Valdosta is in the AJC's Top 10 for the 595th week since 1952, when the Atlanta Constitution began statewide rankings. The Atlanta Journal began a poll some years later. Valdosta's week total actually is 595.5 when half weeks are counted - that is, if one newspaper ranked the Wildcats, and the other didn't. The Journal and Constitution merged in 1982 for one AJC poll. Second on the list is Lincoln County/Lincolnton at 569. Which school ranks third in total weeks in the AJC Top 10? (Answer Tuesday)

Answer to Friday's question: The game played Friday that came 100 years after the first meeting between the schools was Valdosta vs. Thomasville.

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Instructor Daniel Jean-Baptiste reminds students to "measure twice, cut once" while using a hand saw at the Construction Ready accelerated summer program at Westside Works in Atlanta on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. The program provides training for careers in construction and the skilled trades. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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