Class AAAAAA
*1. (1) Archer (2-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Grayson (2-0)
*2. (2) McEachern (2-0)
Last week: Beat Buford 37-14. McEachern led 17-14 midway through the third quarter but scored the game's final 17 points. RB Sam Jackson rushed for 96 yards on 14 carries and had scoring runs of 27 and 21 yards. QB Bailey Hockman passed for 237 yards and had TD passes of 70, 30 and 64 yards. The 70-yarder came on the Indians' first offensive play and went to four-star recruit Tyler Smith, who left in the second quarter with a knee injury. Next: Friday at Peachtree Ridge (0-2)
*3. (3) Colquitt County (3-0)
Last week: Beat Crisp County 37-7. Coach Rush Propst got career victory No. 250. Chase Parrish was 6-of-7 passing for 60 yards, and backup Jay Saunders was 6-for-6 for 59 yards. Each threw a TD pass. Next: Friday vs. Enterprise, Ala. (1-1)
*4. (4) Grayson (2-0)
Last week: Beat Hughes 56-21. QB Chase Brice was 17-of-23 passing for 274 yards and three touchdowns. Grayson had more than 500 yards in total offense. Hughes QB Isaiah Green passed for 407 yards, most of it after the game was decided. Next: Friday vs. Archer (2-0)
*5. (5) Roswell (2-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Lassiter (2-1)
*6. (8) Mill Creek (3-0)
Last week: Beat Dacula 34-7. Cameron Turley was 21-of-32 passing for 264 yards. Mill Creek led only 10-7 at halftime and didn't have the game in hand until a 17-point fourth quarter. Mill Creek held Dacula to 61 yards rushing, according to the Gwinnett Daily Post. Brenton King made a 51-yard field goal. Next: Sept. 18 vs. Duluth (1-2)
*7. (7) Etowah (3-0)
Last week: Beat Cherokee 36-21. Tyray Devezin rushed for 224 yards and two touchdowns. QB Patrick Ferris was 9-of-15 passing for 189 yards. Collin Mitchell returned one of three Etowah interceptions for a touchdown, and Bronson Rechsteiner had a sack for a safety. Etowah held preseason all-state ATH Brittain Brown to 44 yards on 18 carries, according to the Cherokee Tribune. Next: Friday vs. Walton (3-0)
*8. (NR) Walton (3-0)
Last week: Beat Lassiter 34-20. Walton had 533 yards in total offense in a game between 2-0 teams. K.K. Brooks rushed for 200 yards and three touchdowns on 31 carries. QB Addison Shoup was 10-of-19 passing for 215 yards and two touchdowns. Preseason all-state TE Sam Letton had four catches for 150 yards and two touchdowns. Next: Friday at Etowah (3-0)
*9. (6) Lee County (3-0)
Last week: Beat Worth County 42-23. QB Garet Morrell passed for 256 yards and two touchdowns, both to Tray Eafford. Sophomore RB Demarious Milton scored three touchdowns. Lee led 21-17 at halftime and didn't put the game away until early in the fourth quarter. Next: Sept. 18 vs. Terrell County (1-2)
*10. (10) Camden County (3-0)
Last week: Beat Glynn Academy 24-17. Glynn Academy got within 24-17 with a field goal with 6:11 left but didn't threaten again. Camden's Brandon McMaster rushed for 91 yards on 11 carries and returned a kickoff 59 yards. Deandre Gardenhire had three sacks. Dondre Win had 11 tackles, two for losses. Zeke Moore returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown. Next: Friday vs. Brunswick (1-1)
Class AAAAA
*1. (1) Northside, Warner Robins (2-0)
Last week: Beat Evans 38-7. QB Tobias Oliver rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown and passed for 130 and a touchdown. Northside led 31-0 at halftime. Next: Friday at Lakeside, Evans (1-1)
*2. (2) Houston County (2-0)
Last week: Beat Grovetown 34-3. Chris Brinson scored four touchdowns, and Houston County allowed only 73 yards in total offense. Jake Fromm was 12-of-26 passing for 212 yards, according to the Macon Telegraph. Next: Friday at Richmond Academy (0-2)
*3. (3) Stockbridge (2-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Morrow (0-2)
*4. (4) Jones County (2-0)
Last week: Beat Cross Creek 44-6. Jones County led 44-0 at halftime. Bradley Hunnicutt (6-for-11, 69 yards) threw two TD passes to RB Chandler Ramage. Next: Friday vs. Greenbrier (1-1)
*5. (5) Mays (3-0)
Last week: Beat M.L. King 45-6. QB B.J. Phillips was 14-of-20 passing for 236 yards and three touchdowns and was Mays' leading rusher with 33 yards. Backup QB Santonio Mapp was 6-of-9 for 81 yards. Preseason all-state LB Tobias Little had 15 tackles. Next: Sept. 19 vs. Southwest DeKalb (1-2)
*6. (6) Ware County (2-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Coffee (2-0)
*7. (7) Coffee (2-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Ware County (2-0)
*8. (9) Creekside (3-0)
Last week: Beat Carver (Columbus) 51-20. QB Felix Harper threw three TD passes, two to Khalil McClain. Sabree Curtis scored on a pass reception, kickoff return and 50-yard run. The 51 points were the most allowed by Carver since 1997. Next: Friday vs. Druid Hills (1-1)
*9. (NR) Lanier (2-0)
Last week: Beat Clarke Central 37-20. Michael Allen returned a fumble 40 yards for a touchdown and a 10-0 lead in the first two minutes, and Lanier didn't allow a first down until the fourth quarter. Next: Friday at Flowery Branch (1-1)
*10. (8) Glynn Academy (2-1)
Last week: Lost to Camden County 24-17. Glynn led 7-3 and 14-10 but allowed two long kickoff returns, one for a touchdown, to turn the game in Camden County's favor. Garrison Hurd scored both of Glynn's touchdowns. Next: Sept. 18 vs. Coffee (2-0)
Class AAAA
*1. (2) Cartersville (2-0)
Last week: Beat North Cobb 34-31. Tiamon Pennymon scored on a 4-yard run to make it 34-24 with 1:12 left. North Cobb scored with 10 seconds left. Pennymon scored four touchdowns, one on a pass reception, another on an interception return. He had six tackles. Trevor Lawrence was 9-of-15 for 122 yards and a touchdown. Preseason all-state LB Tyler Reed had 17 tackles. Cartersville is ranked No. 1 for the first time since 2005. Next: Friday vs. North Paulding (0-3)
*2. (1) Buford (2-1)
Last week: Lost to McEachern 37-14. Buford scored on the first play from scrimmage, a 66-yard pass from Brandon Marsh to Alan Bussoletti, but was outscored 37-7 the rest of the way to snap the Wolves' 42-game winning streak. Anthony Grant had 94 of Buford's 218 yards rushing, and Martin Mangram rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown. Buford had 383 yards in total offense, while McEachern had 406. Next: Friday at White County (0-2)
*3. (3) Woodward Academy (2-0)
Last week: Beat St. Pius 36-29. Elijah Holyfield rushed for 183 yards and four touchdowns, two in overtime. A sack by Terry Myrick and an interception by J.R. Pace clinched the victory during St. Pius' final OT possession. Woodward QB Ryan Glover was 13-of-23 passing for 131 yards. K.J. Phillips had 11 solo tackles, more than twice that of any teammate. Next: Friday vs. Lovett (0-3)
*4. (5) West Laurens (3-0)
Last week: Beat Bleckley County 42-7. West Laurens scored five touchdowns in the second quarter, two by RB Darius Bradford and two by QB Jalen Mack, who also threw a TD pass. Next: Friday at Westside, Macon (2-0)
*5. (8) Mary Persons (2-0)
Last week: Beat Washington County 38-14. RB Zach Harvey rushed for 119 yards and scored three touchdowns, two on passes from Jake Johnston. Mary Persons trailed 14-7 in the first quarter after Washington County returned a fumble 98 yards for a touchdown. Next: Friday at Lamar County (1-1)
*6. (6) Marist (1-1)
Last week: Beat Lovett 16-15. Matt Zowine scored on a 1-yard run in the final four minutes for the final margin. Michael Addicks rushed for 136 yards on 22 carries. Next: Friday at Arabia Mountain (0-2)
*7. (10) Bainbridge (2-0)
Last week: Beat Cairo 21-7. WR Tyler Story had a school-record 10 receptions for 224 yards and a touchdown. Sophomore RB Dameon Pierce had 102 yards from scrimmage and scored two touchdowns. Cairo rushed for only 58 yards and was 13-of-35 passing with two interceptions. Next: Friday at Monroe (2-0)
*8. (9) Thomson (2-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Hart County (2-0)
*9. (NR) Burke County (3-0)
Last week: Beat Griffin 28-27. Burke County QB Keenan Parker scored on a 1-yard run with 20.7 seconds left. Burke's winning TD drive started with 1:11 left. Next: Friday vs. North Augusta, S.C. (2-0)
*10. (NR) Jonesboro (3-0)
Last week: Beat Westover 27-7. LB Jason Sears returned a fumble 95 yards to break a 7-7 tie in the third quarter. Jordan Griffin had an interception and fumble recovery. Montralius Mosely rushed for three touchdowns. Next: Friday at Eagle's Landing (2-0)
Class AAA
*1. (1) Calhoun (2-0)
Last week: Beat Carrollton 24-20. Calhoun trailed 20-3 with 8:33 left in the first half after Carrollton returned an interception 71 yards for a touchdown, but Calhoun QB Kaelan Riley threw two TD passes and ran for a third in the rally. Riley rushed for 115 yards and one touchdown on 14 carries and was 20-of-27 passing for 254 yards and two touchdowns. LB Jireh Wilson had three tackles for losses for Calhoun. Calhoun has won 68 of its last 69 regular-season games, its only loss to Carrollton in 2013. Next: Friday vs. Gordon Central (0-2)
*2. (2) Blessed Trinity (2-0)
Last week: Beat Sequoyah 28-10. Blessed Trinity led 28-0 at halftime and pulled its offensive starters. QB Connor Davis threw three TD passes, two to freshman WR Ryan Davis covering 30 and 62 yards. Next: Friday vs. Creekview (1-1)
*3. (5) Jefferson (3-0)
Last week: Beat North Hall 35-0. Jefferson held North Hall to four first downs and 55 yards in total offense. RB Colby Wood rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns, giving him 612 yards rushing unofficially on the season. Next: Friday at Commerce (2-0)
*4. (4) Elbert County (2-0)
Last week: Beat Stephens County 34-30. QB Mecole Hardman rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns on 15 carries. Jason Bowman returned the opening kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown. DE A.J. Edmond had three tackles for losses and one sack in the final minute that helped seal the victory. Next: Friday at Westminster (1-1)
*5. (6) Cedar Grove (1-1)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Miller Grove (2-0)
*6. (7) Hart County (2-0)
Last week: Beat Franklin County 38-25. QB Robert Allen (12-of-15, 256 yards) threw three TD passes, all to WR Zach Maldonado, who finished with 10 catches for 232 yards. PK Sergio Gomez made a 33-yard field goal and was 5-for-5 on extra points. Next: Friday vs. Thomson (2-0)
*7. (9) Peach County (1-1)
Last week: Beat Perry 13-6. QB Antonio Gilbert's 1-yard TD run in the third quarter broke a 6-6 tie. Peach led in total yards only 220-195, according to the Macon Telegraph. Next: Friday vs. Southwest, Macon (1-1)
*8. (NR) Westside, Macon (2-0)
Last week: Beat Harris County 30-10. RB Donta Pate rushed for 125 yards on 21 carries. Harris County was within 16-10 in the third quarter before turning the ball over on four consecutive possessions, one a fumble that Kareem Warren returned 27 yards for a Westside touchdown. Next: Friday vs. West Laurens (3-0)
*9. (NR) Central, Carrollton (2-0)
Last week: Beat B.E.S.T. Academy 33-12. Central led only 20-12 in the fourth quarter before putting the game away. Damarious Owensby rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries. Rick Dyer had eight tackles, two interceptions and one sack. Next: Friday vs. Hardaway (1-2)
*10. (NR) Cook (1-1)
Last week: Beat Berrien 20-0. Sophomore DB Trea Jackson returned an interception 80 yards for a touchdown that put Cook up 20-0 late in the first half, and that was the end of the game's scoring. Cook scored its other touchdown on an 85-yard pass from Connor Hilliard to Tavion Allen. Next: Friday at Pierce County (1-1)
Class AA
*1. (1) Benedictine (1-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Liberty County (2-1)
*2. (2) Fitzgerald (3-0)
Last week: Beat Irwin County 35-14. QB James Graham rushed for 188 yards and two touchdowns and was 5-for-6 passing for 91 yards. FB J.D. King rushed for 175 yards and three touchdowns, caught a 32-yard pass and sat out the fourth quarter. Fitzgerald had 541 yards in total offense. Next: Sept. 18 vs. Macon County (2-0)
*3. (3) Greater Atlanta Christian (2-1)
Last week: Beat Eagle's Landing Christian 33-3. QB Davis Mills passed for 101 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 83 and a touchdown. Brooks Buce kicked a 52-yard field goal. Next: Sept. 18 at Hapeville (2-0)
*4. (4) Macon County (2-0)
Last week: Beat Veterans 52-20. QB K'hari Lane passed for 354 yards and five touchdowns, two each to WR Trey Brown (six catches, 137 yards) and WR Trey Mathis (3-128). Next: Friday vs. Perry (0-2)
*5. (5) Pace Academy (3-0)
Last week: Beat Landmark Christian 38-30. Pace broke open a 31-23 game in the fourth quarter when WR Trey Blount scored on a 74-yard screen pass from Gunnor Faulk. Landmark got within 38-30, but Pace recovered an onside kick and ran out the clock. Next: Friday vs. White County (0-2)
*6. (6) Lamar County (1-1)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Mary Persons (2-0)
*7. (7) Vidalia (2-1)
Last week: Beat Toombs County 31-20. Shon Jones rushed for 94 yards on 10 carries and Jadarius McLendon ran for 93 on 16. Both had one touchdown. QB Lakia Henry scored two touchdowns and ran for 56 yards on seven carries. His 13-yard run with 5:47 left made it 31-13. Next: Sept 18 at McIntosh County Academy (0-3)
*8. (9) Rabun County (2-1)
Last week: Beat Mount Pisgah Christian 35-10. RB Eli Gipson rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries, and QB Bailey Fisher was 16-of-21 passing for 159 yards and three touchdowns, two to WR Charlie Woerner. Fisher also rushed for 55 yards. DB Rhodes Jones had 10 tackles, two for losses. Woerner intercepted a pass. Next: Friday at Jackson County (2-0)
*9. (10) Darlington (2-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at King's Ridge Christian (0-1)
*10. (NR) Dublin (2-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Twiggs County (0-1)
Class A
*1. (2) Marion County (1-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Dooly County (1-1)
*2. (3) Prince Avenue Christian (2-0)
Last week: Beat Oglethorpe County 48-12. Kevon Hudson rushed for 113 yards on nine carries and scored three touchdowns, one on a 55-yard kickoff return. Jordan Hightower rushed for 133 yards on four carries. Prince Avenue used 11 ball carriers in a game it led 36-8 at halftime. Next: Friday at George Walton Academy (0-2)
*3. (4) Mount Paran Christian (3-0)
Last week: Beat North Clayton 42-18. RB/DB Taylor Trammell rushed for 208 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries and intercepted a pass. QB Matthew Norton was 5-of-6 passing for 105 yards and a touchdown and ran for 62 yards. DL Carter Smith had four sacks. DB Jake Wilson broke up four passes. Next: Sept. 18 vs. King's Ridge Christian (0-1)
*4. (1) Eagle's Landing Christian (1-2)
Last week: Lost to Greater Atlanta Christian 33-3. ELCA played without four starters, including QB D.J. Hammond. Sophomore DB Khaleb Hood (10 tackles) and senior LB Griffin Alexander (9 tackles) were standout players. Next: Friday vs. Mount Pisgah Christian (1-1)
*5. (5) Landmark Christian (2-1)
Last week: Lost to Pace Academy 38-30. Preseason all-state RB Lofton Tidwell left the game injured after the second play from scrimmage and did not return, but Landmark didn't have trouble moving the ball in the loss. QB Stockton McGuire was 20-of-27 passing for 267 yards and three touchdowns. WR Joey Blount had eight catches for 120 yards. RB Kyle Ferguson rushed for 167 yards. Next: Sept. 18 vs. Josey (2-0)
*6. (6) Irwin County (1-1-1)
Last week: Lost to Fitzgerald 35-14. Preseason all-state RB/LB D.J. Pollard rushed for 180 yards on 20 carries and made 12 tackles. Next: Sept. 18 vs. Clinch County (2-0)
*7. (7) Charlton County (1-0)
Last week: Game against Sante Fe, Fla., was canceled because of bad weather. Next: Friday vs. Bacon County (2-0)
*8. (8) Calvary Day (2-0)
Last week: Beat Bradwell Institute 13-6. Bradwell got inside Calvary's 10-yard line twice in the fourth quarter but failed to score. Calvary QB Sal Calderon was 8-of-14 passing for 63 yards and rushed for 77 yards. Next: Sept. 18 at Johnson County (1-1)
*9. (9) Aquinas (1-1)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Our Lady of Mercy (1-1)
*10. (10) Commerce (2-0)
Last week: Beat Hebron Christian 35-0. Commerce held Hebron Christian to 122 yards of total offense. QB Cole Chancey rushed for 72 yards on eight carries and was 3-of-3 with a touchdown passing. Next: Friday vs. Jefferson (3-0)
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