Thirty underdogs won last week, according to the Maxwell Ratings projections. They are ranked here from biggest to smallest.

South Paulding d. Rome -28

Pike Co. d. Upson-Lee -24

Lumpkin Co. d. St. Francis -21

Denmark d. North Forsyth -19

Cambridge d. Creekview -19

South Atlanta d. Lovett -19

Southeast Whitfield d. Armuchee -15

North Paulding d. Brookwood -10

Blessed Trinity d. ELCA -10

Tattnall Square d. Sav. Country Day -10

West Laurens d. Veterans -10

Lakeside (Evans) d. Morgan Co. -8

Chattahoochee Co. d. Manchester -7

Southwest DeKalb d. Tucker -7

Winder-Barrow d. Cedar Shoals -6

Lovejoy d. Griffin -6

Georgia Military d. Hancock Central -6

Effingham Co. d. Howard -6

Walnut Grove d. Jackson Co. -5

Harris Co. d. Newnan -5

North Gwinnett d. Archer -4

Mountain View d. Dacula -4

Washington-Wilkes d. Elbert Co. -4

Dooly Co. d. Wheeler Co. -4

Westover d. Early Co. -3

Brantley Co. d. Frederica Academy -3

Lincoln Co. d. Harlem -3

Swainsboro d. Dublin -2

Oconee Co. d. Thomasville -2

Meadowcreek d. Duluth -1

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