Brookwood, Riverwood and Carver-Atlanta entered the high school football rankings this week after impressive victories Friday.
Brookwood, now No. 9 in Class 7A, beat the classification’s defending champion, Grayson 35-14.
Brookwood (6-2) can clinch Region 4 for its first region championship since 2017 with a victory this week over South Gwinnett (4-4). Grayson (6-3) fell out of the rankings.
Riverwood is ranked for the first time since 1986 after beating previous No. 8 Cambridge 40-33 in a Region 7 game that forged a three-way tie for first place with new No. 8 Johns Creek.
All three north Fulton County schools are ranked now. Johns Creek holds the tiebreaker advantage and will be the region champion if the standings hold.
Carver-Atlanta is the new No. 7 team in Class 3A after beating previous No. 3 Sandy Creek 36-29 in a Region 5 game. Sandy Creek fell to No. 8.
Class 7A
1. (1) Collins Hill (9-0)
2. (2) Mill Creek (8-0)
3. (3) North Cobb (7-1)
4. (4) Milton (7-1)
5. (7) Lowndes (7-2)
6. (6) Walton (5-2)
7. (5) Colquitt County (7-2)
8. (8) Roswell (6-2)
9. (NR) Brookwood (6-2)
10. (10) Pebblebrook (8-0-1)
Class 6A
1. (1) Buford (7-1)
2. (2) Lee County (8-1)
3. (3) Hughes (7-1)
4. (4) Brunswick (8-0)
5. (5) Westlake (6-2)
6. (6) Rome (6-2)
7. (7) Carrollton (7-1)
8. (10) Johns Creek (6-2)
9. (NR) Riverwood (7-1)
10. (8) Cambridge (6-1)
Class 5A
1. (1) Cartersville (8-0)
2. (2) Creekside (7-1)
3. (3) Woodward Academy (8-0)
4. (4) Ware County (6-1)
5. (5) Warner Robins (7-1)
6. (6) Calhoun (8-1)
7. (7) Coffee (8-1)
8. (8) St. Pius (6-2)
9. (9) Decatur (8-0)
10. (10) Blessed Trinity (5-4)
Class 4A
1. (1) Jefferson (8-0)
2. (2) Marist (6-1)
3. (3) Benedictine (7-2)
4. (4) Carver (Columbus) (8-1)
5. (5) Cedartown (6-1)
6. (9) Baldwin (6-2)
7. (6) Spalding (5-2)
8. (7) Perry (7-1)
9. (10) North Oconee (6-3)
10. (NR) Riverdale (6-0-1)
Class 3A
1. (1) Cedar Grove (6-2)
2. (4) Appling County (8-0)
3. (7) Monroe Area (8-0)
4. (2) Oconee County (7-1)
5. (5) Pierce County (6-2)
6. (6) Thomson (8-0)
7. (NR) Carver-Atlanta (5-2)
8. (3) Sandy Creek (7-1)
9. (8) Hart County (7-1)
10. (9) Rockmart (7-1)
Class 2A
1. (1) Rabun County (8-1)
2. (3) Thomasville (8-1)
3. (4) Bleckley County (9-0)
4. (2) Fitzgerald (7-2)
5. (6) Northeast (6-2)
6. (8) Putnam County (8-0)
7. (9) Haralson County (8-1)
8. (NR) Callaway (5-2)
9. (7) Dodge County (5-3)
10. (10) Washington County (4-3)
Class A Private
1. (1) Trinity Christian (Sharpsburg) (8-0)
2. (2) Calvary Day (9-0)
3. (3) Prince Avenue Christian (8-1)
4. (4) Fellowship Christian (7-1)
5. (5) Eagle’s Landing Christian (3-5)
6. (6) Wesleyan (6-2)
7. (7) Pacelli (6-1)
8. (8) Holy Innocents’ (7-1)
9. (9) Darlington (8-1)
10. (10) Athens Academy (6-3)
Class A Public
1. (1) Irwin County (6-2)
2. (2) Brooks County (6-2)
3. (3) Macon County (8-0)
4. (4) Metter (8-0)
5. (5) Schley County (7-1)
6. (7) Bowdon (7-1)
7. (6) Chattahoochee County (6-1)
8. (9) Washington-Wilkes (7-1)
9. (8) Emanuel County Institute (7-1)
10. (10) Manchester (4-3)
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