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Maxwell Week 6 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 percent 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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Sep 20
| Game Rate | Class | Team | Pct | Proj | Team | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33.95 | AAA | Jackson | 79.1% | 13 | Central (Macon) | AAA |
| 33.85 | AAAAAA | Mundy's Mill | 70.0% | 9 | M.L. King | AAAAAA |
| 23.59 | AAAAA | Riverdale | 85.1% | 18 | McIntosh | AAAAA |
| -48.73 | A | ACE Charter | 63.9% | 6 | Pataula Charter | A |
Sep 21
| Game Rate | Class | Team | Pct | Proj | Team | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91.85 | AAAAAAA | Colquitt County | 64.9% | 6 | Grayson | AAAAAAA |
| 84.32 | AAAAAAA | Archer | 54.8% | 2 | Buford | AAAAA |
| 76.96 | AAAAAAA | Parkview | 71.6% | 9 | Milton | AAAAAAA |
| 71.63 | AAAAAAA | Hillgrove | 67.7% | 8 | South Forsyth | AAAAAAA |
| 70.04 | AAAAAAA | Lowndes | 75.9% | 12 | Valdosta | AAAAAA |
| 67.30 | AAAAA | Warner Robins | 72.0% | 10 | Northside (Warner Robins) | AAAAAA |
| 64.71 | AAAAA | Ware County | 53.1% | 2 | Glynn Academy | AAAAAA |
| 63.86 | AAAAAAA | Westlake | 64.7% | 6 | Newton | AAAAAAA |
| 62.25 | AAAAAAA | Roswell | 84.5% | 17 | Wheeler | AAAAAAA |
| 59.29 | AAAA | Troup | 76.9% | 12 | Chapel Hill | AAAA |
| 58.31 | AAAAAA | Harrison | 69.5% | 8 | Dalton | AAAAAA |
| 56.32 | AAAAAAA | McEachern | 92.8% | 25 | East Coweta | AAAAAAA |
| 55.90 | AAA | Cedar Grove | 87.0% | 19 | Lovett | AAA |
| 55.00 | AAAAA | Carrollton | 80.1% | 14 | East Paulding | AAAAA |
| 53.89 | AAAAAAA | Norcross | 85.9% | 18 | Central Gwinnett | AAAAAAA |
| 53.37 | AAAA | Burke County | 73.0% | 10 | Effingham County | AAAAAA |
| 53.12 | AAAA | Cartersville | 95.5% | 30 | Cedartown | AAAA |
| 52.50 | AAAAAAA | Walton | 96.8% | 33 | Newnan | AAAAAAA |
| 52.44 | AAAAA | Bainbridge | 60.5% | 5 | Crisp County | AAA |
| 52.26 | AA | Brooks County | 60.9% | 5 | Thomas County Central | AAAAA |
| 51.92 | AAAAAA | Douglas County | 74.5% | 11 | Hughes | AAAAAA |
| 51.43 | AAAAAA | Lanier | 50.2% | 0 | Lambert | AAAAAAA |
| 51.30 | AAAAA | Veterans | 64.3% | 6 | Perry | AAAA |
| 51.26 | AAAAAAA | North Cobb | 90.1% | 22 | Pebblebrook | AAAAAAA |
| 48.69 | AAAAAAA | Woodstock | 73.6% | 10 | North Forsyth | AAAAAAA |
| 48.32 | AAAAAA | Richmond Hill | 73.7% | 11 | Liberty County | AAA |
| 48.25 | AAAAAA | Winder-Barrow | 56.6% | 3 | Oconee County | AAAA |
| 48.12 | AAAAAAA | Kennesaw Mountain | 59.8% | 4 | Lassiter | AAAAAAA |
| 47.69 | AAAAAA | Allatoona | 82.2% | 15 | Sprayberry | AAAAAA |
| 44.99 | AAAAAAA | North Paulding | 92.3% | 25 | Campbell | AAAAAAA |
| 44.96 | AAAAA | Jonesboro | 52.2% | 1 | Starr's Mill | AAAAA |
| 44.53 | AAAAAAA | South Gwinnett | 77.9% | 13 | Heritage (Conyers) | AAAAAA |
| 44.18 | AAAA | West Laurens | 78.6% | 13 | Statesboro | AAAAA |
| 43.99 | AAAA | Flowery Branch | 84.7% | 17 | Gainesville | AAAAAA |
| 43.96 | AAAAAA | Brunswick | 80.9% | 15 | New Hampstead | AAAAA |
| 43.61 | AAAAA | Cedar Shoals | 52.9% | 2 | Stephens County | AAAA |
| 43.15 | AAAAAAA | Mountain View | 91.5% | 24 | Peachtree Ridge | AAAAAAA |
| 42.67 | AAAAA | Hiram | 68.7% | 8 | Woodland (Cartersville) | AAAAA |
| 42.52 | AAAA | Carver (Columbus) | 55.2% | 2 | Columbus | AAAA |
| 42.49 | A | Mount Paran Christian | 70.8% | 9 | Fellowship Christian | A |
| 41.65 | AAAA | St. Pius X | 95.7% | 30 | Loganville | AAAAA |
| 41.08 | AAAAA | Wayne County | 95.1% | 29 | Appling County | AAA |
| 41.02 | AA | Dodge County | 87.8% | 20 | Southwest | AA |
| 40.90 | AAAAA | Banneker | 81.1% | 15 | Maynard Jackson | AAAAA |
| 39.97 | AAAAAA | Johns Creek | 71.7% | 9 | Northview | AAAAAA |
| 39.61 | AAAA | Americus-Sumter | 66.2% | 7 | Hardaway | AAAA |
| 39.47 | AAAAA | Griffin | 82.6% | 16 | Whitewater | AAAAA |
| 37.71 | AAAAA | Villa Rica | 64.9% | 6 | Paulding County | AAAAA |
| 37.43 | AAAA | Cairo | 83.5% | 16 | Westover | AAAA |
| 37.36 | A | Darlington | 72.3% | 10 | Mount Zion (Carroll) | A |
| 37.29 | AAAAAA | Northgate | 79.5% | 14 | South Paulding | AAAAAA |
| 37.04 | AAAA | Thomson | 86.1% | 18 | Grovetown | AAAAAA |
| 35.59 | AAA | Pierce County | 67.5% | 8 | South Effingham | AAAAA |
| 35.44 | AAAAA | Harris County | 57.7% | 3 | Northside (Columbus) | AAAA |
| 35.41 | AAAAAA | Dacula | 92.8% | 25 | Rockdale County | AAAAAAA |
| 35.37 | AA | Thomasville | 94.4% | 28 | Cook | AAA |
| 35.25 | A | Marion County | 69.6% | 9 | Manchester | A |
| 34.66 | A | Charlton County | 58.3% | 4 | Turner County | A |
| 34.42 | AAAAAA | Tucker | 95.9% | 31 | Drew | AAAAAA |
| 34.10 | AAAAAA | Alexander | 81.2% | 15 | New Manchester | AAAAAA |
| 33.57 | AAAA | Blessed Trinity | 99.5% | 41 | West Hall | AAAA |
| 33.29 | AA | Jefferson County | 71.3% | 9 | Harlem | AA |
| 33.25 | AAAAAA | Creekside | 81.2% | 15 | Tri-Cities | AAAAAA |
| 33.00 | AAAA | Marist | 97.4% | 34 | White County | AAAA |
| 32.76 | AAAAA | Stockbridge | 98.3% | 37 | Columbia | AAAAA |
| 32.62 | AAAAAA | Cambridge | 63.0% | 6 | North Atlanta | AAAAAA |
| 32.38 | A | Eagle's Landing Christian | 96.4% | 32 | Trinity Christian (Sharpsburg) | A |
| 32.06 | AAAA | LaGrange | 59.0% | 4 | Central (Carrollton) | AAAA |
| 31.73 | A | Commerce | 78.2% | 13 | Madison County | AAAA |
| 31.25 | AA | Bleckley County | 55.8% | 3 | Northeast | AA |
| 31.18 | AAAAAAA | Mill Creek | 98.9% | 39 | Duluth | AAAAAAA |
| 31.17 | AAAAAAA | Shiloh | 67.5% | 8 | Lithonia | AAAAA |
| 30.55 | AAAAAA | Pope | 72.4% | 10 | Chattahoochee | AAAAAA |
| 30.27 | AAAA | North Oconee | 71.4% | 9 | Walnut Grove | AAAAA |
| 30.15 | AAAAA | Carver (Atlanta) | 82.5% | 16 | North Springs | AAAAA |
| 30.06 | AAAAAA | Lovejoy | 87.3% | 19 | Morrow | AAAAAA |
| 29.87 | AAAAAAA | North Gwinnett | 99.6% | 41 | Discovery | AAAAAAA |
| 29.76 | A | Irwin County | 96.2% | 31 | Telfair County | A |
| 29.27 | AAAA | Baldwin | 76.8% | 12 | Greenbrier | AAAAAA |
| 28.98 | A | Dooly County | 73.7% | 11 | Schley County | A |
| 28.56 | AAA | North Murray | 71.3% | 9 | Adairsville | AAA |
| 27.90 | A | Wesleyan | 71.0% | 9 | Holy Innocents | A |
| 27.79 | AAA | Jenkins | 84.0% | 17 | Windsor Forest | AAA |
| 27.67 | AAAAA | Rome | 99.7% | 41 | Cass | AAAAA |
| 27.65 | AAA | Monroe Area | 95.6% | 30 | Morgan County | AAA |
| 27.36 | AA | South Atlanta | 50.5% | 1 | B.E.S.T. Academy | AA |
| 27.31 | AA | Heard County | 90.5% | 22 | Spencer | AA |
| 27.01 | AAA | Calhoun | 98.8% | 38 | Ringgold | AAA |
| 26.98 | AAA | Hart County | 61.0% | 5 | Jackson County | AAA |
| 26.33 | AAA | Greater Atlanta Christian | 98.3% | 37 | East Hall | AAA |
| 26.07 | A | Stratford Academy | 59.5% | 4 | Mount de Sales | A |
| 25.67 | AA | Screven County | 76.4% | 12 | Laney | AA |
| 25.29 | AAAAA | Decatur | 50.0% | 0 | Grady | AAAAA |
| 24.76 | AAAAAA | Alpharetta | 97.2% | 34 | Dunwoody | AAAAAA |
| 24.20 | AAAAAAA | Meadowcreek | 93.1% | 26 | Lakeside (Atlanta) | AAAAAAA |
| 24.05 | A | Macon County | 75.8% | 12 | Taylor County | A |
| 23.48 | A | Emanuel County Institute | 80.1% | 14 | Jenkins County | A |
| 22.91 | A | Clinch County | 96.1% | 31 | Wilcox County | A |
| 22.63 | AA | Metter | 79.6% | 14 | Toombs County | AA |
| 22.26 | AA | Pepperell | 78.2% | 13 | Coosa | AA |
| 22.22 | AAAA | Denmark | 82.6% | 16 | Chestatee | AAAA |
| 21.99 | AA | Jeff Davis | 74.6% | 11 | Bacon County | AA |
| 21.88 | AAAA | Ridgeland | 97.3% | 34 | Heritage (Ringgold) | AAAA |
| 21.87 | AAA | Haralson County | 59.4% | 4 | Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe | AAA |
| 19.08 | AA | Douglass | 93.7% | 27 | Therrell | AA |
| 18.88 | A | Hebron Christian Academy | 77.3% | 12 | Athens Christian | A |
| 18.68 | A | Washington-Wilkes | 66.3% | 7 | Hancock Central | A |
| 18.53 | AAA | Monroe | 69.1% | 8 | Dougherty | AAAA |
| 18.41 | AAAA | Southeast Whitfield | 50.8% | 1 | LaFayette | AAAA |
| 18.05 | A | North Cobb Christian | 70.8% | 9 | Bowdon | A |
| 17.87 | AAA | Benedictine | 99.6% | 41 | Savannah | AAA |
| 17.35 | AA | Berrien | 87.3% | 19 | Brantley County | AAA |
| 17.19 | AAAAAA | Mount Zion (Jonesboro) | 71.9% | 10 | Forest Park | AAAAAA |
| 16.79 | AA | Hapeville Charter | 99.7% | 41 | McNair | AA |
| 16.18 | A | Pelham | 89.7% | 22 | Miller County | A |
| 15.76 | A | Calvary Day | 94.9% | 29 | McIntosh County Academy | A |
| 14.60 | AA | Callaway | 98.4% | 37 | Temple | AA |
| 14.56 | A | Pinecrest Academy | 71.2% | 9 | Walker | A |
| 14.54 | AAAAA | Riverwood | 92.9% | 25 | Lithia Springs | AAAAA |
| 14.16 | AA | Vidalia | 97.1% | 34 | Bryan County | AA |
| 13.69 | AAA | Southeast Bulloch | 91.6% | 24 | Beach | AAA |
| 13.49 | AAA | Pace Academy | 98.5% | 38 | Redan | AAA |
| 13.02 | A | Strong Rock Christian | 64.5% | 6 | Our Lady of Mercy | A |
| 12.72 | AA | Rabun County | 98.8% | 39 | Monticello | AA |
| 12.63 | AA | Union County | 92.0% | 24 | Putnam County | AA |
| 12.51 | AAA | Westminster (Atlanta) | 99.2% | 40 | Towers | AAA |
| 12.27 | A | Whitefield Academy | 90.7% | 23 | St. Francis | A |
| 10.71 | AA | Dublin | 97.8% | 35 | East Laurens | AA |
| 10.13 | AA | Hephzibah | 90.8% | 23 | Glenn Hills | AA |
| 10.04 | A | Chattahoochee County | 65.7% | 7 | Seminole County | A |
| 9.28 | AAA | Dawson County | 98.5% | 38 | Lumpkin County | AAA |
| 8.19 | A | Athens Academy | 98.8% | 39 | Towns County | A |
| 7.13 | AAAAAA | Bradwell Institute | 94.9% | 29 | Long County | AAA |
| 6.45 | A | Trion | 89.7% | 22 | Gordon Lee | A |
| 5.99 | A | Mount Vernon Presbyterian | 94.5% | 28 | Landmark Christian | A |
| 5.92 | AAAAAA | Coffee | 99.9% | 42 | Chamblee | AAAAA |
| 5.40 | AAAAAA | South Cobb | 95.5% | 30 | Osborne | AAAAAA |
| 5.39 | AAA | Peach County | 99.8% | 41 | Kendrick | AAA |
| 5.35 | A | Lincoln County | 95.0% | 29 | Warren County | A |
| 5.34 | A | Brookstone | 89.6% | 21 | Greenville | A |
| 5.27 | AA | Model | 73.8% | 11 | Armuchee | AA |
| 3.95 | AAA | Westside (Macon) | 98.3% | 37 | Rutland | AAA |
| 3.45 | A | Prince Avenue Christian | 99.3% | 40 | Riverside Military Academy | A |
| 3.10 | AA | Elbert County | 97.1% | 33 | Social Circle | AA |
| 2.78 | AA | Chattooga | 96.4% | 32 | Gordon Central | AA |
| 1.47 | AA | Rockmart | 99.6% | 41 | Dade County | AA |
| -0.36 | AA | Lamar County | 92.3% | 25 | Jordan | AA |
| -0.77 | A | Greene County | 88.0% | 20 | Georgia Military College | A |
| -1.26 | A | Johnson County | 89.9% | 22 | Treutlen | A |
| -1.34 | A | Atkinson County | 92.4% | 25 | Lanier County | A |
| -1.64 | AA | Westside (Augusta) | 68.1% | 8 | Josey | AA |
| -1.65 | A | George Walton Academy | 98.4% | 37 | Lakeview Academy | A |
| -2.26 | AAA | Sonoraville | 95.5% | 30 | Murray County | AAA |
| -3.74 | A | Calhoun County | 52.9% | 1 | Terrell County | A |
| -5.61 | AAA | North Hall | 99.5% | 41 | Cherokee Bluff | AAA |
| -6.80 | AAAAAAA | Brookwood | 100.0% | 42 | Berkmar | AAAAAAA |
| -8.27 | A | Mount Pisgah Christian | 95.5% | 30 | King's Ridge Christian | A |
| -8.47 | AAA | Jefferson | 99.9% | 41 | East Jackson | AAA |
| -8.85 | A | Hawkinsville | 88.9% | 21 | Crawford County | A |
| -13.36 | AAA | Islands | 94.1% | 27 | Groves | AAA |
| -15.25 | AAAA | Pickens | 99.7% | 41 | Gilmer | AAAA |
| -15.33 | A | Pacelli | 70.6% | 9 | Central (Talbotton) | A |
| -19.13 | A | Mitchell County | 99.4% | 40 | Stewart County | A |
| -19.56 | AA | Banks County | 97.2% | 34 | Oglethorpe County | AA |
| -20.12 | A | Tattnall Square | 99.0% | 39 | Twiggs County | A |
| -20.86 | AAAAAAA | Forsyth Central | 99.6% | 41 | Clarkston | AAAAA |
| -52.86 | AA | Bremen | 100.0% | 42 | Cross Keys | AAAAA |
Sep 22
| Game Rate | Class | Team | Pct | Proj | Team | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21.24 | AA | Washington | 80.0% | 14 | KIPP Atlanta Collegiate | AA |

