Buford falls in national high school football rankings after loss in semifinals
Here is where Georgia teams stand in several national polls. The numbers on the left are this week’s rankings; the numbers in parentheses are last week’s rankings.
(Top 100)
7. (8) Milton
10. (14) Carrollton
13. (9) Buford
27. (33) Grayson
34. (17) Lee County
35. (49) Hughes
47. (63) North Oconee
52. (58) Marist
55. (35) Douglas County
67. (66) Thomas County Central
(Top 25)
3. (3) Milton
6. (6) Carrollton
12. (9) Buford
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Milton in Fulton County to finish No. 2 in six national high school football polls
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(Top 100)
2. (2) Milton
4. (5) Carrollton
12. (10) Buford
25. (39) Grayson
27. (25) Lee County
40. (30) Douglas County
43. (46) Hughes
67. (61) Collins Hill
75. (68) Thomas County Central
80. (78) North Gwinnett
85. (82) Roswell
(Top 100)
8. (14) Carrollton
10. (18) Milton
23. (16) Buford
33. (13) Lee County
34. (38) Grayson
37. (43) Hughes
51. (46) Thomas County Central
62. (80) North Oconee
69. (56) Douglas County
82. (NR) Marist
86. (93) North Gwinnett
91. (96) Collins Hill
95. (97) North Cobb
(Top 100)
2. (2) Milton
8. (9) Carrollton
20. (19) Buford
33. (46) Grayson
41. (35) Lee County
48. (48) Douglas County
50. (72) Hughes
53. (52) Collins Hill
58. (55) North Gwinnett
90. (88) Thomas County Central
92. (61) Coffee
97. (92) Mill Creek
(Top 25)
4. (4) Milton
7. (7) Carrollton
23. (11) Buford
(Top 25)
2. (2) Milton
11. (18) Carrollton
15. (11) Buford
(Top 25)
3. (3) Milton
5. (5) Carrollton
14. (10) Buford
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Chip Saye rejoined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2025, at the launch of AJC Varsity. In 2009 he helped start Georgia High School Football Daily. He previously worked for the AJC, Athens Banner-Herald, Anderson (S.C.) Independent-Mail and Gwinnett Daily News.
