*1. (1) Colquitt County (9-0)
Last week: Beat Tift County 41-33. Colquitt County led 31-6 at halftime and put up more than 500 yards in total offense but struggled to shake Tift County and sophomore QB Griffin Collier, who had 411 yards passing. Next: Friday at Camden County (9-0)
*2. (2) Grayson (10-0)
Last week: Beat Brookwood 50-10. Chase Brice was 17-of-18 passing for 350 yards and five touchdowns. Evan Sturgill had eight catches for 163 yards. Cameryn Brent rushed for 89 yards. Grayson had more than 500 yards in total offense. Next: State playoffs
*3. (3) Roswell (9-0)
Last week: Beat Cherokee 42-21. Quintarius Neely passed for 302 yards and five touchdowns, four to Jayden Comma, who had six catches for 191 yards. The score was 21-21 in the first half before Roswell pulled away. Cherokee outgained Roswell 531-437, according to the Cherokee Tribune. Cherokee RB Brittain Brown rushed for 223 yards. Next: Friday vs. Etowah (8-1)
*4. (4) Archer (8-1)
Last week: Beat Dacula 35-3. Archer led 14-3 until putting the game away with three fourth-quarter touchdowns. Will Bearden threw three TD passes and scored a touchdown. The game was moved to Saturday after a fatal car accident involving two Dacula students earlier in the week. Friday vs. Brookwood (4-5)
*5. (5) Mill Creek (9-0)
Last week: Beat Norcross 24-0. Joe Thomas rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns, and Mill Creek got its fifth shutout of the season. Mill Creek led in total offense 338-61. Next: Friday vs. Peachtree Ridge (7-2)
*6. (6) Peachtree Ridge (7-2)
Last week: Beat Collins Hill 28-13. Nigel Warrior, better known as a safety, rushed for 108 yards on six carries and scored on runs of 55 and 30 yards. Collins Hill was held to 59 yards rushing and 17-of-44 passing with three turnovers. Next: Friday at Mill Creek (9-0)
*7. (8) McEachern (8-1)
Last week: Beat Harrison 33-0. Bailey Hockman was 15-of-23 passing for 142 yards and two touchdowns. Bryan Okeh scored McEachern's first touchdown on a 90-yard fumble return. Next: Friday vs. Hillgrove (6-3)
*8. (7) Camden County (9-0)
Last week: Beat Lee County 17-13. Lee County turned the ball over on downs twice in Camden territory in the fourth quarter, including a fourth-and-35 play that went 34 yards to the Camden 31 with 59 seconds left. Harrison Poole rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries for Camden. He also had three catches for 43 yards. Next: Friday vs. Colquitt County (9-0)
*9. (9) Walton (8-1)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Cherokee (4-5)
*10. (NR) Etowah (8-1)
Last week: Beat Wheeler 41-0. Patrick Ferris was 10-of-15 passing for 241 yards and a touchdown. Etowah had more than 400 yards in total offense. Next: Friday at Roswell (9-0)
Out: No. 10 Norcross (7-2)
Class AAAAA
*1. (1) Northside, Warner Robins (9-0)
Last week: Beat Cross Creek 45-6. Tobias Oliver rushed for 164 yards, and Marcus Jolly returned a punt 54 yards for a touchdown. Northside held Cross Creek to minus-3 yards rushing. Next: Friday vs. Houston County (8-1)
*2. (2) Mays (9-0)
Last week: Beat Tri-Cities 41-7. Santonio Mapp was 8-of-10 passing for 107 yards and three touchdowns. DeAndre Brown had four tackles for losses. Mays allowed 92 yards rushing on Tri-Cities' 35 attempts and 161 total yards. Next: Friday vs. Stephenson (8-1)
*3. (3) Stockbridge (9-0)
Last week: Beat Union Grove 62-0. Malachi Brown was 6-of-7 passing for 94 yards and two touchdowns. Jalen Houston rushed for 98 yards. Stockbridge led in total offense 473-145. Next: Friday vs. Northgate (9-0)
*4. (4) Lanier (9-0)
Last week: Beat Winder-Barrow 48-21. Tahj Tolbert passed for 306 yards on just 16 attempts (12 completed). Marko Baity rushed for 175 yards and three touchdowns on 29 carries. Marcella Baity had 123 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns. Next: Friday vs. Apalachee (0-9)
*5. (5) Stephenson (8-1)
Last week: Beat Southwest DeKalb 55-0. Tristan Kinsler rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown on eight carries. Khalil Newton caught two passes, both for touchdowns, for 77 yards. Stephenson had 325 yards rushing. The Jaguars clinched their subregion of Region 6 and will play for the region title this week. Next: Friday vs. Mays (9-0)
*6. (6) Jones County (8-1)
Last week: Beat Richmond Academy 42-21. Bradley Hunnicutt was 11-for-14 passing for 233 yards and three touchdowns, two to Shareez Hamm covering 81 and 36 yards. Hamm finished with four catches for 145 yards. Kendrick Ross returned a punt 81 yards for a touchdown. Jones County scored its 42 points in the first half. Next: Thursday at Warner Robins (7-2)
*7. (10) Northgate (9-0)
Last week: Beat Starr's Mill 21-7. Ton Evans rushed for more than 200 yards and scored all three of Northgate's touchdowns in a game between undefeated teams. Northgate clinched its division of Region 4 and will play for the region title this week. Next: Friday vs. Stockbridge (9-0)
*8. (7) Houston County (8-1)
Last week: Beat Evans 45-12. Jake Fromm was 14-of-21 passing for 224 yards and three touchdowns. Next: Friday at Northside, Warner Robins (9-0)
*9. (8) Coffee (8-1)
Last week: Beat Richmond Hill 41-14. Coffee scored on its first two possessions and never trailed. Thomas Spencer scored on a 62-yard run, and Max Hughes threw a 66-yad TD pass to Tray Bryant. Coffee can clinch its first region title since 1982 with a victory this week. Next: Friday at Bradwell Institute (0-9)
*10. (9) Allatoona (8-1)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Chapel Hill (2-7)
Class AAAA
*1. (1) Cartersville (9-0)
Last week: Beat LaFayette 49-0. Trevor Lawrence was 12-of-14 passing for 343 yards and five touchdowns, all in the first half, when Cartersville took a 42-0 lead. Terrius Callahan caught two of the TD passes and had four receptions for 117 yards. Cartersville's game this week is for the Region 7 title. Next: Friday vs. Pickens (8-1)
*2. (2) Buford (8-1)
Last week: Beat Madison County 49-8. Buford had a school-record 406 yards in the first half and ended with 553. Mic Roof was 9-of-12 passing for 172 yards and one touchdown. Buford's game this week is for the Region 8 title. Next: Friday vs. Stephens County (8-1)
*3. (3) Woodward Academy (9-0)
Last week: Beat Whitewater 28-7. Elijah Holyfield returned the opening kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown and rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries. It was Holyfield's second game since an early season injury. Next: Friday vs. Carrollton (5-4)
*4. (4) Mary Persons (9-0)
Last week: Beat Baldwin 37-3. Zach Harvey (78 yards), Quen Wilson (74) and Jaquavious Sims each had 12 carries and at least one touchdown rushing for Mary Persons, which led 30-3 at halftime. Mary Persons' game this week is for the Region 2 title. Next: Friday at West Laurens (7-2)
*5. (5) Bainbridge (9-0)
Last week: Beat Westover 42-7. Dameon Pierce rushed for 207 yards and five touchdowns on 19 carries. Tyler Storey had seven catches for 145 yards (putting him at 1,070 on the season) and a touchdown. Bainbridge is 9-0 for the first time in 55 years. Next: Friday vs. Cairo (4-4)
*6. (6) St. Pius (7-2)
Last week: Beat Stone Mountain 56-6. Grant Holloman rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on five carries, and St. Pius opened a 49-6 lead at halftime and went on to clinch the Region 6 title. Next: Friday vs. Redan (4-5)
*7. (7) Jonesboro (8-1)
Last week: Beat Pike County 36-3. Next: Friday vs. Locust Grove (9-0)
*8. (8) Marist (7-2)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Chamblee (2-7)
*9. (9) Spalding (8-1)
Last week: Beat Mount Zion, Jonesboro 36-12. Naricuss Driver rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries and was 9-of-14 passing for two touchdowns and 116 yards. Spalding had 455 yards of total offense and allowed 117, only eight rushing. Next: Friday vs. Eagle's Landing (6-3)
*10. (10) Thomson (8-1)
Last week: Beat Windsor Forest 56-0. Thomson led 35-0 at halftime, and Christian Tutt returned the second-half kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown. Thomson was 9-of-9 passing for 199 yards and four touchdowns. Billy Mance rushed for 76 yards and two scores on seven carries. Next: Friday vs. Burke County (7-2)
Class AAA
*1. (1) Calhoun (9-0)
Last week: Beat Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe 70-0. Calhoun scored 70 points for the second consecutive game and clinched Region 6 for its 15th straight region title. Kaelan Riley was 8-of-11 passing for 126 yards and a touchdown. Kolby Reynolds returned an interception for a touchdown. Next: Friday vs. Coahulla Creek (2-7)
*2. (2) Blessed Trinity (9-0)
Last week: Beat Decatur 42-14. Milton Shelton rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns. Conor Davis was 5-of-9 passing for 139 and two touchdowns. Next: Friday at Cedar Grove (8-1)
*3. (4) Cedar Grove (8-1)
Last week: Beat South Atlanta 33-20. Leading only 7-0 after one half, Cedar Grove scored three touchdowns in the first six minutes of the third quarter and led 33-7 when starters were pulled. Jelani Woods was 12-of-15 passing for 260 yards and three touchdowns. Jesse Reverio had four catches for 159 yards and two touchdowns. Next: Friday vs. Blessed Trinity (9-0)
*4. (6) Central, Carrollton (9-0)
Last week: Beat Rockmart 14-6. Zeke Lawson intercepted two passes, Xavier Fields ran a fumble 81 yards, Gabe Wiggins and Max Whitlock each blocked kicks and Lamar Daniel had five tackles for losses. Central struggled to just 175 yards rushing and 4-of-13 passing with two interceptions. Next: Friday vs. Callaway (8-1)
*5. (7) Dodge County (9-0)
Last week: Beat Pierce County 59-36. Kyle Glover rushed for 172 yards. Dodge County attempted only three passes but had more than 450 yards rushing. Next: Friday vs. Savannah (3-6)
*6. (3) Jefferson (8-1)
Last week: Lost to Oconee County 36-35. Colby Wood rushed for 198 yards on 44 carries and scored all five Jefferson touchdowns, but Oconee County won in the second overtime on a two-point conversion that was a tight-end reverse. Jefferson had trailed 21-7 in the third quarter. Jefferson will win the region with a victory this week if Elbert County beats Oconee County. Next: Friday vs. Hart County (7-2)
*7. (5) Elbert County (8-1)
Last week: Beat East Jackson 41-0. Elbert put itself in position to win Region 8 if Jefferson loses to Hart County this week. Next: Friday at Oconee County (7-2)
*8. (8) Callaway (8-1)
Last week: Beat Haralson County 40-7. Cedric Maynard rushed for 178 yards and three touchdowns on nine carries in one half. Callaway led 40-0 after two quarters. Next: Friday at Central, Carrollton (9-0)
*9. (9) Adairsville (8-1)
Last week: Beat Coahulla Creek 49-3. Torrey Hale returned punts 62 and 78 yards for touchdowns and caught a 15-yard TD pass. Roger Redd was 8-of-10 passing for 164 yards. Next: Friday vs. Gordon Central (1-8)
*10. (10) Jackson (7-2)
Last week: Beat Southwest 47-8. Jackson moved within one victory of clinching Region 2, its first region title since 2009. Next: Friday vs. Rutland (1-8)
Class AA
*1. (1) Benedictine (9-0)
Last week: Beat McIntosh County Academy 42-0. Benedictine did not allow a touchdown for the fourth consecutive game and clinched Region 2. John Wesley Kennedy scored on runs of 42 and 40 yards and caught a 70-yard TD pass. Philip Moore returned a fumble that he caused 60 yards for a touchdown. Next: Friday at Long County (3-6)
*2. (2) Greater Atlanta Christian (8-1)
Last week: Beat Lovett 34-7. Marcus Young rushed for 193 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries. Alex Rowe rushed for 109 yards on 18 carries. Davis Mills was 10-of-16 passing for 110 yards. Next: Friday vs. Wesleyan (8-1)
*3. (3) Rabun County (8-1)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Greene County (5-4)
*4. (4) Darlington (9-0)
Last week: Beat Coosa 35-0. Hunter Manning was 7-of-9 passing for 240 yards and two touchdowns. Elijah McKoy rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns. Darlington led 28-0 at halftime and led 439-140 in total yards. Next: Friday vs. Chattooga (7-2)
*5. (5) Fitzgerald (8-1)
Last week: Beat Berrien 49-42. Berrien got within 49-42 and had a final possession in the last two minutes that ended in a sack at midfield. Fitzgerald FB J.D. King rushed for 196 yards and four touchdowns on 24 carries. Montrell Harris ran for 136 and two touchdowns on seven carries. Next: Friday vs. Seminole County (3-6)
*6. (6) Brooks County (8-2)
Last week: Beat Thomasville 55-14. QB Demontay Jones was 12-of-18 passing for 310 yards and five touchdowns. Brooks County led 42-8 at halftime. Nathan Vick caught three passes, all for touchdowns, totaling 99 yards. Jared Cody had three catches for 125 yards and a touchdown. The victory clinched Region 1 for the Trojans. Next: State playoffs
*7. (7) Jefferson County (7-2)
Last week: Beat East Laurens 56-7. T.J. Bell was 9-of-10 passing for 162 yards and two touchdowns. He rushed for 57 yards and two touchdowns on five carries. Marquis Carter caught a TD pass and returned a punt for a score. Jefferson County clinched Region 3, its first region title since 2009. Next: Friday vs. Swainsboro (5-4)
*8. (9) Pace Academy (7-2)
Last week: Beat KIPP Atlanta Collegiate 56-32. Pace scored its 56 points in the first half. Mick Assaf returned an interception and a blocked punt for touchdowns. Deon Jackson scored on a 51-yard run and 34-yard return of a fumble. Next: Thursday at B.E.S.T. Academy (2-7)
*9. (10) Wesleyan (8-1)
Last week: Beat Holy Innocents' 28-0. Jordan Argilagos rushed for 180 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries. Harrison Cook had 95 yards receiving and scored on a 65-yard punt return. Wesleyan led 21-0 in the first quarter. Next: Friday at Greater Atlanta Christian (8-1)
*10. (NR) Screven County (8-1)
Last week: Beat Dublin 26-10. Malik Prescott rushed for 197 yards and C.J. Wright ran for 119, all part of Screven's 373 yards rushing. Screven held Dublin to seven first downs. Next: Friday at Metter (6-3)
Out: No. 8 Lovett (5-5)
Class A
*1. (1) Mount Paran Christian (9-0)
Last week: Beat Mount Zion 35-18. Taylor Trammell rushed for 214 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries. Mount Paran led only 21-18 in the fourth quarter when Trammell, playing defense, stripped a Mount Zion player and recovered the fumble. Two plays later, he scored on a 53-yard run to break the game open. Next: Friday at Pinecrest Academy (8-1)
*2. (2) Prince Avenue Christian (9-0)
Last week: Beat Lakeview Academy 56-0. Prince Avenue clinched its third consecutive Region 8 title. Devon Hudson scored on runs of 63 and 42 yards, and Noah Campbell scored on a 65-yard return of a free kick after a safety. Next: Friday at Providence Christian (0-9)
*3. (3) Eagle's Landing Christian (6-3)
Last week: Beat Our Lady of Mercy 41-0. D.J. Hammond passed for 127 yards and three touchdowns. Trevor Gear rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns. ELCA had nine tackles for losses. Alex Usry kicked field goals of 44 and 36 yards. ELCA clinched its sixth straight Region 5 title. Next: Saturday vs. Mount Vernon Presbyterian (4-5)
*4. (4) Marion County (8-1)
Last week: Beat Taylor County 54-12. Lorenzo Smothers scored five touchdowns - three rushing, one receiving and one returning a punt. Smothers rushed for 175 yards on nine carries. Marion County had 363 yards rushing, including 125 on 16 carries by Mykelle Kelly. Marion attempted only two passes and completed both for 51 yards. Next: Friday vs. Central, Talbotton (3-6)
*5. (5) Clinch County (8-1)
Last week: Beat Charlton County 14-7. Clinch led 14-0 at halftime and held on. Shannon Young rushed for 190 yards on 23 carries. Clinch had 258 yards in total offense, all rushing. Next: Friday at Telfair County (5-4)
*6. (6) Savannah Christian (8-1)
Last week: Beat Claxton 42-12. Demetris Robertson returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown off a lateral, and Savannah Christian was up 21-0 in the first quarter. Jordan Grant was 8-for-8 passing for 162 yards, including a 57-yard TD pass to Seth Bruno. Next: Friday vs. Emanuel County Institute (8-1)
*7. (7) Turner County (8-1)
Last week: Beat Wilcox County 33-12. Tyler Moore was 7-of-10 passing for 144 yards and two touchdowns. Cedric Leggett scored touchdowns on a pass reception and punt return and intercepted two passes. LB Demetric Smith had four tackles for losses. Next: Friday at Irwin County (6-2-1)
*8. (8) Aquinas (8-1)
Last week: Beat Lincoln County 24-3. Liam Welch was 10-of-21 passing for 181 yards and rushed for 74 yards. Aquinas led in total yards 383-192, according to the Augusta Chronicle. Next: Friday vs. Stratford Academy (7-2)
*9. (NR) Irwin County (6-2-1)
Last week: Beat Atkinson County 39-0. D.J. Pollard rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns on 15 carries and intercepted a pass. Irwin rushed for 303 yards and passed for 81. It was Irwin's second shutout in three games. Irwin will win Region 2 with a victory this week. Next: Friday vs. Turner County (8-1)
*10. (NR) Emanuel County Institute (8-1)
Last week: Beat Montgomery County 48-0. Ricky Lee rushed for 150 of ECI's 340 yards rushing on just eight carries and scored on a 77-yard run. Next: Friday vs. Savannah Christian (8-1)
Out: No. 9 Lincoln County (8-1), No. 10 Charlton County (6-2)
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