A pair of second-ranked teams lost last week and dropped in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution football rankings, but not much changed overall as the previous Top 10 teams went 40-6.
In Class AAAAA, Houston County (6-1) dropped five places to No. 7 after losing to previous No. 7 Jones County (6-1) 24-17 in Region 2. Jones moved to No. 6. Mays (7-0), the 2014 state runner-up, is now No. 2 behind defending champion Northside-Warner Robins (7-0).
Previous No. 9 Ware County (5-2), which was upset by unranked Effingham County 24-21, is out for first time since November, 2012, a streak of 40 weeks.
Northgate (7-0) is in the rankings for the first time this season. Coach Tommy Walburn got his 100th victory in Northgate's 68-0 victory over Forest Park. Northgate has outscored its opponents 275-20.
In AA, former No. 2 Fitzgerald (6-1) dropped to No. 7 after losing to previous No. 10 Brooks County 21-17 in a Region 1 game. Brooks (6-2) is now No. 8.
Macon County (5-2) is back in the rankings at No. 10, replacing Union County (7-1), which lost its first game last week 49-3 to new No. 4 Rabun County (7-1).
Jackson (5-2) replaced Peach County (6-2) in the AAA rankings after beating Peach 3-2. Jackson has spent only four weeks in the rankings since 2009, and that includes one earlier this month after an upset of Westside-Macon that was followed by losing to Spencer.
Clinch County (6-1) jumped into the Class A rankings at No. 5 after a 30-16 victory over previous No. 5 Turner County (6-1), which fell to No. 7. Charlton County (5-1) dropped out despite winning.
The AAAAAA and AAAA rankings remained the same.
This week, three games match ranked teams. They are No. 9 Peachtree Ridge at No. 8 Norcross (AAAAAA), No. 8 Sandy Creek at No. 3 Woodward Academy (AAAA) and No. 10 Landmark Christian at No. 3 Eagle’s Landing Christian (A).
Three weeks remain in the regular season.
Class AAAAAA
1. (1) Colquitt County (8-0)
2. (2) Grayson (8-0)
3. (3) Roswell (7-0)
4. (4) Archer (6-1)
5. (5) Mill Creek (7-0)
6. (6) Camden County (8-0)
7. (7) McEachern (6-1)
8. (8) Norcross (7-0)
9. (9) Peachtree Ridge (5-2)
10. (10) Walton (7-1)
Class AAAAA
1. (1) Northside, Warner Robins (7-0)
2. (3) Mays (7-0)
3. (4) Stockbridge (7-0)
4. (5) Lanier (7-0)
5. (6) Stephenson (6-1)
6. (7) Jones County (6-1)
7. (2) Houston County (6-1)
8. (8) Coffee (7-1)
9. (10) Allatoona (7-1)
10. (NR) Northgate (7-0)
Class AAAA
1. (1) Cartersville (7-0)
2. (2) Buford (6-1)
3. (3) Woodward Academy (7-0)
4. (4) Mary Persons (7-0)
5. (5) Bainbridge (8-0)
6. (6) St. Pius (5-2)
7. (7) Jonesboro (7-1)
8. (8) Sandy Creek (6-1)
9. (9) Marist (6-2)
10. (10) Spalding (6-1)
Class AAA
1. (1) Calhoun (7-0)
2. (2) Blessed Trinity (7-0)
3. (3) Jefferson (8-0)
4. (4) Cedar Grove (6-1)
5. (6) Elbert County (6-1)
6. (7) Central, Carrollton (7-0)
7. (8) Dodge County (7-0)
8. (9) Callaway (6-1)
9. (10) Adairsville (6-1)
10. (NR) Jackson (5-2)
Class AA
1. (1) Benedictine (7-0)
2. (3) Greater Atlanta Christian (6-1)
3. (4) Wesleyan (7-0)
4. (5) Rabun County (7-1)
5. (6) Darlington (7-0)
6. (7) Pace Academy (5-2)
7. (2) Fitzgerald (6-1)
8. (10) Brooks County (6-2)
9. (8) Jefferson County (5-2)
10. (NR) Macon County (5-2)
Class A
1. (1) Mount Paran Christian (7-0)
2. (2) Prince Avenue Christian (8-0)
3. (3) Eagle's Landing Christian (4-3)
4. (4) Marion County (6-1)
5. (NR) Clinch County (6-1)
6. (8) Savannah Christian (6-1)
7. (5) Turner County (6-1)
8. (6) Aquinas (6-1)
9. (7) Lincoln County (7-0)
10. (9) Landmark Christian (5-2)
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