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Sunday, December 14, 2008
Final rankings: At least we agree on No. 1
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
For weeks, we’ve been told that it’s only the final rankings that matter, This week, we’ll hear that the final rankings are horse poop, too.
Except for the teams that won state titles last weekend. We all argee on that. Congrats to Camden County, Tucker, Cairo, Buford and Wesleyan.
Besides Wesleyan, each champion started the season No. 3 or better. Wesleyan started No. 10. So I did well picking those. Here are some I didn’t see so well.
Most overrated based on preseason rankings:
• MLK (4), Valdosta (9)
• Ware County (1), TCC (4)
• Shaw (5), Perry (7)
• Charlton County (2), GAC (10)
• Clinch County (2), Twiggs County (8)
Unranked teams in preseason that did well:
• Peachtree Ridge, Woodstock
• Sandy Creek, Sequoyah
• Flowery Branch, Gainesville
• Calhoun, Brooks County
• Wilkinson County, Turner County
OK, have at it. Except for the preseason rankings, the final Top 10s are the toughest. Note that I still love Thomasville. And even East Paulding is starting to grow on me.
Class AAAAA
Camden (15-0)
Peachtree Ridge (12-3)
Grayson (13-1)
Lowndes (12-1)
Newnan (13-1)
Northside-Warner Robins (10-2)
North Gwinnett (10-3)
Woodstock (8-5)
Harrison (9-3)
East Paulding (9-3)
Class AAAA
Tucker (14-1)
Marist (13-2)
Westside-Macon (12-1)
Rome (11-3)
Sandy Creek (11-1)
Statesboro (11-2)
Sequoyah (10-2)
Griffin (10-4)
North Clayton (10-2)
Brunswick (9-3)
Class AAA
Cairo (14-0)
Flowery Branch (12-3)
Baldwin (12-1)
Carver-Columbus (11-3)
Gainesville (12-1)
LaGrange (11-3)
Dunwoody (12-1)
Eastside (11-2)
Ridgeland (9-3)
Stephens County (8-3)
Class AA
Buford (15-0)
Calhoun (12-3)
Brooks County (12-2)
Fitzgerald (11-3)
Pepperell (11-2)
Westminster (9-3)
Dublin (11-2)
Callaway (10-2)
Lovett (9-4)
Thomasville (7-5)
Class A
Wesleyan (13-2)
ECI (14-1)
Lincoln County (12-2)
Wilcox County (12-1)
Wilkinson County (10-4)
Bremen (11-2)
Turner County (10-3)
Athens Academy (10-2)
Brookstone (11-1)
Miller County (10-2)
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