Class AAAAAA
1. (1) Colquitt County (5-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Lowndes (5-0)
2. (2) Camden County (5-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Valdosta (5-0)
3. (3) Lowndes (5-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Colquitt County (5-0)
4. (4) Grayson (5-0)
Last week: Beat Berkmar 36-12. Grayson led 36-0 at halftime. Cameryn Brent rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries. Next: Friday vs. South Gwinnett (1-4)
5. (5) Valdosta (5-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Camden County (5-0)
6. (6) Hughes (3-1)
Last week: Beat Douglas County 24-9. Hughes allowed only six first downs and 78 total yards. Next: Friday vs. Campbell (2-2)
7. (7) North Gwinnett (4-1)
Last week: Beat Mill Creek 51-41. John Urzua, the state's passing-yardage leader, was 14-of-22 for 378 yards and four touchdowns. North Gwinnett had 575 yards in total offense to Mill Creek's 506. Mill Creek QB Daniel David rushed for a reported 200 yards, a year after rushing for 215 against North Gwinnett in a 50-47 loss. Next: Friday vs. Norcross (4-1)
8. (9) Dacula (5-0)
Last week: Beat Shiloh 28-6. Dacula allowed only 138 yards in total offense. Kelan Fraise returned a kickoff 88 yards for a touchdown after Shiloh's only score, and also had punt returns of 23 and 20 yards before TD drives. Next: Friday vs. Central Gwinnett (3-1)
9. (8) McEachern (2-2)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Marietta (2-3)
10. (NR) North Cobb (4-1)
Last week: Beat Harrison 49-27. It was 14-14 late in the first half before North Cobb scored the next 35 points. C.J. Cole rushed for 177 yards on 12 carries. Next: Friday at Hillgrove (3-2)
Class AAAAA
1. (1) Ware County (5-0)
Last week: Beat Bradwell Institute 33-0. Jarvis Belcher rushed for 166 yards and three touchdowns on 11 carries. Bradwell was held to 75 yards in total offense. Next: Oct. 10 at Glynn Academy (3-2)
2. (2) Creekside (4-1)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Mays (4-1)
3. (4) Coffee (4-1)
Last week: Beat Effingham County 58-26. Tyree Paulk was 13-of-16 passing for 198 yards and a touchdown, Chris Swinson rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on nine carries, and Jalen Wilkerson had two tackles for losses. Next: Friday vs. Statesboro (0-4)
4. (5) Jones County (5-0)
Last week: Beat Grovetown 45-7. Jones County put up 418 yards in total offense and moved to 5-0 for the first time since 1975. Bradley Hunnicutt was 17-of-25 passing for 228 yards and two touchdowns. Davian Daniel had six catches for 100 yards. Next: Friday at Lakeside-Evans (2-3)
5. (3) Kell (5-0)
Last week: Beat Cambridge 28-27. Kell scored on a 40-yard pass from Cameron Rosendahl to Ivan Walls as time expired. Walls kept his feet in the end zone as he fell backward. Kell's Josh Blancato returned a kickoff 97 yards for a 22-21 lead in the third quarter. Next: Friday at North Springs (0-4)
6. (NR) Mays (4-1)
Last week: Beat Lovejoy 40-35. Mays trailed 14-0, but the game turned on an interception by Ferlando Jordan, who returned it to the 3-yard line, setting up the first of six Mays touchdowns. Mays senior Asahnia Aderhold, back from an injury, threw five touchdown passes, three to Julius Whitehead and two to Tyshawn Brown. Next: Friday at Creekside (4-1)
7. (6) Northside-Warner Robins (4-1)
Last week: Beat Greenbrier 55-0. QB Tobias Oliver had 204 yards passing by halftime, when Northside led 49-0. Greenbrier was held to minus-3 yards rushing. Friday at Richmond Academy (1-3-1)
8. (7) Stephenson (2-2)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Miller Grove (3-1)
9. (8) Carver-Columbus (4-1)
Last week: Beat Columbus 36-0. Juwan Pass had three TD passes. Carver scored touchdowns on five straight possessions at one point. Next: Oct. 10 vs. LaGrange (2-3)
10. (9) Allatoona (5-0)
Last week: Beat South Paulding 33-13. Allatoona took advantage of two fumbled kickoff returns by South Paulding to build a 17-0 first-quarter lead. Allatoona's Russell Halimon, who entered as the state's leading rusher with 882 yards, was limited to 81 yards on 24 carries. Next: Friday at Alexander (4-0)
Class AAAA
1. (1) Buford (4-0)
Last week: Off Next: Friday at Chestatee (1-3)
2. (2) Sandy Creek (5-0)
Last week: Beat Auburn, Ala. 24-17. Brian Miller intercepted a pass at the Sandy Creek 8-yard line in the final minutes to clinch the victory. Sandy Creek had gambled and failed to execute a fourth-and-1 as its 39 with 2:50 left. Eric Swinney rushed for 108 yards and became Sandy Creek's all-time leading rusher (3,603), breaking the record of Philip Hyde. Next: Oct. 10 vs. Whitewater (3-1)
3. (3) Griffin (5-0)
Last week: Beat Jonesboro 34-6. Griffin made two goal-line stands and intercepted three passes (Anforne Stroud, Jaylen Harden, Armon Holston). Stroud was 18-of-34 passing for 290 yards and three touchdowns. Malik Miller rushed for 159 yards on 25 carries. Next: Oct. 10 at Mount Zion, Jonesboro (0-4)
4. (4) Marist (5-0)
Last week: Beat Redan 60-0. Marist led 45-0 at halftime and had 285 yards rushing with no player with more than six attempts. Jack Dinges had 71 yards and two touchdowns on four carries. Next: Friday at Lithonia (2-3)
5. (5) Cartersville (3-1)
Last week: Beat Gilmer 52-27. Cartersville had 354 yards passing - 204 by freshman Trevor Lawrence and 150 by junior Miller Forristall. Terrius Callahan had seven catches for 198 yards. It was Gilmer's first loss. Next: Friday vs. Heritage-Ringgold (2-2)
6. (6) Thomas County Central (3-1)
Last week: Beat Americus-Sumter 33-12. Thomas Central won a game that it led 20-12 when postponed by weather two weeks ago. Next: Friday at Monroe (3-2)
7. (7) Woodward Academy (4-1)
Last week: Beat Eagle's Landing Christian 27-7. Jes Sutherland was 10-of-14 passing for 114 yards and two touchdowns, one to Elijah Holyfield, who rushed for 100 yards. DB Arrington Farrar had 10 tackles. Next: Oct. 10 vs. Troup (3-2)
8. (8) Cairo (4-1)
Last week: Beat Worth County 29-6. Cairo scored on a 70-yard TD pass on its first possession when Austin Shattles took a lateral and threw to William Atkins. Aldair Cortes kicked two 47-yard field goals and a 27-yarder. Next: Oct. 10 at Crisp County (1-4)
9. (9) Whitewater (3-1)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Mount Zion, Jonesboro (0-4)
10. (NR) Mary Persons (4-1)
Last week: Beat Perry 31-0. Mary Persons recovered an onside kick to start the game and drove for a touchdown and didn't look back. Dee High rushed for 179 yards. Malik Bledsoe scored three touchdowns. Mary Persons intercepted five passes. Next: Oct. 10 vs. Howard (2-2-1)
Class AAA
1. (1) Washington County (5-0)
Last week: Beat Glenn Hills 71-0. Washington County beat the first of six consecutive Richmond County opponents, against which it has won 31 of its last 32. The 71 points were the most for the Golden Hawks since a 71-14 win over Richmond Academy in 2008. Next: Friday at Laney (2-2)
2. (2) Calhoun (5-0)
Last week: Beat Ringgold 27-13. Calhoun trailed 10-7 at halftime and lost four fumbles but took charge in the second half and finished with 413 total yards. It was the first meeting between the Northwest Georgia schools, which are 33 miles apart along I-75, since 1985. Next: Friday vs. Adairsville (4-0)
3. (3) Blessed Trinity (5-0)
Last week: Beat Douglass 45-7. Blessed Trinity is 5-0 for the first time since starting varsity football in 2001. The Titans' previous best start was 4-0 in 2008. Next: Oct. 10 vs. Therrell (2-3)
4. (4) Jefferson (5-0)
Last week: Beat Jackson County 34-7. Evan Shirreffs passed for 212 yards, and Sammy Williams rushed for 143 and three touchdowns. Jefferson is 7-0 all-time against Jackson County. Next: Friday vs. Elbert County (3-2)
5. (5) Peach County (5-0)
Last week: Beat Rutland 49-7. Peach led only 313-263 in total yards but forced four turnovers, and Tyrique McGhee returned a punt 80 yards for Peach's first score. Keyshawn Lowe rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries. Next: Friday vs. Central-Macon (2-3)
6. (6) Westminster (5-0)
Last week: Beat Therrell 41-7. Ian Ude rushed for 105 yards on 10 carries, and Westminster held Therrell to 106 yards of total offense and forced two turnovers. Westminster is 5-0 for the first time since 2003. Next: Oct. 10 at Decatur (3-2)
7. (7) Westside-Macon (5-0)
Last week: Beat Kendrick 42-0. Marcell Williams passed for 244 yards. Westside is 5-0 for the first time since 2009, Sheddrick Risper's first season at Westside. Next: Friday vs. Jackson (3-1)
8. (8) Central-Carrollton (5-0)
Last week: Beat Landmark Christian 21-7. Central pulled away from a 7-7 halftime tie and had 281 yards rushing, led by Kyle Terrell's 87 on eight carries. Central completed only one pass, a 69-yard touchdown from Wesley Long to Jared Walker. Junior DL Max Whitlock had three tackles for losses. Next: Oct. 10 vs. Haralson County (1-3)
9. (9) Hart County (5-0)
Last week: Beat Elbert County 19-7. Cameron Fouch was 21-of-32 passing for 229 yards and two touchdowns. Next: Oct. 10 at East Jackson (1-4)
10. (10) Adairsville (4-0)
Last week: Beat Sonoraville 42-3. Sidnee Johnson rushed for 188 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries. Torrey Hale returned a punt 74 yards for a score. Adairsville led 35-3 at halftime. Next: Friday at Calhoun (5-0)
Class AA
1. (1) Greater Atlanta Christian (5-0)
Last week: Beat B.E.S.T. Academy 58-28. GAC scored three consecutive touchdowns in the third quarter, one a 47-yard interception return by Berkley Boglin, to break open what had been a 34-22 game at halftime. B.E.S.T.'s Deshawn Waller rushed for 183 yards and scored four touchdowns, one on a 30-yard pass. Next: Friday vs. KIPP Atlanta Collegiate (1-4)
2. (2) Fitzgerald (5-0)
Last week: Beat Early County 34-20. J.D. King rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries for Fitzgerald, which completed only two passes in 11 attempts, but one went 73 yards to Trey Graham for a touchdown. QB Gerald Morgan, the state's leading rusher at his position, was held to 81 yards on 19 carries but scored two touchdowns. Next: Friday vs. Thomasville (2-3)
3. (3) Vidalia (5-0)
Last week: Beat Groves 38-0. Nate McBride rushed for 103 yards on three carries and scored on a 65-yard run and a 31-yard interception return. Next: Friday at Long County (1-3)
4. (4) Lovett (4-2)
Last week: Beat KIPP Atlanta Collegiate 42-6. Willie Candler (7-of-10 passing, 109 yards) threw three TD passes in the first three minutes, and Lovett had a 35-0 lead by early in the second half. Murphy Lee rushed for 84 yards on six carries and caught two passes for 53 yards. Next: Oct. 10 at Hapeville Charter (2-3)
5. (5) Benedictine (3-1)
Last week: Beat Bryan County 56-6. Benedictine led 42-0 at halftime, returned the second-half kickoff for a touchdown and held Bryan to 125 total yards. Next: Friday at Wayne County (2-4)
6. (6) Brooks County (3-2)
Last week: Beat Pelham 20-0. Pelham was held to 78 yards in total offense. Ahmad Brown rushed for 145 yards on 13 carries, and Devon Wimms ran for 104 on seven. Devon Wimms threw TD passes of 29 and 31 yards to Xavier Medlock, who had five catches for 127 yards. Next: Friday vs. Berrien (2-2)
7. (8) Lamar County (3-1-1)
Last week: Beat Alcovy 45-0. FB Juan Tucker scored three touchdowns, and Lamar County got its first shutout of the season against winless Alcovy. Next: Oct. 10 at Bleckley County (2-3)
8. (10) Darlington (4-1)
Last week: Beat Gordon Lee 25-14. Darlington took a 19-14 lead with five minutes left in the third quarter. Trey Edge rushed for 207 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries and was named homecoming king at halftime. Next: Friday at Model (5-0)
9. (NR) Screven County (5-0)
Last week: Beat Jefferson County 12-7. Jefferson County scored a touchdown on its first drive of the game, but Screven scored its 12 points in the fourth quarter to win it. Screven's first touchdown came on a fourth-and-goal pass from the 5-yard line. Malik Prescott, who rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries, scored the game-winner, a 3-yard run. Next: Friday vs. Harlem (1-4)
10. (NR) Model (5-0)
Last week: Beat Dade County 24-0. Model held Dade to 173 yards in total offense. Brendan Thomas and Tyler Dean made interceptions in Model territory. Next: Friday vs. Darlington (4-1)
Class A
1. (1) Aquinas (5-0)
Last week: Beat Mount de Sales 55-35. Daniel Lindsay rushed for 241 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries. Aquinas led 45-21 at halftime. Next: Friday vs. Hancock Central (3-2)
2. (2) Marion County (4-0)
Last week: Beat Schley County 34-13. Lorenzo Smothers rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown, had four catches for 61 yards and ran a punt 70 yards for a touchdown. Marion limited Schley's Trey Minter to 155 yards on 36 carries. Schley ran 60 plays to Marion's 38 but was outgained 326-318. Next: Friday vs. Pacelli (4-1)
3. (4) Mount Paran Christian (5-0)
Last week: Beat Pinecrest Academy 45-14. Dorian Walker rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries. He has 697 yards rushing unofficially on the season. Next: Oct. 10 vs. Walker (1-4)
4. (3) Calvary Day (4-0)
Last week: Beat Wheeler County 47-6. A.J. Keen scored on an 18-yard pass, a 72-yard run and a 95-yard kickoff return to open the second half for a 47-0 lead. Next: Friday at Jenkins County (4-0)
5. (5) Charlton County (5-0)
Last week: Beat Turner County 48-21. Andrew Lee rushed for 127 yards and four touchdowns on just 11 carries in one half of work as Charlton took a 41-6 lead. QB Jimmy Nettles was 14-of-17 passing for 217 yards and two touchdowns. Freshman RB Eric Daniels scored the lone second-half touchdown. Next: Friday at Irwin County (3-1-1)
6. (6) Hawkinsville (5-0)
Last week: Beat Central-Talbotton 36-8. Hawkinsville held Central to 66 yards in total offense and used 12 ball carriers, none with more than Reginald McDonald's 78 yards and two touchdowns on six carries. Next: Friday at Greenville (3-1)
7. (7) Savannah Christian (5-0)
Last week: Beat Montgomery County 21-14. The difference was a partially blocked punt that Nick Bateman recovered near Montgomery's end zone and scored. Next: Oct. 10 at Calvary Day (4-0)
8. (8) Landmark Christian (4-1)
Last week: Lost to Central-Carrollton 21-7. Landmark became the first team to score seven points on Central but hurt itself with an interception that set up Central's first score and lost fumble deep in Central's territory. Next: Friday at Rockmart (1-3)
9. (9) Irwin County (3-1-1)
Last week: Beat Telfair County 48-21. Irwin led 41-0 against a previously unbeaten team and beat Telfair for the ninth consecutive time. Next: Friday vs. Charlton County (5-0)
10. (NR) Dooly County (4-1)
Last week: Beat Pacelli 28-21. QB Jerome Pressley's 3-yard TD run with 1:27 left broke a 21-21 tie. Pacelli, which entered 4-0, led 7-0 until Pressley scored on a 30-yard run midway in the third quarter. Next: Oct. 10 at Hawkinsville (5-0)
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