3 Georgia HS football teams average less than a field goal in points allowed

The list of stingiest defenses is led by 1 team each in Class 4A, 3A and 2A.

North Oconee in Class 4A is tied for second with Class 2A Pierce County for fewest points allowed per game in Georgia (2.3 ppg). Only Class 3A Monroe Area is better, allowing just 1 ppg. (Abbey Cutrer / AJC)

By Todd Holcomb

3 hours ago

By classification, here are the top 10 Georgia high school football teams in fewest points allowed per game as of Sept. 10:

Class 6A

4.3 - Hillgrove
4.7 - Richmond Hill
5.3 - South Gwinnett
8.3 - Lowndes
10.0 - McEachern
10.3 - Brookwood
11.0 - Rockdale County
11.7 - North Gwinnett
12.3 - Carrollton
12.5 - Valdosta

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Class 5A

6.8 - Sequoyah
7.0 - Thomas County Central
9.3 - Gainesville
10.0 - New Manchester
11.0 - Sprayberry
12.0 - Northgate
12.3 - Lovejoy
13.3 - Lanier
14.3 - River Ridge
14.3 - Milton

Class 4A

2.3 - North Oconee
4.0 - Southwest DeKalb
6.7 - Walnut Grove
7.7 - Lithonia
9.5 - Cambridge
9.7 - Blessed Trinity
9.7 – Jackson (Atlanta)
10.0 - Forest Park
10.3 - Central (Carrollton)
13.8 - Cartersville
13.8 - Jonesboro

Class 3A

1.0 - Monroe Area
3.0 - Harlem
5.7 - Mary Persons
6.7 - Upson-Lee
6.8 - Jefferson
7.0 - Westside (Augusta)
9.7 - West Laurens
10.0 - Westover
10.3 - LaFayette
11.7 - Sandy Creek

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Class 2A

2.3 - Pierce County
5.3 - Carver (Atlanta)
7.3 - Franklin County
8.3 - Carver (Columbus)
8.8 - Cook
9.3 - Sumter County
12.0 - Columbus
12.0 - Jackson
13.0 - Laney
15.3 - Morgan County
15.3 - Ringgold

Class A Division I

3.5 - Fitzgerald
6.3 - Worth County
7.3 - Heard County
9.0 - ACE Charter
9.3 - Haralson County
9.3 - Dublin
10.3 - Northeast
10.3 - Swainsboro
11.3 - Lamar County
12.0 - Jasper County

Class A Division II

3.0 - Lincoln County
4.8 - Mount Zion (Carroll)
5.7 - Screven County
10.7 - Towns County
11.3 - Seminole County
12.5 - Johnson County
13.0 - Atkinson County
15.3 - Wheeler County
15.5 - Randolph-Clay
16.0 - Mitchell County

Class 3A-A Private

3.5 - King’s Ridge Christian
7.0 - Mount Bethel Christian
7.3 - Mount Paran Christian
7.8 - Lovett
9.0 - Landmark Christian
9.3 - Holy Innocents’
17.3 - Fellowship Christian
19.5 - Wesleyan
20.0 - Athens Academy
20.3 - Aquinas

GIAA

3.0 - Edmund Burke Academy
4.0 - Flint River Academy
4.3 - Brentwood
4.7 - Calvary Christian
8.3 - George Walton Academy
8.5 - Trinity Christian (Dublin)
9.5 - Deerfield-Windsor
11.0 - Westfield
13.7 - John Milledge Academy
14.7 - Briarwood Academy

About the Author

Todd Holcomb

Todd Holcomb has been a contributor to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 1985. He is currently co-founder and editor of Georgia High School Football Daily.