Two-time defending state champion Colquitt County is out of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution high school football rankings for the first time since 2012 while a couple of Cobb County schools, Lassiter and Harrison, are breaking rankings droughts.
There also is a new No. 1 team. Macon County (1-0) takes over for Clinch County in the Class A public-school division. Clinch, the reigning champion, was beaten by Brooks County 35-21 on Friday.
In the highest classification, Colquitt County dropped to 0-3 after a 21-20 loss to Tucker. It is the first time that Colquitt has been missing from the rankings or lost a home game to a Georgia team since 2012.
That opened a spot for Lassiter (3-0), which is ranked the first time since 2012. Lassiter won 24-9 against previously third-ranked Kell of AAAAA. Lassiter is No. 7.
Harrison (3-0) is No. 9 in AAAAAA after a 25-13 victory over North Cobb. Harrison is ranked for the first time since 2008.
1. (1) Roswell (2-0)
2. (4) Mill Creek (2-0)
3. (2) Grayson (1-1)
4. (3) McEachern (1-1)
5. (9) South Gwinnett (3-0)
6. (5) Norcross (2-0)
7. (NR) Lassiter (3-0)
8. (8) Brookwood (2-1)
9. (NR) Lowndes (2-1)
10. (NR) North Gwinnett (2-1)
Out: No. 6 Colquitt County (0-3), No. 7 Parkview (2-1), No. 10 Hillgrove (1-1)
1. (1) Houston County (3-0)
2. (2) Northside-Warner Robins (3-0)
3. (3) Valdosta (3-0)
4. (5) Lee County (2-0)
5. (7) Northgate (2-0)
6. (8) Creekside (2-0)
7. (9) Dalton (2-0)
8. (10) Tucker (2-1)
9. (NR) Harrison (3-0)
10. (NR) Glynn Academy (2-1)
Out: No. 4 Dacula (1-1), No. 6 Coffee (2-1)
1. (1) Buford (1-1)
2. (2) Stockbridge (2-0)
3. (4) Carrollton (2-0)
4. (5) Thomas County Central (3-0)
5. (3) Kell (1-1)
6. (6) Jones County (1-1)
7. (7) Ware County (1-1)
8. (8) Rome (1-1)
9. (9) Bainbridge (0-1)
10. (10) Grady (2-0)
1. (1) Cartersville (2-0)
2. (4) Thomson (3-0)
3. (5) Sandy Creek (1-1)
4. (2) Blessed Trinity (2-1)
5. (7) Woodward Academy (1-1)
6. (8) Mary Persons (2-1)
7. (10) Burke County (2-0)
8. (NR) Oconee County (2-0)
9. (3) Jefferson (2-1)
10. (NR) Marist (1-1)
Out: No. 6 St. Pius (0-2), No. 9 West Laurens (1-1)
1. (1) Pace Academy (2-0)
2. (2) Greater Atlanta Christian (2-0)
3. (4) Cedar Grove (1-1)
4. (5) Peach County (1-1)
5. (6) Liberty County (2-0)
6. (3) Calhoun (1-2)
7. (7) Lovett (2-1)
8. (8) Westminster (1-2)
9. (9) Pierce County (2-0)
10. (10) Monroe (1-0)
1. (1) Fitzgerald (1-0)
2. (2) Benedictine (2-0)
3. (4) Brooks County (2-0)
4. (3) Vidalia (2-0)
5. (5) Jefferson County (2-0)
6. (6) Callaway (2-0)
7. (8) Rabun County (1-0)
8. (9) Dodge County (1-1)
9. (10) Model (2-0)
10. (NR) Heard County (2-0)
Out: No. 7 Elbert County (1-1-1)
1. (1) Eagle's Landing Christian (2-0)
2. (2) Wesleyan (2-0)
3. (7) Landmark Christian (2-0)
4. (3) Prince Avenue Christian (3-0)
5. (6) Calvary Day (2-0)
6. (4) Darlington (1-1)
7. (5) Stratford Academy (1-1)
8. (8) Mount Pisgah Christian (2-0)
9. (9) First Presbyterian (2-0)
10. (10) Aquinas (1-1)
1. (2) Macon County (1-0)
2. (1) Clinch County (2-1)
3. (3) Commerce (2-0)
4. (4) Emanuel County Institute (2-0)
5. (5) Marion County (2-0)
6. (6) Irwin County (1-1)
7. (7) Mount Zion (2-0)
8. (8) Lincoln County (1-0)
9. (9) Manchester (3-0)
10. (10) Trion (2-0)
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