He’ll lead Hampton (5-2) against Class 4A No. 1 Sandy Creek (7-0) on Friday night.

Ernie Yarbrough, who left his mark across many sports and as an officiating executive at the GHSA, died Saturday at age 76.

Here’s a look at Georgia teams ranked on a consensus of seven polls. Heritage is 5-1 under first-year coach Quincy Carter after a 1-9 finish in 2025.

Although the Maxwell Ratings reflect team strength, the simulation highlights the impact of the season’s structure as defined by games, region alignments and playoff brackets.

Here are the top 12 teams in each classification scoring the most points per game.

Dougherty defeated Cairo, a 29-point favorite, with a field goal in the final seconds to merit team of the week status.

Commerce football is 7-0 after finishing with a 2-8 record in coach Lenny Gregory’s first season.

The latest PSR projections show that a handful of football region champions will not earn the highest seed in the bracket among teams in their region.

Over the last 10 years, just 18% of first-round playoff games in the highest two classifications have been played in the southern half of Georgia.

In a preseason survey, AJC Varsity asked football coaches their thoughts on PSR vs. region standing (or a mix of the two) for playoff seeding.