Eagle’s Landing Christian, the No. 1 Class A Private team, last week defeated Woodward Academy, a top-10 Class 5A school. Does ELCA have a claim as having the best private-school team in the state? Maybe so. According to the Maxwell Ratings, the Chargers are second-best to three-time Class 4A champion Blessed Trinity, which like Woodward moved up into 5A this season. Below are Maxwell’s ranking of the top 15 private-school teams. The difference in points between any two teams suggests the point spread between them.

92.92 - Blessed Trinity

89.41 - ELCA*

88.00 - Marist

80.54 - Greater Atlanta Christian

79.83 - Woodward Academy

77.18 - Benedictine

75.65 - Athens Academy*

74.88 - St. Pius

74.61 - Westminster

71.76 - Prince Avenue Christian*

71.01 - Lovett

70.65 - Wesleyan*

68.15 - Pace Academy

66.19 - Holy Innocents'*

66.04 - Fellowship Christian*

*Class A school.

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