Class AAAAAA
1. (1) North Gwinnett (2-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Norcross (1-1)
2. (3) McEachern (2-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Pebblebrook (2-0)
3. (4) Colquitt County (2-1)
Last week: Beat Lovejoy 17-13. Colquitt County held on as Lovejoy threw incomplete on a fourth-and-goal pass from the 5-yard line in the final minute. Colquitt's Sihiem King's 64-yard run on a third-and-25 gave Colquitt a 14-7 lead in the second quarter. QB Daniel Mobley was 14-of-29 passing for 255 yards and a touchdown. Next: Friday vs. Carver of Columbus (2-0)
4. (2) Lovejoy (1-1)
Last week: Lost to Colquitt County 17-13. Lovejoy pulled within 14-13 in the final minute of the third quarter on an 80-yard TD pass from Quantarius Neely (15-of-30 passing, 226 yards) to Preston Williams (six catches, 124 yards) but missed the extra point. Lovejoy drove 70 yards in the final minutes but failed to get the game-winner inside Colquitt County's 10-yard line. Lovejoy suffered two 5-yard penalties. Jeremiah Kirkland rushed for 99 yards on 21 carries. Next: Friday at Alpharetta (1-1)
5. (5) North Cobb (1-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Walton (0-2)
6. (6) Norcross (1-1)
Last week: Beat Parkview 21-7. RB Josh Boyd rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries, and Norcross held Parkview to 160 yards of total offense and six first downs. QB A.J. Bush was 11-of-18 passing for 152 yards and a touchdown. Next: Friday vs. North Gwinnett (2-0)
7. (8) Mill Creek (2-0)
Last week: Beat Brookwood 44-10. Mill Creek led 34-3 at halftime, then opened the second half with an 80-yard drive to lead 41-3. It was Brookwood's second-worst loss since 2006 behind the 56-21 loss to Mill Creek in the 2012 second round. Brookwood's Josh Brown, considered by some to be Gwinnett County's best running back this season, is out for the season after suffering an ACL tear in practice last week. In his absence, Mill Creek out-rushed Brookwood 340-14. Next: Friday at Mountain View (0-2)
8. (9) Camden County (2-1)
Last week: Beat Johnson, Savannah 55-0. Chris Williams rushed for 89 yards and three touchdowns on three carries. Antonio Wimbush had five tackles, three for losses, and Marcus Jordan had four tackles, two interceptions and a fumble recovery. Next: Friday vs. Beach (0-2)
9. (10) Peachtree Ridge (2-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Duluth (0-2)
10. (NR) Marietta (2-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Hillgrove (2-0)
Class AAAAA
1. (2) Tucker (2-0)
Last week: Beat North Atlanta 75-0. Dominick Sanders scored three touchdowns, one on a punt return, and Stephen Reynolds scored two touchdowns, one on a kickoff return. Tucker most recently had scored 75 points in 2011 in a 77-33 victory over Carver of Atlanta. Next: Friday at Arabia Mountain (1-1), Hallford Stadium
2. (3) Stephenson (2-0)
Last week: Beat Arabia Mountain 56-14. DE Chauncey Rivers had four sacks and five tackles for losses, and CB Khalil Ladler had two interceptions. LB Abdul Mahmoud returned a fumble for a touchdown. Next: Friday at Dunwoody (0-2), North DeKalb Stadium
3. (4) Northside-Warner Robins (2-0)
Last week: Beat Veterans 42-0. Willie Jordan scored four touchdowns in the first half, rushed for 74 yards on 10 carries and caught a 39-yard TD pass. Northside allowed only three first downs and 63 yards of total offense, according to the Macon Telegraph. Next: Thursday vs. Westside of Macon (2-0)
4. (5) M.L. King (2-0)
Last week: Beat Southwest DeKalb 48-10. QB Roland Rivers was 13-of-16 passing for 195 yards and threw TD passes to five receivers. He also scored on a 41-yard run. It was the most points scored against Southwest DeKalb since 2010 (Tucker 50-19) and most lopsided SWD loss since 1967 (Decatur 42-0). Next: Friday at Mays (1-1), Lakewood Stadium
5. (6) Kell (2-0)
Last week: Beat Woodstock 41-21. Kell intercepted three passes, ran one back for a touchdown (Errol Breaux) and led 41-0 in the third quarter before a late Woodstock rally. Next: Friday vs. Lassiter (1-1)
6. (1) Gainesville (1-1)
Last week: Lost to Buford 38-14. Deshaun Watson was 22-of-38 passing for 195 yards and rushed for 73 of Gainesville's 79 rushing yards, but Gainesville failed to respond after allowing a 77-yard run that made the score 24-7 in the second quarter. Buford, which led 38-7 before a touchdown in the fourth quarter, had 374 yards rushing. Next: Friday vs. Winder-Barrow (1-1)
7. (7) Thomas County Central (2-1)
Last week: Beat Marist 28-21. QB Adam Choice rushed for 123 yards on 22 carries and was 4-for-4 passing for 56 yards. RB Deondre Cooksey rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries. Thomas Central led 28-14 in the fourth quarter but recovered Marist's on-side kick in the final minute to clinch it. Next: Friday at Cairo (1-1)
8. (8) Allatoona (2-0)
Last week: Beat Paulding County 39-0. Josh Bettistea rushed for 189 yards and scored two touchdowns on 14 carries. Allatoona led only 9-0 at halftime. Next: Friday at Rome (1-1)
9. (9) Warner Robins (1-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Peach County (1-1)
10. (NR) Ware County (1-1)
Last week: Beat Charlton County 49-0. Ware County was up 14-0 three minutes into the game as Dedrick Mills scored on a 49-yard run and Cat Jenkins returned an interception 25 yards for a touchdown. Mills later scored on a return of a blocked punt. Jarvis Belcher returned a punt 85 yards for a touchdown. Next: Friday vs. Brunswick (1-1)
Class AAAA
1. (1) Sandy Creek (1-0-1)
Last week: Beat Newnan 55-28. Sandy Creek scored on five of its first six possessions, and QB Cole Garvin was 17-of-20 passing for 233 yards and two touchdowns in the first half. Next: Friday at East Coweta (1-1)
2. (2) Carrollton (2-0)
Last week: Beat Chapel Hill 63-0. Trey Chivers rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns on five carries and scored on a 53-yard TD pass. Malik Sheppard rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns on six carries and had a team-leading five tackles. Next: Friday vs. Calhoun (2-0)
3. (3) Burke County (1-0)
Last week: Beat Hephzibah 55-0. Burke led 48-0 at halftime and led in total yardage 421-44, according to the Augusta Chronicle. QB Donquell Green scored five touchdowns and passed for one. He rushed for 187 yards on nine carries. Next: Friday vs. Coffee (2-0)
4. (5) Stockbridge (2-0)
Last week: Beat Upson-Lee 15-8. Next: Friday at Columbia (1-1)
5. (4) Marist (1-1)
Last week: Lost to Thomas County Central 28-21. Matt Perez scored on a 2-yard run to pull Marist within 28-21, but Marist failed to recover an onside kick in the final minute. Thomas Central had a 342-271 advantage in total offense, according to the Thomasville Times-Enterprise. Next: Friday vs. Lovett (2-0)
6. (6) Monroe Area (2-0)
Last week: Beat Winder-Barrow 40-14. RB Kwan Brooks (113 yards, 20 carries) scored four touchdowns, three in the second half as Monroe Area launched from a 14-0 halftime score. Next: Friday vs. Oconee County (0-2)
7. (7) Griffin (2-0)
Last week: Beat Northgate 35-0. Jaquez Parks was 17-of-23 passing for 199 yards and two touchdowns, and WR Trey Willies had eight receptions for 136 yards and two touchdowns, according to the Griffin Daily News. Next: Friday at Jonesboro (1-1)
8. (8) Wayne County (2-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Glynn Academy (1-1)
9. (9) Mary Persons (2-0)
Last week: Beat Jones County 21-3. Keri Brown returned a fumble 55 yards for a touchdown and a 14-0 lead in the second quarter, and Mary Persons gave up only 106 yards in total offense. Next: Friday vs. Henry County (0-2)
10. (10) Westside, Macon (2-0)
Last week: Beat Dougherty 41-7. De'qavius Walker threw three TD passes, and backup QB Eric Thomas threw two. WR Jacari Mann caught TD passes from each. Next: Thursday at Northside of Warner Robins (2-0)
Class AAA
1. (1) Buford (2-0)
Last week: Beat Gainesville 38-14. Buford won a game between defending state champions on the strength of 374 yards rushing. Joshua Thomas had 139 yards on 13 carries, and his 77-yard TD run with 6:02 left in the first half gave Buford a 24-7 lead. Next: Friday vs. Hancock Central (2-0)
2. (2) St. Pius (2-0)
Last week: Beat North Oconee 28-23. St. Pius defended five goal-to-go plays in the final minute to hold off North Oconee after leading 28-10 late in the third quarter. Nick Ruffin rushed for 72 yards on three carries and had a team-leading 10 tackles, one a sack. Kevin O'Toole had two of St. Pius' five sacks. Next: Friday vs. Thomson (0-1)
3. (3) Cartersville (2-0)
Last week: Beat Cass 42-7. QB Brooks Barden passed for 227 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 73 yards. Brandon Long rushed for 104 yards and had a TD reception. Cartersville is 39-5 against its county rival. Next: Friday at Rockmart (1-1)
4. (4) Carver-Columbus (2-0)
Last week: Beat Shaw 48-24. Sophomore QB Jawon Pass was 16-of-21 passing for 280 yards and two touchdowns, both to Dreilon Freeman, who had seven receptions for 151 yards and two touchdowns. Pass also scored two touchdowns. Next: Friday at Colquitt County (2-1)
5. (5) North Hall (2-0)
Last week: Beat Johnson of Gainesville 63-6. North Hall held Johnson to 40 yards of total offense in the first half. QB Andrew Smith rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries. Zac Little had 93 yards rushing and two touchdowns on seven carries. Next: Friday at Jefferson (2-0)
6. (6) Washington County (2-0)
Last week: Beat Emanuel County Institute 49-13. Washington County put up 529 yards in total offense against the defending Class A public-school champion. ECI drove 84 yards for a touchdown on the game's first possession, but Washington County dominated from there. Next: Friday vs. Baldwin (1-1)
7. (8) Callaway (2-0)
Last week: Beat Troup 34-21. QB Tez Parks, injured and watching without shoulder pads early in the second half, scored on a 57-yard run in the fourth quarter after Troup had pulled to within 26-21. Callaway returned two of Troup's four lost fumbles for touchdowns. Next: Sept. 20 vs. Harris County (1-1)
8. (9) Jefferson County (2-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Greenbrier (0-2)
9. (NR) Hart County (2-0)
Last week: Beat Blessed Trinity 28-16. Hart County avenged a 2012 loss for the second consecutive week (Cedar Shoals was the first). Hart County is ranked for the first time since the 2010 preseason. Next: Friday at Stephens County (2-0)
10. (NR) North Oconee (0-1)
Last week: Lost to St. Pius 28-23. North Oconee outgained St. Pius 352-327 and had twice the first downs (22-11) but was undone by St. Pius' goal-line stand in the final minute. Kawonn Bryant rushed for 157 yards and three touchdowns on 24 carries. Tate Adcock was 20-of-28 passing for 202 yards but was sacked five times. Next: Friday at Madison County (2-0)
Class AA
1. (1) Calhoun (2-0)
Last week: Beat Dalton 17-2. Calhoun limited Dalton to 119 yards in total offense. WR Tydus Curtis had seven receptions for 169 yards and two touchdowns. WR/DB Chandler Curtis had four catches for 105 yards and intercepted a pass. Calhoun has allowed two points this season to the same two opponents that put up 76 points in 2012. Dalton is 0-2 for the first time since 1975. Next: Friday at Carrollton (2-0)
2. (2) Lamar County (2-0)
Last week: Beat Eagle's Landing 28-7. Brothers Lance Austin (4-of-9 passing, 99 yards) and Lawrence Austin (74 yards rushing) each scored two touchdowns. Sophomore Marcus Fuller had two tackles for losses. Next: Friday vs. Pike County (1-1)
3. (3) Jefferson (2-0)
Last week: Beat Jackson County 49-0. Jefferson outgained Jackson County 433-91. Tristen Jackson rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown. Isaiah Blake rushed for 102 yards and three touchdowns. Jefferson has outscored its two opponents 89-0. Next: Friday vs. North Hall (2-0)
4. (4) Greater Atlanta Christian (3-0)
Last week: Beat Apalachee 56-14. Micah Abernathy rushed for 118 yards on five carries and ran a kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown. QB Rafe Chapple was 9-of-11 passing for 192 yards and two touchdowns. GAC led 49-14 at halftime. Next: Friday vs. Chamblee (2-0)
5. (6) Lovett (2-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Marist (1-1)
6. (9) Washington-Wilkes (2-0)
Last week: Beat Lincoln County 28-14. Washington-Wilkes beat Lincoln County in consecutive years for the first time since 2001-02. The Tigers trailed 14-13 at halftime but took the lead for good, 19-14, on QB Deandre Harris' 20-yard pass to Treyvon Booker in the third quarter and clinched it with a 4-yard run by Quay Blackburn (74 yards rushing) with 1:51 left. Harris (87 yards rushing, 87 passing) scored on a 33-yard run in the first half. Next: Friday at Warren County (0-1)
7. (7) Vidalia (2-0)
Last week: Beat McIntosh County Academy 35-7. Tra Hardy rushed for 177 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries and intercepted two passes, and Jordan Black had two catches for 127 yards and a touchdown. Vidalia led in total yards 400-80. Next: Friday vs. Long County (1-1)
8. (5) Brooks County (2-1)
Last week: Lost to Valdosta 50-20. Brooks County QB Malkom Parrish rushed for 108 yards and passed for 248 yards but was intercepted four times. Next: Sept. 20 vs. Mitchell County (0-2)
9. (10) Benedictine (2-0)
Last week: Beat Long County 49-0. Benedictine had more than 200 yards both rushing and passing and led 35-0 at halftime. QB Stevie Powers threw a 76-yard TD pass to Brad Stewart. Next: Friday at Metter (2-0)
10. (NR) Thomasville (2-1)
Last week: Beat Stewart County 56-6. Thomasville led 42-0 in the first quarter after Jay Bowdry returned an interception 90 yards. Next: Friday vs. Westminster (1-2)
Class A
1. (1) Eagle's Landing Christian (2-0)
Last week: Beat Clinch County 30-0. LB Josh Shockley had 18 tackles, and ELCA defended a first-and-goal series starting from the 4-yard line to preserve the shutout. QB Dalton Etheridge threw for two touchdowns and ran for one. Next: Friday vs. Hapeville Charter (0-2)
2. (NR) Landmark Christian (3-0)
Last week: Beat Wilkinson County 37-18. Stockton McGuire rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries. Landmark Christian scored three second-quarter touchdowns to take a 28-12 halftime lead. Next: Friday vs. Mount Paran Christian (2-0)
3. (3) Lincoln County (1-1)
Last week: Lost to Washington-Wilkes 28-14. Mike McIntire rushed for 96 yards and QB Keith Lockhart threw a TD pass and scored on a 51-yard run, but Lincoln County couldn't overcome three interceptions. Next: Sept. 19 vs. Ninety-Six, S.C. (1-1)
4. (7) Aquinas (2-0)
Last week: Beat George Walton Academy 19-16. Ruben Garrett's 5-yard run in overtime won the game after George Walton had kicked a field goal on its possession. Garrett rushed for 164 yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries. Next: Sept. 20 at Josey (0-2)
5. (9) Savannah Christian (1-0-1)
Last week: Beat Prince Avenue Christian 17-9. Savannah Christian held Prince Avenue to 149 yards of total offense. The big play offensively came in the third quarter when QB Brandon Thomas threw a 54-yard slant pass to Ben Haeussler, setting up Thomas' 3-yard TD pass to Jack Bush for a 14-3 lead. Savannah Christian is 1-0-1 after an 0-2 start against the same opponents in 2012. Next: Friday at Montgomery County (0-2)
6. (4) George Walton Academy (1-1)
Last week: Lost to Aquinas 19-16. All-state RB Stanley Williams rushed for 101 yards on 17 carries but played little after halftime because of an injury. Williams gorged Aquinas for 222 yards rushing in a playoff victory last year. Dimetrios Mason rushed for 92 yards on 12 carries, mostly in Williams' place. Next: Friday vs. Holy Innocents' (2-1)
7. (2) Prince Avenue Christian (2-1)
Last week: Lost to Savannah Christian 17-9. Prince Avenue RB Zontravious Shields, who had rushed for 222 yards and six touchdowns in his first two games,, was held to 26 yards on 11 carries, and Prince Avenue had only 149 yards of total offense. Prince Avenue coach Jeff Herron had been 59-1 against Savannah teams, mostly while at Camden County. Next: Sept. 20 at Glascock County (1-2)
8. (8) Seminole County (2-0)
Last week: Beat Turner County 49-0. Seminole County had 307 yards rushing and held Turner County to 96 yards of total offense, seven rushing. Seminole beat Turner 34-32 last season. Next: Friday vs. Clinch County (1-2)
9. (5) Wilcox County (1-1)
Last week: Lost to Monroe 27-9. Wilcox County was held to 61 yards rushing and committed three turnovers. Wilcox WR Quinn Tisdol had eight catches for 150 yards, accounting for most of his team's total offense. Wilcox lost to Monroe 28-14 last season. Next: Friday vs. Dooly County (0-2)
10. (NR) Johnson County (2-0)
Last week: Beat Twiggs County 43-0. Johnson County has outscored its opponents 83-0 in two games. Next: Friday vs. Portal (0-1-1)
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