Five No. 1-ranked high school football teams were on the ropes Friday night. Only two – Grayson and Callaway - remained standing while Valdosta, Warner Robins and Brooks County were taken down.
South Atlanta, a school better known for basketball, also made news with a historic victory.
South Atlanta, which upset No. 7 Pace Academy of Class 2A 22-14, had been 0-27 in games against top-10 opponents since the city school opened in 1994.
Grayson, No. 1 in Class 7A and ranked in the top 10 of four national polls, needed two overtimes to defeated unranked Mill Creek 20-13.
Valdosta, the No. 1 team in 6A, failed to upset the No. 2 team in 7A, Lowndes, which won 33-21 in a crosstown rivalry game televised by ESPN2.
Warner Robins, ranked No. 1 in 5A, also lost to a top-10 team from a higher classification as No. 3 Lee County from 6A beat the Demons 27-7.
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