According to the computer Maxwell Ratings, Christian Heritage is the most surprising team in a good way this season. The Lions - 4-0 for the first time - are 25.02 points better than projected. Two Augusta-area schools - Richmond Academy and Hephzibah - are atop their classifications. Richmond Academy, a Class AAAA school, is 5-0 for the first time since 1975 under second-year coach Lyle Burns. The Musketeers are close to their first winning season since 2010. Hephzibah, which moved into AA from AAAA this season, is just two seasons removed from an 0-10 finish. The Rebels are now 3-1, their only loss to Richmond Academy 45-20 in the opener. The Rebels, coached by William Harrell, upset defending Region 4-AA champion Screven County, a 20-point favorite, 27-14 earlier this month.
Class AAAAAAA
12.18 - Camden County
10.54 - Wheeler
9.65 - Discovery
7.71 - Parkview
7.24 - Walton
5.95 - Marietta
5.60 - Roswell
5.52 - Meadowcreek
5.14 - Cherokee
4.85 - Milton
Class AAAAAA
11.12 - Creekview
10.13 - Alcovy
7.96 - Apalachee
7.94 - Sequoyah
7.88 - Mundy's Mill
5.75 - Creekside
4.33 - Johns Creek
4.03 - Northview
3.47 - Habersham Central
3.12 - Winder-Barrow
Class AAAAA
16.65 - Veterans
14.69 - Johnson (Gainesville)
12.22 - Southwest DeKalb
11.54 - Banneker
11.48 - Wayne County
9.36 - Cedar Shoals
9.16 - New Hampstead
8.76 - Dutchtown
8.34 - Woodland (Cartersville)
6.92 - Statesboro
Class AAAA
18.96 - Richmond Academy
11.78 - St. Pius
11.41 - Eastside
11.04 - Troup
10.70 - Blessed Trinity
10.42 - Chapel Hill
9.96 - LaFayette
9.23 - Perry
9.08 - Mary Persons
8.89 - Columbus
Class AAA
17.51 - Monroe Area
16.81 - Coahulla Creek
14.33 - Haralson County
12.84 - Lakeview-Ft. Ogle.
11.26 - North Hall
9.06 - Windsor Forest
7.85 - Appling County
5.81 - Islands
5.18 - Dawson County
5.13 - Johnson (Savannah)
Class AA
18.52 - Hephzibah
14.17 - Bremen
13.50 - Early County
10.13 - Rockmart
9.54 - Harlem
8.85 - Gordon Central
8.83 - Butler
8.71 - Douglass
7.91 - Washington County
7.02 - Metter
Class A Private
25.02 - Christian Heritage
21.48 - Pinecrest Academy
20.65 - Pacelli
18.07 - North Cobb Christian
12.62 - George Walton Acd.
9.53 - Whitefield Academy
9.13 - Mt. Vernon Presbyterian
7.71 - Mount de Sales
7.36 - Fellowship Christian
6.28 - Hebron Christian
Class A Public
10.89 - Irwin County
8.78 - Wilcox County
7.86 - Pelham
7.48 - Greenville
7.03 - Hancock Central
6.82 - Claxton
5.85 - Warren County
5.74 - Stewart County
5.12 - Atkinson County
4.89 - Marion County
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