Notable results from Week 8: Ola makes Eagle's Landing's stay in top 10 a short one

Eagle's Landing, which moved into the Class AAAAA top 10 last week, has been ranked three times in its history. It lost its next game all three times. This year it was a 17-point loss to an Ola team that came in as a 21-point underdog, according to the computer Maxwell Ratings. The victory was Ola's first in region play this season and first in history against a state-ranked opponent.

2. Chapel Hill 35, Sandy Creek 32: Sandy Creek's 15-season streak of playoff appearances is in serious jeopardy after a loss to 11-point underdog Chapel Hill. The Fighting Patriots, who play top-ranked Cartersville this week, fell into sixth place in seven-team Region 5-AAAA and likely will need to win three of their final four games to reach the postseason.

3. Christian Heritage 12, Bowdon 7: Christian Heritage was the biggest Maxwell underdog of the week to come up with a victory, beating 26-point favorite Bowdon for its first win of the year. Bowdon fell to 2-5, although the first four losses came against teams that have spent at least some time in the top 10 this season. Bowdon beat the Lions 43-14 in 2016.

4. Glenn Hills 32, Laney 14: Glenn Hills beat Laney for the first time since 1997, ending a nine-game losing streak against its Augusta rival in which the Spartans were outscored 346-39 and only one game was closer than 20 points. Glenn Hills, a one-point favorite, is tied for third in Region 4-AA and seeking its second consecutive playoff appearance.

5. Grovetown 42, Heritage (Conyers) 39:Grovetown is alone in first place in Region 3-AAAAAA after a victory over 16-point favorite Heritage, the defending region champion. Grovetown is 2-0 in region play and 4-3 overall, with two of the losses coming against undefeated teams Burke County and Richmond Hill. Grovetown finished in third place last season.

Worth noting: Baconton Charter beat 12-point favorite Randolph-Clay 21-6 for its first victory against anyone other than Pataula Charter since the final game of the 2015 season. The Blazers are 14-59 overall since starting the program in 2010. ... Bleckley County, a 2-8 team last year, is 5-2 in its first season under coach Van Lassiter after a 42-28 victory over Washington County, which beat the Royals 39-7 last year. Bleckley County is tied for second place in Region 3-AA. ... Fayette County, which won its only region title in 2007, is alone in first place in Region 3-AAAAA after a 41-35 win over McIntosh. The loss was the first for McIntosh, which started the season 5-0 for just the second time in school history. ... Jenkins County beat Johnson County 35-14 to improve to 6-1, its best record at this point in the season since 1966. Jenkins County is tied with ninth-ranked Emanuel County Institute for first place in subregion B of Region 3-A. ... Whitefield Academy upset 2016 Class A private-school runner-up Fellowship Christian 31-24 and has its first four-game winning streak since 2009. The Wolfpack is in third place in Region 6-A Div. B heading into this week's game against third-ranked Mount Paran Christian.