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List: Best GHSA teams by record, according to Maxwell Ratings

Sprayberry’s running back, Rayshawn Simpkins, makes his way down the field during the Sprayberry at Kennesaw Mountain high school football game in Kennesaw, GA on August 30, 2024. (Jamie Spaar for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)

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Sprayberry’s running back, Rayshawn Simpkins, makes his way down the field during the Sprayberry at Kennesaw Mountain high school football game in Kennesaw, GA on August 30, 2024. (Jamie Spaar for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
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Sept 23, 2024

Wheeler won its first game of the season last week, beating Marietta 24-17 as an eight-point underdog. The Wildcats, who have lost two one-point games, are the best 1-5 team in the state, according to the computer Maxwell Ratings, and remain a playoff contender in Region 5-6A. Below are the best GHSA teams by record.

6-0 - Carrollton

5-0 - Milton

5-1 - Sprayberry

4-0 - Marist

4-1 - Buford

4-2 - Kell

3-0 - Mount Bethel Christian

3-1 - Fitzgerald

3-2 - Colquitt County

3-3 - Walton

2-2 - Benedictine

2-3 - Ware County

2-4 - Cook

1-3 - Calhoun

1-4 - Parkview

1-5 - Wheeler

0-3 - Apalachee

0-4 - Cedar Grove

0-5 - Archer

0-6 - Dalton

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