Marist is the new No. 1 team in Class AAAA while Denmark, a 2-year-old school, is in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution rankings for the first time ahead of its meeting with defending AAAA champion Blessed Trinity.
Marist got the promotion from No. 2 after beating Chestatee 56-13 to improve to 6-0.
Marist moved head of Cartersville, which also improved to 6-0 with a 17-14 victory over unranked Central of Carrollton, a 37-point underdog, according to the computer Maxwell Ratings.
Marist, ranked No. 1 for the first time since 2004, has won each of its games by 14 points or more. Cartersville has played two tight ones. Cartersville defeated Marist 17-14 in the 2018 semifinals.
Denmark, the newest Forsyth County school, is 5-0 after a 49-0 victory over West Hall. Denmark will play Friday at No. 5 Blessed Trinity (4-1), the two-time defending state champion in the class. Blessed Trinity’s 23-game winning streak was ended this season when beaten by current No. 3 Woodward Academy.
Class AAAAAAA
- (1) Lowndes (7-0)
- (2) McEachern (5-0)
- (3) Colquitt County (5-1)
- (4) Grayson (4-1)
- (5) Marietta (4-1)
- (6) Hillgrove (5-0)
- (8) North Gwinnett (5-1)
- (9) Mill Creek (5-1)
- (10) Archer (3-2)
- (7) Parkview (4-1)
Class AAAAAA
- (1) Dacula (6-0)
- (2) Valdosta (5-1)
- (3) Harrison (6-0)
- (5) Lee County (5-1)
- (6) Allatoona (4-1)
- (7) Lanier (6-0)
- (4) Coffee (5-1)
- (8) Dalton (5-1)
- (9) Houston County (4-2)
- (NR) South Paulding (4-1)
Out: No. 10 M.L. King
Class AAAAA
- (1) Buford (6-0)
- (2) Carrollton (6-0)
- (4) Jones County (6-0)
- (5) Dutchtown (6-0)
- (6) Warner Robins (5-1)
- (7) Stockbridge (6-0)
- (8) Rome (4-2)
- (3) Bainbridge (5-1)
- (10) Kell (4-1)
- (NR) Wayne County (4-1)
Out: No. 9 Griffin
Class AAAA
- (2) Marist (6-0)
- (1) Cartersville (6-0)
- (3) Woodward Academy (5-0)
- (5) Sandy Creek (5-0)
- (4) Blessed Trinity (4-1)
- (6) Cairo (5-1)
- (7) Flowery Branch (5-0)
- (8) Burke County (5-1)
- (10) North Oconee (6-0)
- (NR) Denmark (5-0)
Out: No. 9 Troup
Class AAA
- (1) Peach County (5-1)
- (2) Cedar Grove (4-2)
- (3) Pierce County (5-0)
- (4) Greater Atlanta Christian (5-1)
- (5) Hart County (5-0)
- (6) Liberty County (3-0)
- (7) Appling County (4-1)
- (8) Crisp County (4-3)
- (9) Lovett (4-2)
- (10) Jefferson (4-1)
Class AA
- (1) Rockmart (6-0)
- (2) Hapeville Charter (4-1)
- (3) Callaway (5-1)
- (4) Dublin (5-0)
- (5) Rabun County (6-0)
- (7) Fitzgerald (5-1)
- (6) Swainsboro (4-1)
- (8) Brooks County (3-3)
- (9) Washington County (4-1)
- (NR) Jefferson County (4-2)
Out: No. 10 Douglass
Class A (private)
- (1) Athens Academy (5-0)
- (2) Holy Innocents (6-0)
- (3) Eagle's Landing Christian (5-1)
- (4) Darlington (6-0)
- (5) Fellowship Christian (5-0)
- (8) Aquinas (5-0)
- (6) Wesleyan (4-2)
- (7) Prince Avenue Christian (4-2)
- (9) North Cobb Christian (4-1)
- (10) Christian Heritage (4-1)
Class A (public)
- (1) Irwin County (5-0)
- (2) Clinch County (5-1)
- (3) Pelham (5-0)
- (4) Bowdon (5-0)
- (5) Mitchell County (4-1)
- (6) Commerce (4-1)
- (7) Wilcox County (5-1)
- (8) Manchester (4-1)
- (9) Lincoln County (4-2)
- (10) Turner County (5-1)
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