Improvement Tracker: Coffee takes lead in Class 6A

Coffee and coach Mike Coe are the new leaders in the Class 6A improvement tracker heading into their game against No. 1 Thomas County Central this week.

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Coffee is coming off an aberrant 4-7 finish in 2025. The Trojans’ 7-1 record and No. 6 ranking are more like it. Coffee is 47-14 in Coe’s five seasons.

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The Improvement Tracker is based on an objective formula that uses current and historical Maxwell Ratings. Improvement from 2025 counts most, but the formula also considers previous years to discourage rewarding traditionally strong teams that simply bounce back from a down year.

The year-end winners will receive awards, presented by Formetco, at the Georgia Football Coaches Association College Coaches Luncheon in February in Macon.

The schools are listed below. Coaches’ names are in parentheses.

Class 7A

• +14.98 — Newton (Josh Skelton)
• +12.24 — Valdosta (Shelton Felton)
• +9.68 — South Forsyth (James Thomson)
• +9.67 — Parkview (Adam Clack)
• +8.13 — Brookwood (Chad Nighbert)

Class 6A

• +11.02 — Coffee (Mike Coe)
• +10.60 — Lassiter (Sean Thom)
• +8.80 — East Paulding (Van Spence)
• +7.67 — Sequoyah (James Teter)
• +6.77 — Heritage (Conyers) (Quincy Carter)

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Class 5A

• +14.36 — Tucker (Lonnie Jones)
• +11.68 — Dalton (Chris Prewett)
• +10.27 — Cartersville (Conor Foster)
• +9.04 — Richmond Academy (Keenan Grissett)
• +6.89 — Mays (Reginald Austin)

Class 4A

• +12.62 — Dougherty (Uyl Joyner)
• +12.51 — Peach County (Marquis Westbrook)
• +10.70 — Baldwin (Kevin Patterson)
• +9.79 — Troup (Tanner Glisson)
• +6.01 — Spencer (Joseph Kegler)

Class 3A

• +20.24 — KIPP Atlanta Collegiate (Corey Jarvis)
• +10.95 — Toombs County (Buddy Martin)
• +10.13 — Columbia (Greg Barnett)
• +8.09 — Hephzibah (Daniel Dorsey)
• +4.90 — Hart County (Biff Parson)

Class 2A

• +15.99 — Heard County (Shane Lasseter)
• +11.27 — Model (Jeff Hunnicutt)
• +11.11 — Bremen (Davis Russell)
• +7.81 — Commerce (Lenny Gregory)
• +7.80 — Bleckley County (Von Lassiter)

Class A

• +13.79 — Randolph-Clay (Charles Truitt)
• +8.36 — Taylor County (Jess DeVoursney)
• +8.14 — Washington-Wilkes (Alex Bradford)
• +8.05 — Johnson County (Don Norton)
• +5.12 — B.E.S.T. Academy (Rodney Cofield)