End of state’s second-longest losing streak among top surprises of Week 6
AJC Varsity reporter and GHSF Daily editor Chip Saye ranks the most surprising and notable games of the weekend.
1. Jordan 35, Greenville 20: Jordan ended a 59-game losing streak that was the second-longest in state history when it defeated Greenville, which was an 8-point favorite according to the computer Maxwell Ratings. The victory was the first for Jordan since beating fellow Columbus school Kendrick 37-14 on Oct. 9, 2020. Glascock County holds the state record with an 82-game losing streak that officially goes in the record book as 62 games because of a forfeit victory in 1997.
2. KIPP Atlanta Collegiate 34, Lovett 0: KIPP Atlanta beat a Top 10 opponent for the first time in the program’s 14-year history when it defeated 11-point favorite Lovett, which was ranked No. 5 in Class 4A-2A Private last week. KIPP Atlanta was 0-18 in previous games against ranked opponents. A ranked Lovett team beat KIPP Atlanta 10-7 last year, but no other game in the KIPP’s 18-game drought against Top 10 teams was closer than 16 points.
3. Private school chaos: Lovett was one of five teams in the Class 4A-2A Private Top 10 to lose last week. No. 9 Fellowship Christian lost 41-0 to top-ranked Prince Avenue Christian, a 14-point favorite. The other three were much bigger surprises, as all lost against teams that were at least 9-point underdogs. No. 6 Hebron Christian, a two-time defending state champion, lost to 15-point underdog Morgan County 30-26. No. 7 Aquinas lost to 9-point underdog Putnam County 56-24. No. 8 Christian Heritage lost to 13-point underdog Fannin County 31-28.
4. Telfair County 39, Treutlen 23: Telfair County pulled off the biggest upset of the week, according to Maxwell, when it beat 31-point favorite Treutlen in the teams’ Region 4-A opener. Treutlen, the region’s highest-rated team in last week’s Maxwell Ratings, was trying to reach 5-0 for the first time since 2009. Telfair County is seeking its second region championship in three years.
5. Pike County 49, Callaway 48: Pike County ended a seven-game losing streak against 19-point favorite Callaway and put the Cavaliers’ hopes of a 12th region championship in 19 years in serious jeopardy. Callaway beat Pike County 42-0 in 2025 and 53-0 in 2024. Pike County is 3-2 overall and 2-0 in Region 2-3A as it seeks its first winning season since 2018 and first region title in school history.
Worth noting: Cedartown, a 14-point underdog, ended Dalton’s bid for its first 5-0 start since 2016 with a 43-41 victory in two overtimes. Dalton had the ball at the Cedartown 11 with less than 10 seconds left in regulation, but the clock expired before the Catamounts could attempt a field goal. Cedartown has won four consecutive games since a 1-1 start. … Central of Macon, in its first season under former Wilkinson County coach Jamoski Ward, has a winning record (3-2) at the midpoint of the regular season for the first time since 2020 after a 23-12 victory over 27-point favorite Southwest. Central went 0-10 the past two seasons. Southwest beat Central the past three seasons by a combined score of 118-6. … Johnson of Gainesville ended a 25-game losing streak that was the second-longest in school history when it defeated 28-point underdog Cross Keys 37-6. It was the Knights’ first victory since beating Clarkston 35-6 on Oct. 27, 2023. Johnson is 6-0 all-time against Cross Keys, but the teams hadn’t met since 2019. … LaFayette, in its first season under coach Lee Bohannon, is 5-0 for the first time in 40 years after a 21-7 victory over 10-point underdog Murray County. LaFayette was 0-10 two years ago and had not had a five-win season since 2018. The Ramblers’ 1986 team reached 9-0 before losing to Villa Rica in the regular-season finale and Dalton in the region playoffs. … South Forsyth is 6-0 for the first time since 2015 after a 42-35 victory over 22-point favorite Lambert in the teams’ Region 6-7A opener. The War Eagles were just 5-25 over the past three seasons. South Forsyth won all 10 regular-season games in 2017 but had a 56-10 victory over Pinecrest Academy in Week 2 overturned by forfeit.