How the new top-10 teams fared in Week 8

2. (2) Mill Creek (6-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Mountain View (3-3)

3. (3) North Cobb (5-1)

Last week: Beat Harrison 42-14. Malachi Singleton passed for 145 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 70 yards. Next: Friday at Walton (4-1)

4. (4) Milton (6-1)

Last week: Beat Etowah 54-14. Scott Moskowitz rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries. Devin Farrell was 17-of-22 passing for 257 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 64 yards and a score. Milton led 41-7 at halftime. Next: Oct. 22 at Roswell (6-1)

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

Last week: Beat Alcovy 55-18. Colquitt County trailed 18-7 a minute into the second quarter but scored four second-quarter touchdowns to lead 35-18 at halftime. Neko Fann was 10-of-17 passing for 251 yards and three touchdowns. Charlie Pace rushed for 130 yards on 17 carries. Next: Friday at Camden County (4-3)

6. (6) Walton (4-1)

Last week: Beat Hillgrove 52-35. Walton had 566 yards of total offense. Zak Rozsman and Jeremy Hecklinski were a combined 10-of-15 passing for 229 yards and three touchdowns, and Braylen Stokes scored on an 80-yard run. Next: Friday vs. North Cobb (5-1)

7. (7) Lowndes (5-2)

Last week: Beat Cedar Grove 45-38. Lowndes scored on 1-yard run in the final minute to break a 38-38 tie. It was Lowndes’ third victory while allowing 34 points or more. Jacarre Fleming rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns, and Jacurri Brown rushed for 107 yards and a score. Brown was 7-of-14 passing for 99 yards. Next: Friday at Tift County (5-2)

8. (8) Roswell (6-1)

Last week: Beat Cherokee 41-13. Nykahi Davenport rushed for 172 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries. Robbie Roper, returning from injury, was 7-of-14 passing for 136 yards. Next: Oct. 22 vs. Milton (6-1)

9. (9) Grayson (5-2)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Parkview (3-4)

10. (NR) Pebblebrook (6-0-1)

Last week: Beat East Coweta 38-21. Pebblebrook’s two leading rushers didn’t play because of injury, but sophomore Dwight Phillips Jr. rushed for 239 yards on 13 carries and broke the game open with first-half TD runs of 77 and 84 yards. Pebblebrook led 31-7 at halftime and beat a ranked team for the first time since 2003 (Rome). Next: Friday at Campbell (3-3)

Out: No. 10 East Coweta (5-2)

Class 6A

1. (1) Buford (5-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Shiloh (2-4)

2. (2) Lee County (6-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Houston County (4-3)

3. (3) Hughes (6-1)

Last week: Beat North Atlanta 68-7. Prentiss Noland was 15-of-22 passing for 246 yards and three touchdowns. Rodney Shelley had five receptions for 153 yards and two touchdowns. Andrez Johnson rushed for 110 yards. Leading rusher Antonio Martin did not play. Next: Oct. 22 vs. Lovejoy (4-1)

4. (5) Brunswick (7-0)

Last week: Beat Statesboro 21-0. Chuckobe Hill rushed for 129 yards. Brunswick’s No. 4 ranking is its highest since 1999. Next: Friday vs. Richmond Hill (2-4)

5. (6) Westlake (5-2)

Last week: Beat Morrow 62-0. R.J. Johnson was 13-of-17 passing for 191 yards and five touchdowns, two each to Travis Booker and Cayden Lee. Westlake led 49-0 at halftime. Next: Oct. 22 at North Atlanta (4-3)

6. (8) Rome (5-2)

Last week: Beat East Paulding 48-7. Reece Fountain was 17-of-21 passing for 440 yards and five touchdowns. Three players had more than 100 yards receiving – Dekaylon Daniel (8-166), Martel Hight (5-143) and Patrick Cromer (2-115). Next: Oct. 22 at Alexander (5-1)

7. (9) Carrollton (6-1)

Last week: Beat Paulding County 69-7. Bryce Hicks rushed for 142 yards and three touchdowns on five carries, and Jamun Evans rushed for 110 yards on two carries, both for touchdowns, one a 96-yarder. Carrollton led 56-7 at halftime. Next: Oct. 22 vs. East Paulding (1-5)

8. (10) Cambridge (5-0)

Last week: Beat Sequoyah 28-0. Christian Isibor rushed for 116 yards. Zach Harris was 9-of-14 passing for 110 yards and two touchdowns. Ben Ridenhour returned a fumble 66 yards for a touchdown and a 21-0 lead in the second quarter. Cambridge got its third shutout, a school record in a season. Next: Friday at Johns Creek (5-1)

9. (NR) Johns Creek (5-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Cambridge (5-0)

10. (NR) Creekview (5-1)

Last week: Beat River Ridge 38-17. Mason Hicks was 13-of-20 passing for 156 yards and four touchdowns, and Tristan Summers gave Creekview a fifth TD pass on a 37-yarder. Summers also caught two TD passes. Tyler Stevens had two TD receptions and rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries. Next: Friday at Riverwood (5-1)

Out: No. 4 Kennesaw Mountain (6-1), No. 7 Douglas County (6-1)

Class 5A

1. (1) Warner Robins (6-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Ware County (5-1)

2. (2) Cartersville (6-0)

Last week: Beat Hiram 34-14. Amari White rushed for 84 yards and three touchdowns. Ten players had receptions, and seven had rushes. Next: Friday at Blessed Trinity (4-3)

3. (3) Creekside (5-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Banneker (2-4)

4. (5) Woodward Academy (6-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Thursday at Drew (1-5)

5. (6) Ware County (5-1)

Last week: Beat Coffee 35-3. Thomas Castellanos was 13-of-19 passing for 234 yards and two touchdowns. Cartevious Norton rushed for 124 yards and two second-half touchdowns that put the game away. Next: Friday vs. Warner Robins (6-0)

6. (7) Calhoun (6-1)

Last week: Beat Blessed Trinity 32-27. Calhoun, which never trailed, tried and recovered an onside kick to open the second half and drove for a score and a 26-12 lead. Calhoun recovered Blessed Trinity’s onside kick in the final two minutes to clinch the victory. Christian Lewis was 13-of-16 passing for 234 yards and two touchdowns. Gage Leonard had 117 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns on 15 touches. Cole Speer had six receptions for 93 yards and a touchdown. Next: Friday vs. Woodland-Cartersville (1-6)

7. (4) Coffee (6-1)

Last week: Lost to Ware County 35-3. Coffee was held to 198 total yards and to its lowest point total in a regular-season game since 2009. Next: Friday at Wayne County (0-6)

8. (8) St. Pius (5-2)

Last week: Beat Lithonia 43-6. Alex Possert rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown and was 3-of-4 passing for 46 yards and a touchdown. Austin Taylor had a team-leading six solo tackles and returned an interception 77 yards for a touchdown, and Shug Bentley returned an interception 25 yards for a score. Next: Oct. 22 vs. M.L. King (1-5)

9. (9) Blessed Trinity (4-3)

Last week: Lost to Calhoun 32-27. Justice Haynes rushed for 244 yards and four touchdowns on 35 carries. Blessed Trinity’s 18-game winning streak in region games was ended. Next: Friday vs. Cartersville (6-0)

10. (10) Decatur (6-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at M.L. King (1-5)

Class 4A

1. (1) Jefferson (7-0)

Last week: Beat Cedar Shoals 34-9. Jefferson rushed for 339 yards and completed only one pass, a 20-yarder that gave the Dragons a 21-9 lead just before halftime. Reese Johnson rushed for 114 yards on 13 carries. QB Malaki Starks missed his second consecutive game with an injury. Next: Oct. 22 at Chestatee (3-3)

2. (2) Marist (4-1)

Last week: Beat Hapeville Charter 28-20. Andrew Mannelly rushed for 89 yards and had a sack and another tackle for a loss. Hapeville scored two touchdowns in the final 2:03. Next: Friday vs. Arabia Mountain (3-4)

3. (3) Benedictine (5-2)

Last week: Beat Jenkins 49-6. Holden Geriner was 18-of-24 passing for 264 yards. Justin Thomas had six receptions for 159 yards and scored four touchdowns, two rushing and two receiving. Next: Friday at South Effingham (1-5)

4. (4) Carver-Columbus (6-1)

Last week: Beat Jordan by forfeit. Next: Friday vs. Troup (6-1)

5. (5) Cedartown (5-1)

Last week: Beat Northwest Whitfield 57-23. Harlem Diamond rushed for 180 yards and three touchdowns on 11 carries. Next: Friday vs. Ridgeland (1-6)

6. (9) Spalding (6-1)

Last week: Beat Rutland by forfeit. Next: Oct. 22 vs. Baldwin (4-2)

7. (10) Perry (5-1)

Last week: Beat Washington County 37-24. Perry overcame five turnovers, including two interceptions that were returned for touchdowns. Daequan Wright had six receptions for 119 yards and three touchdowns. Casson Clark had two tackles for losses and an interception. Next: Friday at West Laurens (3-4)

8. (NR) Thomas County Central (5-2)

Last week: Beat Westover 36-6. Persean Taylor rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries. Tyler Floyd had 103 yards receiving. Thomas Central is ranked for the first time under Ashley Henderson, hired in 2018. Next: Oct. 22 at Cairo (3-3)

9. (NR) Baldwin (4-2)

Last week: Beat West Laurens 21-14. Micah Welch broke a 14-14 tie late in the third quarter with a 34-yard run. Shatavious Hogan had two receptions for 104 yards and a touchdown. Solomon Burney passed for 146 yards. Next: Friday vs. Howard (2-4)

10. (NR) North Oconee (4-3)

Last week: Beat Flowery Branch 14-7. North Oconee took a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. Max Wilson rushed for 105 yards and passed for 84. Next: Friday at East Hall (1-6)

Out: No. 6 Flowery Branch (3-3), No. 7 Stephenson (5-1), No. 8 Dougherty (5-1)

Class 3A

1. (1) Cedar Grove (4-2)

Last week: Lost to Lowndes 45-38. Cedar Grove led 31-21 in the second half but surrendered the lead for good in the final minute. Rashod Dubinion rushed for 238 yards and two touchdowns and added 125 kickoff-return yards. Janiran Bonner had a TD reception and a TD pass. Next: Friday at Salem (4-2)

2. (2) Oconee County (7-0)

Last week: Beat Hart County 35-13. C.J. Jones rushed for 183 yards and four touchdowns on 31 carries. Jake Johnson had six receptions for 142 yards and a touchdown. Oconee County won its 13th straight road game. Next: Oct. 22 vs. Monroe Area (7-0)

3. (3) Sandy Creek (6-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Greater Atlanta Christian (2-4)

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

Last week: Beat Long County 41-8. Appling County rushed for 242 yards, led by Dennis Mims’ 85, and passed for 170. Next: Friday vs. Tattnall County (5-1)

5. (5) Pierce County (5-2)

Last week: Beat Brantley County 35-6. Daytin Baker rushed for 102 yards and was 4-of-5 passing for 120 yards and a touchdown. Donelius Johnson rushed for 106 yards. Pierce County led 28-0 at halftime. Next: Oct. 22 vs. Long County (3-4)

6. (7) Thomson (6-0)

Last week: Beat Cross Creek 55-0. Thomson led 41-0 at halftime and had 347 total yards on 32 offensive plays. Jontavious Curry rushed for 101 yards. Next: Friday vs. Burke County (4-1)

7. (8) Monroe Area (7-0)

Last week: Beat East Jackson 40-10. Selation Straughter rushed for 185 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries and passed for 104 yards and three touchdowns. Alan Jones rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries. Jakari Jones had 15 tackles and an interception that he returned for a touchdown. Next: Oct. 22 at Oconee County (7-0)

8. (9) Hart County (6-1)

Last week: Lost to Oconee County 35-13. J.L. Lackey rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries in a losing cause. Next: Oct. 22 vs. Stephens County (6-1)

9. (10) Rockmart (5-1)

Last week: Beat Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe 56-0. Rockmart allowed 81 total yards and eight first downs. Keyshaun McCollough returned an interception for a touchdown, and Jakari Clark ran a punt back for a touchdown. Brent Washington had three tackles for losses and a sack. Next: Friday at Murray County (1-6)

10. (NR) Ringgold (7-0)

Last week: Beat LaFayette 24-17. Mason Parker threw a 6-yard TD pass to Malachi Hill with 3:37 left for a 24-10 lead, and Ringgold sweated out the final minute as LaFayette scored a touchdown and recovered an onside kick but didn’t seriously threaten to tie. Parker was 12-of-19 passing for 181 yards. Ringgold is ranked for the first time since 2014. Its seven-game winning streak is its longest in history. Next: Oct. 22 at Coahulla Creek (4-3)

Out: No. 6 Peach County (3-3)

Class 2A

1. (1) Rabun County (6-1)

Last week: Beat Grovetown 45-14. Gunner Stockton was 24-of-35 passing for 328 yards and five touchdowns and rushed for 51 yards. Jaden Gibson had 10 receptions for 137 yards. Stockton has thrown 147 TD passes and scored 68 touchdowns. The total of 215 is the most in history, surpassing Deshaun Watson’s 214. Next: Friday at Banks County (1-5)

2. (2) Fitzgerald (5-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Tonight vs. Early County (2-3)

3. (3) Thomasville (6-1)

Last week: Beat Worth County 42-7. Shannen White was 10-of-15 passing for 144 yards and three touchdowns, two to Jay Cody. Rick Fulton rushed for 80 yards. Thomasville led 35-0 at halftime. Next: Friday at Cook (4-3)

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

Last week: Beat Lamar County 31-12. Bleckley County led only 17-12 entering the fourth quarter but pulled away with Eli Mullis’ 78-yard TD pass to Jaden Mobley. Mullis was 6-of-13 passing for 221 yards and three touchdowns. Jahvon Butler ran for 137 yards on 24 carries. Next: Friday vs. Northeast (5-1)

5. (6) Jeff Davis (7-0)

Last week: Beat Vidalia 26-7. Kiyon Dotson (129) and Aahiyus Allen (125) each rushed for more than 100 yards, and Carter Mullis had seven tackles, a sack, two pass breakups and an interception. Next: Friday at Toombs County (3-3)

6. (7) Northeast (5-1)

Last week: Beat Southwest 48-6. Northeast rushed for 413 yards, led by Kalik Evans (16-181-3) and Tyler Terry (16-176-1). Next: Friday at Bleckley County (7-0)

7. (8) Dodge County (4-2)

Last week: Beat Jasper County 48-6. Demron Gordon rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries. Freshman Duke Johnson was 11-of-14 passing for 163 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on seven carries. Next: Friday vs. Lamar County (4-3)

8. (9) Putnam County (7-0)

Last week: Beat Glenn Hills 63-7. Putnam County played without its top two rushers, but Gerald Kilgore was 10-of-14 passing for 269 yards and two touchdowns and scored two touchdowns. Jalon Kilgore had three receptions for 107 yards. Glenn Hills was limited to 49 total yards. Next: Oct. 22 at Jefferson County (5-2)

9. (NR) Haralson County (6-1)

Last week: Beat Callaway 42-14. Haralson County led 28-0 at halftime, forced four turnovers, rushed for 346 yards and six touchdowns, held Callaway to 26 yards rushing and beat the defending Class 2A champions for the second straight season. Clay Hyatt rushed for 210 yards and five touchdowns on 30 carries. Next: Friday vs. Temple (1-4)

10. (10) Washington County (3-2)

Last week: Lost to Perry 37-24. Jaylan Carswell and Jeveccio Thomas returned interceptions for touchdowns. Washington County led 24-23 in the fourth quarter. Next: Thursday at Southwest (1-4)

Out: No. 5 Callaway (4-2)

Class A Private

1. (1) Trinity Christian (7-0)

Last week: Beat Whitefield Academy 63-14. David Dallas was 22-of-27 passing for 421 yards and five touchdowns. Bryce Wilcox had seven receptions for 138 yards and three touchdowns. Aaron Gates had 129 yards receiving. Dominick Cosper had 116 yards rushing. Next: Oct. 22 at Brookstone (5-1)

2. (2) Calvary Day (7-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Savannah Christian (4-3)

3. (3) Prince Avenue Christian (6-1)

Last week: Beat Athens Academy 49-13. Freshman Mack Bradley rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries and caught six passes for 126 yards and a touchdown. Aaron Philo was 20-of-28 passing for 378 yards and four touchdowns. Next: Friday vs. George Walton Academy (1-6)

4. (4) Fellowship Christian (6-1)

Last week: Beat Clarkston 37-0. Caleb McMickle was 10-of-12 passing for 176 yards and two touchdowns, both to Josh Milhollin. Josh Cole had three tackles for losses. Next: Friday vs. King’s Ridge Christian (3-3)

5. (5) Eagle’s Landing Christian (1-5)

Last week: Lost to Brentwood Academy, Tenn., 17-14. R.J. Johnson had four receptions for 135 yards. Brentwood is the No. 24 team overall in Tennessee, according to MaxPreps. Next: Friday at Pacelli (5-0)

6. (6) Wesleyan (4-2)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Hebron Christian (3-4)

7. (10) Pacelli (5-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Eagle’s Landing Christian (1-5)

8. (9) Holy Innocents’ (6-1)

Last week: Beat Providence Christian 45-7. William Wright passed for 113 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns. Zach Jackson intercepted two passes. Next: Oct. 23 vs. Mount Vernon (5-2)

9. (NR) Darlington (6-1)

Last week: Beat Mount Paran Christian 49-21. Darlington led 49-7 at halftime, as six players scored touchdowns, and amassed 338 total yards on 26 plays in the first half. Darlington held Mount Paran to 61 total yards. Next: Friday vs. Christian Heritage (3-4)

10. (8) Athens Academy (4-3)

Last week: Lost to Prince Avenue Christian 49-13. Tre Hawkins rushed for 182 yards on 27 carries, but Athens Academy had negative yards when Hawkins wasn’t running the ball. Next: Friday at Loganville Christian (0-5)

Out: No. 7 Tattnall Square (5-1)

Class A Public

1. (1) Irwin County (5-2)

Last week: Beat Atkinson County 63-12. Cody Soliday was 8-of-11 passing for 210 yards and touchdowns to four receivers. Demarkas Lundy rushed for 95 yards on six carries. Next: Oct. 22 at Charlton County (5-1)

2. (2) Brooks County (4-2)

Last week: Beat Lanier County 48-7. Omari Arnold rushed for 277 yards and four touchdowns on 20 carries. Jamal Sanders was 10-of-14 passing for 199 yards and three touchdowns. Willie Brown had six receptions for 139 yards. Treyveon Jackson had 2.5 sacks. Next: Friday vs. Charlton County (5-1)

3. (3) Macon County (6-0)

Last week: Beat Schley County 54-38. Macon County led 40-38 midway in the fourth quarter, then pulled away. Marlon Mitchell rushed for 273 yards and four touchdowns on 28 carries Landon Austin was 6-of-15 passing for 223 yards. Next: Friday vs. Greenville (4-2)

4. (4) Metter (6-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. McIntosh County Academy (2-3-1)

5. (5) Schley County (5-1)

Last week: Lost to Macon County 54-38. Jay Kanazawa was 13-of-29 passing for 272 yards and four touchdowns – all to Jalewis Solomon, who had six receptions for 114 yards. Solomon had 197 all-purpose yards. Schley got within 40-38 with 7:15 left. Next: Friday vs. Pelham (5-2)

6. (9) Chattahoochee County (6-0)

Last week: Beat Heritage-Newnan by forfeit. Next: Friday vs. Taylor County (2-4)

7. (6) Bowdon (6-1)

Last week: Beat North Cobb Christian 21-7. Freshman Luke Windom rushed for 148 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries. Next: Oct. 22 vs. Mount Zion-Carroll (6-1)

8. (7) Emanuel County Institute (5-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Claxton (1-5)

9. (NR) Washington-Wilkes (6-1)

Last week: Beat Greene County 34-6. Dalen Cobb rushed for 176 yards and two touchdowns and passed for 139 yards and a score. Jamarquez Tyson rushed for 140 yards. Next: Oct. 22 vs. Lincoln County (5-2)

10. (10) Charlton County (5-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Brooks County (4-2)

Out: No. 8 Wilcox County (4-3)

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