How the new top-10 teams fared in Week 4

2. (2) North Cobb (2-1)

Last week: Beat Alpharetta 43-7. North Cobb scored on all six first-half possessions. Malachi Singleton was 18-of-22 passing for 322 yards and three touchdowns and scored a touchdown. Next: Friday at Etowah (0-3)

3. (3) Mill Creek (3-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at West Forsyth (2-1)

4. (5) Milton (3-1)

Last week: Beat St. Joseph’s Prep, Pa. 28-21. Milton went to Philadelphia and defeated USA Today’s No. 12 team nationally. Jordan McDonald scored two touchdowns, and Devin Farrell ran for a touchdown and passed for another. Adam Freas had two third-down receptions to extend key drives. Next: Sept. 24 at McEachern (2-2)

5. (6) Colquitt County (3-1)

Last week: Beat Valdosta 48-42. With 1:16 left and Colquitt County trailing 42-41, Charlie Pace scored on a 1-yard run. Neko Fann (11-of-14 passing, 263 yards, three touchdowns) threw a 41-yard pass to the Valdosta 3-yard line three plays earlier. Pace finished with 108 yards rushing on 24 carries. Landen Thomas had three receptions for 126 yards and two touchdowns. Next: Friday vs. Heritage-Conyers (0-3)

6. (8) Roswell (3-0)

Last week: Beat North Paulding 45-10. Robbie Roper was 12-of-22 passing for 330 yards and four touchdowns, two to Christopher Elko. Roper has 1,100 yards passing, most in Class 7A. Next: Friday vs. Campbell (3-0)

7. (9) Marietta (2-1)

Last week: Beat Camden County 40-17. Marietta led only 20-17 until a 20-point fourth quarter. Tyler Hughes was 14-of-19 passing for 217 yards and four touchdowns, two to Kamryn Perry. Hughes also scored a touchdown. Next: Friday vs. Parkview (2-2)

8. (10) Grayson (3-1)

Last week: Beat Archer 15-13. Michael Daugherty returned a fumbled lateral 34 yards for a touchdown and a 15-10 lead with 10:16 left. Grayson forced a field goal midway in the fourth quarter after Archer had a first-and-goal from the 3-yard line. Next: Friday at Harrison (2-1)

9. (NR) East Coweta (4-0)

Last week: Beat Meadowcreek 36-13. East Coweta led 31-0 at halftime. Deliyon Freeman returned an interception 20 yards for a touchdown. D.J. Reid rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries. Cosby Ellis had two tackles for losses. Next: Friday vs. Northgate (1-2)

10. (NR) West Forsyth (2-1)

Last week: Beat Walton 51-35. Peyton Streko rushed for 267 yards and six touchdowns. West Forsyth had five sacks. West Forsyth is ranked for the first time since 2012 after beating a top-10 opponent from the same class for the first time since 2011 (Hillgrove). Next: Friday vs. Mill Creek (3-0)

Out: No. 4 Walton (2-1), No. 7 Lowndes (2-2)

Class 6A

1. (1) Buford (3-0)

Last week: Beat Myers Park, N.C. 44-17. Buford opened the second half with a 72-yard drive to take a 20-10 lead. Victor Venn rushed for 97 yards on 11 carries. Myers Park was a Class 4A semifinalist in North Carolina last season. Next: Friday vs. Chaminade-Madonna, Fla. (2-1)

2. (2) Lee County (4-0)

Last week: Beat Lowndes 24-21. Freshman RB Ousmane Kromah rushed for 227 yards and three touchdowns on 26 carries. Lee County led 24-7 at halftime and clinched the game with a recovery of an onside kick with a minute left. Lee led 414-227 in total yards. Next: Friday vs. Lithia Springs (1-2)

3. (3) Carrollton (3-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Dalton (1-2)

4. (5) Westlake (2-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Mays (0-3)

5. (6) Hughes (3-1)

Last week: Beat Mays 34-6. Prentiss Noland was 12-of-18 passing for 230 yards and two touchdowns, one an 85-yarder to Armani Tookes. Antonio Martin was limited to 41 yards on 10 carries. Next: Friday at M.L. King (0-3)

6. (7) River Ridge (3-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Chattahoochee (1-2)

7. (8) Brunswick (3-0)

Last week: Beat New Hampstead 52-24. RB Chuckobe Hill had 115 yards from scrimmage on 12 touches. Brunswick is 3-0 for the first time since 1999. Next: Thursday vs. Islands (2-1)

8. (4) Rome (2-1)

Last week: Lost to Collins Hill 34-0. Against the No. 1 team in Class 7A, Rome was shut out for the first time since 2010 by East Paulding, which then was coached by Rome’s current coach, John Reid. Next: Friday at South Paulding (2-1)

9. (NR) Kennesaw Mountain (4-0)

Last week: Beat Sprayberry 47-3. Cayman Prangley threw five TD passes, three to Savion Riley, who had six receptions for 100 yards. Prangley was 12-of-20 passing for 258 yards. Kennesaw Mountain is ranked for the first time in a history that dates to 2000. Next: Friday at Kell (1-2)

10. (10) Valdosta (1-3)

Last week: Lost to Colquitt County 48-42. Valdosta trailed 34-15 midway in the third quarter but took the lead twice in the fourth quarter. But Colquitt went ahead for the final time with a minute left. Valdosta’s Terrell Denson rushed for 170 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries. Next: Sept. 24 at Lowndes (2-2)

Out: No. 9 Northside-Warner Robins (3-1)

Class 5A

1. (1) Warner Robins (3-0)

Last week: Beat Northside-Warner Robins 49-7. Christon Lane was 10-of-20 passing for 238 yards and touchdowns to four receivers. Daveon Walker had five receptions for 101 yards. Next: Friday vs. Houston County (2-2)

2. (3) Ware County (3-0)

Last week: Game with Thomson canceled. Next: Friday at Bainbridge (1-2)

3. (5) Cartersville (3-0)

Last week: Beat Creekside 17-14. Amari White rushed for 87 yards on 12 carries. Cartersville had only 182 total yards, and Jake Parker was just 11-of-27 passing, but two throws went for touchdowns, one a 21-yarder to Phillip Schiltz in the final two minutes for the game-winner. Next: Friday vs. Cherokee (2-2)

4. (2) Creekside (2-1)

Last week: Lost to Cartersville 17-14. Creekside surrendered a long TD drive in the final minutes and failed to get its third consecutive victory over a top-10 team. Creekside trailed in total yards 182-179 and lost to Cartersville by three points for the second straight season. Next: Saturday at Drew (1-2)

5. (4) Coffee (4-0)

Last week: Beat Salem 46-0. Justin Swords was 11-of-17 passing for 147 yards and three touchdowns, two to Maurice Turner. Fred Brown rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns. Next: Friday at Glynn Academy (1-1-1)

6. (6) Woodward Academy (3-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Thursday at Mundy’s Mill (0-2)

7. (8) Calhoun (2-1)

Last week: Beat Ridgeland 56-7. Calhoun scored touchdowns on all six first-half possessions. Christian Lewis was 14-of-14 passing for 230 yards and five touchdowns. Cole Speer had 76 yards receiving and 22 rushing and scored three touchdowns. Next: Friday at Woodstock (0-4)

8. (7) St. Pius (2-2)

Last week: Lost to Johns Creek 14-3. St. Pius stayed close against this 6A opponent until a late touchdown after failing to score on four drives into Johns Creek territory. Two ended on downs, one on a lost fumble, the other on an interception. Luke Jacobellis led St. Pius in rushing yards (44) and solo tackles (seven). Next: Sept. 24 at Northview (0-3)

9. (9) Blessed Trinity (2-2)

Last week: Beat Charlotte Catholic, N.C. 28-10. Justice Haynes, returning from injury, rushed for 200 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries in the victory over North Carolina’s four-time Class 4A champion. Next: Friday at Eagle’s Landing Christian (1-2)

10. (10) Decatur (3-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Arabia Mountain (2-1)

Class 4A

1. (1) Jefferson (4-0)

Last week: Beat Mountain View 41-14. Tre Reece rushed for 148 yards on seven carries. Sammy Brown rushed for 107 on eight. Jefferson had 421 rushing yards and 73 yards on 4-of-4 passing. Malaki Starks had two interceptions. Brown had an 11-yard sack. Next: Sept. 24 vs. Flowery Branch (2-1)

2. (2) Marist (2-1)

Last week: Beat Hampton 37-0. Joseph Patin broke a scoreless tie in the second quarter with a 5-yard interception return, and Marist led 23-0 at halftime. Champ Davis rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries. Next: Sept. 24 vs. Harrison (2-1)

3. (3) Perry (3-0)

Last week: Beat Veterans 34-14. Armar Gordon was 14-of-24 passing for 335 yards and three touchdowns. Curtis Head had 120 yards receiving. Next: Sept. 23 at Rutland (0-3)

4. (4) Benedictine (1-2)

Last week: Beat North Oconee 48-17. Justin Thomas rushed for 210 yards and two touchdowns and scored on a 58-yard pass from Kam Edge on a trick play. Next: Thursday vs. Wayne County (0-3)

5. (5) Carver-Columbus (3-1)

Last week: Beat Kendrick 44-0. Jaiden Credle rushed for 147 yards and three touchdowns on 11 carries. Carver led 32-0 in the first quarter. Next: Thursday vs. Shaw (0-2)

6. (6) Cedartown (2-0)

Last week: Beat New Manchester 35-7. C.J. Washington rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries. Next: Friday at Heard County (3-1)

7. (7) Flowery Branch (2-1)

Last week: Lost to Gainesville 42-35. David Renard was 16-of-23 passing for 241 yards and two touchdowns in defeat. Jaheim Hayes had nine catches for 121 yards. Myles Ivey had 110 yards from scrimmage. Seth Larson returned a kickoff 98 yards for a score. Next: Friday vs. Hiram (0-4)

8. (9) Stephenson (4-0)

Last week: Beat Tucker 20-14. Marte Barton was 13-of-22 passing for 93 yards and two touchdowns. Cheik Keita rushed for 90 yards on 21 carries, and his 9-yard run with 6:13 left was the game-winner. Zack Pitts had a sack and two other tackles for losses. Next: Sept. 24 vs. Arabia Mountain (2-1)

9. (NR) LaGrange (3-0)

Last week: Beat Columbus 41-13. Robert Edwards III rushed for 163 yards and a touchdown on 29 carries. LaGrange is ranked for the first time since 2010. Next: Friday vs. Kendrick (0-3)

10. (10) New Hampstead (3-1)

Last week: Lost to Brunswick 52-24. Pauly Seeley passed for 254 yards and two touchdowns but was only 14-of-37 in a loss to a top-10 Class 6A team. Next: Sept. 24 at Groves (0-1)

Out: No. 8 Bainbridge (1-2)

Class 3A

1. (1) Cedar Grove (1-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Greater Atlanta Christian (0-3)

2. (2) Oconee County (3-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Thomasville (4-0)

3. (3) Pierce County (2-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Clinch County (1-2)

4. (4) Peach County (0-2)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Mary Persons (2-1)

5. (5) Sandy Creek (3-0)

Last week: Beat Starr’s Mill 37-16. Sandy Creek scored all the second-half points after a 16-16 tie at intermission in a game between Fayette County’s highest-rated teams. Dorian Graham II had 166 yards from scrimmage on 20 touches and scored three touchdowns. Geimere Latimer was 14-of-22 passing for 289 yards and three touchdowns. Miles Thompson had four receptions for 121 yards. Next: Friday at Westminster (2-1)

6. (7) Appling County (4-0)

Last week: Beat Tift County 24-7. Appling County held Tift to minus-10 total yards in the second half. Dennis Mims had 12 tackles and broke up two passes. Taylon Crosby and Jamori Wright intercepted passes. Next: Friday vs. Bradwell Institute (0-1)

7. (6) Westminster (2-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Sandy Creek (3-0)

8. (8) Thomson (2-0)

Last week: Game with Ware County canceled. Next: Sept. 24 at Morgan County (1-2)

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

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Clarkston (1-0)

10. (NR) Hart County (4-0)

Last week: Beat Crescent, S.C. by forfeit. Next: Friday at Westside, S.C. (1-2)

Out: No. 10 Crisp County (0-3)

Class 2A

1. (1) Callaway (4-0)

Last week: Beat Douglass 48-6. Sam Williams and Dylan Stephens had three tackles for losses apiece. Callaway had eight ball carriers, six that scored touchdowns. Next: Sept. 24 vs. Thomas County Central (2-2)

2. (2) Rabun County (2-1)

Last week: Beat Murphy, N.C. 59-14. Gunner Stockton was 13-of-20 passing for 333 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 136 yards on 11 carries. Lang Windham rushed for 142 yards on 14 carries. Jaden Gibson had six receptions for 202 yards. Cory Keller had three receptions for 110 yards. Murphy won North Carolina’s Class A last season. Next: Friday at Saluda, S.C. (3-0)

3. (3) Fitzgerald (3-0)

Last week: Beat Dodge County 15-6. Fitzgerald held Dodge County to 119 total yards and 1-of-12 on third-down conversions. DeNorris Goodwin rushed for 81 yards on 17 carries. Next: Friday vs. Cairo (1-1)

4. (4) Thomasville (4-0)

Last week: Beat Bainbridge 28-10. Thomasville beat its third consecutive ranked opponent. Malik Harper rushed for 114 yards. Ricky Fulton rushed for 105. Next: Friday at Oconee County (3-0)

5. (6) Lovett (3-1)

Last week: Beat Therrell 37-0. Lovett led 28-0 at halftime and held Therrell to five first downs. QB Preston Lusnik had 44 yards passing and 41 rushing in limited duty. Next: Friday at South Atlanta (1-1)

6. (7) Bleckley County (4-0)

Last week: Beat Vidalia 26-13. Jahvon Butler rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries. Eli Mullis’ 11-yard TD run gave Bleckley a 20-3 lead late in the third quarter. Next: Sept. 24 at Dodge County (3-1)

7. (9) Jeff Davis (4-0)

Last week: Beat Tattnall County 14-7. Jeff Davis led 14-0 entering the fourth quarter and held on, stopping Tattnall’s final drive at midfield. Jeff Davis ground out 251 rushing yards and held Tattnall to 99 total yards. Next: Friday vs. Long County (2-2)

8. (8) Dodge County (3-1)

Last week: Lost to Fitzgerald 15-6. Dodge County forced three first-half turnovers but couldn’t convert them to points and was held to 119 total yards. Next: Sept. 24 vs. Bleckley County (4-0)

9. (5) Northeast (2-1)

Last week: Lost to Dougherty 10-7. Northeast led 7-0 in the first quarter on Tyler Terry’s 15-yard run, but Dougherty kicked a field goal in the final minute to win. Next: Friday at Monroe (2-2)

10. (NR) Washington County (1-0)

Last week: Beat Swainsboro 22-21. Washington County rallied from a 21-8 deficit in the fourth quarter and went ahead on A.J. Hagins’ 1-yard run, then stopped a fourth-down reverse at about the Washington County 20-yard line to clinch the victory. D.J. Braswell rushed for 104 yards and intercepted a pass. Next: Friday vs. Evans (4-0)

Out: No. 10 Heard County (3-1)

Class A Private

1. (1) Trinity Christian (4-0)

Last week: Beat Claxton 56-14. David Dallas was 15-of-19 passing for 273 yards and four touchdowns. Next: Friday vs. Landmark Christian (2-2)

2. (2) Eagle’s Landing Christian (1-2)

Last week: Beat Crisp County 21-18. Brandon Hood rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries. ELCA led 21-3 and clinched the game with Blake McGill’s fumble recovery at midfield in the final minute. Next: Friday vs. Blessed Trinity (2-2)

3. (3) Calvary Day (4-0)

Last week: Beat North Cobb Christian 28-0. Jake Merklinger was 14-of-18 passing for 196 yards and two touchdowns. A.J. Butts had 71 yards rushing, caught a 64-yard TD pass and had 1.5 tackles for losses. Freshman Walter Mathis had two tackles for losses. Next: Friday at First Presbyterian (2-1)

4. (4) Prince Avenue Christian (3-1)

Last week: Beat Holy Innocents’ 49-0. Aaron Philo was 18-of-21 passing for 263 yards and five touchdowns. Ethan Christian had 124 yards receiving, and Bailey Stockton had 113. Prince Avenue won despite minus-36 yards rushing. Next: Friday vs. Wesleyan (2-1)

5. (5) Whitefield Academy (4-0)

Last week: Beat East Forsyth 42-0. Cole Peterson was 18-of-25 passing for 224 yards and a touchdown. Howard Allen rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on eight carries. Whitefield held East Forsyth to 68 total yards. Next: Sept. 24 vs. Brookstone (3-1)

6. (7) Athens Academy (3-1)

Last week: Beat Providence Christian 70-35. Tre Hawkins rushed for a school-record 245 yards and four touchdowns. Sam Bush rushed for 75 yards and three touchdowns. Next: Sept. 24 at Hebron Christian (2-1)

7. (8) Wesleyan (2-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Prince Avenue Christian (3-1)

8. (9) Fellowship Christian (2-1)

Last week: Beat B.E.S.T. Academy 43-20. Nick Persiano rushed for 106 yards and three touchdowns on 14 carries. Caleb McMickle was 9-of-16 passing for 149 yards and two touchdowns. Josh Cole returned an interception for a touchdown. Next: Friday vs. North Cobb Christian (2-2)

9. (6) Holy Innocents’ (2-1)

Last week: Lost to Prince Avenue Christian 49-0. Holy Innocents’ held Price Avenue to negative rushing yards but gave up six TD passes. Next: Friday at Loganville Christian (0-2)

10. (NR) Darlington (2-1)

Last week: Beat Heard County 20-7. Jack Payne was 12-of-24 passing for 262 yards and a touchdown. Talan Shirley had 144 yards receiving. Next: Friday vs. Heritage-Ringgold (2-0)

Out: No. 10 North Cobb Christian (2-2)

Class A Public

1. (1) Irwin County (2-1)

Last week: Beat Wilkinson County 63-0. Cody Soliday threw TD passes to three receivers and scored on an 18-yard run. Next: Friday at Tift County (3-1)

2. (2) Brooks County (1-1)

Last week: Beat Cook 42-20. Omari Arnold rushed for 177 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries. Jamal Sanders passed for 188 yards and three touchdowns. Treyveon Jackson had four tackles for losses. Next: Friday at Mitchell County (2-1)

3. (3) Macon County (3-0)

Last week: Beat Marion County 47-0. Landon Austin rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns on seven carries. He was 8-of-22 passing for 105 yards and two touchdowns. Marlon Mitchell rushed for 110 yards on six carries. Next: Friday vs. Central-Talbotton (0-3)

4. (4) Metter (3-0)

Last week: Beat Savannah Country Day 40-10. Josh Kelly rushed for 190 yards on 18 carries, and linebackers Kaliq Jordan and Ethan Oglesby combined for 27 tackles. Next: Friday at Portal (0-3)

5. (NR) Clinch County (1-2)

Last week: Beat Pelham 40-14. Clinch County scored 40 consecutive points to take a 40-7 lead after DL Demonte Massey blocked two punts and returned an interception for a touchdown and Tucker Robbins returned an interception for a score. Amazi Williams rushed for 102 yards and three touchdowns on 17 carries. The game was called with 2:32 left after a series of unsportsmanlike-conduct penalties and personal fouls called against Pelham, according to the Clinch County News. Next: Friday vs. Pierce County (2-1)

6. (6) Pelham (2-2)

Last week: Lost to Clinch County 40-14. Zane Touchton, Class A Public’s leading passer, threw for 164 yards but was intercepted twice. Next: Friday at Toombs County (1-2)

7. (7) Dublin (1-1)

Last week: Beat Wheeler County 30-22. J.T. Wright rushed for 104 yards on 10 carries with two touchdowns, one a 17-yarder with 3:09 left for the final margin. Next: Friday at Swainsboro (2-2)

8. (8) Emanuel County Institute (2-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Screven County (0-2)

9. (9) Manchester (2-1)

Last week: Beat Central-Talbotton 53-0. Tre Dunlap rushed for 137 yards on six carries, scored two touchdowns and intercepted two passes. Jayden Washington returned an interception for a touchdown. Manchester led 53-0 at halftime. Next: Friday vs. Chattahoochee County (2-0)

10. (10) Bowdon (3-1)

Last week: Beat Heritage-Newnan 36-7. Tanner Langley rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns on seven carries. Freshman FS JaMichael Jones had 10 tackles. Chris Wyatt intercepted two passes and returned one for a touchdown. Next: Sept. 24 at Trion (3-0)

Out: No. 5 Lincoln County (2-1)

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