Class AAAAAA
*1. (1) Colquitt County (5-0)
Last week: Beat Pelham 65-21. QB Chase Parrish threw six TD passes in the first half as Colquitt County extended its winning streak to 20. Parrish threw for 252 yards. Colquitt has won each of its games with a fourth-quarter running clock. Next: Oct. 2 at Lowndes (4-1)
Last week: Beat Parkview 49-10. Chase Brice's 76-yard TD pass to Ernest Tiller gave Grayson a 28-3 lead in the first half, and Adesola Abisoya's 27-yard interception return made it 49-10 in the third quarter in a game between unbeaten teams in Region 8. Parkview was held to minus-1 yard rushing, though it rarely ran or had the ball. Brice was 8-of-13 passing for 206 yards, and RB Cameryn Brent rushed for 148 yards on 23 carries. Next: Friday vs. Berkmar (0-4)
*3. (3) Roswell (3-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Milton (1-3)
*4. (4) Archer (2-1)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Parkview (3-1)
*5. (5) Walton (5-0)
Last week: Beat Wheeler 22-19. Walton overcame five turnovers and a 12-0 deficit. K.K. Brooks rushed for 140 yards and scored two touchdowns. Walton had three TD drives of 75 yards or longer. Next: Oct. 2 at Roswell (3-0)
*6. (6) Mill Creek (4-0)
Last week: Beat Duluth 41-0. Mill Creek held Duluth to 40 yards in total offense and led 31-0 at halftime. QB Cameron Turley was 10-of-13 passing for 145 yards and a touchdown. RB Joe Thomas scored three touchdowns on short runs. Next: Friday at North Gwinnett (2-2)
*7. (7) McEachern (3-1)
Last week: Beat Lovejoy 38-0. Bailey Hockman passed for 207 yards, Quay Holmes rushed for 86 yards, and WR Tyler Simmons ran for three touchdowns, two on direct snaps. McEachern led 28-0 at halftime. Next: Oct. 2 at Marietta (1-3)
*8. (8) Lee County (4-0)
Last week: Beat Terrell County 50-0. Garet Morrell was 8-of-10 passing for 236 yards and four touchdowns in a little more than a quarter. Lee County scored on four consecutive offensive snaps at one point. Next: Friday vs. Mitchell County (1-3)
*9. (9) Camden County (5-0)
Last week: Beat Wayne County 42-0. Camden had 346 yards rushing, more than 100 each from Kevin Brewington (130 on 10 carries, two touchdowns) and Harrison Poole (139 on 16 with one). Dondre Winn and Mack Nash each had two tackles for losses. Next: Oct. 2 at Valdosta (4-1)
*10. (10) Norcross (4-0)
Last week: Beat Mountain View 30-7. CB Da'Meon Williams intercepted four passes. QB Max Tracey rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown. PK Jake Camarda kicked a 47-yard field goal. Next: Friday at Duluth (1-3)
Class AAAAA
*1. (1) Northside, Warner Robins (4-0)
Last week: Beat Jones County 36-22. QB Tobias Oliver rushed for 192 yards, and Northside scored 17 unanswered points in the fourth quarter after trailing 22-19. The victory avenged Northside's only 2014 loss. Northside had 409 yards rushing. Desean Dinkins rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries. Next: Friday at Greenbrier (1-3)
*2. (2) Houston County (4-0)
Last week: Beat Warner Robins 34-14. Chris Brinson rushed for 157 yards on 30 carries, and his 4-yard run in the third quarter gave Houston County a 27-14 lead. All-state QB Jake Fromm was 14-of-27 passing for 167 yards. Next: Friday vs. Lakeside, Evans (2-2)
*3. (3) Stockbridge (4-0)
Last week: Beat Rockdale County 55-12. Stockbridge QB Malachi Brown rushed for 104 yards. Next: Oct. 2 vs. Dutchtown (2-3)
*4. (5) Mays (4-0)
Last week: Beat Southwest DeKalb 42-6. B.J. Phillips threw four TD passes to Randrecous Davis. Before the game, Panthersville Stadium was renamed and dedicated as William "Buck" Godfrey Stadium in honor of the former Southwest DeKalb coach (retired in 2013) whose record was 273-89-1. Next: Friday at Lovejoy (1-3)
*5. (6) Ware County (4-0)
Last week: Beat Richmond Hill 51-24. Ware County led in rushing 415 to 47. Sophomore RB Jordon Turner led the way with 146 yards and two touchdowns on just five carries. Ware used 11 ball carriers. Next: Friday at Bradwell Institute (0-3)
*6. (8) Lanier (4-0)
Last week: Beat Cedar Shoals 35-0. Marcella Baity rushed for 104 yards and Marko Baity ran for 62. Michael Allen returned an interception for a touchdown. Friday vs. Loganville (4-0)
*7. (NR) Stephenson (3-1)
Last week: Beat Creekside 49-12. Jaylen Marson-Knight scored five touchdowns and rushed for 174 yards on 19 carries. Carlito Gonzalez returned a partially blocked punt 50 yards for a touchdown. Shaun Jolly returned an interception 63 yards to set up another touchdown. Stephenson led only 14-6 at halftime. Next: Oct. 2 at Miller Grove (3-1)
*8. (4) Jones County (3-1)
Last week: Lost to Northside, Warner Robins 36-22. Jones County took a 22-19 lead in the fourth quarter on Chandler Ramage's 93-yard kickoff return, but Northside dominated from there. Bradley Hunnicutt was 16-of-26 passing for 210 yards, but Jones County was held to 17 yards rushing. Next: Friday at Grovetown (3-1)
*9. (9) Coffee (3-1)
Last week: Beat Glynn Academy 22-0. Coffee held Glynn Academy to less than 175 yards in total offense and pulled away with two second-half touchdowns, one a 63-yarder by Demetrius Davis, who rushed for 107 yards on nine carries. Max Hughes was 8-of-14 passing for 87 yards. It was the first time Glynn Academy has been shut out since 2010. Next: Friday vs. Effingham County (3-1)
*10. (NR) Allatoona (4-1)
Last week: Beat South Paulding 25-18. RB Russell Halimon rushed for 253 yards and one touchdown on 34 carries. QB Brandon Rainey rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns and passed for 37 yards. South Paulding got within the final margin on an 80-yard screen pass but never got the ball back. Next: Oct. 2 vs. Alexander (3-0)
Out: No. 7 Creekside (4-1), No. 10 Glynn Academy (2-2)
Class AAAA
*1. (1) Cartersville (3-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Gilmer (1-2)
*2. (2) Buford (3-1)
Last week: Beat White County 49-3. Mic Roof was 13-of-19 passing for 188 yards and a touchdown. Buford held White County to 52 yards in total offense. Next: Oct. 2 vs. Chestatee (0-3)
*3. (3) Woodward Academy (4-0)
Last week: Beat Clarkston 58-0. Woodward led 28-0 in the first quarter and limited its starters. QB Ryan Glover was 10-of-12 passing for 128 yards and two touchdowns. AJC Super 11 RB Elijah Holyfield did not play because of a stress fracture in his foot and could be sidelined for six weeks. Next: Friday vs. Eagle's Landing Christian (3-2)
*4. (4) Mary Persons (4-0)
Last week: Beat LaGrange 16-13. Alex Rivera kicked a 37-yard field goal to break a 13-13 tie. Mary Persons was only 9-for-24 passing, but RB Zach Harvey rushed for 157 yards and one touchdown on 28 carries. Next: Friday vs. Perry (1-3)
*5. (5) Thomson (4-0)
Last week: Beat Washington-Wilkes 49-6. Billy Mance rushed for 112 yards and three touchdowns on 14 carries. Thomson had 335 yards rushing and seven TD runs, one a 56-yarder by Tyrek Breaswell. Washington-Wilkes was held to 154 total yards. Next: Oct. 2 at Burke County (4-1)
*6. (7) Bainbridge (4-0)
Last week: Beat Thomas County Central 34-16. Dameon Pierce rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns, and QB Brett McLaughlin was 12-of-23 passing for 174 yards. Eight completions went to Tyler Story, who had 126 yards receiving. Bainbridge put the game on ice with Calvin Isom's 60-yard interception return that made the score 27-10 with 8:18 left. Next: Friday vs. Crisp County (1-3)
*7. (6) Marist (3-1)
Last week: Beat Stone Mountain 58-13. Eight Marist players scored touchdowns, and 16 had rushing attempts in a game that Marist led 44-7 in the first half. Stone Mountain had seven yards rushing. Next: Friday at Redan (2-2)
*8. (NR) St. Pius (1-2)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Grady (2-2)
*9. (NR) Spalding (4-0)
Last week: Beat Eagle's Landing 23-20. A.J. Moses scored on a 2-yard run on the final play of the game to beat previous No. 10 Eagle's Landing. Spalding is ranked for the first time since 2003. Moses scored three touchdowns and rushed for 65 yards. QB Naricuss Driver was 10-of-19 passing for 109 yards and rushed for 49 yards. Next: Friday at Pike County (0-4)
*10. (NR) Sandy Creek (4-1)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Auburn, Ala. (2-3)
Out: No. 8 Eastside (3-1), No. 10 Eagle's Landing (3-1)
Class AAA
*1. (1) Calhoun (4-0)
Last week: Beat North Murray 55-17. QB Kaelan Riley was 6-of-9 passing for 140 yards and one touchdown on a short night. Olico Dennis rushed for 105 yards on three carries, all touchdowns. Jess Ralston had two rushes, two touchdowns and 63 yards. Next: Friday vs. Ringgold (2-2)
*2. (2) Blessed Trinity (4-0)
Last week: Beat Jackson, Atlanta 49-12. RB Milton Shelton scored six touchdowns and rushed for 239 yards on 19 carries. QB Conor Davis was 8-of-13 passing for 135 yards and one touchdown. Next: Friday vs. Douglass (3-1)
*3. (3) Jefferson (4-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Jackson County (3-1)
*4. (4) Elbert County (4-0)
Last week: Beat Laney 32-19. Mecole Hardman rushed for 187 yards and three touchdowns, the third one a 49-yarder that made it 32-12 in the fourth quarter. Tra Barnett added 117 yards rushing as Elbert had 371 yards on the ground while completing only one pass. Friday at Hart County (3-1)
*5. (5) Cedar Grove (3-1)
Last week: Beat Douglass 40-13. Israel Spivey returned the opening kickoff 77 yards for a touchdown for Cedar Grove, which led 28-0 at halftime. QB Jelani Woods threw three TD passes. Next: Friday at Jackson, Atlanta (1-3)
*6. (7) Peach County (3-1)
Last week: Beat Spencer 41-0. Otha Redding rushed for two touchdowns and scored another on a 20-yard interception return. Omar Cervantes kicked field goals of 42 and 28 yards. Next: Friday vs. Rutland (1-3)
*7. (6) Westside, Macon (4-0)
Last week: Beat Central, Macon 24-21. Blaine Halvorson missed a 35-yard field goal that would have won the game in regulation but ended up the hero when he made a 32-yarder in the first overtime after Westside made a defensive stop. Next: Friday at Kendrick (2-2)
*8. (8) Central, Carrollton (4-0)
Last week: Beat Fayette County 20-14. Jaleel Terry's 4-yard TD run with seven seconds left in the third quarter broke a 14-14 tie. Central was 0-for-3 passing but rushed for 219 yards, led by Damarious Owensby's 133 on 21 carries. Central's Gabe Wiggins had four sacks. Next: Friday vs. Landmark Christian (3-1)
*9. (9) Adairsville (3-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Sonoraville (3-1)
*10. (10) Dodge County (4-0)
Last week: Beat Southeast Bulloch 31-7. Dodge County rushed for 331 yards. QB Clint Thompson rushed for a team-leading 95 yards and three touchdowns and was 8-of-11 passing for 99 yards. Next: Friday vs. Tattnall County (3-1)
Class AA
*1. (1) Benedictine (3-0)
Last week: Beat Bacon County 49-15. Wesley Kennedy returned a punt 82 yards and caught a 49-yard pass for two of five first-half touchdowns for Benedictine, which led 35-0. Next: Friday at Bryan County (1-3)
*2. (2) Fitzgerald (4-0)
Last week: Beat Macon County 57-32. The backfield tandem of QB James Graham (24 carries, 244 yards, two touchdowns) and FB J.D. King (24-186-4) was outstanding again. Montrell Harris returned a kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown. Next: Friday vs. Early County (2-1-1)
*3. (3) Greater Atlanta Christian (3-1)
Last week: Beat Hapeville 43-15. Davis Mills passed for 167 yards and three touchdowns, and Brooks Buce kicked a 50-yard field goal, his second of that distance this season. Next: Friday vs. B.E.S.T. Academy (1-3)
*4. (4) Pace Academy (5-0)
Last week: Beat Holy Innocents' 26-0. Deon Jackson rushed for 162 yards and one touchdown on 17 carries. QB Gunnor Faulk rushed for 75 yards on three carries. Pace had 352 yards in total offense. Next: Friday at Wesleyan (4-0)
*5. (6) Rabun County (4-1)
Last week: Beat Riverside Military 42-0. Riverside finished with minus-36 yards rushing. Dawson Henricks had three tackles for 14 yards in losses. Bailey Fisher was 14-of-19 passing for 232 yards and three touchdowns. Next: Oct. 2 vs. Social Circle (2-1)
*6. (7) Darlington (4-0)
Last week: Beat Bowdon 18-7. Darlington QB Hunter Manning was 9-of-14 passing for 111 yards and two touchdowns. Next: Friday at Gordon Lee (2-2)
*7. (8) Dublin (4-0)
Last week: Beat Bleckley County 28-3. Tanner Graham threw a 19-yard TD pass to Johnny Willis on fourth-and-goal in the first quarter for a 7-0 lead, and Dublin later in the half stopped two Bleckley County fourth-down plays in Dublin territory. RB Ramon Pittman scored two touchdowns for the Irish. Next: Friday vs. Metter (3-1)
*8. (9) Wesleyan (4-0)
Last week: Beat KIPP Atlanta Collegiate 38-6. Jordan Argilagos rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries. Wesleyan led 31-0 at halftime. Next: Friday vs. Pace Academy (5-0)
*9. (NR) Screven County (4-0)
Last week: Beat Windsor Forest 32-0. Screven's first-team offense scored on five of its six possessions, each touchdown covering more than 40 yards. QB Armani Bunbury rushed for 130 yards on five carries and scored on runs of 50 and 69 yards. He threw TD passes of 42 and 43 yards to WR Jatarri Tanksley. Windsor was held to 69 yards of total offense. Next: Friday vs. Jefferson County (2-2)
*10. (NR) Model (4-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Dade County (3-1)
Out: No. 5 Vidalia (2-2), No. 10 Macon County (2-2)
Class A
*1. (3) Mount Paran Christian (4-0)
Last week: Beat King's Ridge Christian 56-10. Taylor Trammell rushed for 169 yards and four touchdowns. Jack Lee rushed for 120 on six carries and scored a touchdown. Mount Paran won its 18th consecutive game. Next: Friday at Pinecrest Academy (3-0)
*2. (2) Prince Avenue Christian (4-0)
Last week: Beat Athens Christian 41-7. Prince Avenue took a 28-0 lead at halftime and cruised against a team that beat the Wolverines 42-32 last season. "The Bible says you shouldn't be interested in revenge," Prince Avenue Christian coach Jeff Herron told the Athens-Banner Herald. "But after the way we played last year, it was just really important to our team and our program that we came back and proved that we were better than that." Next: Friday vs. Hebron Christian (3-1)
*3. (4) Eagle's Landing Christian (3-2)
Last week: Beat Whitewater 38-0. ELCA allowed only 99 total yards. LB Chase Burdette had 15 tackles, and DL Montero Boyd had six for losses. Sophomore TB Josh Mays rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries. Next: Friday at Woodward Academy (4-0)
*4. (6) Irwin County (2-1-1)
Last week: Beat Clinch County 28-12. Zach Tolar threw a 72-yard TD pass to give Irwin a 14-0 lead in the second half. Irwin then recovered an onside kick and drove for another score and a 21-0 lead. D.J. Pollard rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns. Next: Friday vs. Telfair County (2-2)
*5. (1) Marion County (2-1)
Last week: Lost to Columbus 21-14. Lorenzo Smothers returned an interception 97 yards for a touchdown and a 7-0 Marion County lead just three minutes into the game, but Columbus, a 4-0 Class AAAAA team, got even on Essang Bassey's 30-yard fumble return. Derrick James' 13-yard run with 8:25 left broke a 14-14 tie. Next: Friday vs. Schley County (0-3)
*6. (5) Landmark Christian (3-1)
Last week: Beat Josey 35-13. Lofton Tidwell rushed for 317 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries. Landmark played without five injured starters. Next: Friday at Central, Carrollton (4-0)
*7. (7) Charlton County (3-0)
Last week: Beat Atkinson County 47-19. QB A.J. Bell passed for 235 yards and four touchdowns and ran for another. Ethan Sauls had six catches for 128 yards. Andrew Lee had a 60-yard TD run. Next: Friday at Turner County (4-0)
*8. (8) Calvary Day (3-0)
Last week: Beat Johnson County 27-0. Freshman RB Nolan Smith rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown, and freshman Jeremy Smith scored on a 30-yard run. Thomas Wells rushed for 50 yards and caught a 30-yard TD pass. Next: Friday vs. Wheeler County (2-1)
*9. (9) Aquinas (3-1)
Last week: Beat Stratford Academy 35-28. Chris Gates rushed for 141 yards on 18 carries and scored on a 15-yard run with 1:08 left to break a 28-28 tie and give Aquinas its only lead. Aquinas was only 6-of-17 passing. Next: Friday vs. Mount de Sales (1-2)
*10. (NR) Lincoln County (4-0)
Last week: Beat Twiggs County 47-8. Quay Hartfield rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns, and PK Ryan O'Neill made a school-record 50-yard field goal. Lincoln County is in the rankings for the first time in two years, the program's longest drought since 1972-73. Next: Friday at First Presbyterian (2-1)
Out: No. 10 Clinch County (3-1)
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