It’s been a 5-0 start like no other for Kell High School's football team, which is unbeaten this late in a season for the first time and ranked No. 4 in the Class AAAA state poll.
Each of Kell’s opponents has been undefeated when Kell played it. All five would be undefeated if Kell hadn’t beaten them; Grayson, Woodstock, Etowah, East Paulding and Hiram are 19-0 otherwise. Kell’s remarkable run will continue Friday night when the Longhorns play at home against another undefeated team, Pope, which is 4-0 for the first time since 2000.
The Kell-Pope game is one of five in metro Atlanta that pits a ranked team against an unbeaten team.
M.L. King (3-1), which has scored at least 40 points in all four of its games, plays No. 8 Valdosta (5-0) in a Class AAAAA game at Hallford Stadium.
Tenth-ranked Newton (4-0), ranked for the first time since 1995, plays at home against East Coweta (4-0) in a Region 2-AAAAA game.
In AAA, No. 7 Eastside (4-1) of Covington plays at No. 2 Sandy Creek (4-0).
Wesleyan (5-0), the No. 2 team in Class A, plays at Pace Academy (4-0).
Another game to watch Friday will be Brookwood (4-1) against South Gwinnett (4-1) in 8-AAAAA for bragging rights in Snellville. Brookwood leads the all-time series 22-4, but South Gwinnett won 17-14 last year and is ranked No. 9 in Class AAAAA.
Class AAAAA
1. Camden County (4-0)
2. North Gwinnett (5-0)
3. Peachtree Ridge (5-0)
4. McEachern (3-1)
5. Lowndes (5-1)
6. Stephenson (4-0)
7. Norcross (5-0)
8. Valdosta (5-0)
9. South Gwinnett (4-1)
10. Newton (4-0)
Class AAAA
1. Northside-Warner Robins (4-0)
2. Clarke Central (4-0)
3. Tucker (5-0)
4. Kell (5-0)
5. Griffin (5-0)
6. Marist (4-1)
7. Flowery Branch (5-0)
8. Thomas County Central (3-1)
9. Chattahoochee (4-0)
10. East Paulding (4-1)
Class AAA
1. Peach County (5-0)
2. Sandy Creek (4-0)
3. Cairo (5-0)
4. Carrollton (5-0)
5. Baldwin (5-0)
6. St. Pius (4-1)
7. Eastside (4-1)
8. Woodward Academy (4-0)
9. Gainesville (3-1)
10. Cartersville (4-0)
Class AA
1. Carver-Columbus (4-0)
2. Buford (4-1)
3. Calhoun (4-0)
4. Cook (4-0)
5. Dublin (4-0)
6. Thomasville (4-1)
7. Westminster (2-2)
8. Fitzgerald (4-1)
9. Swainsboro (4-0)
10. Lovett (2-2)
Class A
1. Charlton County (5-0)
2. Wesleyan (5-0)
3. Clinch County (5-0)
4. Savannah Christian (4-0)
5. Wilcox County (4-1)
6. Lincoln County (4-1)
7. Eagle's Landing Christian (4-0)
8. Johnson County (5-0)
9. Darlington (4-1)
10. Marion County (5-0)
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