*1. (1) Grayson (0-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Saturday vs. IMG Academy, Fla. (0-0)
*2. (3) Roswell (1-0)
Last week: Beat Buford 24-7. RB Sheldon Evans rushed for 119 yards on 21 carries, and his 13-yard TD run with 8:14 left in the third quarter gave Roswell a 21-7 lead. Buford, held to 202 yards, never seriously threatened after that. Xavier McKinney returned the opening kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown. Next: Sept. 2 vs. Central Gwinnett (0-1)
*3. (4) McEachern (1-0)
Last week: Beat Archer 27-14. Bailey Hockman (14-of-23, 153 yards) threw two TD passes to Tyler Smith in the second quarter, and Jaytlin Askew's 99-yard kickoff return gave McEachern a 20-7 lead just before halftime. McEachern held Archer to 182 yards of total offense and 10 first downs. Next: Sept. 2 vs. Grayson (0-0)
*4. (5) Mill Creek (1-0)
Last week: Beat Colquitt County 34-27. Mill Creek ended Colquitt County's 30-game winning streak. QB Cameron Turley was 16-of-27 passing for 304 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions. Brenton King made field goals of 20 and 43 yards, the latter giving the Hawks a 20-0 lead at halftime. Colquitt got within seven three times, but Turley's 41-yard pass to Edmond Graham on a third-and-6 in the final minute iced the game. LB Victor Heyward broke up a pass, intercepted a pass and was part of two tackles for losses. Next: Friday vs. Stephenson (0-1)
*5. (10) Norcross (1-0)
Last week: Beat Walton 46-14. Jacobe Burrell returned the opening kickoff 79 yards for a touchdown, and Norcross took a 33-0 lead at halftime. Baron Radcliff was 16-of-25 passing for 246 yards and two touchdowns. Jordan Ferguson had 16 tackles, four hits behind the line and a sack. Next: Friday at Collins Hill (0-1)
*6. (2) Colquitt County (0-1)
Last week: Lost to Mill Creek 31-24. Trailing 20-0 at halftime, Colquitt County got back in the game but couldn't save its 30-game winning streak. QB Jay Saunders was 26-of-43 passing for 315 yards and two touchdowns. His 67-yard TD pass to J.J. Peterson cut the lead to 34-27 with 2:42 left, but Mill Creek ran out the clock. Next: Saturday vs. American Heritage, Fla. (0-0)
*7. (8) Westlake (0-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Hughes (1-0)
*8. (NR) Peachtree Ridge (1-0)
Last week: Beat McCallie (Tenn.) 20-9. WR Connor Heyward scored on a 7-yard reception and a 1-yard run out of the Wildcat formation, and Chris Dominguez scored on a 72-yard run in the final five minutes to put the game away. Next: Friday vs. Archer (0-1)
*9. (NR) Parkview (1-0)
Last week: Beat Christ Presbyterian (Tenn.) 32-7. QB Caleb Mitchell was 23-of-31 passing for 263 yards and two touchdowns, both to Miles Marshall. Parkview held Christ Presbyterian, a state runner-up in Tennessee last year, to less than 150 yards in total offense and six first downs. Next: Friday at Shiloh (1-0)
*10. (NR) Hillgrove (1-0)
Last week: Beat South Forsyth 27-14. Hunter Arters threw two TD passes in the first half, one a 95-yarder to Tavion Walker for a 14-0 lead, and South Forsyth never got closer in the fourth quarter than the final margin. Arters did not play in the second half because of a suspected concussion. Trevor Smith rushed for 122 yards on nine carries, and his 64-yard run to the 1-yard line early in the fourth quarter soon would lead to a 24-7 advantage. Next: Sept. 2 vs. North Gwinnett (0-1)
Out: No. 6 Camden County (0-1), No. 7 Lowndes (0-1), No. 9 South Forsyth (0-1)
Class AAAAAA
*1. (3) Houston County (1-0)
Last week: Beat Mary Persons 26-14. QB Jake Fromm threw four TD passes to Amari Colbert, all in the first half, when Houston County built a 26-7 lead. Fromm was 26-of-36 passing for 414 yards. Colbert had 10 catches for 168 yards. Lee County had minus-41 yards rushing. Houston County is ranked No. 1 in the AJC poll for the first time in history. Next: Friday at Peach County (0-0)
*2. (4) Northside-Warner Robins (1-0)
Last week: Beat Warner Robins 55-3. De'Sean Dinkins rushed for 135 yards on nine carries and scored two touchdowns. Northside had four sacks and held Warner Robins to 127 yards of total offense. Next: Friday vs. Henry County (0-0)
*3. (9) Valdosta (1-0)
Last week: Beat Lowndes 38-13. Tevin Gray rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries, and QB Josh Belton had 75 yards rushing and 81 passing as Valdosta won its third straight from its arch-rival for the first time since 1996. Valdosta scored touchdowns on a blocked punt (by Marlon Brown, recovered ty James Brushware), a punt return (Jayce Rogers 77 yards) and an interception return (Jay Boatright 20 yards). Nine Valdosta defenders were credited with a tackle for a loss. Next: Friday vs. Woodland, Stockbridge (1-0)
*4. (6) Dacula (0-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Central Gwinnett (0-1)
*5. (7) Lee County (1-0)
Last week: Beat Jones County 20-13. Mark Robinson rushed for 157 yards, and his 5-yard TD run with 7:59 left gave Lee County a 17-6 lead. Jones County never threated to take the lead from there. QB Jase Orndorff was 14-of-24 passing for 151 yards. AJC Super 11 DL Aubrey Solomon had three tackles for 16 yards in losses. Next: Friday at Bainbridge (0-0)
*6. (8) Coffee (1-0)
Last week: Beat Effingham County 41-13. Coffee had 447 yards in total offense. Matt Hughes had 226 yards passing. Demetrius Davis scored three touchdowns, and Marquavious Jefferson returned an interception 70 yards for a touchdown. Next: Friday at Brunswick (0-0)
*7. (NR) Northgate (1-0)
Last week: Beat Veterans 10-0. Preseason all-state RB Ton Evans was lost early to an ankle injury, but FB Kyle Cater took over and rushed for 134 yards on 22 carries. Northgate held Veterans to 110 yards and seven first downs. Next: Sept. 2 at Starr's Mill (0-0)
*8. (1) Allatoona (0-1)
Last week: Lost to Cartersville 30-14. Allatoona held the ball for 31 of 48 minutes but lost four fumbles, was sacked five times and suffered a safety. Allatoona RB Charles Anderson rushed for 236 yards on 34 carries. Next: Friday at Alexander (0-0)
*9. (NR) Creekside (1-0)
Last week: Beat Norland (Miami, Fla.) 9-7. Creekside trailed 7-6 at halftime but coaxed a muff with Chidozie Okoro's sky kickoff to midfield to open the second half. Creekside recovered, and Okoro kicked a 25-yard field goal for a 9-7 lead. RB Rico Frye rushed for 112 yards. Khalil McLain scored Creekside's touchdown on a 5-yard draw. Next: Sept. 2 at Southwest DeKalb (1-0)
*10. (5) Tucker (0-1)
Last week: Lost to Kell 20-13. Tucker gave up a 66-yard run and 79-yard pass and struggled to run the ball (78 yards on 30 carries. WR Joshua Vann had eight catches for 156 yards and both Tucker touchdowns, each from Xavier Shephard (10-of-19 passing, 178 yards). Next: Friday vs. Lakeside-Atlanta (1-0)
Out: No. 2 Glynn Academy (0-1), No. 10 Stephenson (0-1)
Class AAAAA
*1. (1) Buford (0-1)
Last week: Lost to Roswell 24-7. Buford struggled on offense - 11-of-30 passing and 71 yards rushing. The Class AAAA runner-up last season, Buford has lost consecutive games for the first time since 1998. Next: Sept. 2 vs. Bishop Timon, N.Y. (0-0)
*2. (2) Stockbridge (0-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Saturday vs. Mays (0-0)
*3. (3) Bainbridge (0-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Lee County (1-0)
*4. (4) Ware County (0-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Glynn Academy (0-1)
*5. (5) Kell (1-0)
Last week: Beat Tucker 20-13. QB John Lampley rushed for 103 yards and was 7-of-16 passing. His 79-yard TD pass to Josh Blancato gave Kell a 20-13 lead, the final margin, with 10:56 left in the third quarter. Connor Mendelson kicked field goals of 40 and 30 yards. Next: Sept. 2 vs. Lassiter (1-0)
*6. (7) Rome (0-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Harrison (1-0)
*7. (8) Carrollton (1-0)
Last week: Beat Newnan 16-6. Kevin Swint's 27-yard interception return gave Carrollton a 10-0 late in the first half shortly after Sam Barge's 47-yard field goal. With the score 10-6, Jaylan Thomas scored on a 41-yard run that iced the game. He finished with a team-leading 78 rushing yards. Carrollton was outgained in total offense 341-180, according to the Times-Georgian. Next: Sept. 2 vs. Riverdale (1-0)
*8. (NR) Thomas County Central (1-0)
Last week: Beat Worth County 48-7. Six Thomas Central players scored touchdowns in a game that was 41-0 at halftime. QB Kelias Williams rushed for 89 yards on eight carries and passed for 114 yards. PK Lauren Pearson, the first female to score points in a TCC game, made four of five extra-point attempts. Next: Friday at Thomasville (0-1)
*9. (6) Jones County (0-1)
Last week: Lost to Lee County 20-13. QB Brad Hunnicutt was 20-for-32 passing for 271 yards and a touchdown and WR Nick Singleton had 11 catches for 197 yards, but Jones County had minus-41 yards rushing. Next: Friday at Washington County (0-0)
*10. (NR) Woodland-Stockbridge (1-0)
Last week: Beat Union Grove 55-6. Kareem Rogers opened the game with an 82-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, and Woodland held Union Grove to 18 total yards in the first half. Shakur Brown returned a punt 76 yards for a score. QB Reid Larson was 12-of-15 passing for 197 yards and two touchdowns (to cousins Yusuf and Wallace Corker) and rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on two carries. Next: Friday at Valdosta (1-0)
Out: No. 9 East Paulding (0-1), No. 10 Warner Robins (0-1)
Class AAAA
*1. (1) Cartersville (1-0)
Last week: Beat Allatoona 30-14. Trevor Lawrence was 14-of-25 passing for 250 yards and touchdowns of 46 and 12 yards to E.J. Turner to Avery Showell, and Cartersville opened a 21-0 lead in the first half and held on. Showell had 10 tackles, four sacks, a fumble recovery and a safety. Next: Sept. 2 at Calhoun (1-0)
*2. (2) Woodward Academy (1-0)
Last week: Beat Westminster 36-17. Ryan Glover was 14-of-19 passing for 242 yards and ran for two touchdowns, and sophomore RB Tahj Gary rushed for 96 yards and three touchdowns on 15 carries. Woodward got up 21-7 midway in the second quarter, and Westminster got no closer than 10 from there. Next: Friday at Grady (1-0)
*3. (6) Blessed Trinity (1-0)
Last week: Beat St. Pius 22-18. Sophomore RB Steele Chambers rushed for 153 yards on 20 carries and scored all three Blessed Trinity touchdowns. Sophomore LB J.D. Bertrand had a team-leading 10 tackles, two for losses. Sophomore SS Jake Rudolph intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble. Next: Friday vs. Marietta (0-1)
*4. (5) Marist (0-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Lovett (0-1)
*5. (7) Jefferson (1-0)
Last week: Beat Discovery 48-0. Colby Wood had 120 yards rushing and 66 receiving, returned a punt 57 yards and scored three touchdowns. Discovery was held to 100 total yards. Next: Friday vs. Riverwood (0-0)
*6. (9) Thomson (1-0)
Last week: Beat Laney 45-0. Thomson had 481 yards in total offense and rolled to a 35-0 halftime lead. Backup QB Damekus Taylor rushed for 107 yards on three carries and threw a 48-yard TD pass to Trey Parker on a reverse-option play. Next: Friday vs. Effingham County (0-1)
*7. (3) Sandy Creek (0-1)
Last week: Lost to Fort Dorchester (S.C.) 48-35. Fort Dorchester QB Dakereon Joyner passed for 439 yards and five touchdowns, rushed for 70 yards and told The Post and Courier that "I felt like Deshaun Watson out here." Fort Dorchester was South Carolina's Class 4A champion last year. Sandy Creek RB Jaelen Green rushed for 175 yards. Next: Sept. 2 at Allatoona (0-1)
*8. (4) St. Pius (0-1)
Last week: Lost to Blessed Trinity 22-18. St. Pius RB/LB Grant Holloman rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries, had seven tackles, one TD-saving tackle and blocked an extra point. Next: Sept. 2 vs. Benedictine (1-0)
*9. (8) Mary Persons (0-1)
Last week: Lost to Houston County 26-14. Zach Harvey rushed for 198 yards and a touchdown, but Mary Persons couldn't overcome a 26-7 first-half deficit despite a 305-yard rushing effort as a team. Next: Friday at Jackson (1-0)
*10. (10) Spalding (0-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Griffin (0-0)
Class AAA
*1. (2) Calhoun (1-0)
Last week: Beat Douglass 28-0. RB Olico Dennis rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries. Calhoun has recorded at least one shutout each season since 1992. Next: Friday at Dalton (0-0)
*2. (3) Pace Academy (0-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at West Forsyth (1-0)
*3. (4) Greater Atlanta Christian (1-0)
Last week: Beat Lovett 31-6. RB Kyler McMichael rushed for 216 yards and two second-half touchdowns on 22 carries. His 59-yard TD run with 8:55 left in the third quarter made the score 17-6. PK Brooks Buce made a 54-yard field goal. Lovett's only score was a 71-yard run by Brady Tindall early in the second half. Next: Friday at Westminster (0-1)
*4. (5) Cedar Grove (1-0)
Last week: Beat Stephenson 34-23. Cedar Grove held Stephenson to 0-for-12 on third-down conversions and pulled its starters after taking a 34-9 lead. DE Deangelo Malone had 13 tackles and two sacks. LB Jenard Morris returned an interception for a touchdown. QB Jelani Walker was 10-of-13 passing for 114 yards and two touchdowns, and RB Grant Walker rushed for 77 yards on 13 carries. Next: Friday vs. Southwest DeKalb (1-0)
*5. (6) Peach County (0-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Houston County (1-0)
*6. (8) Westside-Macon (1-0)
Last week: Beat Howard 21-0. Savion Knowlton threw two TD passes to Omar Jones. Westside held Howard to nine first downs, 207 yards of total offense and just 2-of-15 passing. Next: Southwest (0-0)
*7. (1) Westminster (0-1)
Last week: Lost to Woodward Academy 36-17. Zay Malcome had 65 yards rushing and 50 receiving, but Westminster managed only 69 yards otherwise and hung around against the No. 2 team in AAAA by forcing three fumbles. Next: Friday vs. Greater Atlanta Christian (1-0)
*8. (9) Liberty County (0-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Bradwell Institute (0-0)
*9. (NR) Pierce County (0-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Bacon County (0-0)
*10. (10) Lovett (0-1)
Last week: Lost to Greater Atlanta Christian 31-6. QB Brady Tindall rushed for 105 yards and was 12-of-20 passing for 113 yards. His 71-yard run in the opening minute of the second half cut GAC's lead to 10-6, but GAC controlled the rest of the game. Next: Friday at Marist (0-0)
Out: No. 7 Worth County (0-1)
Class AA
*1. (1) Fitzgerald (0-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Irwin County (1-0)
*2. (2) Benedictine (1-0)
Last week: Beat Glynn Academy 24-7. Benedictine scored on three long touchdowns and forced five turnovers in the upset of previously No. 2 Glynn Academy of AAAAAA. John Wesley Kennedy scored on a 53-yard reception and 83-yard run, and FB Terrick Smalls scored on a 64-yard run. Next: Sept. 2 at St. Pius (0-1)
*3. (3) Vidalia (1-0)
Last week: Beat Dodge County 24-20. Two plays were critical - Hall Graham threw a 57-yard TD pass with five seconds left in the first half for a 14-14 tie. On Dodge County's first possession of the second half, Dodge had a bad snap to its punter, and Vidalia would make it 21-14 after a short drive. LB/RB Nate McBride rushed for 127 yards on seven carries. Next: Friday vs. Appling County (0-0)
*4. (4) Brooks County (1-0)
Last week: Beat Cook 21-14. Cook forced overtime with a TD pass on a fourth-and-20 and then a two-point conversion, but Brooks County prevailed in the extra period. QB Mac Perry scored on a keeper, and Tae'Aviion Gray's sack all but sealed it. Next: Sept. 2 at Clinch County (1-0)
*5. (5) Jefferson County (1-0)
Last week: Beat Savannah Christian 40-7. QB C.J. Hales was 10-of-14 passing for 258 yards and TD passes of 60 yards to Jayron McKennie, 65 to Seneca McGee and 60 to Jadarious Hector. Kidarian Dixon returned a first-half fumble 95 yards for a touchdown and later intercepted a pass. Next: Friday at Lakeside, Evans (0-1)
*6. (6) Callaway (1-0)
Last week: Beat LaGrange 37-6. Dylan Sanders threw a 75-yard TD pass to Braylon Sanders, and freshman M.J. Robertson's 30-yard interception return with 10:44 left made it 30-0. Next: Friday at Handley, Ala. (0-0)
*7. (7) Elbert County (0-0-1)
Last week: Tied Hart County 13-13. Elbert led in first downs 22-11 and total yards 344-195 but suffered four turnovers and survived after Hart County missed an extra point in the fourth quarter. Next: Friday at Washington-Wilkes (0-0)
*8. (8) Rabun County (0-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Mount Pisgah Christian (1-0)
*9. (9) Dodge County (0-1)
Last week: Lost to Vidalia 24-20. Dodge scored on its first two drives, both covering 12 plays, but a bad snap to the punter in the second half ultimately lead to Vidalia's go-ahead TD in the third quarter. Dodge threw a pair of Hail Mary passes from the Vidalia 37 in the final seconds but failed. Next: Sept. 2 at West Laurens (0-0)
*10. (NR) Washington County (0-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Jones County (0-1)
Out: No. 10 Heard County (1-0)
Class A (private)
*1. (1) Eagle's Landing Christian (1-0)
Last week: Beat Eagle's Landing 39-13. Trevor Gear rushed for 110 yards on 17 carries, and ELCA's starters, pulled after three quarters, allowed only 14 yards rushing and 6-of-17 passing for 54 yards. Caleb Dallas and Xavier Langston each had seven tackles. Johnathan Youngblood had a pick six. Next: Friday vs. Jonesboro (0-1)
*2. (2) Wesleyan (1-0)
Last week: Beat Therrell 41-6. QB Banks Ramsey was 16-of-23 passing for 270 yards and four touchdowns and scored a touchdown. Harrison Cook had four catches for 163 yards. Next: Friday at B.E.S.T. Academy (0-1)
*3. (3) Prince Avenue Christian (1-0)
Last week: Beat Aquinas 35-14. WR/S Noah Campbell returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown, had two receptions for 56 yards and recorded two tackles for losses. DT Dalton Owens had four tackles behind the line. RB Thomas Huff rushed for 100 yards, and QB Grant Roland passed for 180 and two touchdowns and also scored a TD. WR/DB Christian Parrish had two TD receptions and an interception. Next: Friday at Riverside Military (0-0)
*4. (4) Darlington (1-0)
Last week: Beat Gaston (Ala.) 51-0. Darlington forced nine turnovers (five fumbles, four interceptions), and RB Tijai Whatley rushed for 11 yards playing only the first half. Next: Sept. 2 at Ridgeland (1-0)
*5. (5) Stratford Academy (0-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Savannah Country Day (0-0)
*6. (7) Mount Paran Christian (1-0)
Last week: Beat Our Lady of Mercy 17-0. QB Jared Knox rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown and passed for 73 yards. Mount Paran survived five turnovers and held Our Lady to less than 100 yards of total offense. Next: Friday vs. Fellowship Christian (1-0)
*7. (8) Calvary Day (1-0)
Last week: Beat Islands 20-0. Calvary Day allowed 118 yards in total offense and forced four turnovers. Shannon Wieczorek returned the second-half kickoff for a touchdown. Next: Friday vs. Johnson-Savannah (0-0)
*8. (10) Landmark Christian (1-0)
Last week: Beat B.E.S.T. Academy 34-24. Joey Blount rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns and was 10-of-19 passing for 104 yards and a touchdown to Nick Toomer. Blount and Toomer each had two of Landmark's five interceptions. Lofton Tidwell rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries and had 12 tackles on defense. Next: Sept. 2 vs. Stratford Academy (0-0)
*9. (NR) Pinecrest Academy (0-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at South Forsyth (0-1)
*10. (NR) Mount Pisgah Christian (1-0)
Last week: Beat Holy Innocents' 43-36. QB Jacob Cendoya rushed for 205 yards and two touchdowns and passed for 283 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winner with 1:07 left. Cendoya's 60-yard TD pass to Kai Williams (three catches, 132 yards in the game) provided the final margin. Mount Pisgah had 531 yards in total offense. Next: Friday vs. Rabun County (0-0)
Out: No. 6 Aquinas (0-1), No. 9 Savannah Christian (0-1)
Class A (public)
*1. (1) Clinch County (1-0)
Last week: Beat Bleckley County 47-7. Clinch County led 47-0 at halftime, setting off a running clock. Machari Bighams' 45-yard punt return and Jervonta Johnson's 70-yard interception return were among the seven first-half touchdowns. Next: Friday at McIntosh County Academy (1-0)
*2. (2) Macon County (0-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Dooly County (0-1)
*3. (3) Commerce (0-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Banks County (0-1)
*4. (4) Charlton County (0-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Brantley County (0-1)
*5. (5) Irwin County (1-0)
Last week: Beat Berrien 42-7. Irwin led 14-7 at halftime, then scored touchdowns on its first four drives of the second half. RB/LB Jeremiah Ashley rushed for 75 yards and had 84 yards receiving. QB Will Stephens was 8-for-16 passing for 153 yards and three touchdowns. Irwin had 438 yards in total offense. Next: Friday at Fitzgerald (0-0)
*6. (6) Marion County (1-0)
Last week: Beat Schley County 42-0. QB J.J. Fuller was 15-of-20 passing for 252 yards and three touchdowns, two to Jalen Tullis. Quentez Battle intercepted two passes. Next: Friday at Chattahoochee County (0-0)
*7. (7) Emanuel County Institute (1-0)
Last week: Beat Metter 38-21. ECI scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns after Metter got within 24-21. ECI had 308 yards rushing and 169 passing. Bobby McNear rushed for 98 yards. David Durden for 71. Rhett Gay was 11-of-16 passing for 169 yards. DB Anfernee Johnson returned a fumble for a score in the first half. Next: Friday vs. Swainsboro (0-1)
*8. (8) Mount Zion (0-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Ranburne, Ala. (0-0)
*9. (9) Lincoln County (0-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at McCormick, S.C. (0-1)
*10. (10) Manchester (1-0)
Last week: Beat Greenville 49-0. Kelvin Turner rushed for 103 yards and scored four touchdowns. Tre Gamble scored two touchdowns and intercepted two passes. Manchester led 35-0 at halftime. Next: Friday at Luella (0-1)
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