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Maxwell Week 8 Projections
Each game is listed showing the game rate, favorite, the expected winning percentage of the favored team, the projected margin, and the opponent.
The game rating is the rating required to win 50% of all games in an infinite round robin competition against the expected rating of the loser of the game, which favors games with highly rated and closely matched opponents.
All data is courtesy of the Georgia High School Football Historians Association.
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Oct 8
| Game Rate | Class | Favorite | Percent | Margin | Opponent | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38.62 | AAAA | Westover | 62.5% | 5 | Americus-Sumter | AAAA |
| 25.43 | AAA | Maynard Jackson | 63.7% | 6 | Towers | AAA |
| 23.85 | AAAA | Griffin | 93.1% | 26 | Mount Zion (Jonesboro) | AAAA |
| 23.24 | AAA | Callaway | 94.0% | 27 | Cedartown | AAA |
| 18.34 | AAAAA | Harris County | 90.5% | 23 | Hardaway | AAAAA |
| 9.78 | AAAA | Heritage (Ringgold) | 93.4% | 26 | LaFayette | AAAA |
| 0.71 | AA | McIntosh County Academy | 93.3% | 26 | Groves | AA |
Oct 9
| Game Rate | Class | Favorite | Percent | Margin | Opponent | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82.65 | AAAAAA | Colquitt County | 86.8% | 19 | Lee County | AAAAAA |
| 79.27 | AAAAAA | Camden County | 55.7% | 3 | Lowndes | AAAAAA |
| 72.13 | AAAAAA | McEachern | 83.4% | 16 | North Cobb | AAAAAA |
| 71.15 | AAAAAA | Peachtree Ridge | 78.8% | 13 | North Gwinnett | AAAAAA |
| 69.03 | AAAAAA | Valdosta | 61.9% | 5 | Tift County | AAAAAA |
| 66.72 | AAAA | Marist | 58.8% | 4 | St. Pius X | AAAA |
| 66.26 | AAAAAA | East Coweta | 64.0% | 6 | Hughes | AAAAAA |
| 66.23 | AAAAAA | Central Gwinnett | 59.1% | 4 | Brookwood | AAAAAA |
| 65.42 | AAAAA | Gainesville | 68.1% | 8 | Lanier | AAAAA |
| 64.87 | AAAAAA | Roswell | 92.3% | 25 | Wheeler | AAAAAA |
| 64.49 | AAAAAA | Etowah | 69.9% | 9 | Milton | AAAAAA |
| 63.79 | AAAAAA | Newnan | 51.1% | 1 | Westlake | AAAAAA |
| 63.07 | AAAAA | Ware County | 84.5% | 17 | Glynn Academy | AAAAA |
| 62.79 | AAAAA | Creekside | 74.6% | 11 | Carver (Atlanta) | AAAAA |
| 60.75 | AAAA | Spalding | 50.4% | 1 | Jonesboro | AAAA |
| 59.32 | AAAAAA | Archer | 95.7% | 30 | South Gwinnett | AAAAAA |
| 58.30 | AAAAA | Coffee | 81.4% | 15 | South Effingham | AAAAA |
| 58.15 | AAAA | Bainbridge | 76.7% | 12 | Worth County | AAAA |
| 57.16 | AAAAAA | Cherokee | 67.6% | 8 | Woodstock | AAAAAA |
| 57.07 | AAAAA | Allatoona | 85.1% | 17 | New Manchester | AAAAA |
| 56.94 | AAAAAA | Hillgrove | 69.7% | 9 | North Paulding | AAAAAA |
| 55.41 | AAAAA | Dalton | 69.0% | 8 | Rome | AAAAA |
| 55.02 | AAAA | Burke County | 61.9% | 5 | Liberty County | AAAA |
| 51.94 | AAAAA | South Paulding | 85.9% | 18 | Paulding County | AAAAA |
| 51.84 | AAAA | Mary Persons | 76.6% | 12 | Howard | AAAA |
| 51.53 | AAAA | Eastside | 61.2% | 5 | Locust Grove | AAAA |
| 51.10 | AAAA | West Laurens | 67.8% | 8 | Veterans | AAAA |
| 50.95 | AAAAAA | Alpharetta | 75.8% | 12 | Centennial | AAAAAA |
| 50.90 | AAAAAA | Grayson | 98.8% | 39 | Shiloh | AAAAAA |
| 50.23 | AAAAA | Cambridge | 64.1% | 6 | Sprayberry | AAAAA |
| 50.19 | AAAAAA | Mill Creek | 97.7% | 35 | Mountain View | AAAAAA |
| 49.26 | AA | Greater Atlanta Christian | 91.9% | 24 | Pace Academy | AA |
| 48.89 | AAAA | Sandy Creek | 93.5% | 26 | Whitewater | AAAA |
| 48.74 | AAAAAA | South Forsyth | 79.1% | 13 | Northview | AAAAAA |
| 48.21 | AAAA | Buford | 96.9% | 33 | North Hall | AAAA |
| 47.86 | AAAAA | Southwest DeKalb | 55.1% | 2 | Miller Grove | AAAAA |
| 46.68 | AAAAA | Cass | 77.9% | 13 | Sequoyah | AAAAA |
| 46.09 | AAAAA | Alexander | 82.0% | 15 | Hiram | AAAAA |
| 45.22 | AAAAAA | South Cobb | 65.9% | 7 | Douglas County | AAAAAA |
| 44.57 | AAAA | Columbia | 51.5% | 1 | Grady | AAAA |
| 44.16 | A | Calvary Day | 64.2% | 6 | Savannah Christian | A |
| 44.11 | AAAAA | Clarke Central | 52.5% | 1 | Flowery Branch | AAAAA |
| 43.83 | AAA | Westminster (Atlanta) | 50.9% | 1 | Decatur | AAA |
| 43.62 | AAAAAA | Harrison | 91.6% | 24 | Kennesaw Mountain | AAAAAA |
| 43.08 | AAA | Dodge County | 74.8% | 11 | Appling County | AAA |
| 41.87 | AAAAAA | Collins Hill | 91.1% | 23 | Duluth | AAAAAA |
| 41.65 | AA | Lovett | 70.0% | 9 | Hapeville | AA |
| 40.99 | AAAA | Upson-Lee | 77.0% | 12 | Perry | AAAA |
| 40.81 | AAAAAA | Parkview | 95.8% | 30 | Berkmar | AAAAAA |
| 40.42 | AAAAAA | West Forsyth | 85.7% | 18 | North Forsyth | AAAAAA |
| 40.37 | AAAA | North Oconee | 62.1% | 5 | Monroe Area | AAAA |
| 40.23 | AAAAA | Statesboro | 64.0% | 6 | Richmond Hill | AAAAA |
| 40.21 | AAAAA | East Paulding | 94.8% | 28 | Chapel Hill | AAAAA |
| 39.87 | AAAA | Cairo | 80.0% | 14 | Crisp County | AAAA |
| 39.40 | AAAAAA | Walton | 97.8% | 36 | Pope | AAAAAA |
| 38.15 | AAAAA | M. L. King | 75.6% | 11 | Druid Hills | AAAAA |
| 37.85 | AA | Wesleyan | 86.8% | 19 | B.E.S.T. Academy | AA |
| 37.59 | A | Prince Avenue Christian | 88.6% | 20 | Athens Academy | A |
| 37.58 | AAAA | Cartersville | 97.9% | 36 | Ridgeland | AAAA |
| 37.55 | AAAAA | Ola | 52.2% | 1 | Union Grove | AAAAA |
| 37.31 | AA | Jefferson County | 77.8% | 13 | Metter | AA |
| 37.12 | AAAA | Stephens County | 86.0% | 18 | White County | AAAA |
| 36.87 | A | Marion County | 83.0% | 16 | Brookstone | A |
| 36.59 | AAA | Elbert County | 92.2% | 25 | Jackson County | AAA |
| 36.55 | AAAAA | Columbus | 83.8% | 17 | Shaw | AAAAA |
| 36.49 | AAAAA | Stockbridge | 96.5% | 32 | Luella | AAAAA |
| 36.47 | AAAAAA | Johns Creek | 77.4% | 12 | Chattahoochee | AAAAAA |
| 35.01 | AAAA | Carrollton | 91.3% | 23 | Fayette County | AAAA |
| 34.95 | AAAAA | Tri-Cities | 76.5% | 12 | Banneker | AAAAA |
| 34.71 | AA | Darlington | 79.6% | 14 | Dade County | AA |
| 34.35 | AAA | Jefferson | 97.7% | 35 | Morgan County | AAA |
| 34.20 | AA | Early County | 81.2% | 15 | Berrien | AA |
| 34.10 | AAAA | Woodward Academy | 97.8% | 36 | Troup | AAAA |
| 33.90 | AA | Thomasville | 67.4% | 7 | Pelham | AA |
| 33.77 | AAAA | Henry County | 55.1% | 2 | Walnut Grove | AAAA |
| 33.75 | AAAAAA | Norcross | 99.1% | 40 | Meadowcreek | AAAAAA |
| 33.34 | AA | Lamar County | 83.3% | 16 | Bleckley County | AA |
| 33.30 | AAA | Calhoun | 98.7% | 38 | Sonoraville | AAA |
| 33.27 | AAA | Dawson County | 60.5% | 5 | Franklin County | AAA |
| 32.51 | AAAAA | Loganville | 92.3% | 25 | Cedar Shoals | AAAAA |
| 31.87 | AAA | Pierce County | 89.2% | 21 | Tattnall County | AAA |
| 31.78 | A | Mount Zion (Carroll) | 53.5% | 2 | Christian Heritage | A |
| 31.66 | AAAAAA | Pebblebrook | 69.1% | 8 | Campbell | AAAAAA |
| 31.64 | A | Emanuel County Institute | 74.2% | 11 | Johnson County | A |
| 31.26 | AAAAA | Starr's Mill | 95.5% | 30 | McIntosh | AAAAA |
| 31.00 | AAAAAA | Lovejoy | 93.0% | 26 | Lakeside (Atlanta) | AAAAAA |
| 30.81 | AAAAA | Effingham County | 92.2% | 25 | Bradwell Institute | AAAAA |
| 30.74 | AAAAAA | Tucker | 97.5% | 35 | Rockdale County | AAAAAA |
| 30.45 | A | Dooly County | 50.2% | 0 | Hawkinsville | A |
| 30.11 | AAA | West Hall | 54.7% | 2 | East Hall | AAA |
| 29.67 | AAAAA | Creekview | 95.1% | 29 | Woodland (Cartersville) | AAAAA |
| 28.93 | AAAA | Pickens | 79.7% | 14 | Southeast Whitfield | AAAA |
| 28.54 | AA | Union County | 67.9% | 8 | Greene County | AA |
| 28.41 | AA | Bowdon | 63.7% | 6 | Greenville | A |
| 28.40 | AAAA | Northwest Whitfield | 76.0% | 12 | Gilmer | AAAA |
| 27.16 | AAAA | Lithonia | 84.1% | 17 | Chamblee | AAAA |
| 26.93 | AAAAA | Villa Rica | 80.5% | 14 | Lithia Springs | AAAAA |
| 26.81 | A | Mount Pisgah Christian | 67.0% | 7 | Fellowship Christian | A |
| 26.44 | AAA | Washington | 57.2% | 3 | Douglass | AAA |
| 26.37 | AAAAAA | Newton | 99.0% | 39 | Alcovy | AAAAAA |
| 26.27 | AA | Brooks County | 92.5% | 25 | Seminole County | AA |
| 25.79 | AAAAA | Forsyth Central | 85.7% | 18 | North Atlanta | AAAAA |
| 25.70 | AAA | Blessed Trinity | 99.2% | 40 | Therrell | AAA |
| 24.99 | AAAAAA | Lambert | 97.2% | 34 | Habersham Central | AAAAAA |
| 24.86 | AA | Benedictine | 99.4% | 40 | Jeff Davis | AA |
| 24.63 | AAAAA | Grovetown | 86.8% | 19 | Greenbrier | AAAAA |
| 24.37 | AAA | Peach County | 95.8% | 30 | Kendrick | AAA |
| 24.17 | A | Wilkinson County | 81.5% | 15 | Twiggs County | A |
| 23.99 | AAA | Pepperell | 87.7% | 20 | Rockmart | AAA |
| 22.83 | A | Stratford Academy | 84.4% | 17 | Tattnall Square | A |
| 22.53 | AA | Coosa | 69.1% | 8 | Gordon Lee | AA |
| 21.98 | AAAAA | Stephenson | 99.6% | 41 | Dunwoody | AAAAA |
| 21.11 | AA | Screven County | 84.3% | 17 | East Laurens | AA |
| 21.10 | AAAAA | Riverwood | 97.0% | 33 | North Springs | AAAAA |
| 20.17 | AAA | Jenkins | 92.4% | 25 | Beach | AAA |
| 20.01 | AAA | Lumpkin County | 63.5% | 6 | Fannin County | AAA |
| 19.46 | AA | Bacon County | 91.9% | 24 | Bryan County | AA |
| 19.43 | A | Mount Paran Christian | 97.4% | 34 | Walker | A |
| 19.43 | AAA | Southwest | 67.7% | 8 | Rutland | AAA |
| 18.59 | AAAAAA | Osborne | 55.1% | 2 | Johnson (Gainesville) | AAAA |
| 18.55 | AA | Long County | 63.4% | 6 | New Hampstead | AAAA |
| 18.06 | AAAAA | Mundy's Mill | 98.5% | 38 | Forest Park | AAAAA |
| 17.76 | AAAA | Chestatee | 58.1% | 4 | Madison County | AAAA |
| 17.13 | AAA | Laney | 96.0% | 31 | Butler | AAA |
| 16.78 | AAA | Cook | 95.7% | 30 | Toombs County | AAA |
| 16.65 | A | Savannah Country Day | 56.9% | 3 | Portal | A |
| 16.22 | A | Hancock Central | 66.0% | 7 | Warren County | A |
| 15.58 | AA | Putnam County | 88.0% | 20 | Northeast | AA |
| 15.34 | AAA | Southeast Bulloch | 88.6% | 21 | Savannah | AAA |
| 14.77 | AA | Dublin | 94.5% | 28 | Harlem | AA |
| 14.58 | AA | Macon County | 96.7% | 33 | Monticello | AA |
| 14.32 | AAA | Central (Carrollton) | 97.9% | 36 | Haralson County | AAA |
| 13.94 | A | Taylor County | 59.7% | 4 | Central (Talbotton) | A |
| 13.84 | AAAAA | Drew | 97.9% | 36 | Morrow | AAAAA |
| 13.52 | A | First Presbyterian | 83.8% | 17 | Mount de Sales | A |
| 12.64 | AAA | Adairsville | 97.7% | 35 | Murray County | AAA |
| 11.94 | A | Whitefield Academy | 65.8% | 7 | King's Ridge Christian | A |
| 11.47 | AAA | North Clayton | 87.7% | 20 | South Atlanta | AAA |
| 10.86 | AA | Crawford County | 51.1% | 1 | Social Circle | AA |
| 10.30 | AA | Washington-Wilkes | 92.8% | 25 | Riverside Military Academy | AA |
| 9.90 | A | Claxton | 68.4% | 8 | Jenkins County | A |
| 9.81 | AAAA | Thomas County Central | 99.0% | 39 | Albany | AAAA |
| 6.65 | A | Eagle's Landing Christian | 99.5% | 41 | Strong Rock Christian | A |
| 5.47 | A | Pinecrest Academy | 96.4% | 32 | St. Francis | A |
| 4.69 | AAA | Hart County | 98.8% | 39 | East Jackson | AAA |
| 4.35 | AAA | Johnson (Savannah) | 57.4% | 3 | Islands | AAA |
| 3.42 | AAA | Westside (Augusta) | 82.5% | 16 | Hephzibah | AAA |
| 2.81 | AA | Rabun County | 99.1% | 40 | Oglethorpe County | AA |
| 2.63 | A | Mitchell County | 84.2% | 17 | Baconton | A |
| 1.10 | AAAA | Wayne County | 99.3% | 40 | Windsor Forest | AAAA |
| 0.45 | A | Aquinas | 99.0% | 39 | Georgia Military College | A |
| 0.34 | A | Our Lady of Mercy | 84.2% | 17 | Mount Vernon Presbyterian | A |
| 0.18 | A | George Walton Academy | 86.9% | 19 | Lakeview Academy | A |
| -0.84 | A | Randolph-Clay | 82.7% | 16 | Calhoun County | A |
| -2.25 | AA | Model | 98.7% | 38 | Armuchee | AA |
| -3.23 | A | Pacelli | 97.5% | 35 | Schley County | A |
| -3.77 | A | Athens Christian | 93.7% | 27 | Towns County | A |
| -4.51 | A | Treutlen | 94.5% | 28 | Montgomery County | A |
| -4.87 | AAAA | Thomson | 99.8% | 41 | Clarkston | AAAAA |
| -7.26 | AAA | Coahulla Creek | 51.9% | 1 | Gordon Central | AAA |
| -14.82 | AAA | Ringgold | 99.4% | 40 | Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe | AAA |
| -15.40 | A | North Cobb Christian | 92.0% | 24 | Glascock County | A |
| -21.02 | A | Hebron Christian Academy | 97.1% | 34 | Providence Christian | A |
| -22.87 | AA | Chattahoochee County | 95.6% | 30 | Stewart County | A |
Oct 10
| Game Rate | Class | Favorite | Percent | Margin | Opponent | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53.44 | AAAAA | Carver (Columbus) | 76.0% | 12 | LaGrange | AAAAA |
| 40.87 | AAAA | Arabia Mountain | 70.4% | 9 | Redan | AAAA |
| 39.63 | AAA | Jackson | 79.3% | 14 | Spencer | AAA |
| 24.89 | AAA | Westside (Macon) | 95.4% | 30 | Jordan | AAA |
| 16.51 | AAA | Cedar Grove | 99.0% | 39 | McNair | AAA |
| 10.44 | AAA | Josey | 77.1% | 12 | Glenn Hills | AAA |
| 2.81 | AA | Holy Innocents | 91.4% | 23 | K.I.P.P. Atlanta Collegiate | AA |


