How the new top 10 teams fared in Week 8

2. (2) Grayson (7-0)

Last week: Beat Shiloh 42-6. Grayson took a 21-0 lead in the first quarter, which included Justin Young's 85-yard interception return for a touchdown, and wasn't threatened from there. QB Chase Brice was 13-of-19 passing for 152 yards and two touchdowns. Grayson has won 10 straight against Shiloh. Next: Friday vs. Central Gwinnett (4-2)

3. (3) Valdosta (7-0)

Last week: Beat Tift County 27-24. Brennan Goodson kicked a 38-yard field goal with 1:53 left to break a 24-24 tie. Khalil McClain had eight catches for 116 yards and the TD reception that gave Valdosta a 24-17 lead. Valdosta is 7-0 for the first time since 2001. Next: Friday vs. Colquitt County (7-0)

4. (6) Lowndes (6-1)

Last week: Beat Camden County 27-21. Dezmon Copeland's 19-yard TD run with 6:24 left broke a 21-21 tie. Lowndes surprisingly had more yards passing than rushing - 141-112 - as Austin Dixon (4-of-5 for 76 yards) and LaXavier Patterson (4-of-6, 65 yards) each had first-half TD passes as Lowndes got out to a 21-6 lead. Next: Friday at Lee County (5-1)

5. (5) Dacula (6-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Brookwood (2-5)

6. (4) Hughes (5-1)

Last week: Beat East Coweta 28-10. Sophomore QB Isaiah Green was 15-of-25 passing for 216 yards and three touchdowns, and LB Jeffrey Allison had a team-leading 14 tackles. Next: Friday at South Cobb (3-3)

7. (8) Milton (5-1)

Last week: Beat Cherokee 23-0. Cherokee got inside Milton's 25-yard line five times but lost two fumbles, was stopped twice on downs and missed a field goal. Milton's Micco Brisker rushed for 85 yards on 17 carries. Austin McLeod was 12-of-17 passing for 177 yards. Next: Friday at Walton (2-5)

8. (9) Norcross (6-1)

Last week: Beat Meadowcreek 49-0. Norcross led 28-0 in the first quarter. Three quarterbacks threw TD passes. Norcross has beaten Meadowcreek 14 consecutive times. Next: Oct. 24 at Peachtree Ridge (5-2)

9. (10) McEachern (4-2)

Last week: Beat North Cobb 48-28. McEachern led 41-7 at one point. Bailey Hockman had 225 yards passing. Sam Jackson ran for 128 yards. McEachern was 7-0 and ranked No. 2 a year ago when beaten by North Cobb. Next: Friday vs. North Paulding (3-4)

10. (NR) North Gwinnett (5-2)

Last week: Beat Peachtree Ridge 51-24. John Urzua's 74-yard TD pass to Almonzo Brown to open the second half broke a 24-24 tie. Urzua was 21-of-40 passing for 303 yards and four touchdowns. Next: Oct. 24 at Duluth (1-6)

Class AAAAA

1. (1) Ware County (6-0)

Last week: Beat Glynn Academy 42-21. Ware held Glynn to less than 75 yards in total offense and four first downs. Two Glynn touchdowns came on kickoff returns. Ware's Jarvis Belcher rushed for 82 yards on 10 carries and caught a 41-yard TD pass. Xavier Hollmon was 6-of-7 passing for 106 yards. Next: Friday vs. Effingham County (5-2)

2. (3) Coffee (6-1)

Last week: Beat South Effingham 35-28. QB Tyree Paulk scored on a 38-yard run with 3:40 left to break a 28-28 tie against a team that entered 2-3. Coffee had trouble stopping South Effingham's Patrick Brown, who ran for 195 yards. Coffee's Lecarvius Sears rushed for more than 140 yards. Next: Friday vs. Brunswick (4-2)

3. (4) Kell (6-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Riverwood (4-3)

4. (7) Allatoona (7-0)

Last week: Beat New Manchester 28-7. Russell Halimon rushed for 119 yards, and Conner Larson threw two TD passes to Zach Nichols. Allatoona won by 20 or more points for the sixth consecutive game. Next: Friday at Hiram (4-2)

5. (6) Carver-Columbus (5-1)

Last week: Beat LaGrange 56-31. Jawon Pass was 9-for-14 passing with 158 yards and three touchdowns, two to Nate Barley. Carver led 48-14 in the third quarter. Carver has won six straight against LaGrange since 2007. Next: Friday at Shaw (4-3)

6. (9) Lanier (6-0)

Last week: Beat Gainesville 26-23. Lanier emerged as the only unbeaten team in Region 8 after Mason Harwood made a 41-yard field goal with 14 seconds left. Lanier had led 23-9 in the fourth quarter. Tario Fuller rushed for 141 yards on 32 carries. Next: Friday at Heritage-Conyers (2-4)

7. (NR) Carver-Atlanta (6-1)

Last week: Beat Creekside 32-29. Carver had 318 yards rushing as a team, 132 by Gregory Payton. Carver took a 26-21 lead in the third quarter on a fake-punt run of 85 yards by Quintin Gates, a sophomore, on fourth-and-12. Creekside retook a 29-26 lead, but Carver drove 65 yards for the winning score without attempting a pass. Carver coach Darren Myles called it the biggest victory in his 10 seasons at the Atlanta school. Next: Oct. 24 vs. Mays (4-2)

8. (2) Creekside (5-2)

Last week: Lost to Carver-Atlanta 32-29. Creekside suffered five turnovers, missed a potential game-tying field goal and lost a fumble deep in Carver territory in the fourth quarter. Next Friday at Tri-Cities (4-2)

9. (5) Stephenson (4-2)

Last week: Beat Dunwoody 54-7.  Dunwoody scored first, but Stephenson scored the next 54 points and took the lead on a 65-yard punt return by Isaiah Zuber. Khalil Ladler scored on a 68-yard run to make it 35-7 just before halftime. Cortese Logan had 108 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns on seven touches. Next: Friday at Druid Hills (4-2)

10. (10) Northside-Warner Robins (5-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Warner Robins (4-2)

Class AAAA

1. (1) Buford (6-0)

Last week: Beat North Hall 56-0. Buford led 42-0 at halftime and held North Hall to 80 yards in total offense. Buford had 376 yards in total offense on just 32 plays. Eight Wolves scored touchdowns. Next: Friday at Monroe Area (0-6)

2. (2) Sandy Creek (6-0)

Last week: Beat Whitewater 30-14. Eric Swinney rushed for 172 yards and three touchdowns on 24 carries. Whitewater, which entered ranked No. 9, got 141 yards rushing from Christian Wafford and was withn 20-14 in the third quarter but got no closer. Next: Thursday at Troup (3-3)

3. (3) Griffin (6-0)

Last week: Beat Mount Zion-Jonesboro 48-16. Malik Miller rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns and caught three passes for 79 yards. Keyston Fuller caught a 74-yard TD pass from Anforne Stroud. Next: Friday vs. Spalding (4-2)

4. (5) Cartersville (5-1)

Last week: Beat Ridgeland 40-6. Freshman QB Trevor Lawrence was 14-of-16 passing for 242 yards and a touchdown. Cartersville led 31-0 at halftime in the first-ever meeting between these northwest Georgia schools. Next Friday at Northwest Whitfield (3-3)

5. (6) Thomas County Central (5-1)

Last week: Beat Albany 50-13. Nick Patterson rushed for 103 yards and four touchdowns on 13 carries. Next: Friday at Cairo (5-1)

6. (7) Woodward Academy (5-1)

Last week: Beat Troup 42-24. Jes Sutherland was 18-of-24 passing for 347 yards and four touchdowns, and Woodward had 402 yards in total offense. Freshman LB K.J. Phillips had a team-leading 14 tackles. Next: Friday vs. Fayette County (3-3)

7. (4) Marist (6-1)

Last week: Lost to St. Pius 10-9. Joey Gogol kicked field goals of 47, 26 and 33 yards, his last one for a 9-7 lead with 1:53 left, but St. Pius won it with a field goal of its own. Marist QB Sam Phelts rushed for 108 yards on 21 carries. Next: Friday at Grady (3-3)

8. (8) Cairo (5-1)

Last week: Beat Crisp County 31-0. Johntavis Johnson rushed for 122 yards and caught a 46-yard TD shovel pass. Chad Marshall was 11-of-12 passing for 107 yards. Cairo has beaten Crisp 12 straight times and not allowed more than seven points in any of the past 10. Next: Friday vs. Thomas County Central (5-1)

9. (NR) St. Pius (4-2)

Last week: Beat Marist 10-9. Michael Matthews kicked a 30-yard field goal with 20 seconds left at the end of a drive that began after Marist had taken a 9-7 lead at 1:53. The rushing yardage between the two was about equal (Marist led 173-163), but St. Pius had more balance as Reed Egan was 9-of-14 for 127 yards and a touchdown. Next: Friday vs. Chamblee (1-5)

10. (10) Mary Persons (5-1)

Last week: Beat Howard 47-7. Tre Weaver returned an interception 55 yards for a touchdown that made it 27-0 in the second quarter. Dee High rushed for 92 yards on 16 carries. Jake Johnston was 7-of-11 passing for 91 yards and two touchdowns, both in the first half. Mary Persons is 5-0 against Howard. Next: Friday at Upson-Lee (5-1)

Class AAA

1. (1) Washington County (6-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Butler (2-3)

2. (2) Calhoun (7-0)

Last week: Beat Sonoraville 55-13. Bryson Bushong returned the opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown, and Kaelan Riley was 11-of-17 passing for 143 yards. Sonoraville got one of its touchdowns on a four-lateral trick pass play for 50 yards. Next: Oct. 24 vs. Murray County (1-5)

3. (3) Blessed Trinity (6-0)

Last week: Beat Therrell 58-14. Milton Shelton rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns on 14 carries. Blessed Trinity led 51-0 at halftime and had 11 ball carriers. Next: Friday vs. Westminster (6-0)

4. (4) Jefferson (7-0)

Last week: Beat Morgan County 51-16. Jefferson had 494 yards in total offense. Sammy Williams rushed for 123. Colby Wood rushed for 115. Evan Shirreffs passed for 245, and T.J. Skelton had 166 yards receiving. Next: Friday vs. East Jackson (1-6)

5. (5) Peach County (7-0)

Last week: Beat Kendrick 60-8. Otha Redding returned Kendrick fumbles 28 and 18 yards for touchdowns in the first quarter, when Peach took a 34-0 lead. Keyshawn Lowe rushed for 147 yards on eight carries, and Robert Allen was 13-of-15 passing for 103 yards. Next: Friday vs. Jackson (4-2)

6. (6) Westminster (6-0)

Last week: Beat Decatur 52-14. Isaiah "Zay" Malcome rushed for 182 yards and three touchdowns and scored on a 70-yard punt return that made the score 28-0 with 7:28 left in the second quarter. LB Hal Silcox had four tackles for losses. Next: Friday at Blessed Trinity (6-0)

7. (7) Westside-Macon (7-0)

Last week: Beat Jordan 36-7. Marcell Williams threw five TD passes - all in the first half - and finished 10-of-16 for 232 yards. Donta Pate rushed for 120 yards. Next: Oct. 23 vs. Spencer (1-5)

8. (8) Central-Carrollton (6-0)

Last week: Beat Haralson County 66-7. Jayleen Terry rushed for 128 yards on eight carries. Central led 45-0 at halftime, and 22 players were credited with at least one solo tackle. Next: Friday vs. Pepperell (1-5)

9. (9) Hart County (6-0)

Last week: Beat East Jackson 48-7. Hart County returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown and led 41-0 at halftime. Hart is 5-0 all-time against East Jackson. Next: Friday vs. Jackson County (1-6)

10. (10) Dodge County (7-0)

Last week: Beat Appling County 33-27. QB Landon Martin scored three touchdowns, the last one a 1-yard run in overtime. He had 54 yards rushing and was 6-of-8 passing for 61yards. Kyle Glover rushed for 96 yards. Next: Oct. 24 vs. Cook (5-2)

Class AA

1. (1) Greater Atlanta Christian (7-0)

Last week: Beat Pace Academy 37-7. A day after making a commitment to Tennessee, Micah Abernathy rushed for 157 yards and returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown. Darius Slayton returned a punt 74 yards for a touchdown that made the score 37-7 in the first half. Next: Oct. 24 vs. Holy Innocents' (2-5)

2. (2) Vidalia (6-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Benedictine (5-1)

3. (3) Lovett (5-2)

Last week: Beat Hapeville Charter 48-6. Lovett held Hapeville to 144 yards in total offense, 64 of that in the fourth quarter. Willie Candler was 12-of-17 passing for 163 yards and three touchdowns. Next: Friday vs. Holy Innocents' (2-5)

4. (4) Benedictine (5-1)

Last week: Beat Jeff Davis 42-0. QB Stevie Powers was 14-of-20 passing for 341 yards and four touchdowns, two to Brad Stewart, who had seven catches for 205 yards. Next: Friday vs. Vidalia (6-0)

5. (5) Brooks County (5-2)

Last week: Beat Seminole County 42-13. Demontay Jones threw four TD passes in the second quarter, five in the game. He was 10-of-19 for 232 yards. Exavius Medlock had four catches for 106 yards and three touchdowns. Next: Friday vs. Fitzgerald (5-1)

6. (7) Thomasville (4-3)

Last week: Beat Pelham 29-18. Thomasville led 29-6 entering the fourth quarter but needed a field goal by Lucas Haaren to keep Pelham at bay and win for the 20th consecutive time in the series. Jalandin Jones rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns, and Kenneth Hayes passed for 132. Next: Friday vs. Berrien (3-3)

7. (8) Fitzgerald (5-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Brooks County (5-2)

8. (6) Lamar County (4-1-1)

Last week: Beat Bleckley County 21-19. Lamar was outgained 223-92, according to the Bleckley Progress, and had to stop a two-point conversion attempt in the fourth quarter to prevent a tie. Sophomore LB Andruw O'Neal returned interceptions 46 and 66 yards for touchdowns. Pippin Davis had 13 tackles. Next: vs. Northeast (3-3)

9. (9) Darlington (6-1)

Last week: Beat Dade County 23-0. Darlington forced four turnovers, posted its first shutout since 2012 and beat Dade for the ninth consecutive time. Trey Edge rushed for 151 yards on 27 carries. Next: Oct. 24 at Armuchee (1-6)

10. (10) Screven County (7-0)

Last week: Beat East Laurens 28-21. Donta Wilburn rushed for 115 yards and was 6-of-11 passing for 73 yards. Jeremy Hawkins returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown after East Laurens had taken a 7-0 lead. Next: Friday vs. Swainsboro (3-3)

Class A

1. (1) Aquinas (7-0)

Last week: Beat Georgia Military College 55-27. Aquinas led 42-7 at halftime. DL William Evans had four tackles for losses. Ruben Garnett rushed for 128 yards. Liam Welch was 8-of-11 passing for 145 yards. GMC's T.J. Lowe rushed for 209 yards. Next: Oct. 24 vs. Warren County (2-5)

2. (2) Marion County (6-0)

Last week: Beat Brookstone 41-24. Lorenzo Smothers scored four touchdowns, two rushing and two receiving, and had 175 yards from scrimmage. He also intercepted a pass. Next: Friday vs. Hawkinsville (7-0)

3. (3) Mount Paran Christian (6-0)

Last week: Beat Walker 58-0. Mount Paran scored 35 points in the first quarter and set a school record for points in a game. Walker had only four first downs. Next: Friday at Christian Heritage (3-4)

4. (4) Calvary Day (6-0)

Last week: Beat Savannah Christian 7-3. In a game between unbeaten Savannah private schools, Jeremiah Mercer returned a punt 44 yards to the Savannah Christian 1-yard line in the third quarter, and Robert Heyward scored on the next play. Heyward, a preseason all-state pick, finished with 126 yards rushing, after being held to 12 in the first half, when Calvary had only one first down. Calvary has a two-game winning streak over Savannah Christian for the first time since 1998-99. Next: Friday at Portal (2-5)

5. (5) Hawkinsville (7-0)

Last week: Beat Dooly County 28-13. QB Dakota Sloan scored on runs of 33 and 34 yards, the second one giving Hawkinsville a 26-13 lead with 8:34 left. Hawkinsville led in total offense 316-131. Dooly was 0-for-10 passing. Devin Adams had three tackles for losses. Next: Friday at Marion County (6-0)

6. (6) Irwin County (4-1-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Lanier County (1-5)

7. (8) Landmark Christian (5-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Mount Vernon Presbyterian (2-4)

8. (NR) Tattnall Square (6-0)

Last week: Beat Stratford Academy 24-7. Tattnall rushed for 307 yards, attempted only three passes and might've won more easily if not for four lost fumbles. Jonathan Ward rushed for 194 yards on 18 carries. Stratford and Tattnall are new GHSA members that met in four state championship games in the GISA, most recently in 2011. Next: Friday vs. First Presbyterian (4-2)

9. (10) Charlton County (5-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Wilcox County (3-3)

10. (7) Savannah Christian (5-1)

Last week: Lost to Calvary Day 7-3. Savannah Christian scored on its first possession with Logan Tovar's 27-yard field goal. Calvary led in total yards 180-179, according to the Savannah Morning News. Next: Friday vs. Jenkins County (4-2)

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