After a week of only one upset in the Top 10, little changed in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution high school football rankings entering the final weekend of the regular season.
Oconee County scored the lone upset, a 36-35 double-overtime victory over No. 3 Jefferson in a Region 8-AAA game. Jefferson fell to No. 6 and stands in a four-way tie for first place with Oconee, Elbert County and Hart County, each with a game to play. Jefferson had won 23 straight regular-season games and 15 straight in region play.
Four other ranked teams lost Friday, each time to higher-ranked team.
In Class AAAAAA, No. 5 Mill Creek beat No. 10 Norcross 24-0, knocking Norcross out of the rankings. Taking the Blue Devils’ place is Etowah (8-1), which will play at No. 3 Roswell on Friday in Region 5.
In AA, No. 2 Greater Atlanta Christian beat No. 9 Lovett 34-7. Lovett dropped out, replaced by Screven County (8-1).
Dropping from the Class A rankings were No. 9 Lincoln County (lost to No. 8 Aquinas 24-3) and No. 10 Charlton County (lost to No. 5 Clinch County 14-7). Taking their places were No. 9 Irwin County (6-2-1) and No. 10 Emanuel County Institute (8-1).
This week, several games will decide region champions.
Those games that involve two ranked teams are No. 1 Colquitt County vs. No. 8 Camden County and No. 6 Peachtree Ridge vs. No. 5 Mill Creek in AAAAAA, No. 7 Northgate vs. No. 3 Stockbridge and No. 5 Stephenson vs. No. 2 Mays in AAAAA, No. 3 Cedar Grove vs. No. 2 Blessed Trinity and No. 8 Callaway vs. No. 4 Central-Carroll in AAA, No. 2 Greater Atlanta Christian vs. No. 9 Wesleyan in AA and No. 6 Savannah Christian vs. No. 10 Emanuel County Institute in A.
Class AAAAAA
1. (1) Colquitt County (9-0)
2. (2) Grayson (10-0)
3. (3) Roswell (9-0)
4. (4) Archer (8-1)
5. (5) Mill Creek (9-0)
6. (6) Peachtree Ridge (7-2)
7. (8) McEachern (8-1)
8. (7) Camden County (9-0)
9. (9) Walton (8-1)
10. (NR) Etowah (8-1)
Class AAAAA
1. (1) Northside, Warner Robins (9-0)
2. (2) Mays (9-0)
3. (3) Stockbridge (9-0)
4. (4) Lanier (9-0)
5. (5) Stephenson (8-1)
6. (6) Jones County (8-1)
7. (10) Northgate (9-0)
8. (7) Houston County (8-1)
9. (8) Coffee (8-1)
10. (9) Allatoona (8-1)
Class AAAA
1. (1) Cartersville (9-0)
2. (2) Buford (8-1)
3. (3) Woodward Academy (9-0)
4. (4) Mary Persons (9-0)
5. (5) Bainbridge (9-0)
6. (6) St. Pius (7-2)
7. (7) Jonesboro (8-1)
8. (8) Marist (7-2)
9. (9) Spalding (8-1)
10. (10) Thomson (8-1)
Class AAA
1. (1) Calhoun (9-0)
2. (2) Blessed Trinity (9-0)
3. (4) Cedar Grove (8-1)
4. (6) Central, Carrollton (9-0)
5. (7) Dodge County (9-0)
6. (3) Jefferson (8-1)
7. (5) Elbert County (8-1)
8. (8) Callaway (8-1)
9. (9) Adairsville (8-1)
10. (10) Jackson (7-2)
Class AA
1. (1) Benedictine (9-0)
2. (2) Greater Atlanta Christian (8-1)
3. (3) Rabun County (8-1)
4. (4) Darlington (9-0)
5. (5) Fitzgerald (8-1)
6. (6) Brooks County (8-2)
7. (7) Jefferson County (7-2)
8. (9) Pace Academy (7-2)
9. (10) Wesleyan (8-1)
10. (NR) Screven County (8-1)
Class A
1. (1) Mount Paran Christian (9-0)
2. (2) Prince Avenue Christian (9-0)
3. (3) Eagle's Landing Christian (6-3)
4. (4) Marion County (8-1)
5. (5) Clinch County (8-1)
6. (6) Savannah Christian (8-1)
7. (7) Turner County (8-1)
8. (8) Aquinas (8-1)
9. (NR) Irwin County (6-2-1)
10. (NR) Emanuel County Institute (8-1)
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