Class AAAAAA
1. (3) North Gwinnett (9-1)
Last week: Beat Peachtree Ridge 44-22. Scott Urzua, playing for injured starter Hayden Sphire, was 17-of-24 passing for 234 yards and a touchdown. C.J. Leggett scored three touchdowns in the first quarter. North Gwinnett ended up with the No. 3 seed in Region 7, the loser of a three-way coin toss after Friday's games. Next: Friday at Milton (8-2)
2. (7) Camden County (9-1)
Last week: Beat Colquitt County 22-15. Camden won its 13th consecutive region title, second in Region 1. Camden scored a touchdown on a 16-yard drive after Colquitt fumbled the opening kickoff. Camden went up 15-0 after a 21-play, 99-yard drive. Camden's Demitri Saulsberry returned a Colquitt fumble 32 yards for a touchdown. Next: Friday vs. Westlake (5-5)
3. (1) Colquitt County (8-2)
Last week: Lost to Camden County 22-15. Colquitt County had four turnovers, one at the 16-yard-line on the opening kickoff, and two led to Camden scores. QB Daniel Mobley was 18-of-26 passing for 218 yards. Sihiem King, Region 1's leading rusher, was held to 46 yards on 20 carries. Next: Friday vs. Newnan (6-4)
4. (4) Archer (10-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. North Forsyth (7-3)
5. (5) Norcross (8-2)
Last week: Beat Meadowcreek 59-14. Josh Boyd rushed for 106 yards in the first half, and Brandon Garner and Ridwan Issahaku returned interceptions for touchdowns. Norcross won the coin toss for the No. 1 seed in Region 7, breaking a three-way tie with North Gwinnett and Collins Hill. Next: Friday vs. Etowah (7-3)
6. (2) Lovejoy (9-1)
Last week: Beat Alcovy 27-8. Lovejoy led only 10-8 entering the fourth quarter but won a defensive battle and clinched the Region 2 title as Alcovy self-destructed late with a fumbled kickoff return, fumbled punt snap and a 1-yard punt. Lovejoy forced Alcovy into seven three-and-out possessions, according to the Newton Citizen. Next: Friday vs. Marietta (8-2)
7. (6) Collins Hill (9-1)
Last week: Beat Mill Creek 45-34. The score was 28-28 in the third quarter when Collins Hill scored the next 17 points starting with a 28-yard TD pass from Tyler Herman to Grant McDonald. RB Tyler Henderson rushed for 201 yards, and Herman was 25-of-34 passing for 266 yards and three touchdowns. Collins Hill got a share of its first region title since 2004. Next: Friday vs. Walton (6-4)
8. (NR) Hillgrove (9-1)
Last week: Beat McEachern 31-17. Hillgrove led 21-0 after scoring on its first three possessions and held on in a game that decided the No. 2 seed from Region 4. RB Richardre Bagley rushed for 236 yards on 29 carries and scored on runs of 77 and 37 yards. McEachern played more than half of the game without star QB Ty Clemons, who suffered a leg injury in the second quarter and left the stadium in an ambulance. Next: Friday vs. Alcovy (7-3)
9. (9) Hughes (9-1)
Last week: Beat Westlake 30-0. DL D'Andre Walker had three sacks and forced two fumbles. Hughes intercepted three passes, one that Jalen Turner returned 65 yards for a touchdown. Next: Friday vs. Valdosta (6-4)
10. (NR) North Cobb (8-2)
Last week: Beat Campbell 38-0. North Cobb clinched its first region title since 2007. RB J'Vonte Herrod rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries. Campbell RB Mike Rogers, who entered with a Class AAAAAA-high 1,644 yards rushing, was held to 76 on 23 carries. Next: Friday vs. Luella (5-5)
Class AAAAA
1. (1) Tucker (10-0)
Last week: Beat Mays 16-11. Mays led 11-10 entering the fourth quarter, but Elijah Sullivan's late 16-yard run was the game-winner. Dominick Sanders intercepted two passes in the fourth quarter to stop Mays' comeback attempts. Tucker clinched Region 6 with the victory. Next: Friday vs. Heritage of Conyers (6-4)
2. (2) Kell (10-0)
Last week: Beat Cambridge 49-6. RB Jay Moxey rushed for 188 yards on nine carries. QB Cameron Rosendahl, playing for injured starter Matthew McGuigan, was 12-of-14 passing for 121 yards and two touchdowns. Julian Burris returned an interception 98 yards for a touchdown. Next: Friday vs. Allatoona (7-3)
3. (3) Gainesville (9-1)
Last week: Beat Flowery Branch 55-45. QB Deshaun Watson rushed for 201 yards and passed for 245 as Gainesville won Region 8 and avenged a 35-34 loss from last season that cost the Red Elephants the region title. Both teams had more than 500 yards in total offense, according to the Gainesville Times. Next: Friday vs. M.L. King (7-3)
4. (5) Creekside (10-0)
Last week: Beat Ola 49-0. Creekside earned its first 10-0 regular season and home playoff game since 2006. Next: Friday vs. Lakeside of Evans (6-4)
5. (6) Ware County (9-1)
Last week: Beat Effingham County 34-0. RB/LB Dedrick Mills rushed for 118 yards on 18 carries and had six tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery that he returned for a touchdown. Ware held Effingham to 72 yards in total offense. Next: Friday vs. Friday vs. Bainbridge (5-5)
6. (7) Warner Robins (9-1)
Last week: Beat Lakeside of Evans 35-7. Warner Robins trailed 7-0 at halftime but dominated the second half and clinched its first region title since 2004. Danny Hite Jr. rushed for 155 yards on 27 carries. Lakeside was limited to 13 yards rushing. Next: Friday vs. Whitewater (7-3)
7. (8) Northside-Warner Robins (9-1)
Last week: Beat Evans 35-13. Northside broke open a 7-7 game in the second quarter on special teams as A.J. Booker returned a punt 55 yards for a touchdown and Tyree Williams ran a blocked punt 35 yards for a 21-7 lead. Glenn Smith rushed for 170 yards on 28 carries. Next: Friday vs. McIntosh (8-2)
8. (9) North Paulding (9-1)
Last week: Beat Villa Rica 42-0. North Paulding clinched its first region title in its sixth season of varsity football. Next: Friday vs. Riverwood (7-3)
9. (10) South Paulding (9-1)
Last week: Beat Lithia Springs 28-12. South led 28-0 at halftime. QB Chandler Burks was 13-of-15 passing for 130 yards and two touchdowns. RB Jae Bowen rushed for 137 yards on just five carries. Casey Cobb had 2.5 sacks. Next: Friday vs. Sequoyah (8-2)
10. (NR) Lee County (9-1)
Last week: Beat Bainbridge 38-14. Stephen Collier was 16-of-28 passing for 208 yards and four touchdowns, two to J.Q. Quimbley. Freshman DL Aubrey Solomon had four tackles for loss and two sacks. The victory, coupled with Thomas County Central's loss to Harris County, gave Lee County its first region title since 2005. Lee won a three-way tiebreaker based on points allowed in region games. Next: Friday vs. Effingham County (6-4)
Class AAAA
1. (1) Sandy Creek (9-0-1)
Last week: Beat Columbus 56-0. Sandy Creek won its 42nd consecutive region game. Next: Friday vs. Cedartown (9-1)
2. (2) Griffin (10-0)
Last week: Beat Woodland of Stockbridge 48-7. Griffin clinched its first region title since 2009. QB Jaquez Parks was 15-of-27 passing for 137 yards and rushed for 108 yards. Next: Friday vs. Rutland (6-4)
3. (3) Monroe Area (10-0)
Last week: Beat Eastside 47-19. Kwan Brooks rushed for 190 yards and scored three touchdowns on 18 carries. QB Stanton Truitt rushed for 102 yards on seven carries and scored two touchdowns. Next: Friday vs. Banneker (5-4-1)
4. (4) Carrollton (9-1)
Last week: Beat LaGrange 42-6. RB Malik Sheppard rushed for 117 yards and had two tackles for losses on defense. QB Will Garrett was 7-of-9 passing for 94 yards and a touchdown and scored three touchdowns while rushing for 66 yards. Next: Friday vs. Northwest Whitfield (9-1)
5. (5) Marist (8-2)
Last week: Beat Carver of Atlanta 34-14. Marist rushed for 310 yards. QB Chase Martenson ran for 99, RB Griffin King for 62, and each scored two touchdowns. The game decided the Region 6 championship. Next: Friday vs. Stephens County (5-5)
6. (6) Burke County (7-2)
Last week: Beat Wayne County 49-43. QB Donquell Green scored on a 15-yard run in overtime. Green scored five of Burke's touchdowns - one on a pass reception - and passed for the other two. Green was 7-of-11 passing for 226 yards and rushed for 178 yards on 26 carries. His 5-yard run and two-point conversion pass with 1:29 left tied it. Burke beat Wayne for the fourth time in two seasons and won Region 3. Next: Friday vs. Crisp County (6-4)
7. (7) Wayne County (8-2)
Last week: Lost to Burke County 49-43. Wayne County scored the first 22 points of the second half to take a 43-35 lead, but Burke County scored a touchdown and two-point conversion with 1:29 left in regulation to tie it and won in overtime. Both teams had more than 500 yards in total offense. Anfernee Jordan rushed for 153 yards on 21 carries, and QB Malique Jackson rushed for 147 on 18. Jackson was 10-of-20 passing for 124 yards. Next: Friday vs. Monroe (6-4)
8. (8) Statesboro (9-1)
Last week: Beat Glenn Hills 45-18. Glenn Hills threw an 81-yard TD pass a minute into the game, but Statesboro scored the next 45 points. Zach Grant and Sherrodric Rawls each scored two first-half touchdowns. Next: Friday at Cairo (7-3)
9. (9) Stockbridge (9-1)
Last week: Beat Upson-Lee 31-7. Malik Bryan and Maetron Thomas scored two touchdowns each. Thomas had a 90-yard reception. Next: Friday vs. Westside of Macon (7-3)
10. (10) Westover (8-2)
Last week: Beat Albany 37-14. Westover scored three touchdowns in a six-minute span of the second quarter to take control. QB Ta'Keevian Harris scored two of them and threw a 32-yard TD pass. Next: Friday vs. Liberty County (8-2)
Class AAA
1. (1) Buford (10-0)
Last week: Beat North Hall 42-14. Buford led 35-0 at halftime without letting North Hall past the 50-yard line. Joshua Thomas rushed for 101 yards on eight carries. Buford had 319 yards rushing. Next: Friday vs. Sonoraville (4-6)
2. (2) Cartersville (10-0)
Last week: Beat Ringgold 33-16. Cartersville, known more for passing, had more than 300 yards rushing in winning Region 5. RB Kalin Heath rushed for 183 yards. QB Brooks Barden had fewer than 100 yards passing but did throw three TD passes, giving him 40 on the season. Next: Friday vs. West Hall (6-4)
3. (3) Washington County (9-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Johnson of Savannah (4-6)
4. (4) Carver-Columbus (9-1)
Last week: Beat Jackson 42-21. Carver led 36-14 at halftime and won its 50th consecutive region game. Jackson's De'Eric Bell rushed for 178 yards on 31 carries. Next: Friday vs. B.E.S.T. Academy (6-4)
5. (5) Callaway (9-1)
Last week: Beat Rockmart 47-6. Callaway led 35-0 at halftime and played the second half with a running clock. Terry Godwin scored on a 55-yard pass reception and 5-yard punt return. Next: Friday vs. Henry County (3-7)
6. (6) Elbert County (8-2)
Last week: Beat Franklin County 53-25. Zak Allen rushed for 187 yards on 21 carries, and Tim White ran for 94 on 16. Both scored three touchdowns. Elbert led 34-0 after the first quarter. Next: Friday vs. Cedar Grove (6-4)
7. (7) Hart County (9-1)
Last week: Beat North Oconee 33-30. K.J. Moore rushed for 165 yards and three touchdowns, two on runs of more than 60 yards, and Sean Harper intercepted two passes, one in the end zone with 58 seconds left when North Oconee was at the Hart County 10-yard line. Next: Friday vs. St. Pius (7-3)
8. (8) Woodward Academy (8-2)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. North Oconee (7-3)
9. (9) Appling County (8-2)
Last week: Beat Southeast Bulloch 42-21. Michael Byrd returned a fumble 90 yards for a touchdown and a 7-0 lead, and Appling never trailed in clinching the Region 1 title. Maurice Paul scored two second-half touchdowns, one on a 30-yard run. Next: Friday vs. Dodge County (4-6)
10. (10) Blessed Trinity (7-3)
Last week: Beat Cedar Grove 21-14. Blessed Trinity clinched Region 5 for its first region title since 2005. Milton Shelton rushed for 132 yards on 31 carries. Blessed Trinity forced three turnovers in its territory to offset Cedar Grove's nearly 350 yards in total offense. Next: Friday vs. Jackson County (4-6)
Class AA
1. (1) Lamar County (10-0)
Last week: Beat Crawford County 53-0. Lamar County led 35-0 in the first quarter and cleared the bench, using 10 ball carriers. Twenty-two players had at least one tackle. Lamar County had 505 yards in total offense. Lawrence Austin rushed for two touchdowns and returned a fumble for a score. Next: Friday vs. Metter (7-3)
2. (2) Lovett (9-1)
Last week: Beat Greater Atlanta Christian 17-14. Lovett defended its Region 6 title as Grant Haley rushed for 103 yards and scored two touchdowns and Lovett forced five turnovers, four by interception. Next: Friday vs. Union County (6-4)
3. (3) Greater Atlanta Christian (9-1)
Last week: Lost to Lovett 17-14. Trailing 17-14, GAC had a first down at the Lovett 29 on its final possession of the game but failed to stay in field goal range and turned the ball over on downs. RB Micah Abernathy rushed for 119 yards on 23 carries. QB Rafe Chapple was 10-of-18 passing for 101 yards but was intercepted four times. Lovett LB Will Geraghty had 2.5 sacks. Next: Friday vs. Rabun County (8-2)
4. (4) Washington-Wilkes (10-0)
Last week: Beat Social Circle 48-0. RB Javoris Grant rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on seven carries. QB Deandre Harris was 7-of-8 passing for 111 yards and a touchdown. Sophomore LB Kemble Laguines forced a fumble and intercepted a pass. Next: Friday vs. Wesleyan (2-8)
5. (5) Calhoun (9-1)
Last week: Beat Chattooga 63-7. Calhoun scored 36 points in the first nine minutes, 63 by halftime, and won its 100th consecutive game against region opponents. Cole Jackson scored two touchdowns, one on a 55-yard punt return. Next: Friday vs. Manchester (7-3)
6. (6) Benedictine (10-0)
Last week: Beat McIntosh County Academy 56-0. Benedictine led 43-0 at halftime and completed its first 10-0 regular season since 1982. Stevie Powers threw TD passes of 38 yards to Brad Stewart and 92 yards to Mike Huggins. Next: Saturday vs. opponent TBD in mini-games today
7. (7) Brooks County (9-1)
Last week: Beat Berrien 38-27. Brooks County trailed Region 1's last-place team 27-24 in the fourth quarter, but Malkom Parrish's 68-yard TD pass to Deric Herring put the Trojans in the lead for good. Next: Friday vs. Screven County (5-5)
8. (9) Jefferson (8-2)
Last week: Beat Union County 49-3. Jefferson led 49-3 at halftime and beat Union County for the ninth straight time. Next: Friday vs. Westminster (5-5)
9. (10) Vidalia (9-1)
Last week: Beat Jeff Davis 35-6. Zuaquon Gafney returned a fumble 13 yards and Juwaun Miller ran an interception 26 yards for first-quarter touchdowns. Tra Hardy rushed for 59 yards on seven carries and scored on a 54-yard pass from D.J. Mincey. Next: Saturday vs. opponent TBD in mini-games today
10. (NR) Heard County (9-1)
Last week: Beat Bowdon 42-19. Duranta Dunson rushed for 242 yards and three touchdowns on 14 carries. Jonathon Hurt threw a 91-yard TD pass to Zack Stephens for a 14-0 lead, and Bowdon never got closer. The victory clinched the Region 5 title. Next: Friday vs. Pepperell (4-6)
Class A
1. (1) Eagle's Landing Christian (9-0)
Last week: Beat Landmark Christian 35-0. ELCA charged to a 28-0 halftime lead as QB Dalton Etheridge scored two touchdowns, one an 80-yard run, and threw one TD pass. Bryson Durden intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble. Next: State playoffs
2. (3) Seminole County (10-0)
Last week: Beat Mitchell County 18-12. Seminole completed its first 10-0 regular season since 1973, clinched Region 1 and probably secured home-field advantage throughout the Class A public-school playoffs pending the GHSA points standings to be released this week. RB/LB Javonte Smith scored the winning touchdown on a 10-yard run in the third quarter and had seven tackles and a sack. Next: State playoffs
3. (2) Aquinas (10-0)
Last week: Beat First Presbyterian 33-32. First Presbyterian failed to make an extra point, mismanaging the snap, with 23.6 seconds left, preserving Aquinas' one-point lead. Aquinas appeared ready to put the game away, leading 33-26 and driving to the FPD 10-yard-line, but lost a fumble. FPD had 451 yards in total offense, according to the Augusta Chronicle. Aquinas RB Ruben Garnett rushed for 309 yards and three touchdowns. Next: State playoffs
4. (5) Clinch County (7-3)
Last week: Beat Turner County 30-28. QB Octavis Johnson rushed for 153 yards and three touchdowns on 24 carries as Clinch won in three overtimes. Both teams had five turnovers. Next: State playoffs
5. (6) Mount Pisgah Christian (10-0)
Last week: Beat Mount Zion 41-26. Mount Zion scored on its first three possessions to lead 20-14, but Mount Pisgah came back to clinch its first region title. Aaron Winchester was 11-of-15 passing for 187 yards and three touchdowns. Browning Dunn rushed for 116 yards and scored three touchdowns. Next: State playoffs
6. (7) Irwin County (8-1-1)
Last week: Beat Charlton County 29-26. Eric Contreras kicked a 33-yard field goal with 3.3 seconds left for Irwin. Jakyron rushed for 125 yards and intercepted a pass. Next: State playoffs
7. (8) Landmark Christian (8-2)
Last week: Lost to Eagle's Landing Christian 35-0. Landmark was shut out for only the second time in 111 games since 2004. The other was 43-0 in 2012, also to ELCA. Next: State playoffs
8. (10) Calvary Day (8-2)
Last week: Beat Johnson County 40-14. Calvary Day won its first region title since 1996 by beating a previously unbeaten team. RB Robert Heyward rushed for 182 yards and scored three touchdowns, two on pass receptions, another on a 71-yard run. QB Michael Peterson was 15-of-19 passing for 160 yards and four touchdowns. Next: State playoffs
9. (9) Prince Avenue Christian (9-1)
Last week: Beat George Walton Academy 53-10. Kevin Hudson rushed for 193 yards and two touchdowns on eight carries, and Prince Avenue raced to a 33-3 halftime lead. Next: State playoffs
10. (4) Johnson County (9-1)
Last week: Beat Calvary Day 40-14. QB Markel Horne rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns, but Johnson County never got closer than 13 points after Calvary Day took a 21-0 lead in the first quarter. Next: State playoffs