Class AAAAAA
1. (1) North Gwinnett (3-0)
Last week: Beat Norcross 36-17. North Gwinnett dominated after trailing 14-0 in the first quarter. WR Nate Brown had 10 catches for 179 yards and four touchdowns. QB Hayden Sphire was 19-of-30 passing for 256 yards and four touchdowns, all to Brown. North Gwinnett had only 10 yards rushing, partly because of sacks, but held Norcross to 156 total yards. Next: Friday vs. Meadowcreek (0-2)
2. (2) McEachern (3-0)
Last week: Beat Pebblebrook 53-7. RB Taj Griffin rushed for 119 yards on 13 carries, and QB Ty Clemons was 9-of-13 passing for 87 yards and rushed for 67 yards. McEachern forced five turnovers and led 41-0 at halftime. McEachern has beaten Pebblebrook 21 consecutive times. Next: Friday at Marietta (2-1)
3. (3) Colquitt County (3-1)
Last week: Beat Carver of Columbus 34-0. Colquitt had 290 yards in total offense at halftime and led 31-0. Preseason all-state DT Jamiyus Pittman, who is committed to Ole Miss, reportedly suffered a broken leg or ankle and is feared lost for the season. Next: Sept. 27 at Lowndes (2-1)
4. (4) Lovejoy (2-1)
Last week: Beat Alpharetta 24-23. Lovejoy benefited from eight turnovers but held on when Jordan Collier - who had returned an interception 100 yards earlier in the game - broke up a potential game-winning two-point attempt with 27 seconds left. Lovejoy had led 24-7. QB Quintarius Neely was 11-of-24 passing for 172 yards. Next: Friday vs. East Coweta (1-2)
5. (7) Mill Creek (3-0)
Last week: Beat Mountain View 42-3. LB Andrew Sciara returned two fumbles for touchdowns in the first quarter, the second one giving Mill Creek a 28-0 lead. Mill Creek is ranked in the top five for the first time in its history. Next: Friday at Peachtree Ridge (3-0)
6. (8) Camden County (3-1)
Last week: Beat Beach 91-6. Five Camden freshmen scored. Chris Williams rushed for 60 yards on three carries, caught a 22-yard pass and intercepted three passes. Next: Sept. 27 vs. Valdosta (3-0)
7. (9) Peachtree Ridge (3-0)
Last week: Beat Duluth 55-17. WR Brandon Johnson had 251 yards receiving and three touchdowns on just four catches. QB Chance Thrasher was 13-of-20 passing for 347 yards and four touchdowns. Next: Friday vs. Mill Creek (3-0)
8. (NR) Valdosta (3-0)
Last week: Beat Crisp County 40-6. Nelson Herring rushed for 146 yards for Valdosta, which led in total yards 380-142. Next: Friday vs. Newton (1-1)
9. (NR) Hillgrove (3-0)
Last week: Beat Marietta 21-13. RB Richardre Bagley scored all three Hillgrove touchdowns and rushed for 69 yards on 18 carries in a Region 4 opener. Hillgrove trailed 13-7 midway in the third quarter. Hillgrove held Marietta to 19 yards rushing, mainly because of five sacks, and intercepted two passes. Next: Sept. 27 vs. Campbell (2-1)
10. (NR) Coffee (3-0)
Last week: Beat Burke County 32-14. Coffee trailed 14-0 entering the second quarter but rolled from there as Tyree Paulk (21-of-27 passing, 235 yards) threw three TD passes. Coffee held Burke County QB Donquell Green to 41 yards rushing on 18 carries. Coffee is ranked for the first time since 2008. Next: Friday vs. Mundy's Mill (0-2)
Class AAAAA
1. (1) Tucker (3-0)
Last week: Beat Arabia Mountain 46-12. Tucker led 32-0 at halftime and 46-0 entering the fourth quarter. Dominique Sanders had 94 yards rushing and a touchdown on seven carries. Devin Towns had 83 yards rushing on three carries and a touchdown. Elijah Sullivan had 90 total yards on nine touches and two touchdowns. Next: Friday vs. Dunwoody (0-3)
2. (2) Stephenson (3-0)
Last week: Beat Dunwoody 62-6. Next: Friday vs. Lakeside of Atlanta (1-2)
3. (3) Northside-Warner Robins (3-0)
Last week: Beat Westside of Macon 28-14. RB Willie Jordan rushed for 153 yards, and his 59-yard run early in the fourth quarter gave Northside a 28-14 lead. RB Glenn Smith rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns. Northside had trouble with Westside QB DeQavius Walker, who had nearly 400 yards in total offense. Next: Sept. 28 vs. Lakeside of Evans (1-1)
4. (5) Kell (3-0)
Last week: Beat Lassiter 35-20. RB/DB Jay Moxey had two interceptions and ran for two touchdowns for the Longhorns, who built a 20-3 first-half lead. Moxey rushed for 75 yards on 15 carries and had touchdown runs of 1 and 17 yards. His first interception, on the third play of the game, set up a 40-yard field goal, and his second ended Lassiter's final drive with 27 seconds to play in the game. Next: Friday vs. Creekview (1-1)
5. (6) Gainesville (2-1)
Last week: Beat Winder-Barrow 68-0. Deshaun Watson became the first Georgia player to pass 10,000 yards passing for his career. He threw for 310 yards and four touchdowns. Gainesville had 616 yards in total offense. Next: Friday at Apalachee (0-2)
6. (7) Thomas County Central (3-1)
Last week: Beat Cairo 21-0. Thomas Central held Cairo to five first downs and 85 yards in total offense. QB Adam Choice rushed for 107 yards and passed for 124 yards. This was the first shutout in the annual series since 1997. Next: Friday vs. Tift County (3-0)
7. (8) Allatoona (3-0)
Last week: Beat Rome 45-14. Josh Bettistea rushed for 216 yards and four touchdowns on 25 carries. Bettistea has 551 yards rushing in three games. Next: Friday vs. Lithia Springs (0-2)
8. (9) Warner Robins (2-0)
Last week: Beat Peach County 54-21. Danny Hite Jr. rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns on 26 carries. Preseason all-state PK Will Monday kicked field goals of 37, 43, 31 and 25 yards. Warner Robins held Peach to 3 yards rushing. Peach had never allowed as many as 54 points in a game in its history. Next: Friday vs. Douglas County (2-1)
9. (10) Ware County (2-1)
Last week: Beat Brunswick 14-6. Dedrick Mills scored two touchdowns, his second in the final two minutes after a seven-minute drive for a 14-6 lead. Xavier Ealey then intercepted a pass to seal it. Jamar Johnson rushed for 101 yards. Next: Sept. 28 at Windsor Forest (0-2)
10. (NR) Creekside (3-0)
Last week: Beat Tri-Cities 33-17. Brice Terry rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries. Evan Berry had one carry for 89 yards and a touchdown and two catches for 44 yards. Creekside has avenged two 2012 losses (Hughes, Tri-Cities) and is ranked for the first time since 2007. Next: Friday vs. Forest Park (1-2)
Class AAAA
1. (1) Sandy Creek (2-0-1)
Last week: Beat East Coweta 54-35. Sandy Creek led 28-0 in the first quarter. Eric Swinney scored four touchdowns and rushed for 87 yards. Delvin Weems rushed for 121 yards. Cole Garvin was 12-of-18 passing for 203 yards and three touchdowns. Next: Sept. 27 at Fayette County (0-3)
2. (2) Carrollton (3-0)
Last week: Beat Calhoun 42-7. Carrollton took a 28-0 halftime lead and became the first team to beat Calhoun in the regular season since 2007 (Cartersville). Malik Sheppard returned an interception 63 yards for Carrollton's first score. He also rushed for 58 yards on eight carries and ran for a TD. Will Garrett threw for 106 yards and one touchdown in the first half. He is averaging 105.7 yards passing in the first half, when each of the first three games have been decided. Next: Sept. 27 vs. Columbus (0-2)
3. (4) Stockbridge (3-0)
Last week: Beat Columbia 18-7. Stockbridge trailed 7-0 at halftime, but Malik Bryan scored three touchdowns in the second half. He rushed for 205 yards on 30 carries. Next: Saturday at North Clayton (0-3)
4. (6) Monroe Area (3-0)
Last week: Beat Oconee County 53-0. Monroe Area had three rushers with more than 100 yards in QB Stanton Truitt (eight carries, 125 yards, three TDs), RB Kwan Brooks (9-157-1) and RB Demek Kemp (2-102-1). WR Michael Gallup had three receptions for 116 yards and two touchdowns. Oconee had only 73 yards in total offense. Next: Friday at Lumpkin County (0-3)
5. (7) Griffin (3-0)
Last week: Beat Jonesboro 38-0. Jaquez Parks rushed for 133 yards and three touchdowns on nine carries and was 12-of-18 passing for 155 yards and a touchdown while playing only three quarters. Griffin has beaten Jonesboro 21 consecutive times, but the 2011 and 2012 scores were a little closer -- 47-43 and 34-33. Next: Friday Woodland of Stockbridge (1-2)
6. (3) Burke County (1-1)
Last week: Lost to Coffee 32-14. Burke took a 14-0 lead but failed to hold and make it two straight wins against AAAAAA Coffee. Super 11 QB Donquell Green was 10-of-17 passing for 148 yards and two early touchdowns but was held to 41 yards rushing on 18 carries. Next: Friday at Statesboro (3-0)
7. (8) Wayne County (3-0)
Last week: Beat Glynn Academy 27-13. Glynn led 6-0 and was on Wayne's goal line when Stephen Thomas recovered a misplayed handoff and returned the fumble 98 yards for a touchdown. Wayne pulled away after a 13-13 halftime score with Malique Jackson's 39-yard TD pass to Krenwick Sanders and Anfernee Jordan's 3-yard run, his second TD of the game. Next: Friday at Butler (0-2)
8. (9) Mary Persons (3-0)
Last week: Beat Henry County 35-0. Dee High rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries, and Mary Persons held Henry County to 186 yards in total offense. Mary Persons has allowed one touchdown in three games, none in the first three quarters. Next: Friday at Perry (0-3)
9. (NR) Statesboro (3-0)
Last week: Beat Tattnall County 28-0. Statesboro kept Tattnall County from crossing midfield until the fourth quarter and allowed 146 yards in total offense. Jacob Schofill returned an interception 99 yards for a 21-0 lead in the fourth quarter. Statesboro had only 237 yards in total offense. Next: Friday vs. Burke County (1-1)
10. (10) Westside-Macon (2-1)
Last week: Lost to Northside of Warner Robins 28-14. Westside QB DeQavius Walker passed for 315 yards and rushed for 87. WR Jacari Mann had seven catches for 170 yards. Westside was within 21-14 in the fourth quarter but couldn't make another run. Next: Thursday at Veterans (0-3)
Class AAA
1. (1) Buford (3-0)
Last week: Beat Hancock Central 63-0. Seven Buford players scored touchdowns, and Buford led in total offense 362-41. Next: Sept. 27 vs. Banks County (0-3)
2. (2) St. Pius (3-0)
Last week: Beat Thomson 41-14. St. Pius rushed for 311 yards on 56 attempts, converted nine of 14 third-down attempts, scored on four of its first five series and possessed the ball for 32 of 48 minutes. St. Pius lost to Thomson 21-14 last season. Next: Friday at Lovett (3-0)
3. (3) Cartersville (3-0)
Last week: Beat Rockmart 41-0. Cartersville led 41-0 at halftime. QB Brooks Barden was 10-of-13 passing for 161 yards and four touchdowns. Brandon Long rushed for 116 yards on four carries. Next: Friday vs. North Murray (1-2)
4. (6) Washington County (3-0)
Last week: Beat Baldwin 56-7. Washington County held Baldwin to less than 20 yards of total offense in the first half, recorded five sacks and became the first team to put 50 points on Baldwin since 2001. QB A.J. Gray was 9-of-13 passing for 169 yards and rushed for 122 yards in limited action. Next: Friday at Laney (2-1)
5. (5) North Hall (3-0)
Last week: Beat Jefferson 41-34. North Hall avenged a 2012 loss to the defending Class AA champion. QB Andrew Smith rushed for 120 yards and scored two touchdowns on 15 carries, and his 23-yard TD run with 1:25 left made it 41-27. RB Brandon Dyer rushed for 101 yards, and RB Zac Little ran for 94. North Hall led in total yards 455-369. North Hall completed one pass, a 33-yard TD from Smith to Lee Shelton. Next: Sept. 27 vs. Dawson County (3-1)
6. (4) Carver-Columbus (2-1)
Last week: Lost to Colquitt County 34-0. Carver got behind 34-0 at halftime against the No. 3 team in AAAAAA. Carver QB Jawon Pass was 8-of-16 passing for 40 yards. Next: Thursday vs. Tri-Cities (0-2-1)
7. (7) Callaway (2-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Harris County (2-1)
8. (8) Jefferson County (3-0)
Last week: Beat Greenbrier 49-0. Jefferson County led 33-0 at halftime. RB Cartavious Quarterman rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns on seven carries, all in the first half. Next: Friday vs. Evans (2-0)
9. (9) Hart County (3-0)
Last week: Beat Stephens County 26-7. QB Dakota Mitchell threw a 35-yard TD Pass to Sean Harper on Hart County's first offensive play and scored two touchdowns, one on a 65-yard run. K.J. Moore scored on an 85-yard run in the fourth quarter. Next: Sept. 27 at Franklin County (0-3)
10. (10) North Oconee (1-1)
Last week: Beat Madison County 42-7. North Oconee RB Kawon Bryant rushed for 188 yards and scored five touchdowns. Next: Friday vs. Athens Christian (2-1)
Class AA
1. (2) Lamar County (3-0)
Last week: Beat Pike County 41-14. Lamar County is No. 1 for the first time in its history. The Trojans led 27-0 at halftime in the annual Battle of Potato Creek. RB Lawrence Austin rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns in nine carries. QB Lance Austin rushed for 66 yards on seven carries and was 4-of-4 passing for 70 yards and two touchdowns and returned an interception 45 yards. Next: Sept. 27 vs. Taylor County (2-1)
2. (5) Lovett (3-0)
Last week: Beat Marist 41-38. Lovett beat the No. 5 team in AAAA in two overtimes after trailing 28-13 in the fourth quarter. Grant Haley rushed for 93 yards and scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns, and QB Willie Candler (13-of-27 passing, 182 yards) had a TD pass and TD run in the overtimes. Lovett has its highest AJC ranking since finishing the 1989 regular season No. 1. Next: Friday vs. St. Pius (3-0)
3. (4) Greater Atlanta Christian (4-0)
Last week: Beat Chamblee 45-0. GAC avenged an overtime loss from 2012. Rafe Chapple was 15-of-22 passing for 274 yards and three touchdowns, and Micah Abernathy rushed for 107 yards and two scores on 18 carries. Next: Sept. 27 vs. Howard Tech, Tenn. (1-2)
4. (3) Jefferson (2-1)
Last week: Lost to North Hall 41-34. Jefferson put up 369 yards of total offense against Class AAA's No. 5 team. QB Evan Shirreffs was 20-of-41 passing for 296 yards and three touchdowns, two to T.J. Skelton (seven catches, 129 yards). Next: Sept. 27 vs. Greene County (0-2)
5. (6) Washington-Wilkes (3-0)
Last week: Beat Warren County 41-14. The Tigers led 41-6 at halftime. Sophomores Kemble Laguines and Quartez Williams each had two sacks. QB Deandre Harris was 6-of-11 passing for 119 yards and a touchdown in limited action. Next: Friday at Riverside Military (1-1)
6. (1) Calhoun (2-1)
Last week: Lost to Carrollton 42-7. Calhoun's 49-game winning streak in regular-season games was ended in a loss to the No. 2 team from Class AAAA. Calhoun had only 54 yards of total offense in the first half and trailed 28-0. Kaelan Riley relieved starting QB Fields Chapman (5-of-14, 31 yards, one INT) in the second half, and his first throw was a 51-yard TD pass to Chandler Curtis. Riley was 9-of-16 for 69 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. Next: Friday vs. Dade County (2-1)
7. (7) Vidalia (3-0)
Last week: Beat Long County 42-7. RB Tra Hardy rushed for 104 yards (his third consecutive 100-plus rushing game) and scored two touchdowns for Vidalia, which led 35-0 at halftime. QB Dejarius Mincey was 7-of-10 passing for 151 yards and two touchdowns. Next: Friday at Benedictine (3-0)
8. (8) Brooks County (2-1)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Mitchell County (1-2)
9. (9) Benedictine (3-0)
Last week: Beat Metter 42-7. Mike Higgins rushed for 111 yards for Benedictine, which led only 7-0 at halftime but scored five third-quarter touchdowns, two by Higgins. Chase Marini scored Benedictine's only touchdown of the first half on a 32-yard return of a punt that he blocked. Next: Friday vs. Vidalia (3-0)
10. (NR) Macon County (2-0)
Last week: Beat Americus-Sumter 18-7. LB Roquan Smith returned an interception 40 yards for a touchdown on the first play from scrimmage, and his 2-yard run, set up by a bad snap to the punter by Americus-Sumter, gave Macon County a 15-7 lead. Macon County had 8.5 tackles for losses and forced five turnovers. Macon County is ranked for the first time since 2006. Next: Friday at Peach County (1-2)
Class A
(1) Eagle's Landing Christian (3-0)
Last week: Beat Hapeville Charter 68-6. QB Dalton Etheridge was 5-of-5 passing, threw three TD passes and scored a touchdown. More than 10 ELCA players ran, passed or caught the ball for an offense that produced more than 400 total yards. Hapeville had less than 30 yards of total offense when the running clock was started. Next: Sept. 27 vs. Holy Innocents' (2-2)
(2) Landmark Christian (4-0)
Last week: Beat Mount Paran Christian 14-7. Mount Paran had a first down at the Landmark 16 in the final two minutes, but Landmark held. Landmark had lost a fumble at the Mount Paran 1-yard line that would've put the game away. Next: Sept. 27 at Mount Vernon Presbyterian (0-3)
(3) Lincoln County (1-1)
Last week: Off. Next: Thursday at Ninety-Six, S.C. (2-1)
(4) Aquinas (2-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Josey (0-3)
(5) Savannah Christian (1-0-1)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Montgomery County (0-3)
(6) George Walton Academy (2-1)
Last week: Beat Holy Innocents' 35-14. Stanley Williams rushed for 235 yards, scored on a 69-yard run and caught a 64-yard touchdown pass from Cale Brown. Williams had missed much of the previous week's game and two practices because of a sprained ankle. Next: Friday vs. Warren County (0-2)
(7) Prince Avenue Christian (2-1)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Glascock County (1-3)
(8) Seminole County (3-0)
Last week: Beat Clinch County 21-14. Seminole County beat Clinch County for the first time in 11 tries. Robert Speights' 60-yard TD run in the fourth quarter made it 21-8. Speights also threw a TD pass. Next: Friday at Pelham (3-0)
9. (NR) Irwin County (2-0-1)
Last week: Beat East Laurens 35-14. Irwin County rushed for 253 yards, averaging 7.9 yards per carry. Jakyron Young ran for 88 yards on eight carries, and Tyrique Wynn had 62 on four, and both scored two touchdowns. Next: Friday vs. Wilkinson County (0-2)
10. (NR) Pace Academy (3-0)
Last week: Beat King's Ridge Christian 39-6. Pace Academy is ranked for the first time in its histroy. QB Kevin Johnson threw six TD passes out of his nine completed passes (9 of 19). WR Cameron Uter caught seven passes for 105 yards and three touchdowns. Sophomore RB Malik Staples rushed for 105 yards on 12 carries and caught two passes for 57 yards and a touchdown. Next: Friday at First Presbyterian (0-2)
