Daily List: Teams that have been better than expected this season

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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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