
2. Baldwin (4-0) at West Laurens
3. St. Pius (4-0) at Therrell
4. Dunwoody (4-0) at Cedar Grove
5. Washington County (4-0) vs. Liberty County
6. Gainesville (4-0) vs. West Hall
7. LaGrange (3-1) vs. Shaw
8. Carver-Columbus (2-2) vs. Columbus
9. Carrollton (3-1) vs. Heritage-Ringgold
10. Thomson (2-1) vs. Richmond Hill
Class AA
1. Buford (3-0) at Decatur
2. Charlton County (4-0) at Appling County
3. Westminster (3-0) at GAC
4. Fitzgerald (3-0) at Mitchell County
5. Jefferson County (4-0) at Vidalia
6. Pepperell (3-0) at Gordon Central
7. Blessed Trinity (3-0) at Avondale (Sat.)
8. Henry County (2-1) vs. Central Macon
9. Thomasville (0-3) at Brooks County
10. Laney (2-1) vs. Dodge County
Class A
1. ECI (4-0) vs. Jenkins County
2. Wilcox County (4-0) vs. Twiggs County
3. Clinch County (3-1) at Terrell County
4. Athens Academy (3-0) at Prince Avenue Christian
5. Savannah Christian (3-1) OFF
6. Twiggs County (3-0) at Wilcox County
7. Lincoln County (3-1) vs. Commerce
8. Brookstone (4-0) OFF
9. Miller County (4-0) vs. Bacon County
10. Turner County (3-1) vs. Irwin County
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