HS football: How the Top 10 fared

2. (2) McEachern (5-0)

Last week: Beat Kennesaw Mountain 41-7. McEachern took a 35-0 lead midway in the second quarter when Christian Ford returned an interception 30 yards for a touchdown. QB Ty Clemons threw two TD passes and scored on a 71-yard run. Next: Friday at Campbell (2-3)

3. (3) Colquitt County (4-1)

Last week: Beat Lowndes 37-7. Colquitt County won at Lowndes’ Martin Stadium for the first time since 1994 and delivered Lowndes’ worst home loss since 1998. Colquitt County had 212 yards passing and 218 rushing, according to the Moultrie Observer. QB Daniel Mobley passed for 184 yards and led the team in rushing with 74 yards, which included a 31-yard TD run. Next: Friday vs. Tift County (4-1)

4. (4) Lovejoy (4-1)

Last week: Beat Druid Hills 59-0. Lovejoy’s starters played through one series in the second quarter and the Wildcats led 51-0 at halftime. Kevin Morris rushed for 110 yards on six carries and scored on a 56-yard run. QB Quintarius Neely threw three TD passes. Daney Atkins scored on the return of a blocked punt, and Preston Williams had a 63-yard punt return for a touchdown. Next: Friday at Rockdale County (4-1)

5. (5) Peachtree Ridge (5-0)

Last week: Beat Habersham Central 49-0. Jordan Ellis rushed for 197 yards and three touchdowns on seven carries. His 68-yard TD run in the first two minutes of the third quarter made it 42-0. Peachtree Ridge had 19 tackles for losses, according to the Gwinnett Daily Post. Next: Friday at Collins Hill (4-0)

6. (6) Camden County (4-1)

Last week: Beat Valdosta 14-10. Antonio Wimbush rushed for 60 yards, had five tackles and made the game-clinching interception. Kalvarez Bessent rushed for 74 yards on 13 carries. Camden, which didn’t complete a pass in the game, trailed 10-7 in the third quarter but took charge with an 80-yard drive. Alabama-committed HB/DB Chris Williams did not play for Camden. Next: Friday at Coffee (4-1)

7. (8) Hillgrove (4-0)

Last week: Beat Campbell 63-28. Hillgrove QB Elijah Ironside threw seven TD passes. He completed 24 of 36 attempts for 395 yards. Omar Black caught four of the TD passes and had six catches overall for 115 yards. Hillgrove’s 63 points are a school record. Next: Friday at Pebblebrook (2-3)

8. (9) Archer (5-0)

Last week: Beat Dacula 31-14. Archer took sole possession of first place in Region 8. Randy Nails rushed for 110 yards, and Gabe Tiller was 14-of-23 passing for 133 yards. Chad Bird intercepted two passes and returned the second one 64 yards for a touchdown and a 28-14 lead with 7:13 left. Next: Friday at Shiloh (3-2)

9. (NR) Milton (5-0)

Last week: Beat Wheeler 38-9. Micco Brisker, getting the bulk of the carries in place of injured preseason all-state RB Treyvon Paulk, rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries. Austin McLeod was 9-of-13 passing for 93 yards and three touchdowns, two to Zack Spiezio. Wheeler opened the game with an 80-yard TD drive but was held to 128 yards in total offense from there. Milton is ranked for the first time since 1980. Next: Friday vs. Etowah (5-0)

10. (NR) Norcross (3-2)

Last week: Beat Mill Creek 27-13. Josh Boyd’s 59-yard TD run with 8:30 left in the third quarter gave Norcross the lead for good, and Norcross outscored Mill Creek 17-0 in the second half. Boyd finished with 112 yards rushing. QB A.J. Bush ran for 97 yards and was 12-of-20 passing for 90 yards. Next: Friday at Habersham Central (0-5)

Class AAAAA

1. (1) Tucker (5-0)

Last week: Beat Lakeside of Atlanta 56-7. Tucker beat Lakeside for the 13th consecutive time and will enter the Oct. 11 game against undefeated Stephenson as one of three 4-0 teams in Region 6. Mays is the other. Next: Oct. 11 vs. Stephenson (5-0)

2. (2) Stephenson (5-0)

Last week: Beat Southwest DeKalb 35-7. Stephenson led 35-0 at halftime as Dallas Rivers scored three touchdowns and rushed for 81 yards on 11 carries. Next: Oct. 11 at Tucker (5-0)

3. (3) Northside-Warner Robins (4-0)

Last week: Beat Lakeside of Evans 54-26. Glenn Smith rushed for 227 yards and three touchdowns for Northside, and Willie Jordan had 119 yards rushing. It is the third time in four games that both have surpassed 100 yards rushing, according to the Macon Telegraph. Next: Friday vs. Houston County (3-1)

4. (4) Kell (5-0)

Last week: Beat North Springs 35-0. Darian Harris rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on eight carries. Kell led only 14-0 at halftime but scored three touchdowns in the third quarter. Next: Friday vs. Riverwood (3-2)

5. (5) Gainesville (4-1)

Last week: Beat Heritage of Conyers 48-7. Deshaun Watson threw six TD passes despite playing only one series in the second half. He completed 27 of 31 passes for 314 yards, according to the Gainesville Times. Next: Friday vs. Cedar Shoals (0-5)

6. (6) Thomas County Central (4-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Bainbridge (2-2)

7. (8) Warner Robins (4-0)

Last week: Beat Evans 27-14. The game was tied 7-7 in the fourth quarter, but Warner Robins ran in a couple of touchdowns to put the game away. Danny Hite rushed for 133 yards on 16 carries. Next: Friday at Jones County (3-1)

8. (9) Ware County (4-1)

Last week: Beat Windsor Forest 48-0. Ware led 48-0 at halftime, rushed for 336 yards and six touchdowns and returned a punt for a touchdown (Jarvis Belcher). Next: Friday vs. Glynn Academy (1-3)

9. (10) Creekside (5-0)

Last week: Beat Mount Zion of Jonesboro 54-0. Creekside posted its first shutout of the season and is 5-0 for the first time since 2006. Next: Friday at Starr’s Mill (2-3)

10. (NR) South Paulding (4-0)

Last week: Beat Allatoona 48-45. Jae Bowen rushed for 179 yards and scored on a 2-yard run in overtime after Allatoona settled for a field goal. South Paulding trailed 28-14 at the half. South Paulding QB Chandler Burkes, committed to Kennesaw State, was 22-of-30 passing for 388 yards and four touchdowns. He rushed for 106 yards and scored two touchdowns. Allatoona’s Josh Bettistea, a member of GHSF Daily’s Player of the Year Watch, didn’t play in the second half because of injury. He rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns in the first half. South Paulding coach Ed Koester was on the sidelines for only the second game this season after undergoing surgery to remove a tumor on Aug. 22. Next: Friday at North Paulding (4-1)

Class AAAA

1. (1) Sandy Creek (3-0-1)

Last week: Beat Fayette County 54-19. The score was 12-12 in the first quarter, but Sandy Creek scored the next five touchdowns, three before halftime. QB Cole Garvin threw three TD passes. Next: Friday vs. Troup (2-2)

2. (2) Carrollton (4-0)

Last week: Beat Columbus 51-0. Carrollton allowed only 85 yards in total offense and four first downs. Trey Chivers scored on a 58-yard run (his only carry) and a 36-yard reception. Next: Friday vs. Fayette County (0-4)

3. (5) Griffin (5-0)

Last week: Beat Stockbridge 35-14. Griffin QB Jaquez Parks rushed for 189 yards and passed for 187, and Stockbridge was held to less than 100 yards in total offense. Griffin led 14-8 when coach Steve DeVoursney was ejected late in the first quarter. Griffin proceeded to drive 90 yards for a touchdown. Next: Saturday vs. Riverdale (2-3)

4. (4) Monroe Area (5-0)

Last week: Beat Lanier 56-28. QB Stanton Truitt rushed for 277 yards and scored five touchdowns. Kwan Brooks rushed for 194 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries. Lanier’s Devin Valentine had 161 yards receiving and 107 rushing and four touchdowns. Next: Oct. 11 at Stephens County (3-2)

5. (6) Wayne County (5-0)

Last week: Beat Richmond Academy 49-17. Malique Jackson threw five TD passes and completed 11 of 21 attempts for 222 yards. Krenwick Sanders had six catches for 172 yards and four touchdowns. Wayne County had more than 200 yards rushing and passing for the first time this season. Next: Friday vs. Burke County (2-2)

6. (7) Mary Persons (5-0)

Last week: Beat Howard 48-0. Mary Persons held Howard to 65 yards in total offense and four first downs. Dee High rushed for 103 and scored four touchdowns. Next: Friday vs. Westside of Macon (3-2)

7. (8) Statesboro (5-0)

Last week: Beat Butler 44-6. Colin Chance threw five TD passes, three to Joe Corless. Chance was 6-of-10 passing for 186 yards, and Corless caught four of those passes for 127 yards. Next: Friday vs. Swainsboro (0-4)

8. (9) Cedartown (5-0)

Last week: Beat Southeast Whitfield 42-28. Cedartown RB Nick Chubb rushed for 360 yards and scored five touchdowns on 28 carries. Southeast Whitfield led 21-20 at halftime and trailed only 35-28 in the fourth quarter until Chubb scored his fifth touchdown with 10:02 left. Next: Friday vs. River Ridge (1-4)

9. (10) Marist (2-2)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Columbia (2-2)

10. (3) Stockbridge (4-1)

Last week: Lost to Griffin 35-14. Stockbridge committed four turnovers and was outgained 463-95. Stockbridge’s Kendarius Webster had two long kickoff returns, one that went 69 yards for a touchdown. Next: Friday vs. Eagle’s Landing (4-1)

Class AAA

1. (1) Buford (4-0)

Last week: Beat Banks County 63-0. Buford was 9-for-9 passing for 172 yards with quarterbacks Montgomery VanGorder and Luke Humphrey. Next: Friday at West Hall (4-1)

2. (2) Cartersville (5-0)

Last week: Beat Coahulla Creek 41-3. Cartersville led 38-3 at halftime. QB Brooks Barden was 13-of-24 passing for 222 yards. Next: Friday at Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe (2-3)

3. (3) Washington County (4-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Lovett (5-0)

4. (4) North Hall (4-0)

Last week: Beat Dawson County 51-6. Zac Little rushed for 199 yards on 15 carries and caught a 30-yard pass, and QB Andrew Smith scored four touchdowns in the first half and rushed for 97 yards on 13 carries. Smith passed for 50 yards. Destin Bennett had 15 tackles in helping hold Dawson County to 159 yards in total offense. Next: Friday vs. East Hall (3-2)

5. (5) Carver-Columbus (4-1)

Last week: Beat Pike County 31-22. Carver led 31-8 and held on. Dequindre Coleman rushed for 94 yards, Jawon Pass threw for 230, and Dreilon Freeman had 105 yards receiving. Next: Oct. 11 at Henry County (1-4)

6. (6) Jefferson County (5-0)

Last week: Beat Wesleyan 7-0. Kobe Jackson scored on a 2-yard run with 58 seconds left. An intercepted pass set up a short winning drive. Jefferson County held winless Wesleyan to less than 100 yards in total offense. Next: Friday vs. Dodge County (2-3)

7. (7) Hart County (4-0)

Last week: Beat Franklin County 41-20. Hart County is 4-0 for the first time since 2001. Next: Friday vs. East Jackson (1-4)

8. (8) St. Pius (4-1)

Last week: Beat Towers 45-7. St. Pius rushed for 289 yards with 11 ball carriers, never punted and held a previously undefeated opponent to 113 yards in total offense. QB Joey Conners rushed for 68 yards, Dalton Wilson for 61, and both scored two touchdowns. Next: Friday vs. McNair (1-3)

9. (9) North Oconee (3-1)

Last week: Beat Jackson County 62-27. Kawon Bryant scored eight touchdowns and rushed of 372 yards on 33 carries. North Oconee trailed 27-26 with 2:52 left in the third quarter and scored the final 26 points. Next: Friday at Morgan County (4-0)

10. (NR) Pierce County (5-0)

Last week: Beat Tattnall County 49-6. QB Tyler Harris, who is committed to SMU, was 16-of-27 passing for 302 yards and three touchdowns, two to Josh Henderson, who also had two rushing touchdowns. Henderson had 148 yards rushing and receiving. Next: Friday at Appling County (3-2)

Class AA

1. (1) Lamar County (4-0)

Last week: Beat Taylor County 40-14. QB Lance Austin rushed for 141 yards and three touchdowns on seven carries. His 47-yard run in the third quarter made the score 37-6. Lamar allowed 149 yards in total offense. Next: Friday at Northeast (4-0)

2. (2) Lovett (5-0)

Last week: Beat Fort Payne, Ala. 35-13. Grant Haley rushed for 141 yards on four carries, scored on a 99-yard run, forced a fumble, recovered a fumble, intercepted a pass and returned a punt 29 yards. Miles Henderson rushed for 100 yards and scored two touchdowns. Lovett lost to Fort Payne 28-14 last season. Next: Friday vs. Washington County (4-0)

3. (3) Greater Atlanta Christian (5-0)

Last week: Beat Howard Tech, Tenn. 67-20. GAC scored in a kickoff return (Micah Abernathy), punt return (Parker Polhill), interception return (Ross Wood) and fumble return (Harrison Kerr). Next: Friday at Thomson (1-3)

4. (4) Jefferson (3-1)

Last week: Beat Greene County 55-10. QB Evan Shirreffs was 13-of-18 passing for 206 yards and three touchdowns. T.J. Skelton had four catches for 107 yards and two touchdowns. Tristen Jackson scored three touchdowns and rushed for 72 yards. Next: Friday at Washington-Wilkes (5-0)

5. (5) Washington-Wilkes (5-0)

Last week: Beat Union County 41-10. TB Quay Blackburn rushed for 162 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries. QB Deandre Harris rushed for 107 and passed for 141. LB Jason Gartrell had nine tackles and a sack. All three are sophomores. Next: Friday vs. Jefferson (3-1)

6. (6) Calhoun (4-1)

Last week: Beat Coosa 49-13. Calhoun QB Fields Chapman was 9-of-15 passing for 235 yards and three touchdowns, all to Tydus Curtis. Chandler Curtis intercepted two passes and returned one 28 yards for a touchdown. Next: Oct. 11 at Pepperell (1-4)

7. (7) Benedictine (5-0)

Last week: Beat Atkinson County 48-15. Benedictine led 35-0 at halftime and 48-0 in the fourth quarter. Six different Cadets scored touchdowns. Mike Huggins rushed for 102 yards and scored two touchdowns on five carries. Next: Friday vs. Bryan County (5-0)

8. (8) Brooks County (4-1)

Last week: Beat Early County 13-6. Brooks County held Early to 55 yards in total offense, 1-of-12 passing and four first downs. The two teams punted 15 times. All-state QB Malkom Parrish had only 121 yards in total offense on 34 plays. Next: Friday vs. Thomasville (3-2)

9. (9) Macon County (3-1)

Last week: Beat Crawford County 51-0. Macon County led 42-0 at halftime, played its JV team the entire second half and allowed only 11 yards in total offense and recorded 16 tackles for losses. Devontae Hudson scored touchdowns rushing, receiving and returning a punt. Next: Friday vs. Putnam County (2-3)

10. (10) Fitzgerald (3-1-1)

Last week: Beat Pelham 24-0. DB Joe Reliford returned a blocked field goal for a touchdown for a 17-0 lead that all but settled things in the third quarter. Fitzgerald forced five turnovers. Next: Friday at Cook (2-2)

Class A

1. (1) Eagle's Landing Christian (4-0)

Last week: Beat Holy Innocents' 34-14. DL Andrew Williams had five tackles, five for losses, three for sacks. QB Dalton Etheridge rushed for 111 yards and scored three touchdowns. Lane Timpson rushed for 89 yards, and Josh Shockley had two carries for 57 yards. Both scored touchdowns. Next: Oct. 11 at Mount Vernon Presbyterian (1-4)

2. (2) Landmark Christian (5-0)

Last week: Beat Mount Vernon Presbyterian 56-19. Landmark Christian won its Region 5-A opener. Next: Friday vs. Our Lady of Mercy (1-3)

3. (3) Aquinas (4-0)

Last week: Beat Twiggs County 52-21. Ruben Garnett rushed for 201 yards for Aquinas. Next: Friday at Hancock Central (3-1)

4. (7) Seminole County (4-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Terrell County (3-2)

5. (9) Johnson County (5-0)

Last week: Beat Savannah Christian 14-7. Savannah Christian had a first-and-goal at the 5-yard line in the final three minutes, but sacks by Desmi Young and Brad Rawlings preserved the victory for Johnson County. The Trojans scored the winning touchdown with 7:20 left in the third quarter on Michael Taylor’s 7-yard run. Taylor set up the score with a 79-yard pass to Markel Horne. Taylor had 91 yards rushing in the game. Next: Oct. 11 vs. Montgomery County (1-4)

6. (4) Savannah Christian (2-1-1)

Last week: Lost to Johnson County 14-7. Savannah Christian lost a fumble at the Johnson County 11-yard line early in the second half and failed to score in the final three minutes after a first-and-goal from the 5. Savannah Christian scored its touchdown on a 47-yard pass from Brandon Thomas to Ahmad Johnson. Next: Friday vs. Claxton (2-2)

7. (6) Prince Avenue Christian (4-1)

Last week: Beat Athens Christian 50-10. Prince Avenue led 43-0 at halftime. Zantravious Shields scored two touchdowns, one on a 67-yard pass, and returned an interception 70 yards. Next: Friday at Athens Academy (3-1)

8. (8) Irwin County (3-0-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Telfair County (3-2)

9. (NR) Marion County (4-0)

Last week: Beat Greenville 35-8. Johnny Royal rushed for 200 yards and three touchdowns on 33 carries for Marion County. QB Dustin Eckert passed for two touchdowns. Next: Friday at Schley County (0-4)

10. (10) Lincoln County (2-2)

Last week: Beat First Presbyterian 21-20. Lincoln County stopped a two-point conversion attempt with 4:50 left. The Red Devils led 14-0 and 21-7. Mike McIntire rushed for 170 yards on 20 carries. FPD led 414-246 in total yardage, according to the Ma