It’s been over 10 years since Wheeler, Mitchell County and Schley County have been ranked in football. Christian Heritage has never been in a top 10. Those four schools made history for themselves in the latest Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll.
Wheeler, an East Cobb school best known for its six state championships in boys basketball, defeated previous No. 5 Roswell 37-36 in a Class AAAAAAA game last week and entered the rankings at No. 8. It’s been since 1993 since the Wildcats were ranked. That’s also the last time that Wheeler was 5-0.
The other newly ranked teams are in Class A.
Schley County defeated previous No. 10 Dooly County 23-6 and moved to No. 8 in the public-school rankings. Schley has appeared in only one other poll, that for one week in 2006. Schley County opened in 2000.
Mitchell County also joined the Class A public-school rankings at No. 9. The Eagles were ranked in the final GSWA poll of 2017 after a 10-2 finish but have not been ranked by the AJC since 1999, when the school was known as Mitchell-Baker. Mitchell County is 4-1, having won three games by blowout after losing its opener to Class AA opponent Brooks County.
In the Class A private-school rankings, Christian Heritage is ranked for the first time at No. 10. The Lions, off last week after beating No. 7 Mount Zion of public division on Sept. 14, is 4-0 for the first time since starting varsity football in 2010.
Class AAAAAAA
1. (1) Colquitt County (6-0)
2. (2) Walton (5-0)
3. (4) Parkview (4-0)
4. (3) Grayson (3-2)
5. (8) Archer (4-1)
6. (7) North Gwinnett (3-2)
7. (9) McEachern (4-1)
8. (NR) Wheeler (5-0)
9. (NR) Hillgrove (5-0)
10. (NR) Lowndes (5-1)
Out: No. 5 Roswell, No. 6 Milton, No. 10 Marietta
Class AAAAAA
1. (1) Lee County (5-0)
2. (2) Coffee (6-0)
3. (3) Harrison (6-0)
4. (4) Sequoyah (4-0)
5. (5) Creekview (5-0)
6. (6) Valdosta (2-3)
7. (7) Alpharetta (3-1)
8. (8) Northside (Warner Robins) (3-3)
9. (9) Tucker (3-2)
10. (NR) Mays (2-2)
Out: No. 10 Douglas County
Class AAAAA
1. (1) Rome (5-0)
2. (2) Buford (3-2)
3. (3) Stockbridge (5-0)
4. (5) Jones County (5-0)
5. (4) Carrollton (4-1)
6. (6) Warner Robins (4-1)
7. (7) Wayne County (5-0)
8. (8) Ware County (4-1)
9. (9) Dutchtown (5-0)
10. (10) Southwest DeKalb (5-0)
Class AAAA
1. (1) Blessed Trinity (5-0)
2. (4) Mary Persons (5-0)
3. (5) St. Pius X (5-1)
4. (3) Cartersville (5-0)
5. (6) Troup (5-0)
6. (2) Marist (4-1)
7. (7) Burke County (3-2)
8. (8) Flowery Branch (4-0)
9. (9) Woodward Academy (2-2)
10. (10) Eastside (4-0)
Class AAA
1. (1) Calhoun (5-0)
2. (2) Cedar Grove (4-1)
3. (4) Monroe Area (5-0)
4. (3) Peach County (3-2)
5. (5) Westminster (3-2)
6. (6) Greater Atlanta Christian (3-2)
7. (7) Benedictine (3-1)
8. (8) Jefferson (4-1)
9. (9) Pace Academy (3-2)
10. (10) Dawson County (5-0)
Class AA
1. (1) Hapeville Charter (4-0)
2. (2) Callaway (4-1)
3. (3) Thomasville (4-1)
4. (4) Bremen (4-0)
5. (5) Rockmart (5-0)
6. (6) Dodge County (5-0)
7. (7) Rabun County (4-1)
8. (8) Washington County (4-0)
9. (9) Vidalia (5-0)
10. (10) Brooks County (3-2)
Class A (Pulbic)
1. (1) Irwin County (5-0)
2. (2) Clinch County (4-1)
3. (3) Commerce (5-0)
4. (4) Pelham (5-0)
5. (5) Charlton County (4-1)
6. (6) Marion County (5-0)
7. (9) Mount Zion (Carroll) (4-1)
8. (NR) Schley County (4-1)
9. (NR) Mitchell County (4-1)
10. (NR) Macon County (2-2)
Out: No. 7 Manchester, No. 8 Turner County, No. 10 Dooly County
Class A (Private)
1. (1) Eagle's Landing Christian (4-1)
2. (2) Prince Avenue Christian (5-0)
3. (3) Athens Academy (4-0)
4. (5) Calvary Day (4-0)
5. (10) Fellowship Christian (5-0)
6. (7) Aquinas (4-0)
7. (6) Savannah Country Day (4-0)
8. (9) George Walton Academy (5-0)
9. (8) Mount Paran Christian (2-2)
10. (NR) Christian Heritage (4-0)
Out: No. 4 Darlington
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