Class 7A
1. (1) Collins Hill (10-0)
Last week: Beat Mill Creek 40-10. Sam Horn was 26-of-43 passing for 246 yards and rushed for 66 yards on eight carries, accounting for all but 27 of Collins Hill’s 339 total yards. Cam Pedro had 10 receptions for 103 yards. Collins Hill clinched Region 8 and finished a regular season 10-0 for the first time. Next: Playoffs
2. (3) North Cobb (8-1)
Last week: Beat Marietta 35-9. Malachi Singleton was 18-of-20 passing for 246 yards, rushed for 145 yards on 22 carries and accounted for all five of North Cobb’s touchdowns. North Cobb clinched Region 3. Next: Friday at North Paulding (4-5)
3. (4) Milton (8-1)
Last week: Beat Woodstock 68-7. Bryce Thornton returned an interception 79 yards for a touchdown and 35-0 lead in the first quarter. Jordan McDonald rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns on only four carries. Milton led 62-0 with 3:34 left in the second quarter. Next: Friday vs. Cherokee (5-4)
4. (2) Mill Creek (8-1)
Last week: Lost to Collins Hill 40-10. Mill Creek suffered five turnovers and managed only 183 total yards in a game that decided the Region 8 championship. Next: Friday at Peachtree Ridge (3-6)
5. (6) Walton (6-2)
Last week: Beat Harrison 41-10. Six Raiders scored touchdowns, and Walton had 492 total yards. Zak Rozsman was 9-of-14 passing for 189 yards. A.J. Brown rushed for 79 yards. Next: Friday vs. Marietta (5-4)
6. (5) Lowndes (8-2)
Last week: Beat Camden County 35-29. His team trailing 29-28, Jacurri Brown threw a 78-yard touchdown pass to Chase Belcher with 13 seconds left. Camden had just scored a two-point conversion for the lead. Brown was 8-of-15 passing for 224 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown. Belcher had 229 yards from scrimmage and three touchdowns on 14 touches. Next: Playoffs
7. (7) Colquitt County (8-2)
Last week: Beat Tift County 31-6. Colquitt County led 17-0 in the first quarter. Charlie Pace rushed for 84 yards, and Neko Fann was 12-of-17 passing for 142 yards. Next: Playoffs
8. (8) Roswell (7-2)
Last week: Beat Alpharetta 17-13. Robbie Roper was 15-of-22 passing for 136 yards and two touchdowns, one a 21-yarder to Ethan Nation for the winning score in the final two minutes. Will Baskin had three tackles for losses. Next: Friday at Woodstock (0-9)
9. (9) Brookwood (7-2)
Last week: Beat South Gwinnett 58-14. Brookwood scored five touchdowns in the first quarter, three by the defense as Cory Elliott and Patrick Campbell returned interceptions and Bryce Freeman ran a fumble. Dylan Lonergan was 9-of-14 passing for 121 yards in a game shortened by a running clock. Next: Friday at Parkview (4-5)
10. (10) Pebblebrook (8-0-1)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. McEachern (5-4)
Class 6A
1. (1) Buford (8-1)
Last week: Beat Winder-Barrow 38-2. Buford led only 10-2 at halftime but dominated from there and held Winder-Barrow to less than 100 yards. Buford’s C.J. Clinkscales rushed 91 yards. Next: Friday at Dacula (6-3)
2. (2) Lee County (9-1)
Last week: Beat Valdosta 13-6. Ousmane Kromah and J.D. Fugerson scored first-half touchdowns for a 13-0 lead, and Lee County held Valdosta to 147 total yards. Next: Playoffs
3. (3) Hughes (8-1)
Last week: Beat Tucker 48-3. Prentiss Noland passed for 172 yards and three touchdowns. Jamarion Harris rushed for 97 yards. Next: Friday vs. Morrow (1-8)
4. (4) Brunswick (9-0)
Last week: Beat Bradwell Institute 49-6. Jeffery Waye was 9-of-10 passing for 161 yards. Brunswick led 42-0 at halftime. Next: Friday at Effingham County (6-2)
5. (5) Westlake (7-2)
Last week: Beat Lovejoy 34-0. R.J. Johnson was 15-of-21 passing for 270 yards and three touchdowns, two to Jabari Jones, who had three receptions for 155 yards. Next: Friday vs. Tucker (2-7)
6. (6) Rome (7-2)
Last week: Beat Douglas County 42-6. Bryson Hill rushed for 176 yards and four touchdowns on 31 carries. Reece Fountain passed for 131 yards, with 105 of those going to Martel Hight. Next: Friday at Paulding County (3-6)
7. (7) Carrollton (8-1)
Last week: Beat Alexander 21-3. Terrell Carmichael returned an interception 54 yards for a touchdown for a 21-3 lead midway in the third quarter. Carrollton led in total yards 167-154. Next: Friday at Douglas County (7-2)
8. (8) Johns Creek (7-2)
Last week: Beat River Ridge 40-36. Johns Creek trailed 29-7 at halftime but took the final lead with 37 seconds left on Tylan Johnson’s 7-yard run. Joshua Thompson had two TD receptions and blocked a kick. Next: Friday vs. Creekview (7-2)
9. (9) Riverwood (8-1)
Last week: Beat Sequoyah 24-14. Avery Smith was 17-of-26 passing for 221 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 137 yards. Next: Friday at Chattahoochee (1-8)
10. (10) Cambridge (7-1)
Last week: Beat Chattahoochee 47-7. Zach Harris threw five TD passes, completing 13 of 25 attempts for 252 yards. Will Taylor had five receptions for 104 yards and a touchdown. Next: Friday vs. River Ridge (6-3)
Class 5A
1. (1) Cartersville (9-0)
Last week: Beat Calhoun 21-14. Amari White rushed for 185 yards on 28 carries and caught a TD pass. Cartersville took a 14-0 halftime lead and never trailed and clinched Region 7. Next: Playoffs
2. (2) Creekside (8-1)
Last week: Beat Jonesboro 27-7. Cameron Burch rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns. Nyqua Lett passed for 73 yards and rushed for 94. Creekside held Jonesboro to minus-32 rushing yards. Next: Friday at Woodward Academy (9-0)
3. (3) Woodward Academy (9-0)
Last week: Beat Tri-Cities 49-7. Damari Alston rushed for 111 yards on six carries. Woodward led 28-0 after one quarter. Next: Friday vs. Creekside (8-1)
4. (4) Ware County (7-1)
Last week: Beat Veterans 28-21. Cartevious Norton rushed for 101 yards, and Thomas Castellanos passed for 226 yards and rushed for 81. Jarvis Hayes had six receptions for 108 yards. Ware never trailed but had to stop Veterans twice in Ware territory in the fourth quarter to preserve the final lead. Next: Friday vs. Wayne County (0-8)
5. (5) Warner Robins (8-1)
Last week: Beat Coffee 22-7. Malcolm Brown rushed for 186 yards on 25 carries, and his 32-yard run in the fourth quarter was the clincher. Christon Lane passed for 160 yards. Next: Friday vs. Veterans (2-7)
6. (6) Calhoun (8-2)
Last week: Lost to Cartersville 21-14. Christian Lewis hit Cole Speer for a 76-yard TD pass on a fourth-down gamble with 5:32 left to get Calhoun within 21-14, but Calhoun didn’t seriously threaten again and finished with only 224 total yards. Next: Playoffs
7. (7) Coffee (8-2)
Last week: Lost to Warner Robins 22-7. Brady Skipper scored on a 53-yard run for a 7-0 lead, but Coffee couldn’t hold off the Demons and was outgained 384-228. Next: Playoffs
8. (8) St. Pius (7-2)
Last week: Beat Stone Mountain 51-0. St. Pius outgained Stone Mountain 424-67, with 398 of its yards rushing. Alex Possert ran for 101 yards on seven carries. Next: Friday at Decatur (8-1)
9. (10) Blessed Trinity (6-4)
Last week: Beat Cass 34-13. Blessed Trinity led 34-0 at halftime. Justice Haynes rushed for 190 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries. Next: Playoffs
10. (NR) Whitewater (8-1)
Last week: Beat Northgate 23-12. Dalton Bonner rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns. Whitewater had 345 yards rushing and won without completing a pass. Next: Friday vs. Harris County (6-3)
Out: No. 9 Decatur (8-1)
Class 4A
1. (2) Marist (7-1)
Last week: Beat Miller Grove 33-0. Andrew Mannelly had 83 of Marist’s 310 rushing yards. Marist held Miller Grove, which featured DeKalb County’s leading rusher, to 124 total yards. Next: Friday vs. Mays (3-5)
2. (3) Benedictine (8-2)
Last week: Beat Islands 58-13. Justin Thomas scored four touchdowns, two rushing and two receiving, and had 117 yards from scrimmage. Holden Geriner was 12-of-22 passing for 146 yards and two touchdowns. Holden Sapp had 1.5 sacks and an interception returned for a touchdown. Next: Playoffs
3. (4) Carver-Columbus (9-1)
Last week: Beat Hardaway 38-7. Jaiden Credle rushed for 165 yards, and Carver held Hardaway to 120 total yards. Next: Playoffs
4. (5) Cedartown (7-1)
Last week: Beat Central-Carrollton 34-7. Harlem Diamond rushed for 195 yards and three touchdowns on 20 carries. Next: Friday vs. Heritage-Ringgold (6-2)
5. (9) North Oconee (7-3)
Last week: Beat Jefferson 11-6. Dominic Elder rushed for 67 yards and scored on a 2-yard run for an 11-0 lead in the first half. North Oconee scored on two safeties, one after a blocked punt, and held Jefferson to 134 total yards. Next: Playoffs
6. (1) Jefferson (8-1)
Last week: Lost to North Oconee 11-6. Tre Reece rushed for 124 yards on 10 carries, but Jefferson’s offense was futile otherwise. Star RB Sammy Brown did not play, and QB Malaki Starks, returning from injury, was held to 12 yards rushing and 1-for-8 passing. Next: Friday vs. Madison County (5-4)
7. (6) Baldwin (6-2)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Perry (8-1)
8. (7) Spalding (6-2)
Last week: Beat Westside-Macon 48-13. Joe Braswell was 15-of-26 passing for a career-high 344 yards and three touchdowns. Jaque Miller had six receptions for 101 yards. Jordan Jester had 108 yards from scrimmage and scored three touchdowns. Spalding held Westside to 111 total yards. Next: Thursday vs. Howard (3-6)
9. (8) Perry (8-1)
Last week: Beat Howard 35-0. Armar Gordon was 20-of-24 passing for 306 yards and three touchdowns, two to Daequan Wright, who had six receptions for 114 yards. Next: Friday at Baldwin (6-2)
10. (10) Riverdale (7-0-1)
Last week: Beat McDonough 42-0. Autavius Ison rushed for 153 yards and four touchdowns on seven carries. Next: Friday vs. Luella (7-2)
Class 3A
1. (1) Cedar Grove (7-2)
Last week: Beat Douglass 56-0. Boden Walker rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns, and Cedar Grove held Douglass to 9 total yards. Next: Friday at Sandy Creek (8-1)
2. (2) Appling County (9-0)
Last week: Beat Brantley County 48-7. Jaylen Johnson rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries. Dayson Griffis passed for 171 yards and three touchdowns. Next: Friday at Pierce County (7-2)
3. (3) Monroe Area (9-0)
Last week: Beat Franklin County 50-7. Selation Straughter was 10-of-12 passing for 223 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 119 yards on nine carries. Alan Jones rushed for 89 yards and three touchdowns on seven carries and had two receptions for 61 yards. Both played only the first half, when Monroe Area scored all of its points. Next: Friday vs. Hart County (8-1)
4. (4) Oconee County (8-1)
Last week: Beat Stephens County 16-7. Jacob Wright was 8-of-14 passing for 121 yards, and his 1-yard run in the third quarter gave Oconee a 16-7 lead. Next: Friday vs. Franklin County (3-6)
5. (5) Pierce County (7-2)
Last week: Beat Tattnall County 35-0. D.J. Bell rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries and threw a 27-yard TD pass, one of only two Pierce County pass attempts. Daytin Baker returned a punt 58 yards for a touchdown. Next: Friday vs. Appling County (9-0)
6. (6) Thomson (8-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Hephzibah (5-4)
7. (7) Carver-Atlanta (6-2)
Last week: Beat Greater Atlanta Christian 22-20. Carver stopped a two-point attempt to tie in the third quarter, and GAC didn’t seriously threaten in the fourth. Jarveous Brown rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries. Bryce Bowens rushed for 92 yards and was 5-of-12 passing for 66 yards. Joshua Stone returned an interception 20 yards for a touchdown. Next: Friday vs. Salem (4-5)
8. (8) Sandy Creek (8-1)
Last week: Beat Redan 68-15. Geimere Latimer was 10-of-14 passing for 140 yards and five touchdowns. Dorian Graham had 111 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns on 10 touches. Kaleb Cost returned an interception for a touchdown. Next: Friday vs. Cedar Grove (7-2)
9. (9) Hart County (8-1)
Last week: Beat East Jackson 52-18. Nori Moore rushed for 320 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries and scored a fourth touchdown on a 17-yard reception. Next: Friday at Monroe Area (9-0)
10. (10) Rockmart (8-1)
Last week: Beat LaFayette 38-30. Rockmart trailed 27-17 in the fourth quarter but scored 21 unanswered points. Cam Ferguson rushed for 120 yards, and J.D. Davis ran for 100 and passed for 57. Next: Friday vs. Ringgold (9-0)
Class 2A
1. (1) Rabun County (9-1)
Last week: Beat Union County 56-14. Gunner Stockton was 17-of-20 passing for 301 yards and five touchdowns and broke Trevor Lawrence’s state career record for TD passes. Stockton has 166. Jaden Gibson had five receptions for 182 yards. Lang Windham rushed for 153 yards and three touchdowns on six carries and caught a TD pass. Next: Playoffs
2. (2) Thomasville (9-1)
Last week: Beat Berrien 35-14. Ricky Fulton rushed for 147 yards, and Shannen White was 11-of-16 passing for 174 yards and two touchdowns. Next: Playoffs
3. (3) Bleckley County (10-0)
Last week: Beat Southwest 42-6. Jahvon Butler rushed for 236 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries. Next: Playoffs
4. (4) Fitzgerald (8-2)
Last week: Beat Cook 46-26. Fitzgerald led 29-26 before scoring 17 fourth-quarter points. Fitzgerald had 396 yards rushing, 193 from Denorris Goodwin. Xavier Walker (97) and Jakorrian Paulk (90) also had big rushing games. Next: Playoffs
5. (5) Northeast (7-2)
Last week: Beat Jasper County 40-7. Travion Solomon was 13-of-15 passing for 282 yards and three touchdowns. Bubba Ottman had four receptions for 139 yards and three touchdowns. Lamorion Williams had five receptions for 102 yards. Next: Friday vs. Lamar County (5-4)
6. (6) Putnam County (9-0)
Last week: Beat Josey 49-18. Gerald Kilgore was 12-of-16 passing for 244 yards and three touchdowns, all to brother Jalon Kilgore, who had four receptions for 153 yards. Next: Friday vs. Butler (0-9)
7. (7) Haralson County (8-1)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Bremen (5-4)
8. (8) Callaway (6-2)
Last week: Beat Temple 56-19. Callaway rushed for 438 yards, led by Amarion Truitt (13-156-3) and Qua Whitfield (9-155-2). Next: Friday at Heard County (5-4)
9. (9) Dodge County (6-3)
Last week: Beat Washington County 26-19. His team trailing 19-12 in the fourth quarter, freshman Duke Johnson threw a 92-yard TD pass to Cortez Baker for a tie. Dodge then recovered its squib kickoff at midfield and drove for the winning score. Johnson rushed for 125 yards. Next: Friday vs. Southwest (1-6)
10. (NR) Swainsboro (7-2)
Last week: Beat Toombs County 33-7. Ty Adams rushed for 216 yards and four touchdowns on 17 carries. Next: Friday vs. Vidalia (3-6)
Out: No. 10 Washington County (4-4)
Class A Private
1. (1) Trinity Christian (9-0)
Last week: Beat Heritage-Newnan 44-0. Dominick Cosper rushed for 145 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries. David Dallas was 11-of-14 passing for 149 yards. Next: Friday vs. Pacelli (7-1)
2. (2) Calvary Day (9-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Aquinas (5-4)
3. (3) Prince Avenue Christian (8-1)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Athens Christian (6-3)
4. (4) Fellowship Christian (8-1)
Last week: Beat Mount Pisgah Christian 45-28. Nick Persiano rushed for 149 yards and three touchdowns. Garrett Wagner rushed for 130 yards. Next: Friday at Whitefield Academy (6-3)
5. (5) Eagle’s Landing Christian (3-6)
Last week: Beat Whitefield Academy 40-14. Brandon Hood rushed for 129 yards and three touchdowns, and Chase Davis ran for 118 yards and two touchdowns. Next: Friday vs. Landmark Christian (3-6)
6. (8) Holy Innocents’ (8-1)
Last week: Beat Wesleyan 21-0. Jacobi Murray had 61 of Holy Innocents’ 273 rushing yards and scored all three touchdowns. Next: Friday vs. Hebron Christian (4-5)
7. (6) Wesleyan (6-3)
Last week: Lost to Holy Innocents’ 21-0. Wesleyan was held to 158 total yards. Next: Friday at Mount Vernon (6-3)
8. (7) Pacelli (7-1)
Last week: Beat Brookstone 32-0. Caleb Perry was 11-of-13 passing for 200 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries. Cooper Trombley had eight receptions for 117 yards. Pacelli had lost six straight to its crosstown Columbus rival. Next: Friday at Trinity Christian (9-0)
9. (9) Darlington (9-1)
Last week: Beat Walker 43-13. Patrick Shelley passed for 86 yards and two touchdowns, rushed for 45 yards on one carry and returned an interception 43 yards for a touchdown. Caleb Thompson rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns on two carries. The second half was played with a running clock. Next: Playoffs
10. (10) Athens Academy (7-3)
Last week: Beat George Walton Academy 49-7. Sam Bush was 7-of-7 passing for 129 yards, and backup Whit Muschamp was 6-of-8 for 66 yards. Bush (99 yards) and Tre Hawkins (91) were the leading rushers. Athens Academy held Athens Christian to 79 total yards. Next: Playoffs
Class A Public
1. (1) Irwin County (7-2)
Last week: Beat Clinch County 42-7. Cody Soliday was 9-of-19 passing for 173 yards and two touchdowns. Damarkas Lundy rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns. Clinch County was eliminated from the playoffs with the loss. Next: Friday vs. Turner County (4-5)
2. (2) Brooks County (7-2)
Last week: Beat Turner County 70-41. Omari Arnold rushed for 245 yards and five touchdowns on 20 carries and returned a kickoff 80 yards for a sore. Willie Brown had 101 yards receiving and two touchdowns. The 70 points are the second-most in school history behind a 72-6 win over Stewart-Quitman in 1983. Next: Playoffs
3. (3) Macon County (8-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Chattahoochee County (8-1)
4. (4) Metter (9-0)
Last week: Beat Claxton 62-10. Metter rushed for 479 yards on 43 carries with three 100-yard rushers – Danny Cheley (156 yards, two touchdowns), Kaliq Jordan (105-3) and Josh Kelly (110-2). Jordan also had eight tackles and forced a fumble, and Kelly recovered two fumbles and scored a defensive touchdown. Next: Friday vs. Emanuel County Institute (8-1)
5. (5) Schley County (8-1)
Last week: Beat Manchester 24-6. Jay Kanazawa was 20-of-29 passing for 210 yards, and Zayden Walker rushed for 86 yards and two touchdowns. Next: Friday at Central-Talbotton (0-9)
6. (6) Bowdon (8-1)
Last week: Beat B.E.S.T. Academy 41-6. Robert McNeal was 9-of-11 passing for 188 yads and rushed for 70 yards. Tanner Langley had 106 yards from scrimmage on 10 touches. Bowdon led 28-0 after one quarter. Next: Friday vs. Armuchee (5-3)
7. (7) Chattahoochee County (8-1)
Last week: Beat Greenville 30-8. Chattahoochee County led only 13-8 at halftime but scored on its first two possessions of the second half. Greenville was held to 104 total yards. Next: Friday vs. Macon County (8-0)
8. (9) Emanuel County Institute (8-1)
Last week: Beat Bryan County 69-13. ECI rushed for 350 yards using 10 ball carriers. P.J. Farnum rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns on seven carries. Bryce Kearson passed for 129 yards. Next: Friday at Metter (9-0)
9. (NR) Wilcox County (6-3)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Treutlen (2-7)
10. (NR) Georgia Military (10-0)
Last week: Beat ACE Charter 41-6. Jessie Washington rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown on 27 carries. Georgia Military clinched Region 7 and entered the rankings for the first time since 2001. Next: Playoffs
Out: No. 8 Washington-Wilkes (7-2), No. 10 Manchester (4-4)
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