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2 teams lead their classes in most points scored, fewest allowed per game
Cartersville and Holy Innocents’ take top spots in their classifications.

Cartersville defensive lineman Grayson Villar leads his teammates onto the field before their game against Hiram on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (Erik S. Lesser for the AJC)

By Todd Holcomb
1 hour agoCartersville and Holy Innocents’, mentioned in Wednesday’s list for leading their classifications in most points scored per game, are also leading their classes in fewest points allowed.
Cartersville of Class 5A is scoring 51.6 points per game while allowing 5.4. Holy Innocents’ of Class 4A-2A Private is scoring 43.8 and giving up 8.2
Here are the top 12 teams in each classification for fewest points allowed per game through Week 6:
Class 7A
- 2.8 — Lowndes
- 9.2 — Buford
- 10.0 — Carrollton
- 11.2 — North Gwinnett
- 12.6 — Newton
- 12.8 — Harrison
- 13.2 — Brookwood
- 13.3 — North Paulding
- 14.2 — McEachern
- 14.4 — Valdosta
- 15.5 — Richmond Hill
- 17.0 — Peachtree Ridge
Class 6A
- 6.0 — Woodward Academy
- 7.0 — Hughes
- 9.2 — Clarke Central
- 9.4 — Coffee
- 11.5 — Heritage (Conyers)
- 12.8 — Sequoyah
- 12.8 — South Effingham
- 13.3 — Shiloh
- 13.6 — Thomas County Central
- 14.6 — Creekside
- 14.8 — Dunwoody
- 15.5 — South Cobb
Class 5A
- 5.4 — Cartersville
- 6.4 — Mays
- 9.4 — Marist
- 12.2 — Tucker
- 12.7 — Ola
- 13.0 — Southwest DeKalb
- 14.3 — LaGrange
- 14.4 — Jefferson
- 15.0 — North Oconee
- 16.2 — Ware County
- 16.4 — Jonesboro
- 17.3 — Dutchtown
Class 4A
- 5.3 — Sandy Creek
- 8.2 — Cairo
- 11.0 — Troup
- 12.2 — Shaw
- 12.2 — Stephenson
- 12.7 — Westover
- 14.0 — Cherokee Bluff
- 14.6 — Adairsville
- 16.8 — West Laurens
- 17.8 — Monroe Area
- 18.0 — Peach County
- 18.6 — Spencer
Class 3A
- 5.4 — Appling County
- 10.0 — South Atlanta
- 11.6 — KIPP Atlanta Collegiate
- 11.8 — Miller Grove
- 12.0 — Hart County
- 12.4 — Toombs County
- 13.4 — Pierce County
- 13.6 — Ringgold
- 14.4 — LaFayette
- 15.4 — Murray County
- 15.8 — Northeast
- 16.2 — Lamar County
Class 2A
- 5.0 — Commerce
- 6.8 — Jeff Davis
- 7.0 — Screven County
- 9.2 — Bremen
- 9.8 — Heard County
- 12.6 — Bleckley County
- 12.6 — Washington
- 13.6 — Dublin
- 14.8 — Putnam County
- 15.0 — ACE Charter
- 15.2 — Fitzgerald
- 15.3 — Utopian Academy
Class A
- 6.5 — Macon County
- 8.5 — Baconton Charter
- 11.0 — Johnson County
- 11.0 — Washington-Wilkes
- 11.4 — Charlton County
- 12.6 — Taylor County
- 13.0 — Treutlen
- 13.6 — Montgomery County
- 13.6 — Randolph-Clay
- 14.0 — Lake Oconee Academy
- 14.4 — B.E.S.T. Academy
- 14.7 — Claxton
Class 4A-2A Private
- 8.2 — Holy Innocents’
- 9.3 — Providence Christian
- 13.3 — Prince Avenue Christian
- 14.6 — Calvary Day
- 17.4 — Lovett
- 19.6 — Darlington
- 20.5 — North Cobb Christian
- 20.6 — Westminster
- 22.5 — Mount Vernon
- 23.0 — Greater Atlanta Christian
- 23.6 — Eagle’s Landing Christian
- 24.2 — King’s Ridge Christian
GIAA
- 9.0 — John Milledge Academy
- 9.7 — Edmund Burke Academy
- 11.0 — Mount de Sales
- 11.2 — Briarwood Academy
- 12.7 — Strong Rock Christian
- 13.6 — Windsor Academy
- 13.7 — Stratford Academy
- 13.7 — First Presbyterian
- 14.8 — Thomas Jefferson
- 16.4 — Flint River Academy
- 16.4 — Bulloch Academy
- 16.6 — Athens Christian