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Maxwell Week 3 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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Aug 30
| Game Rate | Class | Team | Pct | Proj | Team | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38.47 | AAAA | Troup | 92.6% | 25 | Columbus | AAAA |
| -14.93 | A | Pelham | 99.5% | 41 | Baconton Charter | A |
Aug 31
| Game Rate | Class | Team | Pct | Proj | Team | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80.96 | AAAAAAA | Lowndes | 66.9% | 7 | Parkview | AAAAAAA |
| 78.26 | AAAAAAA | Norcross | 55.4% | 2 | Mill Creek | AAAAAAA |
| 75.18 | AAAAAA | Lee County | 64.5% | 6 | Peach County | AAA |
| 70.20 | AAAAAA | Coffee | 59.1% | 4 | Ware County | AAAAA |
| 68.42 | AAAAAAA | Brookwood | 65.2% | 7 | South Gwinnett | AAAAAAA |
| 66.10 | AAAAAA | Northside (Warner Robins) | 69.9% | 9 | Jones County | AAAAA |
| 65.35 | AAAAAAA | South Forsyth | 59.4% | 4 | Etowah | AAAAAAA |
| 65.12 | AAAAAA | Allatoona | 52.1% | 1 | Creekview | AAAAAA |
| 64.04 | AAAAAAA | Marietta | 58.8% | 4 | Collins Hill | AAAAAAA |
| 62.80 | AAAA | Blessed Trinity | 85.5% | 18 | Woodward Academy | AAAA |
| 61.82 | AAA | Westminster (Atlanta) | 70.0% | 9 | St. Pius X | AAAA |
| 60.89 | AAAAAAA | Mountain View | 67.1% | 7 | Dacula | AAAAAA |
| 60.72 | AAAAAAA | Colquitt County | 97.4% | 34 | Thomasville | AA |
| 58.66 | AAAAA | Kell | 68.4% | 8 | Lassiter | AAAAAAA |
| 56.77 | AAAAA | Wayne County | 52.5% | 1 | Richmond Hill | AAAAAA |
| 55.96 | AAAAAA | Alpharetta | 63.5% | 6 | Lanier | AAAAAA |
| 55.24 | AA | Brooks County | 70.8% | 9 | Clinch County | A |
| 54.82 | AA | Hapeville Charter | 86.9% | 19 | Heard County | AA |
| 54.32 | AAAAA | Dutchtown | 72.4% | 10 | Crisp County | AAA |
| 54.11 | AAAAAAA | Camden County | 81.9% | 15 | Locust Grove | AAAAA |
| 54.08 | AAAAA | Clarke Central | 53.6% | 2 | Flowery Branch | AAAA |
| 53.85 | AAAA | Thomson | 71.3% | 9 | Eagle's Landing | AAAAA |
| 53.57 | AAAAAAA | Roswell | 89.0% | 21 | Centennial | AAAAAA |
| 53.44 | AAAAAA | Alexander | 50.4% | 1 | Newnan | AAAAAAA |
| 53.43 | AAAA | West Laurens | 63.7% | 6 | Dodge County | AA |
| 52.72 | A | Irwin County | 68.1% | 8 | Mount Paran Christian | A |
| 52.09 | AAA | Pace Academy | 74.6% | 11 | Monroe Area | AAA |
| 51.44 | AAAAA | Starr's Mill | 77.6% | 13 | Northgate | AAAAAA |
| 51.26 | AAAAAAA | Hillgrove | 92.3% | 25 | Banneker | AAAAA |
| 50.41 | AAAA | Spalding | 58.7% | 4 | Oconee County | AAAA |
| 49.71 | AAAAAAA | North Cobb | 91.7% | 24 | Campbell | AAAAAAA |
| 47.51 | AAAAAAA | Woodstock | 74.6% | 11 | Cambridge | AAAAAA |
| 47.49 | AAA | Westside (Macon) | 52.7% | 1 | Perry | AAAA |
| 47.41 | AAAAAAA | Kennesaw Mountain | 72.8% | 10 | Riverwood | AAAAA |
| 47.36 | AA | Dublin | 59.5% | 4 | Swainsboro | AA |
| 47.00 | A | Athens Academy | 55.9% | 3 | Stephens County | AAAA |
| 46.02 | AAAAAAA | Lambert | 59.0% | 4 | Gainesville | AAAAAA |
| 44.68 | AAAAA | Whitewater | 50.8% | 1 | Ola | AAAAA |
| 44.63 | AAAAAAA | Cherokee | 60.9% | 5 | North Hall | AAA |
| 44.47 | AAAAAA | Dalton | 88.0% | 20 | Northwest Whitfield | AAAA |
| 44.45 | AAAAAAA | North Paulding | 93.4% | 26 | East Paulding | AAAAA |
| 44.12 | AA | Vidalia | 68.0% | 8 | Emanuel County Institute | A |
| 43.05 | A | Eagle's Landing Christian | 91.4% | 23 | Heritage (Conyers) | AAAAAA |
| 42.49 | AAA | Jefferson | 79.3% | 14 | West Hall | AAAA |
| 41.74 | AAAAA | Veterans | 74.4% | 11 | Baldwin | AAAA |
| 41.62 | AAAAA | Woodland (Stockbridge) | 72.2% | 10 | Jonesboro | AAAAA |
| 41.24 | AAA | Liberty County | 80.2% | 14 | Statesboro | AAAAA |
| 40.93 | AAAAA | Carrollton | 93.1% | 26 | Riverdale | AAAAA |
| 40.82 | AAAAAAA | Walton | 98.5% | 38 | Pope | AAAAAA |
| 40.62 | AAAAAAA | North Forsyth | 74.2% | 11 | Northview | AAAAAA |
| 40.22 | AA | Fitzgerald | 81.7% | 15 | Dooly County | A |
| 39.59 | A | Prince Avenue Christian | 78.8% | 13 | Wesleyan | A |
| 39.47 | AAAA | Upson-Lee | 69.2% | 8 | Harris County | AAAAA |
| 38.84 | AAAAAAA | Wheeler | 86.3% | 18 | Shiloh | AAAAAAA |
| 38.56 | AAAAAA | Sprayberry | 56.0% | 3 | South Cobb | AAAAAA |
| 38.25 | AAAA | Pickens | 59.3% | 4 | Pepperell | AA |
| 37.98 | AAAAAA | Harrison | 96.3% | 32 | River Ridge | AAAAAA |
| 36.87 | AAAAA | Hiram | 79.0% | 13 | South Paulding | AAAAAA |
| 36.70 | AAAA | White County | 76.2% | 12 | Habersham Central | AAAAAA |
| 36.43 | AAAAAA | Valdosta | 96.5% | 32 | Bradwell Institute | AAAAAA |
| 36.21 | AAAA | Sandy Creek | 93.9% | 27 | Hampton | AAAA |
| 35.73 | AAAAA | Cass | 57.5% | 3 | Forsyth Central | AAAAAAA |
| 35.54 | A | Charlton County | 64.2% | 6 | Appling County | AAA |
| 35.34 | A | Macon County | 62.2% | 5 | Southwest | AA |
| 35.29 | A | Savannah Christian | 52.4% | 1 | Toombs County | AA |
| 35.22 | AAAAAA | Evans | 82.4% | 16 | Richmond Academy | AAAA |
| 35.10 | AAA | Cook | 73.5% | 10 | Early County | AA |
| 34.84 | AAAA | Westover | 50.3% | 0 | Monroe | AAA |
| 34.78 | AAAAA | Arabia Mountain | 87.7% | 20 | M.L. King | AAAAAA |
| 34.60 | AA | Callaway | 94.4% | 28 | LaGrange | AAAA |
| 34.47 | AA | Chattooga | 58.2% | 4 | Heritage (Ringgold) | AAAA |
| 34.12 | AAAAAA | Mundy's Mill | 54.2% | 2 | Central (Carrollton) | AAAA |
| 33.87 | A | Trinity Christian (Sharpsburg) | 51.1% | 1 | Tattnall Square | A |
| 33.65 | AAAA | Eastside | 93.6% | 26 | Alcovy | AAAAAA |
| 33.48 | AAA | Cedar Grove | 97.5% | 35 | Columbia | AAAAA |
| 33.06 | AAAAA | Loganville | 74.0% | 11 | North Oconee | AAAA |
| 32.71 | A | Stratford Academy | 65.2% | 7 | George Walton Academy | A |
| 32.67 | AAAA | Northside (Columbus) | 80.1% | 14 | Spencer | AA |
| 32.52 | A | Commerce | 83.2% | 16 | Hart County | AAA |
| 32.40 | AAAAA | Southwest DeKalb | 92.4% | 25 | Tri-Cities | AAAAAA |
| 32.33 | AAAAA | Cedar Shoals | 63.0% | 6 | Greenbrier | AAAAAA |
| 32.32 | AAAA | Hardaway | 66.2% | 7 | Fayette County | AAAAA |
| 31.99 | AA | Bleckley County | 59.9% | 4 | Telfair County | A |
| 31.91 | A | Turner County | 62.3% | 5 | Taylor County | A |
| 31.35 | AAAAAAA | Discovery | 73.2% | 10 | Rockdale County | AAAAAAA |
| 31.34 | AAAA | Howard | 82.1% | 15 | Central (Macon) | AAA |
| 31.20 | A | Darlington | 86.6% | 19 | Sonoraville | AAA |
| 30.02 | AAA | Lovett | 94.7% | 28 | B.E.S.T. Academy | AA |
| 29.95 | AA | Berrien | 60.4% | 5 | Bacon County | AA |
| 29.22 | A | First Presbyterian | 53.6% | 2 | Mount Vernon Presbyterian | A |
| 28.62 | AAAA | Mary Persons | 97.8% | 35 | Morrow | AAAAAA |
| 27.73 | AAA | Southeast Bulloch | 84.5% | 17 | Tattnall County | AAA |
| 26.79 | AAAAA | Woodland (Cartersville) | 75.8% | 12 | East Hall | AAA |
| 26.69 | A | Mount Zion (Carroll) | 87.5% | 20 | Coosa | AA |
| 26.53 | AAAAA | Grady | 61.4% | 5 | Washington | AA |
| 26.40 | AAAAAA | Brunswick | 96.1% | 31 | McIntosh County Academy | A |
| 25.46 | AAAAAA | Lakeside (Evans) | 82.1% | 15 | Duluth | AAAAAAA |
| 24.04 | A | Washington-Wilkes | 75.1% | 11 | Harlem | AA |
| 23.56 | AAA | Morgan County | 79.0% | 13 | Walnut Grove | AAAAA |
| 22.95 | AAAAA | Rome | 99.9% | 41 | North Clayton | AAAA |
| 22.71 | AAAAAAA | Tift County | 99.4% | 41 | Worth County | AAA |
| 21.97 | AAAA | Madison County | 58.8% | 4 | Apalachee | AAAAAA |
| 21.63 | AAA | Jackson County | 64.0% | 6 | Lumpkin County | AAA |
| 21.59 | AAAAAA | North Atlanta | 79.1% | 13 | KIPP Atlanta Collegiate | AA |
| 20.51 | AAAAA | McIntosh | 78.3% | 13 | Henry County | AAAA |
| 20.36 | A | Atkinson County | 51.2% | 1 | Brantley County | AAA |
| 19.53 | AAAA | Cartersville | 99.9% | 42 | Luella | AAAA |
| 19.49 | A | Manchester | 95.1% | 29 | Our Lady of Mercy | A |
| 19.37 | AAA | Redan | 53.0% | 2 | McNair | AA |
| 19.20 | AAA | Pierce County | 94.3% | 28 | Beach | AAA |
| 18.69 | AAA | Calhoun | 99.6% | 41 | Therrell | AA |
| 18.57 | A | Brookstone | 63.7% | 6 | Jordan | AA |
| 17.95 | AA | Metter | 71.4% | 9 | Jenkins County | A |
| 17.73 | AAAAA | Union Grove | 88.7% | 21 | Strong Rock Christian | A |
| 17.46 | AA | Douglass | 92.2% | 24 | Towers | AAA |
| 16.09 | AAA | North Murray | 84.3% | 17 | Model | AA |
| 16.06 | A | Mitchell County | 84.1% | 17 | Chattahoochee County | A |
| 15.50 | A | Mount de Sales | 61.1% | 5 | Pinecrest Academy | A |
| 15.19 | A | Wilcox County | 65.8% | 7 | Hawkinsville | A |
| 15.02 | AA | Butler | 55.6% | 3 | Montgomery County | A |
| 14.53 | A | Greene County | 63.9% | 6 | Putnam County | AA |
| 14.31 | AAAAAA | Tucker | 99.7% | 41 | Forest Park | AAAAAA |
| 14.26 | AA | Union County | 88.7% | 21 | Towns County | A |
| 13.37 | A | Walker | 58.2% | 4 | North Cobb Christian | A |
| 13.01 | AAAA | Cross Creek | 58.6% | 4 | Glenn Hills | AA |
| 12.61 | A | Johnson County | 65.5% | 7 | Warren County | A |
| 11.60 | A | Bowdon | 77.0% | 12 | Monticello | AA |
| 11.38 | AAAA | LaFayette | 60.2% | 4 | Gordon Lee | A |
| 11.10 | AAAAA | North Springs | 88.1% | 20 | Denmark | AAAA |
| 10.90 | AAAAAA | Dunwoody | 83.8% | 17 | Chamblee | AAAAA |
| 10.69 | AA | Bryan County | 64.6% | 6 | Long County | AAA |
| 10.42 | A | Aquinas | 94.4% | 28 | Wilkinson County | A |
| 9.95 | AA | Temple | 57.9% | 3 | Kendrick | AAA |
| 9.59 | AA | Jeff Davis | 91.6% | 24 | East Laurens | AA |
| 8.95 | A | Mount Pisgah Christian | 80.7% | 14 | St. Francis | A |
| 8.50 | A | Calvary Day | 97.8% | 36 | Islands | AAA |
| 8.25 | AAA | Haralson County | 57.1% | 3 | Armuchee | AA |
| 6.80 | AAAAAA | Houston County | 98.4% | 37 | Rutland | AAA |
| 6.63 | A | Athens Christian | 88.6% | 20 | Landmark Christian | A |
| 5.71 | AAAAAA | Sequoyah | 99.4% | 41 | Osborne | AAAAAA |
| 5.47 | A | Miller County | 78.6% | 13 | Terrell County | A |
| 3.91 | A | Trion | 96.0% | 31 | Dade County | AA |
| -0.03 | A | Hancock Central | 83.1% | 16 | Josey | AA |
| -0.91 | AAA | Pike County | 98.8% | 39 | Greenville | A |
| -4.59 | AAAAA | Lithonia | 97.6% | 35 | Stone Mountain | AAA |
| -4.73 | AAAAA | Lithia Springs | 92.9% | 25 | Berkmar | AAAAAAA |
| -5.79 | A | King's Ridge Christian | 63.1% | 6 | Providence Christian | A |
| -6.00 | A | Treutlen | 52.9% | 1 | Twiggs County | A |
| -6.25 | A | Seminole County | 90.1% | 22 | Calhoun County | A |
| -7.45 | AAAAA | Johnson (Gainesville) | 71.1% | 9 | Cherokee Bluff | AAA |
| -9.84 | AAAAAA | Glynn Academy | 100.0% | 42 | Groves | AAA |
| -11.40 | AAAA | Gilmer | 50.8% | 1 | Gordon Central | AA |
| -13.26 | A | Savannah Country Day | 99.5% | 41 | Johnson (Savannah) | AAA |
| -15.59 | A | Central (Talbotton) | 69.1% | 8 | Crawford County | A |
| -16.38 | AAA | East Jackson | 81.9% | 15 | Oglethorpe County | AA |
| -17.43 | AAAA | Southeast Whitfield | 98.5% | 38 | Coahulla Creek | AAA |
| -18.64 | AA | South Atlanta | 98.8% | 39 | Clarkston | AAAAA |
| -21.41 | A | Randolph-Clay | 87.7% | 20 | Stewart County | A |
| -31.67 | A | Wheeler County | 97.5% | 34 | Glascock County | A |
| -52.28 | AA | Lamar County | 100.0% | 42 | ACE Charter | A |
| -53.12 | AA | Social Circle | 99.7% | 41 | Cross Keys | AAAAA |
Sep 1
| Game Rate | Class | Team | Pct | Proj | Team | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.22 | AAAAA | Stockbridge | 94.1% | 27 | Carver (Atlanta) | AAAAA |

