*1. (1) Colquitt County (8-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Tift County (5-3)
*2. (2) Grayson (9-0)
Last week: Beat Dacula 40-0. Dimetrios Mason returned the opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown, and Grayson led 40-0 at halftime against a team that beat the Rams in 2014. The victory clinched Region 8 for the sixth time in eight seasons for Grayson. The Rams also got a 52-yard punt return for a touchdown from Evan Sturgill. Chase Brice (16-of-24, 229 yards) threw three TD passes. Next: Friday at Brookwood (4-4)
*3. (3) Roswell (8-0)
Last week: Beat Woodstock 69-7. Roswell put up more than 500 yards in total offense and set a school record for points in a game. DE Koby Cumberlander had five sacks, according to the Cherokee Tribune. Next: Friday at Cherokee (4-4)
*4. (4) Archer (7-1)
Last week: Beat Central Gwinnett 42-6. Archer led 35-6 at halftime. RB Jamyest Williams rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns. Will Bearden was 13-of-15 passing for 277 yards. Archer allowed Central only 158 yards in total offense and six first downs. Next: Friday at Dacula (5-3)
*5. (5) Mill Creek (8-0)
Last week: Beat Collins Hill 42-17. Cameron Turley was 13-of-22 passing for 289 yards and three touchdowns, two to Edmond Graham covering 67 and 87 yards. Preston Norwood caught a 60-yard TD pass. Jamar Hall returned an interception 26 yards for a touchdown on Collins Hill's first series and later blocked an extra point. Next: Friday vs. Norcross (7-1)
*6. (9) Peachtree Ridge (6-2)
Last week: Beat Norcross 31-0. Malik Staples (24-171-2) and Marquez Jackson (23-147-1) each rushed for more than 100 yards, and Peachtree Ridge held Norcross to minus-21 yards rushing and four first downs, according to the Gwinnett Daily Post. Next: Friday vs. Collins Hill (4-4)
*7. (6) Camden County (8-0)
Last week: Off. Friday at Lee County (6-2)
*8. (7) McEachern (7-1)
Last week: Beat Kennesaw Mountain 35-0. Sam Jackson rushed for 146 yards on eight carries. McEachern got return touchdowns from Bryan Okah (25 yards, interception) and Tyler Simmons (69 yards, kickoff). Next: Friday at Harrison (5-3)
*9. (10) Walton (8-1)
Last week: Beat Milton 42-9. Addison Shoup was 19-of-21 passing for 324 yards and five touchdowns, two each to TE Sam Letton (seven catches, 123 yards) and WR Bryce Washington (4-124). Walton held Milton to 149 yards in total offense. Next: Nov. 6 vs. Cherokee (4-4)
*10. (8) Norcross (7-1)
Last week: Lost to Peachtree Ridge 31-0. Norcross was outrushed 319 to minus-21. Next: Friday at Mill Creek (8-0)
Class AAAAA
*1. (1) Northside, Warner Robins (8-0)
Last week: Beat Grovetown 28-7. Desean Dinkins rushed for 204 yards on 17 carries and scored on an 85-yard run. Tobias Oliver was 9-of-12 passing for 113 yards. Saturday vs. Cross Creek (1-7)
*2. (2) Mays (8-0)
Last week: Beat Carver, Atlanta 32-6. QB Santonio Mapp, subbing for starter B.J. Phillips, was 12-of-20 passing for 228 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 94 yards on 14 carries. DL DeAndre Brown had two sacks. Mays clinched Region 6 Div. B and will play the winner of this week's Stephenson-Southwest DeKalb game for the region title next week. Next: Friday at Tri-Cities (5-3)
*3. (3) Stockbridge (8-0)
Last week: Beat Woodland, Stockbridge 42-28. Stockbridge outscored Woodland 28-0 in the third quarter after trailing 21-7 at halftime. Malachi Brown threw TD passes to Marquez Ellard and Jajuan Jackson in the pivotal quarter, and Jalen Holston scored on a 55-yard run on the final play of it. Deangelo Albert rushed for 136 yards for Woodland. Next: Friday at Union Grove (1-7)
*4. (4) Lanier (8-0)
Last week: Beat Salem 31-10. Lanier surrendered an early flea-flicker touchdown and trailed 10-0 and was tied 10-10 entering the fourth quarter. Marcko Baity's 3-yard run, set up by his 60-yard run, made it 17-10. On the ensuing kickoff, Salem fumbled (forced by Juwan Jones), and Isaiah Dozier ran it 35 yards for a 24-10 lead. Next: Friday at Winder-Barrow (5-3)
*5. (5) Stephenson (7-1)
Last week: Beat M.L. King 27-13. Stephenson managed only 151 yards of total offense but got a 97-yard kickoff return from Jaquavious Lane and several big defensive stops. Aaron Sterling, Michael Pitts and Dennis Wonnum had two sacks each. Next: Friday vs. Southwest DeKalb (4-4)
*6. (6) Jones County (7-1)
Last week: Beat Evans 17-10. Bradley Hunnicutt (17-of-33, 188 yards) threw a 54-yard TD pass for a 17-10 lead with 3:40 left. Next: Friday at Richmond Academy (2-6)
*7. (7) Houston County (7-1)
Last week: Beat Greenbrier 50-6. Jake Fromm was 21-of-26 passing for 368 yards, and Houston County scored on seven consecutive first-half possessions to lead 50-0. Houston had 496 yards in total offense in the first half, according to the Macon Telegraph. Next: Friday at Evans (3-5)
*8. (8) Coffee (7-1)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Richmond Hill (3-5)
*9. (9) Allatoona (8-1)
Last week: Beat Paulding County 42-7. Russell Halimon rushed for 194 yards, and QB Brandon Rainey rushed for 103 and scored three touchdowns. Rainey also passed for 194 yards and two touchdowns. Allatoona can clinch Region 5 with a victory over Chapel Hill next week. Next: Nov. 6 at Chapel Hill (2-6)
*10. (10) Northgate (8-0)
Last week: Beat Drew 35-25. Northgate trailed 13-0 in the first half and led only 21-19 until Kyle Cater scored on a 1-yard run for a 28-19 lead with 3:15 left. Cater rushed for 108 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries. Ton Evans rushed for 153 yards on 20 carries, and his 60-yard run with 4:32 left in the second quarter gave Northgate its first points. Next: Friday vs. Starr's Mill (8-0)
Class AAAA
*1. (1) Cartersville (8-0)
Last week: Beat Southeast Whitfield 49-3. Cartersville led 28-3 after one half and executed an onside kick to start the second, setting up a 45-yard TD pass from Trevor Lawrence to RB Trey Creamer. Terrius Callahan had four receptions for 118 yards and three touchdowns. Lawrence was 6-of-8 passing for 167 yards. Southeast Whitfield was held to 125 yards of total offense. Next: Friday vs. LaFayette (1-7)
*2. (2) Buford (7-1)
Last week: Beat North Oconee 56-7. QB Mic Roof was 12-of-15 passing for 173 yards and two touchdowns. North Oconee was held to 32 yards rushing, according to the Gwinnett Daily Post. Next: Friday at Madison County (1-7)
*3. (3) Woodward Academy (8-0)
Last week: Beat Sandy Creek 37-7. Ryan Glover passed for 309 yards and four touchdowns, three in the first half when Woodward shot to a 27-7 lead. Two TD passes went to Jacob Robertson, including a 60-yarder that opened the scoring. Woodward became the first team to beat Sandy Creek in consecutive years since 2006. It also was the most lopsided defeat for Sandy Creek since 2006. Next: Friday at Whitewater (2-6)
*4. (4) Mary Persons (8-0)
Last week: Beat Veterans 24-10. Quen Wilson's 67-yard TD run gave Mary Persons a 24-7 lead with 3:33 left in the first half. Zach Harvey rushed for 205 yards on 15 carries and scored on an 85-yard run. Next: Friday vs. Baldwin (3-5)
*5. (5) Bainbridge (8-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Westover (2-5)
*6. (6) St. Pius (6-2)
Last week: Beat Arabia Mountain 45-28. St. Pius rushed for 351 yards, led by Lawson Cooper's 111 on nine carries. Reed Egan rushed for 99 yards on 14 carries and was 4-for-4 passing for 88 yards. St. Pius led 45-14 after three quarters, and Arabia Mountain got much of its 336 yards of total offense in the final period. Next: Friday at Stone Mountain (0-8)
*7. (7) Jonesboro (7-1)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Pike County (0-8)
*8. (9) Marist (7-2)
Last week: Beat Columbia 27-0. Marist had two 100-yard rushers - RB Michael Addicks (10-102-2) and QB Jack Dinges (19-101-0) - and held Columbia to 112 yards of total offense. Next: Nov. 6 vs. Chamblee (2-6)
*9. (10) Spalding (7-1)
Last week: Beat Riverdale 46-7. Naricuss Driver was 9-of-10 passing for 148 yards and three touchdowns. He rushed for 87 yards. Deaundre Alford returned a punt 40 yards for a touchdown to give Spalding a 26-0 lead late in the first half. Next: Friday vs. Mount Zion, Jonesboro (2-6)
*10. (NR) Thomson (7-1)
Last week: Beat Wayne County 35-19. Billy Mance rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries. Trey Parker caught TD passes of 68 and 35 yards, his only receptions of the game. Nick Moss had two sacks. Next: Friday vs. Windsor Forest (1-7)
Out: No. 8 Sandy Creek (6-2)
Class AAA
*1. (1) Calhoun (8-0)
Last week: Beat Murray County 70-13. Calhoun had 667 yards in total offense. QB Kaelan Riley was 10-of-15 passing for three touchdowns and 199 yards. RB Olico Dennis rushed for 176 yards and three scores on seven carries. Next: Friday vs. Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe (0-9)
*2. (2) Blessed Trinity (8-0)
Last week: Beat Washington 49-0. Milton Shelton rushed for 150 yards and four touchdowns on 12 carries. Washington was held to less than 75 yards of total offense. Blessed Trinity led 35-0 at halftime. Next: Friday vs. Decatur (5-3)
*3. (3) Jefferson (8-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Oconee County (6-2)
*4. (4) Cedar Grove (7-1)
Last week: Beat North Clayton 35-8. RB LaBron Morris rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries. Freshman DB Jaydon Haselwood returned a fumble 58 yards for a touchdown in the closing seconds of the first half to make the score 21-0. Cedar clinched its subregion and will play Blessed Trinity for the Region 4 title. Next: Friday at South Atlanta (0-8)
*5. (5) Elbert County (7-1)
Last week: Beat Morgan County 28-7. Elbert County had 326 yards rushing and forced five turnovers. Next: Friday at East Jackson (1-8)
*6. (6) Central, Carrollton (8-0)
Last week: Beat Cedartown 27-22. Demarious Owensby rushed for 213 yards (putting him at 1,101 on the season) and three touchdowns. QB Jaleel Terry was 5-of-8 passing for 100 yards, 92 of that to Tyler Terry (three catches). Lamar Daniel and Trace Musick each had three tackles for losses. Next: Friday at Rockmart (2-6)
*7. (7) Dodge County (8-0)
Last week: Beat Cook 21-14. Kyle Glover rushed for 91 yards, and Camron Young ran for 90. Young's 23-yard run in the fourth quarter broke a 14-14 tie. Dodge trailed 278-239 in total yards, according to the Macon Telegraph. Next: Friday vs. Pierce County (6-2)
*8. (8) Callaway (7-1)
Last week: Beat Pepperell 35-14. RB Cedric Maynard rushed for 213 yards and three touchdowns and set Callaway's school record for rushing yards in a season with 1,750. Dre Martin scored on a 77-yard run and caught a 20-yard scoring pass. Next: Thursday vs. Haralson County (1-7)
*9. (9) Adairsville (7-1)
Last week: Beat North Murray 47-14. RB Sidnee Johnson rushed for 184 yards (giving him 1,212 unofficially on the season) and three touchdowns on 21 carries. QB Roger Redd was 10-of-17 passing for 156 yards and one touchdown. Next: Friday vs. Coahulla Creek (2-6)
*10. (10) Jackson (6-2)
Last week: Beat Central, Macon 34-20. Ira Sheppard rushed for 142 yards and scored three touchdowns, including a 60-yarder that made it 6-0 in the first quarter. With 8:40 left in the game, Ny'J Smith returned an interception 95 yards for a Jackson TD that made it 34-13. Antavius Grier rushed for 185 yards. Jackson QB Shaderious Crowder was injured in the first quarter and did not return. Next: Friday vs. Southwest (3-5)
Class AA
*1. (1) Benedictine (8-0)
Last week: Beat Groves 68-0. Benedictine led 48-0 at halftime. Nine different Cadets scored touchdowns. Nick Iannone (6-of-6 passing, 78 yards) threw three TD passes. Next: Friday at McIntosh County Academy (3-5)
*2. (2) Greater Atlanta Christian (7-1)
Last week: Beat Holy Innocents' 55-7. Davis Mills passed for 224 yards, 119 of that to Malcolm Cunningham. GAC forced four turnovers, and Berkley Boglin returned one, an interception, 85 yards for a touchdown. Next: Friday vs. Lovett (5-4)
*3. (4) Rabun County (8-1)
Last week: Beat Washington-Wilkes 43-10. Bailey Fisher was 16-of-23 passing for 239 yards and four touchdowns. DE Jack Blackstock had 2.5 tackles for losses totaling 13 yards. LB A.K. Burton forced a fumble that the team recovered in the end zone for a touchdown for a 7-0 lead. Next: Nov. 6 at Greene County (4-4)
*4. (5) Darlington (8-0)
Last week: Beat Armuchee 44-6. Tijai Whatley (entered with 1,166 yards rushing) injured an ankle in the first quarter and did not return, but Elijah McKoy stepped up and rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns. QB Hunter Manning passed for 110 yards and two touchdowns. Next: Friday at Coosa (1-7)
*5. (7) Fitzgerald (7-1)
Last week: Beat Pelham 35-14. Fitzgerald played without 1,000-yard rushing QB James Graham but still put up 335 yards rushing with FB J.D. King getting 142 and two touchdowns on 13 carries. King also had two catches for 45 yards. QB Josh Reliford was 4-for-8 passing for 75 yards. LB Markeylon Lundy had 11 tackles. Next: Friday at Berrien (2-6)
*6. (8) Brooks County (7-2)
Last week: Beat Early County 47-12. Brooks led only 20-12 at halftime but outscored Early 20-0 in the third quarter. QB Demontay Jones scored four touchdowns, one on a 51-yard run, rushed for 79 yards and passed for 126. Next: Friday at Thomasville (1-6)
*7. (9) Jefferson County (6-2)
Last week: Beat Harlem 49-0. QB T.J. Bell was 12-of-14 passing for 158 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 122 yards and four touchdowns on eight carries. RB Nike Stone rushed for 93 yards on seven carries. Jefferson County out-gained Harlem 553-111 in total yards. Next: Friday at East Laurens (4-4)
*8. (NR) Lovett (5-4)
Last week: Beat Wesleyan 21-7. Lovett held Wesleyan to minus-1 yard rushing, thanks largely to seven sacks. Brady Tindall rushed for 106 yards and scored two touchdowns, the second a 1-yard run that made it 21-0 with 1:33 left. Next: Friday at Greater Atlanta Christian (7-1)
*9. (6) Pace Academy (6-2)
Last week: Beat Hapeville 17-16. Andrew Thomas blocked a Hapeville extra-point attempt in the final five minutes to preserve the victory. Realus George rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries. Next: Friday vs. KIPP Atlanta Collegiate (1-7)
*10. (3) Wesleyan (7-1)
Last week: Lost to Lovett 21-7. QB Banks Ramsey was 19-of-36 passing for 196 yards but was sacked six times. WR Harrison Cook had 11 catches for 112 yards. Next: Friday vs. Holy Innocents' (2-7)
Out: No. 10 Macon County (6-2)
Class A
*1. (1) Mount Paran Christian (8-0)
Last week: Beat Trion 7-6. Trion's extra point for the tie in the second quarter was blocked. The TD drive was set up by a 91-yard pass from Garrett Gill to Jarrett Pierce. Mount Paran's Taylor Trammell rushed for 140 yards on 27 carries and scored on a 3-yard run in the second quarter. Next: Friday vs. Mount Zion (6-2)
*2. (2) Prince Avenue Christian (8-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Lakeview Academy (2-6)
*3. (3) Eagle's Landing Christian (5-3)
Last week: Beat Landmark Christian 48-28. D.J. Hammond rushed for 166 yards and passed for 219 as ELCA put up 605 yards in total offense. Trevor Gear rushed for 148 yards and three touchdowns. Sean Queen had five catches for 92 yards and a touchdown. Landmark's Lofton Tidwell rushed for 287 yards. Next: Friday vs. Our Lady of Mercy (4-4)
*4. (4) Marion County (7-1)
Last week: Beat Greenville 47-8. Lorenzo Smothers rushed for 185 yards and three touchdowns on just nine carries and caught a TD pass. Mykelle Kelley rushed for 148 yards on 20 carries. Austin Brannon had a team-high 11 tackles and a sack. Next: Friday at Taylor County (3-5)
*5. (5) Clinch County (7-1)
Last week: Beat Lanier County 67-28. Junior WB Zebulon Johnson scored each time he touched the ball, with rushing touchdowns of 17 and 58 yards, a 45-yard interception return and a 70-yard reception, all in the first half. Clinch County led 53-0 at halftime. Shannon Young rushed for 77 yards on six carries. Clinch scored two defensive touchdowns and one on special teams. Next: Friday vs. Charlton County (6-1)
*6. (6) Savannah Christian (7-1)
Last week: Beat Portal 34-7. A.J. Davis rushed for 148 yards and three touchdowns. Next: Friday vs. Claxton (2-6)
*7. (7) Turner County (7-1)
Last week: Beat Atkinson County 35-0. Tyler Moore returned an interception 40 yards for a touchdown just two minutes into the game. He threw a 23-yard TD pass to DeAndre Pierce to make it 23-0 shortly before halftime. Ced Leggett returned a punt 49 yards for a touchdown in the second half. Next: Friday vs. Wilcox County (2-6)
*8. (8) Aquinas (7-1)
Last week: Beat Warren County 49-14. Next: Friday vs. Lincoln County (8-0)
*9. (9) Lincoln County (8-0)
Last week: Beat Georgia Military 42-7. RB Quay Hatfield rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns. GMC was held to 39 yards rushing and 5-for-18 passing. Next: Friday at Aquinas (7-1)
*10. (NR) Charlton County (6-1)
Last week: Beat Telfair County 35-7. Andrew Lee rushed for 235 yards, and Jimmy Nettles passed for 176 yards and two touchdowns to A.J. Bell (53, 42). DL Toby Dasher returned an interception 37 yards for a touchdown on the last play of the first half for a 6-0 lead after Charlton failed to score on four drives into the red zone, but the second half was decisive. Next: Friday at Clinch County (7-1)
Out: No. 10 Landmark Christian (5-3)
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