Class AAAAAA
1. (1) North Gwinnett (5-0)
Last week: Beat Duluth 52-21. North Gwinnett led only 17-13 at halftime and took control on C.J. Leggett's two TD runs midway in the third quarter. Leggett rushed for 125 yards. QB Hayden Sphire threw three TD passes but also was intercepted three times. Next: Friday vs. Mill Creek (4-2)
2. (2) McEachern (6-0)
Last week: Beat Campbell 49-35. McEachern trailed 28-14 in the first half but rallied as QB Ty Clemons scored four touchdowns and RB Taj Griffin rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns. Next: Friday vs. South Cobb (2-3)
3. (3) Colquitt County (5-1)
Last week: Beat Tift County 17-14. Sihiem King rushed for 170 yards, caught five passes for 126 more and scored two touchdowns, one with 10:56 left for the final margin. Colquitt dominated in yardage but trailed 14-10 after Tift County returned a fumble 82 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter. Next: Oct. 18 vs. Brunswick (2-3)
4. (4) Lovejoy (5-1)
Last week: Beat Rockdale County 23-3. Kevin Morris kicked two field goals, one a 45-yarder, and scored a touchdown, also a 45-yarder, while rushing for 71 yards on seven carries. Khaleel Rogers threw a 56-yard TD pass to Preston Williams but was 5-for-15 for 102 yards in the game. Next: Friday vs. Morrow (1-4)
5. (6) Camden County (5-1)
Last week: Beat Coffee 28-21. Tyler Rauls scored on a 9-yard run with 17 seconds left to break a 21-21 tie. Rauls rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries. Antonio Wimbush rushed for 69 yards on 11 carries and made six tackles. Anthony Johnson had two tackles for losses and a 5-yard TD reception. Next: Friday at Tift County (4-2)
6. (7) Hillgrove (5-0)
Last week: Beat Pebblebrook 35-21. A week after throwing seven TD passes, Elijah Ironside threw three in the first half in helping Hillgrove to a 28-0 lead. Richardre Bagley rushed for 190 yards and two touchdowns. Next: Friday vs. North Cobb (4-1)
7. (8) Archer (6-0)
Last week: Beat Shiloh 45-16. QB Gabe Tiller passed for 270 yards and three touchdowns, and Archer led 21-0 in the firsrt quarter. Next: Friday vs. Central Gwinnett (2-3)
8. (10) Norcross (4-2)
Last week: Beat Habersham Central 49-3. Josh Boyd, KeDarius Garrett and Clinton Lynch each scored two touchdowns, and A.J. Bush threw two TD passes for Norcross. Next: Friday vs. Collins Hill (5-0)
9. (NR) Collins Hill (5-0)
Last week: Beat Peachtree Ridge 35-28. Tyler Herman passed for 439 yards and four touchdowns, and Myron Burton had 10 catches for 174 yards. Herman's 65-yard pass to Grant McDonald with 4:01 left was the game winner. McDonald had five receptions for 136 yards for Collins Hill, which has not been ranked this late in a season since 2009. Next: Friday at Norcross (4-2)
10. (NR) Valdosta (4-1)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Lowndes (4-2)
Class AAAAA
1. (1) Tucker (5-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Stephenson (5-0)
2. (2) Stephenson (5-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Tucker (5-0)
3. (3) Northside-Warner Robins (5-0)
Last week: Beat Houston County 45-10. RB Glenn Smith rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns and threw a TD pass. Northside led 35-0 at halftime. Next: Friday at Grovetown (1-4)
4. (4) Kell (6-0)
Last week: Beat Riverwood 30-14. Kell RB Jay Moxey rushed for 180 yards rushing on 29 carries. Next: Friday at Osborne (2-4)
5. (5) Gainesville (5-1)
Last week: Beat Cedar Shoals 51-6. RB Michael Byrd rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns, and QB Deshaun Watson threw five TD passes for the second consecutive game. Next: Friday vs. Salem (2-4)
6. (6) Thomas County Central (5-1)
Last week: Beat Bainbridge 50-23. RB Deondre Cooksey rushed for 221 yards on 16 carries, and QB Adam Choice ran for 177 on 22. Both scored three touchdowns. Thomas Central attempted only five passes, completing one. Bainbridge led 20-14 at halftime and was within 27-23 late in the fourth quarter. Next: Friday at Northside of Columbus (1-4)
7. (8) Warner Robins (5-0)
Last week: Beat Jones County 34-14. Warner Robins trailed 14-13 until Caden Johnston's 71-yard pass to Marquez Callaway late in the third quarter. Johnston (10-of-20 passing, 257 yards) hit Parker Shaw on a 55-yard TD pass in the fourth to put the game away. Next: Friday vs. Greenbrier (0-5)
8. (10) Creekside (6-0)
Last week: Beat Starr's Mill 37-3. RB Bricen Terry rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries. RB Dexter Knox scored four touchdowns - two receiving (four catches, 84 yards) and two rushing (five carries, 49 yards). DB Evan Berry had two interceptions, and Lawrence Curtis had five tackles for losses. Next: Friday vs. Northgate (3-3)
9. (9) Ware County (5-1)
Last week: Beat Glynn Academy 21-19. Ware County led in total yardage 445-181, but Glynn Academy returned an interception 97 yards for a touchdown and left Ware to stop a two-point try in the second half that would have tied the game. Next: Oct. 18 vs. Richmond Hill (5-0)
10. (NR) Lee County (6-0)
Last week: Beat Hardaway 26-0. Stephen Collier threw two TD passes to J.Q. Quimbley, and Lee County held Hardaway to less than 100 yards in total offense. Lee County is ranked in an AJC poll for the first time since its 9-1 regular-season finish in 2005. Next: Oct. 18 at Thomas County Central (5-1)
Class AAAA
1. (1) Sandy Creek (4-0-1)
Last week: Beat Troup 21-0. Next: Thursday at Shaw (2-3)
2. (2) Carrollton (5-0)
Last week: Beat Fayette County 52-14. Will Garrett rushed for 62 yards and scored two touchdowns and was 6-of-9 passing for a touchdown. Trey Chivers had 116 yards of offense on 10 carries or receptions. Brandon Russell had three tackles for losses totaling 13 yards. Fayette County had 209 yards in total offense, 80 on the final six minutes. Next: Thursday at Troup (2-3)
3. (5) Griffin (5-0)
Last week: Beat Riverdale 49-0. QB Jaquez Parks (14-of-17 passing, 226 yards) threw four TD passes in the first half and scored a touchdown in the second. Malik Miller rushed for 137 yards on 10 carries. Next: Oct. 18 at North Clayton (0-6)
4. (4) Monroe Area (5-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Stephens County (3-2)
5. (8) Statesboro (6-0)
Last week: Beat Swainsboro 34-7. Zach Grant rushed for 124 yards on 10 carries, and Statesboro led in total yardage 379-105, according to the Statesboro Herald. Next: Friday at Liberty County (6-0)
6. (7) Mary Persons (6-0)
Last week: Beat Westside of Macon 16-13. Akebren Ralls scored on a 60-yard punt return and 18-yard pass and Mary Persons led 16-0 at halftime. Next: Oct. 18 vs. Rutland (4-2)
7. (9) Cedartown (6-0)
Last week: Beat River Ridge 41-25. Cedartown RB Nick Chubb rushed for 176 yards (a season low) and three touchdowns on 20 carries. Cedartown is 6-0 for the first time in 10 years. Next: Friday at Pickens (4-1)
8. (10) Marist (3-2)
Last week: Beat Columbia 35-0. Griffin King rushed for 103 yards on 20 carries, and QB Chase Martenson scored a touchdown and threw TD passes to Matt Perez and Webb George. Columbia had 280 yards in total offense but couldn't find the end zone as Marist got its first shutout of the season. Next: Friday at Lithonia (2-3)
9. (NR) Burke County (3-2)
Last week: Beat Wayne County 32-28. Antonio Harold rushed for 114 yards on 19 carries, and his 2-yard run with 2:42 left gave Burke a 32-21 lead. Wayne County scored with 2:01 left, but Burke then ran out the clock. Donquell Green rushed for 98 yards on 26 carries. Green was 6-of-11 passing for 123 yards and two touchdowns. Next: Friday vs. Richmond Academy (2-3)
10. (6) Wayne County (5-1)
Last week: Lost to Burke County 32-28. Anfernee Jordan scored on a 9-yard run with 2:01 left to get Wayne County within 32-28, but the Yellow Jackets didn't get the ball back. QB Malique Jackson was 11-of-19 passing for two touchdowns, both to WR Krenwick Sanders, who had four catches for 145 yards. Next: Oct. 18 at South Effingham (4-2)
Class AAA
1. (1) Buford (5-0)
Last week: Beat West Hall 63-0. Buford led 49-0 at halftime. No Buford player had more than three carries, and three quarterbacks threw TD passes. Buford led in total yardage 494 to 104. Next: Friday vs. White County (4-1)
2. (2) Cartersville (6-0)
Last week: Beat Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe 76-13. QB Brooks Barden threw five TD passes and scored two touchdowns, all in the first half. He had 257 yards passing, 65 rushing. Next: Oct. 18 at Gordon Central (0-6)
3. (3) Washington County (5-0)
Last week: Beat Lovett 36-33. Jed May kicked a 28-yard field goal after Washington County stopped Lovett's first overtime possession. Washington County's Malik Jackson rushed for 201 yards on 19 carries and scored two touchdowns in the final seven minutes, but both point-after tries failed, and the score was 33-33 after regulation. QB A.J. Gray rushed for 138 yards on 18 carries and was 8-of-15 passing for 77 yards. Washington County led in total yards 489-323 but had four turnovers to Lovett's none. Next: Friday vs. Jefferson County (6-0)
4. (4) North Hall (5-0)
Last week: Beat East Hall 56-31. North Hall had three players with more than 100 yards rushing: QB Andrew Smith (226), RB Zac Little (180) and RB RB Brannon Dyer (105). East Hall QB Devin Watson passed for 331 yards. Next: Friday at Fannin County (1-4)
5. (5) Carver-Columbus (4-1)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Henry County (1-5)
6. (6) Jefferson County (6-0)
Last week: Beat Dodge County 25-14. Jefferson County won another defensive battle, outgaining Dodge 220 to 195 and taking a 25-7 lead on Cartavius Quarterman's 1-yard run in the fourth quarter. Quarterman scored three touchdowns and a conversion and rushed for 86 yards. Next: Friday at Washington County (5-0)
7. (7) Hart County (5-0)
Last week: Beat East Jackson 57-20. Hart County scored 38 points in the first quarter. That included a blocked punt for a safety and a 60-yard TD return of the ensuing free kick by K.J. Moore. The 57 points are the third most in school history. Keenan Dillon rushed for 125 yards and four touchdowns on seven carries. Next: Friday at Oconee County (0-5)
8. (8) St. Pius (5-1)
Last week: Beat McNair 38-7. Next: Oct. 18 at Cedar Grove (5-1)
9. (9) North Oconee (4-1)
Last week: Beat Morgan County 56-14. QB Tate Adcock was 16-of-22 passing for 290 yards and three touchdowns, and RB Kawon Bryant rushed for 250 yards and four touchdowns on 27 carries. Next: Friday at Franklin County (0-5)
10. (NR) Blessed Trinity (4-2)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Decatur (4-2)
Class AA
1. (1) Lamar County (5-0)
Last week: Beat Northeast 50-19. RB Lawrence Austin rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries. QB Lance Austin was 3-for-5 passing for 104 yards and rushed for 97 yards on 12 carries. Lamar County led 36-8 at halftime. Next: Friday vs. Monticello (2-3)
2. (2) Lovett (5-1)
Last week: Lost to Washington County 36-33. Grant Haley rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries, and Jay Harris ran for 134 on 17. Lovett played without injured QB Willie Candler. Backup Jack Stevenson was 3-for-13 passing for 40 yards and two touchdowns. Charlie Ingram had 13 solo tackles, 18 overall. Next: Oct. 18 at Hapeville Charter (0-4-1)
3. (3) Greater Atlanta Christian (6-0)
Last week: Beat Thomson 56-12. Micah Abernathy rushed for 186 yards. Rafe Chapple passed for 253 yards, and Chris Williams had 149 receiving yards. Next: Friday at Westminster (3-3)
4. (5) Washington-Wilkes (6-0)
Last week: Beat Jefferson 21-14. Washington-Wilkes led 21-7 entering the fourth quarter and held on as Javoris Grant intercepted a pass at the 5-yard line to seal the game. Sophomore RB Quay Blackburn rushed for 108 yards and one touchdown on 24 carries. LB Tomarkus Young had 10 tackles and rushed for 66 yards on five carries. Washington-Wilkes lost 31-0 last season to the Dragons, who went on to win the state title. Next: Friday at Greene County (2-3)
5. (6) Calhoun (4-1)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Pepperell (1-4)
6. (7) Benedictine (6-0)
Last week: Beat Bryan County 39-6. Ben Wright returned an interception in the backfield 30 yards for Benedictine's first touchdown, and the Cadets led 29-0 at halftime as Bryan County, which entered unbeaten, collapsed under five turnovers. Benedictine, seeking its first region title since 2000, is now the only unbeaten team in Region 2 and has victories over the two one-loss teams. Next: Friday vs. Toombs County (2-4)
7. (4) Jefferson (3-2)
Last week: Lost to Washington-Wilkes 21-14. QB Evan Shirreffs was lost early in the second half to an injured thumb on his throwing hand, although he had been held relatively in check at 5-of-11 passing for 43 yards. Jefferson did lead in total yardage 301-250, according to the Augusta Chronicle, but lost three turnovers to the Tigers' none. Next: Friday vs. Rabun County (5-0)
8. (8) Brooks County (5-1)
Last week: Beat Thomasville 30-23. Trailing 23-22 in the final moments, Brooks County scored on a 71-yard pass from Malkom Parrish to Deric Herring. Parrish was 14-of-19 passing for 290 yards and rushed for 50 yards on four carries. Brooks County had 501 yards in total offense, according to the Thomasville Enterprise. Next: Friday at Fitzgerald (4-1-1)
9. (10) Fitzgerald (4-1-1)
Last week: Beat Cook 28-13. Next: Friday vs. Brooks County (5-1)
10. (9) Macon County (4-1)
Last week: Beat Putnam County 23-20. Macon County put up 408 yards in total offense but lost four fumbles, three in the red zone. LB/WR Roquan Smith had six catches for 106 yards and a touchdown and three tackles for losses. Freshman QB Khari Lane was 13-of-19 passing for 271 yards and three touchdowns. Next: Friday at Bleckley County (4-1)
Class A
1. (1) Eagle's Landing Christian (4-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Mount Vernon Presbyterian (1-5)
2. (3) Aquinas (5-0)
Last week: Beat Hancock Central 24-0. Next: Friday at Lincoln County (3-2)
3. (4) Seminole County (5-0)
Last week: Beat Terrell County 48-8. Seminole County led 35-8 at halftime after Terrell County led 8-0. Robert Speight scored three touchdowns, one on a 45-yard run, another on a 56-yard reception. Next: Friday at Stewart County (0-5)
4. (2) Landmark Christian (6-0)
Last week: Beat Our Lady of Mercy 17-13. RB Darius Smith scored on a 21-yard run in the fourth quarter for the winning touchdown after Landmark trailed 13-10. Next: Friday at Strong Rock Christian (2-3)
5. (8) Irwin County (4-0-1)
Last week: Beat Telfair County 49-12. Next: Friday vs. Clinch County (2-3)
6. (5) Johnson County (5-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Montgomery County (1-5)
7. (7) Prince Avenue Christian (5-1)
Last week: Beat Athens Academy 41-7. Kevon Hudson rushed for 132 yards on three carries, scoring touchdowns on runs of 49 and 80 yards. Zantravious Shields rushed for 105 yards. Prince Avenue has won four of the past five games in the series between Athens-area private schools. Next: Friday at Commerce (4-2)
8. (9) Marion County (5-0)
Last week: Beat Schley County 21-6. Johnny Royal rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown for Marion County. Lorenzo Smothers had 12 tackles and returned an interception 80 yards, according to the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. Next: Friday vs. Pacelli (5-0)
9. (10) Lincoln County (3-2)
Last week: Beat Warren County 60-12. Lincoln County led 54-0 at halftime. Lincoln County's Jamar Norman returned the kickoff 75 yards for a touchdown after Warren County scored its only touchdown. Next: Friday vs. Aquinas (5-0)
10. (NR) Emanuel County Institute (4-2)
Last week: Beat Wheeler County 69-27. James Brown rushed for 249 yards and five touchdowns on just nine carries. ECI had 604 yards rushing as a team. Next: Friday at Treutlen (3-2)
