High school football: How top teams fared

2. (2) Lovejoy (8-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Alcovy (7-2)

3. (3) North Gwinnett (8-1)

Last week: Beat Mountain View 40-7. John Urzua, playing for injured starter Hayden Sphire, was 11-of-13 passing for 170 yards and two touchdown. RB C.J. Leggett rushed for 191 yards on 13 carries and scored three touchdowns. Next: Friday vs. Peachtree Ridge (7-2)

4. (4) Archer (10-0)

Last week: Beat Grayson 34-21. K.J. Parmer caught five passes for 131 yards and one touchdown. He also scored and passed for touchdowns. His 55-yard TD pass to Dylan Singleton made it 7-0. Archer led 34-14 in the third quarter. Archer became the first Georgia team this season to complete a 10-0 regular season. Next: State playoffs

5. (5) Norcross (7-2)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Meadowcreek (1-8)

6. (6) Collins Hill (8-1)

Last week: Beat Duluth 49-14. Tyler Henderson rushed for 258 yards and three touchdowns. Tyler Herman was 17-of-21 passing for 191 yards. Devin Terry had 109 yards rushing and receiving. Collins Hill moved within a victory of at least a share of its first region title since 2004. Next: Friday at Mill Creek (6-3)

7. (7) Camden County (8-1)

Last week: Beat Lowndes 28-7. Camden held Lowndes to 120 yards in total offense and intercepted two passes (two by Chris Williams). Antonio Wimbush rushed for 72 yards, Tyler Rauls for 65 and Ryan Johnson for 69, and each scored a touchdown. Camden can win its 13th consecutive region title with a victory this week. Next: Friday vs. Colquitt County (8-1)

8. (9) McEachern (8-1)

Last week: Beat Harrison 42-13. McEachern won easily despite committing 25 penalties for 230 yards. Ty Clemons had 311 yards rushing and passing, according to the Marietta Daily Journal. T.J. Rahming had nine catches for 149 yards, and Rhamoi Parsons returned a punt 69 yards for a touchdown. Next: Friday vs. Hillgrove (8-1)

9. (10) Hughes (8-1)

Last week: Beat Tri-Cities 37-0. Hughes clinched its second consecutive Region 3 title. Next: Friday at Westlake (5-4)

10. (NR) Peachtree Ridge (7-2)

Last week: Beat Meadowcreek 47-0. Jordan Ellis scored five touchdowns and rushed for 133 yards. Peachtree Ridge held Meadowcreek to less than 100 yards in total offense. Next: Friday at North Gwinnett (8-1)

Class AAAAA

1. (1) Tucker (9-0)

Last week: Beat M.L. King 60-34. Yaquis “Duke” Shelley scored four touchdowns, two on kickoff returns, one on a interception and one on a 43-yard pass play. QB Joseph Farrar completed only four passes, but three went for touchdowns, and he rushed for 124 yards. M.L. King had never allowed more than 50 points in a game. M.L. King QB Roland Rivers threw for 438 yards. Next: Friday at Mays (7-2), Lakewood Stadium

2. (3) Kell (9-0)

Last week: Beat Pope 52-26. Cameron Rosendahl passed for 203 yards and two touchdowns for Kell, and Jay Moxey rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns. Pope’s Logan Carr had 195 yards receiving. Kell led only 24-19 at halftime. Next: Friday at Cambridge (3-6)

3. (5) Gainesville (8-1)

Last week: Beat Loganville 63-0. Michael Byrd rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns. Deshaun Watson passed for 168 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 77 yards. Next: Friday vs. Flowery Branch (7-2)

4. (6) Thomas County Central (8-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Harris County (7-2)

5. (7) Creekside (9-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Ola (2-7)

6. (8) Ware County (8-1)

Last week: Beat Bradwell Institute 48-0. Dedrick Mills rushed for 264 yards and scored four touchdowns on four carries. Next: Friday at Effingham County (6-3)

7. (NR) Warner Robins (8-1)

Last week: Beat Northside of Warner Robins 28-18. Collins Jones returned an interception 23 yards for a touchdown for a 14-3 lead in the third quarter. Warner Robins was outgained 258-160 in total yards, according to the Macon Telegraph, but committed no turnovers, intercepted four passes and recovered a Northside fumble. An interception by Jacob Jamerson set up another Warner Robins touchdown in the second half. Warner Robins can clinch its first region title since 2004 with a victory this week. Next: Friday at Lakeside of Evans (6-3)

8. (2) Northside-Warner Robins (8-1)

Last week: Lost to Warner Robins 28-18. Despite five turnovers, Northside got within 28-18 points with 1:30 left but did not recover an onside kick. Willie Jordan rushed for a game-high 92 yards. The loss ended Northside’s 39-game winning streak in regular-season games. Next: Friday vs. Evans (5-4)

9. (10) North Paulding (8-1)

Last week: Beat Allatoona 62-46. Chase Noonan passed for 460 yards and six touchdowns, completing 17 of 27 attempts. Mac Seagle had three catches for 147 yards, and Kayden Bishop had five catches for 145 yards. Corn Collins rushed for 152 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries. Allatoona’s Josh Bettistea (187) and Russell Halimon (172) had big games rushing, and D.J. Ezell had nine catches for 187 yards and two touchdowns. Next: Friday vs. Villa Rica (5-4)

10. (NR) South Paulding (8-1)

Last week: Beat Paulding County 42-7. South led 42-0 at halftime. Chandler Burks was 8-of-15 passing for 197 yards and rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries. Jae Bowen rushed for 102 yards and caught four passes for 124 yards and scored four touchdowns. Next: Friday at Lithia Springs (0-9)

Class AAAA

1. (1) Sandy Creek (8-0-1)

Last week: Beat Carrollton 24-7. Sandy Creek held Carrollton to five first downs and 88 yards in total offense, and Brian Miller intercepted two passes. QB Cole Garvin was 14-of-17 passing for 182 yards. RB Delvin Weems rushed for 97 yards on 25 carries, and RB Eric Swinney ran for 71 on 13, caught a 28-yard pass and scored two touchdowns. Next: Friday at Columbus (1-8)

2. (3) Griffin (9-0)

Last week: Beat Spalding 56-0. FB Malik Miller rushed for 144 yards and scored four touchdowns. He also threw a 28-yard TD pass. Jaquez Parks passed for 246 yards and passed 5,000 yards passing in his career (5,230), according to the Griffin Daily News. Next: Friday vs. Woodland of Stockbridge (2-7)

3. (4) Monroe Area (9-0)

Last week: Beat Chestatee 28-21. Monroe Area QB Zac Cheshire, playing for suspended starter Stanton Truitt, scored on a 51-yard run on the opening possession. Monroe Area trailed 21-14 at halftime, but Michael Gallup threw a TD pass to Demek Kemp, and Kwan Brooks scored the game-winner on an 18-yard run. Chestatee had four turnovers, three that Monroe Area cashed for touchdowns. Monroe Area clinched Region 8 with the victory. Next: Friday vs. Eastside (5-4)

4. (2) Carrollton (8-1)

Last week: Lost to Sandy Creek 24-7. Carrollton entered the game averaging 265 rushing yards per game but was held to 71. Carrollton ran only 32 plays to Sandy Creek’s 61 and possessed the ball for 15:47 of 48 minutes. Forty of Carrollton’s 88 total yards came on the first drive of the game and gave the Trojans a 7-0 lead. Next: Friday vs. LaGrange (3-6)

5. (8) Marist (7-2)

Last week: Beat Chamblee 45-0. Marcus Miller rushed for 142 yards on 10 carries. Lott Gwin had two tackles for losses, caused a fumble and intercepted a pass. Next: Friday vs. Carver of Atlanta (7-2)

6. (9) Burke County (6-2)

Last week: Beat Butler 62-0. Donquell Green rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries and passed for 74 yards and one touchdown, according to the Augusta Chronicle. Next: Friday vs. Wayne County (8-1)

7. (10) Wayne County (8-1)

Last week: Beat Statesboro 7-6. Wayne County won the subregion title to get a rematch of the 2012 Region 3 title game, won by Burke County. Wayne scored the winning touchdown with a 27-yard pass from Malique Jackson to Stephen Thomas. Lavonte Larry blocked an extra-point attempt by Statesboro in the first quarter. Defenses were dominant, and neither team had more than 250 yards in total offense. Next: Friday at Burke County (6-2)

8. (5) Statesboro (8-1)

Last week: Lost to Wayne County 7-6. Zach Grant scored on a 21-yard run to give Statesboro a 6-0 lead, but the extra-point attempt was blocked. Statesboro can finish no higher than No. 3 in Region 3. Next: Friday at Glenn Hills (5-4)

9. (NR) Stockbridge (8-1)

Last week: Beat Locust Grove 34-0. Stockbridge held Locust Grove to 165 yards in total offense and intercepted Ty Sellers, one of the state’s top 30 passers in yardage, four times. Next: Friday vs. Upson-Lee (4-5)

10. (NR) Westover (7-2)

Last week: Beat Worth County 24-17. Westover overcame four turnovers, two inside Worth County’s 10-yard line, to clinch its first region title in history. QB Ta’Keevian Harris was 10-of-19 passing for 228 yards and rushed for 26 yards and two touchdowns, the second of which in the final three minutes was game-winner. Next: Saturday at Albany (2-7)

Class AAA

1. (1) Buford (9-0)

Last week: Beat East Hall 70-6. Evyn Cooper scored on runs of 66 and 63 yards. Joshua Thomas scored on a 6-yard run and a 29-yard fumble return. Tre’ Neal had a 20-yard interception return for a touchdown. Buford became the first team since Dublin in 2005 to beat four teams by 60 points or more. Next: Friday at North Hall (8-1)

2. (2) Cartersville (9-0)

Last week: Beat Sonoraville 53-9. Brooks Barden threw five TD passes – his seventh straight game of at least four – and was 19-of-23 passing for 322 yards. Gordon Gray had five catches for 102 yards and two touchdowns. Cartersville led 30-0 in the first quarter. Next: Friday vs. Ringgold (8-1)

3. (3) Washington County (9-0)

Last week: Beat Dodge County 62-16. Melvin Hill rushed for 129 yards on 11 carries and scored three touchdowns. QB A.J. Gray was 14-of-18 passing for 257 yards. Josh Burden had seven catches for 127 yards. Next: State playoffs

4. (4) Carver-Columbus (8-1)

Last week: Beat Peach County 44-9. Dequindre Coleman (156) and Noah Hickey (109) each rushed for more than 100 yards as Carver clinched its seventh straight region title. Carver led 30-3 at halftime and had 486 yards in total offense. Next: Friday vs. Jackson (2-7)

5. (5) Callaway (8-1)

Last week: Beat Douglass 48-7. Callaway led 41-0 at halftime. Tez Parks, best known as the team’s quarterback, blocked a punt that KeShun Freeman returned 15 yards for a touchdown. Dre Martin returned a fumble 40 yards for a touchdown. Next: Friday at Rockmart (3-6)

6. (6) Elbert County (7-2)

Last week: Beat Jackson County 48-27. Sophomore QB Mecole Hardman rushed for 283 yards and three touchdowns on 21 carries. Elbert rushed for 508 yards and seven touchdowns. Next: Friday vs. Franklin County (1-8)

7. (7) Hart County (8-1)

Last week: Beat Morgan County 27-8. Hart County trailed 8-7 at halftime but survived and can clinch the No. 2 seed in Region 8 with a victory this week. Next: Friday vs. North Oconee (7-2)

8. (8) Woodward Academy (8-2)

Last week: Beat Cedar Grove 17-14. Woodward scored the game-winning touchdown after a 20-play drive that took 10 minutes, ending with Elijah Holyfield's 4-yard TD run. QB Terry Googer was 7-of-11 passing for 75 yards and a touchdown, a 25-yarder to Jacob Robertson. A.J. Cole made a 37-yard field goal in the first half. Next: State playoffs

9. (9) Appling County (7-2)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Southeast Bulloch (7-1-1)

10. (NR) Blessed Trinity (6-3)

Last week: Beat St. Pius 21-20. Sophomore RB Milton Shelton rushed for 144 yards on 21 carries. Conor Davis was 8-of-14 passing for 114 yards and two touchdowns, including a 57-yarder to Colin Bradley. St. Pius scored the game’s final touchdown with 5:33 left but missed an extra point. Next: Friday at Cedar Grove (6-3)

Class AA

1. (1) Lamar County (9-0)

Last week: Beat Macon County 48-0. Quay Searcy led Lamar in rushing on one carry – a 99-yard run. He also had a 28-yard reception and a team-leading six solo tackles in the shutout. The Austin twins, Lance and Lawrence, were held to 48 yards rushing on 17 carries, but Lance scored three touchdowns and passed for one. Next: Friday at Crawford County (0-9)

2. (2) Lovett (8-1)

Last week: Beat Westminster 20-0. Grant Haley rushed for 100 yards on 14 carries, and Willie Chandler threw two TD passes to Will Geraghty. Lovett led in total yards 408-175. Charlie Ingram had 10 solo tackles, three for losses of 11 yards. Next: Friday at Greater Atlanta Christian (9-0)

3. (3) Greater Atlanta Christian (9-0)

Last week: Beat Wesleyan 42-7. QB Rafe Chapple was 14-of-19 passing for 260 yards and three touchdowns, two to David Elrod, who had six catches for 115 yards. Darius Slayton had three receptions for 106 yards, one a 56-yarder on a short pass. He also intercepted a pass. Next: Friday vs. Lovett (8-1)

4. (4) Washington-Wilkes (9-0)

Last week: Beat Oglethorpe County 62-7. Washington-Wilkes beat Oglethorpe for the 14th straight time and clinched its first region title since 2006. The Tigers can finish their first 10-0 regular season since 2000 with a victory this week. Next: Friday at Social Circle (0-9)

5. (5) Calhoun (8-1)

Last week: Beat Model 41-9. Calhoun won its 99th consecutive game against a region rival. The Yellow Jackets had 211 yards passing and 175 rushing and held Model to less than 100 in total offense. Next: Friday vs. Chattooga (2-7)

6. (6) Benedictine (9-0)

Last week: Beat Jeff Davis 54-0. Benedictine clinched its first region title since 2000. Brad Stewart had five receptions for 122 yards and a touchdown, according to the Savannah Morning News. Next: Friday vs. McIntosh County Academy (5-4)

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

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Berrien (3-6)

8. (8) Bowdon (9-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Heard County (8-1)

9. (9) Jefferson (7-2)

Last week: Beat Riverside Military 62-23. T.J. Shelton passed for 210 yards and two touchdowns and scored on a 46-yard run in Jefferson’s 35-point second quarter. Next: Friday at Union County (6-3)

10. (10) Vidalia (8-1)

Last week: Beat Toombs County 22-7. Tra Hardy rushed for 266 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries. His 92-yard run opened the scoring in the first quarter, and his 49-yard run made it 19-7 on the opening drive of the second half. Toombs County’s Jamar Smith, who entered with a Class AA-leading 1,739 yards rushing, was limited to 113 on 38 carries. Next: Friday vs. Jeff Davis (1-8)

Class A

1. (1) Eagle's Landing Christian (8-0)

Last week: Beat Pace Academy 40-2. Dalton Etheridge was 13-of-19 passing for 194 yards and a touchdown and scored a touchdown. Davis Carrandi had five catches for 127 yards, and Lane Timpson rushed for 73 yards. ELCA allowed only 102 yards in total offense. Next: Friday at Landmark Christian (8-1)

2. (2) Aquinas (9-0)

Last week: Beat Georgia Military Academy 31-0. Ruben Garnett rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns, one an 88-yarder, on 17 carries. Georgia Military was 0-for-4 passing. Next: Friday vs. First Presbyterian (6-3)

3. (3) Seminole County (9-0)

Last week: Beat Miller County 21-0. Seminole held Miller to 36 yards in total offense and four first downs, according to the Albany Herald. Next: Friday vs. Mitchell County (6-3)

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

Last week: Beat Wheeler County 43-7. Johnson County beat Wheeler County for the 12th consecutive time. Next: Friday vs. Calvary Day (7-2)

5. (7) Clinch County (6-3)

Last week: Beat Lanier County 40-12. Clinch County intercepted more passes (four) than Lanier completed (one) in 17 attempts and forced seven turnovers, according to the Valdosta Daily Times. Next: Friday vs. Turner County (4-5)

6. (8) Mount Pisgah Christian (9-0)

Last week: Beat Fellowship Christian 50-21. Browning Dunn scored three touchdowns in the first half. Aaron Winchester was 13-of-21 passing for 185 passing for two touchdowns. Next: Friday at Mount Zion (4-5)

7. (NR) Irwin County (7-1-1)

Last week: Beat Wilcox County 40-21. Irwin County had 369 yards rushing and broke a six-game losing streak against Wilcox. Next: Friday vs. Charlton County (6-3)

8. (6) Landmark Christian (8-1)

Last week: Lost to Holy Innocents' 29-28. Landmark failed to hold leads of 21-7 and 28-21 in the fourth quarter, and a 52-yard field-goal try by Stockton McGuire fell just a few feet short as time expired. Next: Friday vs. Eagle’s Landing Christian (8-0)

9. (9) Prince Avenue Christian (8-1)

Last week: Beat Pinecrest Academy 42-6. Prince Avenue had 483 yards in total offense, 97 on a TD run by Jonah Doster. He also had a 70-score and rushed for 170 yards on three carries. Next: Friday vs. George Walton Academy (5-4)

10. (NR) Calvary Day (7-2)

Last week: Beat Portal 30-0. Robert Heyward rushed for 121 yards on 10 carries, and Derek Kirkland ran for 75 and caught two TD passes. Calvary led 23-0 at halftime. Next: Friday vs. Johnson County (9-0)