High school football rankings: New No. 1 emerges; Sequoyah has biggest jump
Sandy Creek is the new No. 1 team in Class 3A after two teams ahead of the Patriots lost last week, and Sequoyah was the biggest riser in all classifications, going from No. 8 to No. 4 in Class 5A.
In Class 3A, previous No. 1 Calhoun lost its second straight game last week — this time to Class 4A’s No. 9 team, Cambridge, 52-42. Calhoun lost to another ranked 4A team, Cartersville, 38-35 the week before.
Sandy Creek is 4-0 with a victory over LaGrange, the team that eliminated Sandy Creek in the 2024 second round. Sandy Creek, a state champion in 2021, is accustomed to high rankings and spent most of the 2024 regular season No. 1 before a late region loss to Mary Persons.
Dropping from No. 2 in 3A was Jefferson, which lost 35-0 to Class 4A’s No. 1 team, North Oconee. Peach County moved to No. 2 from No. 4.
Sequoyah moved up four spots in Class 5A after beating previous No. 6 Sprayberry 63-20. Sequoyah spent two weeks at No. 4 in 2018, the only other time the Chiefs have held a ranking that high.
Number in parentheses denotes previous ranking.
Class 6A
1. (1) Grayson (4-0)
2. (2) Buford (4-0)
3. (3) Carrollton (5-0)
4. (5) McEachern (4-0)
5. (6) Lowndes (5-0)
6. (4) Douglas County (3-2)
7. (7) North Gwinnett (3-1)
8. (8) Valdosta (5-0)
9. (9) Colquitt County (2-1)
10. (NR) Camden County (4-0)
Out: No. 9 Walton (2-3)
Class 5A
1. (1) Hughes (4-0)
2. (2) Thomas County Central (5-0)
3. (4) Milton (3-1)
4. (8) Sequoyah (5-0)
5. (3) Gainesville (3-1)
6. (7) Houston County (5-0)
7. (5) Lee County (3-1)
8. (9) Roswell (3-1)
9. (10) Rome (2-2)
10. (6) Sprayberry (4-1)
Class 4A
1. (1) North Oconee (4-0)
2. (2) Creekside (4-0)
3. (4) Cartersville (5-0)
4. (3) Blessed Trinity (3-1)
5. (5) Benedictine (1-2)
6. (6) Ware County (4-0)
7. (7) Marist (2-1)
8. (8) Central-Carrollton (4-0)
9. (9) Cambridge (4-1)
10. (10) Eastside (2-2)
Class 3A
1. (3) Sandy Creek (4-0)
2. (4) Peach County (4-0)
3. (1) Calhoun (2-2)
4. (2) Jefferson (4-1)
5. (5) Stephenson (5-0)
6. (6) North Hall (4-0)
7. (7) LaGrange (4-1)
8. (9) Troup (3-0)
9. (10) Cherokee Bluff (4-1)
10. (NR) Harlem (3-0)
Out: No. 8 Monroe Area (3-1)
Class 2A
1. (1) Carver-Columbus (4-0)
2. (2) Pierce County (4-0)
3. (3) Carver-Atlanta (4-0)
4. (4) Morgan County (5-0)
5. (5) Rockmart (3-1)
6. (6) Callaway (2-2)
7. (7) Hapeville Charter (1-2)
8. (8) Burke County (4-1)
9. (NR) Sumter County (4-0)
10. (NR) Ringgold (4-1)
Out: No. 9 Thomson (2-3), No. 10 Cook (3-2)
Class A Division I
1. (1) Worth County (4-0)
2. (3) Toombs County (4-1)
3. (4) Thomasville (3-1)
4. (5) Heard County (4-0)
5. (8) Swainsboro (5-0)
6. (6) Rabun County (4-0)
7. (7) Northeast (3-1)
8. (9) Dublin (3-1)
9. (2) Fitzgerald (2-1)
10. (10) Jeff Davis (3-0)
Class A Division II
1. (1) Lincoln County (3-0)
2. (2) Clinch County (5-0)
3. (3) Bowdon (3-2)
4. (4) Johnson County (5-0)
5. (7) Brooks County (1-3)
6. (6) Wilcox County (3-1)
7. (10) Seminole County (4-0)
8. (8) Metter (2-1)
9. (NR) Early County (2-2)
10. (NR) Emanuel County Institute (2-2)
Out: No. 5 Manchester (1-3), No. 9 Jenkins County (2-2)
Class 3A-A Private
1. (1) Prince Avenue Christian (3-1)
2. (2) Hebron Christian (2-1)
3. (3) Fellowship Christian (3-1)
4. (4) Calvary Day (4-0)
5. (5) Aquinas (3-0)
6. (6) Savannah Christian (3-2)
7. (7) Wesleyan (3-1)
8. (8) Athens Academy (3-1)
9. (9) Lovett (3-1)
10. (10) Holy Innocents’ (3-1)
About the Author
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.
