Class 7A
1. (1) Collins Hill (7-0)
Last week: Beat Peachtree Ridge 63-0. Sam Horn passed for 279 yards and four touchdowns became Gwinnett County’s all-time passing yards leader with more than 7,800 yards. All-state WR Travis Hunter suffered a lower-leg injury that could keep him out six weeks. “We don’t think it’s a season-ending thing,” Collins Hill coach Lenny Gregory said. “From what we’re hearing, he’s going to be fine.” Next: Oct. 14 vs. North Gwinnett (3-4)
2. (2) Mill Creek (6-0)
Last week: Beat North Gwinnett 36-17. Mill Creek trailed 14-13 at halftime and took the lead on a safety by Jamal Anderson that triggered a 23-point third quarter. Caleb Downs (brother of former North Gwinnett and current North Carolina star WR Josh Downs) returned a kickoff 87 yards for a touchdown. Hayden Clark was only 16-of-37 passing but for 279 yards. Donovan Journey had nine receptions for 138 yards and scored on a 51-yard run. Next: Oct. 15 vs. Mountain View (3-3)
3. (3) North Cobb (4-1)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Harrison (2-3)
4. (4) Milton (5-1)
Last week: Beat Alpharetta 55-27. Milton rushed for 342 yards and seven touchdowns as a team, and Devin Farrell was 12-of-15 passing for 156 yards and a touchdown, giving Milton 498 total yards. Top rushers were Jordan McDonald (105 yards), Farrell (93) and Scott Moskowitz (85). Owen Pauley returned a punt 72 yards. Next: Friday at Etowah (0-5)
5. (5) Colquitt County (5-1)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Alcovy (1-3)
6. (6) Walton (3-1)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Hillgrove (1-4)
7. (9) Lowndes (4-2)
Last week: Beat Alcovy 34-7. Lowndes limited Alcovy to 110 yards as Josh Pickett and W.C. Fulton had two tackles for losses each. Fulton had two sacks not counted in those. Jacurri Brown was 12-of-22 passing for 187 yards and four touchdowns, tying his career high. Next: Friday vs. Cedar Grove (4-1)
8. (8) Roswell (5-1)
Last week: Beat Etowah 15-6. QB K.J. Smith, playing for injured starter Robbie Roper, was 13-of-18 passing for 103 yards and a touchdown. Roswell led 15-0 at halftime. Next: Friday at Cherokee (3-3)
9. (10) Grayson (5-2)
Last week: Beat South Gwinnett 17-14. South Gwinnett scored on a 48-yard pass with 2:12 left, but Grayson recovered an onside kick and ran out the clock. Dylan Elder and Joseph Taylor together rushed for 133 yards on 21 carries, each scoring a touchdown. Next: Oct. 15 at Parkview (3-4)
10. (NR) East Coweta (5-1)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Pebblebrook (5-0-1)
Out: No. 7 West Forsyth (2-3)
Class 6A
1. (1) Buford (5-1)
Last week: Beat Habersham Central 58-0. Buford led 37-0 at halftime and held Habersham to 15 total yards. Ashton Daniels was 5-of-5 passing for 132 yards. Isaiah Bond scored touchdowns on two receptions (44, 51 yards) and a kickoff return (60 yards). Next: Oct. 15 vs. Shiloh (1-4)
2. (2) Lee County (6-1)
Last week: Beat North Miami Beach, Fla., 68-49. Freshman RB Ousmane Kromah rushed for 313 yards and three touchdowns. Chis Martin threw three TD passes. Willie Williams scored on a reception and a kickoff return. Lee County overcame five turnovers and 150 penalty yards. Next: Oct. 15 at Houston County (4-3)
3. (7) Hughes (5-1)
Last week: Beat Westlake 31-24. Hughes led 24-0 but needed a goal-line stop in the final seconds to earn its first victory in history over a top-three team. Prentiss Noland was 13-of-22 passing for 150 yards and three touchdowns, each to a different receiver. Terrance Love and Armani Tookes each had a TD reception and an interception. Tookes returned his 81 yards for a touchdown. Next: Friday vs. North Atlanta (4-2)
4. (5) Kennesaw Mountain (6-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at South Cobb (1-5)
5. (6) Brunswick (6-0)
Last week: Beat South Effingham 56-21. T.J. Mitchell had three receptions, all for touchdowns, covering 162 yards. Jeffery Waye passed for 220 yards, and Sutton Ellis passed for 110. Brunswick had 389 yards and five TD passes as a team. Next: Friday at Statesboro (3-2)
6. (3) Westlake (4-2)
Last week: Lost to Hughes 31-24. Westlake trailed 24-0 in the third quarter but wasn’t beaten until an option play was stopped at the 1-yard line on its final drive. The loss was Westlake’s third in region play since 2014, covering 40 games. Next: Thursday at Morrow (1-4)
7. (8) Douglas County (6-0)
Last week: Beat Paulding County 36-20. LaTrelle Murrell rushed for 138 yards on 15 carries. Douglas County intercepted five passes, two by Myles Oliver, who also returned a kickoff for a touchdown. Next: Friday at South Paulding (4-2)
8. (9) Rome (4-2)
Last week: Beat Dalton 49-6. Reece Fountain was 27-of-34 passing for 344 yards and a touchdown, and Bryson Hill scored four touchdowns while rushing for 62 yards on 11 carries. Martel Hight had 10 receptions for 111 yards and a touchdown. Next: Friday at East Paulding (1-4)
9. (10) Carrollton (5-1)
Last week: Beat South Paulding 40-13. M.J. Morris was 16-of-24 passing for 300 yards and four touchdowns. Bryce Hicks rushed for 166 yards and had a TD reception. Takare Lipsomb had seven receptions for 118 yards and two touchdowns. Next: Friday at Paulding County (2-3)
10. (NR) Cambridge (4-0)
Last week: Beat Centennial 38-13. Christian Isibor rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns. Zach Harris was 11-of-17 passing for 195 yards. Cambridge had 447 total yards. Next: Friday vs. Sequoyah (2-3)
Out: No. 4 River Ridge (4-1)
Class 5A
1. (1) Warner Robins (6-0)
Last week: Beat Camden County 77-34. Warner Robins put up 675 total yards and scored its most points in a game since 1976. Christon Lane was 17-of-22 passing for 350 yards and four touchdowns. Malcolm Brown rushed for 172 yards and two touchdowns. Deuce Petty had 110 yards rushing. Daveon Walker had 147 yards receiving and two touchdowns. Next: Oct. 15 at Ware County (4-1)
2. (2) Cartersville (5-0)
Last week: Beat Cass 43-7. Amari White (115) and Malachi Jeffries (116) each rushed for more than 100 yards. Next: Friday at Hiram (0-6)
3. (3) Creekside (5-1)
Last week: Beat Forest Park 63-7. Kamauri Davis rushed for 145 yards and three touchdowns on 11 carries. Next: Oct. 15 vs. Banneker (2-4)
4. (4) Coffee (6-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Ware County (4-1)
5. (5) Woodward Academy (6-0)
Last week: Beat Jonesboro 24-7. Damari Alston rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries. Deon King blocked a punt, and Myles Hakeem returned it 12 yards for a touchdown. Next: Oct. 14 at Drew (1-4)
6. (6) Ware County (4-1)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Coffee (6-0)
7. (7) Calhoun (5-1)
Last week: Beat Hiram 63-17. Calhoun led 35-0 in the second quarter and opened the third with an 80-yard TD pass from Christian Lewis to Peyton Law. Cole Speer returned a kickoff 88 yards for a touchdown for a 42-17 lead. Gage Leonard rushed for 132 yards and three touchdowns on 10 carries. Lewis was 12-of-17 passing for 262 yards. Next: Friday at Blessed Trinity (4-2)
8. (8) St. Pius (4-2)
Last week: Beat Southwest DeKalb 33-13. St. Pius led only 19-13 late in the third quarter when the Lions turned back a drive that reached the St. Pius 10-yard line, the key play a 10-yard sack by Shug Bentley and Jack Kelly. St. Pius was held to 202 yards but forced Southwest into 11-of-26 passing with three sacks. Next: Friday vs. Lithonia (0-5)
9. (9) Blessed Trinity (4-2)
Last week: Beat Woodland-Cartersville 40-3. Justice Haynes rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns and threw a 31-yard pass. Evan Dickens scored two touchdowns rushing and one receiving. William Parton had three tackles for losses. Next: Friday vs. Calhoun (5-1)
10. (10) Decatur (6-0)
Last week: Beat Lithonia 28-0. Decatur held Lithonia to 120 total yards. Harrison Hannah passed for 99 yards and rushed for 31. Next: Oct. 15 at M.L. King (1-4)
Class 4A
1. (1) Jefferson (6-0)
Last week: Beat East Hall 63-0. Sammy Brown rushed for 162 yards on eight carries. Jefferson led 49-0 at halftime. Next: Friday at Cedar Shoals (2-2)
2. (2) Marist (3-1)
Last week: Game with Hapeville Charter postponed until Wednesday night. Marist’s game with Bolles of Jacksonville was canceled. Next: Wednesday at Hapeville Charter (1-4)
3. (4) Benedictine (4-2)
Last week: Beat Burke County 59-28. Justin Thomas rushed for 119 yards and three touchdowns on six carries. Holden Geriner was 15-of-21 passing for 216 yards and two touchdowns. Benedictine led 31-14 at halftime. Next: Friday at Jenkins (2-3)
4. (5) Carver-Columbus (5-1)
Last week: Beat LaGrange 42-27. Jaiden Credle rushed for 206 yards and four touchdowns, one a 94-yarder. D.J. Riles rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown on seven carries and was 6-of-10 passing for 71 yards and a touchdown. Carver led 30-7 at halftime. Next: Oct. 15 at Troup (5-1)
5. (6) Cedartown (4-1)
Last week: Beat Pickens 31-0. C.J. Washington rushed for 146 yards on 12 carries. Patrick Gardner rushed for 124 on 10. Next: Friday vs. Northwest Whitfield (3-2)
6. (7) Flowery Branch (3-2)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at North Oconee (3-3)
7. (8) Stephenson (5-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Miller Grove (4-2)
8. (10) Dougherty (5-0)
Last week: Beat Westover 53-34. Jacob Stallworth rushed for 189 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries. Westover got within 41-34 in the fourth quarter before Dougherty’s final touchdowns. Dougherty led 410-354 in total yards. Next: Friday at Bainbridge (2-3)
9. (NR) Spalding (5-1)
Last week: Beat Perry 31-26. Perry had the ball at the 1-yard line in the final two minutes, but Spalding forced a 4-yard loss, then a fumble to seal the victory. Sophomore QB Curt Clark was 15-of-20 passing for 160 yards and rushed for 98 yards on 15 carries. Nazir Berry rushed for 158 yards and three touchdowns on 24 carries. Perry, then No. 3, is the highest-ranked opponent that Spalding has beaten. Spalding, 1-9 last season, is ranked for the first time since 2016. Next: Thursday vs. Rutland (1-5)
10. (3) Perry (4-1)
Last week: Lost to Spalding 31-26. Armar Gordon was 18-of-26 passing for 299 yards and two touchdowns. Dakarai Anderson had seven receptions for 140 yards and a touchdown. Daequan Wright had six receptions for 127 yards and a touchdown. Next: Friday vs. Washington County (3-1)
Out: No. 9 LaGrange (5-1)
Class 3A
1. (1) Cedar Grove (4-1)
Last week: Beat Redan 47-8. Rashad Dubinion rushed for 133 yards and three touchdowns on 14 carries and returned a kickoff 80 yards for a score. Bernard Mack blocked a punt that Everett Roussaw returned for a touchdown. Next: Friday at Lowndes (4-2)
2. (2) Oconee County (6-0)
Last week: Beat East Jackson 35-7. C.J. Jones rushed for 171 yards and four touchdowns on 15 carries. Jake Johnson had six receptions for 101 yards. Whit Weeks and Darius Johnson intercepted passes. Next: Friday at Hart County (6-0)
3. (4) Sandy Creek (6-0)
Last week: Beat Salem 49-6. Geimere Latimer passed for 125 yards, though was intercepted twice, and rushed for 89. Marcellius Pulliam and Jakob Gude had two tackles for losses apiece, and Travis Franklin had two sacks. Next: Oct. 15 at Greater Atlanta Christian (2-4)
4. (6) Appling County (6-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Long County (3-3)
5. (3) Pierce County (4-2)
Last week: Lost to Rabun County 28-21. Daytin Baker rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries and had two receptions for 83 yards, including a 62-yarder that got Pierce within 28-21. D.J. Bell was held to 66 yards rushing on 26 carries and 3-of-10 passing. His 56-yard TD pass with 4:08 remaining was called back controversially for offensive pass inference. Next: Friday vs. Brantley County (2-3)
6. (5) Peach County (3-2)
Last week: Beat Pike County 62-0. Christian Martin was 8-of-8 passing for 166 yards and four touchdowns, three to Ladaria Leggett. Pike was held to 15 total yards. Next: Friday vs. Crisp County (3-3)
7. (7) Thomson (5-0)
Last week: Beat Richmond Academy 20-0. Jontavious Curry had 167 of Thomson’s 322 rushing yards. Freshman DE Danquavious Cummings had three tackles for losses. Next: Friday at Cross Creek (1-5)
8. (8) Monroe Area (6-0)
Last week: Beat Stephens County 34-24. Monroe Area scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns after trailing 24-20. Alan Jones rushed for 170 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries. Selation Straughter rushed for 151 yards and four touchdowns and was 5-of-9 passing for 87 yards. Next: Friday vs. East Jackson (2-4)
9. (9) Hart County (6-0)
Last week: Beat Franklin County 37-0. J.L. Lackey rushed for 223 yards and three touchdowns. Josh Gaines returned a blocked field goal 63 yards for a touchdown. Next: Friday vs. Oconee County (6-0)
10. (NR) Rockmart (4-1)
Last week: Beat North Murray 34-13. J.D. Davis was 9-of-10 passing for 100 yards and a touchdown. Rockmart led in total yards 409-255. Next: Friday at Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe (0-5)
Out: No. 10 Burke County (3-1)
Class 2A
1. (1) Rabun County (5-1)
Last week: Beat Pierce County 28-21. Gunner Stockton was 17-of-28 passing for 247 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on 28 carries. That accounted for every Rabun offensive play except for four. Jaden Gibson had six receptions for 161 yards and a touchdown. Next: Friday vs. Riverside Military (1-4)
2. (2) Fitzgerald (5-1)
Last week: Beat Berrien 50-14. Denorris Goodman rushed for 113 yards. Fitzgerald led in total yards 419-229 and beat Berrien for the 20th consecutive time. Next: Friday vs. Early County (2-3)
3. (3) Thomasville (5-1)
Last week: Beat Early County 41-7. Malik Harper (122) and Ricky Fulton (112) each rushed for more than 100 yards and one touchdown, and Joseph Williams had 120 yards receiving and two touchdowns and blocked a punt. Next: Friday vs. Worth County (3-3)
4. (4) Bleckley County (6-0)
Last week: Beat Jasper County 27-0. Jahvon Butler rushed for 165 yards on 21 carries, and Eli Mullis was 19-of-24 passing for 124 yard and a touchdown. Bleckley held Jasper County to 61 total yards. Next: Friday at Lamar County (4-2)
5. (5) Callaway (4-1)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Haralson County (5-1)
6. (6) Jeff Davis (6-0)
Last week: Beat Bacon County 52-0. Aahiyus Allen rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns on six carries. Kiyon Dotson rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns on six carries. Next: Friday vs. Vidalia (1-4)
7. (9) Northeast (4-1)
Last week: Beat Washington County 27-23. Northeast rallied from a 23-6 deficit with 7:23 left. Tyler Terry scored on a 1-yard run with 14 seconds left for the game-winner. Marquis Hughes forced a critical fumble and returned it 20 yards inside the 10-yard line to set up the second touchdown in the rally. Travion Solomon was 17-of-27 passing for 209 yards and a touchdown, rushed for 164 yards and two touchdowns and ran to convert a fourth-and-15 on the winning drive. Zion Odoms had four receptions for 104 yards and a touchdown. Next: Friday vs. Southwest (1-3)
8. (7) Dodge County (3-2)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Jasper County (0-6)
9. (10) Putnam County (6-0)
Last week: Beat Oglethorpe County 54-13. Gerald Kilgore threw three TD passes and scored three touchdowns. He was 7-of-14 passing for 213 yards. Jalon Kilgore, Gerald’s younger brother, had two receptions, both for touchdowns covering 75 and 31 yards. Next: Friday vs. Glenn Hills (0-4)
10. (8) Washington County (3-1)
Last week: Lost to Northeast 27-23. Colton Smith shone in the heartbreaking defeat. He had seven tackles, two sacks and seven QB pressures. Next: Friday at Perry (4-1)
Class A Private
1. (1) Trinity Christian (6-0)
Last week: Beat Eagle’s Landing Christian 34-3. David Dallas was 14-of-23 passing for 228 yards. Dominick Cosper had 111 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns on 20 touches. Trinity intercepted three passes, two taken by Jimbo Batchelor, who also forced a fumble. Trinity had been 0-4 against ELCA. Next: Friday vs. Whitefield Academy (5-1)
2. (3) Calvary Day (7-0)
Last week: Beat Stratford Academy 42-6. Jake Merklinger was 14-of-18 passing for 246 yards and five touchdowns, two to freshman Edward Coleman. Freshman Donovan Johnson rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries. Next: Oct. 15 vs. Savannah Christian (3-3)
3. (4) Prince Avenue Christian (5-1)
Last week: Beat Hebron Christian 35-6. Aaron Philo was 17-of-23 passing for 176 yards and touchdowns to Elijah Dewitt and Ethan Christian. Next: Friday at Athens Academy (4-2)
4. (6) Fellowship Christian (5-1)
Last week: Beat Lakeview Academy 45-0. Caleb McMickle was 7-of-8 passing for 153 yards and a touchdown. Fellowship allowed 90 total yards. Next: Friday vs. Clarkston (1-2)
5. (2) Eagle’s Landing Christian (1-4)
Last week: Lost to Trinity Christian 34-3. ELCA was held to 47 total yards and was 5-of-14 passing with three interceptions. Next: Friday vs. Brentwood Academy, Tenn. (3-3)
6. (8) Wesleyan (4-2)
Last week: Beat Athens Academy 23-2. Thomas Cook caught a 43-yard TD pass and threw a 68-yard TD pass to Bobby Cook. Jett Miller was 10-of-19 passing for 139 yards. Next: Oct. 15 vs. Hebron Christian (3-3)
7. (7) Tattnall Square (5-0)
Last week: Beat Brookwood School 41-0. Tattnall led 41-0 at halftime, rushed for 256 yards, didn’t attempt a pass and held Brookwood to minus-58 yards rushing. Next: Friday vs. First Presbyterian (3-2)
8. (5) Athens Academy (4-2)
Last week: Lost to Wesleyan 23-2. Athens Academy was held to its lowest point total since 2016. Sam Bush had 35 yards passing, 69 rushing and 60 receiving. Next: Friday vs. Prince Avenue Christian (5-1)
9. (9) Holy Innocents’ (5-1)
Last week: Beat George Walton Academy 42-7. Holy Innocents’ held George Walton to seven first downs and 94 total yards. Joe Hingston rushed for 72 yards and three touchdowns. Next: Friday at Providence Christian (1-4)
10. (NR) Pacelli (5-0)
Last week: Beat Seminole County 41-7. Caleb Perry was 13-of-18 passing for 184 yards and two touchdowns, both to Cooper Trombley, who had seven receptions for 101 yards. Pacelli is ranked for the first time since 2014. Next: Oct. 15 vs. Eagle’s Landing Christian (1-4)
Out: No. 10 Stratford Academy (4-1)
Class A Public
1. (1) Irwin County (4-2)
Last week: Beat Lanier County 56-28. Lanier County was within 35-28 in the third quarter before Irwin pulled away. Cody Soliday was 10-of-15 passing for 200 yards and two touchdowns. Shane Marshall rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns on nine carries. Next: Friday at Atkinson County (3-3)
2. (2) Brooks County (3-2)
Last week: Beat Atkinson County 64-6. Omari Arnold rushed for 214 yards and four touchdowns on eight carries, and Brooks led 50-6 at halftime. Next: Friday at Lanier County (2-3)
3. (3) Macon County (5-0)
Last week: Beat Taylor County 49-0. Macon County held Taylor County to 51 yards rushing and 2-of-10 passing for 26 yards and two interceptions. Jace McLendon had 3.5 sacks. Next: Friday at Schley County (5-0)
4. (4) Metter (6-0)
Last week: Beat Screven County 41-0. Metter had 411 yards rushing. Danny Cheley rushed for 103 yards on seven carries. Kaliq Jordan scored on an 84-yard pass. Metter allowed 64 total yards and extended its scoreless defensive streak to 14 quarters. Next: Oct. 15 vs. McIntosh County Academy (2-3-1)
5. (5) Schley County (5-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Macon County (5-0)
6. (7) Bowdon (5-1)
Last week: Beat Gordon Lee 38-15. Robert McNeal was 11-of-13 passing for 236 yards and touchdowns to three receivers and rushed for two touchdowns. William Rainwater had two receptions for 47 yards and a touchdown, six tackles and two pass breakups. Next: Friday vs. North Cobb Christian (2-3)
7. (8) Emanuel County Institute (5-1)
Last week: Beat McIntosh County Academy 17-6. P.J. Farnum had 168 of ECI’s 305 rushing yards on 16 carries. D.J. Jones rushed for 75 yards on 14 carries. Next: Oct. 15 vs. Claxton (1-5)
8. (NR) Wilcox County (4-2)
Last week: Beat Wheeler County 37-34. Abe Stowe threw a 5-yard TD pass to Devon Grace with 1:38 left for the game-winner. Stowe was 19-of-36 passing for 232 yards and three touchdowns. Day Day Lawson rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns and had three receptions for 77 yards and a score. Next: Friday at Dublin (2-3)
9. (NR) Chattahoochee County (5-0)
Last week: Beat Central-Talbotton 79-0. Chattahoochee County led 61-0 at halftime and set a school record for points in a game. Next: Friday vs. Heritage-Newnan (0-5)
10. (6) Charlton County (5-1)
Last week: Lost to Turner County 13-7. Turner County broke a 7-7 midway in the fourth quarter, and Charlton County failed to threaten seriously in its final two possessions. Next: Oct. 15 at Brooks County (3-2)
Out: No. 9 Clinch County (1-4), No. 10 Pelham (4-2)
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