Archer's game against No. 3 Grayson will be the Tigers' fifth against a top-five team and sixth against a top-10 team in Class AAAAAAA. Archer has played and lost to No. 1 Roswell, No. 2 Mill Creek, No. 4 McEachern and No. 5 Norcross. Archer defeated then-No. 8 Peachtree Ridge in August. Archer is the seventh team in history, and first since 1997, to face five top-five teams in one regular season in August. The Tigers are the 26th to face six top-10 teams in the regular season and could become the fifth to play seven top-10 teams if South Gwinnett (5-2) makes it back into the rankings by their game Oct. 28.
Here are the seven teams that have played five top-five opponents in one regular season:
1958 Waynesboro
1961 Jackson
1963 Waycross
1974 Harris County
1975 Harris County
1997 Colquitt County
2016 Archer
Here are 26 teams that have played at least six games against top-10 opponents in one regular season:
Seven
1967 Warren County
1973 Clarke Central
1993 Colquitt County
2012 Westminster
Six
1958 Waynesboro
1961 Berrien
1961 Thomasville
1963 West Point
1963 Baker
1964 Mitchell County
1964 Waycross
1967 Sparta
1969 Wills
1973 West Point
1975 Harris County
1979 Savannah Country Day
1984 Milton
1993 Lowndes
1996 Lowndes
1998 Cedar Shoals
1999 Thomas County Central
2012 Colquitt County
2012 St. Pius
2013 Lovett
2015 Lovett
2016 Archer
Note: The record for the most games against ranked opponents including the playoffs is nine by 1994 Brooks County.
Sources: Loren Maxwell, GHSFHA
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